Join us for our new sermon series: Wish List!
What is on your Christmas list this year? Sometimes, the things we want are not found in a store or online. In fact, the best gifts cannot even be purchased. The gifts on our Christmas list this year may be different than years past. Maybe what’s on our list for 2020 are things like good health, time with family, a meal with friends, or laughing with others. Advent is a time of wishing for all the good things that come with welcoming the Christ child. Things like love, joy, peace, and hope. These are the things that we need to be sure and add to our Christmas lists this year.
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First Sunday of Advent
Sermon: A New Watch
Rev. Dr. Julie Boone
Mark 13:24-37
In the Sanctuary at 9am & 11:15am
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Reserve your spot HERE for Worship on Sunday, November 29, the first Sunday of Advent! We will begin our new series, "Wish List."
- November 29 | Wish List Series
- 9:00am & 11:15am - Worship in Sanctuary and livestream
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If you plan to attend worship and Sunday school, reservations are required so that we can properly prepare to be together! |
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- December 6 | Advent 2
- 9:00am & 11:15am
- Worship in Sanctuary and Livestream
- December 13 | Lessons & Carols
- 9:00am & 11:15am
- Worship in Sanctuary and Livestream
- December 16 | Longest Night Service
- 6:30pm
- December 20 | Advent 4
- 9:00am & 11:15am
- Worship in Sanctuary and Livestream
- December 24 | Christmas Eve
- Noon: Virtual Candlelight Service
- 1:00pm: Drive Thru Holy Communion
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3:00pm: Christmas Eve Family Service in the Park on Polk (Nursery Available)
- 4:00pm: Virtual Candlelight Service
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5:00pm: Traditional Candlelight Service in the Park on Polk (Nursery Available)
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7:30pm: Traditional Candlelight Service in the Sanctuary & Livestream (Nursery Available)
- 11:00pm: Traditional Candlelight Service in the Sanctuary & Livestream
- December 27 | Wesley Covenant Renewal Service
- 10:00am (Sanctuary)
*Advent and Christmas Eve plans are subject to public health guidance at that time.
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See the Sunday School Schedule by CLICKING HERE. Reservations are required so that we can plan properly. To reserve a seat, click the button below.
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The Christmas season is often marked by expressions of joy, excitement, and happiness. It’s a time for family to gather and for churches to worship pointing to the hope that is found in the coming of the Christ child. However, this time of joy and expectation can often overshadow the pain and hurt many experience during this season. Come as you are with whatever you are feeling this holiday season. Join us for a service of lament and hope. |
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Calling all servant's hearts! As we move into the Sanctuary and begin holding two worship services, we need greeters to make that happen successfully. Sign up at the link below, and we will make sure that you have all the tools and information you need! |
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What better way to celebrate the holidays than to join us in the Park on Polk for a live nativity, carolers, a family photo area, hot chocolate & treats, and a petting zoo! CLICK HERE for reservations!
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10:10am | November 29, December 6, December 13, and December 20
Join your associate pastors every Sunday morning of Advent for an alternative Sunday School based on John Wesley’s famous sermon “The Almost Christian.” Wesley encouraged people to follow Christ wholeheartedly. Almost Christmas: A Wesleyan Advent Experience explores how we can make the same commitment to Christ during Advent and connect our Wesleyan heritage with the traditional Advent themes of Love, Hope, Joy, and Peace. In person and zoom options are available. CLICK HERE for more information and reservations. You can also join us by Zoom with this link!
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Our Christmas Poinsettia sale is here! Consider purchasing a poinsettia in honor or memory of the special people in your lives. Poinsettias will decorate the church and the Sanctuary, and will be available to take home on Christmas Eve! Proceeds will support the Murphy-Harpst Children's Center in Cedeartown, GA. CLICK HERE to purchase a poinsettia!
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2020 looks nothing like we planned, and many of us have found ourselves asking - where is God in all of this? Sometimes, focusing our spiritual growth and figuring out what to do to connect with God can be hard - especially in seasons of life like this. You are invited to join Rev. Amber Lea Gray for a Virtual Soul Care Workshop on December 2nd at 6:00pm on Facebook Live! We'll talk about how to find God in the chaos of life and learn some tools that can help us grow spiritually! There will be a Zoom Q&A immediately following the FB live! Join us on our Facebook Page HERE!
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Our 2021 stewardship campaign has wrapped up, but you still have time to fill out your commitment card! As a church we grow spiritually, impact lives, and give generously when we are faithful together! We ask that you prayerfully consider your 2021 commitment to Marietta FUMC. You may make your commitment online at the link below. Thank you for what you do and for what you will continue to do!
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The Music Ministry has been, against all odds, a light that refuses to be snuffed by COVID-19. Whether outdoors, online, or in the Sanctuary, our choir, instrumentalists, handbell ringers, youth, and children have been there at every turn: for Bluegrass, Southern Gospel, World Music, hymns spanning the last five centuries, new composed anthems, and seemingly everything in between. Spaced throughout the sanctuary and on a simultaneous ZOOM meeting, dozens of our choir members are meeting to prepare music for the glorious Advent season, including Marietta FUMC's iconic Lessons & Carols services for Advent III on December 13th. It is humbling to see what God is doing in the form of music, as our Creator's love for us burns brightly in joyous song and sound!
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Zoom Bible Study for PreK and Elementary: Advent Bible Study for preschool and elementary children - December 7 from 6:30-7pm.
Power 45 Christmas Party: On December 13, 4th and 5th graders are invited to join us in the Family Life Hall from 6:00-7:30pm!
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Youth Sunday School: Students will have the opportunity to participate in Youth Sunday School this Sunday from 10:10-10:50am in the Lower Room. Make sure you reserve in advance, bring a mask, and get ready to dive into the word we study and fellowship together.
Fusion Christmas Parties: Make sure you reserve your student for our 2020 Fusion Christmas Parties which are on December 6th! This year's parties will be based on small groups to help keep numbers low. Reserve NOW so that our Host Locations can begin planning and preparing for your students. Mid High Parties will be 5:00-6:30pm and Senior High will be 6:30-8:00pm. CLICK HERE for registration and details.
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ONLINE GIVING
Your gifts to the church make everything we do here at MFUMC, in our community, and in the world around us possible. Your gifts provide for worship, missions, Children’s and Youth programs, Christian education classes, music, community outreach, and so much more including the staff that allow these ministries to continue every day. Thank you for your generous and continued support.
Marietta First has several options for your online giving. Please CLICK HERE to give and learn more about other options for giving.
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