Casual Summer at First Pres.

Starting Sunday, June 7, we will have a "Casual Summer" here at First Pres.

• Some of our regular activities are being suspended for the summer.  

  • Our Children's Worship program is taking a break for the summer. We will still have an age appropriate worship experience on the first Sundays, with the kids returning to sit with their families in time for communion. We will resume our regular, every-Sunday schedule in the fall. Children are always welcome in the sanctuary.

  • The choir will not be rehearsing every Wednesdays through the summer -- just the Wednesday before the first Sunday to augment communion. Because for most weeks there is no rehearsal on Wednesdays, you can come early Sunday mornings to practice with and sing in the choir, even if you don't normally sing in the choir.

• No robes. Neither the choir, nor the pastor will be wearing robes. The pastor will wear stoles but will otherwise be contributing to the casual tone of the summer by wearing slacks and a shirt (with no tie).

• Come casual.  If you're used to wearing a suit and tie, give it up for the summer. If you're comfortable in jeans, or even shorts, it's all good. Basic decency is, of course, still expected. If you can wear it in public to a restaurant, it's acceptable.