The Hymnbook of the Church:

A study on the book of Psalms

Pastor Mark will begin a new five week Bible Study on Wednesdays beginning on January 10. It will again be offered at 10:00 AM and 7:00 PM. You may attend either time. Just bring your Bible and a friend.

Kids Celebration

Where? Duff Street Church When? January 6 from 11 AM – 2 PM

What? Games, Crafts, Snacks Who? Age 3 – 6th grade

Bible Study

Stealey and Duff Street Churches

Food Pantry Open Each Tuesday

9:30 a.m.–

1:00 p.m.

Help Tackle Hunger! Will the Guys or the Gals win this

year’s Souper Bowl Challenge? Bring your favorite soup

during the month of January and score for your team.

Winner will be determined following Sunday worship on

Super Bowl Sunday, February 4th, 2018. The food pantry can

use all varieties of soup: Chicken Noodle, Vegetable Soup,

Creamed Soups, & Raman Noodles are favorites.

Backpack Program – The Food Pantry provides 100 children at NorthView

and Wilsonburg Elementary with food each weekend. Help set up food on

Wednesday, January 3rd at 1:00 p.m. and put together bags on Thursday,

January 4th at 10:00 a.m. in the Worship area. For further information, call

Carolyn Green at (304) 622-2965.

Volunteer Opportunities: Be blessed as you serve others. Could

you work the food pantry once a month? Do you like to spend someone

else’s money? Would you like to assemble sacks of food for the Backpack

program? Or give snack bags to students as they get off the school bus on

Monday afternoons? Call Carolyn Green at (304) 622-2965 or send e-mail

cgreenhome@aol.com to inquire how you can be part of these teams.

We fulfill our commitments to

Christ and His Church… *By our presence:

Worship Sunday God’s Big

8:45 11:00 School BackYard

December 3 98 85 22 18

December 10 78 77 24 19

December 17 83 80 26 14

December 24 87 87 21 13

December 31

*With our Service:

LAY HOSPITAL VISITOR CHAIRPERSON: Wayne Moore – 304-623-3155 PRAYER CHAIN CHAIRPERSON: Bonita Totten - 304–672-1657 USHERS: 8:45am Bob Fowler and Jerry Paugh 11:00am Don & Patty Davis and Jim & Margie Dean HOSPITALITY: Chair: Jim Harris & Assistant: Arlene Iaquinta

*As we pray:

for our military - Justin Denmark, Jeremy Glass, Jared Hammitt, Sgt. “JR” Hinkle, Matt Hoalcroft , Amanda Landers, Int’l Security Guard Stephen Lindsey, Sgts. 1st C. Nate & Bryanna Moccia, Kiersten Posey, Mstr. Sgt. James Queen and Pvt. Zachary Shields for our shut-ins – Chuck Arnett, Bob Ashcraft, Alice Bodenheimer, Rose Carr, Ron Channel, Mary

Cunningham, Harold Davis, Bill & Mary Alice Fox, Martha Hammitt, Elfrieda Hersman, Robbie Hood,

Bruce Hudkins, Elaine LeBenne, Louise Minnich, Charles & Betty Pratt, Molly Stonebreaker, Helen Stutler

and Bill Ware

for healing – Tonya Allen, Saul Barkley, Brandy, Danielle, Helen Dennison, Elias, Andy Fowler, Hayley, Christen Heflin, Judy Huntermark, Jacklyn, Mike Kesling, Leoma Leeseburg, Ginger Malone, Joe Martin, Mary, Jeanie Newbrough, Nicole, Patrick Parise, Devon Patrick, John Payne, Kim Payne, Rick Radcliffe, Brantley Rexroad, Jerry Rexroad, Eleanor Rishel, Ryan, Riley Sell, Bill Skinner, Nicole Stepp, Keith Trimble, Emily Umbel, David Webster, and Jo Withers

*When you give: November 2017

Revenue $22,637.12

Expenses 26,661.98

Difference $ (4,024.86)

Building Fund Contributions YTD $87,704.44

Building Fund Expenses YTD 145,684.54

Difference $(57,980.10)

Annual Budget for 2018: $309,211

Average needed monthly for budget = $25,768

DUFF STREET UNITED METHODIST CHURCH

204 Baker Avenue, Clarksburg, WV 26301 304-624-7951

duffstreet@gmail.com www.duffstreetchurch.org

Rev. Mark Smith

UNITED METHODIST TEMPLE

665 Locust Ave., P.O. Box 990, Clarksburg, WV 26302 304-622-4172

umt@lumos.net

Pastor Dustin McCune

HAMMOND UNITED METHODIST CHURCH

515 Broadway Ave, Clarksburg WV 26301 304-623-0307

hammondumchurch@gmail.com

Pastor Marybeth Chien

204 Baker Avenue Clarksburg, WV 26301