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2017 Schedule
First United Methodist Church
Corner of 3rd St. and Harrison Monroe, MI
4th Wednesday 11:00-1:00
May 24 June 28 July 26
August 23 September 27 October 25
*$7.00 Donation at the Door
Holy Week
Palm Sunday 11am
Children (and those young at heart who want to join us!) will process into worship waving palm branches and shouting, “Hosannah!” to commemorate Christ’s journey into Jerusalem. We will have a real live, baby donkey, just like the one Jesus asked for before his triumphal entry into Jerusalem, be sure to join us for our Palm Sunday worship on April 9, 2017 at 11am in the Sanctuary.
Maundy Thursday/Holy Thursday Service, 7:00 pm
We will commemorate the Last Supper with a Service of Holy Communion, and scripture and drama to remember the last 24 hours of Christ’s life through the eyes of his mother, Mary. This service will conclude with the traditional “stripping of the altar” as worshipers depart in silence. Maundy Thursday is on April 13, 2017 at 7pm in the chapel in the All Purpose Room
Good Friday Service 1pm
Our Good Friday service will be a joint service held at St Paul’s UMC with First UMC, Heritage UMC, St Pauls UMC and other churches from our community participating.
EASTER BUTTERFLY WORSHIP CELEBRATION
Join us for a unique memorable Easter experience. During our worship we will have special music, celebrate Christ’s resurrection, and following the 11:00 am worship service we will release live butterflies. At the end of worship, we will move to the park across the street to release our butterflies. The butterfly is one of the Christian church’s earliest symbols of Christ’s resurrection. This Easter you will have the chance to hold in your hands a tiny envelope. When you open it, you will watch a beautiful, Painted Lady Butterfly experience its very first flight. Imagine more than a hundred butterflies, released at the same time, fresh from their cocoons, caught up in their new life that reminds us of the new life we have in Christ.
He Is Risen Indeed!
If you see a visitor to our church, be sure they stop by our visitor’s table to receive a free butterfly.
*Painted Lady Butterflies are indigenous to our environment, but if we have unseasonably cold or rainy weather on Easter Sunday, we will postpone the butterfly release until the next Sunday to give our butterflies the best chance at life.
Easter Morning Egg Hunt
Our children will leave worship after Children’s time to participate in our annual Easter Egg hunt. The children will return to worship about 10 minutes before the end, so they can be a part of our butterfly celebration with their families.
2017 Schedule
First United Methodist Church
Corner of 3rd St. and Harrison Monroe, MI
4th Wednesday 11:00-1:00
May 24 June 28 July 26
August 23 September 27 October 25
*$7.00 Donation at the Door
Holy Week
Palm Sunday 11am
Children (and those young at heart who want to join us!) will process into worship waving palm branches and shouting, “Hosannah!” to commemorate Christ’s journey into Jerusalem. We will have a real live, baby donkey, just like the one Jesus asked for before his triumphal entry into Jerusalem, be sure to join us for our Palm Sunday worship on April 9, 2017 at 11am in the Sanctuary.
Maundy Thursday/Holy Thursday Service, 7:00 pm
We will commemorate the Last Supper with a Service of Holy Communion, and scripture and drama to remember the last 24 hours of Christ’s life through the eyes of his mother, Mary. This service will conclude with the traditional “stripping of the altar” as worshipers depart in silence. Maundy Thursday is on April 13, 2017 at 7pm in the chapel in the All Purpose Room
Good Friday Service 1pm
Our Good Friday service will be a joint service held at St Paul’s UMC with First UMC, Heritage UMC, St Pauls UMC and other churches from our community participating.
EASTER BUTTERFLY WORSHIP CELEBRATION
Join us for a unique memorable Easter experience. During our worship we will have special music, celebrate Christ’s resurrection, and following the 11:00 am worship service we will release live butterflies. At the end of worship, we will move to the park across the street to release our butterflies. The butterfly is one of the Christian church’s earliest symbols of Christ’s resurrection. This Easter you will have the chance to hold in your hands a tiny envelope. When you open it, you will watch a beautiful, Painted Lady Butterfly experience its very first flight. Imagine more than a hundred butterflies, released at the same time, fresh from their cocoons, caught up in their new life that reminds us of the new life we have in Christ.
He Is Risen Indeed!
If you see a visitor to our church, be sure they stop by our visitor’s table to receive a free butterfly.
*Painted Lady Butterflies are indigenous to our environment, but if we have unseasonably cold or rainy weather on Easter Sunday, we will postpone the butterfly release until the next Sunday to give our butterflies the best chance at life.
Easter Morning Egg Hunt
Our children will leave worship after Children’s time to participate in our annual Easter Egg hunt. The children will return to worship about 10 minutes before the end, so they can be a part of our butterfly celebration with their families.
