November 7, 2021 Weekly News

November 7, 2021 Weekly News

WEEKLY EMAIL from FIRST REFORMED UCC
DON’T FORGET to turn your clocks BACK ONE HOUR
before you go to bed on Saturday, November 6th!

NOVEMBER 5, 2021
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YOUTUBE PAGE USING THIS LINK.
Service will be uploaded to view later onto our Facebook page HERE.
 

A MESSAGE FROM REV. HORTON:
Dear Beloved Community,
 
This Sunday we mark Homecoming by celebrating All Saints’ Day, when we remember the saints who have gone before us, particularly the saints of our church who have died in the past year and entered their Eternal Home.  It is a time to remember, to both grieve and give thanks, for the great cloud of witnesses who surround us.
 
We’ll light candles and speak aloud the seven names of our saints who ended their race in this past year: Doris, Bob, Mary, Marzell, Margot, Janelle, Katherine.
 
Why did you make First Reformed UCC your church home? We will hear from Jay and Cathy Whitley, and Jeremy and Kerri Lovell as they share with us how they made the decision to call FRUCC home. 
 
We will celebrate Holy Communion after church at Yarborough’s Restaurant.  If you can’t attend the luncheon, we can serve you communion in the sanctuary.
 
Giving thanks for this church home,
Elizabeth 

SERMON TITLE FOR NOVEMBER 7, 2021:
“A Life that Matters:Finding Our Home”
Scripture: Mark 12: 38-44
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SUNDAY BIBLE STUDY 
“From Worship to DiscipleshipA Life That Matters”
The theme is intentional. By connecting the themes and scriptures from corporate worship to the small-group experience, we will be more fully formed into disciples of Jesus Christ. Our discussions for the first three weeks will be based on the Gospel of Mark.                             
November 7th:     
Everything She Had…
 Mark 12:38-44(Facilitator: June Grubb)
November 14th:   
Not One Stone…
Mark 13:1-8(Facilitator: Eulene Shepherd) 
November 21st   
Everyone Who Belongs…
John 18:33-37 (Facilitator: Eddie Yates)

PASTOR’S PANTRY ANNUAL HOLIDAY MEAL ASSISTANCE
THANK YOU for you contributions to help Pastor’s Pantry feed their senior clients for their Annual Holiday Meal! Our church exceeded our goal of 400 cans of green beans! Approximately 270 cans filled the first crates picked up last week. Currently there are at least 165 additional cans that will be added to our contributio!
                           
THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE:
DIGITAL MEDIA TECHNICIAN: Kivi & Jia Miller              
SOUND TECH: John Gray      
ACOLYTE: Parker Horton                                             
BIBLE STEWARD:  Patrick Horton
USHERS: Jerry Lovell, Doris Sink, Mark Smith

NOVEMBER CELEBRATIONS
BIRTHDAYS
9th…  Robert Danze…Harrison Danze…Coreen Freeman…Everly Robertson             
12thMike Hooper
13th…Will Hooper

PLEASE PRAY FOR…
OUR MEMBERS: Janette Neal, Ellen Bouchard, Jeff Hutchens
 
AT HOME AND IN CARE FACILITIES: Peggy Bates, Sherry Bonner, Ruth Essick, Pattie Everhart, Vogen Everhart, Lib & Jimbo Hinkle, Marguerite Leonard, Deanna Michael, Lib Sink, Carolyn Spivey, Adena Wall
 
OUR FRIENDS:  Glenda Kiser (Christopher Kiser’s mother), Nicole Holste (Alane Holste’s sister-in-law),  Joe Carpenter and Chuck Woodson (neighbors of Eugenia Holste), Mike Frick (friend of the church), Marc Frye (son of the late Doris Frye), Ashley Thomason (Ron & Heidi Hutcheson’s daughter-in-law)

CHILDREN AND YOUTH MINISTRIES:
YOUTH MINISTRIES
SUNDAYS at 6:00PMYouth Group (West’s home)
 
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 VOLUNTEER FOR WEDNESDAY NIGHT CHILDREN’S FUN & ACTIVITIES HERE
 

WEEKLY CALENDAR
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 6:
12:30PM                 Saturday Take-out Lunch

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 7:
9:30AM            Bible Study: In-Person & via Zoom
                        “From Worship to Discipleship: Everything She Had”
                          Mark 12: 38-44 (Facilitator: June Grubb
 
10:30AM           Worship Service In-Person and Livestreamed Online (YOUTUBE)
 
Following Worship:
                        Prayer Circle
                        Homecoming Lunch & Holy Communion at Yarborough’s Restaurant
 
6:00PM             Youth Group
 
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 8:
6:00PM             Crisis Ministry Shelter Meal (Bonita Hooper’s team)
 
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 9:

12:00PM          2CFAR Crucial Conversations of Faith and Race via Zoom
                         https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87341918684?pwd=RmlVeWIvTlNXSnRnUktwdWg3cklYdz09 
                Meeting ID: 873 4191 8684     Passcode: Faith
                         One tap mobile: +187341918684# US (New York)

 
7:00PM             Book Study Group via Zoom: “Strangers No More”
 
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 10:
5:30PM             Confirmation
 
6:30PM             Youth Group (Youth Room) Asst: June Grubb
                          Children’s Fun & Activities (Fellowship Hall) Asst: Jeremy Peterson & Renee White
                          Choir Practice (Chapel Annex)
 
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 11:
4-6:00PM          Clothes Closet Workday
 
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 13:
12:30PM           Carry-Out Lunch Ministry
 
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 14:  STEWARDSHIP SUNDAY
9:30AM            Bible Study: In-Person & via Zoom
                        “From Worship to Discipleship: Not One Stone
                          Mark 13:1-8 (Facilitator: Eulene Shepherd)
 
10:30AM           Worship Service In-Person and Livestreamed Online (YOUTUBE)
 
10:4AM            Children’s Church (Theater Room)
 
Following Worship:
                        Prayer Circle
 
6:00PM             Youth Group (West’s home)