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Britt's Tidbits For Thursday, July 29, 2010Dear Friends, Over the past two weeks, there have been three mission trips that have served in a variety of places from our congregation. Last week, the high school youth traveled to New Jersey to spend a week with Urban Promise, helping with their summer camp and other urban renewal projects. Meanwhile, the middle high youth spent last week working with ReCreation Experiences in North Carolina, where their focus was on rural community home repair. This week, a mission team from the church is serving with the Faith Project in Guatemala. This team is traveling to the same location that our 11th and 12th graders traveled to last month, a ministry that is run by church members Brad and Christina Cowherd. The team members who are away this week are: James Adkison, Dan Afghani, Sarah and Walt Beaver, Shirley Cannon, Brad and Christina Cowherd, Britt and Alison Gilmore, Kaley Harmount, Brad James, Hannah Morrison, Janine and Alyssa Reed, and Linda Tice. On August 15th in worship, we will be celebrating the different mission trips that have gone forth from our congregation this year. In the meantime, seek out someone who has recently traveled and ask them how the trip impacted them! This Sunday, we will consider how refreshing it is to remember God’s grace for us. I hope to see you in worship. Peace, Associate Pastor HAPPENINGS AND OUTREACH AT FIRST CHURCH Feed the Need – But he answered them, “You give them something to eat.” –Mark 6:37. Flower Dates Available – The date of Sunday September 12 is available for flowers to be placed at the pulpit in honor or in memory of loved ones. Please contact Carolyn Langston in the church office at 407.849.6080 if you wish to reserve one of the available dates. Senior Friendship Club – The “Summer Lunch Bunch” will gather this Friday, July 30, at 9:30 a.m. on the 3rd floor of the Wesley M&E Building. Come join us as we create our own spiritual autobiography using Richard Morgan’s study, “Remembering Your Story.” An old-fashioned picnic lunch will be available for $3 following the program. Young Adult Dinner & Discussion Group – Please join us Wednesday, August 4, at 6:15 p.m., Room 315 of the Wesley Building. Buddy Break – We are growing! There will be another BUDDY 101 Training on Sunday August 8, at noon here at FUMCO. Mission Opportunities – A group from our church will be participating in the second annual Millard Fuller Legacy Build in Indianapolis, IN, September 5 – 10. The mission is to build a home in one week so that a family will have access to affordable housing. Are you interested in joining us? NO experience is required. Please contact Dutch Anderson at gha@bestanderson.com. Guatemala Mission Trip – This week, members Brad and Christina Cowherd are hosting a trip for their organization The Faith Project to build wood-burning stoves for those who live in the Guatemalan Highlands. Please keep them in your prayers. Camp Lighthouse, our Christian summer recreation camp, runs through August 13, 8:00 a.m. – 5:30 p.m., Mondays through Fridays. Tuition is $145 per week, which includes snacks and field trips. Camp is open to children who have completed kindergarten up to age 12. Enroll through our website. Needy Children – With our ailing economy, families are in even greater need. The United Methodist Women continually collects gently used clothing and books to share with local children. We also collect coupons and Box Tops for Education for the Russell Home www.RussellHome.org. Donation bins are located throughout our church campus. School Supplies – Shop current back-to-school bargains for school supplies for UMCOR Sager Brown in Louisiana for distribution to children in impoverished countries: plain unsharpened pencils with erasers, children’s blunt scissors, 12” rulers with metric markings, boxes of 24 crayons, 8.5” x 11” ruled notebook paper or pads, 2.5” erasers and hand-held pencil sharpeners. Please place items in the tan benches located around the church. First Men invite all men and their families to see the Tampa Bay Rays take on the Baltimore Orioles on Saturday, August 14, at 4:10 p.m., at the air-conditioned Tropicana Field in St. Pete. Transportation from the church will leave at 12:30 p.m. Discounted group tickets are $22 apiece and discounted meal vouchers are $6 apiece, including hot dog, drink and Crackerjacks. A collection will be taken to pay for gas. There is a post-game concert by the group Train. Deadline to purchase tickets – August 5, checks payable to FUMCO with “baseball” in the memo line. For more information, please contact Joe Morrison at firstmen@fumc-orl.org. First Men - Breakfast with the Pastors – Join us at the Daybreak Diner on Wednesday, August 18, 7:30 – 8:30 a.m. for a great time of fellowship to develop friendships and hear about future plans for First Men. Contact Jeff Chandler jef23c@aol.com or at 407.443.2437 to reserve your space, get the diner’s address and the group’s menu. YOUTH
Calling all bakers! Help a newcomer feel welcome in a personal way by baking special treats. A gift of baked goods is given to First Church visitors who stop by the Welcome Booth on Sundays. Contact Ava Newsome at Ava@fumc-orl.org if you can help with this loving touch. Striving to be green? YYou are invited to become a member of our church’s Green Team and join us at our next meeting, Monday, August 2, at 5:00 p.m. on the 3rd floor of the Wesley Building. To learn more, visit our page on the church’s website. http://www.fumc-orl.org/outreach/Green-Team.php Remember the 8 Green Rs: Reverence, Reduce, Reuse, Refill, Recycle, Repurpose, Repair and Rejoice.Free Valet Parking – Offered by our Youth, who do not accept tips. Pull your car in front of the sanctuary any time from 9:15 – 9:45 a.m. or 10:45 – 11:00 a.m. Pickup is on Jackson Street. Casual Summer will continue through August 15. Feel free to attend worship in clothes comfortable for our Florida summer weather! The July Messenger is on our church website. www.FirstChurchOrlando.com
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