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Our in-person and virtual Sunday Worship services are both at 10:30 am. We welcome children to all Worship services! For those who prefer, childcare is available for babies through age 5 years.

ADVENT AND CHRISTMAS CELEBRATIONS at FPC

*    A Service of Lessons & Carols, Sunday, December 21, 10:30 am. 
*    Christmas Eve:
      * 5:00 pm Worship with a Prelude of Music beginning at 4:30 pm. Join us for a Christmas celebration for all ages, featuring a Nativity play performed by FPC youth.
     * 8:30 pm Worship with a Prelude of Music beginning at 8:00 pm. This candlelit evening Christmas celebration will include Communion.
*   Historic House of Worship Tour, Friday, December 26, from 3 until 9 pm. Frederick’s annual tour historic downtown churches once again includes Frederick Presbyterian. Join us for holiday music!

Songs of the Season: Every Wednesday during Advent beginning at 12:15 pm, come to the FPC sanctuary for a free concert of seasonal music. It’s a lovely way to spend your lunch break!
*  December 3: featuring flautists Amy Coldren and Vicky Crum, accompanied by Meghan Micheals on bells.
*  December 10: featuring The Shepherd Trombone Choir.
*  December 17: featuring soprano Edrie Means Weekly, accompanied by Pastor Eric Myers on the piano.

FPC Angel Tree Gift-giving: Every Advent FPC congregants “adopt” children and adults from our area, choosing, buying, and wrapping gifts for them to open on Christmas. Our Angel Tree — decorated with the names and details of our “Angels” — will go up in Heritage Hall on November 30. Gifts are due back to FPC on December 14.

Sunday School at FPC – There’s something for everyone! Classes begin at 9:30 am. We offer classes for children ages 3 and older and for youth thorough grade 12. And we have three options for adults: The Wired Word (led by FPC congregants), Bible Study for All (led by Rev. Judy Johnson), and a Gathering for Young Adults (facilitated by Pastor Eric). Nursery care is available for young children up to 2 years.

FPC collects contributions for the Frederick Food Bank on the first Sunday of every month. With so many families facing food insecurity, the current need is especially dire. Please contribute what you can. There is a special need for shelf-stable milk (cow’s milk, soy, almond), canned proteins (tuna, chicken, fish), canned vegetables and fruits, and hygiene items. THANK YOU.

Part-time Nursery Assistant. Sunday mornings year round, for a minimum of two hours (10 am to noon). Pay starts at $18.00/hour. Must be at least 18; childcare experience is a plus. Selected candidate will undergo a background check, in keeping with FPC’s Safe Sanctuary Policy. Questions? Want to apply? E-mail Kyle Hegamyer at personnel@frederickpresbyterian.org.

Alcoholics Anonymous has received FPC’s support for more than 40 years. The church provides meeting rooms and kitchen space for more than 20 weekly meetings as well as seasonal all-night meetings. FPC also offers space for weekly meetings of Al-Anon, a support group for friends and family members of problem drinkers.

The first Sunday of every month, FPC congregants are encouraged to bring food or hygiene items to donate to the Frederick Food Bank. Donations are down, and the number of Food Bank clients is rising—people are in need year-round. Please bring donations with you to worship.

For more than 30 years, FPC has partnered with our neighborhood school, Parkway Elementary, to provide a mentoring program for children in grades K-1. The Parkway community liaison invites children for the weekly program, which includes crafts and educational activities, story time, and a nutritious dinner. The longest-running program of its kind in Frederick County Public Schools, Open Door is an intergenerational celebration of learning and relationship in a happy, loving environment.