Middletown, CT
THIS WEEKEND AT FUMC
November 30, 2014
1st Sunday of Advent
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Traditional Service
10:00 a.m.
Sermon
by
Stefanie Bennett
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Please join us this Sunday at 10:00 a.m.
at our new location:
The Grand Ballroom at The Elk’s Lodge
44 Maynard Street, Middletown, CT
We encourage you all to attend and invite your friends to our services as we
celebrate this exciting new beginning for our congregation.
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Please note our phone number and email address have stayed the same:
860-346-3689 and churchoffice@fumcmiddletownct.org.
Make sure we have your email address.
Email is a very important means of communication during this period of transition.
Our mailing address is now:
First United Methodist Church
P.O. Box 65
Middletown, CT 06457.
Do not hesitate to call the church office with any questions or concerns.
Scripture Lessons:
Isaiah 64:1-9 *1 Corinthians 1:3-9 *Mark 13:24-37
COMING UP THIS WEEK AT FUMC:
*Saturday:
~ Carolyn Performing at The Buttonwood Tree, 7:30 p.m.
*Sunday:
~ Choir practice, 9:15 a.m.
~ Sunday Morning Worship Service.
* Sunday:
~ Choir practice, 9:15 a.m.
~ Sunday Morning Worship Service.
Hymns:
O Come, O Come Emmanuel
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Come, Thou Long-Expected Jesus
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Tell Out My Soul
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Hail to the Lord's Anointed
~The Rev. Stefanie Bennett, Pastor~
~The Rev. Albert Scholten, Pastor Emeritus~
~Carolyn Halsted, Interim Organist~
~Every Member a Minister~
Carolyn Halsted is Performing - THIS SATURDAY, November 29th at 7:30 p.m. Come hear Carolyn Halsted play music of Bach, Beethoven, Liszt, and Halsted at The Buttonwood Tree, 605 Main Street, Middletown. She would love to see you!
Advent Study will begin THIS SUNDAY, November 30th, immediately following coffee hour. We will examine and discuss each of the individual nativity stories. Please join us. Contact Stefanie Bennett for more information.
Upper Room Devotionals are available at the entrance to the Ballroom. These devotionals offer a short reading and reflection for each day. Please take one home.
Sing with the Choir. Choir practice is held at 9:15 a.m. each Sunday morning at the Elk’s Lodge. All are welcome and encouraged to participate. Come gather around the piano.
Sew ‘n’ Sew meets the 2nd Tuesday of each month. They will next meet Tuesday, December 9th at 11 a.m. at Heritage Commons followed by lunch out at a local restaurant. Please contact Isabelle Mullen for further information at 860-344-1942.
Remember your cereal and tuna fish donations, the first Sunday of each month, for Amazing Grace Food Pantry. Contact Dara Parent at 860-347-5078 for further information.
The Coordinator of Rides to The Elk’s Lodge in Middletown is Jill Bennett. Please contact Jill at 860-345-7382 if you are in need of a ride to our new location.
We have a Facebook page! Help spread the word about the church by “liking” the church page and “sharing” posts. (http://www.facebook.com/pages/First-United-Methodist-Church/109638702407308).
Please Note: Church cancellations can be found on WFSB (channel 3) and NBC30.
Make sure we have your email for additional notifications.