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Weekly Newsletter                                             January 20, 2016
January

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All services and activites for tonight have been cancelled due to inclement weather.

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Upward Practice, 6:30 pm
Celebrate Recovery, 7:00 pm
Ladies Bible Study, 7:00 pm 

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Kids Bible Quiz at Great Bend
Upward Games
Church League Basketball

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Worship Service, Discipleship Classes, 9:15 am
Worship Service, Discipleship Classes, Kids Church, 10:45 am
Teen Bible Quiz practice, 4:00 pm
One Accord, 6:00 pm
epoch Small Group, 6:30 pm

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Church League Volleyball Tournament Play

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Ladies Bible Study, 9:00 am
Upward Practice, 6:30 pm
Ladies Bible Study, 7:00 pm
Please Pray For: 
 
  the church in Albania.

  Carlos and Silvia Bauza, serving in Timor-Leste.

  Bob and Evelyn Shea, serving in Honduras.

  Josh Williams and family, serving in the USA/Canada Region.

   "Mike" and Amy Kehoe, serving in Ecuador.

  Lynn and Sherry Shmidt, serving in the Philippines.

  "God incarnate is the end of fear; and the heart that realizes that He is in the midst...will be quiet in the midst of alarm". -- F.B. Meyer (1847-1929) English pastor and evangelist
Quick Links

 

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Services and Activities for Tonight, January 20th, 
Are Cancelled
Due to icy road conditions and parking lot
there will be no church services or activities at
Hutchinson First Church of the Nazarene
tonight, January 20, 2016.
Music & Worship Arts w
Festival Choir & Orchestra
Please check Planning Center email and your mailbox for important information concerning this coming Sunday's worship service.
Sunday Worship
Worship Sunday, January 24th
Pastor Kent Pedersen will continue Part 2 of his current sermon series entitled New. Join us as we worship together!
star 9:15 am Worship Service, Discipleship Classes
star 10:45 am Worship Service, Discipleship Classes, Kids Church
Women's Ministry
IF Gathering February 5-6, 2016 
The IF Gathering is a 2 day event for women of all ages, cultures and denominations. Women from around the world will gather together in local groups to worship, pray, study Scripture and grow deeper in their relationship with God and others.
star The Local IF: Gathering will take place Friday and Saturday, February 5th & 6th at the Main Street Event Center, 2 N Main Street in Hutchinson. 
star Schedule:

Friday, February 5

Doors will open at 6:00 pm
6:30 - 9:30 pm - Session 1
Dessert and coffee served
Saturday, February 6
9-12 - Session 2
12-1:30pm - Lunch on your own
1:30-4pm - Session 3
4 - 7pm - Session 4
Dinner following final session
star Register here. If you, or know of someone who, are unable to register online please sign up in the Garden Foyer or South Foyer and you will be contacted! 
star Cost: $25 to help cover the facility and food costs. Scholarships available.
star For more Information or if you would like to volunteer with the many details of the weekend email your questions here. 
SchoolClothesGiveAway Missions Ministry
star Children's Clothing Now Accepted
Our NMI Council is now accepting all seasons of Children's Clothing, sizes 5T - 16 for the next School Clothes Give Away. This clothing may be newly purchased or gently used and clean with no holes/tears or repairs needed. We are at this time only accepting shirts/tops or shorts/pants (please no undergarments, shoes or socks). You may leave your contributions in the Garden Foyer (by the West Entrance) or South Foyer at your convenience.
star Kansas District Missions Website: To keep informed of all the Kansas District Missions news items log onto their recently updated web page. You will find this website helpful and encouraging as you browse through it. Up to date information is also included about the mission trips to Dominican Republic and Nicaragua here.
star JESUS Film Harvest Partner Mission Trip Opportunities
Dominican Republic Team Leader: Ken Willard
Dates: April 28 - May 3, 2016
Signup deadline: January 30, 2016
Payment due: February 15, 2016
Cost: $825/each* (airfare not included)
*Price may be subject to change
Upward Basketball & Cheer 2015-16
Click here to view the season's schedule. Your support of these young athletes is appreciated!

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TGC Wednesday Schedule
6:30-7:00 pm - Combined Dinner ($2) - Gym
7:00-7:30 pm - Combined Worship - Upstairs Chapel
7:30-8:00 pm - High School Teaching Time - Upstairs Chapel
7:30-8:00 pm - Middle School Teaching Time - Fireside Room
8:00-8:30 pm - D-Groups/All Ages (locations TBA)
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"Break Out" Night
Wednesday, February 3rd
Following our regular dinner and worship time at HFN on Wednesday, February 3rd, our D-Groups will travel to an alternate location to meet. Transportation will be provided from the church to the off-site location. Students, please bring $5 that night to purchase something at the gathering place. Parents will pick up their student off site at 8:30 pm.
Auction Fundraiser
Save the Date: Sunday, March 13, 2016
Our 2016 Auction is quickly approaching!!! Students can turn in their collected donations now and the sooner the better as the Early Item Submission Bonuses will soon begin to expire! Auction Packets are still available in the East Foyer and there's still plenty of time to participate. Students who earned all four shares in this past year's auction earned around $500 to help pay for camp, mission trip, MAX, Xtreme, etc.
Dates and details:
... Sunday, February 7th - Early Item Submission Deadline #1 (Bonus = $50).
... Sunday, February 14th - Early Item Submission Deadline #2 (Bonus = $25).
... Sunday, February 21st - High Value Item Bonus & Early Item Submission Deadline #3 (Bonus = $15), Auction Ticket sales begin.
... Sunday, February 28th - Final Item Submission Deadline
... Saturday, March 5th - Silent Auction Set-up.
... Sunday, March 6th - Silent Auction Opens.
... Saturday, March 12th - Live Auction Set-up.
... Sunday, March 13th ... Final Live Auction Set-up 3 pm ... Dinner 5 pm ... Live Auction 6 pm ... Tear-down/Clean-up 7 pm.
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2016 Spring Break Mission Trip
March 20-24, 2016
Our Junior/Senior/College Spring Break Mission Trip dates for this year will be March 20-24. On Sunday, March 20th, we will leave Hutchinson early in the morning in route to Galveston, TX where we will volunteer with Habitat for Humanity and The Salvation Army during the day and enjoy some down-time together in the evenings. We will return to Hutchinson on Thursday. The cost of the trip will be $150 per person and will include everything except for spending money. All interested high school juniors and seniors and college students sign up at the East Entrance by Sunday, March 6th. For more information contact Pastor Josh.
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High School Dinner & Movie
Saturday, February 20
All High School students are encouraged to join us on Saturday, February 20th, for Dinner & a Movie. We will leave the church parking lot at 5:30 pm to go to dinner and then the movie afterward (around 7:00 pm). $20 per student will cover the cost of the meal and movie. Our restaurant and movie will be announced soon. We'll return to the church by 9:30 pm.
Dillon's Card Fundraiser
We've just begun a new calendar year and that means its time to login to your Dillon's Shoppers Card Account online and re-designate HFN as the beneficiary of your Community Rewards. 
To do this, go to www.dillons.com
 login with your username and password, click the "community" tab near the top
select "Community Rewards." On the page that comes up, either use our "Organization Code" which is 10140, or simply type in "First Church of the Nazarene".  A list of organizations should appear, and choose the one with the address of "4290 N. Monroe". 
After you've done this, you're all set and you can know that for the remainder of 2016, a portion of what you spend at Dillon's on qualifying purchases will benefit HFN's Middle and High School Ministry!
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Upcoming Events
... Auction Fundraiser ... March 13
... Jr./Sr. Spring Break Mission Trip ... March 20-24
... Kansas Xtreme ... April 1-2
... MAX @ MNU ... April 21-23
...High School Camp...June 3-6
...High School Mission Trip...July 17-23
News You Can Use

You Are Invited to the 80th Birthday Celebration for Penn Morton on Sunday, January 31st. This come and go reception will be in the Fireside Room from 2:00 - 4:00 pm. If you are not able to attend you may send cards of best wishes to Penn at 3703 Wesley Dr. Apt. B, Hutchinson, KS  67502.

End of Year Contribution Statements: Be watching for your end of the year contribution statements in your mailbox soon. Please feel free to contact the church office if you have a question about your statement.

Numbered contribution envelopes for 2016 are available at the West Entrance. These envelopes have been personalized with a number distinctive to your family for quick reference by the treasurer to record your tax deductible tithes and offerings. If you do not have a set, please let the church office know and we will be happy to get you one.

Check the Lost & Found: Are you missing some items from home? Bibles, books, clothing, and dishes are some of the items that have currently found their way to the Lost and Found file cabinet located behind the South Entrance Welcome Center. All unclaimed items will be donated February 1st.

NTS Seminarian Offering: Each year the Seminarian Offering provides important financial support for Nazarene Theological Seminary. Your investment via the Seminarian Offering is an investment in the future of our congregations globally.  If you would like to support the students at NTS simply designate NTS Seminarian Offering on your check or giving envelope and drop it in the offering.