Join us for a time of food and fellowship around the table with family and friends at our Wednesday Night Dinner from 5 to 6:30 p.m. in Hinton Hall. Chef Henry Roerig, our Food Ministry Manager, along with our very talented and dedicated Dinner Belles and Beaus volunteers prepare excellent meals at very reasonable prices.

January 22nd is Taco Night!  The menu is tacos (choice of chicken or beef), flour tortillas, choice of refried or black beans, yellow rice, lettuce, tomatoes, cheese, salsa, chips, guacamole, and dessert.  For the kids – the same.

Dinners are served from 5 to 6:30 p.m. in Hinton Hall, with to-go boxes available from 6 to 6:30 p.m.

The prices for Wednesday Night Dinners are:

• $10.00 for adults (including seniors and from 11 years up);
• $7.00 for children 10 years and younger;
• $30.00 for family meals (nuclear family members only – husband, wife, their children under 18 years);
• $7.00 for salad bar only, which includes the salad bar, a choice of baked potato or sweet potato, dessert and a drink.
  

Credit/debit card payments, as well as cash and checks, are accepted.

Join us on Wednesday evenings for the following activities at Duluth First UMC:

• Book Bunch for kids (ages 3 – 4): 6:15 to 6:30 p.m. in The Louise McDaniel Memorial Library, 2nd floor of the Sheldon Family Life Center;
• DuluthKids (ages Kindergarten through 5th grade): 6 to 7 p.m. in the Youth Center, 1st floor of the Sheldon Family Life Center;
• Youth Bible Study (grades 6 – 12): 6 to 7 p.m. in room F149, 1st floor of the Sheldon Family Life Center;
• Parent Connection Group: 6 to 7 p.m., room F145, 1st floor of the Sheldon Family Life Center;
• Adult small group studies - “Simply Psalms”: 6 to 7 p.m. in room F207, 2nd floor of the Sheldon Family Life Center;
• Yarn Arts Ministry: 6 to 7 p.m. in room F205, 2nd floor of the Sheldon Family Life Center;
• Happy Sacks: 6 to 6:15 p.m. in room F152, 1st floor of the Sheldon Family Life Center;
• Chancel Choir Rehearsals: 7 to 8:30 p.m. in the Don Lee Music Suite.
  

The Wednesday Night Food Drive at Duluth First UMC for the Hands of Christ Duluth Co-Op is our weekly mission project, combined with the many Wednesday evening activities offered at the church. On January 22nd we ask that you bring tuna fish.

A table for donated items will be located outside of the main entrance to Hinton Hall. Join us for a delicious dinner and fellowship in Hinton Hall, pick up a to-go dinner for your family, join us for any of our Wednesday evening activities, and drop off food items to help other families in need. We thank you for your support.

The GriefShare Support Group, led by the church’s Stephen Ministers, will walk alongside you through the loss of a loved one. Our next session of weekly classes will start on Wednesday, January 8, 2025, and continue through April 2nd. Meeting from 6:30 to 8 p.m. in room F153, located on the 1st floor of the Sheldon Family Life Center, you will gain access to valuable GriefShare resources to help you through your grief. GriefShare also offers Bereavement Candlelight Services and a “Surviving the Holidays” class every year before the Thanksgiving holiday.

For more information, please visit the GriefShare website at griefshare.org, or contact Tracy Brinker, Bereavement Coordinator, by e-mail at tbrinker@duluthumc.org, or call 770-476-3776.

The Missions Ministry will be having a delicious fundraiser coming up on Sunday, January 26th, from 8:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. in The Dorothy L. Rainey Fellowship Hall. We invite you to come help support Duluth First UMC in being the hands and feet of Christ in our community by stopping and enjoying some hot, delicious scones and cinnamon rolls.

Scones and cinnamon rolls will be $3 each, or two for $5, and donations are always accepted. All proceeds will go toward supporting our local mission efforts which our general giving goes towards in the Duluth/Gwinnett County areas, such as the Hands of Christ Duluth Co-Op, the Duluth Care Team, Rainbow Village, Family Promise, and others. Thank you for your support!

Students in the 6th through 12th grades are invited to join us on Sunday nights for Sunday Night Gatherings from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. in the Youth Center (“The Fish Tank”), located on the 1st floor of the Sheldon Family Life Center. Sunday Night Gatherings include great dinners, fun games, amazing worship, inspirational and relevant messages and life-changing small groups.

Our schedule for the month of January is:

• Sunday, January 26th: "Laser Tag Night"at 5:30 p.m. in the Youth Center (“The Fish Tank”);

Please click on YOUTH MINISTRY for more information.

Questions? Please contact Rev. Min Lee, Director of Youth Ministries, by e-mail at mlee@duluthumc.org.

If you are between 18 and mid 30’s, or you know someone who is, the Young Adult Ministry needs you. We would love to have you join us for Bible study and fellowship on Sunday mornings from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. in room E132 (located in the hallway behind the Sanctuary), and also for our fun, off campus events. For more information, please contact Rev. David Burchett by e-mail at dburchett@duluthumc.org.

The members  of the Yarn Arts Ministry have a new project and they are going to be making scarves for the Hugs for Soldiers ministry to distribute. They can be any color with any kind of yarn. The deadline for the scarves is Wednesday, January 29th.

Join us for a time of food and fellowship around the table with family and friends at our Wednesday Night Dinner from 5 to 6:30 p.m. in Hinton Hall. Chef Henry Roerig, our Food Ministry Manager, along with our very talented and dedicated Dinner Belles and Beaus volunteers prepare excellent meals at very reasonable prices.

The menu for January 29th is chicken with wine sauce, noodles, roasted winter vegetables, steam broccoli, rolls, and dessert. For the kids – chicken tenders and French fries.

Dinners are served from 5 to 6:30 p.m. in Hinton Hall, with to-go boxes available from 6 to 6:30 p.m.

The prices for Wednesday Night Dinners are:

• $10.00 for adults (including seniors and from 11 years up);
• $7.00 for children 10 years and younger;
• $30.00 for family meals (nuclear family members only – husband, wife, their children under 18 years);
• $7.00 for salad bar only, which includes the salad bar, a choice of baked potato or sweet potato, dessert and a drink.
  

Credit/debit card payments, as well as cash and checks, are accepted.

Show the love by donating blood on Wednesday, February 5th, at a Blood Drive being held at Duluth First UMC from 3 to 7 p.m. in the Dorothy L. Rainey Fellowship Hall. To schedule an appointment:

• Click on BLOOD DRIVE ONLINE REGISTRATION;
• Call 1-800-RED-CROSS (1-800-733-2767);
• Contact Tracy Brinker by e-mail at tbrinker@duluthumc.org, or call 770-476-3776, ext. 112;
• Last, but not least, be a “walk-in” on Blood Drive Day.

Join us for a time of food and fellowship around the table with family and friends at our Wednesday Night Dinner from 5 to 6:30 p.m. in Hinton Hall. Chef Henry Roerig, our Food Ministry Manager, along with our very talented and dedicated Dinner Belles and Beaus volunteers prepare excellent meals at very reasonable prices.

The menu for February 5^th is fried catfish, corn pudding, collard greens, cole slaw, hushpuppies, and dessert. For the kids – fish sticks and French fries.

Dinners are served from 5 to 6:30 p.m. in Hinton Hall, with to-go boxes available from 6 to 6:30 p.m.

The prices for Wednesday Night Dinners are:

• $10.00 for adults (including seniors and from 11 years up);
• $7.00 for children 10 years and younger;
• $30.00 for family meals (nuclear family members only – husband, wife, their children under 18 years);
• $7.00 for salad bar only, which includes the salad bar, a choice of baked potato or sweet potato, dessert and a drink.
  

Credit/debit card payments, as well as cash and checks, are accepted.

The Enneagram is growing in popularity as a personality typing tool, but it is so much more! In fact, the Enneagram is a wonderful tool for spiritual formation. Learning our Enneagram type can help us identify specific ways in which we are invited to share God with the world, the patterns that get in the way of our doing that, and the spiritual practices that return our focus to God and our true calling.
 
Join us as we explore this fascinating tool at the “A Path to God: The Enneagram as Spiritual Practice” class which will meet on Sunday afternoons from 4:00 to 5:15 p.m., beginning February 9th and continuing through March 16th, in room F145, located on the 1st floor of the Sheldon Family Life Center. The class will be led by Kristen Vincent, an award-winning author, speaker, and artisan whose passion is spiritual formation.

Registration is required to ensure that you have the needed materials. The deadline to register is Friday, January 31st. To register, please contact Tracy Brinker by e-mail at tbrinker@duluthumc.org, or call 770-476-3776.  If you need childcare, please let her know.

Vacation Bible School at Duluth First UMC is months away, and this year’s theme will be True North – Trusting Jesus in a Wild World, taking kids on a virtual adventure through the Alaskan wilderness and guiding them toward the Savior. Among other plans, we hope to create an indoor forest-like scene using as many artificial trees and greenery as we can get our hands on.

If you’re looking to “retire” your aging artificial tree or garland this year, please reach out to Bryan Taylor by e-mail at bryantaylor44@gmail.com. You can bring it to the church, or even have it picked up from your home!

‘Tis the season for summer camp registration! Early registration for Summer 2025 at Camp Glisson, is now open for members of North Georgia United Methodist churches and returning families of Summer 2024 campers.

Glisson Camp & Retreat Center offers Summer Camp in the forests surrounding Cane Creek Falls near Dahlonega, GA. Since 1925, this place has become holy ground as thousands have had their faith strengthened through God’s presence there in creation and Christian community. Camp Glisson is part of the North Georgia Camp & Retreat Ministries of the United Methodist Church’s North Georgia Conference.

Registration is open to everyone. To see the schedule and/or register, please go to https://glisson.org/register.

The Chamber Chorale will present their Winter Concert on Sunday, February 23rd, beginning at 2:30 p.m. in the Sanctuary. The concert will feature some of our favorite choral pieces from the last 15 years or so. Childcare will be available. Please make plans to join us!