FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 800 Poplar St. Website-http://www.atlanticfirst.org [email protected] 712-243-3156 Rev. Dr. Lanette Pollock-Plambeck – 1-712-210-5548 Sunday Worship 8:45 – Traditional Worship 9:50 – Fellowship 10:00 – Sunday School for all ages 11:00 – Praise Worship 11:00 – Adult Sunday School Hearing devices available upon request 2 Corinthians 8:1-15 -------New Revised Standard Version (NRSV) Encouragement to Be Generous 8 We want you to know, brothers and sisters, about the grace of God that has been granted to the churches of Macedonia; 2 for during a severe ordeal of affliction, their abundant joy and their extreme poverty have overflowed in a wealth of generosity on their part. 3 For, as I can testify, they voluntarily gave according to their means, and even beyond their means, 4 begging us earnestly for the privilege of sharing in this ministry to the saints— 5 and this, not merely as we expected; they gave themselves first to the Lord and, by the will of God, to us, 6 so that we might urge Titus that, as he had already made a beginning, so he should also complete this generous undertaking among you. 7 Now as you excel in everything—in faith, in speech, in knowledge, in utmost eagerness, and in our love for you—so we want you to excel also in this generous undertaking. 8I do not say this as a command, but I am testing the genuineness of your love against the earnestness of others. 9 For you know the generous act of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though he was rich, yet for your sakes he became poor, so that by his poverty you might become rich. 10 And in this matter I am giving my advice: it is appropriate for you who began last year not only to do something but even to desire to do something— 11 now finish doing it, so that your eagerness may be matched by completing it according to your means. 12 For if the eagerness is there, the gift is acceptable according to what one has—not according to what one does not have. 13 I do not mean that there should be relief for others and pressure on you, but it is a question of a fair balance between 14 your present abundance and their need, so that their abundance may be for your need, in order that there may be a fair balance. 15 As it is written, “The one who had much did not have too much, and the one who had little did not have too little.” UPCOMING MINISTRIES Sunday, October 5 Choir, Chapel; 8:00 a.m. Worship on Channel 121.2 or 18 @ 8:00 a.m. Traditional Worship; 8:45 a.m. Worship on Channel 121.2 or 18 @ 9:00 a.m. Sunday School, all ages; 10:00 a.m. Fellowship; 10:00-10:50 a.m. Praise Worship; 11:00 a.m. Adult Bible Study, 11:00 a.m. Stepping Up Men's Bible Study, Fellowship Hall; 6:30-8:00 p.m. Monday, October 6 Body & Soul, 7:00 a.m. Finance, Adult Ministries Room; 6:00 p.m. Church Council, Adult Ministries Room; 7:00 p.m. Tuesday, October 7 Worship on Channel 121.2 or 18 @ 8:00 a.m. Worship on Channel 121.2 or 18 @ 9:00 a.m. UMW Executive Meeting, Adult Ministries Room; 9:00 a.m. Lion's Den, J/K-1st. grade; 3:30-5:00 p.m. Praise Team, Sanctuary; 6:15 p.m. Wednesday, October 8 Adult Bible Study, Heritage House; 12:30 p.m. Dynamite Disciples, 2nd-5th grade; 2:00-5:00 p.m. Grace Bells; 4:30 -5:15 p.m. Joy Ringers; 5:15 -6:15 p.m. Praise Bells; 6:15-7:00 p.m. Study Hour, Fellowship Hall; 5:00-6:00 p.m. Confirmation, Youth House; 5:15 p.m. Family Meal, Fellowship Hall; 6:00-7:00 p.m. UMYF, 6th- 8th grade; 7:00-8:00 p.m. UMYF, 9th-12th grade; 7:00-8:30 p.m. Thursday, October 9 Body & Soul, 7:00 a.m. Financial Peace, Fellowship Hall; 6:00-8:00 p.m. Friday, October 10 UMW Unit Outing, 10:00 a.m. Sunday, October 12 Choir, Chapel; 8:00 a.m. Worship on Channel 121.2 or 18 @ 8:00 a.m. Traditional Worship; 8:45 a.m. Worship on Channel 121.2 or 18 @ 9:00 a.m. Sunday School, all ages; 10:00 a.m. Fellowship; 10:00-10:50 a.m. Praise Worship; 11:00 a.m. Adult Bible Study, 11:00 a.m. Family Meal, Fellowship Hall; 12:30 p.m., Puppet Making; 1:00 p.m., Puppet Show; 2:00 p.m. Stepping Up Men's Bible Study, Fellowship Hall; 6:30-8:00 p.m. Come join in on some puppet fun! Caraway Street Puppet Ministry will be putting on a show for you and your family on Sunday, October 12 at First UMC. Don’t miss this opportunity to be with your family as the puppets teach your children Christian lessons by using actors, props, puppets, and skits. After the show, your child will have a chance to learn how to become a puppeteer! 12:30—Family Meal 1:00—Family Puppet Making 2:00—Puppet Show Exploding With God’s Love The Children and Youth Ministries of Atlantic First UMC will be having a float in the Fireman’s Parade in Atlantic on October 11. We will meet at 704 E 4th Street, and leave to the parade line up at 5:45 pm. Children and Youth will need to be signed in and have Permission Forms filled out if they haven't done so. Children and Youth can be picked up and signed out after the parade at the church parking lot, 800 Poplar Street. Please wear a red shirt of any kind and bring a bag of candy to hand out. Please RSVP by October 9th to Jessica at (712)243-4185, (712)621-6648 or [email protected]. OCTOBER 1 2 3 4 6 7 9 Lisa Krogman Janice Burmeister Richelle Bechtol Sophia Retallic Rowen Harlan John McDermott John Krogman Nicholas Barry Albert Schnackel Donna Jirsa Jack Jensen John Westering Dale McNees Brandon Lamp Marcella Hamann Larry Johnk 11 12 13 14 16 17 Jacob Henke Samuel Renaud Walt Ambose, Jr. Tyler Thomas Mitch Mundorf Mavis Dannenberg Haleen Pellett Lloyd Wilson 19 Kevin Edelman Drew Ladd Lauren Comes 20 Donnis Christensen Lorraine Vedane Marge Huston Julie Nelson Connie Price 21 Wilbur Hansen Emily Frisbie Mathis Kenadie Krause 22 Rachel Larson 25 Megan Roberts Devlyn Sunderman 26 Gary DeGeest Patti Bissell Lynsi Lamp 27 Mildred Beatty Nancy Major Joyce Jensen 28 Megan Wallingford Olsen Sierra Worth 29 Joan Reed Nathan Sandbothe 31 Leta Thompson OCTOBER 1 4 6 7 9 10 12 21 26 28 Randy & Mary Frisbie Bill & Sherri Menefee Steve & Marci Wallingford Dick & Carol Hensley Dale & Rachel McNees Pat & Judy Ryan Kyle & LeAnn Sorensen Roger & Debb Casteel John & Lisa Krogman Jason & Rachel Larson Harry & Betty Knight Russell & Bea Lehnhardt