First Presbyterian Church of Murphysboro is a PCUSA church. We're located at 51 Crescent Drive in Murphysboro, Illinois. The Rev. Sam Foskey is serving as our Temporary Supply Pastor. We belong to the Presbytery of Southeastern Illniois.
The family of Dorothy Bax; Frank Puttman; Phyllis Neace; Ruth Tindall; Lisa Gill; Sonja Crain; Chelsey Porteous; Catastrophic wildfires in Australia; Sarah York Sappington; Coronavirus outbreak; Our country; flu epidemic
PASTOR’S OFFICE HOURS: Feb. 19 and 20: vacay days.
Pinckneyville- Feb. 24, 25(morning); Murphsyboro-Feb. 25(afternoon), Feb. 26
Amount needed weekly to meet the 2020 budget $1,165.70- Receipts for Sunday, Feb. 16=$867.42
The Ash Wednesday service will be held on February 26@5:15 p.m., in the sanctuary. This service is being held early
because Pastor Sam has to attend a community Ash Wednesday service at 7:00 p.m. in Pinckneyville.
The first Shared Ministry gathering for our region of the Presbytery in 2020 will be held on March 1 at 1:30 p.m. at the Presbyterian Church in Carbondale. Come, attend, and get involved; some really good ideas have come from these meetings!
Camp Carew will be hosting Confirmation Camp at no cost to churches of the Presbytery of Southeastern Illinois on March 27-29, 2020.
Lent/Easter calendar: April 5, Palm Sunday; April 9-Maundy Thursday(no service at our church this year);
April 10, Good Friday- Noontime service at St. Joseph's UCC; April 12, Easter.