In Person and Online Worship at 10:30 am every Sunday
Welcome to FAITH PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
Serving Blue Ridge & North Georgia
All Are Welcome
Welcome to FAITH PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
Serving Blue Ridge & North Georgia
All Are Welcome
Blue Ridge Thanksgiving Community Service
Sunday, November 23rd at 5 pm
Faith Presbyterian is joining with St. Luke's Anglican (Episcopal) Church and Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church to provide a Thanksgiving Community Worship Service on Sunday evening, November 23 at 5 p.m. Faith is hosting the service which will feature a joint choir from the three churches.
Advent Study
Wednesday, December 10th from 10 am to 2:30 pm
What would you do if you were not afraid?
Life can be daunting, filled with uncertainty and fears. It wasn’t any different two thousand years ago when Jesus was born. An aged priest is told he is about to become a father for the first time. A young woman is told she is going to give birth – outside the protection of marriage. A simple carpenter is asked to believe the impossible. A group of shepherds’ night on a hill is interrupted by a bright host of angels in the sky. Yet, each of these encounters begins with the same refrain: do not be afraid.
Those words, though, are not just words of comfort; they are an invitation and a calling from God. In this captivating Advent study and devotional, pastor Erin Wathen challenges us to take this timeless message and apply it to our lives today. Calling All Angels asks us to contemplate what would change in our relationships, vocations, congregations, and communities if we have the courage to overcome our fears like Mary, Joseph, Zechariah, and the Shepherds in the story.
This Advent we are doing something different for our annual Advent Study.
We will gather on Wednesday, December 10, from 10 a.m. – 2:30 p.m. including a delicious soup lunch at 11:45 for our Advent Study.
Session 1 – Let All Mortal Flesh Keep Silent
Session 2 – Call and Response
Session 3 – The Hopes and Fears of all the Years
Session 4 – Sacred Disruptions
Please join us for any or all of these worship and study opportunities. All are welcome!
Advent Devotional Booklet
Each Advent, we are invited to slow down and pay attention — not just to Christmas on the horizon, but to Christ’s presence with us here and now. Draw Near, written by Presbyterian Outlook Editor and Publisher Teri McDowell Ott, is a daily devotional that helps you do just that.
Following the traditional Advent themes of hope, peace, joy, and love, each week offers Scripture, reflection, prayer and a simple practice to guide each day. Alongside these reflections are featured the tender and imaginative interpretations of sacred texts through the artwork of children. Their drawings serve not just as illustration, but illumination, reminding us what it means to receive the kingdom like a child.
Copies of the Advent Devotional (one copy per family please) can be picked up at the church or mailed to you. If you wish to receive the Advent Devotional by mail, please call the church office: 706.374.5912 or e-mail – office@faithpresbyterianusa.org.
Advent & Christmas at Faith: Hope for a Weary World
Hanging of the Greens Service
2nd Sunday of Advent: Judgment and Love
1st Sunday of Advent: Death and Hope
Tuesday, November. 25 at 2:00 pm
Hanging of the Greens is a traditional Christian ceremony of decorating the church for the Advent and Christmas season.
1st Sunday of Advent: Death and Hope
2nd Sunday of Advent: Judgment and Love
1st Sunday of Advent: Death and Hope
Sunday, November. 30 at 10:30 am
Old Testament Reading: Isaiah 2:1-5
Gospel Reading: Matthew 24:36-44
Sermon: "A Hopeful Pessimism"
2nd Sunday of Advent: Judgment and Love
2nd Sunday of Advent: Judgment and Love
2nd Sunday of Advent: Judgment and Love
Sunday, Dec. 7 at 10:30 am
Celebration of the Sacrament of the Lord's Supper
Old Testament Reading: Isaiah 11:1-10
Sermon: "The Value of Tree Stumps"
3rd Sunday of Advent: Heaven and Joy
2nd Sunday of Advent: Judgment and Love
2nd Sunday of Advent: Judgment and Love
Sunday, Dec. 14 at 10:30 am
Old Testament Reading: Psalm 80:1-7, 17-19
Gospel Reading: Matthew 1:18-25
Sermon: "Just an Average Joe"
4th Sunday of Advent: Hell and Peace
4th Sunday of Advent: Hell and Peace
4th Sunday of Advent: Hell and Peace
Sunday, Dec. 21 at 10:30 am
Service of Advent Lessons and Carols
Longest Night/Blue Christmas
4th Sunday of Advent: Hell and Peace
4th Sunday of Advent: Hell and Peace
Sunday, Dec. 21 at 5:00 pm
There are moments in our lives when we need comfort. There are tough times when we yearn for consolation. The suffering people who looked for the long-awaited Messiah were given a hope-filled image of God in the writings of Isaiah. It expresses the belief that no matter what happens to us, God will be there to co
Sunday, Dec. 21 at 5:00 pm
There are moments in our lives when we need comfort. There are tough times when we yearn for consolation. The suffering people who looked for the long-awaited Messiah were given a hope-filled image of God in the writings of Isaiah. It expresses the belief that no matter what happens to us, God will be there to comfort and support us. Christmas can be a time for many when we are in need of that reassurance and comfort. This service is designed for those who are grieving this Advent and Christmas…the loss of a loved one, the loss of a relationship, the loss of a job, whatever loss has you feeling blue during what is supposed to be the happiest time of the year.
Christmas Eve Candlelight Service
4th Sunday of Advent: Hell and Peace
Christmas Eve Candlelight Service
Sunday, Dec. 24 at 5:30 pm
Scripture: Luke 2:1-20
Sermon: "Who Is This Child?"
The First Sunday of Christmas
4th Sunday of Advent: Hell and Peace
Christmas Eve Candlelight Service
Sunday, Dec. 28 at 10:30 am
Informal worship “Around the Tables” where we will share our Christmas goodies and featuring a reading of Home by Another Way by Barbara Brown Taylor, Christmas carols, scripture, and prayer.