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Serving this week... (Sunday Service) Welcome & Announcements . Liturgist. Message. Organist/Pianist. Music Team. Parish Nurse. Acolyte. Greeters/Ushers. Prayers of the People and the Lord's Prayer. **Volunteers listed below are subject to change without notice** Ms. Ellen Marino. Ms. Ellen Marino. Rev. Dr. Christopher Fisher. Mrs. Cindy McClelland. Praise Team. Mrs. Ann Moyer. Mrs. Julie Saunders. . Mrs. Ann Moyer. Flowers... December 1. December 8. December 15. December 22. December 29. In Memory of Rev. Lewis Peachey. . . . In Memory of Helen Noecker Happy Birthday JoAnn Moyer. Are you interested in sponsoring the altar flowers for a Sunday morning? If so, please contact the Church Office or sign-up on the 2024 Flower Calendar Poster on the bulletin board near Fellowship Hall. If the date you had in mind is already taken, please let the Church Office know as we are able to have two sponsors each Sunday. The flowers are yours to take home after the service(s). The cost is $25; checks payable to First United Methodist Church with the words "Altar Flowers" in the memo section of your check. Thank you for honoring or remembering a loved one with flowers. Weekly Prayer Vigil... Saturday Night Speakers... December 1-December 7. December 8-December 14. December 15-December 21. December 22-December 28. December 29-January 4. Darlene Beers & Dot Murphy. April Bergen. Ruth Noecker. Marcy Hudock. Cindy & Dwight Dros. In the event of inclement weather, please call the Church Office to inquire about service cancellation. November 30. December 7. December 14. December 21. December 28. Ted Catranis. Pastor Fisher. Jodi Scheib. Doug O'Connell. Brian Reading.

Weekly Announcements These announcements are from the weekly bulletin and/or bi-monthly newsletter. You will find here information on regular announcements (i.e., signing up for newsletters, online giving) to special events scheduled. Please take some time to review these announcements. Prayer Opportunities | Prayer is such an important part of a church's life. FUMC offers many opportunities to strengthen your prayer life. Please check out our prayer ministry page . We offer prayer groups, a prayer chain, an intercessory prayer group, and many other opportunities to kneel before our Lord and Savior and share your burdens and worship and praise. For what other great nation has God so near to it as the Lord our God is whenever we call to him? ~Deuteronomy 4:7 (NRSV) Sunday Preaching Schedule (schedule may change without notice). Pastor Fisher preaching unless otherwise noted. Worship Services 9AM in the sanctuary and 11:00AM (Coffeehouse Worship) in fellowship hall Pastor Christopher Fisher (Individual message titles subject to change) 9 AM Services December 1 - " Joyfully Giving from What God Has Given Us " December 8 - "Revelation" December 15 - Advent Theme December 22 - Advent Theme December 29 - (Guest Speaker) - (10:00 AM) December Communion Offering Missions Cause TBA Alpha Course | Sundays at 11 AM The Alpha Course is a series of group conversations on the meaning of life, exploring the basics of Christian faith in an open and friendly environment. It is also a time of fellowship and friendship building. Coffeehouse Worship will resume on December 15 at 11 AM. Methodist Women Events | We will continue to meet the second Tuesday of the month at 1:00 PM in Fellowship Hall unless otherwise announced. Our focus continues to be local mission work. All ladies are welcome. Please let us know of any ideas you have or issues that you would like more information. December 12 @ 1 PM - Meet at Stella & Nicks for lunch. Requests for Prayer | Please remember to call the church office if you know of members in the hospital or if you are going to be in the hospital. A visit from our Pastor or visitation team can be arranged. Please continue to remember all those in the hospital, in mourning, and listed in the weekly bulletin in your prayers. Website Prayer Request Page: You may also submit a prayer request by accessing our prayer request page. Weekly Prayer Ministry | Wednesdays at 6 PM Our Prayer Ministry will also continue to run every day of the week with prayer partners meeting for one hour a day with a one-week-at-a time commitment. Please sign up in pairs to pray for one hour a day during your week for the Kingdom of God to come more fully in our church and our community and beyond. We will continue to promote the prayer team ministry on Sunday mornings with the prayer clipboard circulated periodically. Please join us as we seek God together! Next Community Lunch is December 14 at 12 PM All are welcome to share this time of fellowship. If you would like to sponsor a C ommunity Lunch, please contact the Church Office at 570.385.3941 for contact information regarding available dates. Men's Breakfast | December 21 at 8:00 AM For more information, please contact the Church Office at 570.385.3941. There are times when things are not going well for each of us, perhaps we ourselves are sick, perhaps there are loved ones who are sick or hurting, maybe there is a family emergency or crisis, during these times you don't need to be alone. Our Pastors, Minister of Visitation, or even our Lay Leader would be very happy to come and visit with you. Before you reach a place where you feel alone and that no one cares, please call the Church Office and let the office staff know that you are in need of a visit. The message will be passed along quietly to the Pastors and a time for a personal visit can be arranged. Others of us tend to prefer to weather these times quietly and by ourselves; if that is you, please be aware that there is a Prayer Ministry team that is willing to intercede and pray for you. You can access the Prayer Ministry through the website, by calling the church office, or prayer chain . Most importantly, remember that you have a church family that is willing to walk along side of you at all times. Also, please know that you don't need to be a Pastor or Lay Leader to visit and care for your Brothers and Sisters in Christ. You can visit our homebound members. If you enjoy getting to know new people and would like to spend some time with members of our First Church family that can no longer make it to church on a Sunday morning, please call the Church office or simply put a note in the offering plate and someone will contact you. Thank you for taking the time to spend a few minutes sharing the love of Jesus with our members who can no longer come to church! Did you know…? FUMC saves Redner’s receipts Do you shop at Redner’s? If so, do you have a Save‑A‑Tape /Pump Perks/Rewards Card? FUMC participates in the Redner’s 1% Save‑A‑Tape program. Remember to use your Redner’s Save‑A‑Tape/Pump Perks/Rewards Card and put your entire receipt (must include their message "Visit us at www.rednersmarkets.com " at the bottom for it be valid) in the wooden box on the shelf in the corner of the narthex marked Redner’s receipts. By using your rewards card each time you purchase merchandise (excludes, fuel purchases and items controlled by the federal or state government such as tax, milk, and tobacco products) at Redner’s Warehouse Markets, your receipt will be designated as a 1% Save‑A‑Tape customer receipt with a Save‑A‑Tape total printed on the receipt. Receipts that have been highlighted or written on are not eligible, so please do not mark or circle the receipts. Participating in the 1% Save‑A‑Tape program does not exclude your ability to receive gas points, etc. If you don’t already have a rewards card, you can pick one up at any Redner’s locations. The card is free and you DO NOT HAVE TO GIVE ANY PERSONAL INFORMATION to receive the card. Your name is not on any mailing list if you request a card. Our church gets 1% of the total of all receipts. For example, if the receipts total $5,000, we would get $50 to be put towards Christian Ed. Please consider participating in this easy program.

FUMC WORSHIP LIVE-STREAM Our prayer is that each of these messages will touch and bless each of you in some way. Sunday, December 1, 2024 | 9:00 AM Rev. Dr. Christopher Fisher Message: "Joyfully Giving from What God Has Given Us" Order of Worship Advent Wreath Reading Online Giving Also Available On:

"Our mission is to make disciples for Jesus Christ for the transformation of the world." Welcome in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ! We're glad to have you come by to check out our website. We are a Bible-believing congregation that loves the Lord and has a heart for missions. We are excited to share with you the love of Christ and power of the Gospel. May the Lord richly bless you. Sunday Morning Worship Live Stream Sunday, December 1, 2024 | 9:00 AM Rev. Dr. Christopher Fisher Message: "Joyfully Giving from What God Has Given Us" Order of Worship Advent Wreath Reading Online Giving There are options to give your tithes and offering electronically: You can click the link to the right and it will take you to the online giving page; You can go to the menu bar above and choose the online giving button; or You can scan our Church's new QR code to the right and that will take you to the online giving page. Worship Service Videos Archive Clicking the link above, you will go to the LiveStream page. You will see a block similar to this in the upper left corner of the video window. If you click the down arrow, you will be able to access previous weeks' messages. Online Giving Check out our Podcasts!! Our church now has a podcast that will make Pastor Fisher's sermons available. Our podcast is called, "Igniting Your Faith," and can be found on many of your favorite podcast sites such as Spotify, Apple, Anchor, Breaker, Google Podcasts, Pocket, Radio Public, TuneIn, and Pandora. You can listen to Pastor's sermons at any time, and download them for future listening. Go to any of the podcast sites and type "Igniting Your Faith" in the search area and you should find it. There will be a picture of our altar window to help you find it. Or you can click this link and it will take you to our new page "Igniting Your Faith" and find links that you can use as well. Spread the word. Let's grow in God's Word by Igniting our Faith.

​ What is Alpha? Alpha is an extended conversation in a weekly group study on the meaning of life and the Christian faith. Participants take part in a meal and fellowship followed by a video presentation and small group discussion opportunity. ​ Fall 2024 Alpha : The Fall Alpha series will begin Sunday, September 8th, and will take place during our second service in Fellowship Hall. The Alpha Day Away will take place on Saturday, October 26th, at the Church of the Good Samaritan in Paoli, (as last time) . ​ This Alpha series will be used as a new member's class but will also include an outreach element to invite folks from the community to join us. ​ All who are interested in learning more about faith in Jesus Christ are welcome to attend. ​ Schedule : Meet and Greet: 10:45 AM - 11:00 AM Brunch Meal: 11:00 AM - 11:20 AM Short Prayer & Song 11:20 AM MC Welcome 11:25 AM Alpha Video 11:30 AM - 12:10 PM Conclusion 12:30 PM (firm stop) ​ (Childcare will be provided) ​ How to Help :​ Prayer Team, Hospitality, Table Leaders, Kitchen Help, Food Prep. (light lunch menu) , Setup & Cleanup, Help with Childcare Team ​ ​​​​ ​ ​ ​ If you have any questions, contact the church office at 570-385-3941. ​ 08/21/24 ​ ​

MESSAGES Streamed Recordings Beginning March 22, 2020, FUMC started to live-stream the worship services. These streamed services can be found through the website , through our Facebook page , on YouTube , or Vimeo . ​ Podcasts We offer an archived library of podcasts from our regular weekly and holiday services prior to March 22, 2020, in two formats: (1) contains just the scripture and message or (2) if your preference is to listen to the entire worship service (announcements, music, prayers, etc.), please contact the Church Office at 570.385.3941 or send an email to office@havenfirstumc.org to request a copy of the service on CD. ​ ​ Our prayer is that each of these messages will touch and bless each of you in some way.

The information on this calendar is generally based on the information in the newsletter and Sunday bulletins. Therefore, this information is subject to change and may not be reflected within the calendar if changes are made by event organizers without notification to the Church Office. If you see any discrepancies and would like the information updated or have a new item to be submitted for the calendar, please contact the Webmaster .

CONTACT US Tel: 570.385.3941 Fax: 570.385.6842 420 Saylor Street Schuylkill Haven, PA 17972 office@havenfirstumc.org Church Office Hours: Monday through Friday ~9:00 am to 2:00 pm Enter Your Name Enter Your Email Enter Your Subject Enter Your Message Thanks for submitting! Submit Click here for written directions to FUMC

SMALL GROUPS (UPDATED 11/05/24 ) FUMC promotes participation in Small Groups as a way to meet other Christians, participate in shared interests, support each other's needs, and build lasting friendships in a one-on-one setting with limited attendance. Currently, our groups are held in-person, virtual (highlighted in this listing) , or blended in-person and virtual (also highlighted) . If you have an interest in joining one of the groups below, contact the leader directly or if assistance is needed, contact: ereed@havenfirstumc.org If Group Leaders need to change their meeting information, send updates to: ereed@havenfirstumc.org Life In Action Groups Our interest is in following Jesus' command to "go and make disciples". We study and practice within our Group and then go out into the community to make disciples. Recommended readings for this group are listed at the bottom of this page.​ ​ Sundays Led by: Pastor Chris Fisher & Gary Daum Study: Alpha Series Where: Church's Fellowship Hall Frequency: Weekly, 11:00 AM (contact the church office for participation and/or team information) ​ Young Adult (18 to 30-something) Led by: Adam Kraft Study: Spiritual Nourishment, Inspiration and Guidance Where: Church Frequency: Weekly, 10:15 - 11:00 AM ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Mondays Led by: Ellen Marino Study Book: Between Two Trees (women's group) Where: Church Frequency: Weekly, 10:15 AM ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ​ ​​​ Days/Times/Location may vary for: Senior High Youth (9th - 12th grades) iGnite Sr. High for information & schedule, refer to: the FAMILIES tab on this website page: Youth - High School Middle School Youth (5th - 8th grades) iGnite Jr. High for information & schedule, refer to: the FAMILIES tab on this website page: Youth - Middle School ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ​ Encouragement & Accountability Groups We are smaller groups which meet regularly to support and encourage each other in our walk of faith.​ ​ Mondays Led by: Darlene Beers Where: varies Frequency: Weekly, 8:00 AM (temp. filled) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Tuesdays Led by: Lisi Fisher Where: Church (women's prayer and accountability group) Frequency: Weekly, 5:30 AM Led by: Doug O'Connell Where: Men's meeting at Long Run Diner Frequency: Weekly, 6:30 AM Led by: M om's O n M issions (for mom's of little ones) Where: Church Frequency: Weekly, 6:00 PM (childcare provided) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Bible Study Group s Our interest is in-depth study of books of the Bible to better understand its teachings.​ ​ Sundays Led by: Tom Reed Sr. Study: Book of Joshua ​ Where: Church Frequency: (presently on hold to accommodate the Alpha Series) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Tuesdays Led by: JoAnn D. Video Study: Between Two Trees ( through RightNow Media) Where: Church Frequency: Weekly, 3:00 PM Led by: Shirley Yenilaitus Study: RightNow Media Topics ​ Where: Y's Home Frequency: Weekly, 6:00 PM (filled) ​ Led by: Bonnie Hawley Study: Old Testament ​ Where: Home Frequency: Weekly, 7:00 PM (filled) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Wednesdays Led by: Ellen Marino Study: Book of Matthew ​ Where: Church Frequency: Weekly, 10:15 AM ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Thursdays Led by: Eydie Re ed Video Study: Bible Backroads..Drive Through History ( through RightNow Media ) Where: Home Frequency: Weekly, 10:00 AM Led by: Doug O'Connell Study: Book of Genesis Where: Zoom (late fall/winter) Frequency: Weekly, 7:00 PM ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ​ ​ Focused Groups We have a variety of Small Groups with specialized interests.​ ​​ Sundays Led by: Pastor Chris Fisher Type: Coffee House Worship Where: Church Frequency: (presently on ho ld to accommodate the Alpha Series) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Tuesdays ​Led by: Ann Moyer & Nancy Kraft Study Book: You Were Made For This Moment (women's group) Where: Church Frequency: 2 Tuesdays a month, 2:00 PM ​ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~​​ Wednesdays Led by: Pastor Chris Fisher Type: Wednesday Night Prayer Group Where: Church Sanctuary Frequency: Weekly, 6:00 PM ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Thursdays Led by: Dot Murphy Meal & Chat: Women encouraging women (for widows) Where: varies Frequency: Fourth Thursday ea. mo., 5:30 PM ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Saturdays Type: Men's Breakfast RightNow Media Topics Where: Church Fellowship Hall Frequency: Third Saturday ea. mo., 8:00 AM ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Coming: Led by: Stacey Lehman and (TBA) Type: Celebrate Recovery Where: Church Frequency: (pending) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ​ ​ ​ If you would like to start a new Small Group, please contact the FUMC church office at 570.385.3941 for more information.

WORSHIP ATTENDANCE FORM Thank you for joining us for worship! Please complete our attendance form to let us know you're worshiping with us today. Follow this link to give your tithes and offerings: https://secure.myvanco.com/L-YXWC/home ​ Enter Your Name Enter Your Email Phone Number Street Address City State Zip Next Steps I would like to talk to the Pastor. I would like a visit by the Pastor. I am interested in joining a small group! I would like more information on the ministries. I would like to learn more about membership! Submit Please list all who are worshiping with you today This is my first time visiting First Church Praying Together What prayer requests would you like shared with our Prayer Chain? What prayer requests would you like to be kept confidential with the pastor? Thanks for worshiping with us today!

Are you going through a difficult time? Are you worried, sick, lonely, down-and-out? For over two thousand years, Christians around the world have depended on Jesus to help them get through the tough times. This CD will explain how to live a victorious life now and throughout eternity by relying on the power of Jesus Christ.

Fear2Faith: A video series on current events, Bible prophecy, and faith. Dear Friend, A recent survey by the Joshua Fund revealed that 44% of all Americans are asking why this pandemic and other crises are happening. They are wondering whether this is either a wake-up call to return to God and the Bible, a sign of coming judgment, or both (Joshuafund.com ). The survey covered a random sample of Americans, including atheists, agnostics, Jews, Muslims, and other religious groups. It showed that many people are searching the Bible and seeking online for spiritual answers in a way not seen for years. Are you asking any of these questions? Do you want to know if there is a God, if he cares about you, and how you can know him? Are you wondering if the Bible is trustworthy and might have the answers? Are you seeking hope and a sure future amidst the fear? To help with these questions, we at First UMC, Schuylkill Haven, have produced this series of messages on God, current events, biblical prophecy being fulfilled today, and the grounds for hope in Jesus Christ. We invite you to check it out. We want to help you find a genuine relationship with God and give you sound reasons to trust in Jesus Christ amidst these crises.