Announcements & Prayers (Week of 17-23 Nov 2024)

(Weekly Prayer Schedule Follows the Announcement)

• Ignite Youth:  Ignite Youth will meet this afternoon from 4:00pm-5:30pm. Ignite Youth is a small group for children in Elementary and Middle School that meets each Sunday afternoon.  Each week, we’ll enjoy games, a lesson and food.  Spread the word! 

• Men’s Chorus:  The Men’s Chorus will practice this afternoon at 5:30pm.

• Bible Study:  Join us for Bible Study on the book of Genesis each Monday.  Two sessions are offered for your convenience: one at 9:30am and a second at 6:00pm.  No special materials are needed for the study beyond your favorite Bible.  Please invite a friend and join us as we study God’s Word together.   This week’s discussion will focus on chapters 13 & 14.

• Weekly Prayer Meeting:  Join us for a weekly prayer meeting each Monday beginning at 11:00am.  We’ll pray for the church, our community, our nation and the world.

• Choir practice:  The choir will practice this Wednesday at 6:00pm.

• Decorating for Christmas:  We hope you’ll join us next Sunday, November 24, as we decorate the church for Christmas.  BBQ will be served about 12:15pm following the Contemporary Service for all those who will be helping to decorate.  Decorating the church will follow lunch.  

• Nominations Team:  The Nominations Team will meet on Monday, November 25, at 1:00pm.  We will be discussing leadership and team nominations for 2025.  If you are interested in serving in some capacity, please see Pastor Billy or a member of the Nominations Team.

• Supper Club:  There will be no Supper Club gatherings in November or December.  We will resume on January 2, 2025.  We hope you’ll make plans to join us then for an evening of food and fellowship.

• Christmas at the Farm:  Mark your calendars now for a Christmas Get-Together at the Christmas Tree Farm of Bill and Ruth Cline in Iron Station on Tuesday, December 3.  More details will be available soon.

• Christmas Trip:  You’re invited to join us on our 2024 Fairfield Family Christmas Trip on Saturday, December 7.  We’ll depart from the church at 12:45pm and travel by motorcoach to Theatre Charlotte for their afternoon matinee performance of Charles Dickens’ classic, “A Christmas Carol.”  After the show, we’ll travel to Golden Corral for a buffet dinner before returning to the church around 7:00pm.  Ticket prices are:  

• Children’s Message Volunteers Needed:  Each week Fairfield seeks to offer a short children’s message in the service.  We rely on volunteers to provide these timely messages.  If you would like to volunteer to teach a children’s message, the sign-up sheet for 2024 is available on the bulletin board in the hallway. 

• Lakewood Care Team:  A team of volunteers visits Lakewood Care Center on Optimist Club Rd. in Denver once a month to deliver gifts and visit with the residents.   Anyone interested in joining the Lakewood Care Team is invited to contact Scottie Barker.

• Ushers:  Anyone interested in volunteering as an usher (in either service) is invited to contact Greg Sunday to sign up.

• $55 for Adults (ages 13-61);  $48 for Seniors (ages 62 and over);  and $30 for Students (ages 5-12). 

  (If your child is under age 5, please see Pastor Billy for details.)

  You may sign up for the trip on the clipboard at the table in the Commons Area.  Please write a separate check from your offering when paying for the Christmas Trip and indicate “Christmas Trip” on the memo line and place payment in the offering plate.  You may also pay online by visiting our website (www.fairfieldmethodist.org). 

 

                           LET’S PRAY                           NOVEMBER 17-23, 2024

	SCRIPTURE-New King James Version	Prayer Starter
SUN	John 14:27 - Peace I leave with you. My peace I give to you; not as the world gives do I give to you.	Father, please forgive us when we fool ourselves into thinking the things of this world will bring us peace. Your Word names YOU the “Prince of Peace”.
MON	Isaiah 52:7 - How beautiful upon the mountains are the feet of him who brings good news, who proclaims peace, who brings glad tidings of good things, who proclaims salvation, who says to Zion, your God reigns!	Lord, please give wisdom to the leaders of this world that are working for peace!
TUE	Hebrews 12:14 - Pursue peace with all people, and holiness, without which no one will see the Lord…	Jesus, please silence the noise that surrounds us daily. We long for quiet time so we can focus on the peace that only You can give!
WED	Psalm 4:8 - I will both lie down in peace, and sleep; for You alone, O Lord, make me dwell in safety.	Please place a hedge of safety around each of our families. You alone control our destinies Sovereign God.
THU	James 3:18 - Now the fruit of righteousness is sown in peace by those who make peace.	Lord, we’re asking You to use us in times of conflict when we feel Your Holy Spirit moving us to act in a situation.
FRI	Colossians 3:15 - And let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to which also you were called in one body; and be thankful.	Jesus don’t allow Satan to use anyone in our congregation to bring division. Your Word says “every city or house divided against itself will not stand”.
SAT	Ephesians 4:1 & 3 - I, therefore, the prisoner of the Lord, beseech you to walk worthy of the calling with which you were called, endeavoring to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace.	Shalom brothers and sisters in Christ! Amen.