Interested in finding out more about First Pres? Have you been worshiping with us and are interested in learning about becoming a member?  If so, please contact Pastor Miriam (mleupold@firstpresalbany.org or 518-449-7332). She will be zooming/meeting with interested people,  exploring their hopes and dreams for where you can serve God. 
 

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Please fill out your Time and Talent card
and return to the church.
Surface mail to FPC, 362 State St. Albany, NY 12210
Take a photo of this sheet or scan and send to
Jamie in the Church Office 

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Finger Labyrinth Walks and Meditations occur each Thursday through April at 12:30pm via Zoom. Pastor Miriam, Certified Advanced Labyrinth Facilitator, leads each session, and our time together is 30 minutes. This time is open to all, whether you’ve walked a labyrinth in the past or not. Register here for Thursday, February 17, to receive the zoom link. Please have a Finger Labyrinth available - you can download a paper version if you don’t have your own or Jamie in the church office. Join us!

 

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In partnership with NYS Writers Institute UAlbany Speaker Series       Thursday, February 17, 2022 7 p.m. Campus Center Ballroom     Conversation and Q&A HUMA ABEDIN   Political Strategist   Huma Abedin is a political strategist and vice-chair of Hillary Clinton’s 2016 Presidential campaign as well as the author of the new memoir Both/And: A Life in Many Worlds (Nov. 2021). Abedin tells the remarkable story of her Indian and Pakistani family, her Muslim faith, her Saudi Arabian childhood, her 1996 White House internship with then-First Lady Hillary Clinton, and her subsequent career as personal aide, trusted advisor, Middle East expert, and chief of staff for the former New York Senator.                2022 Annual Celebration honoring Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.    Wednesday, February 23, 2022 7 p.m. Campus Center Ballroom   Keynote Speaker ANTHONY RAY HINTON  Human Rights and Prison Reform Activist       Anthony Ray Hinton spent 30 years on death row in Alabama for a crime he did not commit. A passionate speaker for social justice, Hinton was freed in 1995 with the help of renowned legal advocate Bryan Stevenson. Mr. Hinton’s story is chronicled in Stevenson’s bestselling 2014 book Just Mercy, and in the 2019 major motion picture of the same name.         RSVP to attend     Face masks are required for everyone in attendance as well as adherence to all other COVID safety guidelines

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The Youth are updating their space on the 2nd floor! Help us out with skills or donations! Do you have building or design skills? Do you sew? (hoping to make pillows out of youth musical T-shirts!!)  Please contact Molly via email or text/call if you can help.

Donations of gently used items requested:

Area rugs
Plants
Hanging contraptions for plants
Individual seating (bean bags, gaming chairs, comfortable armchairs)
Old throw pillows to upcycle
Floor cushions  

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