This weeks schedule:
Tuesday
- 10:00 am and 6:30 pm will be the study Journey to Bethlehem. If you missed the first session you can still attend. The same study will be the same in each session so one could attend the one that fits your schedule best.
Thursday
- 10:30 am The United Methodist Women meet. Please meet at the church at 10:30 to carpool down town. The plan for the day is to shop at one or more thrift stores in down town Longview and purchase things that will be donated to the Emergency Support Shelter. Nadine will have suggestions from the shelter as to what items are needed. After shopping we will enjoy lunch together at a local restaurant. All women of the church are welcome and encouraged to join us.
- Choir practice for the Christmas Cantata begins at 6:30 pm in the choir room. We have a wonderful choir, but there is always room for more! The cantata will be presented during worship on December 18th.
Saturday
- Small group ministry training at Vancouver First UMC.
- Small Group Ministry with Brad Kalajainen
The Rev. Brad Kalajainen will train lay and clergy to develop and grow Small Group Ministry. Touted as one of the most effective ways to both nurture members and grow the church, small group ministry is at the heart of Methodism. John Wesley used class meetings to deepen relationships with God and one another leading to the movement that is known as Methodism. Rev. Kalajainen teaches small group ministry development at the UMC School of Congregational Development and has been invited back after successful trainings in the PNW Conference. Bring a group at a significant discount and register now! Online registration is available until 11/29/11.
Following the training on Small Group Ministry with Brad Kalajainen (see below), The Rev. Brad Kalajainen will engage participants in a discussion about relevant worship. The session will last a maximum of 1.5 hours, will begin at about 3:30PM and is open to all at no additional charge. Bring your questions!
Contact Brad if you plan to attend.
We had a wonderful Sunday yesterday! The worship service was special as it always is. The United Methodist Men prepared and served a great meal after worship. After dinner several stayed to decorate the church for the Advent/Christmas season. Everything is beautiful, with trees in the sanctuary, narthex and fellowship hall. All looks very festive!
Last evening we covered lessons 8 and 9 of Eclipsing Empire. We will do 10 and 11 next Sunday and finish with session 12 on December 11th. We all agreed that it would be good to finish the study well before Christmas or it would need to be put off until January.
It was great to have Terry and Mary Lou back in worship yesterday! They have both been unable to attend for several weeks because of Terry’s neck surgery and all that has been involved in his recovery. He is doing well now, wearing a neck brace only for the next 2 weeks!
Mona has very little pain and is able to move her arm, but not really do any lifting, etc. She sees her surgeon tomorrow and hopes to be given the green light for getting out and doing things! Modern medicine is a wonderful thing!
Remember Ed in your prayers as he had knee replacement earlier this morning. We hope that he will be up and around and back with us very soon.
Have a good week and enjoy those Advent meditations in your inbox every morning!
