Roswell UMC Student Ministry has a long history of helping young people live Christ-centered lives. This year alone over 70 young people have made a first time commitment to Jesus Christ through this ministry. You have an opportunity to help for the coming year, and Jason will tell you how.
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We Need Your Help!
We have our two biggest events of the year for RUMC Students coming up: the RUMC Christmas Gift and Craft Show and Altar Your Life Weekend. Their success is in direct correlation to the involvement of our church family.
The RUMC Christmas Gift and Craft Show
Our event is held in the Dodson Youth Center and adjacent parking lot from Thursday, December 2 through Saturday, December 4. As always, you are encouraged to come out and support the Student Ministry by shopping from 85+ vendors. New this year is our outdoor “Winter Wonderland” with 20 vendors, free hot chocolate, lights, music, and SNOW! Yep!
But, to make this event a success, we need help from our RUMC family:
- This Sunday after church at 12:15 p.m. moving all the furniture in the Dod to make way for all our vendor booths to be set up
- Throughout the week getting set up and decorated
- Thursday from 12-4 p.m. loading vendors’ items into their booths
- Throughout the show with sales, greeters, security, and more
- Saturday from 3-5 p.m., loading the vendors’ items back into their cars
- Next Sunday, December 5 at 12:15 p.m. putting all the Dod furnishings back into place
If you can help with any of these things, go to our website to sign up, call us in the Student Ministry office (770.261.1776), or email us and let us know how you’d like to help.
ALTAR YOUR LIFE Weekend 2022
AYL is RUMC Student Ministry’s largest event of the year. It is an “in-house” youth retreat in Roswell, and all the activities are at the church from February 4-6. We are excited to announce that we are returning to “host homes” again this year; groups of 6-10 students will be housed in church members’ homes. (Any student who does not want to stay overnight has the option to return to their home each night and rejoin us at the church in the morning).
We anticipate 300-350 students attending this year’s event, which means we really need the help of our church family to make this happen. Besides the 40+ host homes, we need an additional 100-120 volunteers to serve food, take pictures, drive groups to mission projects, oversee recreational activities, serve as security and parking lot attendants, etc.
If you are willing and able to serve during AYL 2022, please go to our website for more information and to sign up. We’d love for you to experience Altar Your Life Weekend for yourself. Whether your kids are young or have left the nest, whether your kids have kids of their own, or you have none at all, I urge you to come out and see what AYL Weekend is all about. If you’d like more information, please email us or call 770.261.1776.
Thank you for serving the Lord!
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Thanks, Jason! Your hard work is seen in changed lives. I am thankful for all you do.
Take Peace,
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Christmas Eve Services
10 a.m. Worship Service with Communion in the Chapel
4 p.m. Family Worship Service with Candlelight in the Sanctuary
6 p.m. Traditional Candlelight Service in the Sanctuary
11 p.m. Candlelight and Communion Service in the Chapel
For more information about our Advent and Christmas events, go to our website.
There will be one service in the Sanctuary at 11:15 a.m. on December 26 and January 2.
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First Sunday Communion
Join us Sunday, December 5, in the Chapel at 8:30 a.m. This 30-minute service will include the sacrament of Holy Communion, a short meditation, music, and a time of prayer.
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Affordable Meals To-Go will take a break the week of Thanksgiving and resume Tuesday, November 30.
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Christmas Festival Concerts
The Christmas Festival Concerts are Friday, December 10 at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday, December 12 at 3 p.m. Complimentary tickets are available in the Worship Arts Office, Sanctuary Building; Main Office, Chapel Building; or by calling 770.594.0512.
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Service of Remembrance
Join us Wednesday, December 1 at 6 p.m. in the Chapel for a Service of Remembrance. Whether a recent or distant loss, the clergy of RUMC stand with you to acknowledge your grief as we enter this season of Advent.
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Men's Breakfast
Men’s Breakfast is this Thursday, December 2 at 6:45 a.m. All men are invited to attend either in-person in the Dining Room, Chapel building or on Zoom. For more information or to register, contact Eric Stephens.
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Christmas Gift & Craft Show
Join us December 2-4 in the Dodson Youth Center for a festive show and bake sale supporting RUMC Student Ministry Missions and 80 small, local businesses. Pre-sale raffle tickets are available online for items from each of our 80 vendors. Sign up online to donate a home-baked item for our bake sale.
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Chessie Pelfrey
The Chessie Pelfrey United Methodist Women Circle will meet on Monday, December 6 at 11 a.m. in the Trinity Cafe, Chapel building. All women are invited. Lunch reservations are required; contact Mary Hagerman, 770.993.9496.
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Angel Trees
The Angel Tree for InCommunity (formerly EnAble) and Noah’s Ark will be available beginning December 5 in the south lobby, Sanctuary building. The Angel Tree for families with Vickery Mill Elementary is currently available in the Chapel Roswell Connection Center. For information on InCommunity, contact Rev. Melissa Kime-Hall; for Vickery Mill, contact Gilma Cantu.
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Birthday Party for Jesus
All children are invited to join us for a birthday party for Jesus on Sunday, December 12 at 10 a.m. in the Fellowship Hall, Chapel building! We will be celebrating the birth of Jesus with a live nativity, crafts, and fun. Parents of children five years and younger are requested to attend; children in grades 1 through 5 will attend with their Sunday School class. Please bring a gift for Jesus—hat, gloves, or mittens that will be given to the Foster Care Support Foundation for children who are in foster care.
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Volunteer
Are you a people person? Or maybe you are tech-savvy and want to serve in production. Maybe you have a heart for Missions or you love to rock babies in the nursery. No matter what your skills or background, we have a place for you! To learn more about how you can get involved, check out our website.
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Job Openings
We would love to have you as part of our family! Click here to learn more about open positions at Roswell UMC.
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