Ken's e-Pistle January 4, 2023 I hope that this writing finds everyone happy and still experiencing the festival fullness of the season. My family was blessed with a quiet Christmas Eve and Day due to the gentle ministrations of Mother Nature who first nearly froze us to death and then graced us with a [...]
The Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols is one of the pivotal and most popular choral services of the year. For many, it marks the beginning of Christmas. “Candle Light” - our version of Lessons and Carols will be held on Saturday, December 24th at 5:30. The program will be replete with familiar tunes [...]
New Interim Pastor Named Rev. Dr. Ken McKenzie First Presbyterian Church, Dalton, has called an interim pastor to serve until a permanent pastor is called. The Rev. Dr. Kenneth B. McKenzie, a retired Presbyterian (PCUSA) pastor, will assume his duties Thanksgiving Week on Monday, November 21, 2022. Dr. McKenzie and his wife, Vicki, [...]
Cornucopia Symbolizes "Plenty" A Mother-Daughter Tradition In the Martin House entry each Thanksgiving Season, a cornucopia pouring forth a wide range of vegetables and fruits seems to magically appear about the time trees begin shedding their leaves and winds turn cooler. The “magicians” behind this gorgeous and welcoming 3D piece of art are our [...]
Tucked under the sanctuary stairwell on Sunday mornings these days is a young man whose job is, in part, to listen and to look constantly throughout the full hour of worship! He’s not distracted from the worship service; he is assuring that those present and those worshipping via the on-line service can see and [...]
