Pastor's Note
It seems we just had "The Holidays"! But here they come again and praise God for the opportunities the upcoming season presents. Please note the various opportunities displayed at the Giving Center in the church sanctuary to contribute to the needs of others these next weeks. I look forward to sharing the upcoming messages on "Giving by Grace". My prayer is we will all become "grace givers", out of hearts infused by God's grace for us.
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Worship Ministry
Worship with our Harvester family this weekend as Pastor Sam begins a new sermon series Giving by Grace and the Harvester Drama Team joins us for all three services! Saturday worship will have a unique musical flavor this week as Aaron Miller leads acoustic worship at 5:30 p.m. On Sunday morning, worship with the Sanctuary Choir and traditional hymns at 9:00 or with the Praise Band and contemporary praise songs at 10:30.
On Sunday evening, the Harvester Youth Band and SNY (Sunday Night Youth) will join teens from area churches for JesusStock at 1st UMC Land O'Lakes. It will be a great night of worship and fellowship as our young people gather in the name of Jesus!
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Children's Ministry
Christmas Camp Our fourth annual "Camp Christmas" is December 12th from 9am-1pm. Kids age 3 by 9/1/09 (potty-trained please) through 5th grade will have a blast at this drop-off camp-style morning that's just for them! Not only with they sing and dance, make crafts and play games, but they will walk away knowing the true meaning of Christmas. At Camp Christmas, we celebrate the birth of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ and have lots of fun doing it! Don't forget to invite your friends. Call the church office at 948-2311 to register. If you can volunteer to help, please sign up on the Children's Ministry board in the hall. It's great fun to help and a super way for youth to get community service hours. We need about 20 youth and adult volunteers to run this event so please help if you can.
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Youth Ministry
See Youth Schedule on the right for what's happening this week.
November is Youth month in the Welcome Center: We need youth to be greeters and to provide food donations for the Welcome Center for the month of November. Please check out the sign-up sheets on the Youth Bulletin Board to see where you can help out.
There is a new sign up sheet for Sunday Night dinners on the youth bulletin board. Please check it out and see if there is a night you could provide dinner for the youth. Also, on Sunday, December 20th, the youth will be having a progressive dinner for our Christmas party. We are in need of 4 families near the church to host one of the courses (appetizer, salad, meal, dessert). Please contact Shari Dawson if you have any questions about the progressive dinner.
'JesusStock' at Land o'Lakes UMC, Sunday, November 8th, 4-7: Our youth will be attending this event instead of our regular SNY. There will be an Outdoor Concert (our youth band will be playing), Free Food and Games, $1 BYOT (bring you own t-shirt) Tie-Dye Station, and $5 JesusStock t-shirts for the first 100 people. Flyers are in the youth information box. Please pick one up and share with friends.
Parents should drop their youth at LOL UMC (on US 41) at 4:00 and then pick up at 7:00. There is a signup sheet on the youth bulletin board for those interested in attending. Car pooling can be arranged if you sign up by Wednesday night.
ATTENTION BAND: All musicians and singers need to be at Land o'Lakes UMC by 3:20 for set up.
The Next Youth Leadership meeting has been moved to Thursday, November 19, 2009, from 6:30 until 8:00. All youth representatives and any parents are encourage to attend this meeting to help determine activities for youth during December and into 2010.
Family Devotional Time: The link below will take you to a devotion to be used with your entire family. Our Wednesday night youth bible study is studying The Life of Christ: This week's lesson is Tested, Tried and Triumphant. Each week the devotion provided here will tie to the lesson the youth will be covering that Wednesday night. However, the devotions can be used as a stand-alone tool to prompt discussion in your family. So, even if your youth is not participating in the Wednesday night study please take a look at the link below. To access the devotion please click here
Click here for up-to-date information on future youth activities.
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Outreach
Samaritan's Purse - Operation Christmas Child Shoebox: Beginning October 24th and through November 22nd we will be collecting shoeboxes filled with gifts of love for children in need. Brochures about this ministry are available at the Welcome Center. Please take a brochure and prayerfully consider this wonderful opportunity to serve. Please contact Jeannette Phillips at jpphil@tampabay.rr.com with any questions you may have. Harvester UMC has a goal to collect 100 of these filled shoeboxes. Can you help us meet that goal?
Christian Social Services is a ministry of local churches which offers food, clothes, supportive services and Christian hospitality to people in the name of Jesus Christ. This time of year CSS looks to churches and businesses in the area to help them with their annual Thanksgiving Food Basket ministry. Thanksgiving Food Baskets will be distributed to families in need right here in Pasco County on November 21st. There are several different ways you can support this Thanksgiving Food Basket ministry.
1)You can make a monetary contribution to CSS
2)You may donate non perishable food items that can be used in the Thanksgiving Food Baskets. GREEN bins with CSS Thanksgiving Food Basket signs on them will be placed outside the Sanctuary doors beginning October 31st through November 15th. 3)You can volunteer to help handout the Thanksgiving Food Baskets. Baskets will be distributed between the hours of 8:30AM and 1:00PM on November 21st at the First United Methodist Church at 6209 Land O Lakes Blvd. No sign up is required.
If you have any questions about this opportunity to serve, please contact Llurah Utt at 996-6926 or email Kathy Lahr at gslahr@yahoo.com
Blue Jean Collection On any given night there are 4000+ homeless people in Pasco County and more than 1500 of them are children. Children and families are the fastest growing population of homeless. Students in Transition is a division of the Pasco County Student Services Department. SIT works in the field to locate children living in a homeless condition to help them get enrolled in school and to obtain all the assistance and supplies they need to achieve their academic goals. Beginning November 14th through November 22nd, PURPLE bins will be labeled and placed inside the Sanctuary for you to place your donations of new or clean, gently used blue jeans. Students in Transition supports not only the students, but also their families so they are in need of blue jeans in all sizes. Please prayerfully consider helping our families in need right here in Pasco County.
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Worship Times
Saturday
5:30pm
Contemporary Cafe
(nursery available)
Sunday
9:00am
Tradtional Worship
(nursery available)
Sunday
10:30am
Contemporary Worship
(nursery & children's
program available)
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Upcoming Messages
Message Series
"Giving By Grace"
2 Corinthians 8:7
Since you excel in so many ways-in your faith, your gifted speakers, your knowledge, your enthusiasm, and your love from us- I want you to excel also in this gracious act of giving.
11/7 - 8 Giving by Grace I
11/14-15 Giving by Grace II
11/21-22 Giving by Grace III
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Youth Schedule
Wednesday, November 4th:
Regular Wednesday night bible study from 6:45 - 7:45. The youth are studying The Life of Christ: The Basis of Faith. This week's lesson is on Tested, Tried & Triumphant.
'JesusStock' at Land o'Lakes UMC, Sunday, November 8th, 4-7:
Our youth will be attending this event instead of our regular SNY. There will be an Outdoor Concert (our youth band will be playing), Free Food and Games, $1 BYOT (bring you own t-shirt) Tie-Dye Station, and $5 JesusStock t-shirts for the first 100 people. Flyers are in the youth information box. Please pick one up and share with friends.
* Parents should drop their youth at LOL UMC (on US 41) at 4:00 and then pick up at 7:00. There is a signup sheet on the youth bulletin board for those interested in attending. Car pooling can be arranged if you sign up by Wednesday night.
* ATTENTION BAND: All musicians and singers need to be at Land o'Lakes UMC by 3:20 for set up.
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Church Contact Information
Office
(813) 948-2311
Web Site
Ministry Assistant
Teresa Boudreau
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