This Week’s Calendar of Events TODAY:
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7:30am 8:15am 9:00am 9:15am 9:15am 9:30am 9:30am 9:30am 9:30am 10:45am 11:00am 11:00am 11:00am 11:00am 6:00pm 9:00am 6:30pm 7:00pm 7:00pm 7:00pm 5:30pm 6:15am 6:15pm 6:00pm 6:30pm 6:30pm 6:30pm 7:00pm 9:00am 6:30pm 7:30pm 9:00am 7:30am 8:15am 9:15am 9:30am 9:30am 9:30am 9:30am 10:45am 11:00am 11:00am 11:00am
Informal Worship Set Up (FH), Informal Worship Rehearsal (FH) Worship (Sanctuary) Confirmation Class (218) Middle School Youth (219) The Gathering Rehearsal (110) Informal Worship (Fellowship Hall) New Member Class (214) Cross Training (Sanctuary) Adult SS Classes - Samaritan (115), Back to the Bible (210) Simply Scripture (Library) Informal Worship Rehearsal (FH) “The Gathering” Worship (Sanctuary) ALL Youth Worship Together (Sanctuary) Cross Training “One Room School House” (112-114) Seeker in Christ Adult Sunday School Class (115) High School Youth (219) “Stand Up” Staff Meeting (Office) SCNS Ministry Meeting (105) Chemically Dependent Anonymous (219) Men’s Basketball Ministry (FH) Stephen Ministry (212,214,215) Pack 198 Meeting (FH) Men’s Morning Cup of Jesus (115) Children’s Choir (Chapel) Wednesday Night Kids Club (105,106,112-114,FH) Salem Sisters (115) God & Family (215), God & Me (214), God & Me, Catholic (211) 4th &5th Grade Girls Group (212) Chimechoir (110) Egg Making Prep Day (Kitchen, FH) Choir Rehearsal (110) Troop 198 Meeting (115) SCNS Open House (111,112-114) Informal Worship Set Up (FH), Informal Worship Rehearsal (FH) Worship (Sanctuary) The Gathering Rehearsal (110) Informal Worship (Fellowship Hall) New Member Class (214) Cross Training (Sanctuary) Adult SS Classes - Samaritan (115), Back to the Bible (210) Simply Scripture (Library) Informal Worship Rehearsal (FH) “The Gathering” Worship (Sanctuary) Cross Training “One Room School House” (112-114) Seeker in Christ Adult Sunday School Class (115)
Salem Parish News – January 22, 2017 The flowers in the Sanctuary are given to the glory of God by Les & Jean Condon in memory of Jeff Condon. The flowers in Fellowship Hall are given to the glory of God by Phil & Sue Taylor in honor of Amy Hedden’s birthday.
Family Movie Night TONIGHT @ 6pm!!! Don’t miss it! Disney’s
Finding Dory
BOY SCOUT SUNDAY is Feb. 5th at Salem. Cub Pack 198 and Boy Scout Troop 198 invite all registered Cub Scouts & Boy Scouts in the congrega"on to wear their Scout uniform. Former Scouts are encouraged to wear their lapel pin of their highest rank. Scou"ng family members are encouraged to wear their “pride ribbons” for their favorite Scout(s). The church will observe Boy Scout Sunday at the 9:30 service, but a showing of Scou"ng spirit is welcome at all services.
OPPORTUNITIES FOR CHILDREN Child Care at 9:00am & 11:00am for children up to 36 months in Room 106. Sunday School for children 4yrs through 5th grade at 9:30 and for children 3yrs old through 3rd grade at 11:00am. FIELD PROJECT: You may recall back in December when we announced that the RL Lacrosse Club had obtained FREE fill and offered to pay for all other costs associated to level the east field of the church property in exchange for their use of the field. As you may have no%ced, this project has begun! The “roadway that has been created along the backside of the cemetery is temporary and only for the use of the construc%on vehicles. This will make a great area for various sports and ac%vi%es. If you have any addi%onal ques%ons, please don’t hesitate to contact the church office.
REDCAP FUEL DRIVE ends today. Help local families in need heat their homes this winter by donating to the REDCAP Fuel Fund. Checks should be written to FCSUMC with “Fuel Drive” in the memo. Contact Laurie Murry with questions. ATTENTION TREASURERS! Please submit 2016 financial records (including the final bank statement of the year) to the church office by January 29th for the annual audit to be conducted.
OUR FAITHFULNESS January 15th Attendance - 344 Tithes & Offerings - $ 11,340.85
Connect TODAY: 9:00am: Confirmation Class (Room 218) 9:15am: Middle School Youth (Room 219) 11:00am: ALL Youth Worship together (Sanctuary) 6:00pm: High School Youth (Room 219) Jan. 24th 6:30am: High School breakfast at the Summit Restaurant. Bring money & a friend - first timers eat for FREE!
Grow, cont. GOING DEEPER: Our scripture reading for the next 4 weeks as the Sunday morning messages center around “Where Is God When ...” is Psalm 139:7-12. Find some time to read and meditate on these verses daily and see what God reveals to you.
Serve
Jan. 27-29th: Zeteo Winter Retreat with Salt-n-Light in Altoona, PA Upcoming Events/Activities: Feb. 5th - Souper Bowl of Caring, Food Bank collection after each service Feb. 5th, 5:30pm - Super Bowl party at Nancy Hulsizer’s house Feb. 19th - Snow Tubing ~ Volunteers needed: Sign up of Connection Card Feb. 20th, 9am-12pm - Youth volunteer egg making
WOMEN OF LIGHT will meet for “Bring Your Own Lunch & Ice Cream Sundaes” on Sun., Feb. 5th at 12:15pm in Room 115. Please bring your lunch and favorite ice cream topping for some winter fun. We promise you will be home long before the Super Bowl. Lease sign up on the Women of Light bulletin board or call Linda Wrightstone (774-0901). New members are always welcome! If you are a single lady and want to make some new friends, join us!
Be a Disciple who makes disciples ~ Invest 60 seconds once this week to invite someone to a8end worship with you.
Grow SMALL GROUPS THIS WINTER You can find a complete list of Small Groups under the “Small Group” tab on our website (www.fcsalem.org). No internet? Call the office (938-1928) and request a copy - we will put it in your church mailbox. Contact Susan Ryder with questions. (
[email protected], 938-1928 ext. 118)
SENIOR EXERCISE PROGRAM ~ BAND TOGETHER: Hershey Medical Center, as part of a research project, is offering training & equipment to hold a senior exercise program here at Salem. Three people are needed to lead a group. Leaders are required to attend a one day training session. If you are interested in leading such a program, sign up on the Connection Card or contact Susan Ryder (
[email protected]).
IT’S EGG MAKING TIME AGAIN! Join us for egg making preparation, Jan. 26th, 9am. Egg production starts on Monday, Jan. 30th, 8am-1pm. Sign up on the Connection Card to help ~ Everyone is welcome!! FAMILIES IN THE FIELD will meet on Feb. 5th at noon in Rooms 112-114 for a potluck lunch and mission. Our monthly mission will be to pack coloring pages and crayons for the local hospital ER departments. For more informatio n, c o ntac t Chr isty Musslema n (
[email protected]).
Is God stirring your heart toward mission this year? Come for a brief informational meeting on Wednesday, February 1st at 6pm in Room 214 to find out more about the August 5-12 trip to Port Au Prince, Haiti. There will be many opportunities for serving to accommodate different ages, gifts, and abilities (including children and youth). Sign up to attend the meeting on the Connection Card or contact Marcia Sadler (
[email protected], 938-0890) with questions/interest.
Item of the Month: Mission Central sends their kits all over the world. An item needed to process these kits that o:en gets overlooked is 1/2” to 1” transparent tape. Please place the tape in the bin marked "Mission Central Item of the Month" located at the end of the hall outside Nursery School rooms (rooms 112-114).
