Archive for November, 2008
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This Week at First Church - November 23, 2008
Night in Bethlehem Preregistration Form
You may print this form, complete, and return to the church. Or - email the information to kidscount@fumchurch.com
Preregistration Form
(one per family)
We are excited you’re coming! Please tell us a bit about who you are and who will be with you.
Names of Adults:
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Names and ages of Children:
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Home Address:
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City: __________________________ZIP:______________________________
Home Phone:________________________ Cell Phone:__________________
Home e-mail address:_____________________________________________
Will you bring any friends who aren’t your family? If so, please tell us who?
A Night in Bethlehem
If the smells of the marketplace make you hungry, stop and eat. Grilled cheese sandwiches, tomato soup, applesauce, and cookies will be available, starting at 4:15 PM. The proceeds of the meal will help send Steve Trace and JeNeal Guise to Sierra Leone.
This Week at First Church - November 16, 2008
Advent Workshop on Nov. 22 in Fellowship Hall
Join other families on Nov. 22 for the advent workshop
Register by November 16 so that we can have sufficient supplies on hand.
DETAILS:
ADVENT WREATH
WORKSHOP
Susanna Reppert-Brill will guide you in making a beautiful wreath just in time to begin your Advent celebration. Participants are asked to bring some evergreens to share, such as Spruce, Boxwood, Pine (no Hemlock, please). A $5 fee is requested to cover the cost of all other materials.
GINGERBREAD HOUSE
WORKSHOP
After reading a Christmas story, Linda Stoner will guide
the children in creating their own unique Gingerbread
House. Snacks and a Christmas video will also be
offered. (Helpers will be available should a parent wish
to make an Advent Wreath while their little
elves are busy building.)
For planning purposes, please pre-register by contacting Janice
Bowen at 796-0809 or jjgbowen@yahoo.com by November 15.
Men’s Retreat scheduled for Feb. 27, 28 and Mar. 1
Make space on your calendar for our annual retreat from Feb. 27 to March 1, 2009.
We will once again be going to Wesley Forest .
The weekend will be filled with group discussion, self-discovery, food, fellowship, and plenty of time to relax in the outdoors by hiking through the woods, enjoying the quiet, playing football or just sitting by a roaring fire. Cost will be under $99 for the weekend.
For more information, or if you’d like to help in the planning of the event, contact Matt Holliday, 697-9682, email mholliday@pa-mag.com.