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05/15/2011 09:00 AM

Sunday School Guest Speaker

Mr. Gordon Walden will be guest speaker for the 'Insiders', 'Disciples', 'Seekers' and 'High School' classes on Sunday May 15th, 9:00  to 9:45, on the second floor in CFY room.    Mr. Walden has been a member of Vestavia Hills UMC for 39 years and teaches the Leigh Gray class except when he is guest speaker at other churches in the area. His messages are thought provoking and entertaining with a touch of humor.  The Title of his talk is 'Flying by the seat of your pants';  Did JESUS, Peter and Thomas? Everyone is invited.
05/11/2011 04:00 PM

Tornado Relief

We are called to “Carry each other’s burdens, and in this way to fulfill the law of Christ” (Gal. 6:2). 
Many of our neighbors are burdened by the destruction wrought by the storms and tornados of April 27, and we, at First Christian, can help to ease some of these burdens.
First Christian has been designated a collection site for the 280 corridor, and you can help by volunteering to staff our donation site seven days a week between 8:00 am – 4:00 pm.
These are immediate needs. Our neighbors will need us long-term, and as their needs shift from survival to planning for the future, our response will shift as well.
05/07/2011 09:00 AM

Stage Building Workday

All we need is 8-10 workers to build 25 stage platforms in the gym. The more help we have, the faster it gets done. We are not installing the stage, just building the platforms to put into storage. Bring a power screwdriver. We have the materials. Please contact Bill Watts to let him know you’ll be there.  Thanks, Bill Watts
05/03/2011 06:30 PM

The Adventure Nook Musical and Art Show

We invite you to visit the Art Gallery on Tuesday, May 3rd from 6:30 to 7:30 pm. Our children have been busy throughout the year working on special art projects. Our 3’s and 4’s will entertain us in the sanctuary with special music they have learned this year. Come join us! The Adventure Nook  
04/28/2011 10:00 AM

Vacation Bible School Orientation and Training

July 25-29 will be here before we know it. Soon we will all be scattering for summer fun and vacations, so before we get away we want to have our VBS training for all our volunteers. We will meet in the Farkas room at 10:00 on Thursday, April 28. We promise to have you out by noon at the latest. We may even want to grab some lunch together. We are excited about our theme and staff. Our theme this year is Galactic Blast. Our 4-year-olds through the 6th grade will explore a cosmic adventure focusing on praising our wonderful, incredible amazing, magnificent and awesome God! We will do this through Story Telling, Discovery Time, Crafts, Music, and even our snack time in our Galactic Café’. In addition, each day as we come for our Starship Galactic Praise time, we will have as our special guest, Galileo the Green Gorilla. Not to worry, he is a very friendly Gorilla. Galileo is friends with the Commander of our Starship and they will help us complete our mission. Our first priority is to be trained for this special Mission. So Galactic Blast staff and volunteers- please report to your station on Thursday, April 28th at 10:00. See you there. Thanks, Crew, we really appreciate you.                                                        Mary Pat and Julie
04/24/2011 06:00 AM

Easter Sunrise Service and Breakfast

Our Easter Sunrise Worship and Breakfast is Easter Sunday, April 24 at the outdoor amphitheater at Hargis Retreat. This year we are blessed to have the choir lead us in worship at the Sunrise Service. Following the service, breakfast will be served in the Hargis dining room at a cost of $5.75 for adults and children 6 and over, $3.75 for children ages 3–5, and children 2 years old and under are free. Please sign up for your breakfast reservation in the narthex or call the church office.
04/21/2011 09:00 PM

Twenty-four hour prayer vigil

We are having a Twenty-Four Hour Prayer Vigil beginning at 9:00 pm on Thursday, April 21 and ending at 9:00 pm on Friday, April 22.  The Prayer Vigil will be in the sanctuary with each person praying at their special time. A prayer chart consisting of 48 thirty-minutes prayer periods is in the narthex. During the Prayer Vigil there will be material available for reflection and prayer. There will also be security in the parking lot for those praying during the night hours.  Please sign up on the chart in the narthex. And remember that the Prayer Vigil takes place in the sanctuary.
04/21/2011 06:30 PM

Maundy Thursday Passover Seder and The Lord's Supper

Circle your calendar for a holy evening at First Christian this Thursday, April 21st at 6:30 pm in the Family Life Center.    The evening begins with a meal furnished by the Fellowship Mission. The cost is $5.00 for age 11 and over, $3.00 for ages 4-10, and children under 3 eat free.   After the meal, the Worship Mission will lead us in a Passover Seder. The Passover meal was instituted over 1200 years before Jesus. It recalls God saving the people of Israel from slavery to the Egyptians. Jesus celebrated it, knowing that it foreshadowed God’s ultimate saving action to be accomplished through Him.     We will celebrate the Old Testament Passover Seder, followed with the New Testament Lord’s Supper. It will be a holy moment during Holy Week as we prepare for Easter Sunday.      Make your reservations on the chart in the narthex. The nursery will be open.
04/17/2011 05:00 PM

Easter Egg Hunt

The Children’s Fellowship will have an Easter Egg today at 5:00. All children ages 2 through 5th grade are invited to come and look for eggs. A special area will be set aside for the smaller children. So come today and hear the Easter Story, dye and hunt for eggs, and then stay for the snack supper. Who knows, the Easter Bunny may even come. Bring your Easter basket and invite a friend. 
04/15/2011 10:15 AM

Easter Cantata

Our Easter cantata this year will be on Palm Sunday, April 15th at our 10:15 worship service   Please come and join the choir in praise to Jesus, our great Redeemer. "I Know My Redeemer Lives" is a telling of His story in words and music.   Through His death and resurrection, the sacrifice has been made.  The debt has been satisfied. Our redemption has been secured.  Christ has been raised. Our hope is real. Our future with Him is certain.  We know our Redeemer lives!   On Easter Sunday, the choir again invites you to join us at the Hargis Retreat for a beautiful sunrise service at 6:30 with breakfast following in the cafeteria. We will be celebrating the risen Lord in word and song.   At the 10:15 morning service in the sanctuary, the Bell Choir will be celebrating with the congregation the joy of the resurrection.                               Our hope is that you will join us as we ring in praise and worship of the risen Savior on Easter Day.  In Christ's love, JAN

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