Events
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Celebrate Advent at First United
Methodist Church, Rutherfordton
Sunday, December 8th - Communion (9:00 and 11:00 am),
Festival of Nativities with Covered-Dish
Meal Following the 11:00 am Service
Monday, December 9th - Service of Hope and Healing
at 6:30 pm in the Sanctuary
Sunday, December 15th - Christmas Cantata (9:00 and 11:00 am)
Tuesday, December 24th - Christmas Eve Services (Youth and Children
at 5:30 pm, Communion at 11:00 pm)
Sunday, December 29th - Fifth Sunday Celebration
(one service at 11:00 am in the Fellowship Center)
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The Christmas cantata, A CHRISTMAS PERSPECTIVE, will be presented on December 15 for both services (9:00 and 11:00). The music and scriptures of the cantata were selected and compiled by Rick Furse and includes Youth Choir, Chancel Choir, soloists, piano, keyboard, and percussion. It is our prayer that through these scriptures, the texts and musical settings that you, the listener, will be caught up in the joy, praise, and excitement of celebrating the gift of God's Son, Jesus Christ.
Marine Corps Reserve Toys For Tots: First Church has the opportunity to help make Christmas a little brighter for the less fortunate in our county. Please consider donating a new, unwrapped toy to the Toys for Tots program. Place your toy donation in the box outside the Church office on or before December 13, 2019. Thank you for your support!
The Agape Circle Christmas Party will be held at the home of Joy Deck on December 10th at 6:30. Her address is 114 Blue Ridge Drive in Rutherfordton. Bud has graciously volunteered to make pulled pork barbeque, cole slaw and hush puppies. If you have not volunteered to make a side dish, please contact Joy at 287-9398 for suggestions. Please bring either a White Elephant item or a Christmas Ornament for a Chinese Auction. The mini mission for December will be Toys for Tots. Bring a toy/toys to the church and place in the box outside the church office by December 13th. All women of the church are invited to join us.
Altar Floral Arrangements: The Worship Committee would like to extend to you an invitation to give the gift of flowers. There is an Altar Flower Sign-Up Sheet for 2020 on the bulletin board outside the church office. Please take this opportunity to honor or remember someone special by accepting responsibility for the altar floral arrangements. Thank you.
Help us grow Stephen Ministry: Our Stephen Ministry has trained Stephen Ministers who are ready to listen, care for, pray for, and encourage persons who are facing a personal crisis or event. We each pray for this ministry and hope that we will identify people who may need our care. The congregation can help by keeping in mind this powerful ministry. If you, or someone you know, needs confidential Christian care, please contact a Stephen Minister or Leader. Please reach out to our pastor In-Yong, or to one of our Leaders: Deedee McMahon, Donna Harrison, Rick Furse, or Kim King.
Yokefellow has asked First Church to donate canned soup for the month December. You may bring your donations to the church and place them in bin marked “Yokefellow” in the Donation Station outside the Front Room.
