WEEKLY EMAIL from FIRST REFORMED UCC
OCTOBER 29, 2021
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A MESSAGE FROM REV. HORTON:
Beloved Community,
This Saturday, we are trying something new! A service for All Hallows Eve. All Hallows Eve, (or Halloween) is just that – the eve of the Christian holiday of All Hallows or All Saints, celebrated on November 1st. Many generations have thought of the Eve before All Saints Day as a “thin place,” where the earthly and the spiritual world are not far apart, when it’s easier for the living and the dead to gather together in some mysterious way.
With the veil between the worlds strangely thin, we will hold our first All Hallows’ Eve worship service in the sanctuary on Saturday, October 30 at 5:00p.m.
Chris Kiser, church organist, will play plenty of spooky Halloween music from the majestic pipe organ. We will hear the mystifying lessons from 1 Samuel 28, The Witch of Endor, and Ezekiel 37, The Valley of the Dry Bones.
After the service, we will fellowship together on the front steps of the church and join in the festivities of the Uptown Boo Bash.
Children and Adults are encouraged to dress in costume. We follow COVID protocols of masking inside the sanctuary.
Sunday morning, as the Halloween decorations still remain and we look toward All Saints Day, we start our series in Mark’s Gospel: A Life That Matters. As we enter this Post Pandemic Era, we need to reexamine our ministries and our own lives so that what we do matters for this day and age. In 2021 and beyond, how does First Reformed UCC live a life that matters?
Elizabeth
SERMON TITLE FOR OCTOBER 31, 2021:
“A Life that Matters”
Scripture: Mark 12: 28-34
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NEW SERIES FOR SUNDAY BIBLE STUDY BEGINS OCTOBER 31st
“From Worship to Discipleship: A 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.
October 31st:
Not Far From the Kingdom… Mark 12:28-34(Facilitator: Smithie Parrish
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)
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CONFIRMATION
Any students Grades 9-12 are invited to attend Confirmation classes on Wednesdays at 5:40PM in the Fellowship Hall. Confirmation will be a 20-session exploration of our faith and tradition where NO QUESTION IS OFF LIMITS! Check out the curriculum here: Confirm Not Conform.
Adult Confirmation
We can offer confirmation for adults, too, using the same curriculum link above. If you are out of high school, have never been confirmed in the UCC, or just want a refresher course, please let Rev. Horton know at elizabeth@frucc.org.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE:
LITURGIST: John Maze DIGITAL MEDIA TECHNICIAN: Jeremy Peterson
SOUND TECH: James Gray CHILDREN’S CHURCH: Smithie Parrish
ACOLYTE: Emory Smith BIBLE STEWARD: Elliott Smith
USHERS: John Gray, June Grubb, Ted Smith,
NOVEMBER CELEBRATIONS
BIRTHDAYS
1st…Seth Klopp
2nd…Samuel Gray
3rd…Linda Sink
6th…Eli Gregg
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 (New Address & phone number: 100 Hedrick Drive, Room 116, Thomasville, NC 27360, (336) 474-3821), 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), Becky Poetzinger (Susie Smith’s mother), Kiana Sinz (friend of Patti Lovell), Franklin Waters (Cathy Whitley’s father), Bob Saylor (friend of John Maze), Connie Leggette (friend of Renee White), Ashley Thomason (Ron & Heidi Hutcheson’s daughter-in-law)
CHILDREN AND YOUTH MINISTRIES:
YOUTH MINISTRIES
SUNDAYS at 6:00PM: Youth Group (West’s home)
WEDNESDAYS at 6:30PM: Youth Study (Youth Room)
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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)
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WEEKLY CALENDAR
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 31:
9:30AM Bible Study: In-Person & via Zoom
“From Worship to Discipleship: Not Far from the Kingdom”
Mark 12: 38-44 (Facilitator: Smithie Parrish)
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 WILL NOT MEET THIS EVENING
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 2: 
12:00PM 2CFAR: Crucial Conversations of Faith and Race via Zoom
Rev. Eddie Scott
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6:30PM Parlor & Board of Property Management Meeting (Fellowship Hall)
7:00PM Book Study Group via Zoom: “Strangers No More”
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 3: 5:00PM Staff Meeting (Fellowship Hall)
6:30PM Youth Group (Youth Room) Asst: Dave Fulton
Children’s Fun & Activities (Fellowship Hall) Asst: Jeremy Lovell & Renee White
Choir Practice (Chapel Annex)
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 4: 4-6:00PM Clothes Closet Workday
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 6: 12:30PM Carry-Out Lunch Ministry
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 7: HOMECOMING
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)
10:4AM Children’s Church (Theater Room)
Following Worship: Prayer Circle
12:00PM Homecoming Gathering…Holy Communion…Boxed Lunch (Yarborough’s Restaurant)
6:00PM Youth Group (West’s home)