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In your prayers this week, please remember these members in the alphabetical rotation: Elizabeth Newry-Dill, Makinlee, Maebree, Maebyn; Jim & Kathie Newton; Jim & Carolyn Nunley; Shannan & Blake O’Brien, Raine, Kieran; Jay & Susie O’Brien ~ ECO Church in the TX Presbytery: Leon Springs Presbyterian Church of in San Antonio ~ Missionaries: Ben Krissel, Fellowship of Christian Athletics Panhandle Director – pray for new financial teammates; pray for fruit in the lives of those who attended our summer camps; pray for the right new staff to join Panhandle FCA so we can grow our reach in rural areas & off-campus sports environments. ~ Digo (unreached people group): Praise God for keeping D4D leaders well as they continue with village activities. Sanctuary flowers are given today in loving memory of Art SoRelle by his sister Jan SoRelle Boyce and family. Come join us Friday September 19 for worship at 1:00 p.m. in our Sanctuary as we host the Fall meeting of the Presbytery of Texas. On Friday, we will hear from our missionary Dr. Sasan Tavassoli of Iran along with Ethan Collins of Presbyterian Fellowship as we learn all that the Lord is doing around the world to make disciples of Jesus. Register for the Meeting & Dinner . The Harvest, our Fall Community Outreach Event, is on Sunday October 5 from 4-7. We’ll have pumpkin painting, contests, food trucks, music, and games! Invite someone to join us! Wednesday Night Dinners & Studies have begun, but there's still time to find a class. Find a class here or see the brochure at the Welcome Center. We have a place for you! Men’s lunch Bible studies begin the week of September 8. There are studies on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday. Email Murray at murrayg@firstpres.com for more info! Join us! The NUFFs September meeting will be held on September 11 at 10:30 in the Parlor. Will Esler from Westminster Presbyterian Church will be the speaker. Call Richard Hamburger (806-352-0123) for lunch reservations. First Pres Men’s Retreat is September 26-28 in Glorieta, New Mexico with special speaker, Peter Barnes. Find more info or to register here or see the brochure at the Welcome Center. Important Dates Coming Up… Women’s Retreat Sep 12-14 Dessert with the Callisons Monday, Sep 15 Presbytery Meeting Sep 19-20 Men’s Retreat Sep 26-28 The Harvest Oct 5

Register for Texas Prebytery Meeting We're open Monday - Thursday, 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. and Friday 8 a.m. - noon. Join us as we worship together We'd be thrilled to have you as our guest at any of our worship services or events throughout the week. Wherever you are in life, there is a place for you here. Gospel Worship Sunday // 8:30 a.m. in the Sanctuary Traditional Worship Sunday // 10:55 a.m. in the Sanctuary 1105 Contemporary Worship Sunday // 11:05 a.m. in the Fellowship Center (downstairs) What we’re about . . . Our mission statement is . . ."to discover and live the way of Christ in the expansive grace of God." We do that by living out these Core Four Strategies: WORSHIP, GROW, CONNECT, SERVE. These four standards are the tangible ways we carry out this mission statement to our Amarillo community and the world. Click on the banners below to find out more.

WOMEN Home / Ministries / Adults / Women First Pres. Women's Retreat 2025 Santa Fe, New Mexico September 12-14, 2025 Sign up today! Please Register Here. ADULTS Women Singles Men Senior Adults Family & Adult OTHER INTERESTS Studies and Groups Worship Grow Connect Serve IF:Table meets most months on the 2nd Tuesday , 5:30 - 7:30 pm Our next IF: Fall 2025 For more info & to RSVP , call Lindsey Palmer, 806-382-7427 2025 SPRING BIBLE STUDIES, PRAYER & SMALL GROUPS FOR WOMEN Encounter with God Mondays @ 5:30 p.m. Led by Virginia Sicola, 353-6204 Meeting via Zoom: Click here for Zoom link, Meeting ID: 549 919 0602, PW: 5aBNCT or call 1-346-248-7799-same ID- PW: 556573 Mid-day Studies for Working Women Tuesday @ 12:00 p.m. "Ephesians a study of Faith and Practice", by Perry, Holmes and Kruger Led by Jill Goodrich, 679-5015 Partners in Prayer Monday @ 10 a. m., First Pres Chapel Led by Michal-ann Bell, 570-5244 All are welcome! Community Bible Study: Psalm Wednesdays @ 10:00 a.m. Register online at https://amarillo.cbsclass.org/ Classes for women and children (nursery through high school) Questions? Call Linda Warrick, 236-3600 God Has a Name -John Mark Comer Thursdays @ 10:00 a.m., A&O House Led by Elisa Maher & Emily Wood, 418-0404 Childcare available with advance reservations. The book of Luke Thursdays @ 12:00 p.m., Room 204 Led by Kathie Newton and Karen Renner. Please call Kathie 806.584.7053 for more information. Newcomers welcome Study of Revelation with Prayer & Fellowship Thursdays @ 9:30 a.m., in homes of various members Call 806.477.8241 for location Led by Sherrie Lovato, Tanya Sluder, & Rita Morrow Bible Recap: Study through the Bible in a year Fridays @ 11:00 a.m., Room 202, Join us at any time! Led by Julie McCracken, 676-3540 Contact leader with questions. A Study of Revelation Starting Feb, Saturdays, 9-11 am, La Tour 2028 S. Austin, Led by Rev. Holly Haines (949) 939-0094 Study the book of Revelation each week to plumb its depths of meaning and how it applies to our lives. No homework or reading other than Bible required. If you want a challenge and have a desire to read the Bible in its original language then this class is for you. WWF (Widowed Women's Fellowship) Tuesday's @ 10:30 p.m., The Parlor Led by Mary Helen Shirly 806-679-7595. A place to build relationships with other women in the church. Come, get to know each other, encourage each other, connect, share life experiences, and grow together. Please join us on Tuesday mornings for simple casual gathering. Bring a small snack. Coffee and water provided. Contact Lindsey Palmer 806.382.7427 or t he listed small group leader for more information. HEY LADIES -- WANT TO KNOW MORE ABOUT WOMEN'S CIRCLES? Click here First Presbyterian Women We are… a place to belong, to be nurtured in your faith and to use your talents to build Christ's Kingdom! First Presbyterian Church offers anointed worship, passionate Bible studies and opportunities for fellowship with a body of believers! We invite you to join us as we work together to create a current, relevant, Bible-based, mission-minded environment where women of all ages and backgrounds come together to drink from the well of living water that may only be found through Christ Jesus! Child care may be available with advance reservations. To check for availability and make reservations, please email Debbie or call her at 373-4242. Reservations are on a first come, first served basis. Please give as much advance notice as possible if you need child care. If child care has been reserved and your group is not meeting for any reason, please remember to let Debbie know ASAP, so she may notify the scheduled child care givers and cancel! IF Gathering 1 IMG_3264 IF Gathering 1 1/5

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WORSHIP SERVICES Home / Worship Services We have the same message preached at all three services, but three unique styles of worship music to choose from... 8:30 a.m. Gospel Service in our Sanctuary 10:55 a.m. Traditional Service in our Sanctuary 11:05 a.m. Contemporary Service in our Fellowship Center WORSHIP SERVICES Reformed Traditional Contemporary Gospel OTHER INTERESTS Studies and Groups Worship Grow Connect Serve

WEDNESDAY NIGHT COMMUNITY GROUPS Home / Ministries / Studies & Groups / Wednesday Nights Wednesday Night Community Groups -for all ages- Begin September 3 ORDERING MEALS If you would like to eat dinner with us on campus before your Wednesday Group, please email Allison at allisons@firstpres.com or call 806-350-5207 to place your order/s by Tuesday at noon . Payment is at the time of the meal. We will order dinner from a few different places this semester. Check back here to see what's on the menu each week. We’ll eat in the Great Hall from 5:30 – 6:30 p.m. SCHEDULE FOR ADULTS 5:30-6:30 p.m. Dinner – Families /friends eat together in the Great Hall 6:30-7:30 p.m. Adults go to their classes/groups. KNOW The Theologians (Sep. 3 – Oct 8) Room 206 – Howard Griffin In the rich history of the Church, there have been certain theologians who have helped clarify what Scripture teaches by writing creeds, or statements of faith, that still help guide the Presbyterian Church today. Come join us as we gather to discuss theologians like Irenaeus of Lyons, a student of John the Apostle, who helped form the Apostles’ Creed. We will look at Athanasius who helped write the Nicene Creed, the most ecumenical creed in the history of the Church. Of course, we will look at the life and writings of Martin Luther and John Calvin who helped guide the Protestant Reformation, helping us see that we are saved by grace alone, through faith in Christ alone, and Scripture alone is our authority in faith and life, as we seek to give all glory to God alone. Faith at Work (Beginning October 15) Parlor – Murray Gossett Come discuss the Biblical view of work. How God calls everyone where they are life, and in work. This is a four-week class. There is limited enrollment, please contact Murry Gossett if you have questions or would like to enroll. Community Life Groups - If you’re interested in joining one of our community life groups, please contact Murray Gossett at 806-373-4242 or murrayg@firstpres.com . MUSIC GROUPS 6:30 -8:00 p.m. Sanctuary Singers - High School age and older Room 302 (Choir Room) Schedule for Kids Ministry 5:30 Dinner with parents (call Main office to order meals by noon Tues.) 6:00-6:30 Early Drop Off 6:30-7:30 Kids Ministry Programs Early Childhood Kids has programs for all children birth through Kinder, whose parents attend Wednesday Night groups and those who are participating in Parents Time Out. The little ones will learn 13 Very Big Mistakes and What God Did About Them with Early Childhood Director Debbie Laur and our trained/background checked volunteers lead on the 1st floor of the Kids Wing. Elementary Kids will also learn 13 Very Big Mistakes and What God Did About Them this semester, with Kids Ministry Director Kasey Sims and our High School leadership & disciple team on the 2nd floor of the Kids Wing. Schedule for Students Ministries 6:30-8:00 p.m. Middle School A&O 8:00-9:30 p.m. High School A&O Join us as we worship, spend time in small groups, and study the book of Luke together! Wednesday Night Menu September 3, 2025 STUDIES AND GROUPS Wednesday Nights Sunday School Bible Studies & Small Groups Triads OTHER INTERESTS Studies and Groups Worship Grow Connect Serve

Home / About / Our People / Staff STAFF Home / About / Our People / Staff / Marcos Henry Assistant Pastor of Intergenerational Ministry Marcos is from San Diego, California and originally from Morelia, Michoacan, Mexico. Marcos has been married to his beautiful wife, Chloe, for the past 3.5 years. Marcos and Chloe love to host, make good food, and go on fun adventures. He previously served at First Presbyterian Church of Colorado Springs but is now the Assistant Pastor of Intergenerational Ministry at First Presbyterian Church of Amarillo. Marcos came to know the Lord at the age of 16, and his life was changed drastically. His encounter with the Lord led him to pursue a BA in Christian Ministries at Azusa Pacific University. After graduating, Marcos worked in various roles including working at a non-profit serving at risk youth, at Pepperdine University as an Assistant Resident Director, and as a Spiritual Pastoral Mentor at Azusa Pacific University. During this time, Marcos also helped develop a youth program with a church plant for four years. Marcos continued his education to receive a Masters in Divinity at Azusa Pacific University. Rumors say Marcos makes the best guacamole in town. marcosh@firstpres.com (806) 373-4242

Home / About / Our People / Staff STAFF Home / About / Our People / Staff / Jaci Hopkins Youth Associate Jaci Hopkins serves as an Associate Director of Youth at First Pres. Jaci graduated from Baylor University with a Bachelors Degree in Biology with a minor in Religion. She is very grateful to get to be on staff at First Pres and to get to work with the awesome youth. A couple of her favorite verses are Jeremiah 9:23-24 and Matthew 20:26-28. jacih@firstpres.com

Home / About / Our People / Staff STAFF Home / About / Our People / Staff / Amanda Olson Financial Assistant Eric and Amanda married in 2004 and spent the first 15 years of married life serving children and youth at Frontier Camp (Grapeland, TX). They have three lovely children, son Noah (17), daughter Esther (15) and son Titus (13). Amanda’s favorite verses are John 1:1-5, “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was with God in the beginning. Through him all things were made; without him nothing was made that has been made. In Him was life, and that life was the light of all mankind. The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.” Amanda is excited to help share this same Light with others through the ministry here at First Pres. amandao@firstpres.com (806) 350-5204

Home / About / Our People / Staff STAFF Home / About / Our People / Staff / Debbie Laur Director of Early Childhood Ministry Debbie Laur has been the Director of Early Childhood Ministry since 1997. She and her husband, Noel-Paul, have four grown children and seven grandchildren. Debbie earned a Bachelor of Science in Biblical Studies from Moody Bible Institute and a diploma in Christian Education/Music from Moody Bible Institute. She has been an early childhood educator for 30 years. Debbie loves chocolate, the first layer of the food pyramid!! She loves that the Holy Scriptures are upheld as the inerrant Word of God at First Pres. debbiel@firstpres.com (806) 350-5213