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Shrove Tuesday Pancake Supper
February 21,
2012
Family Life Center - 5-7 p.m.
ALL YOU CAN EAT!
Fluffy pancakes, Scrambled Eggs,
Aromatic Bacon, Juice, milk, coffee
Mardi Gras Beads
for everyone!
Northside High School Jazz
Band!
United Methodist Women’s Bake Sale!
To benefit the Red Shield Diner! All
proceeds will go to FUMC Mission Fund for the
Red Shield Diner.
Cost: $8 for adults $5 children under 12
Tickets available in the Narthex area each
Sunday morning OR from any choir member,
in the church office or at the door!
GET YOUR TICKETS !!!!

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Mark your calendars for
these future events so you
won’t miss out on any church
opportunities available to you:

February 19-March 26 -
Mission Team leaves for
Guatemala.
Keep them in your prayers.

 

February 22 -
Ash Wednesday Service of
Communion and Imposition of Ashes at
5:30 p.m. in
Roebuck Chapel.

February 27 - March 26 -
Each Monday, Lenten
services and lunch
with the downtown churches.
Watch the Newsletter for a complete schedule of
churches and speakers.

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Questions about Revelation?
February 1st- April 18th(Wednesday evenings)
6:10-7:30 pm
Led by Robert Cloninger
Call 782-5068 or
email
rcloninger@fsfumc.org
to sign up.

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The Bridge Campus Ministry
still has some pecans left. . .

We have lots of milk chocolate covered and a few
pecan caramel chocolate clusters.
They are on sale for $7.00 a bag.
If you would like to purchase some, please contact Rev. Clare Caldwell.
Thank you to all who already purchased pecans.
The Bridge took seven people (five students and two leaders) to the Passion Conference in Atlanta, Georgia the week of January 2-5. It was an amazing time to
see that God is still working in the lives of college students.
There were 43,000 students at the Georgia Dome and another 40,000 people watching the conference live on the internet. We learned about the human slavery/trafficking issues in our country as well as others. All together, college students and leaders gave
over three million dollars to end human slavery today! Our students are learning how God can use them now!
Your continued support and love of college
students will continue to further God’s work in future
generations of Christians.

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Would you like to be part of the
"The Red Shield Diner"?

For more information please
click here.

There is still time to sign up.
Call Janice or Robert @ 782-5068.

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MINISTRY OPPORTUNITY

The new Ronald McDonald Family Room located in St. Edward’s Hospital, is opening the first of December. First UMC has the opportunity to provide a meal, once a month, to the families while their child is in the Neonatal Intensive Care unit.
If you are interested in being a part of this ministry, call Janice at the church office (782-5068). We will provide a meal for about 20 people once a month. We will need five people a month to be a part of the meal preparation, salad, main dish, two sides dishes and dessert.

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Graffiti Removal

First UMC is teaming up with other Methodists churches in our area and the City of Fort Smith to help home owners with the removal of graffiti from their property. The necessary equipment for this ministry has been supplied through a grant from the FUMC foundation and now we need volunteers to help. This ministry will take place on a needs basis and generally takes a couple of hours to remove or to paint over the graffiti. If you would be interested in being a part of this outreach ministry, contact Janice at the office, 782-5068 or email jsudbrink@fsfumc.org

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Prayer Shawl Ministry

The Prayer Shawl ladies are meeting in the Narthex on Thursday mornings at 10:00 a.m. If you would like to learn how to knit or crochet, there are teachers eager for others to learn! Come and join in the fellowship of sharing and caring for others through this ministry.
Coffee and snacks are served.
For more information call the church, 782-5068.

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The church newsletter is now electronic.

Do we have your correct email?

If you do not have email please take the time to notify the church office (782-5068) that you want to continue the Newsletter in paper fashion. We will gladly mail the Newsletter to you.

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If you have a new email address
please notify the church office, 782-5068,
so that we may keep our records up-to-date.
Thank you.

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If you are using cell phones and no longer using your land line, or have a new phone number
please notify the church office, 782-5068,
so that we may keep our records up-to-date.
Thank you.

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Need a ride to Sunday School
and Church?

Our church van picks up at Methodist Village, Butterfield Place, Willow Brook, and Gorman Towers. We pick up between 8:30 and 9:30 and return you home after the 11:00 a.m. services. We also pick up for Pacesetters on the first and third Fridays of each month. If you would like a ride to church or to Pacesetters, please call 782-5068.

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Getting New Eye Glasses?

Then give your other ones to the church, and we will take them to The Good Samaritan Clinic once a month. The clinic gives eye examinations once a month and if they need glasses they are free. Just drop them in the baskets that are marked for cell phones and eye glasses by the office door, the nursery area, outside the sanctuary, the table on the third floor or the gym in the Family Life Center.

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Getting New Cell Phones?

Then give your old ones to the church, along with the chargers and we will take them to the Women’s Crisis Center. They can be used to call 911, even if they do not have cell phone service. Just drop them in the baskets that are marked for cell phones and/or eyeglasses by the office door, in the nursery area, outside the sanctuary, third floor table, or in the gym in the Family Life Center.

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Shepherd Shuttle

Shepherd Shuttle is an outreach ministry of FUMC. This program will assist those in our congregation who need rides to doctor appointments.

If you need a ride to a Doctor’s appointment, call the church office.