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Click HERE to view the live recording from Sunday morning's in-person services. You can also find the daily readings & notices at the bottom of this email. | |
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QIGONG/Tai Chi with Instructor, Jean Parker
Mondays & Wednesdays, Starting March 13 | $5/class
10:00am - 11:00am | Franklin Building
QIGONG, the "meditative martial art", has its roots in Chinese Medicine, and is a close cousin to the better-known tai chi. The slow, graceful motions are simple and repetitive, making the practice of qigong accessible to just about anyone. Some benefits include: increased energy, better balance, improved muscle strength, reduced joint pain, lowered inflammation, decreased stress, anxiety and depression, improved overall well-being and more. Join us and bring a friend! Dress comfortably. You can sit for class, or hold on to the back of a chair. Even lie down. For more information contact Jean at [email protected] or Jennifer Piver. No registration necessary.
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Wednesday Night Dinner
Wednesday, March 15 | 5:00 - 6:00pm | The Wright Place
Click HERE to Register
Come and enjoy a meal and fellowship with your church family! Please register by Tuesday at noon. Menu: Shepherd's Pie, Irish Flag Salad, Irish Soda Bread, & Dessert. Cost is $10/Adults, $4/Children, $27/Max Per Family.
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Wednesday Night Lenten Service - Third Wednesday in Lent
with The Rev. Dr. Hunter Pugh
Wednesday, March 15 | 6:00 - 6:45pm | Main Sanctuary
Each of our special Lenten services features a guest speaker from around the Alabama-West Florida Conference as well as music by our Music Ministry. The Rev. Dr. Hunter Pugh, Pastor of Brantley UMC – Brantly, AL, will be joining us a our guest speaker. Nursery will be provided for infant - 3 years old. Click HERE for more info on upcoming speakers.
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K – 4th Choir Practice
Wednesdays, March 1 - April 12 (except April 5)
4:45 – 5:30pm (Check-in in Church Office)
Our Children’s Choirs will continue practice for Palm Sunday & Easter. After choir, children will be able to eat with their parents from 5:30 – 6:00pm
Lent for Kids & Students
Wednesdays, March 1 – 29 | 6:00 – 6:45pm
Children and students 3 years old through – 8th grade are invited to join us for special age level activities through Lent. Children (3 yrs – 4th grade) can be dropped off at the Chapel and students (5th – 8th) will meet at the Youth Building.
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Art Space at the Wright Place & Art Study Club Reception
Next Sunday, March 19 | 9:45 - 10:45am | The Wright Place
Our beautiful “Art Space at The Wright Place” is reopening to local artists to display and sell their work. Each artist will be able to have their work displayed for a month in addition to a reception on the 3rd Sunday of the month during the Sunday School hour (9:45 - 10:45am) in the The Wright Place. Our March artist of the month will be The Art Study Club. This local organization has brought artists together since 1959. Currently, over sixty members meet once a month to share skills, learn more about the art world, and develop lasting friendships. Their work will be on display March 15 - April 10, with a reception on March 19 from 9:45 - 10:45am in The Wright Place. If you would like more information about this ministry, contact Mici Kuba ([email protected]).
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JUST Pensacola Network Meeting
Sunday, March 19 | 12:00 - 1:30pm | The Wright Place, Great Hall
FUMC JUST Pensacola Network Members and others who want to be part of a “doing” ministry, will gather for food, fellowship, planning and learning. We will get to know each other better as we share a meal. After our meal, we will make plans for inviting members of our congregation to join the NEHEMIAH ACTION planned for April 24 at 6:00pm. We have about 600 people in regular attendance at our church services. Our goal for FUMC attendance at the Nehemiah Action is 250, but our vision is to have 600 members attend. It stands to reason that If our average attendance for worship is 600 every Sunday, then surely, we can “do” justice as a congregation for one day a year.
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Senior Scholarship Application Now Available
Click HERE to Apply
Scholarship application form is now available for the 2023/2024 school year and is due April 1, 2023.
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Easter Lilies
Click HERE to Purchase
You may honor, celebrate or memorialize individuals or events by purchasing an Easter Lily for $13 each. The Easter Lilies will then be placed on the Lawn, Main Sanctuary, and Wesley Abbey during Easter. You may take home your Easter Lily following the 11:00am Easter morning services. A complete list of all lilies will be available in the bulletins and online. Orders and payments must be placed by Palm Sunday (April 2). Email Sarah Bullock Head ([email protected]) with any questions.
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Stuffed Eggs Needed!
We are asking ALL our congregation members and all families of children attending our Easter Egg Hunt & Picnic on April 2 to donate a dozen stuffed eggs (no chocolate please) per child. Please have them dropped off in the designated bins by Sunday, March 26. Visit FUMCPensacola.com/EasterDowntown for more info about the event!
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Register Today! Passover & Last Supper Remembrance Meal
Thursday, April 6 | 5:30pm | The Wright Place
Click HERE to Register by March 29
This special meal is an opportunity to remember and understand what Jesus did with his disciples at the Last Supper. Each of the items arranged on your plate has special significance to the retelling of the story of the exodus from Egypt which is the focus of this ritual meal.
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Men's Clothing Donations Needed
Serving the Hungry in great need of men’s short-sleeve t-shirts, men’s shorts (with an urgent need for sizes 28-36), tennis shoes, and belts.There is always a need for backpacks, and sheets, towels, and blankets are also appreciated. As you travel this summer, hotel toiletries are very useful to our ministry as well. Items may be delivered to the church office labeled “Serving the Hungry.” For questions, please contact Rhonda Maygarden (850-572-6320).
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Serving the Hungry
Mondays & Thursdays | 8:00am - 1:00pm
Centering Prayer Group
Mondays | 10:00am | 2nd Floor Wright Place, Room 203 | Registration
QIGONG/Tai Chi with Instructor, Jean Parker
Mondays & Wednesdays, Starting March 13 | $5/class
10:00am - 11:00am | Franklin Building
Handbell Rehearsal
Mondays | 4:15pm | Handbell Room
Get Wright on Mondays
Mondays | 5:30 - 7:00pm | Wesley Abbey Parlor
Grand Monday Nights - Hosted by The Grand-Parenting Class
Mondays | 7:00pm | via Zoom | Zoom Registration
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Coffee With Friends
Tuesdays | 9:30am - 10:30am | Library
Prayer Shawl Ministry
Tuesdays | 10:00am | Wesley Abbey 101 | Registration
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Dad's Bible Study
Wednesdays | 7:30am | Registration
Renewal and Repair (R + R)
Wednesdays | 9:00am - 12:00pm | Garages
QIGONG/Tai Chi with Instructor, Jean Parker
Mondays & Wednesdays, Starting March 13 | $5/class
10:00am - 11:00am | Franklin Building
Women at the Well
Wednesdays |10:30am | The Wright Place, Room 233
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K – 4th Choir Practice
Wednesdays, March 1 - April 12 (except April 5) | 4:45 – 5:30pm
(Check-in in Church Office)
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Wednesday Night Lenten Service with The Rev. Dr. Hunter Pugh
Wednesday, March 15 | 6:00 - 6:45pm | Main Sanctuary
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Lent for Kids & Students
Wednesdays, March 1 - 29 | 6:00 - 6:45pm
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Serving the Hungry
Mondays & Thursdays | 8:00am - 1:00pm
Moms Bible Study
Thursdays | 8:15 – 9:30am | Wesley Abbey Parlor
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Fourth Sunday in Lent
Services: 8:30 & 11:00am in the Main Sanctuary and ICON at 11:00am in Wesley Abbey
Online: 8:30 & 11:00am Facebook & FUMCPensacola.com/Livestream
Nursery available for Infant - 4 years old. Click HERE for more info.
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Wesley Abbey Coffee Shop
Sundays | 9:00 - 11:00am
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Art Study Club Reception
Sunday, March 19 | 9:45 - 10:45am | The Wright Place
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Sunday Morning Classes
Sundays | 9:45 - 10:45am
Click HERE for adult offerings
Click HERE or children, tween, youth offerings
Tweens & Youth: Sunday Night Fellowship & Choir
Sundays | 4:30 - 6:30pm | Youth Building
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JUST Pensacola Network Meeting
Sunday, March 19 | 12:00 - 1:30pm | The Wright Place, Great Hall
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Holy Land 2024 Information Session
Monday, March 20 | 6:00pm | Wesley Abbey
Are you interested in learning more about the 2024 Holy Land trip? The trip, Journey Through the Bible, will take place January 9-19, 2024 with Dr. Geoffrey Lentz. Join Pastor Geoffrey for an Information Session on Monday, March 20 at 6:00pm in Wesley Abbey, ICON space. If you'd like to learn more about the 2024 Holy Land Trip you can click HERE.
50 Forward: Silver & Gold
Pensacola Opera's Artists in Residence
Thursday, March 23 | 11:00am - 1:00pm | The Wright Place $10
Doors open at 10:30am | Click HERE to Register
Join us for a fun-filled afternoon of fellowship with friends and the Pensacola Opera's Artists in Residence program. This program continues to provide training and performance experience for young opera professionals. In addition to numerous performance opportunities, Artists in Residence also receive regular musical coaching from Pensacola Opera's music staff, as well as guest coaches and voice teachers. RSVP online or to the church office by March 19.
50 Forward: Burgers & Bingo at the Wright Place
Sunday, March 26 | 5:00 - 6:30pm | The Wright Place | No Cost
Click HERE to Register
Join us for a fun filled evening of fellowship with the First Church Youth as they host Burgers & Bingo! It's going to be fun spending time with the future of First Church as we laugh and win some Bingo prizes. RSVP online or to the church office by March 22.
Coffee with the Pastors
Sunday, March 26 | 9:45am | The Wright Place
All visitors interested in joining First Church are invited to attend the upcoming Coffee with the Pastors! This small gathering is a great time to get to know each other, ask questions of our clergy, and to find out more about the missions & ministries of First United Methodist Church of Pensacola. Contact Lacey Adair for more information.
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Flowers
Sunday, March 12: In loving memory of Charles Carlan by Carol Carlan and family.
You may place flowers in the Sanctuary in honor, celebration or memory of someone. The arrangements are $65.00 each. To reserve a date, email Ginger at [email protected].
Dates available to purchase flowers are listed below:
April: 2, 9, 23, 30
May: 7, 14
If you would like to add something to next week's notices, contact Ginger Raines at [email protected]
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Make a commitment this Lenten season to read scripture each day. It's a good practice. If you don’t already have a daily devotion, the scriptures below are designed to expand the range of biblical reading in worship and personal devotion. You can find them in the bulletin each week. The Daily Readings are taken from “The Daily Office Lectionary” in The Book of Common Prayer. Read the Bible each week. It will be a blessing.
MONDAY: Psalm 80; Jer. 7:1-15; Rom. 4:1-12; John 7:14-36
TUESDAY: Psalm 78; Jer. 7:21-34; Rom. 4:13-25; John 7:37-52
WEDNESDAY: Psalm 119:97-120; Jer. 8:18--9:6; Rom. 5:1-11; John 8:12-20
THURSDAY: Psalm 42, 43; Jer. 10:11-24; Rom. 5:12-21; John 8:21-32
FRIDAY: Psalm 88; Jer. 11:1-8, 14-20; Rom. 6:1-11; John 8:33-47
SATURDAY: Psalm 87, 90; Jer. 13:1-11; Rom. 6:12-23; John 8:47-59
Next Sunday’s Scriptures: 1 Samuel 16:1-13 • Psalm 23 • Ephesians 5:8-14 • John 9:1-41
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