Many thanks to all who supported our United Methodist Women’s Hygiene Kit Drive for Murphy-Harpst Children’s Center in Cedartown. We are profoundly grateful for your many donations. There were six “filled to the brim” large bags of items. This will be a tremendous help to the foster children that are cared for by Murphy-Harpst. They are most appreciative of your generosity. |
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Tucker First UMC News
June 3, 2021
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Editor's Note - We had some very eagle-eyed members that caught two mistakes in this week's church email. The first was the headline for the "Rock the Park" concert. It said that the concert is Saturday (it is really Friday). Also, the greeters ad mentioned taking temperatures at the door (we no longer do that). These edits have been made in this edition. Thank you for taking the time to make sure our message to the congregation is the best it can be. |
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"A Stockpile of Glory"
Sunday, June 6
Communion Sunday
Rev. Gerald Varner, Preaching
All worship service videos and live-streamed services are located on the church website or the Tucker First UMC YouTube channel.
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COVID Guidelines For Worship
and Small Group Meetings
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Our Health and Wellness Committee recently provided guidelines for worship services at Tucker First. This week, they have provided a guide for small group meetings, adult Sunday School meetings, and the church nursery. You can read all the changes and guidelines by clicking on the button below. |
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Only Friendly Smiles and
Warm Hearts Need Apply
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In all our worship services, we want to welcome people with a friendly face and a warm heart, and that is where your help is needed. We would love to have you join us as we greet people at the door of the church, hand out bulletins, etc.). To sign up for either Sunday worship service as a greeter, click on the button below. You may also volunteer by calling Dara Duggan at daraduggan@gmail.com.
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Tucker First News and Notes |
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Concert in the Park This Friday |
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Join the Tucker First family for outings of summer fun all summer long! In June, the group will be attending the Concert in the Park in Lilburn City Park on Friday, June 4 at 6:00 pm. The concert features Rumours, the Fleetwood Mac cover band. You can find out more information by clicking on the logo. Watch for more activities including a trip to the Braves game in July and an ice cream social in August.
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Water From Around the World |
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As people begin to feel comfortable traveling again, we are continuing our baptism project by collecting water from around the world. We invite you to collect water in a small, sealed container. Write your name along with the state or country from which the water was collected and drop it off on Sunday morning or evening during worship or drop it by the church office. You can see a list of where we have already collected water by clicking on the graphic. We look forward to seeing where your travels take you! |
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We know that exercise and good nutrition help keep us physically healthy. Unfortunately, we don’t always follow through. Our spiritual lives are similar. We know what we need to grow as Christians, but sometimes we struggle. Get Your Spirit in Shape is a free, 30-minute, monthly podcast from United Methodist Communications featuring conversations with leaders, authors, and others who offer spiritual nutrition and exercises for our everyday lives.
You can find out more about the podcast by clicking on the logo.
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In addition to the summer camps and workshops listed below, our Children's Ministry has a host of activities planned for kids this summer. Click on the button below to go to the children's ministry web page. |
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Tucker First UMC and several other UMC churches are sponsoring a series of family workshops to be hosted at Acworth UMC. The workshops are intended for the whole family, so your entire family is encouraged to attend together. The workshop topics include: Baptism, Prayer, Communion, and Scripture Study. Our own Mimi Sanders will be leading the workshop on Communion on June 27 at 6:00 pm. For more information or to sign up, click on the button below. Questions? Contact Mimi Sanders at mimi_sanders@tfumc.org.
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The Tucker First Children's Ministry has put together a variety of short-term day camps for children and youth this summer. All camps and programs take place at Tucker First and the descriptions of the camp can be found by clicking the registration tabs of each camp (when available). Questions? Contact Mimi Sanders at mimi_sanders@tfumc.org.
To sign up for any summer activity, click on the button below.
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Help Students with
Reading, Math, and
Social Skills This Summer
Corners Outreach is hosting in-person camp this summer at their Jimmy Carter Boulevard location and needs our help! There will be two sessions per day with approximately fifteen elementary age students per session.
Camp volunteers are needed the weeks of June 21 and 28, July 5, 12, and 19. There will be opportunities to help with reading, math, social skills, and other games and crafts. To volunteer, click on the link below.
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Will You Be a
Lunch Buddy Volunteer?
The Children First mission team needs volunteers to give out bagged lunches to children at Tucker Mobile Homes during weekdays of summer vacation from Tuesday, June 1 through Friday, July 30.
If you are available to help from 11:45 am to 1:00 pm, please sign up by clicking on the link below.
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Where Will Missions Take You This Year? |
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Tucker First is hosting two adult mission trips this year into our Judea (Regional) and to the Ends of the Earth (International),No experience necessary for either trip. All willing adults are eligible. Question? Please contact kayjohne@gmail.com.
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The first trip is to Tennessee to benefit the Appalachia Service Project. The mission team will leave Tucker on Thursday, September 30 at 9:00 am to work on homes in the region that need repair and return Saturday, October 2 at 11:30 am. |
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The second trip is to Honduras. The mission team will leave on Saturday, November 13 and return Saturday, November 20. Past trips have included building, painting, and VBS programs. |
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Our prayer ministry lifts your concerns in prayer. You can submit prayer requests by clicking on the button to the right or you may contact the church office at 770-938-3030 with your prayer request.
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You are doing a great job of being faithful in your giving to Tucker First. Please remember to not let your church offering slip. There are many ways that you can give electronically. Click on the button to the right to find out. |
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Pastor Gerald will be hosting, “One H.E.A.R.T. An Intro to Tucker First", every fourth Sunday at 9:30 am.The next meeting will be Sunday, June 27 . Anyone interested in learning more about Tucker First is invited to attend this meeting, Contact Pastor Gerald Varner directly by clicking on the button to the right.
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We have made the Holy Communion elements available for pick up outside the church office. We encourage you to pick them up this week. Look for the basket outside the church office doors. |
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Amazon Smile is a program within Amazon.com where you can register a charity (in this case Tucker First UMC) to receive .5% of your purchases. To sign up, click on the button to the right designate Tucker First as your chosen charity. It is that easy. Questions? Contact Cindy Petersiel at cpetersiel@tfumc.org.
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Our Tucker First Weekday Preschool teachers have created a wish list on Amazon and we would encourage you to donate to the Preschool program. Click on the button to the right to look at all the items needed by the Preschool. |
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We continue to hear from people receiving emails that appear to be requests from Pastor Gerald or Pastor Anne. These are scam emails and should be deleted. The issue may not be unique to email but may also include text messages and phone calls. We will never ask for personal information or financial assistance by text or email. If you have questions, contact the church office at 770-938-3030 or email Stephanie Shanholtzer by clicking the button to the right.
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Did you know that you can download a weekly Spotlight from the Tucker First website?
The Spotlight includes a lot of the information found in the weekly newsletter, but also includes current prayer requests, weekly church calendar, and prayer emphasis. The spotlight is also easily printable for sharing.
Click on the graphic to go directly to the home page of the website and then click on Sunday News Spotlight.
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This is a publication of
Tucker First United Methodist Church
5095 LaVista Road
Tucker, GA 30084
770-938-3030
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