The Week Ahead
Sunday, March 26
8:50 am – Encounter – Contemporary worship
9:-12:30 – LifeSouth Blood Drive, OutFront
10:00 am – Sunday school
11:00 am – Traditional worship
4:00 pm – Handbell Rehearsal, bell room
5:00 pm – Choir Rehearsal, choir room.
No Youth/Children Activities
Tuesday, March 28
9-11:00 am – Chrismons, fellowship hall
Wednesday, March 29
6:00 pm – Food & Fellowship – meal provided by Men’s Club
6:30 pm – Small Groups, Youth & Kids Classes
Friday, March 31
10:00 am – Making Palms, fellowship hall
- LifeSouth Blood Drive – This Sunday – Front Parking – 9:00 am – 12:30 pm
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HELP WANTED: PALM CROSSES
We need your help! In the Fellowship Hall at 10 am on Friday, March 31 to make palm crosses for Palm Sunday. Please let Sally Weaver know if you can help.
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CANDY & PLASTIC EGGS NEEDED
Please don’t forget to bring plastic eggs & candy, for the Easter Egg hunt next Sunday, April 2nd at 11:30 am. Place in box in fellowship hall or bring by the church office. No chocolate, please.
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MAUNDY THURSDAY
The Gospel Story–A Passover Meal Experience on April 6th at 6 pm in the Fellowship Hall. Gather with friends and family for an intimate meal in a familiar setting remade, with stories, worship, communion, and prayer. We very strongly encourage you to make reservations by · calling the church office · signing up on the bulletin tear-off sheet · by texting it in the Encounter Service
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MISSION MINISTRIES NEEDS
ACTS – 2 lb. bags of cornmeal and flour. Place it in the collection bin in the fellowship hall.
MISSION HOUSE – Nonperishable food items. Place in the collection bins by the coke machine.
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Join us for fasting and prayer beginning NOW
Beginning today, everyone at First Methodist is invited into a season of prayer and fasting for our church and mission. Go to https://www.signupgenius.com/go/70a0d4da4ab2ea2fb6-prayer#/. If you don’t have internet or if the link doesn’t work call the church office to sign up.
Why are we calling folks to fast and pray? Because we want to see God do a new thing among us! We are fasting for our leaders and for our future. We are fasting and praying for a God to bring awakening and spiritual renewal in our beloved church family.
As Jesus said, some things only happen when we fast and pray, so we encourage you to step into this spiritual discipline and let’s watch together for what God will do.
ON THE CHURCH CALENDAR
- March 26th – LifeSouth Blood Drive – 9:00 am – 12:30 pm
- March 28th – Chrismons – 9-11:00 am – Fellowship Hall
- March 31st – Palm cross making – 10:00 am – Fellowship Hall
APRIL
- April 2nd – Combined Worship 10:00 am
Luncheon – 11:00 am
Easter Egg Hunt – 11:30
- April 3rd – Church Council Meeting – 6:00 pm – Fellowship Hall
- April 4th – Chrismons – 9-11:00 am – Fellowship Hall
Restaurant Supper Club – 5:30 pm – Meet at church
- April 6th – Maundy Thursday – 6:00 pm – Fellowship Hal
- April 7th – Tenebrae Service – 7:00 pm – Sanctuary
- April 9th – Sunrise Service – 6:30 am – Front of Church (weather permitting)
Encounter Service – 8:50 – Front of Church (weather permitting)
Traditional Service – 11:00 am
- April 11th – Chrismons – 9-11:00 am – Fellowship Hall
- April 15th – Home Supper Club – 6:30 pm
- April 16th – Men’s Breakfast – 7:00 am – Fellowship Hall
- April 18th – Chrismons – 9-11:00 am – Fellowship Hall
- April 23rd – Outreach Meeting – 10:00 am – Chapel
- April 25th – Chrismons – 9-11:00 am -Fellowship Hall
- April 30th – Youth Sunday – Combined Worship – 10:00 am
Please let the office know if you would like to add anything to the church calendar.

