First United Weekly Newsletter Thursday, March 4

March Agape Dinner Came In Like a Lion! Last night's Agape Drive-Thru Dinner was another amazing event featuring a long line of cars and the return of a bit of early evening sunlight! Many church members and Agape friends drove by to pick up a wonderful, free dinner to go. As always, we offer a BIG thanks to all our great Agape volunteers for sharing the love on behalf of our church family! The next Agape Drive-Thru Dinner is scheduled for Wednesday April 7.

Pastors in the Family Life Center THIS MORNING! Looking for something to do today from 10-11am? Come drop by our Family Life Center and say hello to one another. Stay for the whole time, or just stop in for a little while. It's a great way to connect for a short time each week and have some safe "in person" contact.

Mission Sewing Update Members of our Presbyterian Women Mission Sewing Circle are still busy creating items at home. Quilts, blankets, pillowcases, hats, burp clothes, and bibs were recently donated to Willow Tree Child Advocacy Center and the Healthy Families unit of Green Bay Family Services. For information on how you can support this mission effort, contact Julie Mackey (337-0890) or Susan Leiber (337-0979).

Be sure to pick up your free copies of The Upper Room and Our Daily Bread for some wonderful daily devotionals. They're available for you on Sunday mornings at the front entrance and every day around the clock in the small breezeway area inside the office side doors of the church.

Sunday's Worship Preview Join us this Sunday at 9:45am in person or online when our scripture readings will be Exodus 20:1-17 and John 2:13-22 (click on links to read verses). During worship, we'll learn how God provides us the gift of both the Law and the Gospel in order that we may peaceably live in society. Through Jesus Christ, we can embrace a view of life that offers freedom, justice, and cooperation. We'll also be sharing Communion for the beginning of a new month. Hope to see you Sunday!  Here's How You Can Join Us

> In Person - Join us Sunday morning at 9:45 in the Sanctuary. Please wear a mask, enter through the Webster doors, use the provided sanitizer, and sit where an usher directs you. It's a blessing to socialize and fellowship with one another (at a safe distance) after the service! > Live Online - You can also join us for a live stream of our service Sunday morning at 9:45 on our church Facebook page.

> Sound-only connection - You can listen by phone by calling Zoom at (312) 626-6799 around 9:35am. Enter meeting ID: 206 385 039 followed by #. > Watch Service recordings anytime - If it's more convenient, you can always watch our recent service recordings on our Facebook page (shortly after the live stream is completed) or our website (anytime after 11:30am on Sunday mornings).

8:30am Adult Zoom Sunday School We hope you'll join our class this Sunday at 8am as we discuss Lent using object lessons found in the Bible. This week’s object lesson revolves around coins. Discover how simple coins can teach us deep biblical truths. We encourage you to bring a coin(s) that you'd be willing to share with the class and discuss its significance. We look forward to seeing you Sunday and hearing your two cents worth! Here's how you can be a part of the class: * For a video link on Sunday morning, click here. * For a phone connection on Sunday, dial +1 (312) 626- 6799... Meeting ID: 847 9119 8136... Passcode: 873976

CORE & JAM Youth Groups All 6th - 12th grade youth are invited downstairs to the Middle High Room this Sunday at 11am for a time of fun, fellowship, and learning. We've enjoyed meeting together on the first and third Sundays each month and checking in with one another during these different times. Hope to see you Sunday!

Can You Help with Our Communal Sharing for Maundy Thursday? Our Worship and Music Ministry is creating a special Maundy Thursday video presentation, and we need your help! We're asking for share video clips (or photos) of people sharing meals or taking part in communion in any way. Click here to watch a short video for more details. Email you submissions to Alice Wood at avicwood@gmail.com or call her at 785-393-9990 with questions. The deadline for your submission is next Thursday, March 11. Please help us with this special project.

Wednesday Night Zoom Check In Please join us next Wednesday (and every Wednesday) from 7-7:45pm to fellowship with one another. This is a great way to beat the winter blues and say hello to fellow church members and friends. Here's how you can join our gathering: *For a video link next Wednesday, click here. * For a phone connection next Wednesday, dial 1 (312) 626-6799...  Meeting ID: 740 456 986... Passcode: 120171...

Attention All Moms! Pastor Meggan is forming a group to read the book Becoming Mom Strong by Heidi St. James and do the related Bible study. We have five people interested so far. Who else would like to join? If you'd like to be a part of this transformative Bible Study, please let Pastor Meggan know at meggan@firstunitedpc.org or 920-246-9030. Once we know who's interested, we'll determine a time and schedule that works for all of us to meet and study God’s word together. Also, you'll need to purchase both the book as well as the Bible Study. Please let Pastor Meggan know your interest.

This Saturday (3/6) from 10am - 1pm, a non-perishable Food Drive for the benefit of the De Pere Christian Outreach Food Pantry will be hosted at St. Anne's Episcopal Church. Our own church is one of the founding members of the DPCO Food Pantry and Thrift Shop, so please mark your calendar and help support this food drive for our neighbors in the De Pere area.

The annual "Help for the Homeless Hygiene Drive" is now going on all throughout our area, and our church family is again supporting this effort. With your help, our Valentine's Day dessert box fundraiser raised $550! The drive continues through this Sunday (3/7), so please drop off any cleaning or personal hygiene products in the boxes located at the church (or at many other locations throughout the area).

Contemporary Readers March Plans The book our Contemporary Readers Group is reading for March is called Despite the Best Intentions: How Racial Inequality Thrives in Good Schools by Amanda Lewis and John Diamond. Everyone's invited to read the book and then join a review and discussion led by Terri Gulyas on Sunday, March 14, at 5:30pm via Zoom.

THIS WEEK Monday (3/1) - Mike Kettner, Chris McPherson, & Anne Motquin Tuesday (3/2) - Kelly Mehlberg Friday (3/5) - Chris Bivins, Mara Marks, & Catherine Newell Saturday (3/6) - Lauren Sacotte NEXT WEEK Sunday (3/7) - Roger Lange & Jason Schnitzler Monday (3/8) - Kathy Porretto Tuesday (3/9) - Kendra Smale & Lexy Bivins Wednesday (3/10) - Laurel Heil Thursday (3/11) - Jim Melcher & Eric Planert Why not call, email, or send them a card?

> Pastors in the Family Life Center - TODAY (3/4) 10am > De Pere Christian Outreach Food Drive (St. Anne's Episcopal Church) - Saturday (3/6) 10am > Adult Sunday School (Zoom) - Sunday (3/7) 8:30am > Sunday Worship & Communion - Sunday (3/7) 9:45am (in person at church, live stream on Facebook, or view a recording on our website after the service) > CORE/JAM Youth Groups (Middle High Room) - Sunday (3/7) 11am > Finance Ministry Meeting (Zoom) - Monday (3/8) 6pm > Deacons Meeting (Room 11) - Monday (3/8) 6:30pm > Weekly Zoom Check In - Wednesday (3/10) 7pm > Contemporary Readers Group (Zoom) - Next Sunday (3/14) 5:30pm > Youth Bible Study (Zoom) - Next Sunday (3/14) 6pm > P.W. 4th Tuesday Book Club (Koinonia Lounge) - Tuesday (3/23) 1pm *To schedule a meeting at the church, contact Tori in the church office. To schedule an online Zoom meeting, contact Pastor Meggan.

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