THE CONNECTION

Jefferson United
Methodist Church
115 E. Main St.
Jefferson, NC 28640

December 2014

Expanding Our Food Assistance Ministry

OUR SUNDAY
WORSHIP
SCHEDULE
NO 9:00 A.M.
Service this
Month
10:00 A.M.
Sunday School
11:00 A.M.
Traditional Service

Pastor
Karen Miller
ON THE INSIDE
Our People
2
News /Notes
3
In Celebration 3
Memorials
6
Responsibilities 8
Calendar
11

The main reason our food

assistance ministry is essential to our community is that
hunger is real for many
families in Ashe county.
According to a Hunger in
America report published in
2014:
There have been many
job losses as factories
and businesses have left
our county over the past
few years, leaving people searching for ways
to make ends meet
30% of Ashe county
children live in foodinsecure homes
63% are eligible to receive free/reduced price
meals at school
Supplemental Nutrition
Assistance (Commonly
known as food stamps)
serves 4,923 Ashe county citizens.
Many of our neighbors
have to decide between
buy food or paying for
medical care, utilities,
housing or transportation.
Many are purchasing
inexpensive, unhealthy
food.
Our Food Pantry is one of

the anchor ministries of our

church. Every week someone from our church picks
up a truckload of food that
Second Harvest Food Bank
delivers to our county and
unloads it at the church. It
is sorted and put into boxes
for various size families.
Volunteers hand the food
out and a fresh order is
made for the next week.
We pay reduced prices for
all of the food we receive.
Some of the food is provided by the federal government, some is grocery store
surplus, while other food is
given by community food
drives. We also collect food
at our church the second
Sunday of every month in
purple bags, and people donate money to purchase the
food from Second Harvest.
Occasionally we make a run
to the store to get items that
are needed to provide wellbalanced food boxes.
We serve a unique population as the only churchbased food pantry in Ashe
county. We give away food
every Tuesday morning and
the third Thursday evening.
Our neighbors are currently

eligible to receive food every

other month. About 100
neighbors have been added
to the list of those we serve
this year. At the current
rate of increase, we will be
serving over 500 individuals
per month very soon.
Due to the growth, our
leaders realized that we
needed to expand our oneroom operation to meet the
needs.
The first step was to create
more space and a better
flow for food distribution.
We now have a door in the
wall between the food pantry and the room next to it
so that we can use both
rooms for food distribution.
We installed a shelf door
into each room, which will
help with distribution. We
converted an office into
space for storage and for
seating our neighbors as
they wait their turn.
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REMEMBER IN
PRAYER

Members
Lena Bingham, Kitty
Parmalee

Military
Ryan Avera
Casey Caudill
Brian Hallock
Mitchell Hallock
Anatoly Ray
Riley Watson
John Wooten
Friends
Wendell Halsey
Phillip Carter
Mary & Mark Wyatt
T.C. Hensinger
Darlene Poe
Tracy Grove
Jerry Carpenter
Jerry Hall
Kiersten Sharpe
Lindsey Bennett
Barb Wagoner
Jerry Absher
Stan Hardison
Our Staff
Karen Miller
Ashley Church
Maranda Thompson
Christina Wagoner
Zach Fulbright
Michael Bell
Clay Camp
Tiffany Fulbright
Brenda Jones

Jacky Brown

OUR PEOPLE: GATHERED TOGETHER

ACTIVE ADULTS
The Active Adults are invited to Senior Adult
Night on Wednesday, December 17 at 5:15
PM. The meal is $5, followed by music by the
childrens vocal and bell choirs.

CHURCH CHICKS
The Church Chicks and Friends will meet
on Tuesday, December 2 at 6pm at The Hotel Tavern in West Jefferson for our Christmas
get-together. Instead of exchanging gifts among
us... we will have everyone bring a wrapped
UNITED METHODIST WOMEN
gift for our JUMC shutThe United Methodist Women will have their
in and nursing home
annual catered Christmas lunch on Wednesmembers. So far, we
day, December 10 in the fellowship hall.
have 12 women and 2
couples that we will proUNITED METHODIST MEN
vide gifts for this year.
The United Methodist Men will meet on Tues- Please RSVP to Beth
day, December 9th at 6:00 pm in the Fellow- Kurtz by Monday,
ship Hall. A meal will be served by Wade Sand- December 1 877-7935
ers.
or bethbk@gmail.com.
If you would like to receive The Connection by email, please contact Ashley at
jeffersonumc@skybest.com or call the church office at 336.846.9512.

Expanding Our Food Assistance Ministry cont.

The Narcotics Anonymous group that
meets in our church has moved to the room
next to the sanctuary to provide for these
changes. It has been a good change for the
NA group because their meeting space is
now larger.
The second step in our expansion was to
apply for a major grant from the Duke Endowment to assist with the purchase of
more food. We are praying that we will be
granted $60,000 over the next three years.
That would help us assist our neighbors
once a month instead of once every other
month.
We appreciate the heroes that have made
our food pantry operational this year: Our
Coordinator Karen Cooper, Transportation
Coordinator and Packer Glenn Crawley,

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Financial Coordinator Betsy Reeves and our

Administrative Assistant Ashley Church.
We have a wonderful group of volunteers
who pick up or distribute food and there
are many more who make donations of cash
or food. We have others who have generously provided eggs or vegetables from
their own gardens!
We hope that as our food pantry expands,
our donor base and donations will expand
as well. Through October of 2014, we
spent almost $18,000 on food. This money
has all been donated for food. Thank you
for your marvelous support of the vision to
feed our neighbors in need. It takes all of
us working together to make it a vital ministry!
Karen Miller

THE CONNECTION

NEWS AND NOTES

TOTAL GIVING AS OF 11/16/14
Year-to-date Giving : $260,473.06
Year-to-date Building Fund: $67,308.00
Capital Campaign Balance Through June 30:
$405,169.78

THANKS!
We extend our appreciation to Wilma McClure, Sharon
Duvall and Trilby Wall for the beautification of the back
entry into the church.

BISHOP GOODPASTERS DIALOGUES

Bishop Goodpaster facilitated a panel discussion in June
at the Annual Conference about the future of our denomination, including the possibility of denominational
division over issues such as Biblical interpretation and
issues related to homosexuality. During that time it was
announced that there would be a series of conversations
at various sites across the conference during the coming

months, open to interested United Methodists. These

90-minute sessions will utilize a variety of models, with
opportunities to engage in conversation in a spirit of
respect, care, and openness to the Holy Spirit. The one
nearest us is 2:30 4:00 p.m. on Sunday, December 7
at FaithBridge United Methodist Church in Blowing
Rock. Anyone may attend.

YEAR END GIVING STRATEGIES

The end of 2014 is approaching. We are trying to complete our churchs ministry goals through our giving of
offerings to the General Fund. One strategy that many
people have discovered for their giving is the donation
of appreciated stocks and/or mutual fund shares as
charitable contributions. Why?
A donor who gives appreciated securities will pay no

capital gains tax on the charitable contribution. Example: Someone who owns XYZ Fund has a cost basis of
$3000, but the value has increased to $6000 in the past
five years. If the shares are sold, the investor gets
$6000 but has to pay tax on $3000 of capital gains. If
the shares are given to the church, the contribution is
worth $6000 as a charitable contribution deduction,
with no capital gains tax to pay.

Please send celebratory messages which reflect our members talents and contributions to our church and our
community to Ashley at jeffersonumc@skybest.com or drop your items in the office mailbox.

WELCOME LITTLE ONES!

We would like to congratulate JoAnn
Crawley on the birth on her grandson,
Brayden Max Humphrey (left), who was
born on October 20th. Brayden weighed 6
pounds and 11 ounces and was 18 inches
long.
Also, congratulations to Gay Freeman on
the birth of her grandson, Richard Ezekiel
McFarland (right), who was born on September 26th.
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Smaking spirits bright

CHILDRENS PLAY REHEARSALS
Rehearsals for Christmas Play will be held Wednesday, December 3 6:308:00 and Sunday, December 7 12:00-2:00.
A dress rehearsal will be held Saturday, December 13 6:008:00.
WINTER BREAK FROM WEDNESDAY NIGHT DINNERS

Our hostess, Jackie Brown, has done an awesome job

providing meals on Wednesday nights this year. We are
also indebted to Kalen Fulbright for leading our children's
bell choirs, and to Maranda Thompson, Collen Dixon and
Laura Kesler for their outstanding work with our youth.
Following the Senior Adult Night on Wednesday, December 17, we will take a break from our Wednesday night
programming and resume on January 7.
CHRISTMAS CANTATA
On December 7 at 11:00AM, the Jefferson United Methodist Church Chancel Choir will perform a Christmas Cantata
entitled, "Images of Adoration." We all enjoy the beauty of
Christmasthe music and candles, the greenery and
crimson flowers, the holy symbols of the manger, and the
star. These symbols are not merely decorations of the season. Their presence draws us into the story of Christmas
each year, reminding us of the power, simplicity, and
awesome significance of the birth of the Christ Child. The
Cantata explores these reflections of Christ through
a distinctive musical style of memorable tunes and colorful
harmonies, celebrating the Child in a thoughtful, jubilant,
and spiritual way. Soloists include Susanne Black, Jayne
Leonard, and Swift Black. Narrators will include members
of the Chancel Choir.

The senior adults of Jefferson United Methodist Church are invited to dinner and Christmas music in the fellowship hall on
Wednesday, December 17. Our children will sing Christmas carols and the children's bell choirs will play. The meal will be served
between 5:15 and 6:15, and the cost for the meal is $5 per person. There will be no youth or children's bell rehearsal on that
evening.

There will be no 9:00 AM worship

in December.

Serving Our Church &

Community: Holiday Events
Dec. 1
Youth & Families Gift
Wrapping for Ashe Co. Christmas
Project (6-8PM) at Family Central
Dec. 7

Cantata at 11:00 AM

Dec. 14

Christmas Play at 10AM

Dec. 16 Volunteers meet at Samaritans Purse Operation Christmas Child Packaging Center,
Boone 5-10 PM. Anyone may attend.
Dec. 17
5:15 PM

Senior Adult Night at

Dec. 21 Love Feast at 11:00 AM

in the Fellowship Hall.
Dec. 24
6PM

Christmas Eve Service

Dec. 25
Closed)

Christmas Day (Office

Senior Adult
Night
5:15 ON WEDNESDAY,
DECEMBER 17

UNIQUE CHRISTMAS
IDEAS
Every year at Christmas, our family has a tradition of
lege.
giving gifts in honor of our family members to vari3. I have made a gift in your honor to the Jefferson
ous charities. We create a card that says that we
United Methodist Food Pantry in your honor.
made a donation in their name to the charity.
This gift will provide food for our hungry neighWould you like to provide a charitable donation in
bors in Ashe County.
honor or memory of someone this year? Not only
4. I have made a gift in your honor to the Building
will you be honoring your loved one or friend, but
Fund at Jefferson United Methodist Church.
charitable gifts are tax deductible! Here are some
This gift will help the church to provide new and
suggestions:
larger facilities in which to worship God in the
future.
1. I have made a gift to the Pastor's Discretionary
5. I wanted to remember your loss this year as we
Fund at Jefferson United Methodist Church in
approach Christmas, so I have made a gift in
your honor. This gift will provide necessities
memory of your loved one to the Memorial Fund
such as electricity, rent or gas for our Ashe
at Jefferson United Methodist Church. This gift
County neighbors in need.
will be used to support the vital ministries of the
2. I have made a gift in your honor to the Irene
church.
Morphew Scholarship Fund at Jefferson United
6. I have made a gift to the window restoration proMethodist Church in your honor. This gift will be
ject at Jefferson United Methodist Church in
used to provide scholarships to high school senyour honor.
iors who need financial assistance to attend colKaren Miller

CELEBRATE A DIFFERENT KIND OF CHRISTMAS THIS YEAR

Are you tired of how consumerism has stolen the
soul of Christmas?

debt. Free your resources for things that truly

matter.

This year, make a plan for a joyous celebration of

Jesus birth that enriches hearts and the world
around us, not a retail circus that depletes our
pocketbooks and defeats our spirits. Think of
ways that you can do four things:

Give More---Give more of your your presence,

your hands, your words, your time, your heart. Let
the season improve the quality of life for your family, not create more burdens.

Worship Fully---Christmas begins and ends with

Jesus! Enter Advent with an overwhelming passion to worship to the fullest.
Spend Less---This isn't a call to stop giving, but to
spend wisely and free yourself from the anxiety of

Love All---The Christmas season is about love.

What can you do to change a life and give gifts of
love, especially to the poor, the forgotten, the
marginalized, and the sick in ways that make a
difference?

GIFTS HAVE BEEN GIVEN IN MEMORY OF THE FOLLOWING:

Mr. & Mrs. S.V. Alexander
Maxine Miller
Mr. & Mrs. William Baker, Sr.
The Baker Family

Shane Colvard
Dana Colvard
Edna Ham
Kevin & Beth Kurtz
Gaylord & Ann Snyder

Juanita & Fred Henry

Nenie & Gene Midyette

Dayton & Bernice Pennington

Karen Cooper

Carrie Hudler
Wade & Sarah Sanders

Mr. & Mrs. William Quinn

The Baker Family

Jim Barnette
Jean Barnette

Ann Cope
Dottie Waechter

A.B. Hurt
Ruth Hurt & Family

Mr. & Mrs. Rockwood

Wally & Jean Brown

Dale Bennett
Joseph & Polly Himm

Leslie Dixon
Ruth Hurt & Family

Frank & Lillian James

Bill & Pearl Ashley

Vernon & Joan Sanders

Wade & Sarah Sanders

David Bennett
Joseph & Polly Himm

Jack & Bonnie Dunn

Family of Brandon & Tracy
Vannoy

Maude James
Bill & Pearl Ashley

George Scott
Martha, John & Brian Scott

Matt & Margo Levis Grandparents

Matt, Margo, & Blake Levi

Charles Stephen
Joseph & Polly Himm

Donald Bennett
Joseph & Polly Himm
Susanne G. Black, MD
Swift Black
Swift C. Black, MD
Susanne Black
Mr. & Mrs. Brown
Wally & Jean Brown

Dr. Roy Freeman

Paul Raby & Joan Christy
The Tom Cockerham Family
Gerhard & Karin Kalmus
Faye Kindle
Gaylord & Ann Snyder
Maynard Gambill
Sharilyn & Randy Gambill
Dempsy & Jean Gilreath
Family of Brandon & Tracy
Vannoy

Kent Coleman
Mable Coleman

John Mason
Michele Hayes
Clara & Dunn Midyette
Nenie & Gene Midyette
J. Paul Miller
Maxine Miller

Jim & Wilma Vannoy

Family of Brandon & Tracy
Vannoy
LaRue Wilson
Gwyn & Willa Mae Campbell
Jimmy & Alice Thompson
Wyatt Worrell
Cecile Worrell

GIFTS HAVE BEEN GIVEN IN HONOR OF THE FOLLOWING:

Jean Barnette
Kevin & Beth Kurtz

Ruth Gambill
Sharilyn & Randy Gambill

Gale & Ina Ruth Hurley

Ben & Grier Hurley

Barbara Thompson
Jimmy & Alice Thompson
Cecile Worrell
Jimmy & Alice Thompson

Michael Bell
Wade & Sarah Sanders

Jenny Clyde Hightower

Ben & Grier Hurley

Orpah Kurtz
Kevin & Beth Kurtz

Karen Cooper
Beth Dixon & Ruth Hurt

Pollly & Joe Himm

Dottie Waechter

Pastor Karen Miller

Kevin & Beth Kurtz

Harriett Cromartie
Marjorie Hoyle
Florence Scott
Family of Brandon & Tracy Vannoy
Gwyn & Willa Mae Campbell
Gwyn & Willa Mae Campbell

THE STORIES BEHIND THE WINDOWS

The Stories Behind the Windows are
biographical sketches of the men and
women in whose memory windows have
been placed in our church. The lives of
these dedicated Christians cover many
years from the early 1800s until the
1970s. Each story tells of devotion to and
love for this church, and those of us who
feel the same love can be thankful for their
lives. They helped make our church what
it is today.

Lessie Jones was a gentle, kind woman

who was as active in her church and community as her health would permit her to
be. On the other hand, her gregarious husband busied himself in many civic endeavors as well as matters concerning the cities,
county and state governments. He once
served as a deputy sheriff and on school
planning boards. A Methodist steward, a
Democrat, he also served as Rotary president, a Mason and Odd Fellow. He took
great pride in serving as the Ashe County
LESSIE HALSEY JONES
Representative in the General Assembly
Lessie Halsey Jones was born February 18, from 1957 until 1963 when an untimely
1905, the daughter of Troy F. and Lucy
death ended his career.
Delp Halsey. Lessie married Robert Austin Jones on December 3, 1924.
Their only child was the late Norma Jones
Freeman. She married Roy Freeman and
Robert Austin Jones was born May 17,
they had 3 sons, Steve Freeman, Doctor of
1906, the son of Jacob Thomas and Laura Veterinary Medicine, of Asheville; Rev.
Mahaffey Jones. Lessie graduated from
Greg Freeman, of Julian; and Logan FreeVirginia-Carolina High School and attend- man, an Ashe County teacher; and one
ed Appalachian State Teachers College.
great granddaughter , Susie Jo, of Julian,
She began her teaching career in 1924 at
survive.
Staggs Creek and completed it at Riverview
-Nancy K. Johnston
in 1944.
Austins early occupation was farming but
everyone who knew Austin knew he was a
born trader. At age 31, he began a career
in automobile sales and service and was
one of the owners of the GFP Chevrolet
Company, Inc. in West Jefferson.

We are featuring one person from the

windows each month. We would like
to thank Jennie Clyde Hightower for
documenting the church window history.

SANCTUARY STAINED GLASS WINDOW RESTORATION

We have received gifts or
pledges of $34,193..83
through 11/17/14 to assist
with the repair and restoration of the stained glass
windows in the sanctuary.

Thank you to the donors.

always make a gift in honor

or memory of someone.
If you would like to make a Please indicate that your
gift is for Stained Glass
gift of any size, you may
Restoration. Thank you!
write a check or give cash
to the church. You can
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JEFFERSON UNITED
METHODIST CHURCH

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December 2014
SERVICE

1 Trilby Wall
3 Polly Himm
Dan Aycock
4 Anna Wooten
6 Wade Sanders
7 Shelby Dowell
8 Heather Arreola
10 Janet Miller
John Fields Perkins
11 Michael Harrington
14 Barbara Aycock
17 Audrey Wasner
18 Jim Wooten
19 John Crutcher
24 Jim Weaver
25 Joe Duvall
27 Ruth Hurt
Kelsey Johnson
30 Jean Colvard
John Wooten

ANNIVERSARIES
18 Charles and Debbie Jones
19 John and Edith Crutcher
26 Billy and Laurel Smith

FLOWERS
7
Poinsettias
14
Poinsettias
21
Poinsettias
28
Poinsettias
ACOLYTE
7
John Fields Perkins
14
Skyler Vannoy
21
Karsen Fazenbaker
28
Emerson Rumfelt
CHILDRENS TIME
7
Beth Harrington
14
Karen Miller
21
Donna Weaver
28
Peggy Bailey
NURSERY
We are looking for volunteers to assist our paid nursery
attendant, Tiffany Fulbright, in the nursery through the
remainder of the year. Our Safe Sanctuary policy requires
that we have two attendants at all times. A sign-up sheet is
available in the narthex. Volunteers please contact Maranda
Thompson at 276-768-0281 or jumcyouth@skybest.com to
confirm that you will be present on your date.
LITURGIST
Susanne Black

11:00 USHERS
Tuck McClure
Matt & Colleen Dixon
TRANSPORTATION
Jim Wooten and volunteers

**PLEASE CONTACT THE CHURCH OFFICE

IF YOU HAVE ANY CHANGES OR ADDITIONS.**

CHILDREN, YOUTH, & FAMILIES

YOUTH GROUP
Our youth meets every Wednesday night
6:30-7:30 in the Morphew house. Lately we
have had 10-12 youth.
CHILDRENS CHOIR & BELLS
Childrens Choir will meet on Wednesdays,
6:00- 6:30 in the Johnston Classroom. For
more information, contact Mindy Wonsick at
wonz35@hotmail.com.
Jefferson Youth
Ringers will meet on
Wednesdays, 5:456:30. Joyful Ringers
will meet 6:30-7:00.
Contact Kalen
Fulbright at
fulbright@skybest.com for more information.

YOUTH SPAGHETTI LUNCH

Our Youth Spaghetti lunch brought in over
$800 towards our retreat in Blowing Rock in
Feb 2015. Thank you to everyone who
helped and donated! If you won a service at
the Time & Talent auction, please make
sure you contact the youth when time for
services to be rendered.
OPERATION CHRISTMAS CHILDKIDS FOR
CHRIST
A big thank you to Mindy Wonsick & Kendra
Perkins for supplementing our 28 shoeboxes
and packing them with our kids! This is a
great way to allow our children to show their
love to others around the world! Thank you
to all who participated!

STOP HUNGER NOW FUNDRAISER

Thank you to everyone who participated in the Stop Hunger Now fundraiser. JUMC met
our goal of raising $100 and as a community, we packed nearly 20,000 boxes!

UNITED METHODIST MEN FUNDRAISER

The United Methodist Men are selling
peanuts, $5 and cheese straws, $4 to raise
money for local missions. The UMM is
working with Ashe County Council on
Aging to complete service projects such
building wheelchair ramps, home repairs,
etc. as well as meeting needs within our
own church. Contact Paul Horan 336-982-2682 or Gaylord Snyder
336-982-8861 to purchase these items or for more information.

FOOD PANTRY TIN CAN OFFERING

On the second Sunday of every month, we have been bringing
food for the Food Pantry and the children have been bringing it to the front
of the sanctuary. We have learned that
it is more cost efficient to give money
than food. So the Christian Education
Council decided the children will start
collecting money in tin cans on the
second Sundays instead of food. The
money will rattle and make all kinds of
noise! And that's the sound of feeding our neighbors!
Photo Caption

You Could
In partnership with Ashe Ministerial Association and Ashe Baptist Association, Mission HeartStart has invited our church to
be one of the first to receive a
free Automatic External Defribrillator and store it at our
church. To qualify, we must
have at least 30 people willing to
learn to use of the AED, chest
compression and other emergency measures. Trainees must
be at least 16 years of age, but
there is no maximum age.

During the next few weeks, we

need the names of people who
are willing to be trained. We
can have more than 30, but we
will not qualify to receive the
AED unless we have at least 30.
If you are interested in attending
the training, please call the
church office or sign up on the
sheet in the narthex. The training will be scheduled in 2015
when we have 30 names.

DEATH OF A FORMER
PASTOR
Rev. Harry Sellers, Jr. died on n Friday, November 14. He is survived by
Russell Sellers, Katie Holmes, and
four grandchildren. A memorial service was held Monday, November 17
at Balfour UMC in Hendersonville,
NC Memorials may be made to Balfour UMC, 2567 Asheville Highway,
Hendersonville, NC 28791. Rev.
Sellers retired from ministry in 2001
after serving Mount Airy Circuit, Hot
Springs, Avery's Creek, Wesley Parish, Jefferson, Wilkesboro and Midway. Please remember the family in
your prayers.

HOLIDAY OFFICE
HOURS
Wednesday, Dec. 24
Thursday, Dec. 25
Friday, Dec. 26
Monday, Dec. 29
Tuesday, Dec. 30
Wednesday, Dec. 31

9-12
Closed
Closed
9-12
9-12
9-12

Thursday, January 1
Friday, January 2

Closed
Closed

The newsletter deadline for January is

December 15.
Bulletin information deadline for
Sunday, Dec. 28 is Monday,
December 22.
Bulletin information deadline for
Sunday, January 4 is Monday,
December 29.

10:00 AM Sunday School

For All Ages

The Church Office is closed

on Fridays.

11:00 AM Worship Service

SUN

MON

TUE

WED

FRI

6:00 to 8:00
Youth &
Family Gift
Wrapping at
Family Central

9:00 to 12:00
Food Pantry

5:00 PM Wasner Winds

5:15 PM Dinner/Choirs/
Bells
6:00
Church Chicks 6:30 PM Youth Group &
Play Rehearsal
7:30 PM NA Meeting

11:00 AM
Partners in
Prayer

9
9:00 to 12:00
Food Pantry

10

11

6:00
UMM

11:30 PM UMW Party

5:00 PM Wasner Winds
5:15 PM Dinner/Choirs/
Bells
6:30 PM Youth Group
7:30 PM NA Meeting

11:00 AM
Partners in
Prayer

16

17

18

11:00
Christmas
Cantata
12:00-2:00
Children's
Play Practice

THU
4

15

Newsletter
10:00
Childrens Deadline
Christmas
Play

9:00 to 12:00
Food Pantry

5:00 PM Wasner Winds

5:15 PM Senior Adult
5:00 to 10:00
Night
Volunteers Packing Boxes at Sa- 6:30 PM Youth Group
7:30 PM NA Meeting
maritan's Purse
6:00
Trustees

21

22

11:00
Love
Feast
28

29

6
7:30 PM
NA Meeting

12

13
7:30 PM
NA Meeting
6:00 PM
Dress Rehearsal for
Christmas
Play

2:30
Bishops
Dialogue

14

SAT

19

11:00 AM
Partners in
Prayer

20
7:30 PM
NA Meeting

6:00 to 7:00
Food Pantry
Night

23

24

25

26

9:00 to 12:00
Food Pantry

No Dinner or Choirs

Christmas

6:00
Christmas Eve Service

Office Closed

30

31

9:00 to 12:00
Food Pantry

No Dinner or Choirs

27
7:30 PM
NA Meeting

Wednesday Night Schedule

5:45
6:00
6:30
6:30
6:30
7:30

Jefferson Youth Ringers

Childrens Choir
Joyful Ringers
Youth Group
Adult Choir
Adult Handbells

Welcome!

USA

Jefferson United Methodist

Church
P.O. Box 236
115 East Main Street
Jefferson, NC 28640

FOREVER

Were on the web!

www.jefferson-umc.org

OPEN HEARTS, OPEN MINDS, OPEN DOORS

May the light of the

Christ Child
shine in your heart this Advent and
Christmas season.

- From Your Church Staff

Rev. Karen Miller, Ashley Church, Maranda Thompson, Christina Wagoner, Zach Fulbright,
Michael Bell, Clay Camp, Tiffany Fulbright, Brenda Jones, and Jacky Brown