| FIRST REFORMED UCC WEEKLY EMAIL MAY 6, 2022 ———————— Looking toward Sunday A Message From Rev. Horton Jackie Mock completed her first week as Church Administrator. I hope you will have a chance to meet her soon. Paula and Carolyn have been phenomenal in making a smooth transition for her and for the church. Check us out on Davidson Local. Each Saturday is an article about the ministries of First Reformed UCC. Thanks to Patti Lovell and Frankie Hedrick for coordinating this effort so that the community can be a part of the mission and ministries of First Reformed. https://www.davidsonlocal.com/ This Sunday we celebrate Mother’s Day. This is one of those tender days that carries so many fragile tensions as we think about mothers and what motherhood means: Joy and grief, gratitude and bitterness, abundance and loss. Children lost, mothers passed, opportunities missed… a tender day indeed I hope that wherever you find yourselves emotionally on Sunday, you will come worship. We will be together as Gods family. Rev. Evan will preach from a beautiful passage in Isaiah that holds us all in gentleness and strength. Please Join Us For Sunday Worship on YOUTUBE https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHfZFOjObXH_bR8E-UG_gTA Sermon: “In the Arms of the Mother” Rev. Evan S Scripture Reading: Isaiah 66:12-13 FIRST REFORMED UNITED CHURCH OFCHRIST IS AN OPEN AND AFFIRMING CONGREGATIONWe welcome into the full life and ministry of the church all people, regardless of ability, age, education, ethnicity, family or marital status, gender identity or expression, income, nationality, political affiliation, race, sexual orientation, or any other distinction. At the baptismal font and at the communion table, from the nursery cribs to the church leadership, whether you were raised in a church or have never, before attended one, you are welcome here. THANK YOU FOR SERVING Liturgist: Marge Doty Sound Tech: John Gray Acolyte: Ethan Lovell Ushers: Doris Sink, John Smith Digital Media Tech: Jeremy Peterson Bible Steward: Lucas Peterson PLEASE HOLD IN PRAYER Vogen Everhart, Jeff Hutchens, Bonita Hooper, Cheryl Walser, Lee Bouchard, Myrtle Latimer, Lynn McCarn (upcoming surgery) MEMBERS AT HOME AND IN CARE FACILITIES: Peggy Bates, Sherry Bonner, Ellen Bouchard, Ruth Essick, Pattie Everhart, Gerri Hill, Lib & Jimbo Hinkle, Marguerite Leonard, Deanna Michael, Carolyn Spivey, Adena Wall OUR FRIENDS: Franklin Waters (Cathy Whitley’s father), Yvonne Dobey (Frankie Hedrick’s sister)Sarah Lovell Biggers (Jerry & Patti Lovell’s daughter, Janice Mullineaux (Cathy Browder’s mother), Marc Frye (friend of the congregation) Church OFFICE Hours Monday-Friday 9am-1pm Church Office Open. Walk-in’s welcome! 1- 1:30pm Office Closed for Lunch 1:30 – 5pm Office Open: Please call ahead or make an appointment ___________________________________________ THIS WEEKS CHURCH CALENDAR Sunday, May 8 Mother’s Day 9:30am Adult Sunday School 10:30am Worship Service Monday, May 9 6:00am Serve meal at Crisis Ministry Shelter (Circle & Adult Sunday School serving) 6:30pm Open Hands Meal, Music & Message (St. Stephen UMC) FRUCC Clothes Ministry Give-Away Tuesday, May 10 12:00pm Crucial Conversations on Faith and Race (2CFAR) (Parlor & online)Join Zoom Meeting: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87341918684? pwd=RmlVeWIvTlNXSnRnUktwdWg3cklYdz09 Meeting ID: 873 4191 8684 Passcode: Faith One tap +13126266799,,87341918684# US (Chicago) +19292056099,,87341918684# US (New York) 7:00pmAdult Book Study (online) His Truth is Marching On by Jon Meacham Wednesday, May 11 6:30pm Choir Children’s Fun & Activities Youth Study Thursday, May 12 4-6:00pm Clothing Ministry Workday-Basement 6:30pm PFLAG (parlor) 7pm Faith Formation Planning Meeting (online)Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87059924360?pwd=NkVCZ1dBSGNrNW11SmRXNGpaUzdvdz09 Meeting ID: 870 5992 4360 Passcode: Summer One tap +19292056099,,87059924360# US Saturday, May 14 12:00pm Saturday Lunch Ministry Sunday, May 15 Graduation & Milestone Sunday 9:30amAdult Sunday school 10:30am Worship Service – Reception Following LOOKING AHEAD Confirmation Sunday – May 22nd Pentecost and Communion – June 5th FRUCC Church Picnic at Wild Cat Mountain – June 12th___________________________________________ MEALS ON WHEELS DRIVERS NEEDED Drivers are needed to deliver meals. Please contact Alisa Johnson if you can help. (336-357-0648) CLOTHES MINISTRY GIVE-AWAY Open Hands Ministry will begin a MEAL, MINISTRY, and MUSIC event serving dinner outside at St. Stephen UMC on Monday nights, beginning May 9 at 6:30pm. Our Clothes Ministry give-a-way will be open from 6-7:00pm on Mondays to assist those in need. To volunteer to help serve the meal or help with the Clothes Ministry, please contact John Maze. (704-524-6462) NAMI OF DAVIDSON COUNTY Do you have a loved one with mental illness? You are not alone. Family support groups will be available here in Davidson County for family of those living with mental illness. The support group will be led by Cathy and Joe Browder who are trained NAMI facilitators., The Family Support Group meets regularly on the 1st and 3rd Mondays of each month at 7pm via Zoom. To ask questions and get Zoom information, please email Cathy at NAMIDavidsonCounty1@gmail.com___________________________________________ Discover 2022 … Catawba College Youth Theological Institute Register NOW at www.catawba.edu/discover Middle School Session: July 17-22 High School Session: July 10-15 Catawba College will welcome middle and high school students to participate in its Youth Theology Institute for the 8th year this July. Check out our website www.catawba.edu/discover or email us at discover@catawba.edu. DISCOVER is a program that challenges youth during this formative time in their lives to engage in careful theological and moral reflection and activity, enabling them to discover God in new ways, especially as incarnational and interactive; discover who they are as children of God; discover how to live out their faith; and discover what they are called to do vocationally. JOHNS RIVER VALLEY FOR STUDENTS GRADES 4-12 Johns River Valley Camp is making plans to provide Outdoor Ministry opportunities during the summer of 2022. Camps will be provided for Campers grades 4-12. Mission Camp is available July 19-24th. Please contact Elizabeth if you have questions or are interested. elizabeth@frucc.org Please use THIS LINK you will find more information about the camps and can register online.  CLICK HERE FOR A COPY OF THE MAY 2022 NEWSLETTERMinisters: The Congregation of First Reformed United Church of Christ, 104 East Center Street, Lexington, NC 27292 Phone: 336-248-2617 www.frucc.org Pastor: Rev. Elizabeth Horton (elizabeth@frucc.org, cell/text #336-972-8895) Minister of Pastoral Care: Rev. June Grubb (jgrubb3@triad.rr.com #336-248-5668) Director of Children and Youth Ministries: Rev. Evan Sieges (evan@frucc.org) Choir Director: Ellen Peterson (ellenrpeterson@gmail.com) Organist/Pianist: Christopher Kiser (cdkiser94@gmail.com) Church Administrator: Jackie Mock (jackie@frucc.org) |
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