Weekly Reminders

This Sunday is a special day at Elberton First Methodist! We’ll gather for a combined service at 10 a.m. in the Crossroads Connection Center. Right after worship, we’ll head outside for a Playground Dedication at the new playground — a moment of celebration for our children, families, and church community. Then, we’ll wrap up the morning with a Fellowship Soup Lunch in the Fellowship Hall. It’s a wonderful chance to share good food and fellowship. We hope you’ll join us for this meaningful Sunday as we kick off the season of Advent!

Prayer Team
Would You Like to Be Prayed For? On the first Sunday of each month, the Prayer Team will be meeting in the chapel at 10:15 a.m. We will be praying for those on the prayer list, and for any individuals who would like to receive prayer.

Staff Christmas Bonus
Dear EFMC members:
Elberton First Methodist has so much to celebrate this Christmas!! God is leading us to be the best we can be, and we are working hard to do His will.
Our church staff is doing a fantastic job without complaint, and with pride and enthusiasm. In appreciation, SPRC would like to reward our staff with an End-of-Year Bonus. If you would like to contribute, simply write "Staff Christmas" in the note section of your check. The deadline for donations is December 15.
When you see Staff members around the church, thank them !!!  A lot of work goes on behind the scenes that makes things go as smoothly as they do.

In Christ - Staff Pastor Parish Relations Committee

Eagles Gate Farm Christmas Party
Margie Beeson & Fritz Bronner wish to invite you to join them for the 5th annual Eagles Gate Farm Christmas Party! The party is Saturday, December 13, 2025, starting at 6:00 p.m., located at 1037 Bakers Ferry Rd. Elberton, GA 30635. RSVP by calling (818) 694-9277 or (818) 694-9266, or just come! You can read more about Eagles Gate Farm at www.eaglesgatefarm.com.

Enjoy good food, great conversations, and the Holiday Spirit!

Praise Report
Ray and Brenda Cann are celebrating their 57th wedding anniversary this week! Join us in congratulating them on this amazing milestone!

Breakfast-for-Dinner & Pictures with Santa ?
Join us for a fun night of fellowship as we enjoy breakfast for dinner together!
Dinner starts at 5:30 p.m., followed by Pictures with Santa at 6:00 p.m. in the Fellowship Hall.
Dinner Cost: $10 per adult & $5 per child (ages 10 & under). If you plan to eat, please register with the link below by 4 p.m. on Monday.

https://elbertonfmc.subspla.sh/vtd35j8 
NOTE: You do not have to register or pay for Santa Pictures.

Come hungry, bring the family, and enjoy a festive evening with our church community!

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In 1959 Bill Gaither graduated from Anderson College, Indiana, with a bachelor's degree in English and a minor in Music. He went to work as an English teacher, pursuing music on the side. In 1963 he was asked to play the piano for a revival meeting in the area that featured the preaching of Dr. Dale Oldham. The meeting went well and afterwards Dr. Oldham asked Bill to write a song that included the words, “He touched me.” Gaither, who would later say that “songs are like whispered answers to questions of the heart”, took the words from Oldham as the theme of his first hit song, “He Touched Me.” This song would later be recorded by the Imperials, Elvis Presley, Tennessee Ernie Ford, and, more recently, Steven Curtis Chapman. Bill Gaither might have been writing about the woman that Jesus made whole in Luke 13:10-17.

We are looking at the Luke passage this week and the spiritual wholeness that Jesus wants to bring to us all.

Blessings,
Pastor John