Fuquay-Varina The Wellspring November 2015 United Methodist Church

Charge Community Conference November 3 Thanksgiving Meal We plan to prepare, package and deliver meals 7:00pm to the elderly, home-bound, and hungry in our community on Thanksgiving Day. Anyone Our annual Charge Conference has may join us at the church to dine together after been set for Tuesday, November the meals are prepared. Please visit http://bit. 3 at 7pm. This is the required ly/fvumc-thanksgiving, to see how you can annual business meeting where volunteer and what donations are needed. clergy salaries and lay leadership This meal relies solely on donations from nominations are approved. church & community members and local We will meet in room 117. businesses. Contact us at fvumcthanksgiving@ gmail.com or call 919-567-3419 (Jenn or James Akins) or 919-387-4512 (Tres Prince).

Surviving the Holidays - Special Programs Offered by DivorceCareAbout and GriefShareGriefShare Ministries Wondering how you will survive the weeks surrounding Thanksgiving and Christmas? Are you dreading GriefShare enables your church to offer ongoing weekly support groups for people who these holidays, knowing that everything has changed and that happy memories from past years can’t be recreated? FVUMC’s DivorceCare and GriefSharehave lost ministries a loved one. offer We help “Surviving you equip the a lay-led Holidays” team seminarsfor effective ministry to people especially for people for whom this time of yearin your is achurch challenge. and throughout Both programs your community. are free, nondenominational Through GriefShare, you can provide and open to people of all faiths, as well as thosebiblical, who Christ-centered do not practice hope a faith. that willYou help do not hurting have people to be rebuildpart of theira lives. DivorceCare or GriefShare group to participate. Everyone is welcome!

Monday, November 2 Saturday, November 7 7-9pm in room 117 1-3pm in room 117

Program designed for those who are separated Our Surviving the Holidays seminar is especially and divorced. You’ll learn: for people who are grieving a loved one’s death. You’ll learn: • How to deal with the many emotions you’ll face during the holidays • How to deal with the many emotions you’ll face during the holidays • Helpful tips for surviving social events • What to do about traditions and other • Ways to give your kids a good holiday coming changes experience • Helpful tips for surviving social events • How to discover hope for your future • How to discover hope for your future

5 Will You Grow? Commitment

Sunday — Pastor Gene Tyson On Sunday, November 15, we will celebrate “Will You Grow” Commitment Sunday in all three services here at FVUMC. During the services, members will be encouraged to complete their Estimate of Giving card for 2016. Biblical generosity is an opportunity for us as Christians to give back to God part of what God has provided to us and our families. It is an act of gratitude, worship and discipleship.

This year we are challenged by our theme, “Will You Grow”? What exactly does that phrase mean to us as it relates to our own generosity? The Scriptures teach us that being generous with our financial resources is really a spiritual issue and not so much a financial issue. It is based on the understanding that faith is more important than finances and the quality of the gift is more important than the quantity. Yet, we are challenged to grow in our generosity no matter where we may be in our spiritual journey.

• Will: This is a much different word than “can.” The word “can” implies ability, capacity or potential to grow. All of us can grow. The word “will” implies choice. That choice resides deep within us and is almost always directly linked with our walk with Christ. Ultimately, it is impossible to honestly profess Jesus Christ as Savior and Lord and not be generous people.

• You: This word puts the focus squarely on each of us. This is not a “what about them” emphasis, it is a “what about me” emphasis. It is not about someone else’s decision – it is about my decision to grow.

• Grow: This word addresses every person in our church, whether the most mature Christian, the largest giver, the smallest giver, the new Christian or anyone else in our church family. The growth itself stays between you and God. The emphasis for our church family is that we actively grow— choosing to be open to God, thankful to be in God’s care, and willing to give out of God’s blessings.

Dr. James Harnish reminds us in A Disciple’s Path, “a biblical understanding of the relationship between our money and our faith begins not in what we do but in what God has done for us in Jesus Christ. We love because he first loves us. (1 John 4:19) We give because Jesus gave. (Titus 2:14). Our generosity is a finite response to the infinite generosity of God.”

I look forward to seeing you on November 15 as we come to remember what God has done for us in Jesus Christ, remind each other of the wonderful promises of God, and recommit ourselves to be work of God through the ministry and ministries of Fuquay-Varina United Methodist Church.

Grace and Peace, Pastor Gene Tyson [email protected]

2 Membership & Homemade Accountability “And though one might prevail against Hospitality another, two will withstand one. A threefold cord is not quickly broken.” Ecclesiastes 4:12 — Pastor Valerie Tyson Recently, I received an invitation to become a member at a big box store. I felt so lucky that In this little corner of the FVUMC world, we they chose me to be a member! Then, I read the are celebrating! The Greeting Team & Friends small print. After 90 days, I would have to pay a got busy with flour, sugar, butter and eggs and membership fee. baked our way into the Fall Festival! Tables were set up, leaves scattered about, Is there anything truly free these days? Probably and pumpkins strategically placed to anchor not. But we are willing to pay for membership. tablecloths from flying away in the breeze! It gives one a sense of belonging. Often, having a membership communicates that one shares Our homemade cakes, pies, brownies, cookies the vision and values of the place he or she is a and loaves were displayed, and as folks strolled member. by the Bake Sale, they just couldn’t resist People who have a membership at store X often purchasing one of the many yummy baked value low-priced goods. People who hold a goods to choose from. membership at a gym value health. Now, how By the time all was said and done, every often that gym membership is used is another single crumb had been purchased! story! Do you know that FVUMC has membership? You What are we doing with the proceeds? don’t have to be a member to attend Worship or A check for $400 plus will be given to participate in our Group Life. That is to say, we the Methodist Home for Children where practice open doors to all. You don’t need a card hospitality is offered by loving people to come to church and you don’t have to pay to children, youth and families in North membership fees. Carolina who desperately need their care. We do, however, expect all who desire to grow Thank you to all who generously donated in Christ to make tithing a priority. Tithing is their baked goods and their time in an effort important to God and it’s important to us. Our to contribute to this beautiful hospitable members uphold and live out certain values. ministry, the Methodist Home For Children. Prayer, presence, gifts, service, and witness are Thanks also to those who supported the practices that signify membership in FVUMC. Greeting Team Bake Sale by making a Membership in our community is a way we hold purchase! What a great way to love God, learn one another accountable to the basic practices God, serve God and share God! that shape our Christian life. Blessings, Valerie Tyson, [email protected] Matt Seaton, [email protected] Pastor of Welcoming & Congregational Care Pastor of Christian Formation & Missional Outreach

“Then the king will reply to them, Interested in Joining? ‘I assure you that when you have FVUMC membership classes are being offered done it for one of the least of these starting Sunday, November 8 at 9:30 or 11:00 on the adult wing. The 4-week class meets 11/8-15 and brothers and sisters of mine, you finishes on 12/6. For questions, contact Pastor Matt have done it for me.’” Matthew 25:40 Seaton at [email protected] or 919-552-4331, ext. 103. 3 Thank Yous Thanks from Wake From the bottom of my heart, I thank each and County Human Services every person who prays for me, calls, visits, brings I want to acknowledge your outreach and food, provides transportation....for EVERY act of community service to the Cleary family. As a case kindness shown me and my children as our loving manager for this special needs child, I had contacted Heavenly Father continues to heal my body, mind several agencies regarding the need for a wheelchair and spirit. — Fran Sykes ramp for this child. One agency stated they would consider it but the family would have to use a daily A huge thank you to the dedicated volunteers who service which the child does not need at this time met over several weeks to clean our main kitchen! nor does the family desire at this time. Every last utensil and every nook and cranny was cleaned from top to bottom. We are grateful for I work with a colleague who is a member of your their time and hard work! church, and she made the connection for me to your missions program. In August, Mr. Bob Anderson contacted me. He indicated most likely the team Thanks to all who supported missions by sitting would complete the project in October. Much to in the pumpkin patch. We had a good year, my surprise, when I contacted Ms. Cleary in early but due to the many days of rain our proceeds September, she informed me the ramp was built. are a little under what we usually do. However She is extremely pleased, happy and relieved that it is still great & we will report totals next month. this need has been taken care of. I saw the ramp — Bob Sheets and Lynne Sorrels, coordinators myself on Tuesday, and I am also extremely pleased and relieved that this need has been taken care of. Thank you to everyone who participated in the Sincerely and Thanking You Again, Women’s Retreat. We would like to thank our Rose Crickenberger, RN BSN Christ filled Speakers, our wonderful Worship Care Coordination for Children Team, our Holy Yoga Sisters and a big shout out Southern Regional Center to the Planning team. Without everyone coming together special times like this would not be possible. 2015 Budget Summary Detailed monthly financial reports are always available Offerings in the church office for your review. and Envelopes Total Annual Budget $ 1,514,405.35 Budget needed YTD - 10/26/15 $ 1,090,480.32 When you make your offering on Received YTD - 10/26/15 $ 1,095,808.07 Sunday mornings, please be sure Difference $ 5,327.75 to note on the memo line what the tithe/offering is for. Building Fund Restricted Account - 9/30/15 $ 69,184.56 Building (Brick & Mortar Expenses Only) Restricted Account $ 20,000.00 Offering envelopes are not Total - 9/30/15 $ 89,184.56 required. However, if you prefer to use an offering envelope, please YTD Budget Expenditures as of 9/30/2015 $ 1,027,244.34 go to fvumc.org/offering- envelopes or call 919-552-4331 no Sunday Worship Attendance later than November 10. Oct Oct Oct Oct Monthly 2015 Don’t forget that online giving is 4 11 18 25 Average Average an option - please take a moment 8:00am 74 78 62 66 70 77 to visit fvumc.org/give-online to 9:30am 436 359 377 394 392 381 setup one-time or recurring gifts, 11:00am 253 289 372 235 287 280 and you’ll be able to make Total 763 726 811 695 749 738 4 changes at your convenience. Many Thanks to Everyone Who Helped Make the Fall Festival a Great Time! Thank you to EVERYONE who made this year’s Fall Festival a time of great fellowship and fun! The trunks were wonderful, the games were so much fun, the mission activities fair was exciting, and the chili was fabulous! Congratulations to Angela Hinton for winning our Chili Cook-Off and to Maggie Davis, our runner-up! Angela will be entered into the Town of Fuquay- Varina’s Chili Cook-Off on November 7 downtown. Come out and support our church representative and taste some more great chili. Congratulations also goes to our Pumpkin Carving Contest winners: Best Design – Maggie A., Most Original – Jacob H., and Funniest – Dakota S. Your pumpkins looked great!! Also a special thank you to all of those who served by helping park and guide traffic, for sitting at our voting tables, and to those who came out on Saturday to get our grounds looking so great! We would also like to thank our Seeds of Faith Preschool for donating the Inflatable Obstacle Course, the Men in the Morning study group for donating the Dunking Booth, and Bobby Lumsden and the Cub Scouts for setting up the Human Foosball game.

5 discovered ¡Hola! from Costa Rica some needs that - The Page Family your gift is also supporting. We greatly miss our church family. Each Sunday There is no we attend the Quaker meeting, singing for 30 public library minutes, then an hour of silent meditation. This is here. A group of a wonderful experience, but we miss hearing His local people have word spoken by our pastors. They did have a potluck acquired a space, one Sunday that would make any Methodist proud! rent free for a Independence Day Parade Angelee has settled into her classes at the Cloud year, and have Forest School (CEC), an environmentally-focused, 3 small bookshelves. This space is conveniently bilingual school. Over 95% of the students are Tico located in the commercial center where on (Costa Rican) with 75% of these on scholarship. This Friday nights it is like a family gathering of the is a wonderful education that most families could community at la feria ( farmer's market). Your gift not afford without scholarships. has bought them a chair for the volunteer librarian, a sofa, table with 4 chairs, and 2 stools. Prior to this Angelee has a 1.25 hour Spanish class each day, they sat on the floor. They are trying to raise funds Environmental Ed, as well as math and other to purchase the space, and we suggested letting subjects. She has made friends within her school, classes, businesses, etc., purchase a square foot or the Friends School (Quaker), as well as many of square meter. If you or your group are interested in the Tico kids living near us. Her favorite pastime buying a portion, please email us. is running around the community park with the kids, taking yoga, and 2 art classes in the afternoon. There have been many adjustments: the only hot The local moms love her and how she takes care of water is in the shower, an occasional small scorpion the younger kids. in the house, Karen was greeted at the door by a large tarantula, as well as learning a new language. Karen and Les have taken But God is good! He opens new opportunities every three weeks of intense day. And He has Blessed us with a loving family, Spanish immersion classes church family, and friends who hold us in prayer. at CPI. We will work with another local teacher for Yours in Christ, a few weeks then return The Page Family to CPI for a fourth week. A huge thank you to the UPDATE: Since the above was written, we have congregation for their visited NC. It was such a blessing to worship with generous gift that paid for our church family and hug so many of you! Les two weeks at CPI! joined The Early Risers study group, something School Cleanup Day he deeply misses. Angelee was able to join her We volunteered at the Wednesday girls' Life Group. Small groups have school to prep a building for painting and cleaned been such a large part of our lives, and we hope to up the yard and trails. Karen helped cook a be able to have one here in Costa Rica. special meal for the school this month, and hopes to help with ESL for the smaller kids. We are With the support of FVUMC, we purchased much- hoping to assist a local park, Bajo del Tigre, with needed whiteboards for the CEC along with the dry much needed trail repair. This park is part of the erase markers collected by the youth. This enables Children's Eternal Rain Forest. We also walked students to quickly practice writing and take notes in the Lantern Parade, on the eve of Costa Rica's as they study in the rain forest. Many, many thanks independence, celebrating the torch that is carried from the school; you just don't know how much through Guatemala, Nicaragua, and Costa Rica in this means to them. The Library is now open and celebration of Central America's independence. checking out books. On October 30, some of our Angelee carried a lantern she made in school. teens gathered to read scary stories to the local children before Halloween. Other opportunities As we have learned more about the Monteverde/ have presented themselves and we are so thankful 6 Cerro Plano/Santa Elena community we have to God for allowing us to join His mission! Youth Missions Update Circle of Faith Meetings With November fast approaching, the FVUMC Circle of Faith meetings are held on the first youth are stepping into a time of giving, both of Tuesday of the month at 10am. All women are their time and material goods. encouraged to attend! This is a community of women whose purpose is to know God, to In November, all of the girls high school Life experience freedom as whole persons through Groups will be participating in Operation Jesus Christ, to develop a creative supportive Christmas Child - an outreach event that provides fellowship, and to expand concepts of mission Christmas gifts to children in poor communities through participation in the global ministries of around globe. FVUMC is the relay center for the the church. Fuquay-Varina area, meaning that FVUMC is a collection center. Tuesday, Nov. 3 10:00am Room 117 Tuesday, Dec. 1 10:00am Room 117 On November 11, the girls will be holding a shoe- box packing party for Operation Christmas Child. Each Life Group will be assigned an item to bring November Book Club on the night of the event (the shoeboxes will be November 20 provided). My Accidental Jihad Kathryn Blanton is organizing the event, and when talking about it, she said, “It’s something by Krista Bremer fun for the girls, but the kids on the receiving Fifteen years ago, Krista Bremer would not have end get so much more; they get to feel the love been able to imagine her life today: married to of Christ.” If there are any additional questions a Libyan-born Muslim, raising two children about this specific event, contact her at (919)418- with Arabic names in the American South. Nor 0819. could she have imagined the prejudice she would Additionally, the entire Youth Group will be encounter or the profound ways her marriage helping with the Clothing Closet on November would change her perception of the world. But on 7. The Clothing Closet is a ministry that a running trail in North Carolina, she met Ismail. provides free clothes to those in need within the This is the story of a bicultural marriage— surrounding Fuquay-Varina community. For and aren’t all marriages bicultural? In any this event, members of the Youth Group will be marriage, we might discover that our mate helping to set up, welcome guests, and clean up. is foreign to us, with very different language, Also those who are Safe Sanctuary-certified will memories, and assumptions about home and be assisting with childcare. family. How we respond to difference shapes Please remember that any youth are encouraged our world. Profoundly moving and often funny, to partake in these events whether they come to this meditation on tolerance explores what it the weekly youth gatherings or not. Hope to see means to open our hearts to another culture everyone there! and to embrace our own. It is Krista Bremer’s unexpected struggle to reach beyond herself, her — Tori C. accidental Jihad. To join the dinner and discussion on Friday, Fair Trade Store Success November 20 at 6:30pm, contact Suzanne Jones at [email protected] or Matilda Storm at Through your support of the fall Fair Trade [email protected]. store, our congregation and community were able to support artisans from all over the world. Approximately $9,000 in merchandise was sold, Main Street Kitchen 11/21 more than half of which goes directly to the One way we serve and share God is through artisans. In addition, over $900 will be donated to the meal preparation and delivery of our Main Heifer International. A full report of the impact Street Kitchen ministry. Preparations start at your purchases made is being prepared for the 10am and continue through the early after- December newsletter. noon. Contact Paula Cade at 919-753-8168. 7 Youth & Family Ministries

We’re Teaching This: When it comes to junk food, nearly everyone has Gossip. Movies. Spending money. Sex… Temptation is a weak spot. Maybe for you, it’s the perfect salty everywhere. But what are we supposed to do about bag of chips. Or maybe it’s beef jerky or those tiny it? Most of us know that giving in never makes pizza rolls. Maybe you have a sweet tooth and you our lives better, so what is it about the things that just can’t pass on ice cream or cookies… or both. tempt us that makes us feel so powerless to say no? Whatever it is, we all have something that taps into Thankfully, Scripture has a lot to say when it comes our weak spot, our cravings. When it’s around us, we to temptation. And while there’s no promise that it just can’t seem to help ourselves. And it’s more than will ever go away, we can find the courage to resist just junk food, right? That “gotta-have-it-right-now” it, replace it, and avoid getting hooked. temptation can pop up in a lot of different areas.

Think About This: We all want our students to avoid temptation. We own response to their tempting situations. How want them to eat right, make healthy choices, drive we respond, our actions and reactions, not only tell cautiously, be responsible and avoid things that students what we believe about the situation but will hurt them. But knowing how to help them also what we believe about them. And that’s why, navigate temptation can be tricky. The temptations even when it’s difficult, we must learn fight the urge our students deal with can look and feel different to over-protect or under-protect our student. than the ones we faced as teenagers. And, no matter 1. The urge to over-protect. Knowing the many how much we know about their lives, there’s still temptations our students face, the billions of a pretty good chance that they’re faced with some dollars spent to entice them to make unhealthy temptations that we don’t even know about. choices, it’s enough to send any parent into Even though we can’t know everything that full on isolation mode. However, experts entices our students, helping them learn the suggest that overprotection can lead students skills to navigate tempting situations my not be to increased alcohol use, obesity, social anxiety, as complicated as we think. Often, the best thing and decreased ability to cope with temptation we can do for our student is to be intentional our when the parent is not around. Basically, the opposite of what we want to happen. So, what are some ways to avoid over-protecting? QUESTIONS? Contact Bobby Rackley • Say yes….sometimes. There are certain situations when it’s vital for a teen’s safety that their Director of Youth & Family Ministries parents say “no”. But that’s not every situation. [email protected] 919-552-4331 Saying “yes” to something previously off limits 8 Continued on next page Congratulations! Sr. High Costa Rica Mission Trip We celebrate that one of our high school Student/parent information session students, Eleanor B., is sharing her testimony at Pilgrimage this year the weekend of Sunday, November 8 November 13-15. She will be speaking to over 6,000 UMC youth and adults. 7 p.m.

Think About This: continued from page 8 communicates to your student you believe now more than ever. Your teenager may look they’ll do the right thing and have faith in them. and sound like an adult, but parts of their And, it gives them the opportunity to practice brain are still under construction, specifically making wise choices. the parts that help them process risk and consequences. That’s why it’s so important, • Be surprised, but don’t act surprised. Eventually, even with upper classmen, to continue to set every teenager will tell you something that boundaries for them, give them responsibility makes you cringe. In moments like these, it’s incrementally, and let them know that you’re important to keep cool on the outside, even there to help along the way. if you’re shaking out on the inside, because freaking out about temptation doesn’t lead • Do give them an alternative. As adults, we students to avoid it. Many times, it just leads know that the best way to fight temptation them to avoiding telling you about it. is to do something else. It isn’t enough to say “don’t eat the cheeseburger” or “don’t sit on the 2. The urge to under-protect. In a world where couch all day.” We are most successful when parents are labeled “helicopters” or “hovering”, we give ourselves alternatives like healthy it can be tempting to think that the best snacks and fun ways to exercise. The same thing for your student is to take a hands-off is true for our students. When we talk about approach. But leaving teenagers with too much temptations they may face, we’ll often find freedom and not enough guidance can be just more success if we focus on the “do” instead of as dangerous as overprotecting them. the “don’t”. Helping your teenager find healthy • Don’t check out. Sure, you’re close to the finish alternatives to their temptation is a win every line, but the truth is your student needs you time. Try This: Just like any other life skill, our students are Whatever your temptation, simply choose to most likely to learn how to deal with temptation replace it with something better for you for one by paying attention to how we deal with it. This week. Chances are your student is paying attention, month, choose a healthy alternative to your own and when he or she asks, be willing to tell them temptation. It can be as simple as… why you’ve made the switch. In doing so, you may inspire them to find some healthy replacements for • Tempted to gossip? Change the subject. their own toughest temptations. • Tempted to lose your temper? Head to the gym. • Tempted to waste hours in front of the TV? Work on your hobby instead. Youth Missions Update • Tempted to text while you drive? Turn off your See Page 7 phone and listen to the radio instead. 9 A Month of Thanks: A Family Activity for Thanksgiving November is here, and the hustle and bustle of the holiday season is sure to follow soon! Here’s a fun idea to help your family remember the blessings that have come your way during this Mark your calendars for the Kids Thanksgiving season. NPraise Christmas Musical, Pancake Beginning November 1st and going through Supper, and Birthday Party for Jesus Thanksgiving Day, have each member of your on Saturday, December 5! family write what he or she is thankful for on a piece of paper and place it in a special bowl or 4pm – Kids NPraise musical container each day. Don’t tell the others in your “Wrapping All the Way” family what you have written down. (If you have younger children, mom or dad may have 5pm – Pancake Supper to help write down what the child is thankful Tickets sold on Sunday mornings and for. Even children as young as two and three can by the church office on Wednesday participate in this activity.) afternoons beginning on Nov. 11. Payments may also be made online. On Thanksgiving Day, take out the pieces of paper you have collected during the month and 5:30pm – Birthday Party for Jesus read them aloud as you celebrate the day! The Interactive family event where families things you write down don’t always have to be welcome in the Christmas season with serious. By the end of the month, you may begin crafts and games. to think of things that you may not think of on a daily basis to be thankful for! It is always fun to read what each person has written as you gather on Thanksgiving Day. Seeds of Faith Preschool You could do this with just your immediate We’ve had a busy October. Our children visited family, or you could also involve your extended our church pumpkin patch as many times family and use it as a way to celebrate when you as possible - children & pumpkins what a get together for your big Thanksgiving meal or special love! Our F-V firemen came and spoke connect long-distance. with our children and let them get into one of If your family decides to participate this year their fire trucks. We had many little “ goblins” in this family activity, let me know how it went roaming through the halls to treat with their and we’ll include your story in next month’s friends, and we had great halloween parties newsletter! with our parents. Our children continue to be very excited with our interactive Bible stories. Amanda Rackley [email protected] On to a great November! Director of Children & Family Ministries Peace and love, Ms. Lynne A Special Thanks The children’s ministry would like to thank the FVUMC News & Events Seeds of Faith Preschool for their donation of a flat You can always check up on the latest news online screen TV! This TV is used during the 9:30 Sunday at fvumc.org/news. The News page includes school rotation time as well as for Children’s current articles and links to the online versions of Worship at 11:00. Thank you so much, the Wellspring newsletter, the weekly bulletin and 10 preschool! We really appreciate it!! sermon recordings. Clothing Closet Is 11/7 In Our Thoughts The Clothing Closet is a ministry offered quarterly to provide free clothes. To make this community and Prayers outreach possible, it takes many hours of setup and organizing donations. We offer our sympathy and prayers to: • NEW TIME: Help bring the clothing from Bob Tebo, on the death of his brother the sheds into the centrum. Trucks needed! In our prayers: Wednesday evening 11/4 starting at 6:30pm Susan Buker & family, Betty Palmer, David LaBianca, • Organize and sort donations Thursday 11/5 Julie Banner, Glenna Eargle, Bruce Wynne, Vikki from 9am-4pm & Friday 11/6 from 9am-2pm Casanave, Susan Greer, Carole Drake, Larry Rose, Anderson Ward, Doug Bennett, Joy Sarles, Fran Sykes, • Offer a warm greeting to our guests at the give- Mike Tucker, Joan Lesher, Nancy Patrone, Jim Cleary, away on Saturday 11/7 from 8-10am — Cleanup Bob Pavone, Ron Richardson, Bob Sheets, PJ Ramsey, immediately following Bernard McLeod, Dan Sass, Mary-Anne Hatch, Koyla Knox, Judy Dolan, Cornelia Coble, Vicky Croft, Tom • Donate trash bags or breakfast items Myatt, Carol Chambers, Lois & David Stuart, Jakob Separate items by type/size (ex: Ladies Medium). Kish, Mario Marchese, Rob Matney, Iris Brown, Logan Bring donations to the centrum on Thursday or Thomas, Dee Chisenhall, Jeff Fox, Emily Ashworth, Friday. Contact Heather Williams for questions at Craig Judd, Clay King, Jill Zatyko, Sue Simkiss, Bill Young, Bob & Katharine Kinton, Howard Hanmann, 919-818-0453 or [email protected]. Fran Applegarth Handbell Festival FVUMC’s FANFARE Handbell Choir will Columbarium Update participate in the Capital Area Handbell Festival With the required on Saturday, November 7 in the Kerr Scott funding in place, we have Building at the NC State Fairgrounds. This been moving forward event will feature 30 – 40 handbell choirs from with Phase 1 construction around the area, coming together for a mass plans for the ringing extravaganza. The event culminates with columbarium for the last a concert that is open to the public at 4:00 pm couple months. Materials on Saturday, November 7. All are invited! (The have been ordered and concert is held at the Kerr Scott Building.) the units are being fabricated. However, progress of the on-site construction has been delayed a bit by unexpected permitting requirements. Save the Dates We are scheduled to go before the F-V Board of Saturday, December 5 Adjustments on December 14 for final approval, and actual construction should begin on-site 4:00 pm - Kidz NPraise Christmas Musical shortly thereafter. This unexpected delay extends “Wrapping All the Way” your opportunity to take advantage of special Sunday, December 6 pre-construction pricing. Don’t forget, the price of 8:00 & 11:00 am Worship each two-person niche remains at $3,000 until our Sounds of the Season – Instruments of Praise on-site construction begins and then increases to $3,500 (installment plan available).For church Sunday, December 13 members concerned about making such a long- 9:30 & 11:00 am Worship term commitment, there is a provision that Christmas Cantata – Combined Choirs & Praise Band allows for a refund should your have to relocate. Visit fvumc.org/columbarium or email kentate@ Sunday, December 20 embarqmail.com for more information. Thanks 8:00 & 11:00 am Worship to everyone for their prayers, support and Sounds of the Season – FVUMC Handbell Choirs patience! 11 Event Supporting Caring Connections on 11/12 Community On Thursday, November 12, a special event is being held at Woodhaven Baptist Church on Kildaire Thanksgiving Worship Farm Rd in Cary to support the Caring Connections Ministry. Tara Furman of Knowing God Ministries is the guest speaker, and her talk is entitled Tuesday, November 24 “ENOUGH — Filled by God, Rather Than the World.” Melissa, a participant in the ministry, will share her at 7pm testimony and how her mentor has impacted her life. Visit caringconnectionsministry.com to order First UMC, Main St. tickets ($20) or call 919-231-3995 ext 109. Love offering supporting TVR Banquet Is 11/10 Family & Community The Raleigh Area TVR Banquet is set for November Empowerment Services (FACES) 10 at 6:30pm at FVUMC. Tickets are $15 and Formerly SWFCA include a delicious meal and entertainment (The Hall Sisters)! You will be blessed by this vocal/ instrumental ensemble of sisters from Garner. Email Sandra Bass ([email protected]) for tickets. Quilt Sale Benefits Operation Christmas Wide Variety of Missions Our church's Quilting with Faith quilters earned Child Seeks Volunteers over $4,000 for missions of the church in their Operation Christmas Child brings joy and hope to second annual mission quilt sale. Members of our children in desperate situations around the world church as well as friends from the community through gift-filled shoe boxes and the Good News purchased handmade quilts of all sizes, table of God's love. This program of Samaritan's Purse runners, Christmas card holders, and pillow cases. provides an opportunity for people of all ages to be The purchasers designated the mission which involved in a simple, hands-on missions project was to receive the total cost of each item. Selected while focusing on the true meaning of Christmas missions included Wake Interfaith Hospitality — Jesus Christ, God's greatest gift. Network (WIHN), Main Street Kitchen, FACES FVUMC is blessed to, once again, be the Operation (formerly SWFCA), Covenant Community Garden, Christmas Child Relay Center for our area from Congregations for Children, Quilting with Faith, November 16-23. Therefore, not only do our own Military Missions in Action, Clothing Closet, FV church members drop their shoe boxes at our Food Pantry, ZOE, Seeds of Faith Preschool, and the church, but so do church members and others Community Thanksgiving Meal. Thank you to all from all over our community. In fact, last year who purchased items to support the missions of we packed up and delivered approximately 3500 our church! shoe boxes to the Collection Center to then be In addition to this yearly sale, the Quilting with distributed all over the world! Faith quilters make comfort quilts for our pastors Volunteer at fvumc.org/christmas-child to help to give to those facing medical challenges in our us staff our Relay Center. Help with greeting the congregation and pillowcases given to Wake Med church representatives and individuals and log for distribution to children and youth who are and pack shoe boxes into cartons. It's certainly not hospitalized. The group meets the first and third a glamorous job, but it is rewarding and fun. With Friday of each month at 9:30 in room 117-119 on the any questions, please contact Jayne Chambers, adult wing of the church. All are welcome to join 12 919-345-4318, or [email protected]. them! No quilting experience is needed!