Many of our children had great fun last week at GROW camp. While playing as a group or individually climbing trees, they learned to grow deeper roots in their faith (grow spiritually), in their ability to work as a team (grow socially), and in self-confidence as a loved child of God (grow individually). |
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Tucker First UMC News
July 22, 2021
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Worship Services at Tucker First |
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“Knowing What is Beyond Knowledge”
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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Intro to Tucker First This Sunday |
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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 this Sunday, July 25. Anyone interested in learning more about Tucker First is invited to attend. Please contact Rev. Gerald Varner at gerald.varner@ngumc.net
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Our men's fellowship began a new book study this week. They are studying "The Epic of Eden: Psalms" by Sandra Richter. .
The men's fellowship meets every Wednesday at 6:30 pm in Room 209 or via Zoom. Questions? Contact Andrew Carlton at adcarlton81@gmail.com. All men are invited and encouraged to come to any meeting
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We are getting ready to relaunch our home bound communion ministry. You can serve this ministry in two ways: volunteer to visit our home bound members and bring them communion or let us know of any members you are aware of that need this ministry. Contact Rev. Anne Cumings at anne.cumings@ngumc.net.
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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 grandbaby between March 2020 and May 2021, please send the information to Stephanie Shanholtzer at sshanholtzer@tfumc.org. Please remember to include the names of the parents and grandparents, the name of baby, and when they were born.
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A Wednesday morning Bible study designed just for moms will begin on Wednesday, August 25 at 9:15 am in the Chapel. You are invited to come and grab a cup of coffee and enjoy some time set aside just for you and other moms. We will study scripture and share mom life together. Questions? Contact Rev. Anne Cumings at anne.cumings@ngumc.net.
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Tucker First will be hosting an Ice Cream Social on August 1 at 6:00 pm under the portico at the front of the church. Bring your favorite topping and join your church family for some homemade ice cream.
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Acolyte Training This Sunday |
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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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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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On Wednesday, NETworks Ministries posted on social media that the shelves were empty. |
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This list are the items that they need. The asterisks mean that they are completely out of those products. Please help if you are able. |
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Thank you Tucker Mission Garden volunteers for continuing to harvest the vegetables that benefit NETWorks Cooperative Ministries. |
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School Supply Drive Ends Sunday |
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This Sunday, July 25 is the last day for our UMW School Supply drive. Our United Methodist Women are collecting school supplies to support two local schools, Idlewood Elementary and Tucker Middle School.
Click on the graphic to see what each school has requested. 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 made from 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 - Clothesline
One 50-100ft clothesline (cotton or plastic)
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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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Next Blood Drive is August 12 |
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The next Red Cross Blood Drive is Thursday, August 12 from 2:30 - 7:30 pm in the Wesley Center.
Blood donors and volunteers can sign up by clicking the buttons below. If you are donating blood, you can use the site code TUCK1UMC when registering online.
Volunteers are needed to greet donors and manage the snack table. Questions? Contact Evelyn Burkett at ehburkett@comcast.net or 404-727-1582 if you have any questions.
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Our July Red Cross Blood Drive yielded forty pints of blood! That brings Tucker First's total for the year to 277 pints! |
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The North Georgia Conference of the United Methodist Church has recently posted an update concerning Mt. Bethel UMC in Marietta. You can access the story on the North Georgia Conference website or by clicking on the North Georgia Conference logo. Additionally, at the end of that webpage, there is a link to additional information (Q&A). |
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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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