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SUNDAY
MORNING WORSHIP SCHEDULE
8:30
AM Contemporary Worship Service
9:30
AM Sunday School for All Ages
10:45 AM
Traditional Worship Service
(Child Care is Offered)
SUMMER WORSHIP SCHEDULE
Our summer worship
schedule is
comprised of one service only beginning the last Sunday in June and
ending the second Sunday in September. This service begins at 9:30
AM.
Men’s
Prayer Breakfast
Meets the first
Friday of each month at 7 AM.
Women’s Retreat
Popular yearly retreat to
Weston, Vermont in November
New Member Class
Classes are held for those
wishing to join the church. Dates are announced in the newsletters
and bulletins.
Marriage Preparation
Couples who wish to be
married in our church are required to meet with the pastor for
premarital counseling.
Baptism Preparation
The pastor will meet with
parents to prepare for baptism. Parents are encouraged to first
become members themselves.
Stephen
Ministry
The Stephen Series is a complete system for training
and organizing lay persons to provide one-to-one Christian care in
and around their congregations.
SUNDAY SCHOOL
We
welcome and encourage all from Preschool through Adult to be part of
our Sunday morning Sunday School classes. Our Sunday School area is
handicapped accessible, and we are glad to supply extra staff when
needed Sunday School children from preschool through grade 8 begin
their Sunday School hour together in the Fellowship Hall for a short
worship and prayer time and are then dismissed to their separate
classes. The Teen Class also begins the Sunday School hour with
worship and prayer, in their classroom. The Sunday School hour is
from 9:30 to 10:30.
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Sunday
School Classes
- Ages
3 to Kindergarten
- Grades
1 through 3
- Grades
4 through 8
- Grades
9 through 12
Adult
Class
Our
adult Sunday School class is a dynamic, diverse multi-age group.
Using Bible-based studies, class members seek to grow closer to Jesus
and to encourage each other along the way.
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Acolytes
Youth
ages 8 through 12 are welcome to become an acolyte and light candles
at the 10:45 service under the leadership of Isabelle Haddad.
Confirmation
Class
When children are baptized, they become preparatory
members of the church. At age 13, the children are offered
confirmation classes in January. These classes, led by the pastor,
are for youth who wish to enter into full membership. Confirmation
Sunday is Pentecost Sunday.
Vacation
Bible School
A one-week summer program is offered for children
pre-school through grade 6. Dates vary.
United Methodist
Women
The United Methodist Women are a group of Christian
women with many gifts who are unified by one Spirit and participate
in God's mission in all areas of life, especially as they relate to
women, children and youth. Please contact a member of UMW for
more information on meeting times.
Friendship
Class – An Extension of UMW
The motto of the Friendship
Class is "to have a friend, one must first be a friend".
This group meets the second Wednesday of the month at 11:00
a.m.
Devotions begin the meeting, with discussion and prayer about
concerns. Sometimes a Bible study is held. Lunch
usually
follows at a local restaurant. The Friendship Class
has a
card (and visitation) ministry to shut-ins and older people of the
church.
Prayer
Shawl Ministry
This wonderful program offers the comfort of a
shawl that has been prayed over by the minister and congregation.
Choir
Led
by the music director, the choir meets every Thursday at 7 PM,
September through June at the church. Special cantatas are presented
at Easter and Christmas.
Craft Group
This group meets Fridays
at 11 AM for fellowship and to create crafts for the annual United
Methodist Women Craft Fair.
First United Methodist
Church Prayer and Information Chain
The purpose of this chain
is to notify the congregation of prayer requests and events
occurring at the church and in the community. Call or email the
church if you would like to be included on the list. We offer both an
email chain and a telephone chain.
Missions
The
purpose of the Missions Committee is to provide all who attend First
United Methodist Church opportunities to aid others locally,
nationally, and internationally. These include:
| Pennies for Potatoes |
Steeple Chase |
Holy Family Shelter |
| Relay for Life |
Habitat for Humanity |
Omega House |
| Walk for Warmth |
Covenant Soup Kitchen |
WAIM |
LITURGICAL SEASONS
Advent: Advent
Devotional Materials are available in the Narthex. Advent study
groups are offered.
Christmas:
Christmas Eve service.
Lent and Holy Week:
Lent devotions are available in the Narthex.
Palm Sunday: Easter
egg hunt and fellowship meal
Easter: Sunrise
Service Breakfast at 8:30 and 10:45.
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