First United Methodist Church Historic Downtown Rogers, Arkansas Our worship is expressed in two ways with the same Spirit. 8:15...Casual 10:30...Classical Sunday, November 5 th Daylight Savings Time Ends Lectionary Joshua 3:7-17 Psalm 107:1-7, 33-37 1 Thessalonians 2:9-13 Mahew 23:1-12 Sunday, November 12 th Organ and Tissue Donor Sunday Lectionary Joshua 24:1-3a, 14-25 Psalm 78:1-7 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18 Mahew 25:1-13 MEMBERS IN MINISTRY Lay Readers for November Cindy Miller and Ron Hayes Acolytes for Sunday, November 5 th 8:15 Fletcher & Anderson Farmer 10:30 Molly Benish & Ava Prince Acolytes for Sunday, November 12 th 8:15 Tatum Mann 10:30 Morgan Lee & Marin deVera November Altar Guild Marcia Haskins Susie Huntsinger Aendance October 22 nd — 244 October 29 th — 211 Publication Dates November 1 st Digital edition only November 15 th Digital and print edition word the first Thursday, November 23 rd ! FOR WHOM: Our church members and our community neighbors…here’s an op- portunity to gather with others to enjoy a fine holiday meal together…no one needs to be alone on Thanksgiving Day! We will serve dine-in guests in the Fellowship Hall at 12:00 noon on Thursday, November 23 rd , plus deliver meals to Rogers Police and Fire Departments, the Juvenile Detention Center, Meals on Wheels clients, and our homebound members, and provide take-out meals for pick-up. RESERVATIONS, PLEASE! Call the church at 479-631-7997 by Monday, Nov. 20 th to reserve your seat or arrange a delivery...we want to be prepared for you! HOW YOU CAN HELP: And, we DO need help! This is no small effort, and even if you will be out of town, or at home celebrating with your own family on Thanksgiving Day, there are still opportunities to help ahead of time. The sign-up sheets are up… go check the hallway bulletin board and find a place to sign up to support this mis- sion! We need “worker bees” for prep on both the Tuesday and Wednesday before the big day, and then several workers on Thursday, Thanksgiving Day, throughout the morning as well as during the dinner itself.…you can pick a shift, and won’t have to organize/lead anything unless you want to. Many hands make light work! Can you: Bake a pie? Deliver meals? Fill salt and pepper shakers? Chop onions? Donate a turkey? Assemble “to-go” boxes? Set a table? Arrange decorations? Work the serving line? Carve a turkey? Be a greeter? Contribute financially? Iron tablecloths? Wash dishes? Clean up afterwards? BE A DISCIPLE: Join us for camaraderie in mission as we bring our collective tal- ents together in this effort. Giving back is OUR thanks and gratitude to God for God’s many blessings, and we can become the “hands and feet” of Jesus as we bring His inclusive spirit to our neighbors! C O M M U N I T Y Thanksgiving DINNER
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First United Methodist Church
Historic Downtown Rogers, Arkansas
Our worship is expressed
in two ways with the same Spirit.
8:15...Casual 10:30...Classical
Sunday, November 5th
Daylight Savings Time Ends
Lectionary
Joshua 3:7-17
Psalm 107:1-7, 33-37
1 Thessalonians 2:9-13
Matthew 23:1-12
Sunday, November 12th
Organ and Tissue Donor Sunday
Lectionary
Joshua 24:1-3a, 14-25
Psalm 78:1-7
1 Thessalonians 4:13-18
Matthew 25:1-13
MEMBERS IN MINISTRY
Lay Readers for November
Cindy Miller and Ron Hayes
Acolytes for Sunday, November 5th
8:15 Fletcher & Anderson Farmer
10:30 Molly Benish & Ava Prince
Acolytes for Sunday, November 12th
8:15 Tatum Mann
10:30 Morgan Lee & Marin deVera
November Altar Guild
Marcia Haskins
Susie Huntsinger
Attendance
October 22nd — 244
October 29th — 211
Publication Dates
November 1st Digital edition only
November 15th Digital and print edition
word the first
Thursday, November 23rd! FOR WHOM: Our church members and our community neighbors…here’s an op-portunity to gather with others to enjoy a fine holiday meal together…no one needs to be alone on Thanksgiving Day! We will serve dine-in guests in the Fellowship Hall at 12:00 noon on Thursday, November 23rd, plus deliver meals to Rogers Police and Fire Departments, the Juvenile Detention Center, Meals on Wheels clients, and
our homebound members, and provide take-out meals for pick-up.
RESERVATIONS, PLEASE! Call the church at 479-631-7997 by Monday, Nov. 20th
to reserve your seat or arrange a delivery...we want to be prepared for you!
HOW YOU CAN HELP: And, we DO need help! This is no small effort, and even if you will be out of town, or at home celebrating with your own family on Thanksgiving Day, there are still opportunities to help ahead of time. The sign-up sheets are up…go check the hallway bulletin board and find a place to sign up to support this mis-sion! We need “worker bees” for prep on both the Tuesday and Wednesday before the big day, and then several workers on Thursday, Thanksgiving Day, throughout the morning as well as during the dinner itself.…you can pick a shift, and won’t have to organize/lead anything unless you want to. Many hands make light work!
Can you:
Bake a pie? Deliver meals? Fill salt and pepper shakers?
Chop onions? Donate a turkey? Assemble “to-go” boxes?
Set a table? Arrange decorations? Work the serving line?
Carve a turkey? Be a greeter? Contribute financially?
Iron tablecloths? Wash dishes? Clean up afterwards?
BE A DISCIPLE: Join us for camaraderie in mission as we bring our collective tal-ents together in this effort. Giving back is OUR thanks and gratitude to God for God’s many blessings, and we can become the “hands and feet” of Jesus as we
bring His inclusive spirit to our neighbors!
C O M M U N I T Y Thanksgiving
DINNER
Prepare the Way of the Lord
Continuing my column in First Word’s first of the month
issue, we will look briefly at a new piece of music for our
liturgical use. Sunday, December 3 is the church New Year,
the First Sunday of Advent. As our Call to Prayer we will
sing another wonderful song from the Taizé community,
“Prepare the Way of the Lord.” Written by Jacques Berthi-
er, a composer of much of the music found at Taizé, it is a
simple 8 measure tune, crafted as a round.
The Taizé Community is an ecumenical group named for
the town it resides, Taizé, France. Founded in 1940 by
Brother Schütz, hundreds of pilgrims travel to Taizé each
year to experience a life of prayer and worship in simple
surroundings. During World War II, it helped refugees, so
much so that the Gestapo threatened Brother Roger, who
fled to Switzerland until the end of the war. The Taizé
songs are sung in worship by crowds from dozens of coun-
tries, speaking many languages, and are particularly attrac-
tive to travelers under the age of 30.
To hear an example of “Prepare the Way of the Lord,” click
here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Io252KZJnHY
It is sung as a unison congregational tune and also as a
A Ministry of First United Methodist Church ~ Rogers, AR
It’s that time again … MDO will be having a Canned Food
Drive/Spirit week during November 13-17!
A BIG THANK YOU in to the church staff and Cyndie
Jacks for all of the hard work creating a fun pumpkin patch
for the MDO children! Be sure to stop by and check out the
MDO bulletin board to see photos of all the little ones!
Wow! What a busy time we have had ....
Eating Oreo spiders, painting pumpkins, making friendship
bracelets, filling the Little Free Pantry, and being silly with
playdoh! What fun!
Have a Blessed Day!
Sam & Rubye Samuelson 650 S. Dodson Rd. Apt. 122 Rogers, AR 72758
One of the advantages offered by our pictorial directory
provider is the potential for a download on your cell
phone. If this sounds like Greek to you, Kevin Lancas-
ter, Clint Hopper, and Diana Kolman will be available be-
tween worship services on Nov. 12 and 19 to help you get
that done!
FUMC
We hope that you have been reading our articles over the
last couple of months...and that you understand this won-
derful cooperative effort of our area Methodist church-
es! If you have any questions about this mission, please
feel free to stop us in the hallways! Those who have
attended these joint meetings include Pastor Michael
Mattox, Judy Mattox, Diana Kolman, Marie Green, Karl
Gaarsoe, Jenny Harmon, and Harriet Mack.
The Micah 6:8 group is making positive steps toward a
project that will be one step in addressing the homeless in
our area. We will be presenting a plan to church leader-
ship after January 1 for their approval. Then, we will be
able to share the good news with you and look forward to
your support!
You will remember that a short-term project that we start-
ed was in food recovery. Volunteers from all of our
churches collected excess produce from the Downtown
Rogers Farmers Market throughout the season and deliv-
ered it to the Grace Community Meal and Pantry...as well
as other organizations. We did this with the guidance and
support of Seeds That Feed in Fayetteville. Their mission
is to cut down on food waste and to get healthy produce
to those who need it. Today we learned that we collected
and distributed 13,330 pounds of food in Rogers over the
season! It is a great start...and we will continue this pro-
ject next year as well as consider expanding those efforts!
The MICAH 6:8
Initiative
GIVING MADE EASY...
What if you bought a cup of coffee for $3.65 and the remainder of the dollar, 35 cents, was automatically given as an offering to FUMC? And it is tax deductible! You won’t miss it, but it can
make a big impact for the church once added up.
FUMC has partnered with DonateYourChange.com, which is a
secure fundraising application to donate your change.
Sign up all your Credit Cards, Debit Cards, and Checking Accounts to donate your change on each. The Young Adult group will help anyone sign up between services on Sunday,
November 5th.
Want to start giving today?
Click here: fumcrogers.donateyourchange.com
Dear FUMC,
Thanks SO much for your recent donation to Tillery’s
music department. We appreciate your generosity and
community spirit—it makes such a positive impact for
our students. I was so excited to be able to purchase
new and relevant curriculum!
Tillery Loves you!
Emma Coulter—Music Teacher at Tillery
Check out the bulletin board in the main hallway or stop by the church office to see all of the children’s cards!