April 2018 Fairfield First United Methodist Church

F.U.M.C. NEWS

A MESSAGE FROM PASTOR DONNA…

I serve a risen Savior He’s in the world today. I know that He is living, Whatever foes may say.

I see His hand of mercy; I hear His voice of cheer;

And just the time I need Him He’s always near.

He lives, He lives, Christ Jesus lives today! He walks with me and talks with me along life’s narrow way.

He lives, He lives, salvation to impart! You ask me how I know He lives?

He lives within my heart

This hymn written in the 1930’s by Pastor Alfred H. Ackley in response to a man’s question about why he should worship “a dead Jew” led to the writing of these words. They are as true now as they have always been for those who love and serve Christ. Whatever the message is in our broken world, we have

this truth to sustain us. Christ lives! We know this because He lives in our hearts and is always near! Come celebrate during this Easter season the res-

urrected Savior, Jesus Christ.

SERMONS FOR THE MONTH OF APRIL/EASTER SERVICES

April 1 “New Life” Romans 6:3-11 Sunrise Service/

Breakfast following

April 1 “The Dawning” John 20:1-18 Easter Service

April 8 Risk Taking Mission Luke 10:30-37

April 15 Risk Taking Service Matthew 25:31-40

April 22 Fasting Daniel 1:8, 12-15, 10:1-9

April 29 A Primer on the Matthew 6:16-18

Spiritual Disciple

INSIDE THIS ISSUE

Children/Youth Information .. 2

Lenten/Easter Information ..... 3

Ways to Get Involved .............. 4

Cookson Hills/Looking Back .. 5

Monthly Calendar .................... 6

Birthday’s/Anniversaries/Etc . 7

Ushers/Children’s Church ...... 8

SPECIAL POINTS OF INTEREST

Easter Services

Mother’s Day Event

Mowing Volunteers Wanted

Volunteer Opportunities

“ Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it.” Proverbs 22:6

Kids Nights...April 8th & 22nd! Makes plans

to attend these Sunday Fun-day events! In-

vite your friends! Ages 3-12 welcome! Bible

Lesson, Dinner, Crafts & Games!

Volunteers for Children’s Church

are always needed, except the first

Sunday of each month. If you are

interested, there is a sign up sheet

in the back of the sanctuary.

IN APRIL...

The M & M’s

youth group will

be starting up

again! Ken and

Rita Otey will be

starting this

great program

for ages 1st-4th

grades . Watch

for information

and plan to at-

tend this excit-

ing youth group

at FUMC!

COMING UP...

We have set a date

for VBS this year. It

will be held June 18-

22 from 9-11:30. We

would love to have

helpers for that week,

if you are available a

day or two or even

the whole week. It

takes a lot of help to

get through a VBS

week and we would

love to have you! Let

Elizabeth know if

there is something

you would be inter-

ested in helping with!

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EASTER SERVICE DATES:

3/29-MAUNDY/THURSDAY SERVICE WILL BE HELD AT ELLEN MOORE UNIT-

ED METHODIST CHURCH @ 6:30 PM.

3/30-GOOD FRIDAY SERVICE WILL BE HELD AT F.U.M.C. @ 6:30 PM

3/31-CHILDREN’S EASTER EGG HUNT/BREAKFAST 9:00-11:00 AM

4/1-SUNRISE SERVICE AT 7:00 AM. BREAKFAST TO FOLLOW.

4/1 EASTER WORSHIP SERVICE 10:00 AM

THE 12 WEEK

CHURCH ASSESS-

MENT BIBLE

STUDY CONTINUES

UNTIL MAY 17TH.

WE STILL HAVE

BOOKS AVAILABLE

IN THE OFFICE IF

YOU WOULD LIKE

TO JOIN US.

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200TH ANNIVERSARY

ACTIVITY DATES:

June 24, 2018-

Picnic and Gath-

ering with music

by the Independ-

ent Silver Band.

October 14, 2018-

Homecoming

Worship with

Bishop Frank

Beard

More information

on T-Shirts and

ornaments will be

available soon!

SAVE THE DATES

Ladies May Banquet

6:00 pm, Tuesday May 15

Celebrating Marriage

through the Years

Do you have a wedding

dress we can use for a his-

torical bridal fashion show?

Do you have wedding pho-

tos of the dress being worn

that we can borrow for a

video presentation during

the fashion show. Contact

Elizabeth Gonzalez at 842-

2129

Dinner will also be served

this evening. Signups for

that event will be out at a

later date.

Volunteers for this event are

needed & any young women

available to model wedding

dresses are also needed for

this evening.

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MOWING SEASON IS UPON US! IF

YOU SIGNED UP LAST YEAR TO

VOLUNTEER TO HELP MOW OR

ARE NOT CURRENTLY A VOLUN-

TEER BUT WOULD LIKE TO HELP,

PLEASE CONTACT ELIZABETH !

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED If you would like to get involved but are just not sure what ministries

can use you...below are a list of those ministries who NEED you!

1-Once per month we need volunteers to help unload our Food Pantry

Delivery Truck. March 28th at 9:45 will be the next time we will need

help. Meet by the West doors.

2-Food Pantry Delivery-We need help delivering the food each month

to those who are shut in and need the food.

3-Meals on Wheels-Always looking for volunteers to take a day and

help deliver meals to those who are shut in.

4-Church Library Clean-Up

Note-Hand Bells will not

meet the month of April

but will resume in May!

LOOKING BACK…………………… It is now officially Spring! It may not feel like it, but Easter is just around the corner. Orders are be-ing taken for the flowers that tra-ditionally grace the altar in our sanctuary during the time of Palm Sunday and Easter. FoodTastic Fridays are now his-tory after nine years of serving high school students. An appreci-ation luncheon was served to some of those who have helped with this activity. Thanks to Pastor Donna, Eliza-beth, with help from Sue and Sylvia for doing the work. Another prom dress give-a-way was held earlier in the month. Twenty five girls received dresses that day, and it is on-going for any girl who still needs a dress. Thank you to Donna Reever and all those who helped with the give-a-way. Also thank you to those who donated dresses, acces-sories, or money for this project. The Round Robin Lenten services are winding down with the last

one back here again on Palm Sunday evening. Rev. Rus-sell Anderson will be preaching. These services have been held each Sunday during Lent with a social time following. Cookies are needed for Sunday night so-cial time. A Easter Egg hunt will be held for the children on Saturday the 31st with breakfast being served as well. Donations of individually wrapped candy are needed to fill the eggs. At this time we look forward to the up-coming services of the Easter season with great music from our choir a well as the piano and organ. Tom is back with the choir and they are practicing and singing full time. We are happy to have Elaine Wilson playing her violin to accompany the choir on Palm Sunday. We do appreciate those who filled in with special music to supplement the choir and to Cori and Diane for their directing duties.

Make a note to bring your WADI non-perishable

donations on April 1, no fooling

KASKASKIA RIVER DISTRICT...MISSION TRIP

COOKSON HILLS CENTER

THIS TRIP WILL BE HELD JUNE 24TH-JUNE 30TH. PLEASE STOP IN THE OFFICE IF YOU

WISH TO GO AND FILL OUT A FORM.

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April 2018 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1

Communion

Sunday

Sunrise Service

7:00 am; Breakfast

to follow

Sunday School

9:00 am

2

Office Closed

Prayer Meeting

6:00 pm

3

Girl Scouts-5:00 pm

Lions Club-6:00pm

AA-8:00 pm

4

Choir Rehearsal

6:00 pm

Ad Board Mtg-

6:00 pm

Girl Scouts

Lenten Bible

Study

7:00 pm

5

Weight Watchers

5:30 pm

Church Assess-

ment Bible Study

6:00 pm

6

Food Delivery

7

Girlfriends Day

Out

8:00-Noon

Fellowship Hall in

use

8

Fellowship-8:30 am

Sunday School-9:00

Worship-10:00

Kids Night

4:00-6:00 pm

9

Prayer Meeting

6:00 pm

PEO

10

Girl Scouts

AA-8:00 pm

11

Worship

Committee

Meeting-5:00 pm

Choir Rehearsal

6:00 pm

12

District Clergy

Gathering-10-3

Weight Watchers

5:30 pm

Church Assessment

Bible Study

6:00 pm

District Lay Leaders

Mtg-6:30 pm

13 14

15

Fellowship-8:30 am

Sunday School-9:00

Worship-10:00

16

Prayer Meeting

6:00 pm

Hospital Auxiliary

Meeting

17

Lions Club-6:00 pm

Girl Scouts

AA-8:00 pm

18

Choir Rehearsal

6:00 pm

Girl Scouts

19

Weight Watchers

5:30 pm

Church Assessment

Bible Study

6:00 pm

Beta Eta First Re-

sponders Dinner-

6:00pm

NA-7:00 pm

20

Food Delivery

21

22

Fellowship-8:30 am

Sunday School-9:00

Worship-10:00

Kid’s Night

4:00-6:00 pm

23

Prayer Meeting

6:00 pm

District Ministry

Team Meeting

6:30 pm

24

TWIGS Volunteer

Meeting-6:00 pm

Girl Scouts

AA-8:00 pm

25

Food Delivery

Truck-Volunteers

Needed

Choir Rehearsal

26

Weight Watchers

5:30 pm

Church Assess-

ment Bible Study

6:00 pm

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29

Men’s Breakfast

7:00 am

Fellowship-8:30 am

Sunday School-9:00

Worship-10:00

30

Prayer Meeting

6:00 pm

APRIL BIRTHDAYS

1. Rita Otey

2. Tina Berry, Carol Brach, Larry Meriwether

3. Anna Foster, Ellen Legg, Lexi McKitrick

4. Ryan Webb

5. Mike Sullivan

6. Jeff Christy, Marty Heflin

7. Kathy Book, Denise Cribelar, Joe Felix,

Meredith Richards, Cliff Reever

9. Diane Christy, Eva Lane

12. Alisa Christy, Madalyn Fuhrhop

13. Joel Wise

14. Jillian Kinney

15. Stephen Rumbold, Denise Lang Tadlock

17. Cynthia Cummins, L.D. Matthews,

Phyllis Merritt

19. Jim Brown

20. Myra Parrott, Samantha Weber

21. Carl Meeks

22. Deanne Farmer, Neal Totten

23. April Elliott

24. Dan Melrose, Larry Williams

25. Megan Jackson

26. Terry Brown, Tom Tucker, Jonathan Ward

27. Kristen Block, Christopher Donoho

Annetta Evans, Jeffrey Gale

28. Mike Dreith, Julie Hutson, Julie Jones,

Bill Kent, Mindy Otey

30. Madaline Richards, Grace Sullivan

APRIL ANNIVERSARIES

7: Josh & Calli Doty

19: Larry & Janie McDowell

PLEAE REMEMBER THE FOLLOWING IN

YOUR PRAYER:

BROOKSTONE ESTATES

315 MARKET AVE., FAIRFIELD, IL 62837

Grave Sullivan, #40

Norma Donnay, #11

WAY FAIR

305 W. ELEVENTH ST., FAIRFIELD, IL 62837

Kathryn Cooper

WABASH CHRISTIAN VILLAGE

216 COLLEGE BLVD. CARM, IL 62821

Neil Totten

Russel & Dorothy Wilson

SHUT-IN:

*Mary Ellen Harriss, 1306 A Mt.Vernon Rd.

*Call church office

OUR SOLDIERS:

ALAN REYNOLDS, JACKIE ADAMS,

JOHN HARVEY, CANDICE

HOLBROOK, JASON WHIPPLE, JA-

SON EDGINGTON, KEVIN SONS,

THOMAS BROWN, LARRY & TERESA

SULLIVAN, TODD MEYERS, JEREMY

VAUGHAN, KAYLYN FUHRHOP

USHERS/GREETERS FOR APRIL

Tom Blythe Daryl Page

Rodger Parrott Chuck Reynolds

CHILDREN’S CHURCH

APRIL VOLUNTEERS

1: No Volunteer Needed

8: Rita Otey

15: Julie Hutson

22: Volunteer Needed

29: Volunteer Needed

Mailing Address Line 1

Mailing Address Line 2

Mailing Address Line 3

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Mailing Address Line 5

PLEASE PLACE STAMP HERE

First United Methodist Church 109 South First Street

Fairfield, IL 62837

Phone: 618-842-2129 Fax: 618-842-2120

Email: fairfieldfirstumc@gmail.com