This Week
at
Forrest Burdette
Memorial UMC
 
2848 Putnam Avenue
Hurricane WV 25526
304.562.5903
C.O.M.: 304-562-9170
              
   
Monday, December 2
8-9:00 a.m.  Open Gym for Walking
9:30 a.m.  Preventicare -Byrd Hall
6:30 p.m.  Scouts BSA 236 -Scout Hut
7:00 p.m.  Trustees -201
7:00 p.m.  Hilda O'Dell Circle -Jan Rowsey's
7:00 p.m.  Cub Scouts 236 -Basement+
8:00 p.m.  AA -308
 
Tuesday, December 3
8-9:00 a.m.  Open Gym for Walking
10:00 a.m. C ommunity Cupboard
6:00 p.m.  Basketball (HABL) -Gym
6:30 p.m.  Girl Scouts #10117 -Byrd Hall
7:00 p.m.  UMW -110/Parlor
7:00 p.m.  Civic Chorus -Sanctuary
                           
Wednesday, December 4
8-9:00 a.m. Open Gym for Walking
9:30 a.m.  Preventicare -Byrd Hall
10:45 a.m.  Midweek Bible Study -207
12:00 p.m.  We Care -201
2:30 p.m.  Hooks & Needles -201
5:30 p.m.  Fellowship Dinner -FH
6:00 p.m.  Uth -111/Gym
6:30 p.m.  Adult Small Groups
6:30 p.m.  C.O.O.L. Kids -Sanctuary
7:30 p.m.  Praise Band -Sanctuary
  
Thursday, December 5
8-9:00 a.m. Open Gym for Walking
8:00 a.m.  TOPS 0530 -Byrd Hall
10:00 a.m.  Circle of Friends -211
1:30 p.m.  Senior Basketball -Gym
6:00 p.m.  Basketball (HABL) -Gym
6:30 p.m.  Scouts BSA #360 -Scout Hut
6:30 p.m.  Dancers' Choice -FH
7:00 p.m.  Choir Practice -Sanctuary
7:00 p.m.  Lacrosse Mtg (Newman) -308
   
Friday, December 6
8-9:00 a.m. Open Gym for Walking
9:30 a.m.  Preventicare -Byrd Hall
10:00 a.m. C ommunity Cupboard
6:00 p.m.  AEP Retirees Dinner -FH
6:30 p.m.  Savage Basketball -Gym
   
Saturday, December 7
7:30 a.m.  Emmaus Prayer Group -110
9:00 a.m.  Children's Musical Dress Rehearsal & Party -Sanctuary/FH
  
Sunday, December 8
Matthew 1:18-25
8:30 a.m.  Worship
9:45 a.m.  Sunday School
11:00 a.m.  Worship
5:00 p.m.  Christmas Dinner -FH
No Handbell Practice
No Uth Lead or Bible Study until 2020
No Men's Group
No Evening Worship in the Chapel
6:00 p.m.  Soccer (Elkins) -Gym
6:30 p.m.  Children's Musical -Sanctuary
7:00 p.m.  Adult Basketball -Gym
    
Upcoming Events:
12/11:  The Uth Flannel/Pajama/Ugly Sweater Christmas Party will be held on Wednesday, December 11, 6:00-8:00 p.m.! Come dressed up and ready to play games and join in the holiday fun. $10 white elephant gift game and MORE!

 E-Connection

 December 2, 2019
      
       
      We are gearing up for the holiday season over at COM! The children have been invited to sing for JOY Fellowship on December 19, and we look forward to presenting fun entertainment. Our regular Breakfast with Santa is coming up in just a couple weeks. Our families have always enjoyed seeing their little ones interact with Santa. And we will be incorporating many lessons on why Christmas is truly so important to us, as we move toward celebrating the birth of Jesus. As always if you have a special gift, skill, or talent you would like to share with our children, please contact the office (304-562-9170), and we can find a space and time for you to be able to do so. The children would love learning new things from special guests. Happy holidays!
      
Cathy Daley, Director
Children's Outreach Ministries (COM)
                              
Advent Devotionals
We have begun the Season of Advent. To help your household prepare your hearts and wait for Christmas, please pick up a booklet of daily devotions at the Connection Center desk. This year's booklet, "Advent; A Calendar of Devotions 2019" by Teer Hardy, will not be mass-mailed, so please make sure to get your copy.
                   
Churchwide Family Christmas Dinner: Sunday!
Tickets are on sale starting now for our annual Family Christmas Dinner. This year's dinner will be held on Sunday, December 8, 5:00-6:00 p.m., before the children's presentation of their Christmas musical, "Away In a Mango", at 6:30 p.m.  Ticket sales are held between Sunday church services, Wednesday evenings, and in the church office during the week. Get your tickets early! Roasted turkey or smoked ham, dressing, mashed potatoes and gravy, green beans, corn, cranberry sauce, rolls, and assorted desserts. $10 per adult; $5 per youth age 4-12; age 3 and under free. 
                     
Children's Christmas Musical: Sunday!
Our kids find themselves in quite a mess after a big storm hits. What will they  do? Who will help them? Is Christmas ruined? Find out as our children present their annual Christmas musical, "Away In a Mango". Mark your calendars for this Sunday, December 8th, at 6:30 p.m., following the Christmas Dinner, and join us for a Christmas cruise you'll never forget.
    
Small Group Information
Wednesday, December 4, will be the last night of small group classes for the semester. Classes and programs will resume in the new year. Please sign up at the Connection Center for our final Fellowship Dinner on December 4: meatloaf, mashed potatoes, carrots, rolls, and dessert.
                 
Wednesday Evening Cook Needed
We have enjoyed having Kellie Smith preparing our Wednesday evening Fellowship Dinners this semester, but she is unable to continue into the new year. Are you or someone you know interested in this position? For more information, please contact the church office (304-562-5903), or talk to one of our staff members. We would like to have someone in this position as soon as possible, with dinners resuming on January 8th. Thank you!
                  
Advent Candle for Missions
We are keeping a candle burning on the altar for missions. For each dollar donated, the candle will remain lit one hour. The candle donations will support Living Hope High School, Bungoma, Kenya, which was begun by Marilyn Uhl, a WV United Methodist. An $88 a month sponsorship gives an orphan an opportunity in the name of Jesus Christ, raising and educating Christian leaders of tomorrow (www.livinghopehighschool.org). Let's keep the candle burning during Advent and the 12 days of Christmas. Mark your donation "candle".
       
You're Invited...
...to a Baby Shower Celebration for Baby Gibson, Sarah, and Brady! Sarah Stark, daughter of Mark & Donna Landin, is expecting their little boy any day now. To celebrate, enjoy lunch with us from 12:30-2:00 p.m., on Saturday, December 14, in the Fellowship Hall. Please RSVP to Cindy & Leah Woodworth at 304-743-4590 or 304-208-6203.
        
Annual Pecan Sale
The United Methodist Women are selling pecans again! There are four remaining varieties: extra large pecan halves (16 oz.), chocolate covered pecans (12 oz.), cinnamon glazed pecans (10 oz.; limited supply), and glazed pecans (8 oz.; limited supply). Caramel clusters are sold out. Each bag is $10 and can be purchased between services or in the church office during the week. 
       
Charge Conference
Copies of the 2019 Charge Conference booklet are available at the Connection Center.
        
Operation Christmas Child
Due to your generosity, we have met our goals for Operation Christmas Child and The Greatest Journey. The 261 boxes are fully funded, and as of today we will sponsor 247 children in The Greatest Journey. Please pray for our mission group that will travel to volunteer at a processing center in North Carolina at the end of this week.
        
Little Free Library
Forrest Burdette now has a Little Free Library, "the world's largest book-sharing movement", located in the grassy area just before the COM covered drive. This project was a collaboration between our Children's & Youth Ministries. A Little Free Library is a "take a book, return a book" free book exchange for all ages. If you have one or two gently used books, for children, youth, young adults, or adults, that you think would be a good addition to our little library, please bring them to the church office.
                             
This Week's Birthdays
12/2 -  Karen Hyre, Gary Newman, Becky Williams
12/3 - Jane Bogan, Todd Landin
12/4 - Keith Bowie, Scott Ransom
12/5 - Meghan Fawcett, Geneva McGinnis, J.R. Newman, Michael Sword
12/6 - David Russell
12/7 -   Ellen Bowie, Michele Myers, Steve Powers, Kaven Ransom
12/8 -   Scott Edwards, Bradley Johnson, Dylan Kimble, Pat Litton, Casey Templeton, Matthew Tidd