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UPDATED SERVICE INFORMATION
Tuesday, November 19, 2024
- 5:30 pm – Open Table (FCUMC’s)**
- 7:00 pm – Scouts
Wednesday, November 20, 2024
- 6:00 pm – Youth
- 6:00 pm – Praise & Worship Team Practice
- 6:30 pm – Global Latin Bible Study
- 7:30 pm – Choir Practice
Thursday, November 21, 2024
- 8:00 am – Men’s Discipleship Group
- 7:00 pm – Cub Scouts
- 7:00 pm – Finance Team Meeting
Friday, November 22, 2024
- 7:00p – Latin Practice
Saturday, November 23, 2024
- Wedding/Reception (Sanc,FH)
Sunday, November 24, 2024
- 9:15 am – Sunday School
- 10:30 am – Worship Service
- 1:30 pm – Global Latin Service
- 5:00 pm – Churchwide Fellowship Dinner***
Monday, November 25, 2024
- 5-6:00p – Free Flu Shots****
We are now live streaming our Worship Service. You can view the service live or any time after the service concludes. You can see this on the church’s FaceBook page or by going to our YouTube page at :https://youtube.com/channel/UCP9eMqb1die7hhk5NwzxTvQ
The Nursery is available during both worship services and the Sunday School time.
“If you declare with your mouth, ‘Jesus is Lord,’ and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.” Romans 10:9
Up-coming Dates to Remember:
- November 19 – Open Table
- November 23 – UMM Breakfast
- November 25 – District Round Table
- November 28 – Thanksgiving Day
- November 29 – Native American Heritage Day
It’s a contest between the UofL and UK Wesley Foundations. Big GAME for an even Bigger GIVE!!! Compete and have fun for a GOOD CAUSE! 100% of donations go to your Wesley Foundation! Who will WIN…CATS or CARDS? Contest ends at kickoff: Saturday, Nov 30. How does this work? Go to https://www.catsvscards.org
****FREE FLU VACCINES – NOVEMBER 25, 5:00-6:00PM
The Middletown UMC Medical Ministry Group will be at FCUMC on November 25 from 5pm to 6pm to administer free Flu Vaccines.
FCUMC QUILTERS/CARD MAKERS – NOVEMBER 16, 9:30AM TO 3:30PM
The FCUMC Quilters/Card Makers will be having their monthly meeting on Saturday, November 16, in the Fellowship Hall.
FERN CREEK/HIGHVIEW UNITED MINISTRIES HOLIDAY CHEER PROGRAM
Donate food baskets and/or gifts for Christmas. Thanksgiving baskets need to be delivered to FC/HUM on November 25 and Christmas items on December 9.
See the flyer in the Welcome Center for details.
DRIVE-THRU PRAYER MINISTRY – TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 11:00AM TO 1PM
There is a new prayer ministry forming called Drive-Thru Prayer. We have a perfect place for people to pull into the lower lot and be greeted by people who will listen to their needs and offer to pray with them. If you would like to participate in this ministry, we need you. It involves holding signs inviting people to stop and being willing to listen and pray.
Many people that will not attend on Sunday morning will stop and share all sorts of things. We will also have some free Bibles to give to those that want one. Our initial event will be Tuesday, Nov. 26, from 11 to 1. Let Pastor John know if you are interested. It’s a lot of fun.
COMMUNITY THANKSGIVING SERVICE – TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 7:00PM
This year’s Community Thanksgiving Service, sponsored by the local ministerial association, will be hosted by Fern Creek Baptist Church on November 26.
OPEN TABLE
Our Next Serve is November 19!
The main dish is mini-meat loaves. FCUMC needs to bring green beans, mac ‘n cheese, salad and desserts. Text, call or email John Hrenko about what you can bring for 24-26 attendees. John thanks you for your service!
METHODIST MOUNTAIN MISSION PICK UP – DECEMBER 2
Their Urgent Needs list always includes: ‣underwear, ‣sleepwear, ‣men’s clothes, ‣men’s shoes, ‣socks, ‣household items, ‣furniture, ‣purses, ‣whatnots, ‣electronics, ‣Christmas toys—new and used; women’s and children’s clothes are always in demand and, of course, items that you no longer need or use but are good and usable. Remember, they do not accept books or magazines of any type.
The drop off dates/times are: Friday, November 22 from 10-2, and the following week on Sunday, December 1, from 9-1:30 and Monday, December 2, from 10-12. Please label your boxes MMM and drop your boxes off at the garage at the back of the upper parking lot.
STEPHEN MINISTRY
Stephen Ministry will meet the second Tuesday of each month at 1:30 pm. Our next meeting is November 12, 2024.
FCUMC QUILTERS/CARD MAKERS
The FCUMC Quilters/Card Makers will be having their monthly meeting on Saturday, November 16, 2024 from 9:30am – 3:30pm in the Fellowship Hall.
Pay your Tithe Online via PayPal!
https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=4GG949A2YWJCC
You can now pay your tithe online via PayPal. Just scan the QR code above and follow the prompts. It is just that easy. Thank you for your tithe.
WAYS TO GIVE TO THE CHURCH
We are no longer using PushPay as a method to receive your contributions to Fern Creek United Methodist Church. The fees were very expensive for the few people using this payment method. You may now make donations one of the following ways:
1.Giving online, www.ferncreekumc.org, or use the QR code below to make your donation to the new PayPal account for the church
2. Mailing in your checks – Fern Creek United Methodist Church, PO Box 91316, Louisville, KY 40291
3. Doing automatic deductions (monthly/weekly, etc.) from your checking account (please contact Lois Dambros at treasurer@ferncreekumc.org for banking information–although with most banks that’s not necessary)
4. Setting up a “bill” payment from your checking account and your financial institution will mail us a check
5.Placing your donation in the offering plate
Thank you for your generous support of the mission and ministry of Fern Creek United Methodist Church. We appreciate your giving as we continue to do God’s work in our community.
PayPal QR Code
MEN’S DISCIPLESHIP GROUP–ALL MEN ARE WELCOME TO JOIN US
The Men’s Discipleship Group meets on Thursday mornings at 8:00 am in the Conference Room. Reading, listening to and studying God’s Word through scripture and prayer. Please join us on Thursday mornings to learn more about the Bible while enjoying Christian fellowship!
YOUR GIVING
Just a reminder that you have a way to give online to FCUMC. You may set up recurring or one time gifts to the church using your debit card, credit card or bank account.
Reminder: you may continue to give online.
Ways to give:
- Online via PayPal
- Pay electronically via your bank
- Through the mail via Envelope by check (see below)
- In-person via Envelope by cash or check.
In lieu of not having the opportunity to give through your tithes and offerings during the offering time at Church, you may mail them to the church office, pay electronically via your bank, or give on-line. Thank you for your faithfulness!
- mail it to Fern Creek UMC, P. O. Box 91316, Louisville, KY 40291
- pay online through your own bank
- online:www.ferncreekumc.org
Thank you for your diligence in giving to your church!
CELEBRATE RECOVERY
Fern Creek Baptist Church is starting Celebrate Recovery. Anyone interested in benefiting from this program is invited to attend on Thursday Nights. So if you or someone you know may want to attend, please call Fern Creek Baptist for more information. 502-425-1888
Watch the Sunday Services and View the Weekly Bulletin
In the event you cannot attend Sunday services, remember you can watch our Sunday Worship Services online! Go to fcumc@ferncreekumc.org and click on the service you would like to view.
If you request special prayer, PLEASE contact the Church Office (502-239-8405 or email FCUMC@ferncreekumc.org) to update or to remove someone from the list. Thank you.
STEPHEN MINISTRY
Stephen Ministry will meet the second Tuesday of each month at 1:30 pm
BIRTHDAYS CALENDAR
The November Birthdays list is in the bin in the Narthex.
STREET REACH
Follow Street Reach on Twitter!! @street-reach
Almost every day of the week there are Street Reach team members in the streets of Louisville supplying much needed items such as water, clothing, food and tents to our Homeless Community.
You can help by supplying water, batteries (all sizes), sternos, tents, gloves, $5 McDonald gift cards, socks, blankets, sleeping bags, hoodies, jeans. Drop items off in Darryl’s office or join the team in this vital outreach mission on Thursdays at 6 pm when the entire team heads out on the FCUMC bus.
Contact Rev. Darryl Glass about these outreach opportunities for the Homeless.
STREET REACH DONATIONS:
Please drop off ANY Street Reach donations outside the double doors by the entrance driveway (across from the church kitchen in Fellowship Hall) AND, it’s very important you call the church office & let us know you are doing so! Otherwise your donations may “walk away”! Thank you.
Donate Now to some of Our Ministry Opportunities:
You may bring non-perishable food/snack items to stock the Baptist Health Palliative Care Pantry where families of palliative care patients may get something to eat while caring for loved ones, and Fern Creek/Highview United Ministries always needs non-perishable food items for the area ministry which assists our local community. Donations to these groups may be placed in the black boxes under the coat rack in the Narthex. You may recycle your aluminum cans and help the FC Women’s Club provide scholarships for FC High School students; place them in the small designated bin beside the garage. Bring in shoes rubber-banded together and place them in the box outside room 113; WaterStep Shoes for Water sells the shoes and the funds are used to purchase well-drilling rigs, water filtration systems and supplies to bring clean water to those in need.
When you are mailing in your giving to the church, please use ONLY the P. O. Box 91316 LOUISVILLE,KY 40291, DO NOT PUT THE CHURCH PHYSICAL ADDRESS ON YOUR ENVELOPE! If you do, it will come back to you!
“The Helping Fund.”
We would like you to prayerfully consider making a donation to “The Helping Fund.”You can make a check out to “Fern Creek UMC” and memo it “The Helping Fund.” Thank you for your extreme generosity
The Finance Team has drawn up policies concerning “The Helping Fund.”
Church Ministry–Get Plugged In!
God has created each of us to serve Him. When we serve, we not only find joy in serving Christ, we also grow closer to Him and we make a difference in the lives of others. Please also be in prayer for God to guide you to where your talents can best be shared.
