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1 Your Notes: Good Will Place Pantry & EPH Giving Tree Only two more days left for our Good Will Place Pantry and the Ecumenical Partnership for Housing (EPH) Giving Tree. They are asking for everyday household products needed by the clients served. You can select an ornament or take a list of needed items from the Giving Tree located in the Gathering Area. Purchase one item, multiples of an item, or a variety of items! Purchased items should be returned to the designated collection boxes near the tree. Active Seniors Flying with Faith! Pat Heil will speak with the Active Seniors on Thursday, January 10 about his experience as a pilot. From the cockpit view to the crosscheck to the landing, hear how Pat s experiences in his dream job as a pilot have grown his faith. Lunch at noon with the program to follow Offering Envelopes The booklets containing your personalized offering envelopes for 2019 have been mailed direct from the publishing company and should be arriving in mailboxes before the end of the year. If you have not received your booklet by January 5, please let the church office know. Church altar flower sponsorship for 2019 is available on the office door. Dates needed are January 6, February 24, July 21 & 28, September 29, October 13 & 27. Check your mailbox Contribution statements, detailing donations received through the end of November, were mailed on Friday, December 11 so please look for them in your mail. As a reminder, in order to qualify for tax credit in 2018 the church must receive your donation no later than December 31, 2018 or the envelope must be postmarked no later than December 31, The church office will be open December 31, 2018 from 8:30am to 4:00pm.

Youth Group: Wednesdays 6:00-7:30pm January 9, 16 & 23 Students will explore and discover how God has designed us for new life in Christ. What does that look like?

2 Youth Group: Wednesdays 6:00-7:30pm January 9, 16 & 23 Students will explore and discover how God has designed us for new life in Christ. What does that look like? How do we practically and effectively live in the newness God desires for us? Come and start the new year completely transformed by the love and life of Christ! Thank You from UMW The 2018 United Methodist Women Cookie Walk and Craft Fair for missions was a huge success. Thanks so much to our generous congregation for buying, our talented cookie bakers and our imaginative crafters who donated to support missions. You are all a blessing and UMW mission s benefit from your efforts. The Methodist Pew Be sure to sign up to be part of our 2019 congregation-wide study of the 52 Standard Sermons of John Wesley. We ll read one sermon a week, and Pastor David will lead weekly discussions of the sermons we have read. Call the church office ( ) to register, or go to the website to find out more. EPH December Update Joy and laughter filled the Union Congregational UCC fellowship hall as close to fifty moms, dads and children attended our second annual Christmas party. The families were so appreciative! Throughout the meal, families shared stories of gratitude with our hosts and volunteers who joined them. In this situation, the word serve has a double meaning; served in the sense that we served them a meal. But more important, served in that at its core, it is what EPH is. EPH is a ministry of serving homeless families in our community. The refrain, Count your blessings, name them one by one, comes to mind. It is a blessing to be of service to families with children. It is a blessing to be part of the EPH family a family through which we put our faith into action. Throughout this Christmas season, please continue to keep the families we serve in your daily prayers. As they have been a blessing for us, let us continue to be a blessing to them. Staffing Update Sue Mills, our Director of Operations, has been an integral part of our leadership team the last four years. However, Sue and her family will be moving out of state early in We will greatly miss Sue and her passion for our ministry! As such, we will begin efforts to fill this 30 hour per week position as soon as possible. If you are interested in becoming part of the EPH leadership team, please executivedirector@ephgb.org for more information. We are also continuing to look for a part-time maintenance person. If you have handyman skills we d welcome you to our leadership team as well!

DATES TO KEEP IN MIND JANUARY 1: Church and offices closed 2: Unhang the Greens pizza and fellowship at 5:30pm, Fellowship Hall and at 6:15pm remove Christmas décor 8: Tuesday s Child (is full of

8: Song of Solomon 3:4 (SOS 3:4) New Couples will gather to begin Financial Peace University, on January 8, at 5:30pm in Room 108.

3 DATES TO KEEP IN MIND JANUARY 1: Church and offices closed 2: Unhang the Greens pizza and fellowship at 5:30pm, Fellowship Hall and at 6:15pm remove Christmas décor 8: Tuesday s Child (is full of grace) Beginning on Tuesday, January 8, at 5:45pm, join us for a women s Bible study. The first session will an informational meeting. Child care will be provided. Sign up in the YCCOM. 8: Song of Solomon 3:4 (SOS 3:4) New Couples will gather to begin Financial Peace University, on January 8, at 5:30pm in Room , 16, 23: Meet the Wesleys, 6:15pm in Room 108 Pastor David will lead a three-week session titled Meet the Wesleys. During these sessions we will get a look into John Wesley s family; giving us some background for the 2019 congregational study The Methodist Pew. 30: Super Bowl Party, 5:30pm,Fellowship Hall Get your Super Bowl shuffle ready! It s time to have some intergenerational church family-friendly competition. Games will begin during supper at 5:30pm and will include a chili cook-off, popcorn-off, and cookie baking competition. Plan to wear your team gear and get ready for the gridiron!

4 Building Supervisor Needed After more than thirty years of serving among us, Paul Harrison is retiring May 31. We want to begin the hiring process now so that we can interview and hire a Building Supervisor within the next three months. The new Building Supervisor will work with Paul beginning March 1. Please submit applications to Craig Berken, Personnel Manager, by January 1. Candidates may come from within or outside of the church family. Applications are available in the office. The Building Supervisor is a full time position. The ideal candidate will have supervisory experience, some experience with building maintenance, excellent communication skills, and the ability to work with contractors. Applicants will understand his or her work here as a ministry. Tasks will include planning and coordinating projects, daily maintenance and cleaning, building security, and supervising custodians. Please contact Craig (Craig Berken, cberken@fumcgb.org or ) with any questions. The Good Will Pantry needs paper bags, preferably with handles but will take bags without handles. We can also use plastic bags. Hymn Note: Standing on the Promises R. Kelso Carter, who was both the author of the text and the composer of the music, was a very busy man. Carter attended the Pennsylvania Military Academy, where he was a good student and an excellent athlete. Mr. Carter later became a teacher at the academy of chemistry, natural sciences, engineering, and mathematics. Then, the year after he published the present song, he was ordained as a Methodist clergyman. And he later trained and became a medical doctor. Along the way, he wrote many hymns, and co-edited a hymn book. To that is the time he spent a as a sheep rancher, and that he was a published novelist. The text and tune were composed in 1886, while Carter was serving as a professor at the Academy. It has been suggested that the rhythmic martial tone of the hymn s music possibly reflects the composer s military academy experience. The hymn was first published in the year that it was written in the hymnal Songs of Perfect Love. This hymn has been widely used in many evangelical hymnals. The text encourages us to study and stand steadfastly on the teachings of the Word of God, and is based on Ephesians 6:14-17: Stand firm then, with the belt of truth buckled around your waist, with the breastplate of righteousness in place, and with your feet fitted with the readiness that comes from the gospel of peace. In addition to all this, take up the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one. Take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God.

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5 Name: or Phone: You Can Count on Me! RSVP: Renewal Wednesday and Family Supper at 5:30pm on Wednesday, January 2 Menu: Pizza, salad and desert Need Gluten free pizza: yes or no Number attending: Bring a dessert: Attend Tuesday s Child (is full of grace) Tuesday, January 8, at 5:45pm, Wesley Hall Number attending: Number of children: Attend SOS 3:4 Tuesday, January 8, at 5:30pm, Room 108 Number attending: Number of children: Active Seniors lunch and program at 12:00pm on Thursday, January 10 Program: Pat Heil Number attending: Thanks! Please place this gift of service in the offering plate or turn in to the office or Amy Dennis at adennis@fumcgb.org.

6 Prayer requests Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away; behold, the new has come. (2 Corinthians 5:17) the Sandli Family the Huntley boys and all who serve in the military Luis Alvarado, severely injured during military service for healing Andrew Beulah Berg Beth Eggert Betty Betty Richtman Bill Bill Van Beaver Bob Bryan Bonnie Carl Groonwald Charles and family Daniel Dave Arps Devon Elaine Utecht Elsie H. George Gerry Christoph Gracie Oberneder Jane Houle Jasmine Jean Jeff Jerry Olbrantz John Hofmann John Mortonson Joe Weir Judy Larsen Katie & Evangeline Zochert Keith & Donna Haverkorn Kurt Leo Keppers Linda Louise Hansen Lisa Malmberg Maggie Nicla Maryanne Mary Vander Woude Nicole Pam Pat Hanlon Pat Ihbe Patricia Gast Rev. Patrick Green Payten Rich Manwiller Rosa Sarah (Sally Enloe s daughter) Sarah (16 years old) Stu Smith Prayer Requests: The printed last name option will only be available to individuals who are requesting a prayer for him or herself and/or immediate family. God became man to turn creatures into sons: not simply to produce better men of the old kind but to produce a new kind of man. (C.S. Lewis)

SUNDAY DECEMBER 30 THIS WEEK AT FIRST UMC 9:45-11:15am Childcare Room B4 10:00 Sanctuary Worship Service Sanctuary Faith Community Nurse Church Office 9:45 Coffee Fellowship Gathering Area 9:45 SCRIP

7 SUNDAY DECEMBER 30 THIS WEEK AT FIRST UMC 9:45-11:15am Childcare Room B4 10:00 Sanctuary Worship Service Sanctuary Faith Community Nurse Church Office 9:45 Coffee Fellowship Gathering Area 9:45 SCRIP for sale Information Center 11:00 Narcotics Anonymous Room Z120 MONDAY DECEMBER 31 TUESDAY JANUARY 1 Church and offices open Closed WEDNESDAY JANUARY 2 THURSDAY JANUARY 3 FRIDAY JANUARY 4 SATURDAY JANUARY 5 6:30am McPray Prayer Group McDonald s 1903 S Webster 9:30 Gamblers Anonymous Room Z120 5:15pm Discipleship Group Wesley Hall 5:30 Church Family Supper Fellowship Hall 5:30 Bell Choir Rehearsal Sanctuary 5:45 Nursery Care Room B4 6:00-7:30 Faith Community Nurse Church Office 6:15 Unhanging of the Greens Church 6:30 JAM Rehearsal Fellowship Hall 7:00 Narcotics Anonymous (women) Room Z120 10:00am Discipleship Group Room :00 Active Seniors Sanctuary 6:30pm First Quilters & Fiber Artists Room Z120 7:00 Sanctuary Choir Rehearsal Sanctuary 6:30am Breakfast with BOB Room 108 7:30pm Narcotics Anonymous Room Z120 8:00pm Heroin Anonymous Room Z120 Coming 2019: The Methodist Pew

Is this your first time worshiping here? We are thankful for the spirit which prompted you to be here today. We hope this will be a meaningful experience for you.

org (go to Worship, Livestream Worship.) Caring Notes and Prayer Request Cards are also located in the pew racks.

Childcare (ages 0-4) is provided during all three worship services on Sundays. The childcare rooms are located in the lower level. Large Print Bulletins and Hymnals are available.

8 Is this your first time worshiping here? We are thankful for the spirit which prompted you to be here today. We hope this will be a meaningful experience for you. We invite you to worship with us again soon. You will always be welcome in this church community. Live Streaming of our 8:00, 9:15 and 10:45am services is available at (go to Worship, Livestream Worship.) Caring Notes and Prayer Request Cards are also located in the pew racks. All information is welcome, especially about persons needing a visit or a prayer request. Please place cards in the offering plate. Childcare (ages 0-4) is provided during all three worship services on Sundays. The childcare rooms are located in the lower level. Large Print Bulletins and Hymnals are available. If you would like one, please ask an usher. Hearing Loop allows people who wear hearing aids to directly receive the sound from the church s PA system in their own hearing aids without having to pick up a separate listening device by switching to a T-coil or telecoil program. Please see the usher or switch your hearing aid to T. A wheelchair is available at the north entrance. Please park in blue spaces only if you need that little extra help that having a close parking space offers. If you don t need that extra help, we would ask that you park in a white space or in one of the satellite parking areas. Additional parking options are available. Please check the website or ask at the Information Center. First United Methodist Church 501 Howe Street, Green Bay, WI (920) Lead Pastor: Rev. David Kalas dkalas@fumcgb.org Ministry of Visitation: Rev. Dave Wilkinson dwilkinson@fumcgb.org Personnel Manager: Craig Berken cberken@fumcgb.org Coordinator of Discipleship Ministries: Lina Green lgreen@fumcgb.org Coordinator of Children s Ministries: Leah Seibel lseibel@fumcgb.org Youth Ministries Team: Logan Pourchot lpourchot@fumcgb.org Pat Heil Church Staff pheil@fumcgb.org Finance Manager: Carrie Stargardt cstargardt@fumcgb.org Special Assistant to the Clergy: Amy Dennis adennis@fumcgb.org Office and Creative Manager: Laura Schmocker lschmocker@fumcgb.org Building Supervisor: Paul Harrison pharrison@fumcgb.org Custodian: Mark Brans Sunday Custodians: John Shuck, Logan Pourchot, Frank Stackhouse Bell Choir Director: Denise Myers dmyers@fumcgb.org Organist & Sanctuary Choir Director: Jeffrey Verkuilen, FAGO jverkuilen@fumcgb.org Sanctuary Choir Accompanist: Ellen Hanchek ekhanch@aol.com JAM Leader: Suellen Cantrall JAM@fumcgb.org Preschool/Daycare Director: Anita Ebenhoe aebenhoe@fumcgb.org Dorothy Rosenberg Good Will Place Coordinator: John Ireland jireland@fumcgb.org Lay Leaders: Mitch and Dana Farra mfarra@new.rr.com Faith Community Nurse: Michelle Heuvelmans-Sponholtz msponholtz@fumcgb.org CCLI License Number

Your Notes: Thank You Sponsors Dave and Sandy Zochert Nancy Hemauer Pat Jenkins EPH Announcement: Daniel 2 Hosea 12

Your Notes: Thank You Sponsors The altar flowers are sponsored by Dave and Sandy Zochert in celebration their son s wedding, Travis Zochert to Tara Lind. Plants at Fresh Bread are sponsored by Nancy Hemauer