This page provides information on different ways we practice and explore our faith when we can safely gather together. During the pandemic, please join us at our online services and safe outdoor services -- and explore other pages of this website to find out how we are safely continuing our mission & outreach and our education programs during the pandemic!
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Our worship services on Sunday mornings at 10:30 give us time and space each week to be warm and welcoming, thoughtful and mindful, creative and joyful, meditative and spiritual. Everyone is invited to take communion on the first Sunday of every month. Music and the arts inspire us each week, and especially during the Christmas and Easter seasons. Come and see! Bring the whole family. Children enjoy:
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During the pandemic, our Contemplative Prayer Group is meeting online via Zoom. All are welcome to join us.
Each Wednesday morning from 7 - 8 am, our prayer group meets in our quiet, comfortable, and intimate church library at 10 Academy St. We share readings, silent meditation, prayer, and discussion. This group is open to anyone. Simply walk in to try this experience.
For more info on this group, please email 1presbyterian@gmail.com.
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Jazz Vespers are suspended until we can safely gather.
Our Jazz Vespers are contemporary concert worship services on select Saturday afternoons at 5:30. These relaxed, informal gatherings feature professional jazz musicians, including talented friends and neighbors! Vespers is an ancient service of evening prayer practiced by many denominations. The word comes from the Greek ἑσπέρα (hespera) and Latin vesper, meaning "evening." The concept of jazz vespers originated in the 1960s in NYC as an outreach program for people seeking an alternative to (early) Sunday morning services. |
Those people included musicians who often worked very late on Saturday nights, and the night-owl music-lovers who stay out late to listen to them play! Jazz Vespers can include prayer, meditation, and spoken verse along with live jazz. Together, we take a journey through an ancient evening service of prayer in a modern, creative, informal, and multisensory way. For info about Jazz Vespers, follow us on Facebook! Or: Contact us at 1presbyterian@gmail.com.
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Jazz Vespers are suspended until we can safely gather.
Several times each year, we host a Labyrinth Walk, open to everyone in the community. A labyrinth is a meditative walking path, a practice dating back to Ancient Greece. Labyrinths are created using old and sacred geometry. Walking a labyrinth is a symbolic pilgrimage to the Holy City, a path to a quiet place for listening and prayer, a journey to the heart of God. |
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When we walk this labyrinth, we walk from the outer edge to the center, and back again. A labyrinth is not a maze. There are no blind alleys or dead ends. You cannot get lost, or make a mistake. Follow the path and you will find yourself at the center of the Labyrinth. And you will always return to the place where you started.
We are grateful to our labyrinth facilitator, Lynn Brown, who guides our walks and provides the 24-foot square canvas labyrinth, pictured above. For information about our next walk, contact 1presbyterian@gmail.com.
We are grateful to our labyrinth facilitator, Lynn Brown, who guides our walks and provides the 24-foot square canvas labyrinth, pictured above. For information about our next walk, contact 1presbyterian@gmail.com.
All in-person worship services at our historic sanctuary remain suspended until we can safely gather once again.
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During Advent and Christmas, FPCP is a beautiful, inspiring, and reflective place to find comfort and joy. Our Director of Music, our Chancel Choir, and guest artists inspire us with traditional and contemporary music of the season. Each year, the youth in our congregation create and perform a Christmas Pageant. Our candlelight Christmas Eve service is a celebration of light and hope for ourselves, our families, and our world. For information about these services, follow us on Facebook or contact us at 1presbyterian@gmail.com.
Join us during the Journey of Lent to Holy Week and Easter. Communion is served every Sunday during Lent. We welcome our community to special services include Ash Wednesday and Maundy Thursday. Our Chancel Choir and guest artists inspire us with traditional and contemporary music. On Palm Sunday, Sunday school youth create and perform an Easter Pageant. Our Easter Service is a joyous celebration of hope and faith. Afterwards, families gather for our Easter Egg hunt on the church lawn, an annual treat for young ones. For information about these services, follow us on Facebook or contact us at 1presbyterian@gmail.com.
One Sunday each summer, our Annual Outdoor Service brings our FPCP community together with friends and neighbors at a beautiful Hudson Valley setting, such as Boscobel House and Gardens (2019) or Constitution Island (2018). This joyful celebration of God in nature is followed by a festive picnic and an optional walk or hike on a nearby trail. Our outdoor service is always a highlight of the summer months, because it allows us to listen for Earth's eternal symphony of praise to our Creator! For information about this service, follow us on Facebook or contact us at 1presbyterian@gmail.com.
