Groundhog Day February 2nd

This Weeks Happenings...

MONDAY:  January 28th
7:00 - 8:30 PM - FINANCIAL PEACE UNIVERSITY in Asbury Hall

TUESDAY:  January 29th
9:00 - 11:00 AM - Preschool
7:00 PM - Ad Council Meeting

WEDNESDAY:  January 30th       9:00 AM - 'Disciple' Bible Study in Asbury Hall
4:00 PM - Soup Servers & Clean Up:  Tom & Jean Price, Paula Mertel, Katrina Lewis, Dee Corp
6:00 PM - Praise Band Practice
6:00 PM - Work Night @ the Church (All Help Welcome) {Youth Room}
7:00 PM - Man to Man Meeting

THURSDAY:  January 31st         
9:00 - 11:00 AM  Preschool
7:00 PM - 'Disciple' Bible Study in Asbury Hall

FRIDAY:  February 1st
Individual LENTEN DEVOTIONALS due;  please e-mail them to or drop them off at the Church Office.  Thank You for your participation.

FRIDAY - SUNDAY, February 1 - 3 YOUTH AT SNOW CAMP

LOOKING AHEAD

Sunday, February 3rd         Communion
8:30 AM - Traditional Services
9:45 - 10:45 AM - Sunday School Hour
11:00 AM - Contemporary Services

Monday, February 4th
6:30 PM - Hearth to Heart @ Joyce Kneidel's Residence
7:00 PM - Financial Peace University Class ~ Asbury Hall

Tuesday, February 5th         9:00 - 11:00 AM - Preschool

Wednesday, February 6th
9:00 AM - 'Disciple' Bible Study Meeting in Asbury Hall
4:00 PM - Soup Servers & Clean Up:  Chancel Choir & Neil Garner
6:00 PM - Work Night @ the Church (All Help Welcome) {Youth Room}
7:00 PM - Man to Man

Thursday, February 7th
9:00 - 11:00 AM - Preeschool
7:00 PM - 'Disciple' Bible Study

3rd ANNUAL SOUP SOUPER BOWL 2013

SOUP COMPETITORS WELCOME! - Still time to sign up and enter your soup!

Also, DESSERTS NEEDED.  Please drop them off in the kitchen on the Friday or Saturday of the Soup Souper Bowl.  Thank you!

The Soup Souper Bowl is a community-wide event for folks to gather for Fellowship, Fun, Good Soup, Crackers, and Desserts.  All are welcome to come and participate.  Invite your friends, family, and neighbors for a Hearty Soup Supper.  for FUN, you can sample a variety of soups, vote for your favorite soup, and/or enter your own Favorite Soup in our competition.

Love Offerings are being accepted.  All proceeds go to our Campership Fund, which supports summer activities for our youth.  A Sign-Up Sheet for Contestants in the Competition is located in the Welcom Center.  Please sing your name, your telephone number, and the type of soup you plan to bring.  Enter your Prize-Winning Soup Today!  And WIN the GOLDEN LADLE AWARD!!

2013 Lenten Devotionals

Nine days left to sign up and turn in your Lenten Devotional for this Year!

Stop by the Welcome Center and Sign-up.  Or if you don’t get a chance, e-mail your devotional to the Church Office and we will select a day for you.  Come and share your devotional with others during this Lenten Season…

 

2013  Lenten Devotionals

            Lent originated in the very earliest days of the Church as a season of soul-searching and repentance, a season for reflection, and a preparatory time for Easter.  By observing the forty days (technically 46 days, but Sundays are not counted) of Lent, the individual Christian imitates Jesus’ withdrawal into the wilderness for forty days.  Christians throughout the ages have marked these days by various means.  Many Christians today purchase special Lenten devotionals that provide readings for each of the days of Lent.  Once again, this year we are going to create our own Lenten devotional together.  We are asking individuals to write a one-page devotional thought for any of the 40 days of Lent.

            There is a Sign-Up Sheet in The Welcome Center.  Please select a day by writing your name in that square. 

Your individual devotionals will be due into the church office by Friday, February 1^st. 

Thank you for your participation in this.

 I am excited to see how God will use our shared Lenten Devotional experience for his glory.    Pastor Chris

This Week's Happenings...

Monday 21st - 7 p.m. - Financial Peace University

Tuesday 22nd - 7 p.m. - Finance Meeting and Chancel Choir

Wednesday 23rd - 9 a.m. - Bible Study, 4 p.m. - Bowls of Love, 
                               7 p.m. - Man to Man

Thursday 24th - 7 p.m. - Bible Study

Saturday 26th - 9 a.m. to Noon - Soup Sale

Sunday 27th - 8:30 a.m. - Traditional Service, 9:45 a.m. - Sunday School, 11 a.m. - Contemporary Service, 6 p.m. - Youth Group

Soup Sale

Saturday, January 26, 2013

9 a.m. - NOON

$4.00 per quart

Rivoli or Bean

Pre-orders are welcome.

Quart jars needed... just leave in kitchen.

Meetings

January 13 - 
6 p.m. - Youth Meeting at church

January 14 - 
7 p.m. - Financial Peace University & Esther Circle

January 15 - 
7 p.m. - Education Meeting & Chancel Choir Practice

January 16 - 
9 a.m. - Disciple Bible Study 
4 p.m. - Bowls of Love 
6 p.m. - Praise Band Practice & Protestant Cemetery Meeting 
7 p.m. - Man to Man 

January 17 - 
7 p.m. - Disciple Bible Study

Bowls of Love Menu

Come for a FREE meal at FUMC each Wednesday 4-6 p.m.
January 16 - Spaghetti, salad, garlic bread, dessert
January 23 - Pork and Sauerkraut, mashed potatoes, roll, dessert
January 30 - Hot turkey Sandwich, corn, dessert

January Focus

Fasting Focus: Being Born Again

Fasting Scripture: John 3:1-21

Memory Verse: John 3:17 "For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him." - John 3:17

Financial Peace University Begins Next Week!

Still Time to sign up and attend….

Financial Peace University @ First United Methodist Church

New Class on DVD featuring Dave Ramsey,

well-known Christian author, speaker, and financial advisor.

Workshop: Mondays from 7:00 - 8:30 pm

January 14 - March 11, 2013  (9 weeks)

Sign-up in the Welcome Center at the Church or Call 814.834.3016

Workshop fee is $100; However FUMC covers one-half of that fee.  You pay a one-time fee of $50 for “The Kit”, which may be used by a married couple or by a single person.

Note:  Your one-time fee means You always can come back for a refresher course at future classes.

Benefits

¨ Get off the financial “treadmill”

¨ Cut the “Fat” out of your spending

¨ Build financial savings “muscle”

¨ Be good stewards of the money
God gives you

SPREAD THE WORD!---AND SIGN UP TO GET   Financially Fit in 2013 !!!!

What is UP for this week?

"In the Garden of Eden" taught by Jon Keiper in Asbury Hall starts Sunday, January 6 -and- ends February 10th at 9:45 a.m.

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Financial Peace University Class preview (telling what the class will be about) is Monday, January 7 at 7 p.m. in Asbury Hall. The class is January 14 - March 11 (9 weeks).  Only $50! Sign up today!

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Tuesday, January 8 at 7 p.m. is a Trustees Meeting

What are YOU Thankful for this New Year's Day?

We are looking for actual comments on this one! 

Please tell us what you are thankful for today. 

Make everyday a day full of thanks to our God! 

Blessings!