Join us this Sunday Dec. 4 at 11:00am for a completely festive time as we decorate the sanctuary for Christmas!  Beginning with the lighting of the Advent candles and continuing with and the story of Jesus told in 8 short Bible readings from Genesis, the prophetic books, and Gospels, interspersed with the singing of carols, hymns, bells, and choir music.

The children will put our cherished Chrismon ornaments on the tree and start setting out the Crèche.  

Welcome to the Metropolitan Community Church of  New Orleans (MCC) our new full time tenant of the Fellowship Hall with office space in room 202.  This LGBT-affirmative congregation is led by Pastor Alisan Rowland, and is a part of a congregationally-led denomination founded in 1968 to proclaim God's love to those who had previously been denied a place in Christ's church, namely the LGBT community.  MCC is at the forefront of transforming churches into places where all are valued and celebrated.  

You are cordially invited to the 100th Birthday Celebration of our Opus 635 (1916) Austin Organ.  The magnificent instrument has been in continual use for the past 100 years with interruptions only due to being moved to a new church location in 1938, and to Hurricane Katrina in 2005.  The Trompette en Chamade was added on the rear wall of the sanctuary at a later date.

The pumpkins are here! We unloaded all 2067 of them and are very grateful for all of the help from hard working Boy Scout Troop 185, Vamonos Nola, LaToya Cantrell, and members and friends of FPC, including some of the clients of the Program of Hope which this patch supports. We are all tired from working so hard and we remember those among us who don't have a comfortable bed or safe place to sleep tonight.

Special thanks to the donors and volunteers who helped install new lighting in the Fellowship Hall.  We loved the icicle lights that our dance groups put up for their Christmas parties and other celebrations, not to mention room simply needing more light.  We were inspired to do something similar with easy-to-replace-bulbs.  The new lights look awesome and the room is perfect for dancing, parties, and receptions.