The title of Reverend Lou Ellen Hartley’s sermon for the week of October 18, 2015 is Hey, Jesus.  Do Us a Favor based on scriptures from Mark 10: 35-45.  The hymns for Sunday are God Who Stretched the Spangled Heavens; Take Thou Our Minds, Dear Lord; Will You Let Me Be Your Servant and The Spirit Sends Us Forth to Serve.

Worship begins at 9:45 am, followed by fellowship and education at 11:00 a.m.  Our church provides a Nursery during worship service.  First Presbyterian Church is located at 919 E. Tenth Street in Rolla.  Our website is www.rollapresby.org.

Our informal worship service, FIRED UP! is held Thursday at 6:30 p.m. in the fellowship hall.

Please join us at 4:00 pm for Rev. Lou Ellen Hartley’s installation service as our new installed pastor.  Reception to follow in the Fellowship Hall.

Mr. Best, former member of our church, passed away on Tuesday, October 6th.  His funeral services will be held at James and Gahr Mortuary on Monday, October 12th with visitation from 11:00 am to 1:00 pm and service to follow.  The family requests that donations be made to Shriner’s Children’s Hospital in lieu of flowers.

The title of Reverend Lou Ellen Hartley’s sermon for the week of October 11, 2015 is Going All In based on scriptures from Job 23:1-9, 16-17, Hebrews 4:12-16; Psalm 22:1-15; Mark 10:17-31.  The hymns for Sunday are Blessings and Honor; Praise God, from Whom All Blessings Flow; We Walk by Faith and Not by Sight; O Jesus, I Have Promised and I’m Gonna Live so God Can Use Me.

Worship begins at 9:45 am, followed by fellowship and education at 11:00 a.m.  Our church provides a Nursery during worship service.  First Presbyterian Church is located at 919 E. Tenth Street in Rolla.  Our website is www.rollapresby.org.

Our informal worship service, FIRED UP! is held Thursday at 6:30 p.m. in the fellowship hall.

The PW Rummage Sale is October 17 from 7:30 am – 2:00 pm.

We have plans to take several cars over to Old Iron Works Day.  Our younger adults may need rides.  Cars will be leaving parking lot at 10:00 am for Old Iron Works Day.

The Personnel Committee will be hosting the reception after Rev. Hartley’s installation on 18 October at 4 pm. The service will last about one hour and the reception will follow at about 5:00 pm in the Fellowship Hall.  Marilyn has agreed to coordinate the food which will include a sheet cake and finger foods.  Hopefully all of the committee will be present for the installation and will help with anything Marilyn needs and with clean up.

A tree and bench will be dedicated to the memory of John and Bernadine Cole, longtime Boy Scout leaders of Troop #83 and members of First Presbyterian Church, on Sunday afternoon, October 11th at 4:00 pm on the Acorn Trail.  Those wishing to attend this service of dedication can carpool from First Presbyterian Church parking lot at 3:45 pm or drive to the Acorn Trail access, one block west of Southview Drive on Lion’s Club Drive.  The site is located on the Acorn Trail, across the pedestrian bridge and approximately one hundred yards west (to the right).

The title of Reverend Lou Ellen Hartley’s sermon for the week of October 04, 2015 is World Communion based on scriptures from Isaiah 25: 6-10a and Mark 8: 1-10.  The hymns for Sunday are Gather Us In; O For a World and Let Us Talents and Tongues Employ.

Worship begins at 9:45 am, followed by fellowship and education at 11:00 a.m.  Our church provides a Nursery during worship service.  First Presbyterian Church is located at 919 E. Tenth Street in Rolla.  Our website is www.rollapresby.org.

Our informal worship service, FIRED UP! is held Thursday at 6:30 p.m. in the fellowship hall.