Thank You!The altar flowers today are sponsored by Mary Larsen, for Natalie’s birthday and receiving her medical degree. Coffee Fellowship is sponsored by Jan and Bob Pum in honor of their 56th wedding anniversary on August 10. Refreshments at Fresh Bread are from TJ Landwehr and Barb Blahnik in remembrance of family affected by domestic violence. Please pray for the children. The fresh plants are sponsored by Joanne Zalec in remembrance of daughter Starr.

Methodist Pew The next session of The Methodist Pew will meet on Tuesday, August 6 at 5:30 PM in Wesley Hall.

Faith Community Nurse Ministry at First ChurchNote: Michelle will not be in on August 4 and 11.

Email: msponholtz@fumcgb.orgPhone: (920) 530-3940Office Hours (Located within the church office):Sundays: 8:30-10:30 AM

EPH Opening for a Part-time Prevention Case ManagerEPH (Ecumenical Partnership for Housing) is looking for a Case Management professional to lead its prevention strategy. This role includes improving and refining our Prevention Strategy and working with families who are on the verge of eviction. Our goal is to reduce first-time homelessness by working with landlords, other community partners and families to pre-empt evictions; by assisting families with financial literacy, employment, and short-term supportive services.

A degree in social work or education is preferred. Experience in the social services field is required. This is a part-time, 30 hours per week position. If you are interested, please send a letter of interest and resume to ephmanager1@gmail.com. Resumes will be accepted through August 16.

Holy Communion

The Sacrament of Holy Communion will be celebrated on the 2nd

Sunday (August 11) instead of on August 4.

What programming is being provided for children?Children currently (2018-2019 school year) 3 years old – 4K

Stage 1: ActivitiesTime frame: Second hymn in 8:45 AM service – end of 8:45 AM serviceLocation: Begin in the Sanctuary and move to Room B6Leaders: Maggie Nicla and Tina NovakDrop off instructions: We will usher your child(ren) out of the service during the second hymn and take them to Room B6.Pick up instructions: If you are leaving church after the 8:45 AM service, please pick up your child(ren) in Room B6 at 9:45 AM. If you are staying for adult Sunday School, you may just go there and we will move your child(ren) on to Fellowship Hall.

Stage 2: MusicTime frame: 9:45 – 10:15 AMLocation: Fellowship HallLeaders: Carlee Doverspike, Dana Farra, and Kim Oles with the musical gifts of Jeff VerkuilenDrop off instructions: If you are bringing your child(ren) to church beginning at this point, please drop them off in Fellowship Hall. Pick up instructions: If you are attending adult Sunday School, we will move your child(ren) on to Room B6.

Stage 3: LessonTime frame: 10:15 – 10:35 AMLocation: Room B6Leaders: Carlee Doverspike and Dana Farra (and occasionally Pastor David)Drop off instructions: If you are bringing your child(ren) to church beginning at this point, please drop them off in Room B6. If you are attending adult Sunday School, we will move your child(ren) from Fellowship Hall to Room B6.Pick up instructions: Whether you are attending Fresh Bread or leaving church, please pick up your child(ren) in Room B6 at 10:35 AM. This will allow families and teachers planning to attend Fresh Bread enough time to get there.

The Nursery is available to ages infant to children currently (2018 – 2019 school year) in 4K.

Children currently (2018-2019 school year) in Kindergarten – 5th grade

Stage 1: ActivitiesTime frame: Second hymn in 8:45 AM service – end of 8:45 AM serviceLocation: Begin in the Sanctuary and move to Room 204Leaders: Susanna Kalas and various adult helpersDrop off instructions: We will usher your child(ren) out of the service during the second hymn and take them to Room 204.Pick up instructions: If you are leaving church after the 8:45 AM service, please pick up your child(ren) in Room 204 at 9:45 AM. If you are staying for adult Sunday School, you may just go there and we will move your child(ren) on to Fellowship Hall.

Stage 2: MusicTime frame: 9:45 – 10:15 AMLocation: Fellowship HallLeaders: Leah Seibel, Anna Huntley, and Kim Oles with the musical gifts of Jeff VerkuilenDrop off instructions: If you are bringing your child(ren) to church beginning at this point, please drop them off in Fellowship Hall. Pick up instructions: If you are attending adult Sunday School, we will move your child(ren) on to Room 204.

Stage 3: LessonTime frame: 10:15 – 10:35 AMLocation: Room 204Leaders: Leah Seibel and Anna Huntley (and occasionally Pastor David)Drop off instructions: If you are bringing your child(ren) to church beginning at this point, please drop them off in Room 204. If you are attending adult Sunday School, we will move your child(ren) from Fellowship Hall to Room 204.Pick up instructions: Whether you are attending Fresh Bread or leaving church, please pick up your child(ren) in Room 204 at 10:35 AM. This will allow families and teachers planning to attend Fresh Bread enough time to get there.

The Nursery is available to ages infant to children currently (2018 – 2019 school year) in 4K.

Summer @ First ChurchExcited does not begin to tell you how we feel about the summer Sunday Schedule! We will offer a dedicated Sunday School hour between our Sanctuary Worship Service and Fresh Bread. We know you will be eager be part of this new opportunity. This schedule allows you to choose your worship service and attend Sunday school. Here are some details:

8:45 AM: Sanctuary Worship Service9:45 AM: Sunday School For Everyone10:45 AM: Fresh Bread Worship Service

Youth will explore the 12 characteristics of Jesus, and how to emulate them, in our 12-week summer series, “Live Like You.” Each week they will also take a closer look at a disciple of Jesus, as an example of how to practically live like Him and follow Him whole heartedly. Their time will consist of a brief study using examples from scripture, followed by discussion, and games to help memorize key verses and re-emphasize the lessons. Join us this summer and take the “Live Like You” challenge! Youth Sunday School will begin at 9:45 AM and will end at 10:35 AM. Youth can worship as a family in the Sanctuary or at Fresh Bread!

Adults, you don’t need Starbucks! Enjoy coffee, tea and snacks in the coffee fellowship area before going into the Sanctuary to join Sermon Café. (No snacks and beverages in the Sanctuary please.) Each week, Mitch and Lina will facilitate discussion about the morning’s sermon. Life application, group and individual interpretation, and Bible understanding are just three of the possibilities. With the opportunity for everyone to be in worship, hopefully, you will be able to take these discussions with you when you leave to consider with family, friends or fellow volunteers throughout the week. The more people who bring their thoughts to the café, the better our discussions will be. It will be meaningful, lively and fun. Each week we will be able to also look at the upcoming sermon’s scripture and title. The choice is yours for your worship time.

First Preschool & Day Care Now EnrollingMorning Preschool – Full or Part-time Day CareAre you searching for a child care provider or preschool program for your little one? First Preschool & Day Care is enrolling for the current and upcoming school year. We offer small class sizes in a safe, warm, Christian environment.

Bible Time ● Music Enrichment ● Spanish Yoga ● Home-Cooked Meals ● Life Skills

Our loving teachers provide care and education for infants through age twelve. Space is limited, so enroll early. To set up a tour or for more information, please contact Anita Ebenhoe, First Preschool Director at (920) 437-0736 or email aebenhoe@fumcgb.org.

Heirs to the Angels

The Invitational ChallengeOn Sunday, June 30, Pastor David launched a new sermon series on evangelism, “Heirs to the Angels,” and he introduced a challenge.If you weren’t in church, we encourage you to visit this web page we have created (www.bit.ly/2JIognc). You’ll see the challenge, the Daily Prayer, the introduction to our series on evangelism, and sermons from this series.

Power of Pipes Organ Recital Series ContinuesOrganists from Green Bay-area churches will host the Fourth Annual “Power of Pipes” organ recital series this summer. This series of four concerts provides opportunities to learn about the history of these churches and of the organs you find inside them. Each concert is different, providing opportunities to hear different kinds of organ music. A free-will offering will be taken at each recital to benefit food pantries associated with each of the churches. Details of the concert series:

• Tuesday, August 6 at 6:30 PM, St. Norbert Abbey, organist Devin Atteln• Tuesday, August 13 at 6:30 PM, Grace Lutheran Church, organists Denise Zenko and John Kopp

Hearing Loop Reminder We have a Hearing Loop installed in our Sanctuary and in Room 108. If you have a telecoil in your hearing aid, all you need do is switch it on when in our Sanctuary or Room 108 and you will receive sound directly from our sound system. Also, Hearing Loop receivers are available if you do not have a hearing aid but have difficulty hearing. They can be checked out at the Information Center. Please supply your own ear phones.

School Care Day with Lina The city of Green Bay is looking for volunteers to help prep school classrooms in a city-wide, multi-church project called School Care Day. In its second year, School Care Day brings together churches and volunteers that will work at several schools to help teachers prep for the school year. Join Lina at Wilder Elementary, from 8:00 AM to 11:30 AM, on Wednesday, August 28, to organize classroom libraries, label materials and help with general classroom set-up. Eight folks are needed! Sign-up in the You Can Count on Me.

SERMON Notes

Daily Prayer

“Lord, my pastor has issued this challenge. What do You want me to do about it?”

AmandaAmber JolieAndrewBeth EggertBetsy EricksonBettyBetty Richtman Beulah BergBill ShepherdBob BryanBonnieDan Smith DanielDave & Rhonda BaxterDave ZochertDevonElaine UtechtElsie H.Faye Tamm-LaMere GeorgeGracie ObernederJack

JanJasmineJeanJeffJerilyn Kirchner & Jessica Kirchner

Joe Mayer Joe WeirJohn OlsenJudy Larsen KarenKaren VuilleminKennethKurtLeo KeppersLindaLouise HansenLisa MalmbergMaryanneMarlene BMikeNicoleNoah

Norbert GaworekPamPat HanlonPat Ihbe Rev. Patrick GreenPaytenPhyllis CalderRosaSarah (Sally Enloe’s daughter)Sarah (16 years old)Sarah JohnsenSchmocker FamilyStan ColterStu Smith

“And without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who comes to Him must believe that He exists and that He rewards those who earnestly seek Him.” (Hebrews 11:6)

“The smallest seed of faith is better than the largest fruit of happiness.” (Henry David Thoreau)

PrayerRequests

The printed last name option will only be available to individuals who are requesting a prayer for him

or herself and/or immediate family.

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8:30 AM-12:00 PM Childcare Room B48:45 Sanctuary Worship Service Sanctuary9:45 Sunday School For Everyone 10:45 Fresh Bread Worship Service Fellowship Hall11:00 Narcotics Anonymous Room Z1204:00 PM Music for the Sake of Music Sanctuary

5:15 PM Discipleship Group Room 108

9:00 AM Good Will Place Food Pantry Pantry12:00 PM Alcoholics Anonymous Room Z120 1:15 Staff Meeting Wesley Hall 4:00 EPH Coordinator Meeting Room Z1205:30 Methodist Pew Wesley Hall6:30 Al-Anon Meeting Room Z1208:00 Heroin Anonymous Room Z120

6:30 AM McPray Prayer Group McDonald’s 1903 S Webster9:30 Gamblers Anonymous Room Z1205:15 PM Discipleship Group Wesley Hall6:30 JAM Rehearsal Fellowship Hall7:00 Narcotics Anonymous (women) Room Z120

9:00 AM First Quilters & Fiber Artists Room Z12010:00 Discipleship Group Room 204

6:30 AM Breakfast with BOB Off Site 7:30 PM Narcotics Anonymous Room Z120

8:00 PM Heroin Anonymous Room Z120

8:30 AM-12:00 PM Childcare Room B48:45 Sanctuary Worship Service Sanctuary9:45 Sunday School For Everyone 10:45 Fresh Bread Worship Service Fellowship Hall

speCial Dates to keep iN MiNDAugust 4: Music for the Sake of Music, 4:00 PMAugust 11: Communion served during worship servicesSeptember 1: One Service, 10:00 AM (no Sunday school)September 2: Church closed, Labor DaySeptember 11: Wednesday night dinners and programs resume

8:30 AM-12:00 PM Childcare Room B48:45 Sanctuary Worship Service Sanctuary9:45 Sunday School For Everyone 10:45 Fresh Bread Worship Service Fellowship Hall11:00 Narcotics Anonymous Room Z1204:00 PM Music for the Sake of Music Sanctuary

5:15 PM Discipleship Group Room 108

9:00 AM Good Will Place Food Pantry Pantry12:00 PM Alcoholics Anonymous Room Z120 1:15 Staff Meeting Wesley Hall 4:00 EPH Coordinator Meeting Room Z1205:30 Methodist Pew Wesley Hall6:30 Al-Anon Meeting Room Z1208:00 Heroin Anonymous Room Z120

6:30 AM McPray Prayer Group McDonald’s 1903 S Webster9:30 Gamblers Anonymous Room Z1205:15 PM Discipleship Group Wesley Hall6:30 JAM Rehearsal Fellowship Hall7:00 Narcotics Anonymous (women) Room Z120

9:00 AM First Quilters & Fiber Artists Room Z12010:00 Discipleship Group Room 204

6:30 AM Breakfast with BOB Off Site 7:30 PM Narcotics Anonymous Room Z120

8:00 PM Heroin Anonymous Room Z120

8:30 AM-12:00 PM Childcare Room B48:45 Sanctuary Worship Service Sanctuary9:45 Sunday School For Everyone 10:45 Fresh Bread Worship Service Fellowship Hall

You Can Count on Me!

Thanks! Please place this gift of service in the offering plate or turn in to the office or email Amy Dennis at adennis@fumcgb.org.

Name: Email or Phone:

Serve:___ Host Coffee Fellowship on a Sunday (Guide and sign-up located at the Information Center)

___ Be on a call list to host Coffee Fellowship on open Sundays if needed

___ Host at the Information Center (8:30-10:30 AM)

___ Serve as a Greeter or Usher for 8:45 AM worship service

___ Serve as an Audio tech or Video tech for 8:45 AM worship service

___ Provide a ride for a church member to Sunday worship services

___ Join the Lawn Rangers team

___ School Care Day with Lina (Wednesday, August 28)

Give:___ When you are purchasing you back to school supplies, please consider picking up extra for Operation Christmas Child (pack boxes in October)

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