January 9. 2022 Weekly News

January 9. 2022 Weekly News

WEEKLY EMAIL FROM FIRST REFORMED UCC
JANUARY 7, 2022
 

LOOKING TOWARD SUNDAY: A MESSAGE FROM REV. HORTON
Dear Friends, 
 
In Sunday’s worship we will begin this new year by remembering that we are loved and claimed by God.  It is the celebration of the Baptism of Christ…a day we reaffirm our own baptism as beloved children of God.  
 
We will also install the 2022 Consistory and Trustees. The term “Consistory” literally means “to stand with.”  The Consistory stands with one another in providing leadership for First Reformed United Church of Christ, seeking to discern the will of God through the Holy Spirit, and helping to equip the congregation to carry our God’s calling. 
 
The Trustees of the Church are entrusted to care for the larger vision of the church property, and the financial gifts and accounts of the church which are not a part of the annual budget.  
 
On Sunday we will commit as a congregation to support and serve with them. 
 
DEACONS 
Dave Fulton                 Alane Holste       
Robert Danze              Smithie Parrish 
John Maze                   Stacy Sosebee-West 
 
ELDERS               
Rita Lohr                       John Smith
John Gray                    Lisa Nelson 
Betty Barr                     Clifton Murphy 
 
TRUSTEES:           
Buddy Lohr      Clifford Lopp         Jerry Smith  
Mark Smith       Walter Hoffman 
 
In faith, hope, and love, 
Elizabeth
 SERMON TITLE FOR JANUARY 2, 2022:
“A Beginning and a Blessing”
Scripture:Luke 3: 15-22


VOLUNTEERS NEEDED: SIGN UP SIGN UP TO HELP
WITH CHILDREN AND YOUTH MINISTRIES FOR 2022


YOUTH MINISTRIES
SUNDAYS at 6:00PM:                   Youth Group (Fellowship Hall)
WEDNESDAYS at 6:30PM:           Youth Study (Youth Room)
SIGN UP TO VOLUNTEER FOR WEDNESDAY NIGHT YOUTH STUDY HERE
 
CHILDREN’S MINISTRIES
SUNDAYS at 10:30AM                   Children’s Church (Theater Room)
SIGN UP TO VOLUNTEER FOR CHILDREN’S CHURCH HERE
 
WEDNESDAYS at 6:30PM:            Children’s Fun & Activities (Fellowship Hall)
SIGN UP TO VLUNTEER FOR WEDNESDAY CHILDREN’S FUN & ACITIVITIES HERE


BIBLE STUDY THROUGH JANUARY 30, 2022
“Love Never Ends: Being the Body of Christ”
Ordinary time is the season that follows Epiphany, although most of the time we call it the “Season of Epiphany.” The Epistle readings in Year C of the Lectionary Cycle are the letters to the Corinthians. The best-known passages are from I Corinthians 13 known as the “Love   Chapter.”
 
This Bible Study is based on the Epistles readings as a way of seeing the Light of Christ through the lens of love. “Love Never Ends” is both a description and a promise. You are invited to journey with others, guided by the Corinthian Epistles to let the light shine around you, in you, and then from you as we seek to continue to become disciples of Jesus Christ for the  transformation of the world.
 
We who have seen the Light of Christ now desire to reflect it in our community and in our world by letting  others  see  Christ  through our loving presence.
 
Our Sunday morning Bible study begins at 9:30AM in the educational building or via ZOOM. The themes and scripture readings for the month of January are as follows:

Sunday, January 9th
“Well Pleased”
The Baptism of Jesus
Luke 3:15-17, 21-22
 
Sunday, January 16th
“Varieties of Gifts”
I Corinthians 12:1-11
 
Sunday, January 23rd
“You Are the Body”
I Corinthians 12:12-31a
 
Sunday, January 30th
The Greatest of These”
I Corinthians 13:1-13

 
USHERS ARE NEEDED EACH SUNDAY…PLEASE SIGN UP TO SERVE
Please consider signing up to serve as an usher on Sunday mornings. Open slots are available on most Sundays. You may use the Sign-Up Genius link below to pick a Sunday to volunteer. Feel free to sign up for more than one Sunday of service!   https://www.signupgenius.com/go/8050f44abae28a7fe3-usher

 
IT’S GIRL SCOUT COOKIE TIME
Troop #2160 will pick up their cookies on January 15! Watch your weekly emails for times for the Drive-Thru Cookie Booth at the church. You will also be able to place orders directly with Jianna or Kivi Miller.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE:
LITURGIST: Bonita Hooper           
DIGITAL MEDIA TECHS: Jeremy Peterson      
SOUND TECH: James Gray  
ACOLYTE: Emma Hartle       
BIBLE STEWARD:  Jacob Hartle
USHERS: John Gray, Lisa Nelson, Eddie Yates

PLEASE PRAY FOR…
Jeremy Lovell, Alisa Johnson
 
AT HOME AND IN CARE FACILITIES:
Peggy Bates, Sherry Bonner, Lee & Ellen Bouchard, Ruth Essick, Pattie Everhart, Vogen Everhart, Lib & Jimbo Hinkle, Jeff Hutchens, Marguerite Leonard, Deanna Michael, John Potts & Janette Neal, Lib Sink, Carolyn Spivey, Adena Wall
 
OUR FRIENDS: 
*John Ray Ward (Patti Lovell’s brother-in- law), *The Family of Ken Holmes (neighbors of Jerry & Patti Lovell), Nicole Holste (Alane Holste’s sister-in-love), Family of Will Swaim (friend of Alane Holste), Ed Leonard (Sylvia Walser’s brother), Miller Abernathy (Sylvia Walser’s son-in-law), The family of Evelyn York (friend of Alane Holste), The Family of Ruth “P-nut” Kennedy (friend of Alane Holste), Marc Frye (son of the late Doris Frye, Ashley Thomason (Ron & Heidi Hutcheson’s daughter-in-law)
 
JANUARY CELEBRATIONS
BIRTHDAYS:                                         
10thDeanna Michael…Harriette Murphy 
11thCamille Morgan                                                                        
13thJitter Yarbrough
15thLaura Perry

CALENDAR OF ACTIVITIES IN OUR CHURCH
Sunday, January 9: First Sunday after Epiphany
9:30AM                       
Adult Bible Study: “
Well Pleased” Facilitator: Rev. June Grubb
The Baptism of Jesus (Luke 3:15-17, 21-22)
 
10:30AM          
Worship Service 
(in person and via YouTube)
Installation of 2022 Consistory
 
10:45AM          
Children’s Worship 
(Theater Room)
 
Following Worship
Prayer Circle
Choir Practice (Sanctuary)
Consistory Meeting
 
6:00PM            
Youth Group 
(Fellowship Hall)
 
Tuesday, January 11:
12:00PM          
2CFAR 
(via Zoom)

7:00PM            
Book Study 
“The Book of Joy: Lasting Happiness in a Changing World” (via Zoom) Facilitator: Smithie Parrish
 
Wednesday, January 12:
5:30PM            
Confirmation


6:30PM            
Children’s Fun and Games 
(Fellowship Hall)
Youth Study Assistant: Stacy Sosebee-West (Youth Room)
 
Thursday, January 13:
4-6:00PM         
Clothing Ministry Workday


6:30PM            
Board of Evangelism Meeting 
(Fellowship Hall)
 
Saturday, January 15: 
12:30PM          
Take-out Lunch Ministry 
(Kitchen)
 
Sunday, January 16: Church’s 121st Anniversary
9:30AM                       
Adult Bible Study: “
Varieties of Gifts” Facilitators: Jay & Cathy Whitley
I Corinthians 12:1-11
 
10:30AM          
Worship Service 
(in person and via YouTube)
 
10:45AM          
Children’s Worship

 
Following Worship
Prayer Circle
Choir Practice (Sanctuary)
 
6:00PM            
Youth Group 
(Fellowship Hall)