Last week Tucker First officially began singing in church again and some eager choir members couldn't resist sitting in the choir loft for the hymns. |
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Tucker First UMC News
July 16, 2021
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Worship Services at Tucker First |
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“Vaccinations…Vocations… Vacations”
July 18, 2021
11:00 am worship
Rev. Gerald Varner, Preaching
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All worship service videos and live-streamed services are located on the church website or the Tucker First UMC YouTube channel. |
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Every Sunday @ 7:00 pm
Are you looking for a new in-person worship experience at Tucker First? Please join us for Sunday Night With The Table@TuckerFirstUMC. The service will combine modern music with sacred rituals and focus on real relationships. The worship service will be on Sunday nights at 7:00 pm in the Chapel. Questions? Contact Anne Cumings at anne.cumings@ngumc.net
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We are all in need of healing at some point in our lives – physical, emotional, mental, or spiritual. Join us for a service of music, communion, and healing prayer every second Sunday at 7:00 in the Chapel.
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Tucker First News and Notes |
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In September, our United Methodist Women will be recognizing all babies born in the Tucker First family in the past year. If you welcomed a new baby or grand baby between March 2020 and May 2021, please send the information to Stephanie Shanholtzer at sshanholtzer@tfumc.org.
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Children and Youth Encouraged to
Sign Up For Acolyte Training
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We are looking for children and youth in grades 4-12 who are interested in being acolytes during the Sunday 11:00 am worship service. There will be a training and information session on Sunday, July 25 @ 3:00 pm in the Sanctuary. You can sign up for the training session at by clicking on the graphic. Questions? Contact Mimi Sanders at mimi_sanders@tfumc.org.
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Between the raindrops this month, our Tucker First youth were able to attend a Braves game. They have been having a lot of fun this summer with group activities and outings. |
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If you have a youth that is interested in participating in Youth Week (July 25 - 30), please contact Chris Moss at cmoss@tfumc.org. The annual Youth Week focuses on mission work in our church and community as well fun, group activities.
This year's theme for Youth Week is, "All Together Now!" You can register for youth week by using the QR code to the right.
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UMW Collecting School Supplies |
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Our United Methodist Women are collecting school supplies to support two local schools, Idlewood Elementary and Tucker Middle School. Over the course of three Sundays in July, (July 11, 18, and 23) collection bins will be located around the church.
Click on the graphic to see what each school has requested and the locations of the collection bins. Questions? Please contact Evelyn Burkett at ehburkett@comcast.net.
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Great Day of Service - September 25 |
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Our Annual Great Day of Service will be Saturday, September 25 from 8:00 am - 12:30 pm. On this day, multiple teams will tackle projects in the community to meet the needs of our friends and neighbors.
Some of the organizations that will benefit include Wellroot Family Services, Tucker Parks and Recreation, UMCOR, local nursing homes, and DeKalb County Fire and Rescue. Mark the date on your calendar and watch for the registration links.
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Some supplies and information need to be collected in advance of Great Day of Service 2021. See below on how you can help. |
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Plastic Trash Bags Needed. One team will be making sleeping mats for the homeless. These mats are crocheted using plastic yarn and plastic shopping bags. To make the mats, we need your shopping bags! Collection containers can be found outside the church office, in the Chapel and in the Gathering Room. Questions? Contact TJ Jarret at 770-491-8994.
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Clean-Up Projects for Senior Church Members. Another project will be for teams to go to the homes of our senior church members and help with housecleaning, closet de-cluttering, or light yard work. If you know of a person that has such a need, please contact Bonnie Hatfield at bhat.1@netzero.net.
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Flood Bucket Item of Week - Work Gloves
Cotton gloves with a leather palm or all leather
We are re-running this item this week because no work gloves were received last week.
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One of the many Great Day of Service projects will be to assemble flood buckets for UMCOR (United Methodist Committee on Relief). The flood buckets contain much needed supplies that are used by volunteer cleaning teams after a disaster.
If you would like to order online, the link for the Flood Bucket Amazon Wish List is located below. Please ship all supplies to the church office.If your class or group would like to donate funds for a flood bucket, a full bucket of items is $75.
If you wish to purchase items locally, click on the button below to view a complete list of items. You can drop your item donation off in the bin in the Gathering Room. Please remember that in order for all the items to fit into a bucket, they have to be the exact size on the itemized supply list.
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The Tucker First Weekday Preschool has openings for two teachers beginning with the fall term. If you, or someone you know, has a heart for children and would like to be part of a preschool ministry, please contact Preschool Director Marti Coleman by clicking on the button. |
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Two office volunteers are needed to finish out our list of volunteers. The office helpers work Monday - Thursday from 10:00 am - 2:00 pm. To volunteer, contact Stephanie Shanholtzer by clicking on the button. |
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Click on the button to read the updated COVID-19 guidelines which are posted on the church website. |
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Pastor Gerald will be hosting, “One H.E.A.R.T. An Intro to Tucker First", every fourth Sunday at 9:30 am.The next one will be Sunday, July 25. Anyone interested in learning more about Tucker First is invited to attend.
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Our prayer ministry lifts your concerns in prayer. You can submit prayer requests by clicking on the button or contact the church office at 770-938-3030.. |
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You are doing a great job of being faithful in your giving to Tucker First. Please remember to not let your church offering slip. |
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Amazon Smile is a program within Amazon.com where you can register a charity (in this case Tucker First UMC) to receive .5% of your purchases. To sign up, click on the button and designate Tucker First.
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We are continuing to collect for our, "Water From Around the World" project. We invite you to collect water in a small, sealed container and write your name on the container along with the state or country from which the water was collected. You can drop it off at the church office. |
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We continue to hear from people receiving emails and texts that appear to be requests from Pastor Gerald or Pastor Anne. These are scams. Please remember that we will never ask for personal information or financial assistance by text or email.
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Our Tucker First Weekday Preschool teachers have created a wish list on Amazon and we would encourage you to donate to the Preschool program. Click on the button to look at all the items needed by the Preschool. |
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Did you know that you can download a weekly Spotlight from the Tucker First website?
The Spotlight includes a lot of the information found in the weekly newsletter, but also includes current prayer requests, weekly church calendar, and prayer emphasis. The spotlight is also easily printable for sharing.
Click on the graphic to go directly to the home page of the website and then click on Sunday News Spotlight.
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This is a publication of
Tucker First United Methodist Church
5095 LaVista Road
Tucker, GA 30084
770-938-3030
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