Rev. Dr. Ken Meeks and Rev. Glen Kohlhagen at the Washington Presbyterian Church. Was hington New s The Washington Presbyterian Church held its annual Fall Services November 1-3 and had over 90 people in attendance. Each service was centered around a particular hymn and the services were filled with music. Norwood Strother played the 1890 vintage organ and the choir sang renditions of several of the hymns used.

Rev. Dr. Ken Meeks, the Executive Presbyter for Northeast Georgia Presbytery, started out the services on Sunday morning with a personal message on why "Lord, You Have Come to the Lakeshore" meant so much to him and how God has guided him in his ministry since coming to Northeast Georgia. He admitted that this is a relatively unknown hymn and that he was introduced to it by accident. At the closing of his last interview for his current position, he was asked to say the closing prayer. He suggested that they sing a hymn and when he opened the hymnal it opened to this hymn and it struck him at just how perfect it was for that moment, and how it has been his favorite ever since.

On Sunday evening, after a family night potluck dinner, Dr. Jennifer Flory, the Associate Professor for Chorale Music at Georgia College and State University in Milledgeville, spoke about the deep meaning that the hymn "Holy! Holy! Holy! Lord God Almighty" had for her and how it provided comfort for her during the hard times in her life when she was not sure which way to turn. She also spoke of how powerful the message of the hymn is and how uplifting it is for her each time she sings it.

Rev. Ed Rees, from St. Andrews Presbyterian Church in Augusta,

spoke on Monday evening. His discussion centered around the hymn Reporter, 2 col x 5" "A Mighty Fortress Is Our God" and he talked about the sand castles in our lives and how no matter how well they are built, the evening tide always washes them away. Rev. Rees followed those comments, saying how basing our faith on anything less than Christ was like having faith built like a sand castle.

Visiting for the evening were members of the Ficklen Presbyterian church, Rev. Rees' former pastorate.

Services were capped off by having Rev. Ford G'Segner talking about the hymn "For All the Saints." We sang all eleven verses of this hymn at different points of the service (most hymnals have no more than four or five), and Rev. G'Segner, being a retired Army chaplain, related stories on how all the verses, and not just those sung at funerals, are appropriate for us to take to heart and how they have spoken to him throughout his life.

After the finale on Tuesday evening atendees enjoyed an ice cream social that featured home made ice cream brought by Cheryl Young. Del Seymour remarked that only someone from Wisconsin (meaning Rev. Kohlhagen) would come up with the idea of having an ice cream social in November. Luckily it had been a warm day so everyone enjoyed a time of fellowship, their favorite ice cream with all the toppings, and talk about their favorite parts of the services.

Liz Reynolds summed it up best by saying, "I just loved all this singing!"