Sunday Worship at the First United Methodist Church of Eugene
We hope to see you tomorrow morning at 9am or 11am for worship at the First United Methodist Church of Eugene!

In between the worship services, join us in the chapel to hear an update on the church's 2019 budget , which was approved by your Covenant Council at their meeting this past Tuesday. All are welcome to come and learn more about how we are investing in transformative mission and excellent worship next year.

At the 9am worship service Barry Anderson returns to the organ, and we are excited to announce that Barry will be serving as our interim organist through June of 2019! Welcome to the team, Barry! And in our 11am worship service I love how the selections of "Give Thanks" and "Come and Find the Quiet Center" affirm two experiences that compel us to worship together: a feeling of gratitude for all that we have; and a desire to find those quiet, thin places between us and the divine.

The Advent season starts Sunday, December 2nd, and so this Sundays represent the end of the church year . What a year this has been in the life of our church! What a year this has been in the world!

More than ever it can feel like we are on a journey to an exciting, but unknown destination. So over the next couple of weeks we will look at some of the stories about Jesus and the disciples on their journeys together .

This Sunday we will be working from Mark 8 - you can click there to take a look. It is there we find this key question posed by Jesus: "Who do you say that I am?" Our answer to that question shapes so much of who we are, and what we do. I'm looking forward to diving into that together on Sunday!

I'm grateful to be on this journey with you! God bless you and keep you!

~ Pastor Adam
A weekend off for some of our ministries...
In the wake of the Thanksgiving holiday, we are taking a Sunday off from youth group, Ring/Sing/Serve, and Restore. All of these wonderful programs will be back on December 2nd!
Sunday Morning Men's Group!
The men's group is meeting tomorrow at 8:00am!

 This is a great group of guys, and they are particularly good at welcoming first-timers - oh, and they always have great coffee! They meet in the church library!
Creative Ways to Give!
On your green sheets Sunday you will see this image! It is a QR code, and if you have a smart phone, its camera will recognize its unique pattern, and direct you to our giving website! It is a great way to give to the church if you find yourself without a checkbook on Sunday morning! Let the church office know if you have any questions!
Holiday Wreath Sale
Support farm worker women by purchasing a beautiful holiday wreath from Mujeres Luchadoras Progresistas (Women Fighting for Progress). The cost is $35 and all orders must be pre-paid. The deadline to place your order is this Sunday, November 25.
 
Penny Palmer will be in Fellowship Hall to take orders. The wreaths will be available on Sunday, December 2.
Conference-wide Study Starts in December!
Our Bishop, Rev. Elaine Stanovsky, has appealed to the churches of the Oregon-Idaho Annual Conference , to rally around some common study material as we approach the Special General Conference in February (more on that below). She's asking us to dig into "We Make the Road by Walking, by Brian McLaren.

We have worked with Tsunami Books to make the book available at church this Sunday for $12.

Many of our existing small groups are reading this book during Advent, and we are forming up some new small groups to read the book as well! So contact Pastor Adam if you are interested in connecting with a group around this book. And you can access some of the resources our Bishop is helping to organize, by clicking here.
New Date for
Charge Conference!
Please continue to keep our District Superintendent, Rev. John Tucker, in your prayers as he recovers from an experience with shingles. Our annual charge conference has been rescheduled to Thursday, November 29th, at 6:00pm in our chapel. Stay tuned for more details!