You can find First Presbyterian Church at the corner of Kirkwood Boulevard and Iowa Streets, located in the heart of the city of Davenport, Iowa. You're always invited to worship with us! A place to belong! Where faith is nurtured, curiosity is encouraged, diversity is welcomed, and all are loved.

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Love Gift Fund &

Vacation Opportunity!

SAVE THE DATE!

February 26, 2012

February 26 is the Deacons’ Fundraiser. Plans are in the works for a silent auction, yummy refreshments, and entertainment by Guys in Ties from Comedy Sportz. It is going to be a fun afternoon. Watch bulletin announcements and the Deacons’ Corner for further details.

Are you cleaning closets after the holidays to make room for all your new stuff? Did you find an antique amongst your Christmas decorations? Do your creative juices come alive in the dead of winter? If so, maybe you would like to donate an item to the Deacons’ Silent Auction to be held on Sunday, February 19 and Sunday, February 26. Contact Penné Duncan or Carol Tucker to provide an auction item. All proceeds from the silent auction help the Board of Deacons fund outreach, mission, and pastoral care ministries.

Bidding will end

January 28, 2012

The church has received a donation of a one-week stay in an Orlando resort two-bedroom condo to be used anytime in 2012. The condo sleeps 8 and is fully equipped. The resort offers many amenities and is located minutes from Disney World. Visit Sheraton Vistana Villages.

Bidding is open to anyone. To bid or for additional information, contact Penné Duncan. The minimum bid is $600. Bidding will end January 28. Proceeds go to fund the Love Gift project of the Deacons.

Help Tackle Hunger
on February 5, 2012

Worship Times:

Sunday at 9:00 and 11:00 am

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First Presbyterian is a congregation
of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A).

Its facilities are
handicapped accessible
so that all may participate.

Sunday Worship:

9:00 and 11:00 am

Childcare is available.

Mobile phone users:
Click to Call 5633261691

Epiphany is the celebration of God’s manifestation or self-revelation to the world in Jesus Christ. In particular, we celebrate the revelation of God’s promise and purpose to the nations of the world, as the magi came from the East to worship to the Christ child, and God’s covenant of grace is extended to all who believe the good news of Christ Jesus. The symbolism of light is important: not only because of the star that guided the magi, but as it relates to the bright dawning of God’s self-revelation in Christ.

An excerpt from the Companion to the Book of Common Worship (Geneva Press, 2003, 94-95):

The word “epiphany” (from the Greek epiphaneia or theophaneia) means “appearance” or “manifestation” of God, and has roots in the word for sunrise or dawn. In ancient times, an epiphany meant either a visible manifestation of a god or the solemn visit of a ruler venerated as a god. For Christians, Christmas marks the coming of God to us; Epiphany celebrates the appearance of the Lord in the midst of humanity. The Christmas stories of the birth of Immanuel declare the divine entry; Epiphany extols the revelation of God to the world in the person of Jesus of Nazareth. In our celebrations of Christmas and Epiphany we rejoice in the dawning and the arising of Light in darkness. … Epiphany not only discloses the Savior to the world but also calls the world to show forth Christ, to be witnesses to God’s true Light. The timeless mystery of the incarnation, God in flesh, leads us forth to show and tell of Christ as God’s gift of grace and salvation for all persons. Some call this ongoing epiphany the work of Christmas.

God of light, shining in darkness, through a little child, born in Bethlehem, you open to us the treasure of your grace. Help us to search diligently for him, so that we may offer our lives to you with thanksgiving, joy, and praise; through Jesus Christ, the rising star. Amen.

Our youth will hold
soup pots at the
church doors on Souper Bowl of Caring Sunday. They will join young people in churches across the country to collect money for those who are hungry and hurting.

All of the money collected is donated to a charity selected by the church — none of the money is sent to the Souper Bowl of Caring headquarters. Organizers only ask that each church report their collection so national totals can be determined and announced.

Please support the youth of our church in this effort to “love our neighbors” by dropping your dollar in the soup pot on February 5.