Position Available

CHURCH HOSTESS /HOST

First United Methodist Church of Clinton, MS seeks to fill the part-time position of Church Hostess/Host. The main requirement of this position is to plan, prepare and serve approximately 30 annual Wednesday night dinners and 11 monthly Adult Luncheons. Additional events with meals or refreshments may also occur. Number of hours of the position is dependent on the candidate’s level of involvement in inventory of supplies, placing orders, recruiting volunteers and other functions associated with event preparations. All applicants must pass criminal background check and provide excellent references for this position. Please email resume to: ptatum@upshawwilliams.com (Patrick Tatum) or mitchell@fumcclinton.org (Mitchell Hedgepeth).

 

 

 

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Young Adult Breakfast

On January 8th during the Sunday School hour (9:55 a.m.) there will be a pot luck breakfast in the Gym for Young Adults.

Please bring a dish and join this group for breakfast and fellowship. Each Young Adult class teacher will share a few minutes about activities going on in their particular class.

Confirmation Classes

CONFIRMATION INFORMATION

We are excited to begin our Confirmation journey this year. We have seven students signed up to attend Confirmation Classes. Classes will be held in room 210 in the Gym on Wednesday evenings at 6:00 and Sunday mornings at 9:55. If you or someone you know would like to go through the confirmation process, please feel free to join us at one of these meeting times.

Reception for Alli Mellon

Meet and Greet missionary Alli Mellon and her children on December 18th at 1:00 p.m. in the Worship Center.  Alli is the director of the Hard Places Community in Cambodia.  At this reception, you can meet her and ask questions about her work, in addition to making a tax-deductible donation.  If you would like to provide direct donations, please send them to her at the following address:

International Outreach Ministries
PO Box 2140
McComb, MS  39649

Songs of the Season

On December 11 at the 8:45 and 10:45 combined services, our choir and orchestra will present their annual special music.  Come and be blessed by the sounds of Christmas!

Christmas Services

We hope you will join us at one of our Christmas services this season.  Our Advent theme is “Outside the Box – The Gift that Can’t be Contained”.  Please take a few minutes to look at the sermon information or even listen to one of the sermons from our pastor, Mitchell Hedgepeth.  We look forward to seeing you at one of our services!

Service Times:

Christmas Eve – Dec. 24, 2011
Come and Go Communion 4:00 – 5:30p.m.
Full Service 6:00 p.m.

Sunday Service – Dec. 25, 2011
10:00 a.m. in the sanctuary

 

Quarters for Change

Children’s Sunday School classes will be collecting quarters during the month of December to give to the Methodist Children’s Home. They will be putting quarters in a “change collector” card. When the card is filled, it will hold $10 in quarters!

Our Weekday Ministries Program is also participating in this project.

Advent Luncheons

“Shine! A Light for All People” is the theme of the Advent luncheons this year.  We hope you will come and listen as our pastors share four messages of light in the Christmas season.  Bring your lunch and enjoy dessert, chips, and iced tea, provided by the United Methodist Women.  We will be meeting in the gym at noon on Tuesdays

November 29 Mitchell Hedgepeth

December 6 Clint Ware

December 13 Mitchell Hedgepeth

December 20 Mitchell Hedgepeth

 

Sundays in Advent

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Beginning November 27th with the Hanging of the Green, come and share in the  sights and sounds of the season.  Each Sunday will explore an aspect of the Christmas story in a new way.

Service Times:

Traditional (Sanctuary)  8:45 a.m.
Sunday School     9:55 a.m.
Traditional (Sanctuary)  10:45 a.m.
The Connection (Worship Center)    10:45 a.m.

November 27
Hanging of the Green (sanctuary) 6:00 p.m.

December 4
Happy Birthday Jesus (FUMC gym) 9:50 a.m.
Children’s Musical (Worship Center) 6:00 p.m.

December 11
Christmas Musical  8:45 & 10:45 a.m.
Both will be in the sanctuary – Connection worships with traditional service

December 18
No special events, normal service times

December 24
Come & Go Communion (sanctuary)   4-5:30 p.m.
Candlelight Service (sanctuary) 6:00 p.m.


December 25
Combined Service (sanctuary)  10:00 a.m.