In lieu of our regular Wednesday Night Connect for November 20, we are instead hosting our Church Thanksgiving Dinner! Everyone is welcome, and feel free to bring along guests! We plan to have a traditional spread, with Turkey and all the fixin's, and of course there will be pies and sweets.
Save the date: 5:30PM November 20 in the Fellowship Hall.
Our Sanctuary will go through its yearly transformation for the advent season this upcoming Sunday, November 24! We look forward to celebrating the birth of our Savior with the upcoming sermon series: The Women of Advent.If you would like to participate in adorning the altar and sanctuary, join us after our 11am service.
The year sure is flying by! It is soon time for the kiddos to learn about the Son's birth, and the wonderful story of the holy night.The Nativity Pageant will be held on December 18, and rehearsals begin 9:30AM November 24 during Sunday School. If you are interested in your child joining the pageant, please contact Pastor Bonnie.
Our Methodist Women are collecting donation items for the Hays County Women's Center to provide to the women who seek security and safety, often after leaving everything behind. To provide them with a sense of normalcy and humanity while they experience a difficult time in their lives, our Methodist Women seek to provide the items often left behind that make life more than just survival.
With this in mind, we ask that donations focus on quality rather than quantity. Items to donate include:
Small Gift Cards (~10$) for any local business
Purses & Wallets - Small - Totes & Luggage - Combs & Brushes
Socks, Gloves, Warm Hats, & Coats - Snacks in Sealed Original Packaging
Perfume, Toiletries, & Makeup - Jewelry & Scarves
Donations will be accepted in Todd Hall.
Look for the boxes marked "Items for Women's Shelter"
On December 1 our Youth will be doing their Christmas Light Fundraiser. If you need help pulling boxes out of the attic or the garage, setting up your Christmas tree, or hanging lights up outside (within reasonable heights) please let Pastor Bonnie know so she can get your home on the schedule. Donations made will help cover the cost of Midwinter and UMARMY.
FUMCSM is joining up with Community Action and Hemphill Head Start to make sure every child in our community gets to celebrate Christmas along with their peers. Our tree is set up in Todd Hall if you wish to participate, and collections will be taken there as well.Note for gift donations: Gifts must be in a gift bag, not wrapped. This allows volunteers to inspect gifts for safety and accuracy so that the angels do not get something unexpected.Our deadline is December 15 to ensure that the gifts can be delivered by Christmas. If you would like to contribute monetarily, visit the link below and select "Angel Tree Project." Thank you for your generosity, it brings joy to the season!
Join us for our final Wednesday Night Connect of the year as we gather together to share a meal and sing Christmas carols in the courtyard! Dinner will be served at 5:30 pm December 11 in the Fellowship Hall with night-time carols to follow. Let's join together to get into the season with some of our favorite classic carols and fill our souls and bellies while we do it!
Calling all the youth! Our group is having a progressive dinner on December 15, where we will travel from host to host, home to home, course to course! It will be a lot of fun, and an informal way to wrap-up all of our activities for this last year. Your friends are, as always, welcome to come along with us.While not required to attend, if you plan on coming, please let Pastor Bonnie know so we can get an idea of how much food is needed.
Please come join us each week at the Welcome Center where visitors and members connect with coffee and breakfast foods! It is a great way to meet people and learn how you can get further involved in the community and our ministries.
Join us this Sunday between our 8:30 and 11am services in Todd Hall.
9:30 to 10am, Sundays in Todd Hall.
Join us at 1pm on the second and forth Tuesday of every month downstairs in the Education Building if you would like to help us as we partner with the Hays County Food Bank to help serve those in need in our community.
Go to the Fumcsm Community Engagement Facebook Page and send them a direct message before the date of the food distribution to find out what you need to do to sign up.
NOTICE: The food bank does have other locations available for picking up food during this week. These include:
· Hays County Food Bank, 220 Herndon Street,
Every Monday 4 PM – 6 PM
· El Buen Pastor, 209 E. Grove Street,
Every Tuesday 1 PM – 3 PM
· Salvation Army, 300 S. CM Allen Parkway,
Every Thursday 1 PM – 3 PM (or until supplies last)
· Bobcat Bounty, W. Sessom Drive at Academy Street
(Family & Consumer Building, Room 179)
Pre- Register at bobcatbounty.tx.state.edu.
