Clergy Appreciation Month

October is Clergy Appreciation Month, so join us as we say thank you to our wonderful First Church Clergy. Ways to show your love: 1.Tell Them In Person   2. Bring or Mail a Card to Church (6 E Wright St, 32501). On Wednesday Nights in October we will celebrate each pastor with their favorite dessert at Wednesday Night Dinner. 

Wednesday Night Dinner

Wednesday, October 5 | 5:00 – 6:00pm | The Wright Place

Click HERE to Register

Menu: Brats with Peppers and Onions, German Potato Salad, & German Chocolate Cake

Kids: First Friday 

Friday, October 7 | 5:30 - 7:30pm | Gym 

Registration

Children from Infant-4th grade are invited to join us for a night of faith sharing, games and other activities, along with having a meal together. Pizza & Dessert is $5/child Drop off and pick up is in the gym. 

Tweens: First Friday 

Friday, October 7 | 5:30 - 7:30pm

Email Denise to sign up

All 5th and 6th graders are invited to join us for dinner and a goofy golf! Bring $5 for 18 holes and money for Chick-fil-a. RSVP by Sunday, October 2.

Welcome Rev. Bonface Wanyama - Teaming with Tanzania

Sunday, October 9 | 9:45 - 10:45am | The Wright Place, Great Hall

We have an exciting opportunity to support and learn more about our partnership with Wesley College. Rev. Bonface Wanyama, Head of Wesley College Theology Department is making his first trip to US and is including us on his itinerary. On. Sunday, October 9th, he will speak in each service and at a special forum for all classes and individuals held in the Great Hall from 9:45-10:45am. Please join us in welcoming him and returning the hospitality that so many on our teams experienced while we were in Tanzania. If you are interested in personally meeting or hosting Rev. Wanyama, please contact Lisa Bond.

Wednesday Nights - Session 2

October 12 - November 16

More Info & Registration

Join us for session 2 of Wednesday Nights at First Church. We are offering a variety of classes taught by clergy & laity. We will have FREE dinner on October 12! 

WAYS TO GIVE & SERVE

Hurricane Ian Response: How You Can Help

In response to Hurricane Ian making landfall on the Florida peninsula, our conference will begin collecting cleaning kits (previously known as flood buckets) to be sent to areas in the Alabama-West Florida, Florida, and South Georgia Conferences impacted by this storm. We will be requesting 1,000 kits from the UMCOR depot in Decatur, AL and will also be collecting kits in each of our districts. Here are two ways you can assist in these efforts:

1. You can make a donation at awfumc.org. Monetary donations will be used to gather supplies for the cleaning kits as well as to help defray shipping costs for the buckets we will be receiving from the UMCOR depot in Decatur. The cost of a completed Cleaning Kit is $75. 
2. You can assemble cleaning kits on your own following UMCOR’s Cleaning Kit Assembly instructions found at mcmission.org/umcor-cleaning-kit. Once complete, the kits can be dropped off at the Pensacola District's designated location, St. Luke UMC . Please call St. Luke's church office to schedule a drop off: 850-477-3145.

FUMC Disaster Relief Team

We are looking for people who are interested in Disaster Relief. This could be local work teams, deployed work teams, food distribution, hosting teams, etc. If you are interested and would like further information, please contact Andrew Rasnick at Andrew87rasnick@gmail.com.

Kitchen Volunteers Needed

Wednesdays | 2:00 - 5:00pm | Ruth's Kitchen

The kitchen is in need of volunteers to help prep ingredients and cook food for our Wednesday Night dinners. Frequency is dependent on your availability and can be on a weekly, bi-weekly, or monthly schedule. Contact Mici Kuba if you would like to serve!

JUST Pensacola - House Meetings

Begin Monday, September 26

FUMC is a member of J.U.S.T. Pensacola (Justice United Seeking Transformation in

Pensacola), an interfaith organization that actively uncovers injustice and mobilizes the

community through the power of organized people to create and win just, fair and

effective solutions. Along with 17 other congregations in Pensacola, FUMC will host sacred conversations and build our justice ministry networks beginning the last week of September. House meetings will begin on September 26. Team leaders have already begun the process of inviting members of our congregation to join in these sacred conversations. If you don’t receive an invitation, but have a passion for justice, please contact Peggy Groves or Rev. Rick Branch.

Stock the Kitchen - Ruth's Kitchen Fundraiser

Click HERE to Purchase

Ruth's Kitchen is in need of new pots and pans with lids as well commercial plastic containers with lids. To help purchase these items we will be taking prepaid orders for cheese straws, pecan pie, and fudge pie! The deadline to purchase is will be November 4 and pick up is November 18.

The Kitchen team will be taking orders outside under the awning on Sundays, October 9 - 30 from 9:15 - 11:00am.

Now Hiring! Preschool Director & Teachers

Methodist Children's Academy

Click HERE to Apply!

Monday, October 3

Serving the Hungry

Mondays & Thursdays | 8:00am - 1:00pm

Youth: Senior High Bible Study

Mondays | 7:30am | Whataburger on 9th Ave

Serving the Hungry

Mondays & Thursdays | 8:00am - 1:00pm

Centering Prayer Group

Mondays | 10:00am | 2nd Floor Wright Place, Room 203 | Registration

Kids: 4th Grade Chill-Time

Mondays | 3:00 - 4:00pm | Mall Food Court

Get Wright on Mondays

Mondays | 5:30pm |  Wesley Abbey Parlor | Registration

Centering Prayer Group

Mondays | 6:00pm | via Zoom | Registration

Grand Monday Nights - Hosted by The Grand-Parenting Class

Mondays | 7:00pm | via Zoom | Zoom Registration

Tuesday, October 4

Prayer Shawl Ministry

Tuesdays | 10:00am | Wesley Abbey 101

Registration

Wednesday, October 5

Dad's Bible Study

Wednesdays | 7:30am | Registration

Renewal and Repair (R + R)

Wednesdays | 9:00am - 12:00pm | Garages

Women at the Well

Wednesdays |10:30am | The Wright Place, Room 233

Joe Harrell Men's Bible Study

Wednesdays | Noon | The Wright Place

Wednesday Night Dinner

5:00 – 6:00pm | The Wright Place

Click HERE to Register

Kids: K-4th Choir Practice

Wednesdays | 5:30 - 6:00pm | Click HERE to Register

Kids: Mid-Week (Kid Connect and Play & Pray)

Wednesdays | 6:00 - 7:15pm | Click HERE to Register

Students: Mid-Week (5th - 8th Grade)

Wednesdays | 6:00 – 7:15pm | Youth Building | Registration

Adult Choir Rehearsal

Wednesdays | 6:15 – 7:45pm | Choir Room | New? Registration

Thursday, October 6

Youth: Mid-High Bible Study

Thursdays | 7:00am | Whataburger on Gregory

Serving the Hungry

Mondays & Thursdays | 8:00am - 1:00pm

Mom's Bible Study

Thursdays | 8:15am | Wesley Abbey Parlor

Friday, October 7

Kids: First Friday 

Friday, October 7 | 5:30 - 7:30pm | Gym 

Registration

Tweens: First Friday 

Friday, October 7 | 5:30 - 7:30pm

Email Denise to sign up

Next Sunday, October 9

18th Sunday After Pentecost

Services: 8:30 & 11:00am in the Main Sanctuary, ICON at 11:00am in Wesley Abbey

Online: 8:30 & 11:00am Facebook & FUMCPensacola.com/Livestream

Nursery available for Infant - 4 years old. Click HERE for more info.

Griefshare Support Group

Sundays | 5:45pm | Wesley Abbey | Registration

Tweens: Club 56 and Choir 

Sundays | 4:30 - 6:30pm | Youth Building | Registration

Youth: Fellowship & Choir

Sundays | 4:30 - 7:30pm | Youth Building

Worship "Re-Orientation"

Sunday, October 16 | 3:00 - 4:30 pm | The Wright Place

Dr. Lentz will be hosting a Re-Orientation for all those that serve in the main sanctuary. This includes all current and those wishing to serve as ushers, greeters, communion stewards, and lay readers for both 8:30 and 11:00am services. Participating in worship is a sacred task and after some time away and change in ministers we feel it is important to reorient ourselves with the expectations of these lay ministries. Questions: email Lacey at LAdair@fumcpensacola.com.

Flowers

October 2: In loving memory of the wedding anniversary, October 2, 1955, of Betty and George Olliff. We are forever grateful for you and love you always. Your family.

If you would like to add something to next week's notices, contact Ginger Raines at GRaines@FUMCPensacola.com

You may place flowers in the Sanctuary in honor, celebration or memory of someone. The arrangements are $65.00 each. To reserve a date, email Ginger at GRaines@FUMCPensacola.com.

Each of us is encouraged to read scripture during the week. This time of slowing down and physical distancing could prove to be a good time for making space for God by making time for meditation, reading, and prayer each day. It will be a blessing. It can change you life.

Monday - Psalm 89; Hosea 2:14-23; Acts 20:17-38; Luke 5:1-11

Tuesday - Psalm 94, 95; Hosea 4:1-10; Acts 21:1-14; Luke 5:12-26

Wednesday - Psalm 119:121-144; Hosea 4:11-19; Acts 21:15-26; Luke 5:27-39

Thursday - Psalm 105; Hosea 5:8--6:6; Acts 21:27-36; Luke 6:1-11

Friday - Psalm 107:1-32; Hosea 10:1-15; Acts 21:37--22:16; Luke 6:12-26

Saturday - Psalm 33; Hosea 11:1-9; Acts 22:17-29; Luke 6:27-38

Sunday -  Lamentations 1:1-16; Psalm 137; 2 Timothy 1:1-14; Luke 17:5-10