First United Methodist Church is having its annual Garage Sale on Saturday, May 5th this year from 7 am to 2 pm. There will be all kinds of items – clothing, furniture, books, electronics, tools, kitchen and household items…There will be breakfast burritos and coffee, as well as a Bake Shoppe full of wonderful baked goods.
Donations are being accepted for the Garage Sale in the Family Life Center. Items are being stored in the upstairs storage rooms on the southeast side of the building facing the playground.
Donations for the Bake Shoppe will be accepted starting Friday, May 4th. Please leave donations in the FLC Kitchen. If items need refrigeration, please leave (with a note marked “Bake Shoppe”) in the center refrigerator.
The youth will be meeting at 6 pm on Saturday, April 28th, to plan their participation in the Garage Sale. They will be making and selling the breakfast burritos and coffee. They will be meeting again later on in the week to prepare the burrito fillings.
Volunteers are needed to help with the set up starting Thursday morning, May 3rd. Volunteers will also be needed the day of the event to act as cashiers and assistants, and to clean up after the sale ends at 2 pm.
There will be a special preview/presale event for just the volunteers on Friday, May 4th.
The Salad Luncheon, held April 12th, was a big success! The crowds were big and hungry, the salads colorful and tasty! During lunch, the Glory Bells performed and Beth Smith played the piano.
For more photos, check out the latest newsletter.
The Ash Wednesday Service will be at 5:30 pm on Wednesday, February 22, 2012, followed by a simple soup and bread supper in the FLC at 6:00 pm.
Here is a calendar of events for the Harvest Festival to be held at the First United Methodist Church, 315 E. Elm Street, Hillsboro, Texas, tomorrow (Saturday, October 22nd) from 10:00 am to 1:30 pm:
Country Store opens at 10 AM
Silent Auction opens at 10 AM
Children’s Activities begin at 10 AM
BBQ Lunch starts serving at 11:30 AM ($10.00 tickets)
Winners of Silent Auction are announced at 1:30 PM (Please be there to pay for and pick up your items at 1:30 pm.)
The Harvest Festival is a church wide event and raises money for the Church’s various ministries. There will be a Country Store offering handcrafted gift items and homemade goodies – baked goods, jellies and jams, etc. There will be live and silent auctions, featuring gift baskets and gifts or services from local merchants. The Children’s Activities will include face and hair painting, crafts, carnival games, and even a booth for making Christmas cards to send to currently deployed soldiers in the Middle East.
The BBQ lunch costs $10 per adult, $5.00 per child 10 and under and will be a full BBQ meal, complete with dessert and beverage. Lunch starts at 11:30 am and runs until 1:30 pm or until all the food is sold, whichever comes first. Tickets can be purchased at the Church office, from members of the Church, or at the door.
The Pumpkin Patch, held annually at the First United Methodist Church at 315 E. Elm St., Hillsboro, is a popular fall event and will run this year from October 16th until Halloween. Pumpkins of all sizes, colors and shapes spread out across the front lawn of the Church, and families, local schools, homeschoolers and preschoolers all visit the Pumpkin Patch for a special storytelling hour, complete with snacks. photo taking opportunities and more. Last year more than 800 children visited the Pumpkin Patch and we expect that many, if not more, to visit again this year.
The Pumpkin Patch is open to all - from 10 am to 6 pm, Mondays through Saturdays, and after services on Sundays from 1 pm to 6 pm. If you have a large group, or wish to enjoy the storytelling and other children’s activities, please make a reservation by calling Nanette Wyatt at 254-221-5620.
Here are some of last year’s photos…
Here is a calendar of events for the Harvest Festival to be held at the First United Methodist Church, 315 E. Elm Street, Hillsboro, Texas, on Saturday, October 22nd (from 10:00 am to 1:30 pm)
Country Store opens at 10 AM
Silent Auction opens at 10 AM
Children’s Activities begin at 10 AM
BBQ Lunch starts serving at 11:30 AM ($10.00 tickets)
Winners of Silent Auction are announced at 1:30 PM
The Harvest Festival is a church wide event and raises money for the Church’s various ministries. There will be a Country Store offering handcrafted gift items and homemade goodies – baked goods, jellies and jams, etc. There will be live and silent auctions, featuring gift baskets and gifts or services from local merchants. The Children’s Activities will include face and hair painting, crafts, carnival games, and even a booth for making Christmas cards to send to currently deployed soldiers in the Middle East.
The BBQ lunch costs $10 per adult, $5.00 per child 10 and under and will be a full BBQ meal, complete with dessert and beverage. Lunch starts at 11:30 am and runs until 1:30 pm or until all the food is sold whichever comes first. Tickets can be purchased at the Church office, from members of the Church, or at the door.
The 2011 Spring Salad luncheon, held on Thursday, April 7th, in the Family Life Center was the successful end result of several weeks planning. We had more than 80 different salads and served more than 300 guests. There were salads of every kind, size and hue, and the dessert bar featured white chocolate dipped strawberries and, for the young at heart, white chocolate dipped Peeps!
We received many compliments from attendees on the luncheon—the loveliness of the salads in particular, and the thanks of the crowd for continuing with this luncheon. It appears to be one of the most anticipated social events for our community.
Thank you to everyone who participated in this year’s luncheon—those who loaned us birdhouses for the tables, those who helped organize and plan the event, those who contributed the ever important (and very wonderful) salads, those who sold tickets, and everyone who helped in any way. Every contribution was important, every salad delicious, and everyone’s attendance was greatly appreciated. Our apologies for not being able to list everyone by name…There were so many wonderful volunteers helping with the luncheon.
Our annual Salad Luncheon this past April (April 22nd) was a huge hit! We served over 300 guests yesterday and had a very successful day.
Thank you to everyone who participated in the 2010 Salad Luncheon by selling tickets, posting flyers and advertisements, making salads, serving guests and cleaning up afterwards, or by purchasing tickets and making monetary donations. It couldn’t have happened without all of your help and we hope you enjoyed all the wonderful salads. There were over 100 selections to choose from at this year’s luncheon.
Special thanks go to our talented musical guests for their wonderful program. We truly enjoyed it.
The youth would like to thank everyone for making Cooking Wonderland a great success this year. All told, the youth made right at $1,400! We would like to thank everyone who came and bought cookies from us, everyone who spent their time baking cookies for us, and everyone who helped us make the event wonderful. We would specifically like to thank: Carolyn Gray for doing a wonderful job decorating for the event, Sandra Gage for teaching us how to run Cookie Wonderland, Debra Dezendorf for helping to pull it all off, and Mr. Jamie Dunn for the loan of the scale.
What wonderful worship services we had this past week. If you missed them, it was a shame.
The special sung by Living Proof in the early service was outstanding. The choir sang the best cantata ever. The play and program that evening was funny and wonderful. We would leave someone out if we tried to name all involved. From the cast and readers, to the leaders and directors, to the musicians and singers, God bless and thank you for a wonderful week-end of worship.
For one and all: Thank you for all your hard work, worry and ministry.
