Friends,
I want to invite you to worship with us at 8:45 a.m. or 11:00 a.m. this Sunday. We'll be welcoming new members, hearing from our TrebleMakers, and as an act of gratitude toward our God we'll be celebrating Consecration Sunday in worship this week. It will be a wonderful day!
You should have received a pledge card and letter in the mail. You may have noticed on your pledge card we have opportunities to give to both our operating budget and our building fund. Our operating budget helps support our ministries and staffing, while our building fund helps to pay down our building debt and aids in capital improvements.
A few weeks ago one of my colleagues remarked to me "I love the sanctuary at FUM, it's beautiful." I may be a bit biased, but I happen to agree. My family and I have been blessed to be sent to a wonderful congregation with a beautiful building and worship space. As we've been discussing through our sermon series on stewardship, God calls us as a church to evaluate how we are stewarding our resources. Taking care of our building and making capital improvements is just one of the ways we live out the mission to make disciples for Jesus Christ in our world.
This Sunday we will worship though the giving of our pledge cards at both services, so please make sure to bring yours with you. If you forget, or did not receive one, there will be extras for you to fill out. Your commitment is made knowing that it can increase or decrease at any time. As we step into 2017 we want to begin dreaming God-sized dreams, and be available to be and do all the things God calls us to be and do as His church! Thank you for your faithfulness. I look forward to worshiping with you on Sunday. Happy Thanksgiving!
In Christ,
Rev. Amy Joy Miller
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