Volume 25, Issue 12 CENTRALIA FIRST Caring & Sharing

Vangie’s Voice Inside this issue: Lions Club Glasses 2 Covenant Sunday 2 Outreach 2 Opportunity December 2 Birthdays December 2 Calendar Texts 3 Eve 3 Community Dinner 3 Greeter/ Coffee Hour Schedule 3

Conspiracy 4 Newsletter 4 Deadline Page 2

Lion’s Club Eyeglass Recycling

Do you have one or two old pairs of eyeglasses that you can no longer use? We have a wonderful use for them. The Lion’s Club can repur- pose them for children and adults around the world who ordinarily have no access to eyeglasses. Bring your old eyeglasses to the church and drop them off into the recy- cling bin in the hallway by the sanctuary. And thank you in advance for your donation. Outreach 2019 Turkey Luncheon/ Bazaar Opportunity: 10a.m.– 3p.m. International Stu- Lunch is served 11– 2. dent Host We would appreciate help on Thursday for set-up Centralia College is try- and Friday for serving, tear down, etc. ing to expand the num- ber of international stu- dents they have, but this comes with a need for more families who are willing to host one of these students. If you December Calendar are interested in this Dec 2 Quilting 10-12noon opportunity, you must meet a couple require- Dec 4 Directory Photos 1-8pm December ments: you must provide Birthdays Membership interest Class a private room for the Dec 5 6pm student, comfortable Dec 3 Margie Joy Murray bed and bedding, a clos- Dec 6 UMW Turkey Luncheon et and drawers to store and Bazaar clothing and personal Dec 11 Sandy Rydell items in, and a desk and Dec 16 Quilting 10– 12noon chair with a suitable Dec 18 UMW Birthday Luncheon lamp for study periods. Dec 26 McCartney Hull @ Church 12 noon Each host family receives a stipend from the col- Dec 24 Service 7pm Dec 29 Jacob Wegener lege. Host periods can be from a single quarter, Dec 25-26 OFFICE CLOSED to a whole year. If you Dec 27 Friday Small Group are interested in this,

contact Denise Costello. Her email address is Dec 29 All Church potluck and denise.costello@ Business Meeting centralia.edu Dec 30 Community Dinner?

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We strive to make worship

meaningful, relevant, and Dec 8: Peace challenging each and every Mark 1:4 Sunday. You are challenged to make worship a regular Dec. 15: Joy part of your life. You are Isaiah 35:1 invited to take some time to read the Scripture and re- Dec. 22: Love flect on the passages before Isaiah 9: 6-7 each worship service. Dec 29: Wesleyan Dec 1: Hope Isaiah 60:2-3

Community Dinner

December 30?

Free Meals with Christian Fellowship 5:30 p.m.-6:30 p.m. A Festival of WE WELCOME ALL In 1880 E. W. Benson, then Anglican Bishop of Truro, England, composed a Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols, based on ancient sources, for Christ- mas Eve. The Nine Lessons have been customarily used in recent years at King's College. Be sure to join us as we too participate in this English tradi- tion filled with carols and candlelight.

Greeter/ Coffee Hour Schedule For December It is so vitally important to be a church that practices radical hospitality, from the moment a person enters our doors to the time they exit the building.

Dec. 1: Friday Small Group (Phyllis Schweisow) Dec. 8: Christ and Community (Contact Steve Koreis-MacLeod) Dec. 15: Finance and Facilities Team (Contact Charlie Boyd) Dec. 22: Gifts and Graces Team Dec. 29: All Church Potluck and business meeting. There is a template in the office that can help groups plan for their turn in the rotation.

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*** Please note: If you have any information that needs to get into the newsletter, any events that need to be announced, the deadline for the January newsletter is Friday, December 27. Please have your information to the office by then, thanks! (You can email the office at [email protected] or call 360-736-7311) CENTRALIA FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH

506 South Washington Ave. Centralia, WA 98531

360-736-7311 Pastor Evangeline Rand Worship Fully pastorvangie@umcch Spend Less urches.com

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Centralia First United Methodist Church

First United Methodist Church 506 S. Washington Ave. Centralia, WA 98531 (360) 736-7311

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