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This Week
at
Forrest Burdette
Memorial UMC
2848 Putnam Avenue
Hurricane WV 25526
304.562.5903
Tuesday, January 3
10:00
a.m. C
ommunity Cupboard
6:30
p.m.
Hooks & Needles
-201
6:30
p.m.
Girl Scout Troop 8317
-304
Wednesday, January 4
9:30
a.m.
Preventicare
-FH
10:45
a.m.
Midweek Bible Study
-111
12:00
p.m.
We Care
-111
5:15
p.m.
Dinner
-FH
6:30
p.m.
Small Groups Begin
Clark
-110/Parlor
Conley
-308
Cunningham
-111
Delph
-Choir Room
Gatewood
-Chapel
6:30
p.m.
Middle School Uth
-Basement
6:30
p.m.
COOL Kids
-Sanctuary/FH
7:30
p.m.
Praise Band Practice
-Sanctuary
Thursday, January 5
No Circle of Friends until Jan. 12
12:00
p.m.
College Student Lunch
-Fat Patty's, Teays Valley
6:00
p.m.
ACDS
-308
7:00
p.m.
Choir Practice
-Sanctuary
Friday, January 6
9:30
a.m.
Preventicare
-FH
10:00
a.m. C
ommunity Cupboard
Saturday, January 7
7:30
a.m.
Emmaus Prayer Group -
110
Sunday, January 8
Baptism of the Lord
Service of Baptismal Renewal
Matthew 3:13-17
"Reunion of the Rescued"
8:30
a.m.
Worship
9:45
a.m.
Sunday School
11:00
a.m.
Worship
3:00
p.m.
COM Painting Class
-FH
No Handbell Practice until Jan. 22
6:00
p.m.
Men's Group
-111
6:00
p.m.
Worship
-Chapel
6:00
p.m.
Trustees Meeting
-201
6:30
p.m.
High School Uth
-Basement
7:00
p.m.
Church Leaders Mtg
-FH
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 E-Connection January 3, 2017 |
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As the Christmas decorations are put away, I am grateful for the ways that you reached out beyond your family to others. Sunday School classes adopted families for Thanksgiving and Christmas. 75 "angels" were plucked from the angel tree and presents were purchased. You then showered the bare "angel tree" with mittens, scarves, and caps to be donated to area grade schools. You donated over $3,700 through the Christmas Eve offering and coin jar to the Good Samaritan Fund which provides utility assistance. $1,016 was donated to the Living Hope High School, Bungoma, Kenya. In a crowded season, a mission team spent a day packing Operation Christmas Child Shoe Boxes in Charlotte. Add to these, the countless ways that so many of you helped provide Christmas to those less fortunate. Truly, you have been "blessed to be a blessing".
Things will "crank up" this week at the church. Midweek classes and Wednesday evening groups will begin as well as Cool Kids and Middle School Youth. Wednesday dinners will begin. Our Sunday worship schedule will resume the regular pattern of 8:30 a.m. and 11 a.m. worship with Sunday School at 9:45 a.m.. All church leaders will gather on Sunday evening.
I am grateful for the opportunity to be your pastor. You have opened your hearts to Julie and me in many ways. May God continue to bless our common ministry in the name of Jesus Christ.
Grace & freedom,
Ellis
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College Student Lunch
This Thursday, January 5, 2017
12 Noon, @ Fat Patty's, Teays Valley
Join Ellis, Jeremy, and friends!
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Wednesday Night Live!
Our winter session of Wednesday night dinners and programming begins this week, on January 4. Dinner is served from 5:15-6:00 p.m. Reservations may be made the week before, on the preceding Sunday, or up to noon Monday through the church office or at the Connection Center. Adults $6, Children (under 12) $5; no family pays more than $20. The menu for January 4 is chicken pot pie, mashed potatoes, biscuits, and dessert.
You may register for classes at the Connection Center in the Narthex, through the church office (304-562-5903), or just show up! Classes are held 6:30-7:30 p.m.
Chris Clark -
Back to Basics IV (Eschatology)
Ellis & Julie Conley -
The Wesleyan Way: A Faith that Matters by Bishop Scott J. Jones
Debby Cunningham -
The Call: The Life and Message of the Apostle Paul by Adam Hamilton
Ron Delph -
Using Your Spiritual Gifts: Equipped to Serve, Engaged in Serving by Eddie Rasnake
Don Gatewood -
The Chapel Study; Is This the End? by Dr. David Jeremiah
UTH -
Middle School students (High School meets Sundays, 6:30-8:00 p.m.)
COOL Kids -
Preschool (2+), K-2nd, and 3rd-5th grades; nursery available for under 2's
Daytime Classes:
Wednesdays, 10:45 a.m. - Ellis Conley - Genesis - Begins Jan. 4
Thursdays, 10:00 a.m. - Kyle Goode - Circle of Friends, What Women Fear: Walking in Faith that Transforms by Angie Smith - Begins Jan. 12
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Church Leaders Meeting
Sunday, January 8, 7:00 p.m., Fellowship Hall
Expected to attend include: Church Council, Finance, Staff-Parish, Trustees, Mission Outreach, Nominations & Lay Leadership, COM Board, Building Committee.
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Uth Winter Retreat 2017
We have a VERY limited amount of spots left for Resurrection 2017 in Pigeon Forge, TN, January 20-22nd. Please see Jeremy Daniels ASAP to discuss. $70.00 for hotel/ticket/transportation.
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Additional money needed for all meals
as well as any spending money.
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Upper Room Disciplines 2017
Copies of the 2017 Upper Room Disciplines (a book of daily devotions) are available for $5 at the Connection Center. This cost is a big savings to you. Keep in mind that these books also make great gifts!
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Offering Envelopes for 2017
If you did not receive offering envelopes and would like a set to aide you in your systematic giving, please contact the church office.
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Construction Update
This week the steel has been set and supported and tied together. Work continues on the block, moving to the south as well as the east and west walls of the gymnasium. The electricians have started wiring devices in the block walls. The second floor trusses arrived on Thursday and also the flooring (metal decking).
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This Week's Birthdays
1/2 - Chris Clark, Kathryn Courtright, Carol Duncan, Michael Kinneer, Butch McCoy, Mark Stutler, Elizabeth Whitten
1/3 - Don Gatewood, Beth Krall, Ashley McCann, Isaac Vance
1/5 - Jackie Alexander, Billie DeLung, Cathy Keeler
1/6 - Keith Midkiff
1/7 - Seth Bowers, Brittany Bowie, Anna Caldwell, Gene Lewis, Tom Plumley
1/8 - Terri Brookshire, Curtis Ferguson
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Coming Up this Sunday
January 8, 8:30 a.m. & 11:00 a.m.
Baptism of the Lord
Service of Baptismal Renewal
Matthew 3:13-17
"Reunion of the Rescued"
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