Hello First,

Here is what you need to know for this weekend:

(More details below)

• TRUNK OR TREAT is THIS SUNDAY
• No Sunday Night Programming
• Youth sign up for FALL RETREAT
• Sunday School volunteer interest meeting
• Baptism at 11:00 of Ann Hanley Barnett

Let us gather together,

First Methodist Morehead City

Now, this was a Sunday celebration! Baptism at 8:30 and New Members at 9:45 and 11:00. Scottie Katherine Gann, daughter of John and Crystal, was baptized at the 8:30 service. We welcomed new members at The Rise and at the 11:00 Traditional Service. We are grateful to join in covenant membership with Brandon, Julie, McLane, and Reynolds Whitt, and Jim and Connie Matthews. 

On the first Sunday of November, we celebrate the lives of those who have gone on to heaven over the last year. All Saints Day comes from a conviction that there is a spiritual connection between those in Heaven and on Earth. At each of our services on Sunday morning, we will light a candle and read the names of our saints. 

Help us celebrate Rachel Mundine, our church organist for over 35 years, on Sunday, November 13th. We want to thank her for her faithful service to our church. We will have a light reception in the Atrium following both services. A poem written in Rachel’s honor will be read and we will share music and joy to show our appreciation and give thanks to Rachel.

Wondering how you will survive the weeks surrounding Thanksgiving and Christmas? Are you dreading these holidays, knowing that everything has changed and that happy memories from past years can’t be recreated?

Our Surviving the Holidays seminar is especially for people who are grieving a loved one’s death. You’ll learn:

• How to deal with the many emotions you’ll face during the holidays
• What to do about traditions and other coming changes
• Helpful tips for surviving social events
• How to discover hope for your future

You can choose which date works for you. The information at the sessions is the same. Contact Pastor Patrick if you have any questions. 

Big delivery this week! Backpack Blessings is back and in full operation and ready for another school year. There is a large increase in students receiving this year; Elementary at 33 and Primary at 34. We are blessed with volunteers packing and making weekly deliveries. We appreciate their giving of time which makes this program so successful. With your continued support in prayers and financial help, we are able to give these children the needed food for their nourishment over the weekends. Without this support, the children would be without food, so this is a major mission our church is fortunate and able to deliver. So proud to be a member of a church that gives so freely. We want to thank you for your continued support in giving and your prayers, as this mission continues to grow.  Thank you and we will keep you updated as the year progresses.  Backpack Blessings Committee.

Ukraine Updates

Tune in to hear Pastor Patrick on Viewpoints with Lockwood Phillips each week on radio station 107.1 to receive updates from our friends in Ukraine. The show airs on Mondays at 5:00 pm. Thank you Patrick for sharing the needs and concerns of the people of Ukraine and the surrounding areas so that we may continue to pray for and support our neighbors. 

Visit Historic Tryon Palace for a holiday-inspired tour of the palace and homes to see decorations inspired by traditions from colonial America, native plants, and Eastern North Carolina’s coastal heritage. A private tour is scheduled for 10:30. The trip will include lunch. We are limited to 25 people and the cost is $21.35 each. The deadline to sign up and pay is November 16. The Waverunners are an amazing group of members age 50+ that gather for worship, fellowship, and service opportunities. We will meet in the church parking lot at 9:00 am.

Registration is FULL!

For those that have registered please pay $35 by November 16th.

Take a pilgrimage to the Holy Land in February 2023. There are still some open spots and the deadline to register is still a few months away! If you want to know more, don't hesitate to reach out to Pastor Sarah. We have a great group going from First Methodist Church, Morehead City and friends from First United Methodist - Rocky Mount along with our friend Wil Bailey from Costa Rica Mission Projects. Email Pastor Sarah if you are interested at swilliams@fumcmhc.org.

SUNDAY SCHOOL

Do you feel a call to serve but are not sure if you are the right fit? We are holding an informational session for current and new Sunday school Teachers right after the rise on October 30th. Your little and big kids can stay in the nursery. Please click on the button below to view the online signup sheet.

We love kids on our campus! This Sunday they will all be in costumes for our TRUNK OR TREAT from 4-5 in the Arendell Street parking lot. Bring your family and friends! 

First Methodist Middle Schoolers were on a MISSION Sunday night packing and praying for homeless veterans and the bags were full of basic essentials including travel food utensils, thick socks, feminine products, toothpaste, and more that were picked up by Veterans Services of the Carolinas.

Trunk or Treat

Bring your family and friends to this free community event. Park in the Bridges Street lot and walk through the alley to enter the Arendell Street Parking Lot and visit the trunks for a special treat. If you would like to volunteer to decorate a trunk, use the link to register. Please plan on having your car in place at 3:30 and until the last child leaves. We typically see 200-300 kids come through the parking lot.

Youth Fall Retreat

Sign up for Fall Retreat! It's going to be an amazing weekend to spend time with friends and grow in your faith. We would LOVE to see as many as possible come to Camp Don Lee with us! If you want to invite a friend, we would love to have them too!

Open to all 6th-12th graders who have 10 hours of church participation logged! $80 per person - includes ALL meals on Saturday and Sunday breakfast (SCHOLARSHIPS AVAILABLE!)

Retreat begins at 7:00pm at Camp Don Lee. We will meet at church at 5:30pm to catch the 6:30pm ferry. Please eat dinner before you come or bring something to eat on the way!

Camp activities including the challenge course, volleyball, soccer, four square, free time, worship, small groups, and more! Wacky Talent show on Saturday, campfires and stores on Friday. Guest speakers and guest musicians leading worship experiences. Opportunities for youth to participate in worship!

ELC Director

The Early Learning Center (ELC) is accepting applications for a director position. The Director serves as the onsite leader at The Early Learning Center (ELC) and is responsible for the overall operation of the childcare facility in accordance with state and local laws, licensing requirements, and company policy to provide an outstanding experience for the staff, children, and their parents. If you are interested in this position or know of any potential candidates, please contact Zac Everhart at zaceverhart@outlook.com or visit the job posting at https://www.indeed.com/cmp/Early-Learning-Center---Fumc/jobs?jk=2e74932c0136f5ff&start=0.

Join the Team!

Bereavement Meal Teams

One of the ministries of our church is providing food for families who have lost a loved one. Over the past decade, we have organized teams who offer to serve a meal for the family; provide light refreshments for those visiting with the family, or help serve catered food for those gathered after a service. We have ten teams with a dozen on each team, so you would be asked to help once - or at the most twice a year. Even if you work or don’t consider yourself a ‘gourmet cook’, you can help with this ministry.

Grieving families are always so appreciative when we offer them the opportunity to spend time with their friends and family following a death. Serving on a Bereavement Team is a great way to meet other church members. It is a small time commitment, and you will receive much more than you give through serving. If you are interested in joining us - or if you have any questions about this - please email Lu Ellis - luellis341@gmail.com or Kim McConkey - kmcconkey@ec.rr.com.

Loaves and Fishes of Beaufort

The 5K Run/Walk to Save Lives!

Start and Finish at Turner & Front Streets

Race Day packet pick up and awards ceremony at John Newton Park across Front Street from Clawson’s Restaurant

Beaufort, NC US 28516

Drug and alcohol substance abuse has touched many friends and families and has reached epidemic proportions: In America, 182,500 died of overdoses in 2020 compared to 103,000 in 2019. That’s 500 people dying per day. 

An average of 9 North Carolinians died each day from a drug overdose in 2020, a 40% increase from the previous year. Source: The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, Mar 21, 2022. Carteret County had 33 overdose deaths and 137 emergency room visits in 2021.

Run for Recovery's objectives: 1) raise awareness of this epidemic; 2) raise scholarship money for men that cannot pay for their treatment (counseling, transportation and shelter) in the Loaves and Fishes’ recovery program. This is a Christ-centered ministry for men battling drug addiction and alcoholism (NC registered public charity, 501 (c) (3)).

Get in shape - Come walk/run with us, any distance!

Learn more about Race Course Signs you can make and carry or purchase with a donation in the paragraph below. Give in memory of a loved one lost to addiction. Honor someone recovering from addiction. 

Registration Fees/Dates/Categories:

Individual: $25 per person (by 11/1), $30 thereafter

Family or Team of four or more, $15 per person (savings until 11/1). $30 per person thereafter

We love active military - discount: $20 per person

On-line registration closes November 11, 2022.

Everyone that signups up by Nov 1 is entered into a drawing for the beautiful framed photo of the Shackleford ponies and Cape Lookout Lighthouse. 

No refunds.

Packet-Pick Up Information:

Pre-registered participants can pick up packets Friday, November 11, from 4:30 PM - 6:30 PM at Ann Street United Methodist

Church, Eure Building, at 500 Ann Street (brick building diagonal to church at Craven and Ann Streets).

Race Day packet pick-up for runners and walkers will be from 6:30 - 7:15 AM and for walkers 6:30 - 7:45 AM. 

Race Day packet pick up and awards ceremony at Turner and Front Streets in Downtown Beaufort, NC/ John Newton Park across Front Street from Clawson’s Restaurant

Awards/Categories:

Top male & female finishers overall will receive trophies.

Top male and top female for each age group will receive medals as follows: Ages 12 and under, 13-19, 20-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59, 60-69, 70+

Participation awards for Kids 50-yard Dash

Course:

Beaufort has been voted “the coolest small town in America" by Southern Living Magazine. The Race Course is down historic Front Street with its beautiful homes and the oft-seen wild banker ponies across the waterfront. Course certified USATF #NC19005BM.

Make this a family getaway. Go to Cape Lookout Lighthouse shell collecting. See dozens of ponies on Shackleford Island. Discover dolphins. Kayak islands and waterfront. Beach. Surf fish. Fort Macon.

THANK YOU

Dear Missions Coordinator,

Thank you so much for your recent gift of $270 to provide Bibles for people around the world! With so many worthy causes you could invest in, we are thrilled that you have chosen to partner in ministry with Cru. We are committed to keeping you informed of the ways God is working in people's lives through our partnership together. May God bless you richly for it!

Sincerely,

Mike Duggins, Director of Ministry Development

Thank you so much for your generous donations on 9/8/22 of $50, and on 8/11/22 of $50, which will help serve our community. It's through people like you that God's blessings are known and we're grateful to you for the kindness you've shown.

Martha's Mission Cupboard Inc.

ALTAR FLOWERS

The Flowers on the Altar are given to the glory of God and in celebration of the wedding Saturday of Josie Barnes Bowen and Jon Cecil Gillman.

Week of Oct 27 - Nov 2

27 Stanley Harrell

27 Karen-Elaine Smith

27 Mallory Floyd

27 Miles Johnson

28 Bobbie Ann Saleeby

28 Braxton Morris

28 Walter King

29 Michael Lupton

29 Nick Townsend

30 Evelyn Harris

30 John Dunn, Jr

30 Robert Brooks

30 James Bell

31 Raymond Ball

31 Barbara Chambers

31 Elizabeth Basnight

1 Bob Haines

1 Jessica Dowty

1 Owen Starling

1 Wade Morgan

2 Earle Wade

2 Willis Baily

2 Brett McDonald

2 Kayla Cox

2 Molly White

Please let us know if we do not have your birthday in our system. We don't want to miss anyone!