Funeral services for French Hey have been set for Tuesday, November 2, 2010, at 10 in the Sanctuary.
Church Conference Coming Soon
Our Church conference is coming up on Sunday, November 7, 2010 at 3:00 pm. Parsons District Church Conferences are being held in clusters this year, so we’ll be six (previously eight) other churches will be joining us in our building (Church Conferences will be held simultaneously in separate rooms).
Journal Article for Friday
The following article has been submitted to the Coffeyville Journal for publication on Friday. Thanks to Nancy Wright for putting it together.
“Lessons from the Wee Little Man” is the sermon this Sunday for the congregation at First United Methodist Church, 10th & Elm. Services are 8:10 a.m. in the chapel and 10:50 a.m. in the sanctuary. A coffee fellowship time is at 9:30 a.m. preceding the Sunday school time.
The Rev. Jenny Collins will bring the sermon using the scriptures Luke 19.1-10. Mike Mason and Judy Hiner will assist with the scripture readings.
The second service will feature the choir anthem “Give Me Jesus” directed by Nikki Kirk. Sunday’s introit will be the beautiful “He Has Surely Borne Our Sorrow.” Henry Millen is organist. Carla Herring plays piano for the 8:10 service.
The chapel is located on the ground floor. An elevator for those wishing to use it to enter the sanctuary is convenient to the lower 10th street doors.
In celebration of the Halloween holiday, church members will open their car trunks to treat Coffeyville children with the annual “Trunk or Treat” 5:30-7:30 p.m. on October 31 at the church. In addition to the traditional candy, members will share toothbrushes, hot dogs, juice boxes and popcorn with children.
The weekly church calendar also includes the Men’s Prayer Breakfast at 7:15 a.m. Monday in the Fellowship Hall. A host of activities are planned for Wednesday. The United Methodist Women meet at the church at 1:30 p.m., the trustees meet at 5:15 p.m. and choir practice begins at 6:30 p.m.
If you are visiting or looking for a church home, Coffeyville First Methodist members welcome you to worship with them. For additional information on First United Methodist Church visit the church website http://www.coffeyvillefirstumc.org.
Funeral Services for Norma Alter
There will be a Service of Death and Resurrection for Norma Alter tomorrow morning at 10 am at the Penwell Gabel Chapel with a graveside service following at Fairview Cemetary.
Naming of the Honored Dead
On Sunday, November 7, 2010, the first Sunday in November, we’ll be observing All Saints Day and naming the members of the congregation who have passed away since All Saints Day last year. This year we’ll be honoring Freda Beeson, Betty Merriman, Gertrude Ward, Theodore Grundy, Mary Roberts, Lucille Williford, Helen Webster, Tracy Alban, Cornelia Davis, Betty Harshaw, Mary Ellen Jordan, Bill Johnson, Frances Cooper, Norma Alter, Milford Unruh, James Lewis, and Rowene McClure.
Head Usher Found
I’m happy to announce that Sandra Harreld has accepted the position of Head Usher for the 10:50 service. Let her know if you would like to pitch in and help out.
Voice of the Day: Augustine
Via Sojourners:
“Charity is no substitute for justice withheld.”
— (Saint) Augustine of Hippo
Theater Seats for Sale
As we get closer to installing pews in the sanctuary, the trustees have made the decision to sell the existing theater seats for $50 each. The plan is to drop the price at intervals, but we’re starting at $50 so that people who are willing to pay more for particular seats will have first choice. At the current time we’re limiting the sale to members, but we plan to eventually expand it to the general public. A few other details: 1. We’ll only sell multiple seats in a consecutive manner (e.g. we’ll only sell three seats that are right next to each other, not one from each section). 2. You’ll need to make your own arrangements to pick them up. 3. You’ll need to wait to pick them up until the pews have been installed, but you’ll need to pick them up relatively quickly after that.
Tyler Thompson Baptism
We’re happy to announce that Tyler Thompson’s baptism has been scheduled for November 7, 2 the 10:50 service
New Members
It was a joy to have Denise Tatman officially rejoin our congregation yesterday at the 8:10 service. About a month ago we welcomed Eric and Mary Kai Brandenburg and their sons Alex and Grayson by transfer from Topeka Countryside during the 10:50 service. Please welcome these new members to the congregation when you get a chance.
Recycling Update
We received word today from R. E. Layton that the recycling center in Independence is no longer accepting glass. This means that we can no longer accepting glass at our recycling program. Thanks for your help.
Jubilation Concert
The Jubilation Quartet will be having a concert on Saturday, November 13, 2010 at 7:00 p.m. A love offering will go to Salvation Army for Christmas needs.