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Newsletter for November 19, 2014
IN THIS ISSUE...
Church Softball
Next game is November 24, taking on
First Baptist Windermere, 7:45p at Braddock Park, South Field.


Our upcoming Advent sermon and small group study series.

Each week centers on a key word that describes a characteristic of God that is evidenced in the Old Testament and then seen more clearly through Jesus: faithful, dangerous,
expectant and jealous.

You may reserve a copy of the Advent Devotional Under Wraps and/or Study Book by calling the church office. (Suggested donation for the devotional is $7, and $9 for the study book) Small Groups are forming on Sunday morning and other days of the week for a study of Under Wraps.  You may contact Arch Fisher at [email protected] to sign up for a Small Group. 

 
Join your church family in decorating
the church for the coming Christmas season on Sunday, November 30, beginning at 5:00p. We will follow this with a Chili Dinner in the Fellowship Hall.
Contact the church office for more info!

Coming up on Saturday,  
December 6th, 8:00a  
until we run out of cookies!

The Wheeler class is asking for people to bake at least 5 dozen cookies and drop them off in the church kitchen on Friday, December 5th. Then, come buy your favorite assortment at $8/box. 

"Cookie Carnival has been sponsored by the Wheeler class for 22 years.  In the past five years, they've sold about $16,600 cookies.  Proceeds go to help people in our community with special needs:  prescription payments, scholarships, medical or dental bills,  

and to the pastor's discretionary fund.


Making a Difference and
Brighten Up the Holidays
Monday, December 1st, 4:00p-closing,
at the Tasting Room of Chef's Table.

Mention JCCF to the server and they will receive a percent of your beverage and food bill.  They will also be unveiling their Christmas tree at The Tasting Room, that same evening, to "Brighten Up Someone's Christmas". Between now and December 13, the Crabtree Family will be accepting gift cards  

to send to cancer victims to help brighten their Holidays.  

You may give cards to a Crabtree family member, bring to "Making a Difference" (totally optional - you may attend without bringing a card) or mail to JCCF, P.O. Box 770446, Winter Garden, FL 34777.

Suggested that these gift cards be gas, Publix or Winn Dixie, Walgreens or CVS, Target or Walmart. Visa and Master Card Gift cards are also good.

 

JCCF will mail the gift cards, in a Christmas card, signed by "JCCF Friends"

Please help JCCF make this Christmas special for someone. Thank you!


Sunday, November 30th is the final 5th Sunday
of the year and it's also a
Children's Home
Special Offering Sunday


The Tin Can Kids will be collecting your change for our annual Mile of Pennies at each door of the sanctuary.  Please be sure you have given your $12 and if possible any additional gift you can make for the administration of the two Homes that our conference now maintains. 

 

Click here for more info on the children's home
Dates are set for our Florida United Methodist LEC Family 2015 Programs! Be on the lookout for more information about these great opportunities for families to spend quality time together and grow in faith.
 
     Dad and Me Weekend - April 10-12
     Grandparents and Me - June 15-18; July 13-16
     Family Camp - June 19-21; July 17-19
     Mom and Me Weekend - September 18-20
 
Registration for all programs will open December 1.
 
Questions? email [email protected]
 

 


Click here for the Children's Calendar
Click here for the Youth Calendar

News from our Trustees. . .
  • The screens and projectors have finally been delivered and we expect to have them installed in the sanctuary in November.
  • Alejandro Hoyos will renovate the basketball court on the east side of the church campus in December as part of his Eagle Scout project.
  • The shade structure for the playground is likely to be installed in January, after the church receives permits from the city.
  • The landscaping of the Cross Courtyard will go forward this year (yes, really!). 
  • The church has also replaced and/or repaired air-conditioning and other systems this year. 

These improvements are all funded from donations marked for these purposes;  

they were not paid for from the operating budget.

 

Coming Up
  • November 17-24: Operation Shoebox Collection
  • November 18: Finance Committee, 6:30p
  • November 23: Christ the King Sunday, bank the altar
  • November 26: Smoked Turkey Pick Up, 2:00p-5:00p
  • November 27-28: Church Offices Closed
  • November 30:  First Sunday of Advent
  • November 30: Hanging of the Greens, 5:00p
  • December 2: Men's Dinner, 6:00p, Clermont Golden Corral
  • December 5: Light Up Winter Garden, 6:15p
  • December 6: Winter Garden and Ocoee Christmas Parades
  • December 6: Cookie Carnival, 8:00a, Fellowship Hall
  • December 21: Blue Christmas Service, 4:00p, Chapel
  • December 24: Christmas Eve Services, 5:00p and 7:00p, Sanctuary
     
    In addition to these church-wide events, check out our church website.  Much more information is available if you login to MyChurch, including our church directory, calendars for different church groups, and other information customized for you.

Copies of UMC brochures, plus our FUMC E-Newsletter,
are now available in new racks installed at each door as you exit the sanctuary. We encourage you to share these items with newcomers, shut-ins, those without electronic access to our website and others who might benefit.

www.fumcwg.org 
 
First United Methodist Church of Winter Garden is located in historic downtown Winter Garden at:
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125 N. Lakeview Ave.
Winter Garden, FL
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407-656-1135
[email protected]

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