Sunday April 25 2021ReNew: Week ThreeThe Gift of SabbathGeNESIS 2:3, ExODUS 20:8-11, LUKE 13:10-17 NRSVRev Mary Beth Hardesty-Crouch Scripture 3 So God blessed the seventh day and hallowed it, because on it God rested from all the work that he had done in creation. GENESIS 2:3 NRSV 8 Remember the sabbath day, and keep it holy. 9 Six days you shall labor and do all your work. 10 But the seventh day is a sabbath to the LORD your God;…
SUNDAY April 18 2021ReNEW: Week TwoRev 21:1-5 KJV & Isaiah 40:28-31 NRSVRev Mary Beth Hardesty-Crouch Scripture REVELATION 21:1-5A KJV 1 And I saw a new heaven and a new earth: for the first heaven and the first earth were passed away; and there was no more sea. 2 And I John saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down from God out of heaven, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband. 3 And I heard a great voice out…
SUNDAY APRIL 11 2021CONFIRMATION SUNDAYRenew: Week One2 Kings 23:1-3 NRSVRev Mary Beth Hardesty-Crouch Scripture 1 Then the king directed that all the elders of Judah and Jerusalem should be gathered to him. 2 The king went up to the house of the Lord, and with him went all the people of Judah, all the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the priests, the prophets, and all the people, both small and great; he read in their hearing all the words of the book of the covenant that…
Sunday April 4 2021EasterFear Not!Mark 16:1-8 NRSVRev Mary Beth Hardesty-Crouch Scripture 1 When the sabbath was over, Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James, and Salome bought spices, so that they might go and anoint him. 2 And very early on the first day of the week, when the sun had risen, they went to the tomb. 3 They had been saying to one another, “Who will roll away the stone for us from the entrance to the tomb?”…
Lent and Easter 2021 marked a move back toward life and worship as we once knew it. While the reality of the COVID-19 pandemic allowed us to test our creativity and try new things, our goal during this Lenten and Easter season was to give to God our best as we continue to offer those traditions that ground us as Christians and help us equip others in following Jesus. We have designed our 2021 Lenten/Easter survey to gather your perspective…
Holy Week and Easter at FUMC Allen Mission Cafe Easter Menu Missions Cafe is featuring a special EASTER SUNDAY menu on Sunday, April 4. Offerings will include the following menu items: Sausage, egg, & cheese breakfast tacos Bacon, egg, & cheese breakfast tacos Plain bagels w/ your choice plain or berry cream cheese Fresh fruit (oranges, apples, and bananas) Hot and cold coffee beverages Smoothies Smokies Donuts All items must be pre-ordered by Wednesday March 31. Orders will be available…
Decorate your Front door for holy week If you are attending worship on Palm/Passion Sunday, please take home your palm branch, which you will receive in worship, and hang it on your front door throughout Holy Week. Those of you who worship from home can pick up a palm branch on Sunday, March 28, at 8:00am at the west entrance of the church. We also encourage you to stay and attend our Morning Watch service from 8:00am to 8:30am in…
IN 2020, Did you know . . . FUMC Allen hosted nine blood drives from April 2020-December 2020? The Red Cross collected 303 total units of blood from donors who came to our gym or Fellowship Hall? At least 909 lives were impacted by the donations collected at FUMC Allen? Thank you church for your continued support of the American Red Cross. We are please to share with you this honor recently awarded to FUMC Allen from the American Red…
