If you are interested in joining us for a pilgrimage to Iona in mid-April 2024. Details on the trip can be found on this page Please sign up by Monday, March 27! If you have any questions, please contact Pastor Kristie at kfinley@firstchurchlf.org.
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A Message from Jim: “It is an immense joy that I am being considered for the role of Associate Pastor for Youth and Young Adults here at First Pres. Over the past two years I have gotten to know the hopes and dreams of this congregation and its young people, been given opportunities to …
Our worship options are growing!
Welcome Christina Maldonado and Nathan Fivecoate to the First Pres Staff! Christina Maldonado, Worship Team Leader Christina Maldonado is a cum laude graduate of North Park University’s music department and was awarded the honor of Outstanding Senior. As a vocalist, keyboardist, worship leader, and songwriter, she is thrilled to serve the First Presbyterian of Lake …
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First Pres welcomes Susan Noble to her new position as the church’s Director of Children’s Faith Formation! You may have already met her through our Children’s Choirs ministries, which she will continue to lead in her new role. Read Susan’s bio below! About Susan Susan Noble is delighted to be at First Pres. …
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“The One Thing Needful” “There is need of only one thing. Mary has chosen the better part, which will not be taken away from her.” -Jesus of Nazareth (Luke 10:42) How is it that two siblings from one family can wind up with dramatically-differing personalities? Martha and Mary are a case in point. Along with …
The Aftermath …for we do not know how to pray as we ought… but the Spirit intercedes with sighs too deep for words. (Romans 8:26). As I numbly walk through this summer of unspeakable sadness, jarringly surrounded by the beauty and peace of Lake Forest, how hard it is to reconcile what has happened …