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February 2012 If you would like to receive breaking news about our services, activities and events, contact Trisha Wymer to subscribe to our Rapid Pulse emails. 
January 2012

First Church Hershey Shirts Available!
First Church t-shirts, polo shirts and long sleeved button down shirts available. Contact the church office, 533-9668.

Snow and Inclement Weather
When snow and/or other inclement weather is predicted, the church will follow the schedule of Derry Township Schools regarding cancellations and delays. You can check, Fox 43, WGAL Channel 8, and ABC 27 (alerts can be sent to your phone—sign up on the ABC 27 station website.) You can also call the Church Voice mail system by dialing 533-9668 and choosing option #5 for First Church cancellation news.

 

Ministry Opportunities

  • Opportunities to Serve: Money Counters and computer processor to count offering; great group of people to work with. Call Cindy McManaway, 533-4815.

  • Youth Attendance Assistant: Youth or adult needed to track youth attendance. Contact Audrey Wilder for ministry description.

  • Recording Help Needed with 8 and 11 a.m. services to record sermon audios for website. Just push a few buttons and turn a few knobs! Call Jim Chestnut, 645-2373, if you are willing to serve in this great ministry.

  • Events Resource Person – Need volunteers to assist people or groups holding events that require setting up and food preparation –Resource Person will show where things are, sometimes be at event to answer questions, give directions as to where things are put back after event, help event to run smoothly – Be Aware: YOU DO NOT Set Up or Clean Up. You are the FUMC representative – If you wish to serve in this Hospitality Ministry, contact Mark Crowther, 533-9668.

  • Monthly Coordinator for trips to Mission Central needed. Contact Mission Committee.

  • Celebration Service Shepherds needed – Radical Hospitality to welcome members and guests into house of God – contact Michelle Miduri, 469-4107.

  • Welcome Center Hosts Needed – Sign up or call Katie at 533-4722.

  • Sound Operators Needed – Youth highly encouraged to become a major part of this ministry! Contact Ron Harbin at 566-6878.


Sharing Our Gifts

  • Hershey Food Bank needs canned fruit, spaghetti sauce, soup, pasta sides and canned chicken.

  • View current needs at Mission Central.

Drop off any of the following items in the Narthex, next to the Welcome Center to help various projects:

 

Campbell’s labels - Neighborhood Center
Education Box Top from General Mills - Red Bird Missions
Used postage stamps - UM Marion Mission Storehouse, shipment costs for supplies sent to Africa
Soda can tabs - Ronald McDonald House (Children’s Ministry project)
Used eye glasses - Lions Club
Turkey Hill ―Moo Money stickers - FUMC Music Ministry
Printer cartridges - FUMC Handbell Fund
 

UPCOMING CHURCH EVENTS

Below is a chronological listing of selected upcoming church events.

February 5 - FUMC youth will hold soup pots at church doors on the Souper Bowl of Caring.  They will join young people in churches across the country to collect money for those who are hungry and hurting on a day when many Americans are focused on abundant food for Super Bowl football parties.  All money collected will go directly to Hershey Food Bank.  Since the Souper Bowl of caring began in 1990, more than $71 million has gone to help people in need.  Please drop $1 (or more!) in a soup pot as you leave worship on February 5th.  Support the efforts of our youth to “love our neighbors”. See more info here.

February 12 - Troop 203 Annual Spaghetti Luncheon - following the 11 a.m. service. Tickets will be sold following services on 1/29 and 2/5. Tickets are $7 per Adult and $3 for 10 and younger. Eat in or take out. Please help our Scouts and Troop by participating in this meal.

March 3 - New Members Class - 9 - Noon in the lounge. Learn more about First Church and membership expectations, enjoy lunch. Call the church office, 533-9668, to register.

Fifth Sunday Prayer - April 29, July 29, September 30, and December 30 at 6:30 p.m. - As part of our Intentional Faith Development and our Passionate Worship in 2012, we will be holding Fifth Sunday Prayer. We are called to the words from Psalm 116, “I love the LORD, because he has heard my voice and my pleas for mercy. Because he inclined his ear to me, therefore I will call on him as long as I live.” Each fifth Sunday of the month will we have evening prayer services. These services will be dedicated to prayer as a spiritual discipline.
 

United Methodist News Service

The below articles are the latest news provided by the United Methodist News Service. Click on the headline to read the entire article. 

 

General Board of Global Ministries, The United Methodist Church

 

UNITED METHODIST WOMEN