December, 2008

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FUMC

801 Star Street

Bonham, Texas 75418

Your gifts and presence

November 2-Worship 167

Offering $16442

November 9-Worship 172

Offering $3611

November 16-Worship 159

Offering $5282

November 23-Worship 161

Offering $4282

November FLC Attendance 2800

Dec. 7-Communion

Scripture: Mark 1:1-7

Sermon: "Prepare the Way"

Dec. 14-3rd Sunday of Advent

Children’s Christmas Program

Dec. 21-4th Sunday of Advent

Chancel Choir Christmas Cantata

Covered dish luncheon honoring

Bob, Jaci & Phyllis

Dec. 24-Christmas Eve

Services at 8:00 and 11:00 p.m.

Dec. 28-1st Sunday after Christmas

Father Bill Dalton, guest pastor

 

 

Sunday, December 14

Children’s Christmas Program

Sunday, December 21

Chancel Choir Christmas Cantata

Preschool Christmas Program

We would like to invite you to our First United Methodist Church Preschool Christmas Program on December 18th at 6:30 p.m. You will be blessed with the wonderful music of Christmas presented by the children of our preschool. This is not only the time to see all the children attending our preschool, but also a wonderful outreach opportunity. We would love to see our church congregation supporting our preschool.

See you December 18th - FUMP Committee

GOOD-BYE

Jaci, Phyllis and I wish you all a merry, merry Christmas; we will miss you in the coming years. God bless you and our church. Keep the faith and reach out to the Reverend Liz Talbert and Tom and do lotz of good for God.

Bob and Jaci Walker

2908 Don Hill Ln

Taylor, Texas 76574

903-449-9031 bob parson4bob@gmail.com

903-466-2705 jaci jgwalker4@gmail.com

God bless you,

Bob, Jaci and Phyllis

Christmas Creche & Music

We invite you to attend the creche display at the Church of Latter Day Saints this season. Once again, our Bell Choir, Jan Allen, Jill Smith and Patti Felmet will be presenting special music at the music program on Friday evening, December 5th at 7:00 p.m. We look forward to seeing you there and enjoying the wonderful Christmas music and creche exhibit. It will be a great beginning to the season.

GOOD-BYE LUNCHEON

Sunday, December 21

Please join us in wishing Bob, Jaci & Phyllis good-bye at the Family Life Center today following our morning worship service. Please bring a dish to share and celebrate the ministry of the Walker family.

Informer

Christmas Food Drive

The Bonham Police Department is putting together the Christmas Baskets for community members who need a little help with food this Christmas. Our church has been asked to donate macaroni and cheese. Donations will be picked up by the police department on December 18th for distribution on the 20th. Thank you from the Bonham Police Department.

Christmas Favorites

To our Church Family:

During the Advent season, many of us are moved to slow down and count our blessings. We are incredibly blessed that the Lord brought us together in this church, allowing us to share our love of singing in His service.

We have always felt loved and supported by our church family and it is this loving encouragement that has allowed us to fulfill a life-long dream of recording a CD of our favorite Christmas hymns. Our church family has many talented people, and we’d like to thank two of them: Patti Felmet and Rick Massey. Patti’s talent on the organ and piano is something most musicians only hope to achieve, and Rick’s recording studio is as professional as you will find in any major city.

We present this CD as a love offering to our church and are donating all proceeds to the music department, specifically children’s music. CD’s are $10 and may be purchased in the church office.

Merry Christmas,

Jan Allen and Jill Smith

Non profit Organization

US Postage PAID

Bonham, Texas 75418

Permit No. 148

Military Prayer List

Rebekah Cowley, USMC Andrew Jones, US Navy, Oklahoma

Patrick Kelley, USMC Michael Page, USMC, North Carolina

Wendell Smith, US Army, Iraq Bobbie Herman, US Army, Iraq

Robert O’Neill, US Army, Iraq Shawn Thomas, US Army, medically retired

Cherie Thedford, US Army, Virginia Jesse Grace, USAF, Nevada

Daniel Herman, US Army, Hawaii Tanner Boyer, USAF, Texas

David Hodge, US Army, Iraq Ben Walker, USMC, California

Tyler Boyer, USAR, Afghanistan Jordan Ramsey, US Army, Washington, DC

Daniel Ertell, USMC, California Mark Olinger, US Army, Virginia

Douglas McDonough, US Army, Kansas Jeff Nichols, Iraq

Kevin Littrell, USMC, California Nathan Anderson, USMC, NC

Bob Diggs Brown, Jr., US Army, Somalia Ryan Campbell, US Army

Patrick Horton, US Army Sean Compton, US Army

Prayer Concerns

Jackie Boyer, Darlene Hancock, Mary Wilshire, Kathryn Pope, Ruth Havins, Clive Hughes, George & Ruth Stevens, Mary Williams, Ray Lovelace, Alta Nichols, Sue Lollis, Stacie Simpson, Robbie Fox, Helen Morrow, Johnny Shawhart, Jimmy Taylor, Mike Bless, Colton Tignor, Stacey Edmonson, David Turner, Callie Caylor, Cindy Cook, Bobby Blain, Patrick Brylary, Juanita Jamieson, Georgia Crumby, Charles Call, Barbara McCutcheon, Janis Cook, Terrie Echols, John Winn, Duwayne White, the family of Miguel Wilson