See our services on Facebook Live for this past Sunday!

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11am Service

Men’s Retreat October 4th-6th

All Men are invited to a weekend of fellowship and re-connection with what it means to be Men of God’s Kingdom.

Our retreat will be led by Dr. Adam Hilderbrandt this year with Men’s Muster as its theme.

Registration cards can be found on the tables around the church and must be turned in by September 8th for Early registration and September 12th as the last day to sign up.

Methodist Men’s Boston Butt Sale

Tickets are on sale now from the men or the church office for Boston Butts at $35.00 per ticket. 

Boston Butts can be picked up from 11:30am-12:30pm on Sunday, September 15th, 2019.

UMW General Meeting

On Monday, September 23rd at 12:00Noon in the Fellowship Hall, there will be a covered dish meal. All women are invited!!

The program will involve a short history of the women that each circle is named for.

Meetings for all four circles will begin back in September.

Please watch for the September Newsletter for dates and times.

Sojourners September Meeting

Sojourners are open to anyone over 50 and meet the first Wednesday of the month at 11:30am in the Fellowship Hall.

Please bring a sack lunch. Tea, water, and desserts will be furnished!

Anyone over 50 is invited to join this group for a great time and wonderful fellowship.

The Sojourners also have a special activity each month. Stay tuned for updates on future activities.

Their meetings will resume on Wednesday, September 4th at 11:30am in the FH.

Holy Land Tour – 5 Spots Remaining

Plan to join Dr.’s Allen and Tracey Stewart by the Sea of Galilee on their next trip to the Holy Land on Feb. 18-25, 2020.

Brochures are on the tables or can be emailed by contacting rallenstewart@hotmail.com.

Level Up Community Outreach B-Ball Program

Our community outreach basketball program resumes Monday, September 9th.

It is open to all boys in the community who are in grades 5th-8th.

Volunteers Needed – Meals and Gatorade

Volunteers are needed to donate Gatorade and/or provide a meal for 15-20.

Gatorades can be brought to the church office during office hours.

Reminders and Announcements

To get information in regards to mid-week deaths, inclement weather, or other important church-wide information, you can sign up for text or email alerts.

To sign up:

For Text: Send a text message to 81010 with @hartwellf as the message.

For Email: Send an email to hartwellf@mail.remind.com.

Attention Parents of College Students heading off to or returning to school!

In order to keep in touch with prayer cards and other forms of encouraging messages, please email your student’s name and mailing address to:

dellskelton1@yahoo.com

or fill out the form included with your weekly bulletin and place it in the offering plate.

Wednesday Night Supper

Wednesday, August 21st

Menu: Spaghetti

Program: 7 Mindsets “We Are Connected” presented by Mr. Steve Burton.

Wednesday, August 28th

Menu: Balsamic Glazed Pork Loin

Program: 7 Mindsets “Everything is Possible”

Marvelous Moms – Save The Date Saturday, September 7th, 2019

Volunteers are needed for a day that will bless them through loving others.

Applications are on the tables around the church and in the church office.

Please fill out the application and return to Molly in the office by this Friday, August 23rd.

Please call or email Molly at hfumc@hartcom.net with any questions.

In case you missed it or want to watch it again, our Facebook Livestreams of our 10am and 11am services are included below.

Be sure to follow us at http://www.facebook.com/hartwellfirstumc for the latest on what’s happening in the life of your church!

10am Service

11am Service

Marvelous Moms – September 7th, 2019

Applications can be found on the tables around the church, in the church office, or         e-mailed upon request from Molly

This is a wonderful volunteer ministry that will bless you.

If you have any questions, please e-mail Molly at hfumc@hartcom.net.

Preschool News – Humane Society Drive

During the month of August, we will have a marked bin in the gathering area outside of the Preschool to collect old towels and blankets to be used for pet bedding.

Thank you for all the support so far, especially with Open House.

Please follow us on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/Hartwell-First-United-Methodist-Church-Preschool-2116836505055973/.

Volunteers Needed – Children’s Ministry

Joann Stone, Children’s Director, is looking for people to serve in the Children’s Ministry.

Positions needed include the Nursery (once every four months), Sunday School, Wednesday Night Wild, Children’s Choir, and Acolytes.

Please fill out and tear out the form included in your weekly bulletin if you wish to volunteer!

5 Spots Left for Holy Land Tour!

Plan to join Dr.’s Allen and Tracey Stewart by the Sea of Galilee on their next trip to the Holy Land on February 18-25, 2020.

Brochures can be found at the tables around the church or emailed from Allen at rallenstewart@hotmail.com.

United Methodist Men – Save The Date – Men’s Retreat October 4-6

Dr. Adam Hilderbrandt will be leading the retreat themed, Men’s Muster, this year.

Adam is the Senior Pastor at Lawrenceville First UMC.

Registration cards are available in the church office and on the tables in the gathering areas around the church.

New Tuesday  at Bible Study

Lillian Wysong will be leading a new Bible Study on September 3rd based on the book by Shelia Walsh titled, The Shelter of God’s Promises.

This will be a 10 session and video-based study.

Please call Lillian and leave a message to order the study guide ($8.00) by August 25th.

Sojourners Meeting in September

The Sojourners will resume their monthly meetings on Wednesday, September 4th at 11:30am in the Fellowship Hall.

The activity will be announced in the September Newsletter.

Sojourners is open to anyone 50 years old and up.

It is a great way to meet people and have fun and great fellowship.

Wednesday Night Supper

We have weekly suppers in our Fellowship Hall beginning at 5:15pm followed by a program at 6pm.

The prices have stayed the same:

Adults – $5, MS and HS Students – $3, and Children – $2.

The family limit is $15 with all of the family living in one household.

Please make your reservations by filling out the yellow reservation cards found in the pews or contact the church office by 4pm on Mondays.

You may sign up weekly or turn in one card with permanent reservation marked.

Please let us know if you cannot attend if you have made a reservation as it is important for us to have an accurate count so we don’t prepare too much or not enough.

If you would like to have your meal to go, please let us know when you make the reservation.

Pickups need to be made by 6pm when the kitchen closes.

Menus and Programs

August 21st – Spaghetti

Program – 7 Mindsets – ‘We Are Connected’ – Steve Burton

August 28th – Balsamic Glazed Pork Loin

Program – 7 Mindsets – ‘Everything is Possible’

Safety Team Volunteers Needed

Several more people are needed on the Safety Team in order for each team to serve only once every two months.

This is a great way to meet new people as they visit our church.

If you are currently subscribed to our email list and would like to keep receiving updates please fill out the form below so we can keep you updated! The reasoning behind this is we are switching our website over to a new system in the coming weeks and therefore will be discontinuing the current way we send out emails!

Facebook Live – 10am and 11am Services

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11am Service

Congratulations to all High School Graduates! Our thoughts and prayers go with you wherever you go next in life!

Hartwell Interdenominational Ministry (HIM) – “Kaleidoscope” Quilt Drawing

We will be having a drawing for a beautiful handmade “Kaleidoscope” quilt donated by the Quilters from Hart County. As you can see from the picture below, it is destined to become a cherished heirloom. It measures 90″ x 102″.

Tickets are $5 each; 3 for $10; 8 for $20.

The drawing will be at 2pm during the Annual Pre 4th event on June 29th. Tickets are available in the church office from Molly.

Play and Silent Auction Thank You

We would like to give a special thanks to the people who helped to make the play and silent auction from this past Sunday a roaring success!

We would also like to thank everyone who attended the play and participated in the silent auction!

With help from all of you, we managed to raise $6,500 that will go to local missions and the upcoming mission trip to Spirit Lake in North Dakota.

Walmart Gift Cards Needed

We are collecting Walmart gift cards to present on behalf of our church to the Spirit Lake Ministries to purchase food for their food bank and school supplies for the children.

If you would like to donate a gift card, please bring it to the church office with the amount written on the card.

Please let Marcie know if you have any questions.

WOW Service – May 26th at 6pm

We will have a Special Memorial Day Celebration by American Legion Post #109 at 6pm with hotdogs and chips on land at the shelter after at 6:45pm.

Come by boat or by car to the HFUMC Lake Lot at 400 Methodist Park Lane Near Elrod Ferry and POC #3.

We will have WOW services all through June on June 2nd, 9th, 16th, and the 23rd at 6pm at the Lake Lot. More info coming soon!

Vacation Bible School

To register your children and/or to volunteer online, go to www.hartfumc.com/vbs-2019. There are also registration forms in the Gathering Area, Overflow and Office.

We will have VBS on Friday, June 7th from 5:30pm-8:30pm with supper provided, Saturday, June 8th from 10:30am-1:30pm with lunch provided, and Sunday, June 9th from 9am-11am with a Family Hoedown following the 10am service!

Annual Methodist Men’s BBQ

On Sunday, June 2nd, 2019 from 11:30am to 1:30pm, we will have BBQ Plates with pulled pork, baked beans, cole slaw, and dessert available for Dine In or Carry Out.

The deadline for purchasing tickets is May 28th so be sure to buy your tickets from the church office or from the men.

Death Near Dead Man’s Holler – Silent Auction and Play

As you can tell from our Facebook Page, we have quite a few items for our silent auction including hand-carved wooden manger scenes made from olive trees that are centuries old.

These hand-carved manger scenes come all the way from Israel and make an attractive addition to your Christmas decorations and to remember the true meaning of the holiday as a celebration of the birth of the Savior of the world.

We also have other items to bid on including a gift box that includes soap made by Blue Haven Bee Company…

…and a Canon Digital Camera.

The doors will open for the Silent Auction on Sunday, May 19th at 2:00pm.

Tickets for

Tickets are still on sale for the play! They are $10.00 each and can be purchased both at the door before the play at 3:00pm on Sunday, May 19th and at the church office this week.

Walmart Gift Cards Needed

We are collecting Walmart gift cards to take to Spirit Lake.

These cards will be used to purchase food for their food bank and school supplies for the children.

If you would like to donate a gift card, please bring it to the church office with the amount marked on the card.

Please let Marcie know if you have any questions.

Memorial Day – Worship on the Water

The American Legion Post #109 will present a Special Memorial Day Service on Sunday, May 26th at 6pm.

Come by boat or by car to the HFUMC Lake Lot at 400 Methodist Park Lane near Elrod Ferry and POC #3 with Hotdogs and chips on land at the shelter after at 6:45pm.

UMW General Meeting

Monday, May 20th

12Noon in the Fellowship Hall

This will be a pot luck picnic, so bring a covered dish.

The program will be presented by Hart County Sheriff Investigator, Chris Carroll on Women’s Safety.

All women are invited!

Vacation Bible School – Yee Haw

Be sure to register online, your children, friends or to volunteer at

www.hartwellfumc.com/vbs-2019

or look for forms in the Gathering Area, Overflow and Office.

The Red Cross Blood Drive will be held on Tuesday, May 21st from 2pm-7pm in the Fellowship Hall.

You Can Make A Difference!!

Annual Methodist Men’s BBQ

Sunday, June 2nd, 2019

11:30am-1:30pm

Dine In or Carry Out

$10.00 Donation

BBQ plate, baked beans, cole slaw, and dessert

Get tickets from the men or in the church office.