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Sunday Service Schedule
- Worship – 9:30 am
- Coffee and Refreshments – 10:30 am
Current Operations Status (during COVID-19 pandemic)
Office open Mondays-Thursday, 8:30am – 2:30pm
Masks required.
Worship on Sundays at 9:30am is on Zoom and in-person in the sanctuary (with layered precautions due to the very high COVID-19 case activity in our area). Please review the details of our precautions LINKED HERE to determine whether resuming in-person gatherings or continuing to participate remotely best fits your needs and situation at this time.
Church small groups are gathering on Zoom, in-person (with layered precautions), and in hybrid formats as best fits the needs of the group.
- NEW: We will open the “virtual” doors for worship (i.e. we’ll let people in from the waiting room) beginning at 9:25am when our gathering music begins.
- Gather some bread and a cup (of whatever is common to your house) so we may share communion together. Christ will bless whatever we gather and share at our tables, just as Christ blessed the common bread and cup at the table with the disciples long ago.
- If you will only have audio, we encourage you to keep a copy of the order of service handy, so that you will have the words for unison prayers and hymns.
- Email Pastor Kendra (kendra.grams@fpchudson.net) your prayers of joy and concern by 8am Sunday, or share prayers with the Zoom chat feature during worship if you’d like them included in our shared prayers.
WE’RE HIRING-Seeking a Media Technician & a Nursery Attendant
We are seeking a Media Technician to provide audio and video technical support and oversight for Sunday worship services and other special services and church events. View the full job description here.
We are also seeking a Nursery Attendant to provide safe, nurturing, dependable care to young children during worship (and special events as requested). View the full job description here.
Featured Ministries
Upcoming Events
River City Chorale – Ensemble, Sanctuary Temp. on hold
Christmas Pageant -Theater-style
Stories
“Homes” Created for Reflection during Advent
Home is both a metaphor and a place in the stories of the Advent and Christmas season. As a church family, we will be wrestling with the idea of home throughout the season as part of our “Close to Home” Advent Series, from Sanctified Art. So, as part of our Advent preparations, we made little ‘homes’ for use as a tool for spiritual practices and reflection in preparation for Christmas. View pictures here.
Saints Remembered
On All Saints Sunday, November 7, 2021, we lit candles in remembrance of the 7 members and friends of the congregation (Bev Benedict, Dick Grekoff, Nick Whitney, Joan Kvam, Betty Lee, Lee Myhre, Donna Datwyler) who this year came to rest in God’s presence; in remembrance of all our loved ones who rest in God’s presence; and in remembrance of the 86 people in our county, more than 750,000 people in our country, and more than 5,000,000 people worldwide who have died from COVID-19 to date and rest now in God’s eternal care. May all the saints who have gone before us rest from their labors, and may God grant peace to all our mourn.
St. Croix County COVID-19 Memorial Installed Near Labyrinth
To remember those who have died, the losses and challenges we’ve all experienced, and connections which sustain us, we created a memorial art installation called “Web of Loss & Connection.” It began at our Pray and Play event on September 19, and it was a blessing to share this opportunity for reflection at the Spirit of the St. Croix Art Festival. The memorial is on display near the labyrinth, on the northeast corner of the First Presbyterian Church parking lot (1901 Vine Street, Hudson). Visitors are welcome during daylight hours. View photos!
“Pray and Play” Fun for All Ages
Sunday, Sept. 19, Pastor Lora (our Family-Intergenerational Ministries Coordinator) led us in a wonderful time of prayer and play! We worshiped, served, and played together all while reconnecting as a community of faith! View photos!