Lansing First Presbyterian

LFP celebrated "TailGate Sunday"....welcoming the fall programing (choirs, Sunday School, adult forum, etc.) AND Rev. Ben Rumbaugh, on Sunday, September 13.
ShoutOut to the Deacons for providing hot dogs, brats, burgers & turkey burgers and all of the various committees with delicious sides!
It was a perfect weather day for fellowship and food!

Celebrate Holy Communion with us on Sunday, September 6.
10:00 a.m. service

A prayer for college students beginning a new school year:

Everlasting God, you were the same yesterday, you are the same today, and you will be the same tomorrow. Yet, even as you remain unchanged, you walk with us as we grow, learn and discover more of your creation each day.

We pray for your blessing as we enter a new school year — some of us with excitement, some with hesitation, driving and flying to schools near and far.

Steady the hearts of first-year and transfer students. Hold them in your care as they seek belonging, form friendships and settle into new routines, holding freedom and homesickness in tension.

Prince of Peace, calm our minds amid the fears and excitement: first-day jitters, moving into dorm rooms, new faces and unfamiliar places.

We pray for students studying abroad. May they explore your creation, learn from cultures different from their own and encounter you in unexpected places.

We pray for those who are graduating soon. Ease their fears about what comes next. Allow them to soak up these final moments and give them courage to step into the future with faith.

Equip our hearts to build new friendships and navigate complicated relationships. Help us find balance between work and play. Lead us to rest in you when we feel burned out, and help us keep our eyes on you, finding our identity as children of God rather than measuring our worth by grades, athletic performance or appearance.

We pray for our professors. Give them patience for long days and wisdom in difficult circumstances. Protect their hearts from burnout, and surround them with grace and support. May they find joy, rest and fulfillment in their demanding and beautiful work.

Jesus, you gathered students around you, teaching them with wisdom and love. We seek you as our friend and teacher. May we find joy in hard work, lean on you through hardship and make time to celebrate the small victories along the way.

Lord, walk with us as we enter a new academic season. Through all that this year will bring,
help us trust that you are with us.
We entrust this school year to you.

Amen.

Prayer written by Caroline Garcia and provided by the Presbyterian Outlook

Congratulations to Sergei Kvitko, (our most beloved organist for 30 years!) on his most recent (and maybe LAST) studio recording, "Exit Music (For The End Of Time)"

To say that we are proud is a huge understatement.
So Beautiful. So Moving. So Meaningful.

EXIT MUSIC (FOR THE END OF TIME) - SERGEI KVITKO | Explore and Listen Today Discover Sergei Kvitko's final solo piano album 'Exit Music (for the End of Time)' featuring transciptions of classical and modern works, available on streaming platforms and CD.