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News From
January 3, 2017
For the good of the city
... Jeremiah 29:7
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Coming Up Soon:
- Wednesday, January 3
- 10:30 a.m. UMW Board Meeting, Rm L35
- 12:00 p.m. UMW Luncheon, Fellowship Hall
- 5:00 p.m. Praise Team Practice, Chapel
- 6:00 p.m. New Vibrations Bell Choir, Rm L17
- Thursday, January 4
- 6:00 p.m. Rhapsody Ringers Bell Choir, Rm L17
- 7:30 p.m. Sanctuary Choir, Rm L18
- Friday, January 5
- 8:00 a.m. WAFFLE, State Street Elementary
- Sunday, January 7
- 8:15 a.m. Arise Worship Service, Chapel
- 9:00 a.m.
- Coffee Connection, Celebration Room
- Equal Exchange Sale, Celebration Room
- 9:30 a.m.
- 9-3-0 Worship Service, Chapel
- Sunday School for All Ages
- 10:30 a.m.
- Coffee Connection, Celebration Room
- Equal Exchange Sale, Celebration Room
- 11:00 a.m. Sanctuary Worship Service
- Tuesday, January 9
- 9:00 a.m. Quilting Group, Rm L35
- Wednesday, January 10
- 9:30 a.m. Priscilla UMW Circle, Hearth Room
- 5:00 p.m. Praise Team Practice, Chapel
- 5:15 p.m. Phase 2 Yoga, Rm 212
- 5:30 p.m.
- Wednesday Night Dinner, Fellowship Hall
- Love and Logic Parenting, Rm 104
- 6:00 p.m.
- Financial Peace University, Rm 106
- Texas Mission Trip Meeting, Rm 101
- New Vibrations Bell Choir, Rm L17
- 6:15 p.m.
- Basic Quilting Workshop, Rm L35
- Touchpoint, Rm L16
- Stories for the Journey, Rm 105
- Hero Central, Chapel and Children's Area
- 7:00 p.m. Venture Crew Meeting, Rm L37
- Thursday, January 11
- 1:30 p.m. Shepherd's Center Line Dancing, Fellowship Hall
- 6:00 p.m. Rhapsody Ringers Bell Choir, Rm L17
- 7:30 p.m. Sanctuary Choir Practice, Rm L18
- Friday, January 12
- 8:00 a.m. WAFFLE, State Street Elementary
- Saturday, January 13
- 7:30 a.m. Men's Ministry Meeting, Celebration Room
- 9:00 a.m. Stephen Ministry Meeting, Hearth Room
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Church Office Hours
The church office is open Monday-Thursday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., and Friday, 9 a.m. to 12 p.m.
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 Prayer Covenant Churches
The Topeka District of the Great Plains Conference has arranged a covenant calendar to ensure all churches in our connection are held in prayer by the others. We will pray for a different church each week. Check this newsletter for our next prayer covenant church, and join us in prayer for them as another church joins in prayer for us.
Prayer Covenant Church for the week:
Elwood United Community Church
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In Worship This Week:
Scripture:
Romans 8:26-28
Message:
Everything You Ever Wanted to Know about Prayer, But Were Afraid to Ask:
Does It Really Matter if I Pray?
Rev. Jeff Clinger, Lead Pastor
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Wednesday Night Dinners
Join us for an intergenerational fellowship opportunity every Wednesday evening in Fellowship Hall. Adults and families attending Wednesday night classes gather from 5:30 to 6:15 p.m. for supper. Dinner prices have dropped for the Winter Session to $6 per adult and $4 per child, with a $20 maximum for families. Please, make a reservation online or on your bulletin tear-off on Sunday each week so we can be certain to have enough food for the group.
If your Sunday School class, church group, or family would be able to help prepare a meal, please contact Allison Brewer, Director of Children's Discipleship. The menu is already planned. You can choose to help cook, set up, and/or clean up. Learn more on our website.
Menu for January:
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 Get Fit with Our New Walking Group
As a church family, we love to meet for lunch and donuts. Eating together is one of the important ways we connect with each other! But, we can also form meaningful connections as we encourage each other in health and fitness. Judy Gatewood is organizing a new walking group for friends of Topeka First UMC. If you'd like to join in the fun and walk off those lunches and donuts,
meet on Wednesday, January 10th at 9 a.m. just inside the doors on the north side of West Ridge Mall
. (This is the door that has the Petland sign.) We will walk both levels, but at your own pace. We can discuss at the end of the first walk when to meet again. With questions, contact Judy by texting or calling 785-221-9993, or
send her an email
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 Consider Altar Flowers for Your Special Sunday
As you look ahead at your 2018, perhaps you have a special day you would like to recognize at church. You may do this by sponsoring altar flowers in memory or in honor of a loved one on the Sunday nearest your special day. Bouquets are $50 each, and you may sponsor one or both bouquets. The money is applied to our mission fund. After worship, you may take your flowers home or give them to the church. Sundays fill up quickly, so stop by the front desk to save your date.
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 2018 Daily Bible Reading Guide Available
The 2018 Daily Bible Reading Guides put out by the American Bible Society are now available at the Welcome Center and at the information rack in north hall outside Chapel.
By reading this guide's short scripture selections each day for a year, you will gain a greater knowledge and love for God and His written Word.
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 Stories for the Journey
Before it was a mobile app, a book, or a scroll, the story of God's people was just that: a story. The immense, vibrant story of God working in the lives of God's people was shared from person to person, from one generation to the next. Now screens have replaced camp fires, and we consume stories rather than tell our own. By telling our stories, Topeka First United Methodist can deepen our connections with God and each other, and grow as a community with a shared history. Beginning January 10th, Scott Brewer and Michael Turner will lead an eight-week class on how to become a better storyteller, with a focus on telling the stories of God at work in our lives. We'll then have an opportunity to share those stories with the congregation in worship through Lent. But if the thought of telling your story in worship seems like too much, becoming a better storyteller can help build relationships with friends and family. So there's still a place for you in this class.
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Touchpoint Wednesdays
Gather with our Touchpoint group for fellowship and spiritual growth on Wednesday nights, 6:15-7:15 p.m. in Room L16. Topics and studies will be stand-alone each week, so you won't fall behind if you miss a class. Mike Morris will begin by leading four weeks using FaithLink, which connect faith to the issues and events making headlines.
The first topic will be civility and Christian faith. We hope you will choose to join us each Wednesday, but if time demands are elsewhere, come back the next week!
Please register on the Church Connection Portal.
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 Parenting the Love and Logic Way
Love and Logic is a commonsense approach to parenting that teaches parents skills to cultivate confidence and good decision-making in children by offering choices, empathy, and respect while adults avoid anger, threats, warnings or lectures. Love and Logic is easy to learn and can be put to use right away; it changes lives and raises responsible children. Come learn how to take some of the power struggle out of parenting using the Love and Logic Way.
Erin Corbin, a school counselor in USD 345, will facilitate the seven evening sessions; January 10th -February 21st. Please note, Love and Logic begins at 5:30 p.m., while our other Wednesday night offerings begin at 6:15 p.m. Childcare for 3 years and younger is available upon request. Children 4 years-6th grade will be part of the children's programming for the evening. Registration is due by January 7th, or until the class limit of 12 is reached. The cost of the workbook is a free gift from the church. You may register on our Church Connection Portal.
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 Financial Peace University in 2018
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Pillowcase Project
Topeka Rescue Mission was in need of 200 special pillow cases. Since time was short, they asked if our quilting group might be able to make 10 or 12. With the help of nine volunteers, our church was able to deliver 100! Many thanks to the people who stepped in at the last minute to help with this project.
There are more to be completed after Christmas. If you'd like to help,
email Sharron Randol or call her at 316-734-3122.
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Wednesday Nights with Children's Discipleship
Volunteers are needed to help kids discover their strength in God during fun and meaningful lessons each Wednesday night. Adults are invited to be Hero Guides who help support children throughout the hour, or Hero Trainers who plan a 30 minute lesson in Art, Music, Science, Games, or in learning more about the heroes from the Bible. Volunteers can commit to as little as one week, to being involved every week. The winter session begins January 10th. Please contact Allison to learn more about how you can be a part of Wednesday nights.
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 Sunday School Kids Celebrated New Year's Eve
We had a great time Sunday celebrating 2017 and setting goals for the new year. We enjoyed fruits
of the Spirit smoothies, New Year's Bingo, and a balloon drop at 10:30 and Noon! Please, join us in Sunday school and on Wednesday evenings in January.
Click here to see more photos of the celebration.
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 Discover Your Strength In God on Wednesday Nights
Calling all heroes-in-training! Children aged 3 through 6th graders are invited to join us on Wednesday nights, starting January 10th. We will Connect with a meal, Grow through exciting lessons with Cokesbury's Hero Central including stories, art, music, games, and more, and learn to be a hero who is equipped to Serve others. Dinner will be served at 5:30 p.m. in Fellowship Hall. Programming will begin at 6:15 in the Chapel and will continue upstairs for opportunities to learn and grow. Classes will be also be offered for adults. Parent volunteers are also welcome. See Allison if you would be willing to help. The Nursery will be open for the youngest heroes in training. Register on our Church Connection Portal.
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Youth Events for Sunday, January 7
- 9:15 a.m. Youth Rooms Open
- 9:45 a.m. Sunday School
- 12-1:30 p.m. First Youth Sunday Planning Meeting for all 7th through 12th graders in Youth Rooms. Lunch will be served, and we will get started on planning and t-shirt orders. Hope to see all of you there. Come with ideas.
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Save the Dates:
- Sunday, January 21st: Alaska Mission Trip Fundraiser
- Members can become an Iditarod Arctic Siberian Sled Race Huskey by donating towards the trip. We need a lot of these Premier Huskeys bought to pull our sled 1049 miles on the youth board. Come by the Youth Table in the Celebration Room to purchase your Sled Huskey to be added to the mushing team for the 2018 Youth Mission Trip. Youth have made their initial deposits, but the total cost of the trip is $1,400 each. Thank you for supporting Youth in Missions.
- Sunday, January 28th: Parent/Youth Confirmation Kickoff
- 12-1 p.m. in Hearth Room with lunch, for all 7th & 8th graders
- Sunday, February 4th: Youth Souper Bowl Fundraiser and College Care Package Making
- Soup and cinnamon roll for $5
- Sunday, February 11th: YOUTH Sunday
- Sunday, February 18th: Confirmation classes start for 7th & 8th graders
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