You will find the Announcements for this Sunday below. Sunday School starts at 9:30 a.m. with Worship service starting at 10:45 a.m. We would like to invite you for coffee hour which is right after worship in Fellowship Hall.
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Also, remember that Jack and Caela's sermons and other interesting information are available on our web site.
Work Day November 14. The Board of Physical Plant & Facilities has called a fall work day for Saturday, November 14, from 9:00 a.m. to noon, weather permitting. Our principle tasks will be leaf raking and removal, weeding and removing dead plants. Please bring rakes, tarps and other tools we might need. Many hands make light work. Please come help us tidy up our grounds.
Volunteering at Global Gifts. If you're sticking around Bloomington for the holidays and will have some extra time to volunteer, consider helping out at Global Gifts! Global Gifts is a non-profit fair trade store that works to promote fair trade, gender equity, environmental sustainability, and alternative consumer choices. Global Gifts is looking for passionate volunteers to help out especially December 10 thru December 31. There will be a volunteer orientation for holiday volunteers on Sunday November 15 at 3pm. Email Hannah at btownvolunteer@globalgiftsindy.com with questions!
Harvest Thanksgiving Food Drive. The Board of Outreach is sponsoring its annual Harvest Thanksgiving Food Drive during the month of November to help MCUM keep up with the demands of the holiday season. All donations (non-perishable food items) can be put in Room 1. The drive will come to a close the Sunday before Thanksgiving (November 22) with a beautiful display of the collected food in the sanctuary. That Sunday we are also looking for volunteers to help pack up the food after church, and then on Monday to help deliver the food. To volunteer, or if you have any questions, please contact George Birthisel. As the leaves begin to fall, let's join together in sharing our gifts to help our neighbors in need.
Student/Young Adult Sunday evening dinner. The final college student/young adult Sunday evening dinner for the semester will be Sunday at 6:00 p.m. Join us for fellowship, food, and conversation.
Hanging of the Greens. Come join us as we decorate our sanctuary for the Advent and Christmas seasons Sunday, November 22, 4:00 p.m. We will be setting up trees, lights, ornaments, candles, chandeliers, wreaths, garlands, and more! Kids can participate in decorating the sanctuary, putting up and decorating the Christmas trees, and some extra kid-friendly crafts. A simple meal will follow at 6:00 p.m. in Fellowship Hall.
Advent and Christmas Events:
Hanging of the Greens.
Advent and Christmas Events:
- Meditative Advent Services. Wednesdays, December 2, 9, and 16, 5:30 p.m. You are warmly invited to participate in these short meditative services. They will be held in the Chapel, and will be followed by soup suppers in Roger Williams. If you can help to provide food for the suppers, please sign up on the sheet near the Fellowship Hall kitchen.
- Christmas Dinner. Sunday, December 6, 6:00 p.m. Join us in Fellowship Hall for this festive dinner planned by our own church members. Reservations will be required. Details will be forthcoming. Childcare will be provided.
- Candlelight Communion. Sunday, December 13, 7:00 p.m. You will not want to miss this special service of Advent music, Christmas carols, Scripture readings, and Communion. After the service, the Board of Outreach will host a cookie reception in Fellowship Hall. Childcare will be provided.
- Christmas Eve Service. Thursday, December 24, 7:00 p.m. Come with your friends and family to celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ. Childcare will be provided.
Repeat Performance! We would love to see the kids sing at Candlelight Communion again this year, so David will meet with any interested kids right after church on December 6th and 13th to learn a fun and easy song! They will meet in the choir room for 15-20 minutes both weeks and then right before Candlelight Communion at 6:30 p.m. All kids are welcome!
Three Sisters, the First United women's group, will hold its next potluck supper on Friday, December 4, at the home of Audrey Levasseur and Moureen Coulter. We will gather at six o'clock for food, drink, and good conversation. Please call 824-5344 if you plan to attend so that we can estimate how much food we will need. (Audrey and Moureen have three dogs, in case anyone is allergic to pet hair.)
Three Sisters, the First United women's group, will hold its next potluck supper on Friday, December 4, at the home of Audrey Levasseur and Moureen Coulter. We will gather at six o'clock for food, drink, and good conversation. Please call 824-5344 if you plan to attend so that we can estimate how much food we will need. (Audrey and Moureen have three dogs, in case anyone is allergic to pet hair.)
Interfaith Homeless Winter Shelter Information:
- Moureen Coulter is the site director for the winter shelter. Contact Moureen if you need information about the shelter and/or if you want to help. She can be reached at 812-824-5344.
- Interfaith Winter Shelter. Want to help? Volunteer? Donate? Don't miss the next training(s). Learn how much there is to know about people who have no place to sleep, how addictions and mental illness impact people who are homeless and how you can help. Training will take place, Monday, November 16 6-9 p.m. at First Christian Church, Kirkwood and Washington Street and on Thursday, December 10 6-9 p.m. at FirstUnitedChurch on East Third Street. Check out our website: Interfaithwintershelter.org or email: vhall@trinitybloomington.org.
Free Kittens! Please see Lisa in the office if you would like to give a precious kitten a good home.
Minister of Care for the week of November 8 is Norm Overly. A minister of care is a church volunteer who visits members in their homes. For more information, call the office at 332-4439.
Ordination of Caela Simmons Wood. Save the Date. You are invited to join us in celebrating the Rite of Ordination for Caela Simmons Wood on Sunday, January 10 at 4:00 p.m. This special worship service will happen here at First United Church.
De-Mystifying the Music. "The roots of Christian music" is a seven week Sunday School class taught by David Wood. The class will delve into the questions churches face every week when planning music for worship, from how the hymns will fit lectionary readings, to issues of inclusive language, to what style of music will be offered and how it will be taught. There will also be a trip to the organ loft for a question and answer session with our organist Ed Penhorwood, and an introduction to a new song supplement published this year by the United Church of Christ. Join us in Room 6 now thru December 13. -This week we answer the question, "Why do they keep changing the words to the old hymns?"
Minister of Care for the week of November 8 is Norm Overly. A minister of care is a church volunteer who visits members in their homes. For more information, call the office at 332-4439.
Ordination of Caela Simmons Wood. Save the Date. You are invited to join us in celebrating the Rite of Ordination for Caela Simmons Wood on Sunday, January 10 at 4:00 p.m. This special worship service will happen here at First United Church.
De-Mystifying the Music. "The roots of Christian music" is a seven week Sunday School class taught by David Wood. The class will delve into the questions churches face every week when planning music for worship, from how the hymns will fit lectionary readings, to issues of inclusive language, to what style of music will be offered and how it will be taught. There will also be a trip to the organ loft for a question and answer session with our organist Ed Penhorwood, and an introduction to a new song supplement published this year by the United Church of Christ. Join us in Room 6 now thru December 13. -This week we answer the question, "Why do they keep changing the words to the old hymns?"
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