Commerce First United Methodist Church 30529 · Adult choir practices resume on Jan. 6th! Enjoy the...

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January 1 Church Office Closed

January 4th-7th Bible Studies Resume

January 6th @ 5:30p Wonderful Wednesday Resumes

January 10th @ 2:00p Annual Planning Meeting

January 13th @6:00p Family Night Supper

January 18th Church Office Closed (MLK Day) @7:00p– Circle 3 Meeting

January 19th @2:00p– Hannah Circle @7:00p– Circle 5

January 24th @ 8:00a Men’s Breakfast @ FBC

January 26th @ 7:00p Trustees Meeting

Financial Update—2015 in Numbers

Thank you for your faithfulness in supporting our general

operating budget as well as going the extra mile in giving to our

mission opportunities. As we read in Luke 6:28, “Give, and it will be

given to you. Good measure, pressed down, shaken together, running over,

will be put into your lap. For with the measure you use it will be measured

back to you.”

Paid 100% of Apportionments and District Work Fund

($40,628.14)

Missions:

Food Bank: $4,575.50 (plus food donations)

iServe: $745.00

Guatemala: $6,224.94

Honduras: $14,974.94

Red Bird: $1,152.37

UMCOR: $9,493.69

Needy: $12,591.00

Thanksgiving Meal: $1,550.00 (plus food donations)

TOTAL MISSION GIVING as of 12/21/15: $49,757.44

Coming in February 2016: Final 2015 financial report

(including general budget and pledges.)

2015 giving statements will be available in late January.

Donna Wilson, Treasurer

Our Annual Calendar Planning meeting will be held on Sunday, January 10th at 2:00p in the

Fellowship Hall. The meeting is open to everyone. However, if you lead a committee, ministry,

mission, or any group in our congregation, you must attend.

Circle 3 will meet on January 18th at 7:00p

Hannah Circle will meet on January 19th at 2:00p in the Church Office

Circle 5 will meet on January 19th at 7:00p in the Church Office

Choir Notes

Adult choir practices resume on Jan. 6th! Enjoy the break and thanks to the choir and musicians

for MANY hours of hard practice!

A big thank you to all who helped in anyway with the Children's Program and Cantata. Those who decorated, pre-

pared and served food, provided technology support, "characters,” candle lighters, narrators, and costume de-

signers- there was a great effort by many people to make this season "bright.” Thanks be to God for you all!

Members of Commerce First United Methodist Church will be serving on a mission team to

Honduras. The team will be serving in Honduras from January 16-23rd. In order to pre-

pare for this mission trip, team members are asking for donations of supplies. Supplies

needed include: soap, toothpaste, toothbrushes, combs, nail clippers, wash cloths, sandwich

size baggies and gallon size baggies. These items will go into health kits to be distributed

during the Honduras trip. There will be a collection bin in the sanctuary until Jan. 10. Thanks so much!

JACKSON COUNTY’S GOT TALENT

The Jackson County Arts Council is sponsoring the “Jackson County’s Got Talent” contest Saturday, Janu-ary 30th, 2016 at 7:00p at the Jefferson Civic Center. Our own Mac McKenzie will be one of the seven talented performers and will be singing to support the recruitment, training, and support of court appointed special advocates (CASA’s) by Piedmont CASA (www.PiedmontCASA.org) for children in the foster care system in Banks, Jackson, and Barrow counties. Mac will compete for the coveted People’s Choice Award (First and Second Place), while earning money for Piedmont CASA. A “Vote for Mac” (one dollar equals one vote) will help support Piedmont CASA’s mission and the arts in Jackson County. One half of the vote money is retained by Jackson County Arts Council and the other half is donated to Piedmont CASA.

Several ways to vote:

*Use a credit/debit card to “Vote Mac” by browsing to http://tiny.cc/votemac. Click the “Donate” button at the bottom of the page.

*Drop a check in the offering plate on Sundays with “Vote Mac” in the memo.

*Put cash in an offering envelop marked “Vote Mac” and put in the offering plate on Sundays.

*Mail a check to Jackson County Arts Council, P.O. Box 598, Jefferson, GA 30549 with “Vote for Mac McKenzie” in the memo.

Voting ends Monday, January 20th, so vote now, vote often. Help Piedmont CASA reach its goal of 2,000 votes. VOTE MAC!

http://www.PiedmontCASA.org

http://tiny.cc/votemac

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

3

8:30a Worship 10:00a Sunday School 11:00a Worship 5:30p Youth

4 7:00p Bible Study

5 10:00a Prayer and Care

6 10:00a Women's Bible Study 10:00a Bible Study 7:00p Choir 7:00p Bible Study

7 10:00a Men's Bible Study 7:00p Bible Study

8

9

10 SECOND SUNDAY 8:30a Worship 10:00a Sunday School 11:00a Worship 2:00p Calendar Meeting 5:30p Youth

11 7:00p Bible Study

12 10:00a Prayer and Care

13 10:00a Women's Bible Study 10:00a Bible Study 5:30p Wonderful Wed 5:30p Youth 6:00p Family Night Supper 7:00p Choir 7:00p Bible Study


15

16

17 8:30a Worship 10:00a Sunday School 11:00a Worship 5:30p Youth

18 Church Office Closed 7:00p Bible Study 7:00p Circle 3

19 10:00a Prayer and Care 2:00p Hannah Circle 7:00p Circle 5

20 10:00a Women's Bible Study 10:00a Bible Study 5:30p Wonderful Wed 5:30p Youth 7:00p Choir 7:00p Bible Study


22

23 10:00a Youth

24 8:30a Worship 10:00a Sunday School 11:00a Worship 12:00p Youth Mission Project 2:00p– Connectional Group 5 FLC 5:30p Youth

25 7:00p Bible Study

26 10:00a Prayer and Care 7:00p Trustees

27 10:00a Women's Bible Study 10:00a Bible Study 5:30p Wonderful Wed 5:30p Youth 7:00p Choir 7:00p Bible Study


29 30

31 8:00a Men’s Breakfast@FBC 8:30a Worship 10:00a Sunday School 11:00a Worship 5:30p Youth

Jan 4 Tatum Jones

Jan 11 Conner Legg

Jan 18 Addie Mitcham

Jan 25 Gabby Malner

Carolyn Stephenson, Beth Pierce,

Brenda Hay, Stacy Oxley

Robbie Griffith

Dot Blanchard

Reece Morris

Sunday, January 3

John 15:1-8

Sunday, January 10

Luke 3:15-17, 21-22

Sunday, January 17

John 2:1-11

Sunday, January 24

Luke 4:14-21

Sunday, January 31

Luke 4:21-30

Jan 4 Gina Hagan

Jan 11 Suarez family

Jan 18 Tara Wood

Jan 25 Gina Hagan

Week 1- Dave Moon, Lee Hagan

Week 2- Tom Murphy, Al Fleming

Week 3- Jack Legg, Bill Davis

Week 4- Jimmy Bolton, Att Stephenson

TBA

1/1 Samantha Clark, Ashlynn Harbin, Inez Mize

1/4 Sadie Beauchamp

1/5 Jan Roe, Zoe Phillips

1/7 Rita Farris

1/9 Scott Martin

1/10 Chartee Pratt, Janet Varner

1/12 Margie Brown, Rory McClintock

1/16 Bryan Harbin

1/23 Lasasha Tiller

1/25 Lisa Marshburn, Annabel Seltzer

1/30 Tara Beauchamp

1/31 Marie Canady, Barbara Reid

1/12 Mr. and Mrs. Kelly Parham

1/20 Drs. Sam and Joanna Suarez

1/29 Mr. and Mrs. Trey Wood

Men’s 2016 Breakfast Schedule

Calling all Men! On the last Sunday of each month there is a men’s fellowship breakfast at the area

churches. The breakfast begins at 8:00 am, and will rotate at a different church each month. Here is the

schedule for 2016:

January FBC

February Mt. Calvary

March UMC

April CPC

May FBC

August UMC

September CPC

October FBC

* No Men’s Breakfast in June, July, November or December.

Leon Powell, requested by Kinsey Phillips

Jean Bauerband

Becky Beggs,, friend of David and Billie Bowen

Catherine Whitlock, friend of David and Billie Bowen

Robert Bowles, friend of David Stephenson

Kirby Rutherford, requested by Peggy Purcell

Karen Smith and Audrey Gold, friends of Judy Paugh

Newbern Parham, grandson of Shirley Parham

Mary Odum, grandmother of Elizabeth Phillips

Tommy Hadaway, cousin of Brenda Meadows

Claire Ganss, mother of Janis Parkhill

Lucille Matthews Wilson, requested by Sara McClure

Jane Pinion, requested by Sara McClure

Carmen Paugh, wife of Judy Paugh's Nephew

Ruth Thomas, mother of Roger Thomas

Janet Sloursh, friend of Stephanie Hill

Debra Helwig, Godmother of Cathleen Hill

Ronnie Bagwell, brother of Linda Lamb

Sara McClure

Shea Dewberry Gilbert , friend of David and Billie Bowen

Trent Parr, son of Doris Parr and brother of Amy Harbin

Wanda Reed, mother of Jimmie Claxton

Anderson Kreiger, requested by Margaret Brand

Arkey Crocker

Betty Fleming, grandmother of McKenzie Smith and Kelly Cassidy

Elijah “Roy” Jones, brother of Linda Brake

Bonnie Evans, mother of Ted Evans

George Stephens, father of Judy Paugh’s son’s wife

Amanda Rios, cousin of Janet and Roger Thomas

Miranda Rutledge, friend of Mandy Prescott

Gary Bullard, cousin of Gina Hagan

Jean Mitchell

Second Sunday Report

The Results:

December 13th

17 bags of food and collected

$350 in donations!

Our Next Challenge:

January 10th

Canned fish, chicken or

any other protein

Also, there is always a need for

Breakfast Food and Instant Potatoes.

Please remember, if for some reason you

cannot attend church on the second

Sunday, you can always drop items off at

the church office.

Cash contributions are also accepted and

appreciated.

Children’s Ministry

It’s a New Year and with that comes the opportunity to make the Children’s Ministry

everything we wish for it to be…and that means including you in all of our deci-

sions…are you ready for 2016??

Wonderful Wednesday starts back on Wednesday, January 13th! We meet in the

gym at 5:15 for free-play time and break into age appropriate groups at 5:30 to begin our lesson. Pick

up is at the Sanctuary Ramp at 6:15. All children age 3 to 12 are invited to attend and to enjoy the music

and games, Bible story, and craft time that we have at each session. The Wonderful Wednesday Team

looks forward to seeing everyone!

Everyone interested in the Children’s Ministry is invited to attend a Children’s Ministry Planning

Meeting on Wednesday, January 13th during Wonderful Wednesday. We will meet in the Family Life

Center at 5:30 to plan for 2016. Please join us so that 2016 is the best year it can possibly be for our chil-

dren!

Acolyte Training will be held on Wednesday, January 27th during WW time. All children in the Warrior

Sunday School class (grades 3,4,5) are invited to attend the training whether they are experienced aco-

lytes or brand new! Parents are invited to attend so you can learn how your child can serve during Wor-

ship.

Volunteers are needed for Children’s Church and for the Nurseries. Sign-up sheets for January –

March will be upstairs in the Sunday School area. Thank you for sharing your time and talents with us!

We are looking forward to a year full of adventure and growth in Christ…

In His Love,

Gina

Confirmation

It is our honor and privilege to work with our children and watch them grow in the Lord.

Through Sunday worship, Sunday school, Wonderful Wednesday programs, and Children and

Youth activities, we bring the word and love of God to our children knowing that one day they

will be ready and able to profess their faith openly and on their own.

Do you have a child that is saying “I believe in God, now what?” The “now what” means they are ready to begin

Confirmation Classes and publicly affirm that the faith of the church is also their faith. They are ready to begin their

lives as disciples of Jesus. So they can further learn what a life of discipleship is all about, Confirmation classes will

begin in early Spring. If your child has been asking questions, we invite you to contact the church office at (706)

335-4018 or email the office at [email protected] and let us know that they will be part of the 2016 Confir-

mation Class.

As a congregation, we invite you to be in prayer for our children, their families and their decisions to follow Jesus

Christ.

In His love,

K. Ellen, and Gina, David

Youth News HAPPY NEW YEAR!! I hope you have had an amazing Christmas with your

family and your friends. As we move into 2016, it is a time to make

“resolutions.” I must confess, that I have never been successful in keeping

my resolutions but I will try again this year. These resolutions should not be

viewed upon as punishment or some type of drudgery but something that

will help us to become better people—more importantly stronger Christians.

Some examples might include: spending more time in devotional and quiet

time, taking part in Youth activities and projects, serving as the hands and feet of Christ. It is my

prayer that you will join me in working toward becoming a stronger Christian in 2016.

I would like to take a moment to thank the members of our church family who faithfully pray for

and support our Youth.

Please put these events on your calendar and plan to join us. When you aren’t with you, you are

missed.

January Events

Jan. 3 Sunday School and Worship no evening activities

Jan. 9 I Serve 7:00 a.m.

Jan. 10 Sunday School and Worship

Movie Night 5:00-7:00 Youth Room

Jan. 13 Bible Study 5:15-6:15

Jan. 17 Sunday School and Worship no evening activities


Jan. 23 Meal Prep for Our Daily Bread 10:00


Our Daily Bread in Athens we will serve lunch and

have lunch after



Youth Game Night 5:30-7:00

Looking Ahead:

Winter Jam Sat. Feb. 6

We are also looking to attend a UGA Lady Dogs Basketball game, Atlanta Gladiators game and

taking part in some community service projects. As always, if you have suggestions, please let me

know. This is YOUR youth group.

In closing, continue to pray for and support each other. If I can be help to you in any way, please

let me know.

Happy New Year!!

K.Ellen Hagan

706-654-7040

[email protected]

Rev. Dr. David G. Bowen, Senior Pastor

16 Cherry St.

Commerce, GA 30529

706-335-4018 (Office)

706 335-2031 (Fax)

Email us at: [email protected]

Visit us online at: WWW.COMMERCEFUMC.ORG

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