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Dallas First United Methodist Church January 2016

In this issue:

• January B&A Calendar…

• WOW in the New Year…

• Paulding Christmas Meal...

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GRAPEVINE

NEWSLETTER

The next newslet-

ter will be sent out on January

29, 2016. The deadline for the sub-

missions of articles and news is

January 18. If you would like to be

added to our email or mailing list,

please contact the church office at

dallasfirstumc.org or 770-445-

2509.

The Church Office will

be closed on Monday, January

18, for the observance of

Martin Luther King, Jr.

Day. The office will reopen on

Tuesday, January 19,

at 8:30 a.m.

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year From the

Staff at DFUMC! The Staff wishes you and your

family a wonderful and blessed Christmas.

The church office will be open on Monday, December

21, and closed the rest of the week (12/22-12/25) for

the Christmas Holiday. We will open again on Mon-

day, December 28, and closed the rest of the week

(12/29-1/1) for the New Year Holiday. We will be

back to regular office hours on January 4, 2016. The emails and voicemails will

be checked. If there is an emergency, please contact one of our pastors.

CHRISTMAS EVE CANDLELIGHT SERVICES

There will be a Christmas Eve Candlelight Service at 5:30

p.m. and 7 p.m. on Thursday, December 24, in the Sanctu-

ary. A nursery will be provided for infants to age 3 at the

5:30 p.m. service only.

WOW IN THE NEW YEAR!

WOW Dinner and classes will resume on January

6, 2016. Menus and classes will be announced

soon.

YEAR END DONATIONS

Any year end donation that the Church receives must be in the

Church's possession by midnight of December 31. The exception is

any contribution mailed must have a December 31 postmark. Please

call the Church Office with any questions.

Chris’ Corner

As we look at the term stew-

ardship we instantly have

many different ideas rush into

our heads. This is sadly a word

that is seldom used in the

Church today and many consider it taboo.

Any talk about money or raising money is

frowned upon. However I believe just con-

sidering this word to be money focused is

our first mistake. To me this term means

much more, to begin I look at 1 Peter 4:10

“As each has received a gift, use it to serve

one another, as good stewards of God's var-

ied grace” This shows the idea of different

gifts and graces and the way we use them is

how we measure stewardship. I know during

the Christmas season we have difficult deci-

sions on how we spend our money and what

all we should accomplish. There is decorat-

ing, Christmas parities, shopping, and of

course traveling from here to there! I wish

for us to look at how we are stewards of this

incredible season. How do we treat our fam-

ily, friends and strangers in the "most won-

derful time of the year"? I am blessed to see

many of our churches gifts and graces used

on a daily bases, however for us to be the

functioning body of Christ we must each be

good stewards of what God has blessed us

with. May we remember that we should rep-

resent the greatest gift ever given, especially

to those who have yet to receive it!

Merry Christmas!

Rev. Chris Pavlovsky

SAVE THE DATE!

The dates for the 2016 River of Life are

June 22-26.

PRAYER EVERY THURSDAY

Everyone is invited to join us in prayer for our church, county, coun-

try, and personal needs at our weekly prayer meeting every Thursday

at 7 p.m. in the Sanctuary. Please join us! We will not meet this Thurs-

day due to Christmas.

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED FOR 2ND ANNUAL

PAULDING COMMUNITY CHRISTMAS

We will prepare and set-up for the meal on Tuesday, December

22, starting at 6:30 and then the meal will be on Wednesday,

December 23, from 3:00 until about 7:00. If you can, we are

asking all volunteers to bring a canned food item for donation to

Helping Hands. These items will assist them in feeding those in

need beyond the holidays. Contact Kara Holt at 678-249-

4011or holt301gmail.coml.com to volunteer. If you want to

help support the meal cost, you can make your check payable to

Dallas 1st UMC and write Community Meal on the memo line.

FROM YOUR STEWARDSHIP

COMMITTEE

We are finalizing the 2016 budget soon. If you

haven't returned your Estimate of Giving Card,

please place it in the offering plate or bring it by

the church office. If you need a card, you may

pick one up in the church or the office.

CHRISMAS LOVE OFFERING FOR THE STAFF

In appreciation of our incredible church staff, we would like to

request that you give to a special love offering to provide a

Christmas gift for each of our staff members. You can drop your

offering off at the church office or in the offering plate by De-

cember 20. Please note "Love Offering" on your check or enve-

lope. Thank you. Mike Gozdick, Staff Parish Committee Chair

2 Chris & Jaydee Smith 7 Gabe & Lynn Finley 14 Kenelle & Weyman Gresham 16 Brian & Kelly Golden 28 Glenn & Kristi Bigham 31 Scott & Mindy Sharp

1 Alberta Atcheson Madison Barber Joanne Cole Giles Harper 2 Bob Holcombe Stephen Kinney Lamar Gulledge 3 Joseph Bakos Elise Cochran Zachary Houston 4 James Maxwell 5 Annelle Phillips

Anniversaries Hugh Walters 6 Clyde Childers Mike Duncan Jacob Sherrill 7 Rollan Benson Evelyn Womack Doug Parker 8 Tanner Harris Emma Freeman 9 Syble Boston Chelsea Earwood Sid Hardy Ashlyne Blackburn Eli Huddleston 10 Mike McKinney Nicholas Smith 11 David Austin Matthew Holcomb Sarah Napier William Rice Emma Maxwell Terrel Finch 12 Karla Campbell

Lisa Hamlin Cindy Johns 13 Kathy Morris 14 Michelle Thomas 15 Gregory Sharp 16 Faith Durham 17 Ben Vinson 18 Keith Swiney Justin Nobles Ramona Talley Charity Vaughn Joseph Rice 19 Kellie Pittman Murray Williamson Josh Hooper Cohen Harrison 20 Megan Hunt Joel Harper Derek Morris 21 Katie McGrory Dee Mahan 22 Karoline Carruth 24 Will Bradley

Birthdays

Vikki Garmon 25 Karen Gulledge Jon Ray Becky Turman 26 Keith Van Tonder Tammy Sherrill 27 Robert Finn Blake Keown David Norris Agnes Themis Pat Ruppenicker 28 Marcia Bell Scott Deering Gene Scoggins 30 Joshua Arrowood Charles Newman Jared Swiney 31 Brenna Meade Dennis Howard John Nokes Jennifer Patterson Laura Schell Kenny Smith

Sunday Attendance & Financials

Financial Update

General Budget As of 12/15/15:

Actual YTD Revenues $512,138

Actual YTD Expenses $511, 241

FIF as of 11/30/2015 :

Actual YTD Revenues $ 109,357

Actual YTD Expenses $ 23,512

Loan Balance $ 540,182

11/29/14

Worship Services: 381

Sunday School: 118

Light It Up & Preschool

JAM: 17

12/06/14

Worship Services: 315

Sunday School: 104

Light It Up & Preschool

JAM: 19

PLEASE PRAY FOR:

Family of Calvin Earwood Family of Joel Harper McCord Baby & Family Joseph Boudreaux (Sara Wyatt’s Grandfather) Scoggins Family Margie Gibson (Upcoming Proce-dure 12/23) Bonnie Douthit (Nelda Hadaway’s Aunt) Jed Hadaway (Hadaway’s Nephew) Mark Long Martha Cooper (Hardman’s Family) Clark Burford (Larry Burford’s nephew)

Tina Rakestraw Linda Williamson Juanita Wingo Camilla Huddleston Peter Chason (Kristie Keown’s Father) Liam Plummer (Nephew of Sarah Osborn) Terry Bell Guy Harris Bruce Harris Jim Jordan David McRaney Frank Roberts

Jean Lassiter Vaughn Family in India Unspoken Request Our Military Those Serving & in Combat: 248th Medical Company, Jacob Cagliani, Joseph Daven-port, Rick Dobbs, Derek Douglas, Emma Enos, Melvin Green, Jacob Hines, Jesse Huneycutt, Jacob Kincade, Jon Knight, Doug McMichen, Jacob Pine, Lisa Pitchford, Shaun

Rahn, Dustin Ripley, Ste-ven Scoggins, Larry Smith, Summer Phillips-Edwards, David Timmons, Sean Timmons, Aaron Vest, Brian Vest, Mark Vest, Zachary Vest, Chadd Wright, Soldier from Ohio Kimberly: Bette Dunn Paulding Rehab & Nursing Ctr-Mary Nell Burch, Tyre Rakestraw Sr.

David Mobley (Linda Hubbell’s Son) Ezra Fullerton Eric Edge (Friend of Brian Gazaway) Grant Butler (Butler’s grandson) Misty Parker (Shirley McKinney’s Grandson’s wife) John Hutcheson Jennifer McRaney Earwood Family Wingo Family Georgia Forbes Kaye & Lloyd Miller Annelle Phillips

**Prayer List Information: People will remain on the prayer list for 6 weeks. Please let the church office know if you wish to add, continue or

remove a name.

12/13/14

Worship Services: 337

Sunday School: 110

Light It Up & Preschool

JAM: 19

YOUTH MALL TRIP & CHRISTMAS PARTY!

This Tuesday, December 22, we will have our annual Youth Mall Trip & Christ-mas Party! We will leave the church at 12:15 p.m. to head Town Center Mall. We will be at the mall from 1 p.m. – 4 p.m. We will then return to the Church for our Christmas Party. Our party will run from 5-8 p.m. Please bring a snack to share with the group and a gift to play White Elephant/Dirty Santa with! The gift should not be more than $10. Look forward to seeing you there! For more info contact Chris Freeman at ilovedonna19@yahoo.com.

New Babies at DFUMC!

Congratulations to Matt & Megan McKinney! Their baby girl, Marlow Gray

McKinney was born on November 18, 2015. Proud Granddad is Mike McKinney

and Marlow’s proud Great Grandmother is Shirley McKinney. May God Bless this

precious family!!

Congratulations to the Scott Family! Macy Lane Scott was born on December 13.

She was 6 lbs 14 oz and 20 inches long. Her parents are Nathan and Becky Scott.

Proud Grandpa is Mike Scott. May God bless this precious family.

Given to the Glory of God and Dedication to:

Finish in Faith

In honor of Jim Talley given by Joel & Anna Harper.

Capital Reserve

In memory of Glenda Jackson given by Ken & Sharon Vinson.

In memory of Omega McKinney given by Ken & Sharon Vinson.

In memory of Judy Hardy given by Ken & Sharon Vinson.

In memory of Joe Paris given by Ken & Sharon Vinson.

In memory of Mary Butler given by Ken & Sharon Vinson.

In memory of John Shipp given by Ken & Sharon Vinson.

In memory of Mary Smith given by Ken & Sharon Vinson.

In memory of Bob Watson given by Ken & Sharon Vinson.

Community Meals

In memory of Sherrol Wiggs Bowling given by Mike & Becky Lillard.

General Budget

In memory of Don Champion given by Joan Champion.

THE CHURCH WEBSITE IS DOWN!

Our church website is not currently working

due to malware attacks. We are working on

getting a fix in place for the next few months

and plan to launch a new site at the first of the

year. We apologize for any inconvenience. If

you have any questions, please contact the

church office.

“Feed My Sheep”

I would like to thank the members of Dallas First UMC and especially the Outreach committee for support-

ing the Paulding Community Meals and Stop Hunger Now. This Thanksgiving we were able to serve 1,122

meals within the county with 186 deliveries. We also packaged another 10,152 rice based meals with Stop

Hunger Now for delivery to those in need. Stop Hunger Now is a hunger relief agency that deliveries food

and other lifesaving aid to children and families around the word. This is Dallas First's sixth year partnering

with Stop Hunger Now and we have packaged over 60,000 meals. It took over 125 volunteers to complete

those two events and it wouldn’t have been possible without the people of DFUMC.

The stories we hear and the people we meet while serving the meals always reinforce the need. Whether it's

a family living in a motel, those who have been sick and unable to cook for themselves, or the excitement of

children when they see our delivery teams bringing food to their door. Last Christmas we served 979 meals

during our first Community Christmas Meal and this year we are preparing to serve even more.

We will prepare and set-up for the meal on Tuesday, December 22, starting at 6:30 p.m. and then the meal

will be on Wednesday, December 23, from 3 p.m. until about 7 p.m.. Many of you have already signed up

to volunteer, so be looking for a follow-up email or text regarding your assignment. If you can, we are ask-

ing all volunteers to bring a canned food item for donation to Helping Hands. These items will assist them

in feeding those in need beyond the holidays. If you have not yet volunteered, you can still do so by con-

tacting Kara Holt at 678-249-4011 or holt301@gmail.com. We still need delivery teams. If you would like

to help support the meal cost, you can make your check payable to Dallas 1st UMC and write Outreach on

the memo line.

Blessings,

David Holt

“For I was hungry and you gave Me food; I was thirsty and you gave Me drink; I was a stranger and you

took Me in.”Matthew 25:35

POPCORN STILL AVAILABLE

We are still selling Popcornopolis gourmet

popcorn to help support the Gateway to

Victory, our Kenya School. Please contact

Melette at 678-363-9897,

mlmeloy@soundsolutionsco.com or

Stephanie at 770-439-5341 or Rev. Chris

Pavlovsky at the church office.

First United Methodist Church 141 E. Memorial Drive Dallas, GA 30132 dallasfirstumc.org

ADDRESS SERVICE REQUESTED

Pastor’s Cell (770) 654-0125

Pastor’s Home (678) 540-6992

Associate Pastor’s Cell (678) 787-6344

CHURCH OFFICE INFORMATION

Office Hours: Monday - Friday 8:30 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.

Office Phone: (770) 445-2509

Fax (770) 443-0824

E-Mail: churchoffice@dfumc.comcastbiz.net

Website: www.dallasfirstumc.org

AUTO DEBIT

AVAILABLE FOR

YOUR TITHES &

OFFERINGS

Are you tired of writing out those

checks every month? Do you have to tie a ribbon

around your finger to remember to take your check to

Sunday service? For your convenience, we now offer

an automatic debit from your bank account for your

tithes and offerings. If you would like to sign up,

please contact Debaree at the church office at

churchoffice@dfumc.comcastbiz.net or 770-445-2509

or stop by the church office to obtain an authorization

form.

CHURCH NEWS

IN YOUR EMAIL!

If you don’t get the Weekly

Church News Email, call the

church office to add your name to our email

list. We send out an email every Tuesday and

Thursday to the church with our upcoming

events for the week, the menu for our WOW

Dinner, any prayer requests, Sunday’s volun-

teers, and much, much, more. If a prayer re-

quest is urgent, it goes out to the church imme-

diately upon notification that someone is in

need prayer.

OUR STAFF:

Rev. Warren Huddleston Senior Pastor Rev. Chris Pavlovsky Associate Pastor Mr. Chris Freeman Youth Pastor Mrs. Debaree Pereira Administrative Assistant Ms. Ann Vaughn Office Assistant Mrs. Nancy Dow Treasurer Mrs. Kristie Keown CLC Director Ms. Beth Cochran Children’s Director Dr. Daniel Bakos Organist Mr. Jamie Brownlow Music Director Mr. Brandon Spencer-Wilhelm Contemporary Worship Leader Mr. Dennis Howard Custodian/Facilitator Mr. Ben Kerr Web Master Ms. Marisa Fiori Child Care Coordinator