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United
Community for Christ
First United Methodist Church Russellville
Weekly Newsletter — Wednesday, January 3, 2018
Methodist Church SUNDAY SCHEDULE

The Ark 8:45 am

311 North Jackson Avenue
Sunday School 9:45 am
Russellville, Alabama 35653 Traditional Worship 11:00 am
Chancel Choir 4:30 pm

Newsletter January 3, 2018 Tuesday Schedule

Celebrate Recovery 5:30 pm

WEDNESDAY SCHEDULE

CHURCH OFFICE HOURS

Monday - Thursday 8:30 am - 4:00 pm

Friday 8:30 am - Noon
(256) 332-2955 Church Office
(256) 332-0190 FAX
Pastors On Call
(256) 295-6628 Bo Lloyd
RETURN SERVICE REQUESTED (256) 324-0911 Clinton Busler

Ministry Center Hours

Let’s Reboot! Monday:

Tuesday:
Wednesday:
8:00 am - 4:30 pm
8:00 am - 4:00 pm
8:00 am - 4:00 pm
Wednesday Night Classes Thursday:
Friday:
8:00 am - 4:00 pm
8:00 am - 12:00 noon

EMAIL
Do you sense that there might be things in your life holding you back
from living the life God intended? If so, it’s not too late for something secretaryfumcr@charter.net
johncbusler@aol.com
new. The Bible is clear that we can pull free from the place where we are bo.lloyd@umcna.org
stuck, and we can start again. And God loves to provide the way forward. Sethgodsey@yahoo.com
All of creation is about new birth, new life, new relationships with Him. sarahibeall@gmail.com

Yes, Lord, I Have Sinned But I Have Several Excellent Excuses God sees the new ahead of us and wants us to be free to get there; in oth-
OUR STAFF
er words, He wants to give us a fresh start!
Led by Gayle McAlister Fresh Start by Doug Fields
Rev. Bo Lloyd, Senior Pastor
Rev. Clinton Busler, Associate Pastor
New Testament—Disciple Fast Track Let’s reboot! Seth Godsey, Youth Director
Tyler Wood, Music Director
Led by Bo Lloyd Sally Fulks, Secretary
Karen Blevins, Chairperson Nursery
(this class will begin Jan 17) Sarah Beall, Children’s Director
Joyce Strickland, President UMW
Study of Ruth—Women’s Class Bobby Stanford, President UMM
Phillip Hamilton, Ch, Board of Trustees
Led by Tessa Rushing Gene Matthews, Ch, Finance Committee
Buddy Perdue, Chairman,
Men’s & Women’s Class Staff-Parish Relations
James Webb, Ch, Administrative Council
Teacher and topic are to be determined!
 Financial
Wednesday Night December 2017
December 3, 2017…………...…..….……$15,567.10
Dinner at 5:15 pm
December 10, 2017……….…...….………$4,615.00
January 10th December 17, 2017………....…..…….…$13,977.05
December 24, 2017……..….……..…..…$6,600.00
Classes start 6:00 pm
December 31, 2017……………….………….$8,599.00
Make your reservation!
Ministry Center
December 2017
Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat December 3, 2017……………....……….$1,135.00
December 10, 2017………................……$595.00
Change Collected…………….……….….$211.60
1st Howard Beall 18th Ponda Gordon
1 2 3 4 5 6 2nd John Reeves 23rd Joan Allen December 17, 2017………..………….…$3,170.00

3rd Kurt Rogers 25th Rebecca Reeves, Jake Sturdivant December 24, 2017…………....…...……$1,920.00
4th Jordan Burcham 27th Judi Matthews December 31, 2017…….…….…….…..$24,700.00
Celebrate
Recovery
6th Joanna Tutich 28th Zach Lowery, Scott Godsey,
7th Wayne Sinclair, Lanny McAlister Lessie Wren
8th Noel Blevins 30th Leah Rushing
11th Emily Murray 31st Karen Mitchell
Memorials
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Administrative
8 9 10 11 12 13 12th Will Rushing, Lynda Mayfield Fred Rosemore by
Council Lunch Bunch Johnny & Martha Morrow
12:00 The Lunch Bunch will meet
Staff Martin Golden by
Noon Tuesday, January 9th 12:30 pm
Meeting Nancy Davis
9:00 am The Women at Wendy’s
Greeters 8:30 am Bucky & Pam Rea Youth Densel Martin
The Men at the Gas Station
14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Chester Nix by
Dennis & Sheila Upchurch
Greeters 8:30 am Martha DeArman & Debbie Boyd Jeanelle Nix—for Chester’s birthday
Sunday, January 7th at noon Marie Green by
To Behold Administrative Council Meeting Billy & Annette Sturdivant
Randy & Nancy Cooper
21 22 23 24 25 26 27 Marie Mitchell by
Nancy Davis
Community Bible Study
Jerry Stewart by
2 Timothy
Greeters 8:30 am Pat & Donna Murray Carolyn Stewart
Precept Upon Precept Avery Coates by
Led by Laura Morgan
28 29 30 31 Honorariums Thursday, January 11th 9:00 am—11:00 am
Randy & Nancy Cooper
Joe Gilliland by
January Birthdays by FUMC Conference Room Tom & Linda Senter
Randy & Nancy Cooper
Sign up sheet located in the new
Greeters 8:30 am Larry & Sharon Bevis Sue Gilliland & Nell Arnold
By Tom & Linda Senter Welcome Center

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