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FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
Child Development Center Phone: 423-478-1426
To the Children’s Ministry In memory of Marcia Chickering:
Bob and Sharon Lederer Nell Morton Veva Thompson SS Class Cathy Goodman Sandra Van Deusen & Family Sue Payne Mark and Beverly Johnson
David and Debra Henderson Brenda Dill Thomas Shearer and Paula Slaway Bob & Nancy Boyd In honor of Sarah Wagner: In memory of Addison Jewell & Grant Steven Gobble:
Your Prayer Partner Rusty and Myra Patterson
To the Memory Garden In memory of Mike Goodman: In memory of Vivian Carley: In memory of Marcia Chickering:
Homebuilders SS Class Bob and Sharon Lederer Jim and Sarah Wagner In memory of Maxine Baker: In memory of Annie Cooke: In memory of Joan May: In memory of Ruth Lee: Sarah Wagner Sarah Wagner Sarah Wagner Jim and Sarah Wagner
To the Mary Diana Samuel Home In honor of Charlotte Shaver: In honor of Aaron Samuel: In honor of James and Sara Carmon:
Sarah Wagner Jim and Sarah Wagner Bob and Libby Carmon In honor of the Bracken Family: In honor of the Staff, Choir, Organist, & Pianist:
Jim and Sarah Wagner Bob and Libby Carmon
To the Youth Fund To Family Promise To the Organ Fund In memory of Mavis Wood: In honor of Sue Ledford: In memory of Joan May: Murphy Mem. SS Class Jim and Sarah Wagner May Dooley Circle
To the Holston Home for Kids To the Child Development Center To the United Methodist Men In honor of Kathy Farner: In memory of Marcia Chickering: In memory of Mike Goodman: Sarah Wagner Bob and Libby Carmon Jerry and Carolyn Ingram-Franitza
To the Bread of Life Ministry In honor of Kellie Bracken: In honor Albian Johnson:
Bob and Libby Carmon Bob and Libby Carmon
Gifts to the Church
Looking Ahead While we are still waiting for the coming of the Newborn King we are also looking ahead to the New Year and new opportunities. I was filled with intrigue and wonder as I read this quote from Lenard Sweet, “Find me a line with more excitement and nonstop adventure than this one: ‘As the Father has sent me, so I send you’.” Just think about that for a moment— the Father sent Jesus into the world to save it, serve it and put it back the way it was created to be and now Jesus is sending us into the world to do the same thing. I don’t know about you but that is awesome and terrifying. The questions that come immediately to my mind - How do I go? Am I qualified? How can I prepare? Who me? Where do I go?
I believe with every fiber of my being that Lenard Sweet is right….nonstop adventure in being sent into the world to do the work of Jesus. That being the case….I believe it is the responsibility of your home church to prepare you and to offer opportunities to be on Jesus’ mission. I want to mention some opportunities for 2016 that I believe will help us all be better equipped to be sent by Jesus. First, we will be hosting a luncheon once a month for our retired folks. At this time there will be good food, fellowship, a time of teaching and spiritual inspiration and opportunities for mission. We will have special classes on a wide variety of subjects from estate planning to home gardening to history of the Bible and more (if you have an interest, let us know and we will see what we can do). It will be a great way to grow together.
Second, I am starting a men’s lunch group that will meet at least once a month or maybe twice a month; will meet for approximately 50 minutes. Meeting place has not been determined at this time. This will also be a time of fellowship and spiritual growth. Lastly, we are going to begin a program in 2016 for FUMC to read the Bible through in a year – it is doable! Beginning this coming Sunday we will have the first quarter reading plan and notebooks available for recording your thoughts and ‘take aways’ from your reading. If you have the YouVersion Bible App on your smartphone, you can choose the Life Journal Reading Plan – that is the same plan that is available on the quarterly cards. This is not all we will be doing, but some new opportunities for you to be involved with in 2016. Let us all prepare room in
our heart this Advent and Christmas Season so that we can be
sent into the world just as the Father sent Jesus!
Rev. Tim Bracken
December 17, 2015
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From the pastor
Our Staff
Pastor ......................................... Rev. Tim Bracken
Minister to Sr. Adults ............... Rev. Pat Hogan
Administrative Assistant .................. Molly Near
Financial Secretary .......................... Mae Wilkins
Director of Children’s Ministry........ Jill Ingram
Interim Youth Director ............... Kellie Bracken
Chancel Choir Director ................Dr. Jim Burns
Pianist ................................................. Tausha Plate
Organist ............................................. Terry Barger
Maintenance Director .................... Chris Offery
Maintenance .......................................... Jeff Smith
Director of CDC ................................ Cathy Smith
Director of PDO ............................. Rachel David
Assist. Director of CDC/PDO ........ Karon Steve
Facts From First
Christmas Eve Services Candlelight &
Traditional Service 6:00 PM
Casual Acoustic Service
4:00 PM
Prayer for revival
Youth News
Prayer Schedule: Sunday 7:30 – 9:30 AM Monday 7:00 AM Tuesday 9:00 AM & 8:00 PM Wednesday 12:00 PM & 2:00 PM Thursday 10:00 AM & 2:00 PM Friday 7:00 AM
Acolytes & Crucifers December 20 Isabel Swafford / Jack Farner December 24-6pm Anna Ingram / Asher Johnson
If you cannot serve on your Sunday YOU need to find a replacement/switch with someone.
New Year’s Eve Lock-In Meet at the church at 9:00 PM. Pick up is at 8:00 AM
on Friday morning. See Kellie for more details.
Parent Meeting Sunday, January 10 at 5:30 PM
Please make every effort to attend, we have a lot of business to take care of.
Christmas 2015
Christmas Memories Saturday, December 19
8:00 AM—2:00 PM at Ocoee Middle School Gymnasium
Sign up in the Narthex to help work a 2-hour shift. We NEED your help!
Youth Christmas Party
December 20
Join us from 3:00 PM to
9:00 PM as we “Progress”
for Supper with Carols!
Blue Christmas
A Service of
Remembrance & Hope
Monday, December 21
6:00 PM Fellowship meal to follow.
Tuesday, December 22 5:30—7:30 PM
at the Pavilion on the Greenway To the Staff, Murphy Mem. SS Class, and Countless others… Christmas 2015 came early this year for me and I wanted to share that with all of you. Our “Father” chose neither fancy paper nor store bought ribbons and bows to wrap the warm hearts and helping hands of prayerful friends. He chose instead, to wrap “His” gifts in priceless human skin, then tied each one with a saving kiss. Thank you, church family, because you showed me a brand new meaning to the words “church family.” You made a difference that made “the” difference.
Merry Christmas! Mary Chism
Looking for a SS Class? Are you looking for a Sunday School class?
Are you new to FUMC? The Becomers Class invites you to join them on
January 3 from 9:30-10:30 AM and discover what they’re about! Their classroom is the last adult
class on the left in the hallway off the Commons. Becomers—(2 Corinthians 5:17) “Anyone who belongs to Christ has become a new person.
The old life is gone; a new life has begun.”
Cookies cookies cookies We need cookies for our Carols & Cocoa event on
the greenway December 22. Could you bring 2 doz-en cookies? Sign up in the Narthex or just bring
them by the church on December 21! Whatever is left over will be used in our Christmas Eve Bags.
Online giving Attention: First Church
We are now set up for Online Giving! Just visit the church website at
www.clevelandumc.com and follow the links!
Christmas Eve Bags Last year you gave out 200 bags of goodies to those who work 3rd shift or have to work on
Christmas Eve. This year we will have 150 bags available at each service. We need your help packing those up. We’ll meet on Wednesday,
December 23rd at 1:00 PM. All ages are welcome!
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FROM THE PRAYER LIST.
HAPPENING THIS WEEK
Sunday, December 20 7:30 AM Sanctuary open for Prayer 8:30 AM Early Worship 9:30 AM Sunday School 10:30 AM 1st Kidz 3:00 PM First Youth Christmas Party 7:00 PM Handbell Choir Practice Monday, December 21 7:00 AM Prayer for Revival 6:00 PM Blue Christmas Service Tuesday, December 22 9:00 AM Prayer for Revival 11:00 AM Staff Meeting 5:30 PM Carols & Cocoa at the Greenway 8:00 PM Prayer for Revival Wednesday, December 23 12:00 PM Prayer for Revival 2:00 PM Prayer for Revival Thursday, December 24 OFFICES CLOSED 4:00 PM Casual Acoustic Christmas Eve Service 6:00 PM Traditional Christmas Eve Service Friday, December 25 OFFICES CLOSED Saturday, December 26 10:00 AM Bread of Life
Monday—Friday 7:00 AM CDC 9:00 AM PDO
“I will be loyal to the United Methodist Church and do all in
my power to strengthen its ministry by my prayers,
my presence, my gifts, my service, and my witness.”
UPCOMING EVENTS ● December 31—Youth Lock-In ● January 1—CLOSED ● January 2—UMM Breakfast ● January 9—Bread of Life ● January 10—Youth Parent
Meeting ● January 18—CLOSED ● January 22-24—Resurrection ● January 24-31—Family
Promise Week ● January 29-20—Annual
Mission Conference ● January 30—Bread of Life
Our Prayers
Our Presence
Our Gifts
Our Service—December 20
Our country, our leaders, and our troops
Phyllis Brown & Family
Family of Lois Taylor
Family of Ruth Lee
Family of Gina Schrecen-gost
Elizabeth Mautz & Family
Joe Hogan
LONG TERM PRAYER
Don Alley
Debbie Ambert
Judy Barger
Rusty Cooke
Kaye Coultry
Bill Creech
Alan David
Bob David
Jordann Dempsey
Lois Ellis
Sunday School Worship 12/06/15 59 277 12/13/15 n/a 270
Budget Receipts 12/06/15 17,849.50 Receipts to Date: 571,345.30 Expenditures to Date: 592,040.65 Receipts/Expenditures + or [-] [20,695.35] Budget to Date: 668,605.00
Budget Receipts 12/13/15 12,123.11 Receipts to Date: 583,468.41 Expenditures to Date: 593,924.64 Receipts/Expenditures + or [-] [10,456.23] Budget to Date: 682,250.00
Prayer Team: Beverly Johnson Ushers: Mark Lay, Head; John Driver, Ken Melton, Lee Stewart, Kevin Swafford. Acolytes: Isabel Swafford and Jack Farner First Kidz Church: Jill Ingram, Kathy Farner, and Leslie Conley Altar Flowers will be poinsettias in honor and in memory of our loved ones.
Open hearts, open minds, open doors...the people of the United Methodist Church.
Gary Farner
Kim Faulkner
Karen Fisher
Gil Frederick
Toye Gibson
Britton Gobble
Jamie Hargis
Renee Henderson
Mike Hodnett
Gail Howard
Clint Hutto
Debra Norton-Jenkins
Nancy Lane
Elaine Larson
Teresa Lee
Neil Liner
Chloe Littrell
Charlie McDonald
Betty McLain
Lee Mercer
Larry and Barb Miller
Norma Murphy
Carolyn Owens
Gail Ownby
Tilley Phillips
Darci Pittman
Kylene Stump
Stuart Switzer
Janice Tate
Addison Thompson
Emily Varnell
Rosemary Warren
Judy Watts
Joan Wheeler
Jennifer Wilhie
Malcom Youngblood
Harrison Zierenberg