Welcome to Week of June 4, 2017 Transformation in Christ | Changing lives inside and out (Romans 12:1-2) United Methodist First Church INVITE NEW TO FIRST CHURCH? - Steps to find your way: Step 1) MEET FIRST CHURCH Sunday, June 11th right aſter worship Join one of our pastors for a few minutes geng to know First Church and learning about the ministries most relevant for you. Children are welcome! Aſter 8:00 a.m. service, First Evangelical Center—Room 206 Aſter 9:30 a.m. service, First Evangelical Center—Room 206 Aſter 11:00 a.m. service, Chrisan Life Center—back of Stryker Hall Aſter 11:00 a.m. service, North Campus—in the lounge Step 2) A DISCIPLE’S PATH 6 week group This group will guide you onto a path of growing discipleship and connecon at First Church. It is also the membership group if you would like to join at any me. Led by Pastor D.G. Giordano, 6:00-7:00 p.m. Wednesdays beginning in September in the First Evangelical Center, Room 206. Children’s Ministry takes place at the same me as part of First Night so your children can also grow in their discipleship. DEDICATION The First Church family would like to congratulate Liesel & Ausn McCardle on the dedicaon of their daughter, Calvary Ann McCardle on Sunday, June 4, 2017. FIRST CHURCH 2017 GRADUATES On Sunday, June 11th, we will offer a special prayer in recognion of all of our First Church graduates, at each worship service. We will also list their names in the Weekly News and in the pre-service Rolling Slides. If you are a First Church graduate, or have a First Church graduate (high school, college, military, grad school, etc) that you would like us to include in prayer, please email their name and graduaon info to the office no later than Monday, June 5, 2017, at office@firstchurch.cc or sign up on the Communicaon Card. SUNDAY WORSHIP 8:00 am—Tradional 604 Market St. 9:30 am—Blended 604 Market St. 11:00 am—Contemporary 601 Market St. 11:00 am—Contemporary 1157 Market St. (live streamed message) 4:30 pm—Celebrate Recovery 604 Market St. WEDNESDAY WORSHIP 5:00 pm—601 Market St. First Night meal, fellowship, music, brief message, small groups (adults) First Church 604 Market St. Williamsport, PA 17701 570-322-3572 office@firstchurch.cc Check us out at www.firstchurch.cc Donate POSITIONS AVAILABLE – FIRST NURSERY SCHOOL TEACHERS Two teachers are needed 12 hours weekly during the school year. Work days would be Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday from 8:30 am to 12:30 pm with the opportunity to work other hours as a FNS substute teacher. These two teachers would be working with a group of ten children among a team of other teachers. Another teacher is needed 8 hours weekly during the school year for work in a class of six 2 year old children. Work days would be Tuesday and Thursday from 8:30 am to 12:30 pm with the opportunity to work other hours as a FNS substute teachers. Applicants must be able to start at the beginning of the 2017/2018 school year in August. These posi- ons require experience with children and a degree in Early Childhood Educaon is preferred. Applicants must love God, love kids, and have the ability to be a Team Player. Job applicaons are available in the Church Office or online at www.firstchurch.cc. Clearances and FBI fingerprint check are required in addion to the job applicaon. Deadline for applying is June 30. For more detailed informaon, please contact Kathy Choate at 570 322 3993 or kchoate@firstchurch.cc.
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NEW TO FIRST CHURCH? - Steps to find your way: Step 1) MEET FIRST CHURCH Sunday, June 11th right after worship Join one of our pastors for a few minutes getting to know First Church and learning about the ministries most relevant for you. Children are welcome! After 8:00 a.m. service, First Evangelical Center—Room 206 After 9:30 a.m. service, First Evangelical Center—Room 206 After 11:00 a.m. service, Christian Life Center—back of Stryker Hall After 11:00 a.m. service, North Campus—in the lounge Step 2) A DISCIPLE’S PATH 6 week group This group will guide you onto a path of growing discipleship and connection at First Church. It is also the membership group if you would like to join at any time. Led by Pastor D.G. Giordano, 6:00-7:00 p.m. Wednesdays beginning in September in the First Evangelical Center, Room 206. Children’s Ministry takes place at the same time as part of First Night so your children can also grow in their discipleship.
DEDICATION The First Church family would like to congratulate Liesel & Austin McCardle on the dedication of their daughter, Calvary Ann McCardle on Sunday, June 4, 2017.
FIRST CHURCH 2017 GRADUATES On Sunday, June 11th, we will offer a special prayer in recognition of all of our First Church graduates, at each worship service. We will also list their names in the Weekly News and in the pre-service Rolling Slides. If you are a First Church graduate, or have a First Church graduate (high school, college, military, grad school, etc) that you would like us to include in prayer, please email their name and graduation info to the office no later than Monday, June 5, 2017, at [email protected] or sign up on the Communication Card.
POSITIONS AVAILABLE – FIRST NURSERY SCHOOL TEACHERS Two teachers are needed 12 hours weekly during the school year. Work days would be Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday from 8:30 am to 12:30 pm with the opportunity to work other hours as a FNS substitute teacher. These two teachers would be working with a group of ten children among a team of other teachers. Another teacher is needed 8 hours weekly during the school year for work in a class of six 2 year old children. Work days would be Tuesday and Thursday from 8:30 am to 12:30 pm with the opportunity to work other hours as a FNS substitute teachers. Applicants must be able to start at the beginning of the 2017/2018 school year in August. These posi-tions require experience with children and a degree in Early Childhood Education is preferred. Applicants must love God, love kids, and have the ability to be a Team Player. Job applications are available in the Church Office or online at www.firstchurch.cc. Clearances and FBI fingerprint check are required in addition to the job application. Deadline for applying is June 30. For more detailed information, please contact Kathy Choate at 570 322 3993 or [email protected].
Creation festival is the nation’s largest Christian music festival and takes place outside of Mt. Union PA every summer. This year, fuse* is planning to attend Creation Festival from June 27th-July 2nd. Students in grades 6-12 are invited to join us as we worship, learn, and camp with tens of thousands of Jesus followers. Deadline to register is June 4th and cost is $125
per participant and registration cards are available in the fuse*box student ministry center and at campus information centers. Contact Josh Tobias with questions: [email protected] fuse* student ministries exists to equip students to “be the fuse – from the Source of Power to the place of need”. One way that we seek to give opportunity to students in grades 6-12 to serve God and people is through a summer mission trip experience. The fuse* mission trip is scheduled for July 16th-22nd 2017 and is open to students who are currently in grades 6-12 and will take place in Connellsville, PA. Flooding in late summer of 2016 created significant damage to close to 75 homes in this small community south of Pittsburgh, and we will share the love of Jesus through faith in action to aid in recovery. Since this is a student ministry mission trip, we will not take more adults that students. Adults may apply to serve with the goal of aiding the students to serve in mission and preference will be given to adult family members of students who are participating and fuse* volunteer staff. Applications are available online at www.firstchurch.cc and hard copy in the fuse*box student ministry center. Deadline to apply is June 11th; contact Josh Tobias with questions: [email protected]
MONTHLY CHRISTIAN BOOK GROUP Join us on Tuesday, June 6, 2017 at 7:30 p.m. at the home of Donna Johnson (1701 Clarion Dr.) for the June Book – Amazing Grace by Eric Metaxas. No reservation needed. Come once, come every time!!!! Great discussion, good fellowship. “COME AND SEE”.
The Second Mile Giving for June is our Local Mission Efforts/Community Outreach (“Transform”). “Transform” is set for July 31—August 4, 2017, but efforts continue all year long. During June we will collect monetary donations for these efforts. Please make checks payable to “First Church” with “Transform” in the memo line. For more information on “Transform” go to http://www.firstchurch.cc/transform/.
SOJOURNER TRUTH
Sojourner Truth is a ministry in Williamsport that has been reaching the homeless, the lonely, and disenfranchised for years in the name of Jesus Christ. First Church has partnered with Sojourner to serve four meals a year at Sojourner Truth. In order to continue this ministry, we are seek-ing someone to lead a team to prepare and serve meals. If you feel God has called you to this ministry, or you have questions or desire more information, please contact Aaron Russell at [email protected]
MISSION ITEMS NEEDED Local Food Pantry — Jell-O, granola bars, Manwich. Shepherd of the Streets —toothbrush, toothpaste, dental floss. Donations for these missions may be left in the baskets at the following locations: Christian Life Center - the Market Street en-trance; First Evangelical Center - the Ross Street entrance; North Campus - Lounge.
MOPPETS UPDATE
It’s hard to believe another school year has come and gone. During the 2016-2017 MOP’s (Mother’s of Preschoolers) season, approximately 20 Moppets volunteers (12-13 per meeting) had the wonderful opportunity to serve an average of 36 children per meeting (Moppets is childcare for the little ones while Mom’s at MOPS). A big thank you to the wonderful caregivers that shared their time and love for the Moppets, our ministry is grateful for your service. Looking forward to seeing you in the fall.
CHILDREN
SUMMER BASKETBALL CAMPS There will be two separate weeks offered for Summer Basketball Camp at First Church, they are June 19 -23 and July 10-14. The first morning session (9:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.) is for those entering Kindergarten through 2nd grade and the cost is $20 per week. The second morning session (11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.) is for those entering 3rd through 5th grade and the cost is $25 per week. Registration and payment are required for the first week by Wednesday, June 14th and for the second week by Wednesday, July 5th. Register online at www.firstchurch.cc.
If you are interested in more information about volunteering for VBS, sign up online. There is a separate form for
TEENS and one for ADULTS.
Register NOW kids potty trained 3 years - just completed 4th grade online at www.firstchurch.cc. Online registration will end on June 7th. To guarantee your child's spot at VBS, register them NOW online.
Transform mission week:
July 31st—August 4th! http://www.firstchurch.cc/transform/
Pastor’s Page The Power of Intentional Relationships
First Church, Jesus built His earthly ministry on relationships. First Jesus invested Himself heavily in His relationship with His heavenly father. Repeatedly in scripture we see Jesus drawing off to quiet places to be in prayer. Because He had such a strong relationship with God the Father, Jesus was then best prepared to share God’s love, grace, and life in his human relationships. Whether it was mentoring His disciples, bringing healing to folks in need, or engaging in conversation, Jesus intentionally built His ministry through relationships. In this regard it’s almost like the relationship Jesus had with God the Father overflowed into all his earthly relationships. And in that way people’s lives were transformed through those relationships with Jesus. This is our desire here at First Church as well. By intentionally focusing on our relationship with Christ, we pray that there will be an “overflow” of that relationship into all of our earthly relationships… with the result being transformed lives. Relationship is the key context of our ministry. In light of this, I want to remind us of and invite us into two opportunities that we have EVERY week at First Church to build relationships with God and others:
1) Every Friday morning at 6AM at the North Campus we have an opportunity to intentionally invest and be filled in our relationship with God. We gather for 30 minutes of silent prayer in which we dwell in God’s presence in prayer. 2) Every Wednesday evening we share in our First Night meal and worship
experience at 5PM at the Christian Life Center for one hour. This is an easy and terrific time to come and have a meal with our
community neighbors. Sharing in a meal is one of the easiest ways we have to build relationships with others. Especially with school ending and school sports and musical events coming to a close, the summer is one of the best times to bring your family and eat with our neighbors. If you haven’t already, please take advantage of this relationship-building opportunity.
When we are walking closely in our relationship with God, God’s love easily overflows into all of our human relationships as well. May we be a church that constantly seeks to be in relationship… relationship with God and with others. Just like Jesus modeled. Please know what a great joy it is for me to be in relationship with you First Church. In Christ, Pastor Matt
I. At Pentecost a __________________ called Christianity was begun II. The early Christians had an experience that made them utterly _______________________. What was it? A progression:
A) They were shaken by the ______________
B) Believers were shaken by ______________
C) As a result believers turned around and they ____________ the
world
III. We are often shaken when any __________________of our wealth, freedom, love, and life are taken away IV. What do the believers pray for in the face of threats? ________________ V. Your circumstance is not your _________________ VI. We know God is real to us when a Holy Spirit ___________ happens in our lives VII. The ____________ God shakes us the __________ the world will shake us
Life Reflections: What brings more “shaking” in my life—the circumstances of this world or Christ within me? What needs to happen in my life so that I am so anchored in Christ that the circumstances of my life no longer dictate my happiness or satisfaction? Am I willing to pray like the early disciples to speak God’s Word with great boldness? How bold am I for Christ? How “sold out?” Do I believe that God could use me/us to be part of a movement of movements for the glory of God? What does my role in such a movement look like?
Scripture Reflection: Acts 4:31 31After they prayed, the place where they were meeting was shaken. And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and spoke the word of God boldly
Saturday, June 10
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FIRST CHURCH 604 Market St.
Williamsport, PA 17701 Phone: 570-322-3572
Weekly Worship Attendance for week ending May 28, 2017
TOTAL — 862
NC = NORTH CAMPUS (1157 Market St.)
MAIN CAMPUS
CLC = Christian Life Center (601 Market St.)
FEC = First Evangelical Center (604 Market St.)
Friday, June 9 6:00 a.m.-Weekly Prayer Time (NC-Sanctuary)
Thursday, June 8 6:00 a.m.-Men’s Bible Study (Marzo) (NC-Fellowship Room) 6:30 p.m.-Bell Choir (MC, FEC-104) 6:30 p.m.-Stephen Ministry Meeting (MC, FEC-201, 202) 7:00 p.m.-CLC Praise Band (MC, CLC-Stryker Hall/Stage) 7:00 p.m.-NC Praise Band (NC-Sanctuary)
Wednesday, June 7 6:00 a.m.-Early Morning Men’s Group (MC, FEC-102) FIRST NIGHT SCHEDULE 5:00 p.m. Dinner (MC, CLC-Stryker Hall) 5:15 p.m. Wed. Night Worship Experience (MC, CLC-Stryker Hall) 6:00 p.m. Sisters in Christ (MC, FEC-201) 7:00 p.m. Chancel Choir (MC, FEC-104)
Monday, June 5 5:30 p.m.-GIFT (Growing in Faith Together) (NC-Fellowship Room) 7:00 p.m.-fuse* student ministries volunteer staff meeting (MC, FEC-fuse*box)
Tuesday, June 6 10:30 a.m.-Daughters of Grace (MC, FEC-201) 2:30 p.m.-Worship Design Team (MC, FEC-102) 6:00 p.m.-ACTS Network—Basketball & Devotions (MC, CLC- Stryker Hall) 7:00 p.m.-ACTS Network—Volleyball & Devotions (MC, CLC- Stryker Hall) 7:00 p.m.-First Place for Health (MC, CLC-Kitchen)
CYCLE OF PRAYER: June 4-June 10: Roberta Harris; Cassie Harrison; Sam & Norma Harrison; David, Heidi & Carolyn Hartsock; Gene, Tracy, Cody & Rachel Haupt; Sara Haupt; Ed, Diane, Daniel & Joseph Havrilla; Lillian Hein; Ashley Helmrich; Bob & Joan Helmrich; Bob, Traci, Marissa & Brianna Helmrich; Chris, Tiffani, Kailee, Caiden, Jaelynn & Kyler Helmrich; Becky Hendershot; David, Aimee, Tyler, Noah, Cloey & Ella Hertwig; Buddy & Janet Hessert; Tyler Hessert; JoAnn Hester; Harry, Cori & Anthony Hill; David, Amy, Joshua & Alexander Hines; Ben & Carole Hoffman; Erik, Melanie, Samuel & Charlie Hofstrom; Jenny Hoover; David, Tammy, Cameron, Ariel & Ian Hornberger; Richard, Ann (House) & Emily Hoschar; Dwayne, Valerie, Gracie & Mariah Hostrander; Kyrie & Derek Hostrander; Caleb, Victoria, Makenna & Mason Houser; Mabel Huggins; Matt, Becky, David, Margaret & Charlie Hutchinson; John & Nancy Ingraham; Larry & Sherril Ingram.
