First Presbyterian Church
Galveston
Texas
est.1840
The Church in Motion
We have a significant number of activities at the church. This page records those activities .
Pictures on this page are generally left up for about 1 months
First Presbyterian Book Club has been reading
“Mrs. Olivers Twist”
by Galveston author Saralyn Richard. This Ms Richards second time to adress the book club Sisters
Dr. Stephen Curley Professor Emeritus, Texas A&M
presented a delightful evening talking about and singing Sea Shanties
Hurricane-Tropical Storm Emergency Evacuation Drill
All books, Bibles, furniture, and seat cushions were returned to their original location. Taking short break before that work began.
On Saturday, 9/27, First Presbyterian Church conducted a Hurricane-Tropical Storm Emergency Evacuation drill to demonstrate stewardship over what the Lord has provided us.
On Saturday, September 27, First Presbyterian Church held a Hurricane-Tropical Storm Emergency Evacuation Drill to demonstrate stewardship over what the Lord has provided us. The purpose of this drill was to provide everyone with an overview of the plan, run through the checklist as if it were an actual evacuation, and identify any necessary improvements to the plan.
The effort was highly successful in several ways. Given the scenario of a pending weather event, the goal was to prepare the church efficiently, knowing we would also have to take care of our families and homes. By working on different rooms in parallel, we were able to prove we could complete the entire checklist in under 1.5 hours.
Although the existing checklist we had was complete, through everyone's participation and feedback, we identified several improvements that minimized some of the effort, yet allowed us to achieve the same level of protection in less time.
- Tom VandenBerge
Tom, the inspiration and guide for the project.
Furniture that could be damaged placed as high as possible
Seat cushions on
top of benches
All Hymn books and Bibles placed on top of piano
The point is to get everything as far above a flood line as possible before the storm arrives
The church celebrated Lona Dorman's 80th birthday Sunday
Make Music Sunday Service
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The Bell Choir rang “We Are Standing on Holy Ground,” led by Bell Choir director Doyle Neuwiller the Handbell Choir Director, who (at one point) led the congregation together with the Bell Choir.
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The Ensemble sang “Days of Elijah”
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The pastor had everyone who was part of the church music come to the front of the church and join hands while she blessed them and the music program.
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Throughout the service, the Chancel Choir sang.
Zoya piano concert
First Presbyterian Book Club has been reading “Bad Blood Sisters” by Galveston author Saralyn Richard. Ms. Richard met with the book club in the Fellowship hall and led an interesting discussion of the first book in the Quinn McFarland mystery series.
Bad Blood Sisters
Books by Saralyn Richard
Blessing of back packs Sunday
As Students and teachers begin the school year on Sunday
the pastor blesses them and their backpacks
