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VOLUME XXXIX No. 4 January 23, 2017
Ministers Every Church Member
Dean Bowers Lead Pastor Phone: 966-9909
Jeremiah Toole Worship Ministry Leader Media Technology Coord. [email protected]
John Simmons Pastoral Care
Lacie Oden Children’s Ministry Director
Bekah Bates, Assistant Director Of Children’s Ministries
Stacy Ezell Student Ministry Director
Joel Henson Music Director
Patti S. Wright, Pianist
Frances Gilmore, Organist
Lisa Edmonson Office Administrator [email protected] Vicki Drake Secretary/Receptionist [email protected] Britni Blair Child Care Director Phone: 491-1729
CHURCH OFFICE 491-3421 Prayer Line: 491-3424
OFFICE E-MAIL:
Website:
www.hueytownfirst.com
OFFICE HOURS: MONDAY-THURSDAY
9:00 AM – 4:00 PM
FRIDAY: 9:00 AM-1:00 PM
UPCOMING EVENTS
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FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
Hueytown, Alabama
First United Methodist Church Non-Profit 110 Sunset Drive U.S. Postage Pd. Hueytown, Alabama Hueytown, Alabama (Return Service Requested) Permit No. 205
Connecting Points
I am trying to place my life before God today. Perhaps you think, don’t you do that every day? Not really. There are days that I barely even think about God. I do think about God when I’m called on to pray or when I offer a prayer for someone. But I have noticed that if I’m not intentional about focusing on God, a day and even a week will go by and God is pushed to the margins and is far from being a priority in my life. I have even prepared sermons and focused too much on the content and delivery and not enough on who I am talking about and spent too little time talking to the one I’m going to talk about. It would help, don’t you think, if I spent more time focusing on God? I visited with one of our members who is at Self Nursing Home this last week. As he talked, I felt like I was in the presence of God. I asked him what was the best thing that happened to him in his life. He said, making Jesus the leader of his life. Then he talked about some of the ways that God has been with him during his 87 years. He apologized for boring me when I started to leave but no apology was necessary. I left for my next visit feeling like he had helped his pastor and preacher focus on God. When was the last time I did that for someone, I thought? Perhaps you think I’m being too hard on myself. I think this series about spiritual disciplines may be more for me than you. I need to place my life before God, so he may do His work within me. I need to focus Upward, Inward, and Outward. I feel hollow inside and superficial and I desire to have a deeper life. I know I need to change and be changed and I just haven’t been able to do it. So, I’m starting to long for God/ “As the deer pants for steams of water, so my soul pants for you, O God. My soul thirsts for God, for the living God. When can I go and meet with God?” (Psalm 42:1-2) How about right now and right here? God Be with You, Pastor Dean
Sunday, January 28, 2017 8:30 am Morning Refreshments
9:00 am Sunday School
9:25 am Worship Huddle
9:45 am Kid’s Worship
10:00 am Traditional Worship
LUNCH FUNDRAISER W.E.A.C. Cooks
11:00 am Thrive Worship
LUNCH FUNDRAISER W.E.A.C. Cooks
5:15 pm Youth Worship
6:00 pm SonRise (Parlor)
Monday, January 29, 2017 5:30 pm Sisters Bible Study
6:30 pm Boy Scouts
Tuesday, January 30, 2017 9:00 am Bible Study
6:00 pm Cub Scout Pack Meeting (FH)
Wednesday, January 31, 2017 4:00 pm Youth Band
6:00 pm Youth Activities
6:00 pm Handbell Practice
7:00 pm Chancel Choir
Thursday, February 1, 2017 9:00 am Nifty/Fifty (FH)
1:00 pm Bible Study
6:00 pm Yoga
6:00 pm NEW SMALL GROUP
Painting Class (Disciple Room)
Friday, February 2, 2017 6:00 pm Cub Scout Set-up for Pinewood Derby
Saturday, February 3, 2017
8:00 am Cub Scout Pinewood Derby (FH)
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OUR KNOWN HOSPITALIZED:
HOSPITALIZED
ST. VINCENT’S
Frances Gilmore, 381
SHELBY RIDGE REHAB CENTER
Floy Spencer
ASPIRE REHAB
Dot Moran, knee replacement January 12th
UNIVERSITY
Ron Jones, Kay & Danny Karr’s brother-in-law
Upcoming Surgeries:
David Burrage, Jan 23rd
Recovering at Home:
Nancy Goodwin, knee surgery in January
Esther Towers
Our Christian love and sympathy is extended to
. . . Laura Ashcraft and family on the death of her
brother-in-law, George Gorey.
. . . Beverly Seale and family on the death of her
brother, Billy Smith.
Sunday School 66
Morning Worship 148
Thrive Service 52
Evening Services 32
Received this Sunday $ 4,638.00
Received for January $ 17,040.22
Total Received 2018 $ 21,678.22
Attendance & Contributions JANUARY 21, 2018
Remember In Prayer CONTRIBUTIONS Memorials & Honorariums
BUDGET
In Memory of Randy Smith
By Betty R. Phares
In Memory of Robert England
By Jerry and Emma Benson
In Honor of Frances Gilmore
By Adult Fellowship Class
In Honor of Sue Douglass on her Birthday
by Jeff, Lyn & Chris Teague
Traci & Andrew McGill
In Memory of Marilyn Cannon,
George Gorey and Billy Smith
In Honor of Beverly Seale & Laura Ashcraft
By Scott, Lisa, J.T., Michael & Joshua Edmonson
PARLOR KITCHEN FUND
In Honor of Frances Gilmore, Beverly Seale,
Dot Moran and Barbara Ezell
By Nell Hudson
In Memory of Tammy Campbell
In Honor of Patrick Campbell
In Memory of Pete Nichols
In Honor of Hugh and Nell Hudson
By Ronnie and Ellie Duncan
CLOTHES CLOSET
In Honor of Mary Frances Bell
By Nell Hudson
SUNDAY MORNING FELLOWSHIP Join us in the Fellowship Hall
at 8:30 a.m.
JANUARY HOSTS: Seekers Class
FEBRUARY HOSTS: Open Door Class
2018 Birthday Calendar
For Sale -- $5.00
AVAILABLE IN THE CHURCH OFFICE
Sponsored by SonRise
Please pick up your envelopes in the
church Narthex. You’ll find them in
alphabetical order.
2018 ENVELOPES
NUMBERS HAVE
CHANGED
. . . is on the Bulletin board outside the church office. It’s a great opportunity to honor or remember someone you love.
To those who sign up: Let the church office know what you would like published in the bulletin regarding your memorial or honorarium. Also, let the flower chairperson know if you want someone from our committee to provide and arrange flowers for you. (you will be charged the cost of flowers). Please be prepared to pay for fresh flowers on your Sunday.
Thanks, Gayle Hager (907-0138)
THE
2018
FLOWER
CALENDAR
MENU: Oven Fried Chicken
Creamed Potatoes, Green Beans,
Tossed Salad, Rolls, Chocolate Cake
Tea & Coffee
Lunch Served after each Service
NO Reservations Necessary
DONATIONS
NEW BIBLE STUDY
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 18TH
THE WESLEY CHALLENGE
WATCH FOR MORE INFORMATION
The Ornaments from the family tree can be
picked up in the Fellowship Hall on the piano.
For
Parlor Kitchen By W.E.A.C. Cooks
SUNDAY
JANUARY
28TH
IN MEMORIAM
Marilyn Cannon
January 19, 2018
Our Christian love and sympathy is extended to
Marilyn’s family on the loss of their loved one.
