October 7, 2018 Rev. Dave Leckrone, Senior Pastor Ty Williams, Associate Pastor Bob Lybarger, Associate Pastor Our Mission: Invite ~ Equip ~ Engage
Scripture: Hebrews 1:1-4 NIV In the past God spoke to our ancestors through the prophets at many times and in various ways, 2 but in these last days he has spoken to us by his Son,whom he appointed heir of all things, and through whom also he made the universe. 3 The Son is the radiance of God s glory and the exact representation of his being, sustaining all things by his powerful word. After he had provided purification for sins, he sat down at the right hand of the Majesty in heaven. 4 So he became as much superior to the angels as the name he has inherited is superior to theirs. Sermon: Exploring Hebrews Sermon notes: Troy First Challenge: Find a daily devotional that works for you Share something you learned from your devotional with a friend Read Hebrews chapter 4 Learn about a ministry that you can connect with- get involved
First News Facebook.com/TroyFUMC www.troyfumc.org TroyFirstUMC staff@troyfumc.org 110 W. Franklin St., Troy 45373 937-335-2826 Office: Mon-Fri, 9am-5pm We extend a warm welcome to all our visitors today! We are glad you are visiting today. We would like to get to know you. Please stop by the Visitor Table in the Gathering room, located near the south end of the church or the visitor table at First Place. We have a special gift just for you! Attendance Worship: 363 Sunday School: 77 Join us in the series of Hebrews next Sunday at Contemporary service. Starting Sunday, Oct. 14 we will have a 9:30 & 10:45 service at First Place, Contemporary service. First Friend of the Week Thanks for all you do at the Food Pantry! Donna Wilkerson 3425 Lilac Ln. Apt. D Troy, Ohio 45373 Thank you for the beautiful mum plant. I can t get around so good, so I enjoy having it to brighten up my day. Maxine Bechtol Weekly Calendar Sunday: Oct. 7 6:00pm Evening Prayer Monday: Oct. 8 9:15am Intercessory meeting 5:45pm Girl Scouts 7:00pm Church Council Tuesday: Oct. 9 2:00pm Farmer s Market 3:00pm Virtual Market 4:30pm Delta Cappa Gamma mtg 7:00pm Cartwright Circle Wednesday: Oct. 10 1:00pm Food Pantry mtg 6:00pm ROCK 6:30pm Youth 7:00pm Susannah Wesley Circle Thursday: Oct. 11 9:00am Men s Bible Study 10:00am Hands 4 Hearts 6:00pm Ty s Bible Study 6:30pm Bells practice 7:00pm Praise Team practice 7:30pm Choir practice Saturday: Oct. 13 7:30am Men s breakfast, Bob Evans 10:30am Bridal Shower Upcoming Events Oct. 15: Intercessory meeting PEO meeting Outreach meeting Oct. 16: UMW Leadership mtg Virtual Market Oct. 17: Youth ROCK UMW Cookie Baking Finance meeting
Pastoral Care If you are admitted to a hospital and desire a Pastoral visit, please call or have a family member call the church to let us know. Due to HIPAA laws the hospital will not notify us unless you specifically ask them to notify your church Pastor. ROCK It s time to ROCK in the First Place dining room. Come to God s space, visit with friends and enjoy a SOUTH OF THE BORDER meal from 5-6pm on Wednesday, October 10 and kick off the children s ROCK programming season. All are welcome to eat. Attention 1 st time visitors: SOUTH OF THE BORDER MENU 1 st time visitor cards are located in the Deluxe soft taco bar, all the extras back of the attendance pads and on Chicken and cheese, quesadillas the information table. Please fill Beef and chicken enchilada casseroles out the card and hand to a greeter Corn at the end of service to receive a gift. Tossed salad, other salads Nachos and cheese 1 st Friend of the week cards Desserts 1 st Friend of the week cards are located on the information table. If you would The Susannah Wesley Circle will like to send a card please fill one out meet Oct. 10 th at 7:00 pm in the Agape and place it in the red basket by the room at First Place. The speaker will be exit. We will make sure it gets Jennifer Ruff from the Virtual Food delivered to our special friend. Market. Visitors always welcome! FISH-ing Fact FISH-ing Fact #148 paying the rent. Assisting with rent payments before eviction is one of the services offered by FISH of Troy. It is a fact so far this year, 148 households have been kept in their housing thanks to FISH and those children have been kept in their local schools. It s a win-win when you donate to the FISH pond. We do the FISH-ing and you have helped your neighbors stay afloat. Myrna Yoder, Director of FISH Inc. of Troy Rock Starts Rock starts this Wednesday, Oct. 10 th from 6-7pm, children 3 years 5 th grade are welcome! Health Partners Clinic Health Partners Free Clinic is excited to announce that Socktober is almost here! We are again doing a drive to collect socks to be given to those in need, and this year, have been joined by the Troy-Miami County Library in our collection! Last year we ended up collecting about 850 pairs of socks, some trickled in throughout the year as well, and right now, our box is near empty! Socks are such a need in the community and we do our best to ensure anyone who needs socks, has them. For your convenience there has been boxes set up at Traditional Church and First Place.
All Saints Sunday On Sunday, November 4 th we will have a special worship service to remember by name all of our friends and family who passed away from November 5, 2017- November 4, 2018. I would like to have pictures of your loved ones and the date they passed by Monday, October 15 th, you can email me at sbrumfield@troyfumc.org Let s Go Our allotted seats on next years Trans Canadian rail adventure are going very quickly, this is for May 2019. Call Diana now. Come join us for Elf the musical at Beef & Boards, deposit due now. Mark your calendar for Monday, Nov. 26 th, 7:00 pm for the meeting to find out next years trips. I m excited. Call Diana with questions 937-216-7088. Trunk or Treat Please join us for one to the biggest community events the church sponsors every year, Trunk or Treat, on October 28 th from 5:30-7:00 in the church parking lots. Trunk and Treat is a fun event for all ages. Hot dogs, chips, and drinks will be served and all kids participating in the event will go home with some candy. To make it a great event we want to have as many cars as possible. Decorating your car is encouraged but not required, and we will have a best decorated car competition. Please plan to have your car in place by 5:30. Bringing your own candy on the 28 th is appreciated, but we will also be distributing donated candy for you to pass out as well. Candy donations prior to the event can be dropped off at the church office or feel free to bring them to church on Sunday. We are also requesting donations of new socks for the event. Hope to see you on the 28 th for a fun evening of outreach! Please keep the following member(s) of our church family in yours prayers: Rosemary Critchley, home Marty Bartik, radiation therapy Barbara Graham, chemo treatments, Shirley Hensel, home Cindy Snipes, chemo treatments
Stewardship Report General Operating Fund - Tithes & Offerings Week 39 of 52 9/30/2018 9/24/2017 Change % Change $12,997.00 $10,551.00 $2,446.00 23.18% 1/1/2018-9/30/2018 1/1/2017-9/24/2017 Change % Change $407,365.78 $404,229.33 $3,136.45 0.78% Last Week s Offering General Operating Fund Tithes & Offerings $12,997.00 Breakfast 305.00 Coffee 3.00 Loose Plate 211.25 Sunday School 17.35 Upper Room 6.00 Other Project Funds Bradley s House of Hope $65.00 Debt Reduction 170.00 First Kids Preschool 520.00 Food Pantry 85.00 Investing in the Future Campaign 821.00 Let s Go 2,020.46 The Traveling Team (Carrie Komjati) 36.00 Trustee s Capital 130.00 UMCOR Hurricane Florence 340.00 Youth 350.00 Money received for Other Project Funds are designated contributions and do not represent any financial support from the General Operating Fund.
Investing in the Future Capital Campaign 100.00% 90.00% 80.00% 70.00% Pledged: $790,000 Received: $481,934.39 (61%) Remaining $308,065.61 60.00% 50.00% 40.00% 30.00% 20.00% 10.00% 0.00%