HI PHS!

Hey, PHS!  Thanks for being part of the “Lunch On the Lawn”! We love seeing you, especially with your friends at your school. It’s a good time for all we hope; it’s also a lot of work for us, but you are worth it. Please hear that and know that! You – are – worth …

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HONEYBEE SUNDAY – Sept. 25

Honeybee Sunday is September 25.  We will have our regular 8:00 AM service in the sanctuary, but there is a change in the Community service location this year.  The Honeybee Community Worship will also be held here at FCC – at 10:30 AM.  That service will be led by Revs. John Youngblood, Laurie Williams, Rodger …

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LOL AT PHS – Sept 14

First Christian Church will host “Lunch On the Lawn” at the new Paris High School next Wednesday morning, September 14, at 11:00 AM.  Your help with food items – to feed around 600 people! – is needed. Check out the sign-up poster this Sunday as some needed items are still needed. Volunteers to help serve …

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9-11 MEMORIAL SERVICE

Join us for our memorial observance this Sunday for the 15th anniversary of the “9-11” terrorist attacks and follow-up. The observance at both the 8:00 and 10:00 AM worship services will include history and memories, pictures and prayers, verse and words of tribute, music and message as Sunday’s memorial observance will be both patriotic and …

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WOMAN OF THE YEAR

We want to congratulate this year’s, “Woman of the Year” – Mary K. Bradford! She was recognized this last Sunday for her positive influence, Christ-like character, encouragement in love, and years of service to Christ through FCC’s program committees, CWF, church choirs, and in several church leadership roles, including Sunday School teacher, and VBS director. …

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CHRISTMAS IN JULY

Our “Christmas in July” focus this year is DOVE, Inc. in Decatur, Illinois. DOVE is an inner-city ministry that addresses societal problems and individual needs, advocating a just and equitable treatment of all.  DOVE cares about people, especially the powerless and the hurt, as they honor the dignity and worth of each individual, empowering them …

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RFL EVENT July 22

Get your tickets now for the Relay For Life “Wine-ing For A Cure” event at CastleFinn on Friday, July 22.  The Pennyrile band will bring the entertainment and finger foods will be included with the wine-tasting from 6:00-8:00 PM. All proceeds will go to the American Cancer Society. Tickets are $15 and are available from …

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PATRIOTIC SUNDAY – JULY 3

This Sunday, July 3, is our Patriotic Sunday!  You are invited to wear red, white, and blue to worship. We will have the sanctuary decorated, as well as share a tribute.  The songs will include our national theme as we celebrate and pray for our country.  Come join us!

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VBS Online Registration

Get set!  Vacation Bible School will be here before you know it!  This year’s VBS is August 1-5 from 9:00-11:45 AM each day for kids 3 years old through 5th grade.  As an asset of our new church website, we are now able to do online registration.  You can register your child by filling out …

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Take Time To Smell the Flowers

Have you had a chance to stop at the corner of Main and Washington lately to view the exterior of our church?  If so, there is no doubt that you’ve noticed the striking array of colors gracing the flower beds.  From the Daylilies to the Artemisia Silver Mound and all of the other native plants, …

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