1 closely into the gowns of the angels and you might find other Gospel stories. The large vertical banners, featuring background crosses, symbolize the Light of Jesus as a glowing candle and a fiery star, Behold and Believe . All of these paintings are placed in heavenly, celestial realms. To compliment these art works, I cre- ated new Christmas decorations of swags and wreaths throughout the campus, both inside and outside. The narthex to the Sanctuary and the entrance to The Connection feature sus- pended stars and orbs of light that remind us of the realms of glory from which the angels proclaimed Christ’s birth. These may comfort us with remembrances of the stars that guide or have directed our lives. There are also new, warm, glowing candles that are located on the ledges of our beautiful, stained- glass win- dows. Candles were generously donated by Mike and Sherry Callahan at Wood’s Furni- ture. As we praise and glorify God, may all these new visuals enhance our worship. I am humbled to be able to give these to all in God’s name and for His adoration. Written by Teresa Dean, 2014 INSIDE THIS ISSUE: New Members! 2 Youth/ Children 2 Santa’s Mailbox 3 Advent Lunch- eon 3 UMM 3 Food 2 Kids 4 Community Thrift Store 4 Pastor’s Report 5 Stewardship Commitment Form 6 Wonderful Wednesday 8 Serve 8 Prayer Needs 10 Calendar 11 Open Our Eyes The Grapevine DECEMBER 2014 God, our creator, asks us to use our tal- ents and abilities to praise and glorify Him. He asks us to tithe our money, our time, and our talents. Three years ago, Frank and I joined CFUMC, and I have sat in the congregation ask- ing God to open my eyes as to how I could praise and worship Him by using my artistic talents to enhance the Sanctuary. I wanted to create truthful beauty for our worship area, es- pecially for the choir loft and/ or alter area. God opened my eyes with the opportu- nity to create wonderful Advent Art, a celebra- tion of Jesus using original, religious, contem- porary paintings, banners, and Christmas deco- rations. All are designed to help visually engage us in meaningful worship and praise. I started this project, with blessings from the administra- tion and church leadership, in July and have experienced much joy [as well as much frustra- tion] in making these creations. The main body of work is the acrylic, canvas triptych located at the top of the choir loft. There are three, long, horizontal paintings [5 ½ feet by 2 ¾ feet] based on Isaiah 9:6: ―His name shall be called, Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, the Everlasting Father, the Prince of Peace.‖ The international Angels triumphantly declare this Good News. Look Sunday Morning Fellowship Times: We are in need of volunteers to sign up to serve at the 9:30 Fellowship Time in the Fellowship Hall and the Fellowship Time prior to the 9:00 Con- temporary Service. Opportunities are also available to donate money towards the refresh- ments if your family is unable to serve. If each family in the church took a turn, families would only serve once/year, so please sign up to serve! Questions about either Fellowship Time, please call the Church Office at 706-754-2677 or speak to Jean Hulsey, coordinator. Children’s Christmas Programs: Volunteers are much needed to help with both performances (see Children’s Update on page 2). If you are interested in helping in any way please contact Brian Butcher at the Church Office, 706-754-2677. For more information about volunteer opportunities in our church, check out the Volunteer Tab on our website, www.clarkesvillefirstumc.org. Service Opportunities at CFUMC
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closely into the gowns of the angels and you
might find other Gospel stories. The large
vertical banners, featuring background
crosses, symbolize the Light of Jesus as a
glowing candle and a fiery star, Behold and
Believe. All of these paintings are placed in
heavenly, celestial realms.
To compliment these art works, I cre-
ated new Christmas decorations of swags and
wreaths throughout the campus, both inside
and outside. The narthex to the Sanctuary and
the entrance to The Connection feature sus-
pended stars and orbs of light that remind us
of the realms of glory from which the angels
proclaimed Christ’s birth. These may comfort
us with remembrances of the stars that guide
or have directed our lives. There are also new,
warm, glowing candles that are located on the
ledges of our beautiful, stained- glass win-
dows. Candles were generously donated by
Mike and Sherry Callahan at Wood’s Furni-
ture.
As we praise and glorify God, may
all these new visuals enhance our worship. I
am humbled to be able to give these to all in
God’s name and for His adoration.
Written by Teresa Dean, 2014
I N S I D E
T H I S I S S U E :
New
Members!
2
Youth/
Children
2
Santa’s
Mailbox
3
Advent Lunch-
eon
3
UMM 3
Food 2 Kids 4
Community
Thrift Store
4
Pastor’s
Report
5
Stewardship
Commitment
Form
6
Wonderful
Wednesday
8
Serve 8
Prayer
Needs
10
Calendar 11
Open Our Eyes
The Grapevine D E C E M B E R 2 0 1 4
God, our creator, asks us to use our tal-
ents and abilities to praise and glorify Him. He
asks us to tithe our money, our time, and our
talents. Three years ago, Frank and I joined
CFUMC, and I have sat in the congregation ask-
ing God to open my eyes as to how I could
praise and worship Him by using my artistic
talents to enhance the Sanctuary. I wanted to
create truthful beauty for our worship area, es-
pecially for the choir loft and/ or alter area.
God opened my eyes with the opportu-
nity to create wonderful Advent Art, a celebra-
tion of Jesus using original, religious, contem-
porary paintings, banners, and Christmas deco-
rations. All are designed to help visually engage
us in meaningful worship and praise. I started
this project, with blessings from the administra-
tion and church leadership, in July and have
experienced much joy [as well as much frustra-
tion] in making these creations.
The main body of work is the acrylic,
canvas triptych located at the top of the choir
loft. There are three, long, horizontal paintings
[5 ½ feet by 2 ¾ feet] based on Isaiah 9:6:
―His name shall be called, Wonderful
Counselor, Mighty God, the Everlasting Father,
the Prince of Peace.‖ The international Angels
triumphantly declare this Good News. Look
Sunday Morning Fellowship Times: We are in need of volunteers to sign up to serve at the
9:30 Fellowship Time in the Fellowship Hall and the Fellowship Time prior to the 9:00 Con-
temporary Service. Opportunities are also available to donate money towards the refresh-
ments if your family is unable to serve. If each family in the church took a turn, families
would only serve once/year, so please sign up to serve! Questions about either Fellowship
Time, please call the Church Office at 706-754-2677 or speak to Jean Hulsey, coordinator.
Children’s Christmas Programs: Volunteers are much needed to help with both performances
(see Children’s Update on page 2). If you are interested in helping in any way please contact
Brian Butcher at the Church Office, 706-754-2677.
For more information about volunteer opportunities in our church, check out the Volunteer Tab
on our website, www.clarkesvillefirstumc.org.
Service Opportunities at CFUMC
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Fellowship
Welcome New Members! Welcome to our newest members, The
Hotard Family! Gabe, Sylvia, Hampton, Thomas,
Abigail, and Audrey united with our church on
Sunday, November 9th, by transfer of letter from
Cornelia UMC.
Children and Youth News Our Children's Ministry had a wonderful
Halloween! We passed out candy on the square to
children in the community. Despite the high winds
and chilly weather, many children came to the Con-
nection for candy, including many of our own
Chruch families. Thank you to all the members of
the church who donated candy! Your contribution
made many children smile.
This past month, the youth played Zombies,
a hide-and-seek game. Many of the youth invited
friends to join the fun so we were pleased with a
great turnout! Always filled with friends, fun, and
a little bit of fright, the game was a blast for all!
Coming up in December, our children have
a busy month! We will have a Nativity Scene on
Wednesday, December 10th, at 5:00pm in front of
the Connection. Also, our play, "Christmas Snap-
shots," led by Katie Grady, will have its perform-
ance Wednesday evening, December 17th,
at 6:30pm in the Sanctuary. All are invited to attend
these upcoming programs!
The youth will have Guy/Girl event
on Friday evening, December 5th. The guys and
girls will split up and do different activities. The
girls are headed to Splashe! on the square to paint.
The guys will be playing football and other games.
Youth families check your email for details, includ-
ing cost and pick up/drop off locations and times. -Brian Butcher, Director of Youth and Children
The Ladies Lunch Bunch meets monthly on the
second Tuesday to go to the ―restaurant of the
month‖ and enjoy good fellowship and food. The
next destination is Olive Garden in Gainesville.
We will leave from the church on Tuesday, Decem-
ber 9th at 10:30am sharp. RSVP is necessary so
please call the church office by Monday, December
8th to save your seat!
Th e Je t s e t t e r s For their November & December luncheons,
the Jetsetters will join with The Good News Class
for a holiday meal at The Sunflower Restaurant in
Cleveland on Thursday, December 4th. Reserva-
tions are required so please call the Church Office
to save your seat!
CFUMC Preschool The Preschool would like to invite our
Church Family to join us for a Christmas Program
on Thursday, December 18th at noon in the Fellow-
ship Hall. The Children have prepared a short pro-
gram that is sure to provide some Christmas Cheer
to all. The Children continue to be blessed by gen-
erous contributions from the Church Family.
Thank you to all who continue to make this minis-
try possible. See below for a picture from the Chil-
dren’s Thanksgiving ―Happy Meal‖ Feast!
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United Methodist
Women
Our UM Women would like
to invite you to visit a UMW Circle and enjoy the
fellowship of other women united in mission:
Friends in Faith: Meets monthly on the 3rd Tues-
day at 7:00pm in the Connection. Contact : Brenda Waters
Hearts of Grace: Meets monthly on the 2nd Sun-
day at 6:30pm in the Fellowship Hall. Contact: Lisa Nicholson
Kite Stribling: Meets monthly on the 1st Thursday
at 2:00pm in a member’s home. Contact: June Givan
Morning Joy: Meets monthly on the 2nd Monday
at 10:00am in the Fellowship Hall. Contact: Brenda Seiple
Advent Luncheon This year's Advent Luncheon will
be Saturday, December 6th at 12:30pm in the Fel-
lowship Hall, following the Annual Habersham
County Christmas Parade. Tickets are currently on
sale! Ladies, you will not want to miss this event!
The event will be hosted by Hearts of Grace and
Friends in Faith UMW Circles. Ladies are encour-
aged to invite friends from the community too. If
you would like to decorate a table, please contact
Lisa Nicholson or call the Church Office at 706-
754-2677.
Santa’s Mailbox 5 cards/$1 November 23rd - December 10th:
Going on now, you can ―mail‖ Christmas
cards to people in the church! No addresses needed,
names only. Please alphabetize cards, secure with a
rubber band and place with payment in a mailbox
at the Sanctuary exits, the Fellowship Hall or The
Connection. Make checks payable to ―Friends In
Faith.‖ Proceeds fund this UMW circle’s mission
projects.
United Methodist Men Thank you everyone for
your support of the Men's Club cit-
rus fruit sale! Fruit is scheduled for
delivery by mid-December at the
latest. We will provide further up-
dates as they become available. The Men's club
will not meet in December. Please check the Janu-
ary 2015 Grapevine for details about our January
8th, 2015 meeting. Contact: Dave McClure, President
Sunday Night Fellowship happens
weekly at 6:30pm at different local restaurants. It’s
informal fellowship at its best. Buy your own
meal, sit wherever you’d like, and get to know oth-
ers in our church family.
December 7 Captain D’s
December 14 Yakimono
December 21 El Jinete
December 28 Zaxby’s (Clarkesville)
Connectional Group News On Sunday, December 7th at 3:00pm, we
will be hosting our 2015 Connectional Group Plan-
ning meeting in The Connection Ministry Building.
Come join us for some light refreshments and fel-
lowship.
Thank you for your 2014 support for all our
connectional group meetings, singings, and local
mission project, Food 2 Kids. I have enjoyed serv-
ing as the CFUMC connectional group liaison this
year. The 2015 Connectional Group Liaison will
be Michael Carroll. God bless you! Pat Foster, Connectional Group Liaison
GROW
Stephen Ministry is a ministry of care
and compassion. Stephen Minis-
ters are members of the congrega-
tion, trained to offer high-quality,
one-to-one Christian care to people
going through tough times. A Stephen Minister
usually provides care to one person at a time, meet-
ing with that person once a week for about an
hour. Monthly, Stephen Ministers gather with their
Stephen Leaders for supervision and continuing
education.
For more information or a confidential re-
ferral to a Stephen Minister, please call Stephen
Ministry Team Leader, Ron Waters, or the Church
Office.
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Prayer Gatherings
Skeins of Love Prayer Shawl Ministry: If you
knit or crochet, or would like to learn, you are in-
vited to the Connection at 10:00am on Thursdays to
make prayer shawls. All skill levels are welcome,
and supplies are available. If you would like to re-
quest a shawl to comfort or celebrate someone you
know, please call the Church Office.
Tuesday Morning Prayer: We are still looking
for someone to come forward and help with an af-
ternoon or night prayer group. Our day prayer
group needs you too! We have a lovely room in
The Connection Ministry building, and our group
meets every Tuesday at 9:30-10:30am. Come and
join this wonderful group of prayer warriors.
Questions? Contact our Church Office.
Food 2 Kids Update Thanks to everyone who came
to help on November 20th "double
bag" day. We packed 324 bags of
food in record time! "Double bag"
day rolls around again on Thursday,
December 18th so that we can
send home 2 bags per child for the holiday
break. Come fellowship and pack bags with us
at 9:00am at Ebenezer UMC! Cornelia UMC will
be delivering bags in December. January is our
church's turn to deliver meals. If you would like to
be a driver one Friday morning in January, please
contact Jennifer Boydstun, Community Ministries,
in the Church Office.
Meals On Wheels Our week to deliver is always the first week
after the first Sunday of each month. Thank you to
Pat and Sandy Stryker for being our November
drivers! Our December Drivers are Ed and Judy
Nichols. Many thanks to each of those who help
with this ministry. To join our Meals On Wheels
team, contact Elizabeth Pratt, Coordinator.
Monthly Clarkesville Soup Kitchen
DATES TEAM CAPTAINS
1st Thursday Sandy Blake
2nd Tuesday Connie Wilbanks
3rd Tuesday Sue Trotman
4th Tuesday Elizabeth Pratt, Arthur Davis,
Brenda Sonafelt
5th Monday Phil & Peggy Brownrigg
5th Saturday Hearts of Grace Circle
♦A team is needed to cook lunch on the second
Wednesday of each month. To volunteer or for
more information, please call Sharon Smessaert at
706-754-6359.
♦To volunteer regularly or as a substitute, please
contact Mendy Huff or call the Church Office.
♦To help at the Cornelia Soup Kitchen, call 706-
968-9954 to volunteer.
Prison Ministry On Tuesday, December 2nd in our Fellow-
ship Hall, the ladies from Cornelia UMC and Sau-
tee Nacoochee UMC will join us to fill gift bags
from 10:00am-12:00pm. If you want to learn more
about this ministry, come and join us on December
2nd or call Ellen Boyd. For those pre-registered,
our next visit to the prison at Alto is Friday, De-
cember 5th.
Nursing Home Visitation
Join us at the Habersham East Nursing
Home at 6:00 pm monthly on the fourth Monday
night (December 22nd) for singing and fellowship
with a sweet group of folks. For more information,
please contact Sandy Shell or call the Church Of-
fice at 706-754-2677.
CommUnity Thrift Store
Recent gifts to our community are $850
CFUMC; $400 Sharing & Car-
ing; $300 Teach One Lead One
(T1L1); $150 Circle of
H o p e . U p c o m i n g
sales: November 28th-29th Black Friday Sale -
half-off of clothing and Christmas merchan-
dise; December 16th-23rd - half-off Christmas mer-
chandise. Need a quick gift or stocking stuffer?
Gift certificates are available. CommUnity Thrift
Store will be closed December 24th-25th.
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pray about what they can
do for the Lord in 2015.
It really is important to
our Church Council and
to our Committee on
Stewardship and Finances
to have our cooperation
in this matter, for it en-
ables them to have peace
of mind in planning the
future.
In First Peter 4:10 it says,
“As each has received a
gift, use it to serve one
another, as good stewards
of God‟s varied grace.”
C.S. Lewis said, “There
are two kinds of people:
those who say to God,
„Thy will be done,‟ and
those to whom God says,
„All right, then, have it
your way.‟”
I know that you, as a fol-
lower of Christ, desire to
be in that first category of
people. So we must be
faithful stew-
ards...managers... of all
that God trusts us with.
Our time is valuable.
How will you spend it?
Pray about that.
Our talent is whatever we
are able to do. How will
you use your talents for
the Lord?
Our treasures are many
things, but when it comes
to money, one of the true
tests of how we trust
God concerns if we are
willing to give for the min-
istries and missions of the
church.
On the back of this page
is a Commitment Form
for those willing to step
out in faith and at least
Living Each Day as a Steward, Part II
The Connection Celebration Worship Services Thanks to talented singers
like Deborah Trotman and
her family, and Jennifer
Jennings, and Toby Grady
and the “Hippy Band,” (the
Kafskys and Justin Hol-
comb), we have been hav-
ing some great music in
our weekly Celebration
worship at The Connec-
tion! Debbie Alley is fea-
tured on November 30th.
Speakers thus far have in-
cluded Brian Butcher,
Toby Grady, Don McLain,
and the pastor.
Of course worship in our
“classic” traditional ser-
vices is going great, with
wonderful ideas planned
for December!
C L A R K E S V I L L E F I R S T U N I T E D M E T H O D I S T C H U R C H
S H A R I N G T H E F U T U R E D E C E M B E R
The Pastor’s Report
S O M E H I G H -
L I G H T S O F 2 0 1 4
( A M O N G M A N Y )
The Connection is remod-
eled and occupied
Josey Butcher is added to
the staff to direct our com-
munications and evangel-
ism efforts
Our weekday preschool
opens up
Our UMC county churches
expand the Food to Kids
effort
You are going to love
the lovely Christmas
wreaths all around
New Members Here are the number of new full professing mem-bers so far in 2014. We hope more will join in De-cember. 7 By transfer from other denominations or non-denominational churches 14 By transfer from other United Methodist Churches 18 By profession of their faith in the Lord Jesus Christ Note: those categories above do not include multi-ple children and others who have been placed on our rolls preparing them for membership
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You can be a part of raising 48 million
dollars in donations for the United Methodist
Church this holiday season! Harvest time is here and many of you are al-
ready planning for the holiday season. This means
time with family and friends. And, let's not forget
about holiday shopping.
Over 50% of families in the US now
Give
General Budget
Total 2014 General Budget: $471,447.00
Monthly Need (Avg Per Month) $39,287.25
Budget Offering thru 10/31/14: $353,336.00
Budget Expense thru 10/31/14: $390,339.00
Future Facilities Fund
Balance as of 11/16/14: $434,932.65
do their shopping online! This means that 4 million
Methodists will be shopping for the holidays through
online retailers. If the average Methodist spends
$400 through UMCmarket, that would mean 48
million dollars in donations in the next few
months. This is an amazing opportunity for our
churches!
We need your help!
100% of the donation percentages through
UMCmarket goes to the church. These donations can
really add up and help your local church do so much
more. Now is a perfect time to spread the word and
tell everyone you can about our free donation pro-
gram. Let's not miss out on this opportunity to give
back this holiday season.
The financial status of the church remains strong.
Giving within the church remains strong for the general
budget and the Future Facilities Fund. I hope to explain
how and why your giving goes beyond monetary gifts but
rather translates into changing the direction of people’s
lives. The finance committee looks at direct giving, but
we work toward how the church uses your gifts for effect.
Please keep the below bullet points in mind as
you think about the financial status of the church:
Apportionments are paid in full for the year.
Local and national outreach is paid up to date
and will be fully paid by end of year.
We have ample cash reserves in general
checking, and the Future Facilities Fund con-
tinues to grow.
All areas of the church ministry are paid in
full.
We have incurred a number of physical plant
expanses during the year without any impact
to the church programs.
We have remodeled The Connection Minis-
try Center while maintaining a positive finan-
cial position.
We have funded and continue to support a
preschool on our property.
Please note that all general budget expenses are
paid from the general budget (power, water, salaries, ap-
portionments, etc) while improvements to The Connec-
tion are paid out of the Future Facilities Fund. This sepa-
ration has allowed the church to handle both needed and
unexpected expenses while not impacting the daily mis-
sion of the church.
Please be aware that pledge cards for the 2015
budget should be in your possession. In the past your sub-
mission of the pledge cards has allowed the finance com-
mittee to properly plan the budget for the upcoming year.
Only through your thoughtful efforts has the finance com-
mittee been able to forecast our budget. Please submit your
pledge cards as soon as possible; give with your heart and
mind.
We have great opportunities before us. Our current
position is due to hope, prayer and faith. Your gifts, physi-
cal and monetary, are an earthly reflection of your hope,
prayer, and faith. The finance committee is committed to
guarding your gifts and using them properly.
Your brother in Christ,
William J. Spivey
Scan and Donate!
Online contributions are even
more convenient. Now you can use your smart phone
scanner app to scan the code and make a donation!
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Acolytes, 8:30/11:00 Worship:
December 7 Hannah & Grace
Johnson / Sarah Jennings &
Claren Spivey
December 14 Emily Thompson /
Clay Kafsky & Callum Spivey
December 21 Joseph & Mitchell
McGahee / Jolie Ford & Whitney
Martin
December 28 Hannah & Grace
Johnson / Maebree & Millie Hol-
comb
Ushers:
8:30 Mike Kelly and Paul
Hopper
11:00 Garry Jansen, James
Jennings, and Davis Jennings
Greeters:
8:30 Agnes Nichols
11:00 Gail Burke
Altar Flowers:
December 7 Sherry Fry
December 14 Holiday Greenery
December 21 Holiday Greenery
December 28 Holiday Greenery
Sunday Morning Breakfast Fel-
lowship (9:30 FH):
December 7 Len & Lea Cohen
December 14 Ron & Brenda Wa-
ters
December 21 Jean Hulsey
December 28 Audrey Kelly and
Shari Teague
Trustees Sunday Lock-Up:
Unlock: TBA
Lock: Mack Barry
Evangelism Ministry Visitation
Teams:
December 7 TBA
December 14 Mary and Warren
Lanier
December 21 Mary and Calvin
Wilbanks
December 28 Beverly and Jerre
Harvard
Liturgists in Worship:
December 7 Sally Shelton
December 14 Mack Barry
December 21 Jana Flury
December 28 Jeff Spivey
Coordinator: Michael Carroll
Children’s Church During
11:00 Worship:
December 7 Shelley Wilbanks
& Kelly Capraro
December 14 Lea Cohen and
Linda Rechtoris
December 21 Youth Group
December 28 Kelly Burgess,
Candice Holcomb, and Linda
Angel
Coordinator: Paige Spivey
Serve
Wonderful Wednesday
5:30pm Dinner
Join us on Wednesdays at 5:30pm for warm
fellowship over a home-cooked, Southern-style meal
prepared by our friends at Chef’s Touch Bistro in
Cornelia. Fill out a pew card on Sunday morning or
call the Church Office by Monday noon to make/
break a reservation.
Weekly Menu
(Adults, $7; Kids, 12yrs-under, $4)
December 3 Chili, w/trimmings, Baked Potato, Salad and
Dessert
December 10 Hamburger w/trimmings, Salad, French
Fries and Dessert
December 17 Baked Chicken, Dressing and Gravy, Mac
n' Cheese, Bread and Dessert
December 24 No Meal, Christmas Eve
December 31 No Meal, New Year’s Eve
6:30pm Discipleship Hour
Nursery and K-5 children gather upstairs above the Fel-
lowship Hall in the Children’s Department.
Youth meet in the Connection for games and Bible study.
Ensemble meets in the Music Room for Men’s or
Women’s Ensemble (meets on alternating weeks).
Adult Our Wednesday classes cont inue
through December 17th. Lewis Hinely is teach-
ing Walking in the Dust of Rabbi Jesus in the Good News
classroom. Marcia Martin is teaching Not a Silent Night,
an Advent study by Adam Hamilton where you will look
at the birth of Jesus through the eyes of Mary. This class
meets in the Administration Building.
Beginning January 7th, our own teacher
and author Brian Shelton will teach from
Prevenient Grace, his newly published
book. We need to get a number so we
can order books. Please call the Church
Office if you are interested in the class
and/or having a copy of Brian's book.
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Dear Clarkesville First United
Methodist Church, Thank you so
much for hosting us. Your minis-
try to us helps so many. God
bless you! Thanks!
Dear friends of CFUMC, Your
generous gift will help to provide
much needed weekend meals to
some of Habersham County’s
most vulnerable children. Thank
you for your generosity.
Food Bank of NE Georgia
To our dear church family,
Thank you for the many expres-
sions of love and kindness you
have shared with our family dur-
ing this time of Don’s passing. It
Share
23 Dean and
Christina
DeLaigle
26 Jim and Marilyn
Watson
27 Al and Wanda
Westmoreland
28 Ed and
Kimberly
Brown
28 Dale and Sandra
Dean
31 Holmes and
Reba Harrison
31 Charles and
Elizabeth Pratt
2 Bob Farmer
2 Pat Foster
5 Jack Lipold
8 Phoebe Budd
9 Herman Nicholson
9 Pam Owen
10 Don Fry
12 Arren Taylor
17 Bill Duff
18 Patsy Hinely
18 Jack McGahee
19 Jack Foster
19 Sue Trotman
December
Birthdays &
Anniversaries
We don’t want to leave you out!
Submit your birthday/
anniversary to the Church Of-
fice if it is missing from our lists.
20 Pam Spangler
23 Gloria Agnew
23 Debbie Echols
24 Agnes Nichols
25 Rose McNair
26 John Bussler
26 Bobby Fede
26 Millie Flury
26 Clay Kafsky
27 Jean Hulsey
28 Sawyer Burgess
28 Melissa Charles
29 Sarah McNair
30 Henry Burgess
31 Denise Duff
31 Mary Spearman
31 Cami Taylor
has been amazing and every card,
call, visit, and prayer has meant
so much.
Yvonne Heuszel and Karen &
Don McLain
Dear Church Family, Thank
you so much for thoughts and
prayers for our family upon the
loss of our Mother and Grand-
mother, Virginia Bailey Forbes.
Bruce and Judy Forbes & James
Jennings Family
A huge thank you to Angel and
Patrick Farmer for the donation
of a desk top computer and
printer! Thanks to Calvin Wil-
banks and Mack Barry for their
help with building issues and
Bruce Forbes for financial leader-
ship.
Susan Weidner, Linda Angel, and
the CFUMC Preschool
Congratulations Church Fam-
ily! Thanks to your generosity,
our Church was able to donate
128 BOXES for Operation
Christmas Child. This is a slight
increase from the 121 last year.
God bless you!
Pam and Michael Carroll
8 Bryan and
Elizabeth
Cummings
14 James and
Jennifer
Jennings
16 Bob and Becky
Farmer
16 Bruce and Judy
Forbes
17 Jim and Etta
Johnson
17 David and
Adonica Budd
20 Frank and
Teresa Dean
21 Ned and Nancy
Mountin
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Prayer Requests of Our Family of Faith
Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving,
present your request to God. Philippians 4: 6
† Praise: Welcome Daisy Jules Holcomb, born November 17th to Justin and Candice Holcomb. Daisy joins
sisters Maebree and Millie and brother Gray.
† Condolences to Yvonne Heuszel, Karen H. McLain, and their family on the death of Don Heuszel on Oc-
tober 31st.
† Condolences to the family of Howard Pickens who passed away on November 22nd.
† Recovering from surgery: KK Medlock (Surgery on November 3rd)
† Jean Hulsey recovering at home
† Dave and Andrea Robertson moved to Colorado on November 13th.
† Don Fry health concerns and upcoming procedure
† Relatives and Friends:
Pam Owen’s step father, Carl Henson, has pneumonia.
Beth Carbill’s niece, Dr. Laura Cooley, is with the CDC in Liberia until November 23rd.
Addi Bales, 6-year old student of the Pratt’s daughter, has a broken leg caused by bone cancer.
Sally Cougil’s brother-in-law has serious health concerns.
† Our Stephen Ministers and their care receivers
† Our new preschool ministry
† Missionaries associated with our church family: Jeff & Holly Higgins Robinson in Tanzania (Shari H.
Collins), Petrit & Meredith Kemp Lleshi in Albania (Rev. & Mrs. Tony Kemp)
† All men and women of the Armed Forces
† The leadership of our church and our government
† United Methodist Missionaries and Mission Centers we support:
Nancy Carew - missionary in Liberia
Rev. Chuck Jack - missionary in Redbird Missionary Conference in KY
Wallins UMC - small church on a circuit in the Redbird Missionary Conference in KY
Joy Center - Community Center in the Redbird Missionary Conference in KY
To make an addition or update to the prayer list, please fill out a Prayer Request card
in the pew pocket on Sunday morning, or call or email the Church Office.
P R A Y CFUMC Prayer Ministry meets weekly at 9:30am to pray in one accord
as requests are lifted up to the group. Prayers are for persons, church
ministries, and activities listed in the prior Sunday bulletin and for those
requesting non-published prayers. If you would like to be a regular part
of this group, come to the Prayer Room in the Annex on Tuesdays.
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Regular Sunday Morning Schedule*
8:30am Traditional Worship Service—S
9:00am Contemporary Worship Service—C
9:30am Fellowship Time—FH
9:45am Children’s Sunday School
10:00am Youth and Adult Sunday School
11:00am Traditional Worship Service—S
December 1
4:00pm Staff Meeting
5:00pm Stephen Ministers Meeting—AX
December 2—Giving Tuesday
9:30am Prayer Ministry—C
10:00am Prison Ministry Bag Assembly—FH
5:30pm Trustees—AB
December 3
**Regular Wednesday schedule
December 4
10:00am Skeins of Love Prayer Shawl Ministry—C
10:45am Jetsetters and Good News Class Lunch Trip— The Sunflower Restaurant (Cleveland)
2:00pm Kite Stribling UMW Circle
December 5
11:45am Prison Ministry Visitation
6:00pm Youth Guy/Girl Night
December 6
10:00am Christmas Parade in Downtown Clarkesville
12:30pm Ladies Advent Luncheon—FH
December 7—Communion
2nd Sunday in Advent
*Regular Sunday Morning Schedule 12:00pm Learn More About the Church Luncheon
3:00pm Connectional Group Planning Meeting
6:30pm Sunday Night Fellowship Supper—Captain D’s 6:30pm Youth—C
December 8
10:00am Morning Joy UMW Circle—FH 4:00pm Staff Meeting
December 22 6:00pm Habersham East Nursing Home Visitation
December 23
9:30am Prayer Ministry –C
December 24—Christmas Eve
Church Office Closed
No Wednesday Night Supper
6:00pm Christmas Eve Service
11:00pm Christmas Eve Service
December 25—Church Office Closed
Merry Christmas!
December 28
*Regular Sunday Morning Schedule 6:30pm Sunday Night Fellowship Supper—Zaxby’s
(Clarkesville)
6:30pm Youth—C
December 30
9:30am Prayer Ministry—C
December 31-Church Office closes at noon
Happy New Year!
Regular Wednesday Evening Schedule**
5:00pm Joybells
5:30pm Wonderful Wednesday Dinner—FH
6:30pm Adult Classes
6:30pm Children’s Class
6:30pm Youth—C
6:30pm Ensemble Practice
7:30pm Chancel Choir
FH = Fellowship Hall C= The Connection S = Sanctuary AB = Admin. Bldg YH=Youth House GN = Good News Classroom AX=Annex
Attention! Community use of facilities is not listed on calendar due to space limitations. To minimize scheduling conflicts, please check your proposed date & time with the office’s main calendar before scheduling an event or meeting.
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