This Week @ FUMC (Page 23)

So much gratitude for the many volunteers who helped pack 15,000 meals for Rise Against Hunger!   We are still looking for volunteers to serve our community. Please sign up below:   Community Picnic Oct 16 at 12 p.m. https://www.signupgenius.com/go/60b0b4fa5af2fa3f49-community   Trunk or Treat Oct 22 at 4 p.m. https://www.signupgenius.com/go/60b0b4fa5af2fa3f49-trunk

As we return to live attendance from a long hiatus during the COVID years, the church’s Finance Committee wishes to provide a weekly snapshot of the church’s financial condition. If you would care to donate to the church online, you may use the following link: https://giving.ncsservices.org/App/Giving/franconia Donations online are easy to complete and are greatly appreciated!

Are you looking for a way to sip and chat about exploring our world through the teachings of Jesus? Are the kiddos playing chimes and you would like to have some adult conversations during this time? Starting Sunday, October 16, we will offer a time of connection, fellowship and discussion using Nooma. Nooma is a series of short films that explore our world through the teachings of Jesus. Join the discussion….search, question, and engage on what matters most. There is…

The Seeking and Learning Together (SALT) Bible study group will start a new study beginning October 5 – November 30: “Esther: Seeing Our Invisible God in an Uncertain World” by Lynn Cowell, Amy Carroll. Synopsis: What do you do when God seems to have vanished? When you have a decision to make, when your stability is shaken, when your sure-fire plan fails—when everything is spinning out of control… Esther is the perfect partner for seeing our invisible God in uncertainty. Though she lived centuries ago, Esther…

Franconia UMC is hosting a community picnic, Sunday October 16 at 12 p.m. as part of our Love Your Neighbor campaign.  Please consider volunteering and/or donating chips, cupcakes, cookies, brownies and side dishes.  We appreciate your help! NOW Committee: Community Picnic Donations/Volunteers (signupgenius.com) If you have any questions, feel free to contact Susan Ruge-Hudson moc.liamg@eguRLnasuS ta.

Our fifth annual Rise Against Hunger event is scheduled for Sunday, October 2 at 11:30 a.m. in Cokesbury Hall. We are planning to put together approximately 15,000 meals. There will be one shift for meal packaging, plus a shift for setting up. We will also need volunteers to help with cleanup afterward. We can utilize many volunteers per shift.  We encourage people to sign up in advance but we will also accept walk-ins the day of the event. Please contact Suzanne Ackley (text or…

Youth will NOT meet this Thursday, due to the Church Council meeting at the same time. INSTEAD, the Support Squad of Franconia UMC will have its first meeting, as we support our very one Shea Porter-Miller at his band competition on Saturday. We will meet at Colgan High School at 11 a.m. outside the ticket booth and sit together to cheer on Shea!  You’ll need money for lunch (there will be food options at the school). We’ll stay until the…

One of our more popular community outreaches is our Trunk or Treat event. This year we are happy to once again offer this to the children in our community. It will be on Saturday, October 22 from 4:00 – 6:00 p.m.  We have several games, crafts and balloon animals planned in addition to the treats given at the cars. We will need several volunteers for this event in addition to candy donations and decorated cars. If you would like to…