Sunday, January 10 is the first Sunday after the Epiphany. The Early, Informal Worship Service begins at 8:15 a.m. in the Fellowship Hall; the Contemporary Worship Service begins at 10:00 a.m. in the sanctuary with the Praise Band/Worship Team leading worship; and the Traditional Worship Service starts at 11:00 a.m. in the sanctuary. Sunday School classes meet from 9:05-9:55 a.m. except for the 50/50 Class that meets from 9:30-10:30 a.m. Pastor Dan Ferguson will be preaching a message entitled, “3 Amigos” in all three worship services. The Scripture passages will be Psalm 2 and John 17:20-26. Jane Biles will be playing the offertory, “Come, Thou Almighty King with We Will Glorify” (arr. Carol Tornquist) in the early service. In the traditional service she will be playing “Little Toccata” (Colin Curtis ). The chancel choir will be singing the introit “Rejoice in the Lord” (John Horman) and the anthem, “Wade in the Water” (Donald Moore). Dorothy Trinkle will serve as the liturgist in the traditional service.

On Monday January 11, the Monday Morning Moms meet at 9:30 a.m. in the parlor. The Quilters meet at 9:30 a.m. Monday and Wednesday mornings the Quilters meet in the Quilters Room in the basement. The Endowment Committee will meet Monday, January 11 at 6 p.m. in the Conference Room. The Ladies Bible Study meets each Wednesday at 7:00 a.m. in the conference room. The Faithfully Fit Forever Exercise team will meet on Monday and Wednesday at 1:30 p.m. and Tuesday and Thursday at 10:00 a.m.

Wednesday, January 13 is our Family Night Venue! If you are interested in Financial Peace University – we will be hosting the Dave Ramsey video and financial planning series; also, Dr. Kevin Lehman’s Have a New Kid by Friday video series to help parents set boundaries and follow-through. Please contact the church office 672-6473 if you are interested. Serving from the Heart is a new class designed to help you discover your talents and spiritual gifts; and it also helps you implement these into your life and into the life of the church. Judy Rittgers is the facilitator. Connections class is moving forward with a line-up of Christian movies in January; Chancel Choir practices each Wednesday evening from 6-7 p.m. in the Sanctuary under the leadership of Bob Bitter. Each Wednesday from 6-7 p.m., we offer ministries to children. Our children ministries are age-appropriate, Bible-based stories using Veggie Tales as our media base and filled with fun activities and lots of love: Pre-Veggies (3-5 yrs.), Pri-Veggies (K-2nd grades), and Grapple (3rd -5th grades) . Youth ministries include Jr. High (6-7 p.m.) and Sr. High Youth (7-8 p.m.). The Scholarship Committee meets at 6:30 p.m. in the Ground Breakers Room, the Memorial Committee meets at 6:00 p.m. in the Heritage Room; and the Trustees meet at 7 p.m. in the Heritage Room. Thursday, January 14 the contemporary planning team meets at 6:15 p.m. and the praise band practices at 7 p.m.

Friday, January 15 Mom’s Day Out meets from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. in the 3 year old nursery in the basement. Their leaders are Glenda Sibley and George Fowler.

Pastor Dan Ferguson is offering a membership class on Sunday, January 24, 2010 from 1-3 p.m. for those who are interested in joining our church.

Coming in February- Super Bowl Sub Sunday is Sunday, February 7. Order a delicious sub sandwich from one of our youth. This fundraiser helps our youth support their ministry events throughout the year! Also, join us for our “Banner of Love!” season of renewal. We will have a banquet and special services! Sunday, February 14, Valentine’s Day, we will celebrate the greatest love of all with our Banner of Love Banquet at 5:30 p.m. and our special services will continue from Sunday-Tuesday evenings, February 14-16 at 7:00 p.m. Rev. Dennis Wallace, pastor of Asbury United Methodist Church in Wichita, will be our speaker for special services. Mike & Glenda Mann, ventriloquist and magician extraordinaire, will be the special guests for our banquet and minister to our children, Sunday through Tuesday evenings as well. Festivities for Ash Wednesday begin Wednesday, February 17 at 5:15 p.m. with the service beginning at 6:30 p.m. Lenten Lunches will begin on Ash Wednesday, February 17 as well.
We hope to see you in church on Sunday!