E-Connection
December 14, 2020
Cathy Daley
Director, Children's Outreach Ministries
Hi again! Thankfully, we are still up and running here at COM, although some days it seems just barely. This week is starting out especially hard, as we have had 3 staff with direct exposure, and 2 possibles who are awaiting results. But again, thankfully, everyone is pulling together and doing what needs to be done to make sure the children are as unaffected as possible by the changes that have to be made. The teachers are providing that consistent, routine base for them, just like Jesus provides that constant base for us. Even though our lives and even our world has been affect by so much "bad" news lately (the pandemic, the election, the vaccine, and individual, everyday issues), we can stop, breathe, and remember that we have that storong and unwavering base to rely on, all the time. Our God is Good. Have a magical Christmas season. Even if we celebrate smaller, we are still celebrating our Savior's birth and that He will not let us down. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!
Advent/Christmas Worship
Sundays at 10:30 a.m., live-streamed services on our Facebook page
www.facebook.com/forrestburdettemumc
(no in-person services until further notice)
 
December 20 — Fourth Sunday in Advent (Love!)
 
Thursday, December 24 — Christmas Eve
Our traditional, online service will premier on Facebook at 7:00 p.m.;
this virtual service will be available any time after, as well.
Please have a candle and lighter with you during worship
so that you may participate in the candlelight moments of the service.
 
December 27 — First Sunday after Christmas
Angel Tree Update
Unwrapped gifts, with your Angel attached, are due by this Tuesday, December 15. Contact JoAnn Kennedy (304-561-7100) or Lisa Fawcett (304-539-2860) if you need us to pick up your gifts from your home. Donations of new rolls of wrapping paper or gift bags are welcome as well. Thank you so much!
Operation Christmas Child
Even though National Collection Week has passed, you can still bring great joy of the Good News of Jesus Christ to boys and girls around the world by Building A Shoebox Online. These specially packed boxes go to restricted areas where access to the Gospel is restricted and there are strict customs regulations. Because they are uniquely prepared, they give believers in this nation tools to effectively share God's love with their neighbors. Go to samaritanspurse.org and scroll to Build A Shoebox Online.
Christmas Eve Offering
Unless designated otherwise, the Christmas Eve offering is directed for the Good Samaritan Fund. This fund provides temporary utility assistance to those in the Hurricane area, as applied by Heart & Hand Community Services Center. Although we will not have in-person Christmas Eve services, please mail or drop off your Christmas Eve offerings as you are able so that we may continue to serve our community with the Good Samaritan Fund in 2021. Mark your envelope accordingly.
Whispers of Christmas Copies Available
Forrest Burdette member Robbie Parsons has published his second book, Whispers of Christmas: Devotions for the Holiday, and we have free copies available in limited supply (one per household). This book offers daily devotional readings throughout the month of December. Please visit the church office during the week to pick up your copy. Or, for no contact pick up or delivery, call the office at 304-562-5903. May this publication add to our blessed Advent season!
Disciplines: A Book of Daily Devotions 2021
We have received our copies of the 2021 Upper Room Disciplines. Our cost was $10.99 per copy; we are offering them to you for $5 each. This book contains a year of daily devotions and makes a great Christmas gift! Copies are available in the church office during the week.
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Live Stream Tech Volunteers Needed
To help continue our Facebook-Live presence for our 10:30 a.m. worship services, we need several volunteers to train and learn the process to help this outreach. We are blessed with the technology to be able to reach others for Christ in this new way. Please consider being a part of this team! Please contact Karen in the office or Pastor Jeremy. 
Visit Our YouTube Channel
Our FBKids and FBUth Ministries continue to provide instruction and entertainment for our children and youth, and all the videos can be found on our YouTube channel. Past worship services and devotionals are available as well. If you have some free time, check out our channel by clicking here! 
Your Prayers & Thanksgivings
We welcome your regular prayers and continued giving. Prayer requests to be included in the Sunday worship announcements are to be submitted via our website, or you can click here for a quick link to submit joys and concerns. Click here to access the online giving instructions from the Forrest Burdette website. Your continued giving to the church, as you are able, is important for us to keep paying our expenses. Thank you so much for sending your offerings! If not online, then please mail your regular offering to 2848 Putnam Avenue, Hurricane WV 25526. To save a stamp, you may deposit your offering in our locked mailbox on Putnam Avenue. Open the top door, and slide your envelope all the way to the back of the box, where it will fall into the locked area. Thank you for your support of this ministry. 
This Week at Forrest Burdette
Monday, 12/14: Office open, no activities
Tuesday, 12/15: Office open, 10:00 a.m. Cupboard
Wednesday, 12/16: Office open, Uth visits: Cocoa, Cookies, & Christ
Thursday, 12/17: Office open, no activities
Friday, 12/18: Office open, 10:00 a.m. Cupboard
Saturday, 12/19: No activities
Sunday, 12/20: 4th Sunday of Advent; 10:30 a.m. Live-streaming worship
This Week's Birthdays
12/14 - Jim Campbell, Nick Kegley, Andy Peal
12/15 - Stephanie Dorsey, Maxine Hunt, Matthew Jarvis, Linda Plumley
12/16 - Emerson Gibson, Cole Jackson, Boyce Jarrett, Dan Johnson, Ryan Riedel, Dan Salamie
12/17 - Ethan Copeland, Linnet McCann, Justin Williams 
12/18 - Lori Halstead
12/19 - Angie Runyon
12/20 - Kristin Bowers, Jackson Bucher, Rubie Kauffman, Ashton Warner