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From The Pastor
A Season of Celebration!
As we move into this holiday season we have so much to celebrate! Not only has Harvester been encouraged to keep up our effective work in and through our church, this Sunday we will be celebrating what we have learned over our recent 40 Days of Community. We will hear from several of our own members about their experiences of worshiping together, building stronger communities within Harvester, and serving and reaching out in the name of Christ! I hope you will be present! By the way, this will also be the last Sunday to collect the shoe boxes for Operation Christmas Child, as well as to order poinsettias for the sanctuary for the upcoming Christmas season.
In addition to this Sunday's celebration, Thanksgiving and Christmas are right around the corner! If there has been one lesson that has been stressed throughout our recent study it is the importance of us remaining interconnected as a community in all that we do. In the midst of the busyness of this season I pray we will do everything we can to not allow Satan to destroy what God has been doing in our midst, because I'm sure God has great plans for us in the future! Remember my love and prayers for all of you!!
Pastor Russ
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From Pastor Gary
ANNOUNCEMENT about ANNOUNCEMENTS!
In case you weren't here Sunday or didn't hear the announcement about announcements on Sunday, I want to give you a heads up. Beginning in January, announcements are going to be done via video on the big screen. If you need something announced, you will need to have it in to the office by Wednesday of the week you want it read. Walking up to a pastor on Sunday morning to get an announcement read will probably not happen (unless there is a fire down the hall and we need to evacuate, etc.).
This means, you need to have thought about it, prepared it, and then given it to the church office by the Wednesday before you want it read. Your announcement may be edited and shortened (by the staff) to fit the window needed to make the video. We are trying to make our services more worshipful and we feel this is one way to do that.
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Children's Ministry
After months of collecting offering our children get to send the gift of animals to other families all over the world! We are partnering with Heifer International and the children got an opportunity to vote on which animals they'd like to send. Check out our children's bulletin board to see the results!
Also, we will be having a new children's event called Community, Carols & Cocoa on December 15th from 5-7pm! All children, parents and youth are encouraged to join us outdoors at the front of our property to sing carols, enjoy cocoa and s'mores. We will have a nativity with live animals! We are also inviting the community to this fun and free event, so invite friends! Bring a lawn chair and let us know if you are able to loan us a portable fire pit. There will be a sign-up sheet for some items we will need. Thank you in advance for your support.
Kristina Nast
Children's Ministry Director
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"Don't let anyone look down on you because you are young, but set an example for the believers in speech, in conduct, in love, in faith and in purity."
1 Timothy 4:12
The Switch (Youth Band)
Rehearsals are on Wednesday evenings from 6:30-8pm
Open to all Middle School and Senior High students. For more information contact Kim McKee at mckee.kimberlyp@gmail.com
Activate! Youth Group
5:30-7:00 p.m.
Open to all Middle School and Senior High students. For more information, contact Pastor Russ at revmckee@aol.com
Youth & Parents: Join our Instagram "@harvesterstudents" to keep in touch, and up to date on Activate Youth Group happenings!
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Sisters In Spirit
Upcoming Events
Tea Party & Christmas Sock Exchange
Ladies, join the Sisters In Spirit on Friday, December 6th at 7pm in the Fellowship Hall for our Annual Christmas Sock Exchange.
Each lady will bring in a pair of Christmas design knee socks stuffed with goodies (chocolates) and tied together with a bow. We will play a game resulting in the sock exchange. Maximum recommended expense is $10 per Sock gift.
December 21 - Church Street Christmas
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God chose Jerusalem to be His eternal home (Psalm 132) so it must be very special. Every Christian should welcome the opportunity to visit Israel, but the reality is not everyone will get there.
On December 1st, Rabbi Ron is coming to Harvester to share the Treasures of Jerusalem with you. He will give
a presentation in the Sanctuary after church at approximately 12:30 or 12:45.
If you're already committed to going to Israel in 2020, this presentation will excite you even more. If you're undecided, come and get a taste of what you could experience. If you know you won't be able to go to Israel, come out and enjoy a visit to Jerusalem.
He has a model of the Wall where people place prayer requests. Come and write a prayer request and place it in the Wall just like people do in Jerusalem.
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We are collecting new and gently used shoes for teenage girls in foster care until
Sunday, November 24th
You can drop them off in the bin in the hallway.
The Wednesday night 40 Days in Community Bible Study group has decided to work with Loft 181 for their outreach project. Loft 181 is a community outreach for foster girls.
THE LOFT 181 STORY
is a beautiful clothing store, where teenage girls in foster care shop for new and gently used clothing that is absolutely FREE! The Loft 181 experience is designed to make each girl feel valued and loved. Girls who have been abused and neglected, come in the store and discover that people care - that this beautiful store and all the clothes that fill it are there just for them. The girls feeling hopeless find love, acceptance and a new reason for hope.
THE NAME...
181 was the number of teenage girls in foster care, in Hillsborough County, at the time Loft 181 was created. The store has recently been relocated to a house, in Lutz, Florida. The original store was housed in "The Loft" at Idlewild church and thus the name LOFT181 was given. The name was chosen to raise community awareness and in hopes that the girls visiting the store would realize that they are not alone; there are at least 180 other teenage girls in their community, living in similar situations. Any questions, contact Jen Kerouac at jenniferkerouac@gmail.com
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C.L.A.S.S.
(Christian Life And Service Seminars)
CLASS 101 (Discovering Church Membership)
CLASS 201 (Discovering Spiritual Maturity)
CLASS 301 (Discovering My Ministry)
CLASS 401 (Discovering My Mission)
If you are in
terested in taking:
CLASS 101,
CLASS 201,
CLASS 301 or
CLASS 401 email Pastor Russ at revmckee@aol.com and let him know a date and time that is good for you. He will then contact you to schedule a CLASS.
R
emember that each CLASS must be taken in order (i.e., you must take 101 before 201, and take both 101 and 201 before taking 301, etc.). Childcare is provided upon request.
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Samaritan's Purse
Operation Christmas Child Shoe Boxes
What an awesome church we have! Harvester members and friends and those who use our church during the week have returned more than 130 boxes at last count. My hope was that we would reach 100, so this exceeded my expectations. And boxes are still coming in, so that number should grow!
On Sunday morning, Pastor Russ will pray over the boxes and bless them for their journey around the world.
If you opted to "Follow Your Box," remember to check in late December or early January to find out where it went. And please let me know when you find out; I'd like to start pinning their destinations on a world map that we can update each year to see how far Harvester has reached.
I can't thank you enough for your support and participation this year! I have some big ideas for next year and I hope you'll be as excited about them as I am. If you have any comments or ideas you'd like to share, please let me know when you get a chance.
Janet Sass
Cell 813-598-1783
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***Reminder Breakfast Club THIS S
aturday,
November 16th***
Please consider yourself invited to the Breakfast Club. We meet at Harvester and start serving around 8:30 am. We will have a full breakfast and great conversation. We meet the 1st and 3rd Saturdays of each month.
It's like Saturday Detention... with breakfast
***Reminder Breakfast Club THIS Saturday, November 16th***
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Help Decorate The Church For Christmas
Saturday, November 30th at 12pm
We will be setting up the Christmas tree in the Sanctuary and placing decorations around the church.
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Roof Campaign Update
Our goal is to raise $23,000 over 3 years to pay for a new roof on the original building. $52 per year or $1 per Sunday each year per member will reach the goal. Thanks be to God we met the goal the first year! The year to date total is $5,631.90 which means we are $2,068.10 to our goal of $7,700 for this year. Thanks to everyone who has given thus far. We are hopeful we will meet our goal again this year.
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Trustees Fall Work Day
Shout Out
I would like to extend a sincere "thank you" to our Harvester Family for their awesome support and hard work that made the Trustees Fall Work Day such a success. The work certainly was not glamorous but everyone dug in (literally) and got the job done. When you walk up to the building the results speak for itself.
God Bless,
George
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Community, Carols & Cocoa
All children, parents and youth are encouraged to join us on Sunday, December 15th from 5-7pm for Carols & Cocoa & Snacks outdoors at the front of our property. We will have a nativity with live animals! We are also inviting the community to this fun and free event, so invite friends! Bring a lawn chair and let us know if you are able to loan us a portable fire pit.
Contact Kristina Nast at kknast13@gmail.com. There is a sign up sheet on the bulletin in the hallway.
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Pumpkin Patch Update
Thank you to all our volunteers who helped set up the pallets and hay, unloaded the pumpkin truck, sold pumpkins, all the tellers who counted the money, called the sellers to remind them of their time and day to sell and cleaned up the patch after!!! We couldn't do it without all your help! We sold over 1,550 pumpkins and collected $13,314.32. Harvester got to keep over $4,000.00 to be split between Children's Ministry for the playground and Youth Ministry to be put towards summer camps and conferences. Thank you all for your support!
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Thank you to this weeks Ground Hog Tom Herrin for keeping the grounds mowed and looking beautiful. We appreciate all you do!
Thank you to Larry Young, Lloyd Evans and George Alexander for helping with various work projects around the church and grounds. We appreciate all of you!
Thank you to everyone helping in the Welcome Center on Sunday mornings! We appreciate you making coffee, setting up snacks and cleaning up after the 11am worship! You are all wonderful servants.
Thank you to Joanie Einemann for helping out in the church office each week. You are a blessing!
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Like us on Facebook!!
Harvester has several new groups on Facebook, so check them out!
Harvester Women - Sisters in Spirit
Harvester Youth - Activate
Harvester Kids - Children's Ministry
***this is a closed group - meaning that only members will be able to see the information in it for the safety of our children -- but all you have to do to be a part of it is request to join -- there are 3 questions (are you a member/regular attendee of Harvester?, What Harvester Children's activities have you/do you plan to attend? What ages are your children? Once the admin approves it, you will have access to the pages.
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Congregational Care For Our Harvester Family
Our Congregational Care Team leaders are Deborah Alexander (813-994-2538) and co-chair Sandi Newby (813-996-2825). If it is an emergency and you need someone immediately, call or text Pastor Gary at 813-727-5556. Please feel free to call the church 813-948-2311 anytime day or night for things that don't need immediate attention. As soon as someone is in the office, they will return your call or forward your message to the appropriate person. The church office hours are 8:00 am - 3:30 pm Monday through Thursday.
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Prayer for Harvester
Pastor Gary is leading a prayer group in praying for Harvester the first Wednesday of every month from 6:30-7:30pm in the Sanctuary. Everyone is welcome. Please join us.
PHONE ALERT! PHONE ALERT!
For those who are unable to make it to the Wednesday prayer group, I am asking that you set a recurring alarm on your phone for a time and day of your choice to take time to pray specifically for your church and God's will to be done at Harvester! The more we talk to God about what He wants from us, the faster we can begin working on it. Thank you everyone for helping us to bombard Heaven with our requests!
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1
st
& 2
nd
Corinthians
This practical and relevant course deals with church problems in a city plagued by immorality. It applies God's answers to similar problems faced by present-day Christians seeking to advance God's kingdom in their societies.
2019 / 2020 Bible Study
Thursdays, 9:30-11:30 a.m.
Offering excellent Nursery, Preschool,
and
Homeschool
Ministries
Harvester Community Church
2432 Collier Parkway, Land O' Lakes
FOR MORE INFORMATION:
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CSS Volunteers Needed!!!
Volunteers are needed at Christian Social Services anytime Tuesday through Saturday from 10am - 4pm. Come for an hour or stay longer! No experience or special ability needed, just a willingness to help! It's a great place for youth to get credit for school (youth younger than 15 yrs. old must be accompanied by an adult.) Call or email Llurah Utt with questions, concerns or just show up at CSS ask for Tina and she'll be SO HAPPY to get you started. You will be a blessing and YOU WILL BE BLESSED! Llurah - (813) 996-6926 or
thriftygirls2@yahoo.com
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Room Availability At Harvester
Any Ministry Team, Bible Study Group or anyone needing to reserve a room, multiple rooms or the church property, please contact Sheila in the church office to confirm availability and to schedule your meeting and/or event at harvesterumc@verizon.net or (813) 948-2311
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God has a purpose for your pain, a reason for your struggle, and a reward for your faithfulness. Trust Him and don't give up!
Submitted by Deborah Alexander
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Join Larry Young and the prayer group on Friday mornings at 10:00 am in Room 38
There are so many needs in our church and beyond that must be covered in prayer. If this is something that you would love to participate in, then just show up or contact Larry Young at
813-846-4342.
You can also text your prayer concern to the prayer chain at 81
3-846-4342 or contact the church office.
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Church Library
Our Church Library is available for everyone to use! Stop by and check out some materials and feel free to borrow what you like! We are always accepting donations of
Christian books (non fiction or fiction) and are happy to add them to the collection.
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Harvester APP
You can now download the
Harvester App
through the App Store for either Apple or Google! Search: HarvesterUMC
With our App you can:
View previous sermons
See our church calendar
Find out more information about HUMC
Submit a prayer request
Make a donation
Read the Bible
Receive updates about Harvester
And so much more!
Be sure to turn your notifications on to receive messages from the church.
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To All The Men at Harvester
We are meeting at 8:00 am every Tuesday at Panera Bread
at the corner of SR 54 and Livingston Rd.
PLEASE COME FOR FELLOWSHIP and GOOD FOOD
LARRY YOUNG
813-846-4342 cell
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Church Office Hours
Monday through Thursday from 8 am to 3:30 pm.
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Worship Times &
Sunday School
Sunday Mornings 9:00 a.m. Traditional Worship Nursery available 11:00 a.m. Contemporary Worship 11:00 a.m. Nursery Children's Worship Hour Middle School Sunday School 5th Sundays Combined Worship at 10:00 a.m. followed by a luncheon |
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Upcoming Message
Message:
"What Have We Learned"
Scriptures: Deuteronomy 11:2
Pastor Russell O. McKee lll
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Youth Schedule
Sunday, November 17
Activate! Youth Group
5:30 - 7:00 p.m.
Wednesday, November 20
Switch Rehearsal
6:30-8pm
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Church Contact
Information
Office
(813) 948-2311
Web Site
Pastor
Russell O. McKee lll
revmckee@aol.com
Family Ministries Pastor
Gary Hallam
ghallam517@aol.com
Worship & Creative Arts
Phillip Brown
pbrown110@verizon.net
Office Administrator
Sheila Fitzgerald
harvesterumc@verizon.net
Nursery Coordinator
Christina Monette
christinajp@aol.com
Director of Children's Ministry
Kristina Nast
kknast13@gmail.com
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