Rev. Byron Vance Rev. Brandon Lazarre

Rev. Ava Rozelle

(205) 338-3374; fax 205-338-0025 emergency contact: 256-390-9002

February 7, 2018 First United

Methodist Church 2200 3rd Ave. North, Pell City, AL 35125 205-338-3374; www.pellcityfumc.org

“Reaching Others

for Christ” Missional Training

Event Led by Rev. Joseph Daniels, Jr

author of “Walking With Nehemiah”

February 10th

10a - 2p in the Beacon

Wednesday, February 14th 12p & 6p in the Sanctuary

Nursery will be available for both services (No Wednesday Night Supper or Small Groups)

Small Groups Beginning February 21st!

We begin our 11 week journey in two weeks. Here is a quick preview of what is coming:

CONNECT GROUPS: Walking Connect Group: Wednesday 6:30-7:30p

Led by Seana Alexander Media Connect Group: Wednesday 6:30-7:30p

Led by Brandon Lazarre Basketball Connect Group: Friday 12:00p (Beacon)

Led by Brandon Lazarre

SMALL GROUPS: Grief Support Group: 2nd Monday of the Month 5:30p

Dementia Care Giver Group: Wednesday 4:30p Marriage Group: Wednesday 6:30-7:30p

Easter Earthquake Lenten Study: Wednesday 6:30-7:30p Led by Jim Starnes

Women’s Bible Study: Wednesday 10:30a Men’s Bible Study: Thursday 6:30a

LIFE TOGETHER GROUPS: *Dates & Times to be announced.

Life is better together and freedom comes when Christ is at the center of our connections!

Lenten Devotional Booklets

On Ash Wednesday, the Missions Committee will be distributing Lenten Devotional booklets and banks produced by the Society of St. Andrew.

This organization seeks to alleviate hunger by gleaning and food distribution. Please read the daily devotionals and put your small change

in the banks. The banks will be collected after Easter.

Good Works Foundation Food Distribution:

Monday, February 19th

All who can serve will need to be at the Rec Hall on 19th Street at 5:30pm.

(A few people need to be there at 4pm to unload the truck)

Tuesday February 13th

5:30pm In the Beacon

Menu: Pancakes w/

Toppings, Bacon & Sausage

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Budget needs to date: $ 69,444

Receipts year to date: $ 51,433

Difference $-18,011

Carla, Callahan, Jennifer Watson, Mike Riley, Pat Cook, Ronny Kimberly, Neva Hestley, Bill Cloud, Charles E. Smith,

Stephen Watson, Beverly Goodman, Jeanelle Bowman, Forrest Walls, Doug Church, Gracie Bonds, Michael Gareb, Bill Kelly, Trevor Moore, Edward Jones, Donella Allen, BJ Tollison, Adrian Ayers,

Peggy Burdette, Shirley Wilson, Richard Scheu, Pat Williams, Henry Wilson, Larry Barnes, Sharon Pike, Cathy Bice, Hailey Simpson,

Katrina Fowler, Daryl Dorough, Rebel Negley and Destiny Upton.

Wishing You Happy Good Lent

Lent is the 40-day period (not including Sundays) leading to Easter. Forty is a very biblical number. It brings us back to years of wandering, a flooded earth, and, most especially, Jesus in his wilderness temptation by Satan. Our forty days

of Lenten preparation for Easter are times of fasting, not feasting, of giving more and not less, of thinking less of ourselves and more of Jesus.

I invite you to a period of Digging Deeper in our faith relationship with God during this season. Start with us in the Sanctuary at Noon or

6pm on Ash Wednesday (February 14) with a cross of ash on your forehead or hand, reminding of both the call to turn from our own ways to God’s and that our lives are indeed fragile.

Then, join with God in:

Celebrating our collective ministry of nurture as we pray over new Congregational Care Ministers on February 18th in all 3 worship services or by joining a Life Together group for transformation in Christ.

Deepening your worship through Daily Lenten devotions, attending worship in community each week and joining us for Holy Week noontime and Holy Thursday worship.

Serving others and the cause of Christ by 1)filling a Society of St Andrew bank to feed the hungry; 2)stepping up in the discipline of giving by working toward the biblical tithe; or 3)volunteering for opportunities to help others feel welcome at First, to be fed through Good Works Foundation, or by paying attention to the needs around us and responding in tangible ways.

Maybe we don’t greet each other during this season with “Happy Lent” or “Merry Lent”. We do, after all, focus more on the journey toward the cross, toward Jesus’ suffering and death. But, along the way, remember that just as the wilderness temptation led to Jesus’ ministry and the cross led to the empty tomb, so our time of sacrifice and prayer, of fasting and discipline, leads us toward a celebration of the transformed lives we experience through Jesus Christ.

So, Happy Lent after all,

- Pastor Byron

Dementia Care Giver Group

If you love someone with Alzheimer’s Disease or other forms of Dementia, you are invited to participate in a small group study which will begin on Wednesday, February 21st, and conclude on Wednesday, May 9th. The group will meet at 4:30pm in the conference room. We will be reading and discussing a book, Keeping Love Alive as Memories Fade -

The 5 Love Languages and the Alzheimer’s Journey by Gary Chapman. In addition to the book, other resources will be

shared including wisdom of group members who are on this journey. Mary Bess Price, a social worker with extensive experience in this area and Ava Rozelle will facilitate the

group. If you have questions about the group, contact Pastor Ava at the church office. Please let the office know if you are interested in being part of this group so that we can assure

adequate materials.

At some point in our life, we all experience grief, which is our normal response to loss. Though it is a common

experience, we do not grieve alike, our journey is unique - but experience has taught us that healing is enhanced when we understand the process and when we have someone with whom to share the journey. For this

reason, we are offering a Grief Support group on the second Monday of each month beginning at 5:30pm.

The dates are: February 12, March 12, April 9, and

May 14. Please contact Pastor Ava with any questions or for additional information.

SANCTUARY FLOWERS Reserve your special date for 2018 now.

Contact the church office to memorialize or honor your loved one with flowers at the altar.

(205-338-3374)

Congratulations to Georgeta Radu & Family!

Lia Jane

Radu

1.16.18

Hagen Lynn

Staples

1.13.18

Congratulations to Lindsay Staples & Family!

Saturday, February 24th 11-1pm in the Beacon

TableScapes

Fundraiser Luncheon

(Benefitting Lakeside Hospice and The Christian Love Pantry)

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FEBRUARY 18TH : COST: $20

MEET AT THE BUS

AFTER 10:30 WORSHIP

Ash Wednesday Service: February 14th @ 6:00p

Youth Dinner & Free Time on the 3rd Floor

before @ 5:00p

“You Decide” Youth Small Groups

Wednesday Nights at 6:30p

(Feb 21 - Mar 21)

Summer Mission Trip June 17-23

IMPORTANT DATES: March 14th: Sign-Up - Deposit Due

April 25th: Payment Due

May 30th: Remaining Balance Due

Our Bell Choir will perform in both services this Sunday. Please have your child(ren)

in the Garner Room by 10:00am. We will collect children from Sunday School. New choir shirts will be

distributed Wednesday evening!

Parent / Confirmand Luncheon

Meet in the Fellowship Hall immediately following the 10:30 services for lunch and a briefing of this year’s program.

March 9th & 10th Overnight Retreat for 4th, 5th and 6th Graders

Exit 456 - Camp Sumatanga

Registration forms due by February 14th

OUTINGS

Our February outing included lunch at El Cazador followed by Hide & Seek on the 3rd Floor of the church.

Annual Easter Egg Hunt Saturday, March 31st

10:00am-12:00pm

Fellowship Hall Parking Lot

Join us for a fun filled event Egg Hunts * Prizes * Crafts * Games

Hotdogs and a visit from the Easter Bunny!

Office Hours: Monday - Wednesday 8:00 am - 5:00 pm

Thursday 8:00am-3:00pm Friday - Closed

Website: www.pellcityfumc.org

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Thursday, February 8 6:30a Men’s Bible Study-Conference Room 3:00p Disciple IV-Room 111 5:45p Literacy Tutoring-Library 6:00p Gateway Group-Room 201 6:00p Praise Band Rehearsal-Beacon 7:00p AA Meeting-Room 106 7:00p AL ANON-Room 111 Friday, February 9 7:30a Exercise Group-Civic Center Saturday, February 10 6:30a Gideon’s-Fellowship Hall 8:00a District Missions Event (Reaching Others for Christ)-Beacon Sunday, February 11 8:30a Serve New Life UMC Breakfast 8:30a Sanctuary Worship 9:15a Sunday School 10:30a Sanctuary Worship 10:30a Wide Open Worship-Beacon 11:30a Care Team Training-Fellowship Hall/ Conference Room 11:30a Confirmation Parent’s Luncheon Fellowship Hall/Rm 111 & 116 Monday, February 12 7:30a Exercise Group-Civic Center 9:00a Disciple I-Room 111 5:00p Weight Watchers-Fellowship Hall 5:30p Grief Support Group-Room 111 6:00p Mom’s VS Kids Basketball Game-Beacon 7:00p AA Meeting-Room 106 7:00p Narcotics Anon-Room 204 Tuesday, February 13 2:30p Loaves & Fishes-Beacon Kitchen 5:30p Parent Project-Room 111

5:30p Fat Tuesday Pancake Supper-Beacon 5:45p Literacy Tutoring-Library 7:00p Boys & Cub Scouts-2nd Floor Wednesday, February 14 7:30a Exercise Group-Civic Center 8:15a Staff Meeting-Conference Room 8:30a Yahweh Yoga-Room 106 9:30a Daycare Chapel-Sanctuary 10:30a Yoga Chair Stretching-Room 106 10:30a Women’s Bible Study-Conf. Room 11:30a Deliver Jeff State Lunches 12:00p Ash Wednesday Service-Sanctuary 6:00p Ash Wednesday Service-Sanctuary 7:00p Choir Rehearsal-Sanctuary Thursday, February 15 6:30a Men’s Bible Study-Conference Room 10:00a Prayer Shawl Ministry-Fellowship Hall 3:00p Disciple IV-Room 111 5:45p Literacy Tutoring-Library 6:00p Gateway Group-Room 201 6:00p Praise Band Rehearsal-Beacon 7:00p AA Meeting-Room 106 7:00p AL ANON-Room 111 Friday, February 16 7:30a Exercise Group-Civic Center Saturday, February 17 6:30a Gideon’s-Fellowship Hall Sunday, February 18 8:30a Sanctuary Worship 9:15a Sunday School 10:30a Sanctuary Worship 10:30a Wide Open Worship-Beacon Monday, February 19 7:30a Exercise Group-Civic Center 9:00a Disciple I-Room 111

5:00P Weight Watchers-Fellowship Hall 5:30p Serve Good Works Foundation-Rec Hall 7:00p AA Meeting-Room 106 7:00p Narcotics Anon-Room 204 Tuesday, February 20 2:30p Loaves & Fishes-Beacon Kitchen 5:30p Parent Project-Room 111 5:45p Literacy Tutoring-Library 6:00p Veteran Support Group-Room 106 7:00p Boys & Cub Scouts-2nd Floor Wednesday, February 21 7:30a Exercise Group-Civic Center 8:15a Staff Meeting-Conference Room 8:30a Yahweh Yoga-Room 106 9:30a Daycare Chapel-Sanctuary 10:30a Yoga Chair Stretching-Room 106 10:30a Women’s Bible Study-Conference Room 11:30a Deliver Jeff State Lunches 4:30p Dementia Care Giver Group-Conf. Room 5:30p Fellowship Supper-Beacon 5:45p Youth-3rd Floor 6:30p Small Groups 7:00p Choir Rehearsal-Sanctuary Thursday, February 22 6:30a Men’s Bible Study-Conference Room 3:00p Disciple IV-Room 111 5:45p Literacy Tutoring-Library 6:00p Gateway Group-Room 201 6:00p Praise Band Rehearsal-Beacon 7:00p AA Meeting-Room 106 7:00p AL ANON-Room 111 Friday, February 23 7:30a Exercise Group-Civic Center

Calendar: February 8 - February 23

Feb 10th: “Reaching Others for Christ” Missional Training Event

Feb 13th: Fat Tuesday Pancake Supper

Feb 14th: Ash Wednesday Service

Feb 19th: Good Works Foundation Food Distribution

COMING…….