This Week @ First

Posted Wednesday, September 1, 2010

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PHOTO OF THE WEEK

Photo by Dave Wilkinson.

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QUOTE OF THE WEEK

Jesus once said that with God, all things are possible, and the great thing about life with God is that your next step is always possible. That step toward God is always waiting, no matter what you have done or how you have messed up your life. Jesus was hanging on a cross with a thief hanging next to Him, and Jesus turned to him and said, "Today you will be with Me in paradise."

There is always a next step.

-- John Ortberg in The Me I Want to Be

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WORSHIP SERVICE INFO

September 5, 2010

Worship Hours:

8:00 and 9:15 a.m. Traditional Worship in the Sanctuary
10:30 a.m. Fresh Bread Contemporary Worship at the air-conditioned YWCA

In the sanctuary service this Sunday, Rev. Paul Johnsen will be preaching. His sermon, "A Labor of Love," will be based on Jeremiah 18: 1-11.

At the Fresh Bread contemporary service Deacon Dave Wilkinson will share his message "Your Work Matters to God", based excerpts from Colossians 3. The JAM Band will provide the music.

Sermons Online: Did you miss last Sunday's worship? Did you want to watch a previous sermon again? Both audio and video sermons are available online. Click Sermons Online.

Live streaming video of worship available. To view the services at their times, click live streaming video for our 9:15 a.m. traditional worship service and Fresh Bread for our 10:30 a.m. contemporary worship service.

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N E W S

UMW Treasured Member Event on Tuesday

Treasured members Betsy Hendrickson and Patricia Baer will be honored on Tuesday, September 7 at Heritage Hill. This will be a combined UMW luncheon event beginning at 11:15. Sign up in Room 106 and indicate whether you want to carpool from church at 10:45 a.m.

Wear your nametag on Sunday and for all meetings and classes so we can help the new staff members put names with faces.

Lina Green

Lina Green has accepted the roles of Director of Education and Adult Education Coordinator. Lina is a life-long United Methodist. For the past twenty years she has been on staff at one of our United Methodist Colleges, Virginia Wesleyan College. Most recently, Lina has served as the midwest student recruiter for that institution.

Joy Rockstroh has been hired as our Children's Ministries Coordinator. Leading children to Christ and mentoring them through their spiritual journey is very import to her. In 2009, Joy graduated from the University of Wisconsin Milwaukee with a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology and a Bachelor of Arts in Music. Joy has a variety of experiences working with children. Mort recently, she served as the Children's Ministry Director at Christ Church, ELCA in Mequon, Wisconsin.
Joy Rockstroh

The Pantry has a request

During the month of September, the Good Will Place Pantry is asking for donations of apples and canned fruit. You may place your donations in the bin at the north entrance to the church.

School Supplies for Sunday School

There is a colorful crate in the Gathering Area for you to place your donations of school supplies for Sunday School. Thank you!

Flood Buckets

We've sponsored 20 Flood Buckets!

Please return any outstanding filled buckets by Sunday, September 12 so we can send them on their way.

Sign up now for GETS Ride

Our motorcycle and bicycle ride to raise money for Garrett Scholarships will take place on Saturday, September 18. Please refer to the bulletin board in the narthex for more information. Sign-up sheets are at the Welcome Center. The first 50 riders to sign up and pledge will receive a ride t-shirt!

Bible Study opportunities abound within Green Bay Circuit

This fall our Green Bay area United Methodist Churches have made an effort to coordinate and promote small group studies available within our Circuit. DISCIPLE Bible Study, Companions in Christ, women's and men's groups, prayer and book discussion groups, Bible studies, etc. are all being offered throughout the circuit. To learn more, click Circuit Bible Study Opportunities.

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UPCOMING YOUTH EVENTS

Sunday School starts September 12. Youth Fellowship will meet beginning on Wednesday, September 15 at 6:00 p.m. Stay tuned...

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CONNECTING LINKS

Check out Cokesbury's Resources for Life and learn about the new Common English Bible. Click Cokesbury.
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Videos @ First

Check out our "Featured Videos"

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FACEBOOK

Our sister church in Pilviskiai, Lithuania is now on Facebook

We now have six Facebook pages associated with First Church. One is a general Facebook page relating to the church and denomination. The others are particular areas of ministry or outreach. Click on the links below, become a fan, and suggest these pages to your friends.

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SPIRIT ALIVE NEWSLETTER

September 2010 newsletter now available online

The latest issue of Spirit Alive is available in a pdf version with color photos. You can view it online by clicking the front page above.

(This file requires Adobe Reader in order to view it. PLEASE NOTE: This is a very large file, so download time may be significant with some slower connections.)

To view back issues, click Spirit Alive.