Our Focus For the New Year
2020
March Ministry Focus
Our communion rail offering on Sunday, March 1 will go to UMCOR. You can give throughout the month to UMCOR.
UMCOR was founded on 1940 by Bishop Herbert Welch. Over the past 80 years, UMCOR has helped thousands of people in more than 65 countries. The UMCOR Sager Brown Depot is located in Baldwin, Louisiana and offers countless opportunities to serve.
Learn more by clicking here.
February was Christian Care Center Month
The Communion Rail offering on February 2nd, as well as special offerings for the month of February, went to the Christian Care Center. Food items were collected in the black and white bins located in the hallway of Cravens Hall.
NEEDED ITEMS LISTED BELOW:
Cereal Macaroni & Cheese
Powdered Milk Soup
Peanut Butter Jelly (small jar)
Dry Beans Dry Pasta
Canned Fruit Saltine Crackers
Graham Crackers Laundry Detergent
Dishwashing Liquid Shampoo
Toothpaste Toothbrushes
Deodorant Baby Wipes
Dry Drinks (coffee, tea) Canned Meats
Baby Diapers and Pullups (all sizes)
January was Human Trafficking Awareness Month
First United Methodist Church of Silsbee's ministry focus for the January was Harvest House Ministry. This organization is a community based non-profit organization in Beaumont, Texas that was founded in 2010 to respond to the heartbreaking epidemic of sexual exploitation of minors.
We are asking you to support with your prayers and donations. A special offering was taken on January 5th but feel free to designate other offerings.
Cards for St. Jude's Ranch for Children
You can be a part of helping children and youth break the cycle of abuse, abandonment and neglect! St. Jude’s Ranch for Children has helped these children for many years. They live on the ranch and there are many success stories of college graduations and thriving careers. For more than 30 years, the ranch has recycled used greeting cards into new cards, which then are sold online and in the ranch gift shops. ALL holiday and special greeting cards, except Hallmark, American Greetings or Disney, are welcome. Angels and teddy bears are especially in demand. Please bring your used cards by the church office or give them to Dagma Murphy.
DO NOT cut the fronts off.
Visit the St. Jude's Ranch for Children Website.
Children's Reading Program
Our Silsbee Public Library is looking for volunteers on Saturday mornings at 10:00 am to read to children in our community. Volunteers can pick a book from the public library and one of your choice. This would be a great opportunity to reach those children that may never get to hear stories about Jesus! Storytime usually lasts about 30 minutes. If your Sunday School class would like to help, please contact the church office for more details.
Upper Room Devotionals
Begin the New Year with a Daily Devotion from the Upper Room
The January - February 2020 Upper Room devotional guides are now available in the church sanctuary and in the Dauphin Room of McDonough Hall. The copies come in regular and large print.