5:30pm Dinner Join us on Wednesdays for warm fellowship over a home- cooked, Southern-style meal prepared by our friends at Chef‟s Touch Bistro in Corne- lia. Our menu will be posted to our website on a weekly basis, as well as included in the weekly bulletin insert. Meal prices are as follows: Adults, $7; Kids, 12yrs-under, $4. All reservations must be made by Monday at noon by either filling out a pew card on Sunday mornings and dropping it in the offering plate or calling the Church Office. For more information or to make/break a reservation, please contact our Church Of- fice, 706-754-2677 or [email protected]. 6:30pm Discipleship Hour has something for the whole family! Nursery and children gather upstairs above the Fellowship Hall in the Children‟s Department. Youth (6th-12th grades) meet in the Connection Ministry Center for games and Bible study. Music meets in the Music Room for Men‟s or Women‟s Ensemble (meets on alternating weeks) at 6:30pm and Chancel Choir for Men and Women at 7:30pm. Adults are beginning a new 5-week class, Methodism 101. We will look at a little history and then proceed looking at the overall specifics of the Wesleyan movement. Join us for Wonderful Wednesdays at CFUMC! INSIDE THIS ISSUE: Kite Stribling UMW Circle Annual Report 2 Children and Youth Ministries 4 Prison Ministry Update 5 Missions Team: How We Operate 6 GIVE 8 January 2017 Calendar 11 The Pastor’s Report 12 The Grapevine Clarkesville First United Methodist Church JANUARY 2017 Our congregation is invited to make no-sew fleece blankets! Jean Hulsey leads this hands-on workshop in support of The Murphy Harpst Children‟s Home. The Fleece Blanket Ministry will resume on Monday, January 2nd, meet- ing weekly on Monday mornings at 10:00am in the Fellowship Hall (excluding Monday, January 16th). We are grateful to all who participate on Monday mornings or who have made blankets in their own time. Many thanks to Audrey and Abigail Hotard, who made 4 fleece blankets at their birthday party for the children at The Murphy Harpst Chil- dren‟s Home (pictured). If you would like to make a dona- tion to purchase fleece, you may note your donation "Blanket Ministry". If you would like to purchase fleece, please con- tact Jean Hulsey for exact require- ments. The children at the Murphy- Harpst Home are surely blessed by your efforts! Fleece Blanket Ministry resumes in January! Wonderful Wednesday resumes January 4th!
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5:30pm Dinner Join us on Wednesdays for warm fellowship over a home-
cooked, Southern-style meal prepared by our friends at Chef‟s Touch Bistro in Corne-
lia. Our menu will be posted to our website on a weekly basis, as well as included in
the weekly bulletin insert. Meal prices are as follows: Adults, $7; Kids, 12yrs-under,
$4. All reservations must be made by Monday at noon by either filling out a pew card
on Sunday mornings and dropping it in the offering plate or calling the Church Office.
For more information or to make/break a reservation, please contact our Church Of-
† Our Stephen Ministry caregivers and their care receivers.
† Our CFUMC Preschool ministry
† Missionaries associated with our church family: Jeff & Holly Higgins Robinson in Tanzania (Shari H.
Collins), Petrit & Meredith Kemp Lleshi in Albania (Rev. & Mrs. Tony Kemp)
† All men and women of the Armed Forces
† The leadership of our church and our government
† United Methodist Missionaries and Mission Centers we support:
Nancy Carew—missionary in Liberia
Rev. Chuck Jack—missionary in Redbird Missionary Conference in Kentucky
Wallins UMC—small church on a circuit in the Redbird Missionary Conference in Kentucky
Joy Center—Community Center in the Redbird Missionary Conference in Kentucky
To make an addition or update to the prayer list, please fill out a Prayer Request card
in the pew pocket on Sunday morning, email [email protected], or call the Church Office.
P R A Y CFUMC Prayer Ministry meets weekly at 9:30am to pray in one accord as requests are lifted up to the group. Prayers are for persons, church minis-
tries, and activities listed in the prior Sunday bulletin and for those request-ing non-published prayers. If you would like to be a regular part of this
group, come to the Prayer Room, C-17, in the Connection on Tuesdays.
PRAYER REQUESTS Join us in prayer for our Family of Faith
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JANUARY Birthdays and Anniversaries
We don‟t want to leave you out! Submit your
birthday/anniversary to the Church Office
if it is missing from our lists.
SHARE We share life together in community!
Words cannot express our gratitude to our Church Family. The prayers, food, cards, and hugs have been greatly appreciated.
Thank you everyone for the love and support that you have given us over the years but especially during the past 6 weeks.
Ron, Michael, and Connie
Dear friends, thank you for your generous gift to the United Methodist Children’s Home. We are grateful for your support and
your partnership. Because of donors like you, so much good is happening in the ministry of the Children‟s Home. You and thous and
of other donors will ensure we realize the day when all children are raised in a loving, compassionate and nurturing home. Thank
you!
The United Methodist Children’s Home
Dear friends in mission, thank you for your gift to the General Board of Global Ministries. We are pleased to share that 100%
of your contribution will support the missionary community in honor of Nancy Carew. Your gift enables United Methodists to part-
ner with one another in mission and ministry around the world. Thank you for joining with us in God‟s mission.
General Board of Global Ministries
On behalf of the staff and board of directors at Victory Home Helping Hand, Inc., thank you for your continued, generous sup-
port of this organization.
Casey Minish, Program Director, Victory Home—Helping Hand, Inc..
On behalf of Habitat for Humanity of NE Georgia, our Board, volunteers, staff, and communities we serve, I extend a heartfelt
thank you for your donation to the Building Fund. We are extremely grateful for your support of our organization and our mission.
The monies we raise help us continue to build decent, affordable housing for qualified, low-income families in our community. Your
caring heart and generosity continue to bless us and those we serve.
Nanette Baughman, Executive Director, Habitat for Humanity of NE Georgia
Thank you very much for your contribution to Circle of Hope. I am so appreciative of your ongoing commitment to the services
our agency provides to those experiencing violence in the home.
Suzanne Dow, Executive Director, Circle of Hope
Thank you for your donation to the Food Bank of Northeast Georgia to Habersham County Food 2 Kids! We are honored to
feed the hungry in your name, and are grateful to be part of your outreach mission.
John Becker, President and CPO, Food Bank of Northeast Georgia
The Mailbox
If you‟d like to request a greeting card on behalf of the
10:00am Sunday School Hour (Children, Youth, and Adult Classes)
11:00am Classic Worship Service—S
January 1—Communion 10:00am Combined New Years Day Service—S
January 2
Church Office closed.
10:00am Fleece Blanket Ministry—FH
January 3
9:00am Sole Mates—Pitts Park
9:30am Prayer Ministry—C
5:30pm Trustees—AB
January 4—Wednesday evening activities resume **Regular Wednesday Evening Schedule
January 5
7:30am Men‟s Breakfast—Crossroads Cafe
10:00am Skeins of Love Prayer Shawl Ministry—C
2:00pm Kite Stribling UMW Circle
7:00pm United Methodist Men—FH
January 6
12:30pm Bridge Club—C
January 8
*Regular Sunday Morning Schedule
5:30pm Youth Worship Team practice—C
6:30pm Youth—C
6:30pm Sunday Night Fellowship—
Pizza Hut (Cornelia)
January 9 9:30am Morning Joy UMW Circle—C
10:00am Fleece Blanket Ministry—FH
6:00pm Stephen Ministers Meeting—C-16
6:00pm Finance Committee—AB
January 10
9:00am Sole Mates—Pitts Park
9:30am Prayer Ministry—C
11:00am Ladies Lunch Bunch—Mama G‟s
January 11 **Regular Wednesday Evening Schedule
January 12 7:30am Men‟s Breakfast—Crossroads Cafe
10:00am Skeins of Love Prayer Shawl Ministry—C
January 13 12:30pm Bridge Club—C
January 15—Special Giving Sunday: Human Relations Day
*Regular Sunday Morning Schedule
5:30pm Youth Worship Team practice—C
6:30pm Youth—C
6:30pm Sunday Night Fellowship—The Copper Pot
January 16—Martin Luther King Jr. Day (observed)
Church Office closed
5:15pm Habersham West Nursing Home Visitation
7:00pm Church Council—AB
January 17 9:00am Sole Mates—Pitts Park
9:30am Prayer Ministry—C
7:00pm Friends in Faith UMW Circle—AB
January 18 **Regular Wednesday Evening Schedule
January 19 7:30am Men‟s Breakfast—Crossroads Café
10:00am Skeins of Love Prayer Shawl Ministry-C
January 20 12:30pm Bridge Club—C
January 21
5:00pm Grapevine deadline
January 22
*Regular Sunday Morning Schedule
5:30pm Youth Worship Team practice—C
6:30pm Sunday Night Fellowship—Captain D‟s
6:30pm Youth—C
January 23
10:00am Fleece Blanket Ministry—FH
5:15pm Habersham East Nursing Home Visitation
January 24 9:00am Sole Mates—Pitts Park
9:30am Prayer Ministry—C
12:00pm Jetsetters Luncheon—FH
January 25
**Regular Wednesday Evening Schedule
January 26
7:30am Men‟s Breakfast—Crossroads Café
10:00am Skeins of Love Prayer Shawl Ministry—C
January 27 12:30pm Bridge Club—C
January 29 *Regular Sunday Morning Schedule
5:30pm Youth Worship Team practice—C
6:00pm 5th Sunday Night Singing
6:30pm Youth—C
January 30
10:00am Fleece Blanket Ministry—FH
January 31
9:00am Sole Mates—Pitts Park
9:30am Prayer Ministry—C
Regular Wednesday Evening Schedule**
5:00pm Joybells
5:30pm Wonderful Wednesday Dinner—FH
6:30pm Discipleship Hour
(Children, Youth, and Adult Classes)
6:30pm Ensemble Choir
7:30pm Chancel Choir
FH = Fellowship Hall C= The Connection S = Sanctuary AB = Admin. Bldg
Attention! Community use of facilities is not listed on calendar due to space limitations. To minimize scheduling conflicts, please check your proposed
date & time with the office’s main calendar before scheduling an event or meeting.
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The Grapevine, January 2017
Clarkesville First United Methodist Church 1087 Washington Street, P.O. Box 365, Clarkesville, GA 30523