PASTORS TOM BALLARD AND KRISTEN BURKHART |
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IN WORSHIP THIS SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 2020
1ST SUNDAY OF ADVENT
Isaiah 64:1-9
Psalm 80:1–7, 17–19 (UMH 801)
I Corinthians 1:3-9
Mark 13:24-37
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THE SEASON OF ADVENT BEGINS THIS SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 29
We invite you to join us each Sunday during Advent for either in-person worship or our online worship services as we light the Advent wreath and prepare to celebrate the coming of Christ into our hearts and lives.
IN-PERSON WORSHIP
We will meet this Sunday, November 29, at 11am in the Sanctuary for Traditional worship and 11am in the Gym for The Journey worship. All of our safety protocols will be in place so we ask that you bring a mask and arrive 20-30 minutes early for screening questions and to be seated by an usher.
So that we may plan for appropriate socially distant seating between families, please let us know if you are coming to in-person worship and which service you will attend. Registration for In-Person Worship for November 29 will close at the end of today, Tuesday, November 24, due to the Thanksgiving holiday. As always, walk-ins are welcome to attend.
ONLINE WORSHIP
We continue to provide online worship on Sundays. Please join us by going to our YouTube channel or our Facebook page. We invite you to subscribe to our YouTube channel, and follow us on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter. Please like and share our social media posts!
CHURCH OFFICE HOURS FOR NOVEMBER AND DECEMBER
Our office staff is working remotely in November and December during the following hours:
Monday-Thursday: 8:30am-5:00pm (closed from 12pm-1pm for lunch)
Friday: 8:30am-12:00pm
To contact staff members directly, please email them. You can find staff emails on Realm or on our website under the Who We Are menu on our home page. If you need to meet with a church staff member in person, please make an appointment directly with that staff member.
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Fountain Kids Ministry is sponsoring a Christmas event for our FCUMC family! COME HOME TO BETHLEHEM will be held on December 6 beginning at 6pm. (The rain date is December 13.) This will be an outdoor walk through event that will feature the talented and creative folks of FCUMC as we relive the environment, sights and sounds of the birth of Jesus. There are approximately 8 spaces still available and we will only be able to allow 5 walk-ins per time slot the day of the event, so please register today to attend or volunteer!
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NOTABLE NEEDS
PLACES TO SERVE
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KARM COATS FOR THE COLD
COAT DISTRIBUTION
NOW THROUGH SATURDAY, DECEMBER 5
If you know someone who is in need of a coat, please contact Maxine in the church office at (865) 689-5175 for a coat voucher. These vouchers can be turned in to any KARM Store until December 5 to receive a coat.
Volunteers Needed:
Help is needed to display the coats through December 5. Select a KARM Stores location, date and time to be a part of this community-wide endeavor.
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GRESHAM PRAYER PARTNERS MINISTRY
Please click here for detailed information about how you can support GMS as a digital prayer partner, to view the available Gresham staff, and to "adopt" that staff member.
COVID COMPASSION
Want to love your neighbor during this stressful time? Click here to sign up to run errands, call, or write notes to our homebound and those in isolation, all on a flexible time schedule.
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NEWS AND NOTES
THE MORE YOU KNOW
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The Advent season brings the opportunity to continue our Fountain City UMC tradition of honoring loved ones with poinsettia dedications. You are invited to make a dedication in honor or memory of family and friends. For $10 per dedication, your loved one will be honored or memorialized in our bulletin throughout December. For inclusion in the dedication list, all dedication requests must be received by this Sunday, November 29. Click here to make your dedication request.
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CHRISTMAS CONCERT
Our Traditional Worship music staff and a few friends will present a short Christmas concert of favorite carols and songs on Sunday, December 20, at 3 pm, and Monday, December 21, at 7 pm. Please use this link to register to attend. We look forward to a time of making music together!
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JOIN THE 2020 WORLDWIDE
VIRTUAL CHRISTMAS CHOIR
You’ve seen the videos of choirs and studio singers coming together (digitally) to sing uplifting songs and hymns, creating works of art that in times like these are needed and incredibly inspiring. Now is your chance to be a part of a virtual choir for Christmas! Come together with unified voices to celebrate the birth of Christ our Savior! If you would like to be a part of The United Methodist Church 2020 Worldwide Virtual Christmas Choir video, please use this link and follow the instructions. Videos must be submitted by December 1.
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NEXT UP AT FCUMC
MARK YOUR CALENDAR
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- December 6 at 6pm: Come Home To Bethlehem Christmas Event
- December 20 at 3pm: Christmas Concert
- December 21 at 7:30pm: Christmas Concert
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PASTOR ON CALL
KRISTEN BURKHART
(865) 357-6354
(Please call. Do Not Text.)
Fountain City United
Methodist Church
212 Hotel Road
Knoxville, TN 37918
(865) 689-5175
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WORSHIP WITH US
11am Traditional Worship
11am The Journey Worship
or our Facebook page on Sundays for links to our online worship services.
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