Calendar

​Our Church in Action
(Daily Bible Readings)
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Tuesday, February 12
8:30 - 9:30 am - Fitness Follies, FC
9:00 am - Noon - TLC
1:00 pm - Staff Meeting, BA
3:15 - 5:30 pm - Girl Scouts, YC
3:30 - 5:00 pm - Girl Scouts, 1st Floor
6:30 pm - Agape Circle, PMH
 
Wednesday, February 13
7:00 am - Men’s Breakfast, FC & K
8:30 - 9:30 am - Fitness Follies, FC
8:30 am - Al Anon Leaders, PMH
9:00 am - Noon - TLC
6:00 pm - Handbells
7:00 pm - Chancel Choir
 
Thursday, February 14
6:45 - 7:30 am - Prayer Group, PMH
8:30 - 9:30 am - Fitness Follies, FC
9:00 am - Noon - TLC
 
Friday, February 15
9:00 am - Noon - TLC
Noon - Newsletter Articles Due
 
Saturday, February 16
12:00 pm - AA Meeting, PMH
7:00 pm - AA Meeting, PMH

​Sunday, February 17
8:00 am - Prayer Walk, PMH
8:45 am - Worship Service, S
9:45 am - Sunday School
11:00 am - Worship Service, S
3:00 pm - Bible Study, PMH
 
Monday, February 18
8:30 - 9:30 am - Fitness Follies, FC
9:00 am - Noon - TLC
5-6:30 pm - Welcome Table Served, FC
6-7:30 pm - Prayer & Praise, YC
6-8:30 pm - NETworX, N & 1st Baptist
7:00 pm - Al Anon, PMH
 
Tuesday, February 19
8:30 - 9:30 am - Fitness Follies, FC
9:00 am - Noon - TLC
1:00 pm - Staff Meeting, BA
3:15 - 5:30 pm - Girl Scouts, YC
3:30 - 5:00 pm - Girl Scouts, 1st Floor
6:30 pm - Alzheimer’s Support Group, PMH
 
Wednesday, February 20
7:00 am - Men’s Breakfast, FC & K
8:30 - 9:30 am - Fitness Follies, FC
8:30 am - Al Anon Leaders, PMH
9:00 am - Noon - TLC
6:00 pm - Handbells
7:00 pm - Chancel Choir
 
Thursday, February 21
6:45 - 7:30 am - Prayer Group, PMH
8:30 - 9:30 am - Fitness Follies, FC
9:00 am - Noon - TLC
6:30 pm - Stephen Ministry Training, PMH
6:30 pm - Stephen Ministry Super., DMC & L
 
Friday, February 22
Office Closed
9:00 am - Noon - TLC
 
Saturday, February 23
12:00 pm - AA Meeting, PMH
7:00 pm - AA Meeting, PMH


LEGEND: BA - Balcony, DM - Dillard Morrow Class,
FC - Fellowship Center, FR - Front Room, L - Library, 
NC - Nifong Chapel, NM - Nifong Music Room, PMH - Perry-Moore House, S - Sanctuary, YC - Youth Center

Events

THE AGAPE CIRCLE will meet at 6:30 pm on Tuesday, February 12th, at the Perry Moore House. Shelia Cuthbertson will share her recent trip to the Holy Land and Joyce Mercer will have the refreshments. Members are reminded to bring the Food and Drink items, they signed up to bring for the annual Valentine Party at Rutherford Life Services. The party will be on Thursday, Valentine's Day. All ladies of the church are invited to join us.

​THE FIRST WORD NEWSLETTER articles for the March issue are due to Pam at pcraft@fumcrutherfordton.org no later than Noon on Friday, February 15th.

GREAT NEWS! OUR FRIENDSHIP CLUB will begin in March serving 1st and 2nd graders who may have social or scholastic problems in school. Friendship Club Director Becky Peeler will be seeking Study Buddies to pair with a needy child. Those accepting the challenge would come to the Perry-Moore House from 4 pm until 5 pm on Tuesdays and/or Thursdays. Please contact the office if you are available.
 
DIRECTORY PICTURES: If you ordered prints when your picture was taken for the church directory, your prints will be available in the Church office after Friday 2/15. Please stop by to pick your order at your convenience.  Thanks, Eric Wells
 
CAREGIVER SUPPORT GROUP meets February 17th and every third Tuesday of the month at the Perry-Moore House at 6:30 pm. If you or someone you know are caring for someone with Alzheimer's or dementia, make plans to attend. Call Amy Hamilton, Alzheimer's Association Volunteer Educator at 828-305-2278 for more information.
 
NEW MEMBER SUNDAY - - February 24, 2019: We want to welcome new members into the fellowship of our church on a special day. If you would like to join our church or would like to speak with our pastor about membership questions, please call the church office: 287-3704.
 
FUMC NURSERY is a vital ministry to both parents and children. Our nursery gives the parents the freedom to focus on worship. It is also more than daycare. It is an opportunity to serve and minister to young families in our church. We are seeking individuals that have a love for Jesus and children who want to commit a few hours on Sunday mornings to care for our babies and toddlers if nursery staff is unavailable. If you would like to volunteer and be a part of this wonderful children's ministry, please call Debbie Murphy or call the church office at 287 3704. Thank you!! 
 
MAYFEST: UMW ANNUAL YARD SALE FOR MISSIONS: MAY 4th is just around the corner! We will start collecting your gently used items on Mondays in March from 10 am to 2 pm in the Perry-Moore House basement. Un-cluttering using the Kondo method? Yokefellow takes clothing, we'll take just about anything else! Small furniture sells very well, hint hint...For questions or to volunteer, call Joy McCraw. Thank you!
 
OUR FATHER DAUGHTER DANCE for this year will take place on March 8th from 6-9pm at the Boy Scout Hut. We would like to personally invite all fathers with daughters in our children's ministry, TLC, or Girl Scouts to attend. On the children's page on the church website there is a link you may click on to sign up. We hope to see you there!
 
CONFIRMATION: There will be an interest meeting for anyone interested in being a mentor for confirmation immediately following the 11am service on February 24th in the Neon Youth Center. This will be an informational meeting to better enable you to decide if this is something that you will be able to be a part of. We look forward to having you!
 
PRAYER AND PRAISE SERVICE each Monday from 6 to 6:30 pm in the Youth Center. This brief weekly service will be very casual and include contemporary praise music. The members of our church and the guests of the Welcome Table are invited to join us weekly in this brief service of prayer, witness and praise.
 
The TOT LEARNING CENTER currently has an opening for Preschool Director.  The position starts April 1, 2019 and is a part time job consisting of approximately 30 hours per week, year-round.  A job description is available in the Church Office and the Preschool Office. Contact Nancy Carson at carson132@bellsouth.net for more information.
 
INTRODUCTORY TAI CHI CLASSES BEGINNING MARCH 7th: New church members Preston and Barbara Barden are offering free Tai Chi classes every Thursday in March from 10 to 11 am in the church Youth Center. Tai Chi is a graceful form of exercise designed to improve balance, increase energy and promote circulation. This introductory class is open to people of all ages and physical condition—the Tai Chi movements can be performed standing or sitting. Please call the church office or sign up on the church bulletin board to register for these free classes scheduled for every Thursday morning in March. Come for the Tai Chi and stay for some free hot herbal tea as well!
 
WORLD THANK OFFERING: The containers are labeled and are in the vestibule of the church. If you'd like to participate, please take one and fill it with loose change this year for the World Thank Offering which supports the mission of UMW. We will collect them in the fall. If you have containers, we are still collecting them by the church office or we can give you a label for your own container. Use this as a chance to teach children about missions. Thank you!
 
A VERY BIG THANK YOU to everyone at First Church!  We had over 70 girls and their fathers/step/grandfathers at the Winter Wonderland Dance in the Fellowship Center. You made it possible for them to spend quality time together and to model for the girls the way they should expect to be treated by others.
Thank you!  Rutherford County Girl Scouts

A REMINDER FROM THE TRUSTEES - THE FELLOWSHIP CENTER ROOF will need replaced within the next couple of years. If you would like to make a donation to the Roof Fund, please place your check in the offering plate or drop it by the church office with the memo, “Roof Fund.” Thank you

YOKEFELLOW DONATIONS: Each month churches in the county including First Church are assigned a food item. When these food items are combined they create a meal bag for a family in need.
First Church has been asked to donate  CANNED GREENS for the months of January, February, March and April.
You may bring your donations to the church and place them in the bin marked “Yokefellow” in the Donation Station outside the Front Room. If you have questions, please contact our Yokefellow Representative, Andrea Harmon.