1. Welcome to
The following slide show is presented (before and after service) to invite you to our upcoming Church activities!

2. Please silence Your cell phones
Thank you in advance for your thoughtfulness!

3. Lost & Found Lost & Found Table located in the Narthex.
Items not claimed by February 1st will be donated. 3

4. Life’s Challenges Support Group
For Men and Women
1st and 3rd Mondays
January 2 and 16
6:00 pm, Library
Contact: Loretta Dodge
Sponsored by Caring Ministry 4

5. Articles for the January 2017 Acorn are due!
Acorn Newsletter
Articles for the January 2017 Acorn are due!
Tuesday,
January 3, 9:00 am
Contact: Church Office 5

6. Closed on Monday, January 2nd.
Office Hours
Monday – Friday
9 am – 1 pm
Closed on Monday, January 2nd. 6

7. Contact: Karlene Brown
Outreach Ministry
Downtown Ministries Collection Jar In the Narthex on the 1st Sunday of each month.
Contact: Karlene Brown 7

8. Outreach Ministry Tarps and Seasonal Support for the Homeless
Contact:
Ruby and
Wayde Wicker
Tarps and monetary donations gratefully accepted. 8

9. 1st Sunday of every month
Outreach Ministry
Food Drive Sunday:
1st Sunday of every month 9

10. Large Print Bulletins and Hymnals are available. Ask an Usher!
Worship
Large Print Bulletins and Hymnals are available. Ask an Usher! 10

11. Communion for the Homebound Contact: Church Office
1st Sunday
of every month
Contact: Church Office 11

12. Home Study Guides located on Narthex Bulletin Board
Adult Education
Sunday Mornings at 9 am
Church Library
Home Study Guides located on Narthex Bulletin Board
Contact: Loren Guffey 12

13. Weekly meetings on Thursdays Contact: Adriane Samcoff
Youth Ministry
Weekly meetings on Thursdays
7 pm in the Teen Room
Contact: Adriane Samcoff 13

14. Order forms on Narthex bulletin board. Contact: Church Office
Scrip Orders
Next Order Date:
Tuesday, January 17
at 9:00 am.
Order forms on Narthex bulletin board.
Contact: Church Office 14

15. Join the Yahoo Email Group! Contact: Church Office
Stay Informed
Don’t Miss Out!
Join the Yahoo Group!
Contact: Church Office 15

16. Small Group How is it with your Soul? Thursdays, 7 pm Library
Contact: Kathy Glass 16

17. Church Calendar
Notify the Church Office when scheduling, changing, or cancelling events. 17

18. Chancel Choir Rehearsals
Music Ministry
Chancel Choir Rehearsals
Thursdays
at 7:30 pm
Contact:
Betty Karamatova 18

19. UMC...Bridges District Events
Bridges District Revival
Fairfield Community UMC
February 4, 2017
Flyers on Hall Bulletin Board 19

20. Worship Ministry, Spencer, 11:00 am
Ministry Meetings
TUESDAY:
Trustees, Spencer, 7:00 pm
NEXT SUNDAY:
Worship Ministry, Spencer, 11:00 am 20

21. Mark Your Calendar for Upcoming Events…
Looking Ahead
Mark Your Calendar for Upcoming Events…
2017
01/01 New Year’s Day Sunday worship service, 10 am
01/02 Church Office closed.
01/02-01/06 Tongan Ministry Holy Week services
01/16 Martin Luther King, Jr. Day – office closed.
02/03-02/04 Rummage Sale (tentative)
02/20 Presidents’ Day - church office closed.
03/01 Ash Wednesday 21

22. Looking Ahead
03/05 1st Sunday in Lent 03/12 Daylight Saving Time begins. Spring forward 1 hour. 04/09 Palm Sunday 04/13 Maundy Thursday 04/14 Good Friday 04/16 Easter Sunday 04/17 Easter Monday - church office closed. 05/29 Memorial Day - church office closed. 06/04 Pentecost Sunday 07/04 Independence Day - church office closed. 09/04 Labor Day - church office closed. 11/05 All Saints Sunday 11/05 Daylight Saving Time ends. Fall back 1 hour. 11/23 Thanksgiving - church office closed. 12/03 1st Sunday in Advent 12/24 Christmas Eve (on a Sunday this year) 12/25 Christmas Day - church office closed. 12/31 Tongan Ministry Watch Night service 22

23. Our Christmas Eve offering raised Thank you for your generosity!
$400 for UMCOR.
Thank you for your generosity! 23