Holy Grounds Coffee Hour. Sundays from 8:00 a.m. until 11:00 a.m., fresh brewed fair trade coffee is served in the Gathering Area between the sanctuary and Fellowship Hall. Follow the aroma and lively conversation.
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DERITERS [RETIRED spelled backwards]
First Church’s Older, or perhaps more aptly put Better, Adult Fellowship Ministry – the Deriters – gathers monthly.Here is what the group is up to in 2011-2012.Mark your calendar now and plan on joining the fun.
Tuesday, September 20:Picnic at the home of Dickie and Donna Dick. Time to be determined.
Tuesday, October 18:Lunch at Michie Tavern followed by a tour of James Monroe’s Ashlawn-Highland.Depart from the church at 9:00 a.m.
Monday, November 14 and Tuesday, November 15:Overnight excursion to Washington, D.C. to include tour of Folger Library’s exhibit “Manifold Greatness:The Creation and Afterlife of the King James Bible.” Depart and return times to be determined.
Tuesday, December 20, 11:00 a.m. in Fellowship Hall:Luke’s Christmas Story in the King James Bible and English Carols with Dan McCoig and Pat Byers.
Tuesday, January 17, 11:00 a.m. in Fellowship Hall:The Church of Scotland – Yesterday and Today with Dan McCoig.
Friday, February 24 at 2:30 p.m.:“Smoke on the Water” at Wayside Theatre.Depart from the church at 1:30 p.m. or meet at the theater.
Tuesday, March 20 at 11:00 a.m. in Fellowship Hall:The WATTS [Winchester Area Temporary Thermal Shelter] ministry with David Witt, vice-president of the WATTS Board.
Tuesday, April 17:Guided tour of the Feltner Museum.Time to be determined.
Tuesday, May 15:Guided tour of the Glass Collection at the Museum of the Shenandoah Valley with lunch in the MSV Tea Room.Time to be determined.
Tuesday, June 19, 11:00 a.m. in Donegal House North:Planning for the 2012-2013 program year.
