Phone: Fax: The Choirs of First Baptist Church and First United Methodist Church.

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1 The GOOD News from Duncan s First United Methodist Church 2300 Country Club Road Duncan, OK Phone: Fax: VOLUME 14 DECEMBER 3, 2014 ISSUE 47 The Choirs of First Baptist Church and First United Methodist Church present Sunday, December 7, :00pm First Baptist Church Sanctuary Directed by Winifred Bailey and David Leu Accompanied by Dr. Thomas Labe, Penny Sutton and a Woodwind Ensemble from Oklahoma City Fact or Fiction The Christmas Edition by Celeste and David Clydesdale Wednesday December 10, :30pm in the FUMCenter Come see the WNL Children s Choir as they learn the true facts about the story of Jesus birth. Bring your favorite holiday snack or finger food to share after the musical. It will be a great time to fellowship with others. There may even be a visit from our North Pole friend. You won t want to miss it!

2 Bring all your loose change!!! Let s Help rattle the buckets For FOOD for KIDS CHRISTMAS LUMINARIES Luminaries have become a Christmas tradition at Duncan First United Methodist Church. These beautiful lights will line the communion rail in the sanctuary and the Connexion worship area on the Sunday before Christmas and at the Christmas Eve services. Those remembered and honored will be listed in a special bulletin insert for these services. A donation of $5.00 for each luminary will benefit our Youth Ministry and their Toy Shop Mission Project. If you are interested in purchasing one or more of the luminaries you can fill out the form inserted in Sunday s bulletin or come by the church office. The luminaries need to be purchased no later than Sunday, December 14th. To: Jim Matthews Ken Graham David dowell Scott Berning Earl Weisner Jerry Bailey Anthony Scott These men put up the Nativity in the cold. Below is a letter we received from Christians Concerned: Dear Friends in Christ, This is the season of the year when we are thankful for the many blessings that we have received. We at Christians Concerned want to thank you for your support through donations of food and other items to our food pantry. It is caring Christians like your church family who make lives better for families in need in our community. Thank you for your generous support throughout the year. Sincerely, Penny Gardner Executive Director and Board Members Christians Concerned The Giving Tree Each year during Advent we choose 4 different charities for our congregation to bring gifts or donate money through our Giving Tree in the Narthex. We realize that there are so many worthwhile opportunities to give to during this time of year, and no one can be expected to donate to every organization! We just ask that you choose 1 or 2 of these opportunities we are offering and give as generously as you can! Thank you for helping us spread Christ s love and care for His people at this special time of year! December 7 Food For Kids Children will rattle the buckets during worship. December 14 Christians Concerned 4-roll pkgs toilet paper, toothbrushes, toothpaste, bottles liquid laundry detergent and liquid dishwashing detergent; nonperishable goods especially canned fruit and 1 qt. boxes non-refrigerated milk December 21 Children s Shelter Teen Girl: mascara, lip-gloss, nail polish, deodorant etc. Teen Boy: pajama pants, Chapstick, deodorant, etc. Both: Gift cards to Braum s, McDonald s, Sonic, Subway; Drink cards to Chisholm Corner, etc.

3 Advent Sermon Series GROWN UP CHRISTMAS LIST November 30 God to Come: Isaiah 64:1-9 December 7 Comfort: Isaiah 40:1-11 December 14 Good News and Everlasting Joy: Isaiah 61:1-11 December 21 Gifts of the Heart: Luke 1:26-38 December 24 A Savior: Luke 2:1-20 December 28 Did You Get the Gift?: Luke 2: ALTAR FLOWERS CALENDAR As this year is coming to a close, it is time once again to begin reserving dates on the Altar Flowers Calendar for The Sundays are reserved on a first come-first served basis. If you wish to reserve a Sunday around a special date, don t wait to call the church office as special times fill up quickly. We use Bob s Flowers for the arrangements because Patty Messersmith is the owner and she is familiar with the size of arrangements needed in the sanctuary. Another big plus is they have a key to open the building to bring the flowers on Saturday. That way no one else has to be available to open up. The minimum cost for the flower arrangements begin at $ Any amount above that would be your choice. You call Patty with the specifics regarding your wishes, she makes a beautiful arrangement and the bill is sent to you, not the church. Patty is very easy to work with and tries to please everyone. Please call Verna in the church office if you have questions. Kathy s Corner FINANCE COMMITTEE MEETING Monday, December 8th at 5:30pm Conference Room Christmas events happening at other churches in town or the district that might interest some of our members. Saturday, December 6th at FUMC, Lawton - 6pm It s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year is a concert featuring musicians from the Lawton area to benefit Redemption Church of Lawton. Reception following. Thursday, December 11th at FCC, Duncan - 3pm A Christmas Tea Tradition - By reservation only Cost: $10.00 Barbara Jantz will be the speaker. Both women and men are invited to come hear Barbara share about Call First Christian Church to make reservations Phone:

4 Winifred Bailey Director of Traditional Worship and Music Rev. Kathy Gibson, Associate Minister Kathy s Corner Winifred s Notes December 10, Wednesday at 6:30 The children will present the musical Fact or Fiction at 6:30 in the Center. Following their performance we will have an Old Fashioned Tasting Party. All who attend are asked to bring their favorite holiday appetizers or snacks to share. While we are tasting and fellowshipping with others, there may be a surprise visit from our North Pole helper. The children will want to spend time visiting with our guest while parents are ready with their cameras. Please mark this fun evening on your calendar. You will want to be present. Sunday, December 21 4:00 pm a cantata for Christmas By Joseph M Martin Presented by the Chancel Choir Director: Winifred Bailey Accompanists: Dr. Tom Labe Woodwind ensemble from OKC Reception following in the FUMCenter Christmas Eve Candlelight Services December 24 5:00 pm and 11:00pm As I sit in my toasty warm office writing this column, several of our dedicated, devoted, hard-working men are setting up the life-size nativity scene. It is 30 degrees outside with the wind making it feel like 20! We are so fortunate to have so many faithful volunteers who make sure everything gets done no matter what the circumstances. Please be sure to drive by and see the finished product on our southwest lawn. This is our 8 th year to display this wonderful reminder of that special, holy night over 2000 years ago which reminds us why we celebrate Christmas! Shalom, Kathy ATTENTION CURRENT GREETERS AND THOSE INTERESTED IN GREETING IN 2015 Kathy has begun working on the 2015 greeter schedule for Traditional worship. If you would like to be added to or deleted from the schedule please contact the church by Dec. 20. Thank you so much to those who have served in 2014 and helped add to the friendliness and hospitality of our congregation! SHEPHERDS NEEDED! If you were not a shepherd in 2014 but would be interested in being one in 2015, please call the church and let Kathy know. We need 8-10 more shepherds to insure that each person in our congregation has a shepherd.

5 THE LIFE OF OUR CHURCH OUR CHURCH FAMILY The Berning & Engleman families Harriet Mitchell Celeste Leach Jan Coon Ellen Forehand Janet Frizzell Pat Cook Hugh O Connor Kathy Dowd Billie & Juanita McClennan OUR LOVED ONES FRIENDS in the COMMUNITY Rev. Dan Fletcher and family, former minister of St. Paul s Methodist Church upon the death of his wife on Monday, November 24th Norma Saunders, grandmother of Peyton and Anna Grace Roberson Ingrid Vernon, friend of Shelley Duke Connie McClure, Angel Duke s mother Jerry Mullins, brother of Fran Stiewert We appreciate the chance to pray for you, your family and friends. The names are usually left on the prayer list for 2 weeks, then removed. You may call or come by the church office to request the name be placed on the list again. The special arrangement for the Altar this Sunday will be given by the PressOn Capital Campaign Connection Team In Honor of First Fruit Offerings on December 14th Thursday, December 4th Preschool/Mother s Day Out Children s Wing & Nursery Friday, December 5th 8:30am Church Office is Open 1pm Church Office is Closed Saturday, December 6th 10am Children s Choir Rehearses Fact or Fiction FUMCenter Sunday, December 7th 9am Sunday School Classrooms 10am Connexion Worship Service FUMCenter 10:15am Traditional Worship Service Sanctuary 2pm Choir Rehearses Messiah First Baptist Church 2:30 Children s Choir Rehearses Fact or Fiction FUMCenter 4pm Performance of Messiah First Baptist Church Sanctuary (Reception following) 5:30pm Disciple IV Bible Study Class Adult Wing/ Seekers Classroom Monday, December 8th 9:30am Staff Meeting Conference Room 12Noon Game Day Music Suite 5:30pm Finance Committee Meeting Conference Room 7pm Scouts Meeting Adult Wing Tuesday, December 9th Preschool/Mother s Day Out Children s Wing & Nursery 5:15pm Chancel Chimes Rehearsal Music Suite 6:30pm Men s Bible Study Conference Room Wednesday, December 10th Preschool/Mother s Day Out Children s Wing & Nursery 3:45pm Hand Bells Rehearsal Music Suite 11:45am Meri-Whitaker Toy Shop 6pm Chancel Choir Rehearsal 6:30pm A Children s Kaleidoscope/ Fact or Fiction FUMCenter The Mission candle will be lit this Sunday In Celebration of their 61 years of Marriage by George and Ann Hazelbaker Come for MEN S BREAKFAST Sunday, December 7th 8am in the Parlor

6 First United Methodist Church 2300 Country Club Road Duncan, Oklahoma Return Address Requested Non-profit Organization Presorted Standard U.S. Postage Paid Duncan, OK Permit #19 This Sunday s Worship Participants - 10:15am Greeters: 8:45am - 10:15am Adult Wing & Narthex - Ann Richardson & Becky Enos Southwest Door - Darlene Miller & Steve Metzer 9:45am - 10:15am Sanctuary/N - Earl Weisner Sanctuary/S - Cathy Weisner At-Large - Shawn Lockstone Ushers/Group 4: Gary Ferguson, Gerald Marlar, Max Gallaway Jerry Goodson, Jimmy Griffin, John Heaton Donna McConnell and Bill Taylor Liturgist Ray Ingram Communion Stewards: Steve and Nancy Gray Communion Servers: Rev. Dr. Greg Tolle and Ray Ingram, Rev. Kathy Gibson and D Ann Ingram, Bill and Sherry Gossett, and John Ray and Louise Green. FUMCenter - 10:00 am Greeters/Ushers: The Kirkland Family Scripture Reader/Mission Moment: Marilyn Hugon OUR MINISTRY STAFF Rev. Dr. Greg Tolle, Senior Minister greg.tolle@duncanfumc.org Rev. Kathy Gibson, Associate Minister kathy.gibson@duncanfumc.org Winifred Bailey, Director of Traditional Worship & Music winifred.bailey@duncanfumc.org Tara Cook, Director of Children s Ministries, Preschool/ Mother s Day Out & Nursery Coordinator tara/cook@duncanfumc.org Justin Sommer, Worship Leader & Youth Director justin.sommer@duncanfumc.org Sean Forehand, Business Administrator sean.forehand@duncanfumc.org Verna Wilson, Church Secretary verna.wilson@duncanfumc.org Steve Taylor, Director of Media Ministry steve.taylor@duncanfumc.org Dr. Thomas Labé, Pianist/Organist Betty Davis, Church Hostess Jerry Marlar, Custodian