UPCOMING EVENTS 

Advent and Christmas at FUMCUC – View Insert

An Evening of Lessons & Carols

FUMC Sanctuary Choir

and Chamber Orchestra

Sunday, December 15 ~ 6:00 p.m.

Sanctuary

Nursery Provided

Advent Lesson & Carols – View Insert

December Is A Month Full of Mission!

• CHRISTMAS SOCKS (info? contact Jane Hale 885-5049)

Once again we will provide “Christmas Socks” filled with goodies to 80 children/youth in our City schools. Here’s the breakdown:

K thru grade 4: 49 Grade 5 thru 8: 23 Grades 9 thru 12: 8

Needed: PAIRS of socks – all sizes – boys and girls – Christmas Theme.

To be filled with individual snacks, candies, small toys for the younger children age-appropriate items for the older students.

Time/Date/Location for stuffing the socks yet to be determined.

Place your Christmas Socks items along with food items for local food pantries, and devotional materials for Reelfoot Rural Ministries. in the designated container(s) at the Mission Niche’ outside the Margaret Carter Class.

• HOMEBOUND CHRISTMAS BASKETS (info? Janey Fowler 885-9452)

Bountiful Christmas Baskets will be prepared for delivery December 17, at 1:00 pm in the Fellowship Hall. You’re invited to help!

• REELFOOT TOY STORE WORKDAY (info? Carol Latimer at 731-446-0686)

The FUMC workday at the Reelfoot Toy Store is this Tuesday, December 3. Meet at the church at 7:50 am and travel with others to the store for 8:30 am shift that will touch the lives of over 1,300 children! Following our shift it’s Boyette’s for lunch!

• MILITARY CARE PACKAGES ( info? Jane Hale at 885-5049)

Packages will be sent in December to those serving our country. A complete list of items needed is posted at the Mission Niche’.

• ADVENT, A CALENDAR OF DEVOTIONS are available today in the literature rack at the Guest Services Desk, the sanctuary windowsills, and in the narthex entrance of the church. They are free of charge. Take one and give one to a friend, neighbor, or co-worker!

Living The Generous Life

Funding the 2020 Vision, Mission, and Ministry

First United Methodist Church, Union City, Tennessee

By now you have received information regarding our 2020 Financial Stewardship effort Living the Generous Life. Great effort was given to keeping the 2020 budget in line with the current budget of 2019. Still, there are increases in some fixed expenditures that were not budgeted in 2019. The 2020 total of $786,761 represents a 4.4% increase over 2019, the bulk of which is increased building maintenance and maintenance personnel; both of which were not included in the 2019 budget. Your responses will be received through November 10, 2019.