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First United Methodist Church of Longview
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Palm Sunday Potluck and Eggstravaganza!
Join us this Sunday, March 25, for a special day of worship and fellowship! Start at one of our four exciting worship services where we will be bringing in palms to celebrate and worship! At noon we will have a church-wide potluck in the Fellowship Hall (gym)! The church will provide the meat and you provide a delicious side-dish and/or dessert to share. Finally, our kids will have a chance to go out and hunt some Easter eggs while we cheer them on! This promises to be a special and holy day full of good food, blessed worship, and a beautiful time spent with your church family! Don't miss it!
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Perhaps I am alone in thinking about the irony of having Easter fall on April Fools Day this year. Yet, there is something profound about it as well. In 1 Corinthians 1:18-25 the Apostle Paul reflects upon the perception of much of the world regarding the foolishness of Christ’s death on the cross and resurrection. What many see as foolishness is actually the wisdom of God. Resurrection faith is still met with skepticism by many who claim worldly wisdom. Our faith is not foolish! God’s salvation through Jesus Christ is the greatest truth and most powerful gift that God can offer us by grace through faith. I invite you to be foolish with us at FUMC as we celebrate our resurrection faith together.
Grace and Peace,
Jay
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Palm Sunday
March 25
Easter Cantata 8:30 and 10:45 a.m. in the Sanctuary
Contemporary Worship 8:30 and 10:45 a.m. in the Faith Center
Palm Sunday Potluck Luncheon Noon in the Faith Center
Eggstravaganza at 1:30 on the North Lawn
Holy Thursday
March 29
Worship 7 p.m.
Sanctuary
Good Friday
March 30
Worship 7 p.m.
Faith Center
Easter
April 1
Sunrise Services 6:45 a.m. in the Newnham Garden
Traditional Worship 8:30 and 10:45 a.m. in the Sanctuary
Contemporary Worship 8:30 and 10:45 a.m. in the Faith Center
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EASTER LILIES
Each year the youth ministry offers Easter lilies for purchase to display in our Easter services to celebrate the Resurrection of our Jesus Christ and also to honor or memorialize our loved ones.
Order forms will be available in the welcome center and church office if you would like to help us prepare and celebrate for Easter. Students will be available in the welcome center on Sundays to receive orders and answer any questions beginning Sunday, March 11. Cost is $15.00 and we will list your honorees and memorials in a special program insert on Easter.
We are able to receive orders through March 24. Easter lilies that will be displayed for Easter may be collected after our Resurrection services on Easter Sunday. Another option is Easter Lily purchases that may be picked up prior to Easter on March 28 and 29 if you need before April 1. Net proceeds of lilies benefit youth scholarships for mission trips.
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Palm Crosses This Sunday
On Palm Sunday, March 25, each church member will be given a cross made from a palm branch to wear. They will be available in baskets as you enter the Sanctuary and Faith Center this Sunday. After worship, take the cross home and let it remind you of Christ’s love for you throughout the year. Bring the cross on the Sunday before Ash Wednesday 2019 and let these crosses be our ashes for the Ash Wednesday service at the beginning of Lent.
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Our very own Ken May with Tom Hays are grilingl hamburgers for the WNS this week, March 21. We will have hamburgers, hotdogs, chili, potato salad, and cookies for dessert!
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Youth Students please check your mail & church website for summer trip details.
Save the Date:
High School Senior Celebration Sunday is Sunday, April 29 in the 10:45 a.m. traditional service. Please join us as we honor our high school seniors at this special time. A luncheon will follow for high school students, families and friends as well as any members of the congregation that would like to join us. Our luncheon will be in the Heritage Room immediately following the service. Members of our church may make a lunch reservation by calling the church office at 903-753-4463 or email
jcrane@longviewfumc.org
Follow along with everything the youth are up to on their social media links below!
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Eggstravaganza This Sunday!
Join us for a churchwide potluck at noon in the Faith Center followed by our Eggstravaganza Easter egg hunt!
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Wednesday Night Kidz-Service
opportunity March 21. Grades 1-5 will be helping stuff Easter Eggs for the Newgate Community Easter Egg Hunt to be held March 31.
LegoLand Trip April 22
The annual 1
st
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grade Legoland trip is scheduled for Sunday, April 22. Bus leaves at 11:00am, returns at 7:00pm. Tickets are $15.00, lunch included. Scholarships available by contacting Pastor Nathan at 817-919-3414. SIGN UP INFORMATION: Call or text Pastor Nathan at 817-919-3414 or email him at
nfirmin@longviewfumc.org
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Parent chaperones receive complimentary Legoland tickets and lunch at McDonalds.
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Mark your calendars!
Love Does
April 21
A day of sharing God's Love in Longview
Sign-ups start April 1 in the Welcome Center and Online
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Donations for Asbury House
Each month Asbury House is collecting one type of item to help stock their shelves! In March they are collecting washable markers (broad-tipped). You can bring your donation items to the church office during the week or drop them off at the Welcome Center on Sunday mornings in the Asbury House boxes!
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Life Together at FUMC Longview
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UMW Garden Sale Lunch April 6
United Methodist Women’s annual garden sale fundraiser will be held Friday, April 6, in the Faith Center, featuring a wide range of plants, homemade baked goods and chicken spaghetti lunch. Doors will open at 10 a.m. Lunch will be served from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Take-out lunch deliveries are available for Thursday, April 5, but you must order at least five lunches to get delivery. To make arrangements for take-out, contact Jean Moore at 903-297-5695 or Karen Ward at 903-238-5639 no later than Monday, April 2.
Lunch costs $7 and tickets are on sale Sundays in the Welcome Center or they can be purchased from any UMW member or from the Church Office.
Donations of baked goods and plants are being sought for the sale. Please bring items to the Faith Center on Thursday, April 5, before 4 p.m.
or on Friday morning, April 6, before 10 a.m.
For more information, contact Stancy Simpson at 903-237-8130 for plants and Bettye Craddock at 903-758-9382 for baked goods.
UMW appreciates your help in funding mission projects, including Asbury House, Newgate, Kilgore College Wesley Foundation, LIHN, Windridge and many others.
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Join Pastor Becca for a study of how we do life together in the body of Christ.
The study will be based on Dietrich Bonhoeffer’s book
Life Together
but you don’t need to buy or read the book in order to be a part of this study!
Starts Wednesday, March 21
6:30 p.m.
Heritage Room
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Understanding Our Grief
We will offer this class, Understanding Your Grief, in April as a way to find our new path on the journey of life. “Understanding” comes when we surrender: surrender our need to compare our grief (it’s not a competition); surrender our self-critical judgments ( we need to be self-compassionate); and surrender our need to completely understand (we never will). The grief that touches our souls has its own voice and should not be compromised by our need for comparison, judgment, or even complete understanding. Surrender is not the same as resignation. Surrendering is a courageous choice, an act of faith, a trust in God and in ourselves!
We will follow Ten Touchstones in the 4 weeks. Hope will be a common thread through each class. If you are on this path of grief currently, I invite you to attend our classes beginning Wednesday, April 4, 2018 at 6:30pm. Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions, 753-4463.
Peace, Mary Collier
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SCHOOL FOR LITTLE CHILDREN
Our school needs loving, caring teachers!
School for Little Children is accepting applications for summer and substitute teachers to work various days and hours. Please prayerfully consider becoming a part of this important ministry to children.
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A special invitation from Winterfield United Methodist Church
There will be a luncheon held each weekday of Holy Week, March 26-30, at Winterfield United Methodist Church in The Anchor from Noon to 1:00 PM. A light lunch will be ready by noon each day, but anyone who has a lunch hour from work should feel free to come. At 12:30, there will be a 15 minute Holy Week Devotion led by a different speaker from the community each day.
The opening devotion on Monday, March 26, will be offered by your Sr. Pastor, Rev. Jay Jackson.
This is an open invitation to the Longview Community, but as your pastor is opening our luncheon series, we wanted to be sure to specifically invite the members of your congregation.
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Seeking Volunteers for the Hospitality Team
The Hospitality Team needs a few extra volunteers to fill some empty spots when the regulars are away, or unable to serve. We have two scheduled opportunities to serve in the Welcome center, 8:00-9:30 and 9:30-10:45. If you enjoy greeting people, and providing information please consider volunteering once a quarter. Please contact Debbie Hays in the office 903-753-4463 ext109.
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March 25
Palm Sunday
Cantata in 8:30 and 10:45 Traditional Services
Church-Wide Potluck Lunch in the Faith Center
Easter Egg Hunt
March 29
Holy Thursday
7 p.m.
March 30
Good Friday
7 p.m.
April 1
Easter Sunday
April 6
UMW Garden Sale and Chicken Spaghetti
April 8
Confirmation Sunday
We will confirm 17 of our students at the 10:45 a.m. combined worship service in the Sanctuary. We will still have 8:30 a.m. traditional and contemporary worship that morning.
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To submit an article for the Voice please email Pastor Becca at
bnewcomb@longviewfumc.org. Info must be submitted by Thursday at 5pm in order to be in next week's edition of the Voice.
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First United Methodist Church of Longview
400 N. Fredonia St. Longview, Texas 75601
Tel-(903) 753.4463
Fax-(903) 236.7608
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