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February Events
Dear FUMC Family, As I write this email, Ground Hog’s Day is only two days away and there is no rain in our immediate future. Oh goodness, another six weeks of winter! This Sunday in worship, we will receive the Sacrament of Holy Communion as we normally do on the first Sunday of each month. And then following our 11:00AM service, all will be invited to join the family of Victory Harshaw for the dedication of her new Habitat for Humanity house, the dwelling…
Reaching the Community
First Church Family, I pray that you are weathering the winter cold this week. From Friday night through most of the day Sunday, the temperature in our area will not move above freezing. We pray for the poor and homeless among us. We made a large financial donation to Yokefellow Thursday, helping our ministry partner serve the poor. FUMC was richly blessed in 2023. Your stewardship enabled us to fund all of our church’s ministries and finish in the black for the…
Great Commandment
First Church Family, Wow, winter finally got here! But it’s only fall… oh well, I enjoy all of the seasons in our beautiful county! Over the past weeks, we have had a number of visitors at the 9:00AM service who were camping/RVing in our area for a couple of weeks enjoying the beautiful autumn colors. After last Sunday’s service, a couple named Tom and Sue, who had been with us two weeks (actual names are different to protect privacy), waited their turn to have a…
Important UpDates
First Church Family: I pray that you are enjoying the summer sunshine after the rains of previous weeks as much as I am. Please note the following important updates: 1) Our food drive for Yokefellow has been wildly successful. Our initial goal was to collect and donate 1,100 pounds of rice, pinto beans, and peanut butter so that our ministry partner could feed the poor this summer when needs are greater. As of the end of last week, you had brought…
Volunteer Opportunities
First Church Family: I pray that you are enjoying the summer in these beautiful foothills. God’s bounty is rolling in from the farms and family gardens. The seeds planted this spring have turned into vegetables and fruit. Paul talks about it in 1 Corinthians, and turns the conversation into a promise of eternal life: What you sow does not come to life unless it dies. And as for what you sow,you do not sow the body that is to be,but a…
Community Outreach
First Church Family: Please notice the offerings below, in relation to Yokefellow’s Drive-Thru Food Drive on Saturday, and also the request for volunteers on July 14 for the Blackberry Festival. I’m planning to be a part of both of those efforts and hope we have good First Methodist responses. Also, please know that we continue to be needed (especially on Saturday mornings) to volunteer at our Habitat House project (2614 Friendswood – off of 321A South). This Sunday…
May News
First Church Family: Last year about this time, we began a conversation about the need for housing in our county. Our Pete Kidder, Caldwell Habitat for Humanity executive director, helped us come to understand that: · there are houses within a mile of our church where families with children live on dirt floors. · more than 7,000 houses in our county are heated by portable kerosene heaters and by opening the oven. · 7,764 families in our county spend almost one-third of their total income…
Activity Packed Weekend
First Church Family, I pray you are doing well. We are still basking in God’s Easter season’s blessings. This weekend is going to be activity packed. I want you to know of several things in which you might want to participate. On Saturday morning at 8:00AM, volunteers from our church will gather at our Habitat site, 2614 Friendswood, Lenoir, to work on the house until noon. At 10:00AM our church will provide a break-time snack. At 9:00AM, on that same…
Looking Back on Easter
First Church Family, What wonderful Holy Week and Easter observance we enjoyed! Our Palm Sunday program of scripture and music was outstanding; the “Passion of the Christ” with holy communion was experienced by a near capacity crowd; the Good Friday Procession of the Cross was carried out despite heavy rains (and supported by representatives from a dozen churches/Christian non-profits); and Resurrection Sunday worship, complete with a professionally constructed and decorated walking bridge, reminding us that Jesus is the “Bridge to Eternity” for those who receive Him made…
Date Change: Habitat Site Dedication
DATE CHANGE FOR SITE DEDICATION, NOW April 15 @ 10:00AM First Church Family: Because of the forecast of inclement weather for Saturday, and the horrific mud conditions at the Habitat site, this Saturday’s dedication ceremony has been canceled/postponed. The first official work day at the site will be Saturday, April 15, from 8:00AM – Noon. On that morning, we will break at 10:00AM for the site dedication ceremony. At that time, we will be introduced to our Habitat family, the Victory Harshaw family. Blessings, Dave Melton, Sr.…
Holy Week
First Church Family: The holiest week of the year is upon us. And our church is providing you and your guests with wonderful opportunities to experience it fully. Saturday April 1 – 10:00am: Join us as we meet our Habitat for Humanity family at the construction site – 2614 Friendswood Road, Lenoir. We will hear from Habitat’s executive director, our own Pete Kidder, and dedicate the construction site. DATE CHANGE: Saturday, April 15 @ 10:00am Sunday April 2 – 10:00am: Join us in the…
April News
First Church Family: Happy Spring! (Yes, spring has finally “sprung,” even though we had some of winter’s coldest weather right before its “springing”.) Though I can come and go as I please, regardless of the season, I must admit that there is something about the winter that is confining. I’ve looked forward to being “released” from the bondage of winter, with the new freedom to be outside, in the community, garden, and yard. Really, Easter is all about being freed…