55+ will be celebrating their 11th Anniversary June 19 at noon in the Social Hall. Fried chicken will be provided and seniors are invited to bring a covered dish to share. Make your own sundaes will be dessert. Speakers will be from the Morgan County Homeless Coalition.
Category: Events
Church Events, dinners, community outreach, food/clothing drives, etc…
Disciples for Christ Breakfast
The Disciples for Christ men’s group will be meeting for breakfast Saturday, July 1, 8:00 AM at the Potomac River Grill. All men of FUMC are invited.
Harmison Day Camp
There will be a day camp held at Camp Harmison July 31-August 4 for students entering grades 3, 4, 5 in the fall 2017 AND August 7-11 for students entering grades 6, 7, 8. Camp will be held Monday – Friday 9 AM – 4 PM. Drop off and pickup at the family pavilion. For more details contact FUMC at 304.258.2766 e-mail firstumc3@frontier.com or also contact Pastor Doug at dhoffman@gofirst.org
Rise Against Hunger
We are quickly approaching our June 10th event to package meals for starving people throughout the world. In order to make this event a success, we need to raise some funds to pay for the meal we will package. The base amount of meals will be 10,000 for the small cost of $3,000.
We have been challenged to exceed that base amount. Let’s start raising funds now by simply giving to this cause. Let’s look at the basic cost of a meal. Every meal we will package on June 10th costs 29 cents. When you compare that to the average cost of a meal we eat on a daily basis, $10 (a basic meal of a sandwich and a side averages around $5 and ranges up to an average of $25 for a steak dinner) 29 cents doesn’t sound like a lot to feed a starving person. I challenge you to look ahead and count the amount of meals you will eat between Sunday April 30th, and June 10th. Then set aside 29 cents for every meal you figure you will eat. For the average person who eats 3 meals a day, the total amount will be $35 which is less than the average person spends to eat for 2 days.
If only 60 people donate this amount, we will have already raised $2,100 toward our base goal of $3,000. It’s a great start. If you feel moved to give for this event, you can write a check to First United Methodist Church, or give cash. Please write on the envelope or the memo line of the check: Rise Against Hunger.
If you have any questions, please feel free to contact the church office at 304.258.2766 or e-mail firstumc3@frontier.com
Night of Fun
FUMC Middle School Youth group is having a “Night of Fun” April 5, 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. We are in need of volunteers to attend this event. There is also a need for desserts and drinks. If you want to donate your time or one of the needed items, please contact the church office firstumc3@frontier.com. Donations can be brought to The Blue between 5 -5:30 p.m. the day of the event.
New Members and Spring Confirmation Classes
On Wednesday, May 3, at 6:30 PM at The Blue, Confirmation Class will resume.
Pastor Doug is pleased to offer his next New Members class on Mondays, May 1 and May 15, 7:00 – 8:30 PM at Green Street. If you plan to attend, please contact the church office firstumc3@frontier.com
Leadership Retreat
A Leadership Retreat is planned for Saturday, March 18, 2017, 9:00 AM til 4:00 PM at The Blue—lunch included. This is being planned for EVERYONE who would like to be a part of the organization and planning for the future of FUMC
Teen Night
The high school youth group team is holding a kick off event to get youth excited about attending our youth group on Sunday nights. On March 12 (this Sunday) we will be having a “Teen Night” for all area high school age youth. There will be a bonfire, a 3 on 3 basketball tournament, and karaoke. We need your assistance in pulling this event together. We need volunteers to hang out with us to supervise what we hope will be a great turn out of youth. We also need donations of food. We need hotdogs, buns and condiments to go with them. Picnic style sides. Mac-n-cheese, baked beans, etc. We need desserts!! Then of course we need beverages. If you wish to donate your time or food please contact Stephen Langenstein 304-820-9908, or email at pslangenstein@comcast.net. We would like to coordinate donations to be sure we have enough of everything we need. Those who are donating food for the Teen Night Sunday, please drop your donation off at The Blue between 4-4:15 PM to allow us time for prep for the event starting at 5 PM. Thanks for all of your help. Please continue to pray for the success and growth of our Youth programs.”
Western Region Leadership Day
Would you like to know more about your position in the church or learn about a position/committee you have thought about joining? Would you like to learn more about Deepening Your Church and Community Relationship or What is new with the Lay Servant Ministry Program after General Conference 2016? If so, you should join us on March 4 from 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. at Otterbein UMC, Hagerstown for our Leadership Day 2017. We will have those classes plus many more. The cost is $35 which includes a light continental breakfast, lunch, handouts and a book if one is required. Visit www.bwcumc.org for more information and to register.
Confirmation Classes
Pastor Doug is continuing Confirmation Classes that extend to February 15, & 22 at 6:30 – 8:00 PM at the Baby Blue. Classes are for students in grades 8 thru 12. The May dates have now been set, they are May 3, 10, 17. Be sure to put these dates on your calendar.