On September 3, Becky Doster's father Robert Ford, was greeted with a beautiful birthday message. He turned 95 that day and members of the Tucker First men's fellowship were among the approximately seventy people who took time to wish him a happy birthday! |
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Tucker First UMC Weekly News
September 10, 2021
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“Assurance”
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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Healing Service This Sunday
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 pm in the Chapel. Join us this Sunday for the healing service.
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Join Us Every Week for Sunday Night With The Table
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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Blessing of the Animals
There will be a Blessing of the Animals on Saturday, October 9 at 10:00 am in the Wesley Center back parking lot. Bring your furry, feathered, or scaly friends to receive a special blessing.
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New Adult Sunday School Class
Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind. This is the first and greatest commandment. And the second is like it: Love your neighbor as yourself. – Matthew 22:37-39
We will not only explore what it means to Love Thy Neighbor, but we will also focus on growing our faith through friendships in Christ. This class is suggested for people ages 30s-50s, married or single, parents or non-parents.
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Electronics Recycle Day
As part of the Great Day of Service on Saturday, September 25, we will be having an electronics recycling event from 8:30 am – 12:30 pm. Volunteers will be on hand at the Wesley Center’s loading dock to help unload your electronics. Please do not drop off recycling items earlier in the week. A list recycled and non-recycled items are listed below. For a more complete list of recyclable items, go to
Accepted items for recycling include computers, flat screen computer monitors, laptops, tablets, fax machines, keyboards, copiers, mainframes, disk drives, LED lights/bulbs, cables, telephones, cell phones, VCRs, radios, cassette players, batteries, CD/DVD players, satellite dishes, telecommunication systems, iron, steel, and aluminum.
Items that are not accepted include hazardous materials (any infectious or pathological wastes), material that could pose an environmental or health problem, any equipment containing radioactive components, equipment containing asbestos or mercury, any CRT computer monitors, or TVs (old box type), flat screen LED/LCD televisions, large household appliances (refrigerators, ovens, stoves, dishwashers, washers, and dryers), lamps, and light bulbs.
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Children's Ministry Mini Retreat, CREATE!
Tucker First Children’s Ministry is hosting a mini-retreat for 3rd – 5th graders between September 17-18. The cost will be $25 per child.
- On Friday between 5:00 – 9:00 pm, the children will be eating pizza, studying devotions, and playing Pirate’s Cove putt-putt.
- On Saturday between 9:00 am – 2:00 pm, the children will be studying devotions, eating Chick-fil-A, working on a craft, and playing games.
You can register your child for this retreat by clicking on the button below. Questions? Please contact mimi_sanders@tfumc.org or 678-325-4038.
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Children's Ministry Staffing
Kids Zone at Taste of Tucker
Once again our Tucker First Children's Ministry will be staffing the Kids Zone at Taste of Tucker on Saturday, October 2 from 12 noon - 7:00 pm. Taste of Tucker is an annual street fair located on Tucker's Main Street. This family-friendly event allows you to sample food (with purchased tickets) from local Tucker restaurants and vendors.
Volunteers are needed in the Kids Zone to help set-up, supervise games and crafts, and assist with breakdown and cleanup. Each shift on the sign-up is for one hour. This year the Kid Zone activities include Putt-Putt, a Giant Connect 4, Spin Art and Sand Art. To sign up, click on the button below. Questions? Contact Mimi Sanders at mimi_sanders@tfumc.org. |
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Working It Out, a Bible Study on James
Join Pastor Anne for a six-week Bible study looking at how the Letter of James calls us to actively live out our faith. The class will be on Monday nights in Jenkins Hall starting October 10 at 7:00 pm.
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Celebrate More, Regret Less, and
Stare Down Your Greatest Fears
Ladies, it’s Bible study time again! Finally!! And what better way to get back in the groove than to study something we all want and need more of - JOY?
The study begins on Wednesday, September 15 at 10:00 am in Room 203. This is a six-week video-driven study with small discussion groups based on the book "Fight Back with Joy" by Margaret Feinberg.
Questions? Contact Kathryn Jackson at 770-855-2938.
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Men's Group Meets Every Wednesday
Our men's fellowship is currently studying the book, "The Epic of Eden: Psalms" by Sandra Richter. The study is part discussion and part video. The group meets every Wednesday at 6:30 pm in Room 209 or via Zoom.
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United Methodist Men Sponsoring Clothes Closet Workday
On Wednesday, September 29 @ 6:30 pm, our United Methodist Men (UMM) will be having a workday at the NETWork’s Clothes Closet located at the Northlake Church of Christ. Ten volunteers are needed to sort and arrange clothing so that local families can find the clothes they need.
Clothing Donations Needed
Additionally, the UMM are asking for donations of slightly used clothing items. Most needed are clothes for infants, toddlers, youth, and teens as well as adults. This includes but is not limited to socks, underwear, shoes, gloves, and hats. All sizes are appreciated, but there is always a lack of smaller men's clothing. Winter clothing will be much appreciated in the coming month. Please bring all items to room 209 between now and September 29. If you have time to sort and label the items, it will help the UMM’s efforts.
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We Are an Acts 1:8 Church |
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Register Today For the 2021 Great Day of Service |
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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.
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Plastic Trash Bags Needed to
Create Homeless Mats
One team of Great Day of Service volunteers will be making sleeping mats for the homeless. These mats are crocheted using plastic yarn made from strips of 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.
Please note: The Bags to Blankets group, will meet at Tucker First on September 16 at 10:00 am in Jenkins Hall. They will go back to their regular schedule in October (meeting on the fourth Thursday). Feel free to join them ahead of the Great Day of Service.
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Trash Bags and Insect Repellent Still Needed
We still need the following items to complete an additional twenty-five flood buckets:
- 14 oz. pump spray insect repellent | Six bottles needed
- 24 roll of heavy-duty trash bags (33-45-gallon sizes) Over 400 bags still needed.
The Great Day of Service team will be assembling the buckets with the goal of finishing fifty buckets for the United Methodist Committee on Relief..
If you want to order supplies online and have them shipped to the church office, the link for the Amazon Wish List is below. If you wish to purchase items locally, you may drop your donations off in the bin in the Gathering Room.
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Please Wear Your Masks While at Tucker First
The CDC updated their COVID-19 guidance to protect people from the Delta variant and now recommends that everyone wear masks indoors in public buildings. DeKalb and Gwinnett Counties are experiencing transmission rates that reflect the CDC’s new recommendations.
We are requesting everyone honor the CDC's recommendation while inside the church buildings by wearing masks. At this time, we will also continue to sing while wearing masks and provide sections of the sanctuary where physical distancing is required in addition to masks. The CDC’s updated guidance can be found at
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Part-Time AV Technician Position
Tucker First is seeking a part-time (5-8 hours/week) Audio Visual (AV) Technician. The AV Technician will be responsible for ensuring high quality sound, video, and livestreaming for two Sunday worship services (11:00 am and 7:00 pm). You may view the job description in its entirety at
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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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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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Consider setting up your tithe as as automatic online offering. Please remember to not let your church tithe slip. Setup automatic online giving today.
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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. |
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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. It 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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