First Christian Church

Come one, come all to the TAN Circus! The circus will be held on Tuesday, January 31 at 12:30 pm. Mother's Day Out children will be spectators for this exciting event.

All parents, grandparents, and friends are invited to join us. Information on costumes will be sent home next week. We are looking for some new ideas.

If you are interested in being our Master of Ceremonies please call the TAN office at 991-9952. If you have any suggestions please call us. Thanks!

Great News! Two of our elected officials have agreed to be our speakers this month.  Mary Sue McClurkin, our state representative, and Cam Ward, our state senator will be here on Monday, January 30, to give us an update on what we can expect from Montgomery this year. 

Please sign up on the sheet in the narthex.

 

Do you know Rosie? Rosie the Riveter will be our guest at Young at Heart, on January 25 at noon.   Mark your calendars for fun with Rosie and food by Jenny. 
Please sign-up on the sheet in that narthex.
See you! Janet

All the Christian Churches in District II are having a meeting on Sunday, January 22 at 3:30 pm. The meeting will take place at Grace Christian Church in Helena. 
The program is learning about the issues of human trafficking close to home. 
The speakers are Kelly Lewis and Tajuan McCarty of the Wellhouse in Birmingham. There will be childcare available.

We will install the new church Officers, Mission Chairs, Mission Council members, Deacons, and Committee Chairs on Sunday, January 22 during morning worship. 

We are blessed to have such great leadership at First Christian.

A diaconate meeting for all deacons is scheduled for Sunday, January 15 in the sanctuary following morning worship.

The purpose will be to welcome the new deacon class of 2014, review serving procedures and to elect voting deacons for the Mission Council. 

The nursery will be open after church for those deacons who need childcare

Our Chi Rho and CYF youth and their sponsors will participate in a youth event sponsored by the United Methodist Church in Gatlinburg, Tennessee over the MLK weekend.

The event is called “Resurrection,” which is an annual event of worship and spiritual growth.

Each year over 12,000 youth and their sponsors come together to celebrate the God of the Resurrection.

Through inspirational words by nationally known speakers and music led by well-known musicians, young people encounter the Lord in new and deeper ways.

Resurrection gives evidence to the common experience of Jesus Christ’s Lordship that binds all believers.

The youth come from all over the Eastern United States as well as many denominations. This year we have 14 youth attending.

We will depart Saturday, January 14 at 5:00 am and stay in cabins in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee. We will return Monday, January 16 in the afternoon.

This year Christmas day is on a Sunday. Come Christmas day and celebrate the birth of our Savior Jesus Christ. 

Worship on Sunday, December 25 will begin at 9:00 am. There will be no Sunday School or Worship and Wonder.

The service will have a warm and family feeling. Edd will bring a creative message. Shirley Naylor will sing “Mary Did You Know”, the toys will be blessed and there will be a Holy Baptism.

Come, Sunday for a Birthday Celebration for our Savior. 

The nursery will be open.  

On Christmas Eve we will have two worship services to celebrate the birth of Christ.

The first service is at 7:00 pm. It will be a contemporary service that will be family and child friendly. Edd will share the message focused around the meaning of the song “Twelve Days of Christmas”.

George and Judy Dudley will be singing “Happy Birthday Jesus”, and Teanna Cason will play “O Little Town of Bethlehem” on the piano. The nursery will be open for this service.

Please click here for the early Christmas Eve service bulletin.

The second service will be a traditional service at 11:00 pm. Mary Pat will share the message at this service. Also, Jan will sing “O Holy Night” with other Christmas carols and scriptures to be shared by the congregation.

Please click here for the late Christmas Eve service bulletin.

Both services will have the worshipers walking forward to receive Holy Communion. Also, they will both end with the congregation singing, “Silent Night” by candlelight.

Invite a friend to one of these wonderful worship services as we celebrate the birth of our Savior.

ADVENT WORSHIP
Sunday, November 27 - First Sunday of Advent
                                       Lighting of The Advent Candles
                                       Hanging of The Greens
Sunday, December 4 -    Second Sunday of Advent
                                       All-Church Christmas Dinner
                                       Congregational Meeting
Sunday, December 11 - Third Sunday of Advent
                                       Christmas Cantata “Lead Me Back To Bethlehem”
Sunday, December 18 - Fourth Sunday of Advent
                                       Holy Baptism
                                       Christmas Outreach Offering
Saturday, December 24 -Christmas Eve Candlelight
                                       Services:
                                       7:00 Contemporary Worship
                                       11:00 Traditional Worship
Sunday, December 25 - Christmas Sunday
                                       Blessing of The Toys,
                                       Christmas Outreach Offering