First Methodist Church, Eastland

November 2023

First Fruits Newsletter
Outreach

Food Pantry Needs

The Eastland County Food Pantry is in need of pasta, pasta sauce, and tuna.


First Blessings Shoe Event

We will participate in the First Blessings Shoe event again this year on Saturday, November 11th. We have 104 children who have been signed up to receive a free pair of shoes. If you would like to volunteer or donate money to fund the shoes, please call the church office at 254-629-1022.


Coats, Hoodies, Gloves and Hats

The Eastland County Child Welfare Board is providing warm outerwear for the foster children from Eastland County.


This is not a direct mission out of our church, but many of our board are members of our church. Roberta Broussard, Tammy Brinkley, Kathy Druesedow, Jayne Jones, Kay Shafer, and Judy Orms (Women's Bible Study member) are all board members. If you would like to make a donation to keep our kids warm, any donations can be given to a board member and would be much appreciated.


Thank you from our children.


Samaritan's Purse Operation Christmas Child

We have so many chances to reach out and help others this Christmas Season. This year we will send shoeboxes full of gifts to children in other countries. The shoeboxes and list of items to put in these boxes are available in the church office. You can pick one up during office hours or on Sunday morning. Once your box is full of items listed on the suggestions page, you will return it to church.


Blessing Box Ministry Needs

Food: cheese crackers, Cheetos cheese puffs, chips, chocolate M&Ms, cookies, goldfish, Nutri-Grain bars, peppermints, Slim-Jims, Soft Wafers Cookies, sugar-free gum and mints


Personal Needs: fleece throws, magazines, misc. greeting cards, new blankets, new coverups, new gloves, new socks, note cards, note pads, pens, pencils


Personal Hygiene: body lotion, chapstick, eye drops, hair conditioner, hair shampoo, hand lotion, hand wipes, Kleenex boxes, Kleenex pocket size, toothbrush, toothpaste



Large Personal Items: cross bookmarks, crosses, fake floral arrangement, fake plant, large face playing cards, large print Bible, large print word search, magnifying glass, postage stamps, walker bag

Boo in the Garden

Pastor Dale and Kathy represented our church at Boo in the Garden.



Upcoming Events

Catered Christmas Lunch

The church will have its catered Christmas Luncheon on Sunday, December 3, 2023. Santa will visit. Please let Rhonda or Debbie know if you and your family will be attending.


Church Conference

December 3rd - The Church Conference will be held at our church. There will be a short business meeting and then a worship service. Come meet the people from our church conference.


Christmas Cantata

December 17th at 6:30 pm


Bible Studies

Women's Bible Study: Without Wavering - Resilient Faith Built on the Promises of God

Tuesdays September 26 - November 21

6:00 p.m. at the Church Parsonage

Cost: $10 for the study guide


Men's Bible Study

Mondays at 5:30 pm at the new Youth/Mulberry building.

Church News

Worship Team

The worship team is hard at work to enhance your Advent Season.


The team leader is Beth Lund, and the members are Kay Shafer, Patsy Qualls, Jan Novak, and Roberta Broussard.


We hope you have enjoyed Beth's beautiful drawings, Kay's "Signs of a Christian" banner, Pat's posters, and more to come for Dale's sermon series.




It is no S T R E T C H of the imagination

that Pat is reaching to add color to Beth's

drawings.

Prayer List

Julia Bishop, Belinda Bible, Jeff Bradley, Brenda Burlison, Crystal Chance-McKeever, Corley Dhaylee, Jeremy Doty, Venessa Doty, Mike Gregory, Tommy Gregory, Mike McGinn, Al Novak, Jan Novak, Shannon Robins, Joey Sattarphai, Len Tobin, Abby Weaver.


Our Country, Cities, Schools, Churches, Government, Military, and First Responders


Our loved ones serving our country:

Air Force:

Brandon Bowers, Laramie Hutcheson, Cris Reding

Army:

Brett Briscoe, Hank Squiers, Nathan Taylor, Rebecca Wilbanks

Marines:

Kye West

Navy:

Avery Lindley, Dylan Myers

November Birthdays & Anniversaries

November Birthdays


11/02 Patsy Qualls

11/08 Fred Winkler

11/18 Liz Harrison

11/26 Jay Druesedow


If you were left off of this list and want to be added next year, please let the office know your information. Thank you

Calendar


Sunday Worship Schedule

9:45 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. Sunday School

10:50 a.m. - 11:50 a.m. Church Service


Men's Bible Study

Mondays 5:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.

New Youth/Mulberry Building


Women's Bible Study

Tuesdays 6:00 p.m.

Church Parsonage


Youth Music Program

Wednesdays 4:30 - 5:20 pm



R&R

Wednesdays 5:30 pm - 7:00 pm


Choir Practice

Wednesdays 7:00 pm