This Week at
Forrest Burdette
Memorial UMC
 
2848 Putnam Avenue
Hurricane WV 25526
304.562.5903
  
    
Monday, December 18
9:30 a.m. Preventicare -FH
6:00 p.m.  Emmaus Men's Group -110
6:00 p.m.  Emmaus Women's Reunion -Little Narthex
6:30 p.m.  Boy Scout Tp 236 -VA House
7:00 p.m.  Cub Scout Pk 236 Christmas Party -FH
8:00 p.m.  AA -308
 
Tuesday, December 19
No Ruth Byrd Circle this month
10:00 a.m. C ommunity Cupboard
6:30 p.m.  Hooks & Needles -201
6:30 p.m. Girl Scouts 8317 -FH/Basement
                        
Wednesday, December 20
9:30 a.m. Preventicare -FH
No Bible Study, Fellowship Dinner, Small Groups, Uth, or C.O.O.L. Kids until Jan. 10!
  
Thursday, December 21
12:00 p.m. JOY Fellowship -FH
7:00 p.m. Choir Practice - Sanctuary
 
Friday, December 22
Putnam County Schools have a half day, but COM will be open regular hours, including after school care.
9:30 a.m. Preventicare -FH
10:00 a.m. C ommunity Cupboard
 
Saturday, December 23
7:30 a.m. Emmaus Prayer Group -110
 
Sunday, December 24
Christmas Eve
Luke 1:26-38 "Nothing's Impossible"
8:30 a.m. Worship
9:45 a.m. Sunday School
11:00 a.m. Worship
Luke 2:1-20 "A Personal Christmas Greeting"
7:00 p.m. Candlelight Worship
11:00 p.m. Candlelight Worship
 
Upcoming Events
Dec. 25: Christmas Day Dinner, 2:00 p.m.; ham, baked steak, potatoes, green beans, and gravy are provided. Bring a dish to share. All are welcome!
 
April 27-28: Bus trip to Sight & Sound Theater, Lancaster PA, to see the production "Jesus". $220 per person. Sign up at the Connection Center desk; see Don Gatewood with questions.

 E-Connection

 December 17, 2017
       
 
        
     We've been in our new building for a few weeks, and already we've seen new and exciting ways to utilize it. This past week we not only served the AEP Retiree Dinner in the new Family Life Center, but we also hosted our Putnam County Wyld Life - the middle school outreach division of Young Life. They met here this past Friday and had a wonderful time ministering to middle schoolers from all around Putnam County. They plan on meeting here on the 3rd Friday of the month from 7:30-9:00 p.m., and we want to make sure our middle schoolers are well aware of this new and fun opportunity to meet with others, play games, and hear about Jesus. It would be a perfect time and place to invite a friend or neighbor who doesn't yet know who Jesus is, or someone who wants to get more connected with Christ. Either way, it's another great opportunity for Forrest Burdette Memorial UMC to reach out and help shine the light of Jesus Christ in our community. I'm excited to see what else we can do and provide for with our new Family Life Center.
  
Jeremy Daniels, Associate Pastor
Director of Youth & Young Adult Ministries
              
                        
JOY Fellowship Christmas Luncheon
Everyone is invited to join in the JOY Fellowship Christmas luncheon, this Thursday, December 21, at noon. Please bring a dish to share, and meet in the Fellowship Hall. Jill Gilbert will join us as our musical special guest. You won't want to miss it!
                        
Christmas Day Dinner
Monday, December 25
Christmas Day Dinner at 2:00 p.m.
Ham, baked steak, potatoes, green beans, & gravy are provided. Bring a dish to share.
All are welcome!  Join us!
  
Advent Missions Candle
Thanks to your generosity of $1,052 raised, the Advent missions candle will stay lit until Monday, January 15, 8:00 p.m.  For each dollar donated, the candle will remain lit one hour. Candle donations support Living Hope High School, Bungoma, Kenya, begun by Marilyn Uhl, a WV United Methodist. An $88/month sponsorship gives an orphan an opportunity in the name of Jesus Christ, raising and educating Christian leaders of tomorrow.
                    
2018 Disciplines
Upper Room Disciplines for 2018 (daily devotional guides) are available for $5 at the Connection Center. They make great Christmas presents! Also, extra copies of the Advent Devotional Booklet are available at the Connection Center.
   
Help Wanted
Forrest Burdette is looking to hire an additional custodian, full time with a flexible schedule. Contact Gary Robson to inquire, 304-552-7521.
          
Construction Update
The week of construction has paced along smoothly with work in northern Byrd Hall and the kitchen. Byrd Hall is being prepared for demolition and removal of water and electrical connection to the northern half of the building. The kitchen walls are coming out and being prepared for the filling in of the old basement entrance down the stairs. The new entrance is off the fellowship hall and to the right at the gym entrance. Handicapped access to the basement remains in the Little Narthex as before.
                                              
This Week's Birthdays
12/18 -  Lori Halstead
12/19 - Angie Runyon
12/20 -  Kristin Bowers, Jackson Bucher, Rubie Kauffman, Ashton Warner, Sarah Weimer
12/21 - Tess Baker, Gene Brown
12/22 - Samuel Burch, Denise Clegg, Taylor Prince
12/23 - Hunter Jackson, Robin Yearout
12/24 - Stacey Holley
                             
Coming Up this Sunday
4th Sunday in Advent - Luke 1:26-38 "Nothing's Impossible"
8:30 a.m. & 11:00 a.m. Worship
9:45 a.m. Sunday School
Christmas Eve - Luke 2:1-20 "A Personal Christmas Greeting"
7:00 p.m. & 11:00 p.m. Candlelight Worship