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SUMMARY:Club123
DESCRIPTION:Club 123 promotes fun\, fellowship\, and service for children in grades 1-3\, once a month on Sundays following Worship from 12:00 to 1:30 p.m.\, with lunch provided! \nPlease register in advance\, noting any dietary restrictions or food allergies in the memo field. Pick-up at the front Church Street entrance (516 Church St.). Register here: https://onrealm.org/faithatfirst/PublicRegistrations/Event?linkString=MjkyZDA4YjctNGIyMy00OWRjLWIwZmItYjBjODAxNzI5M2Uy
URL:https://faithatfirst.org/event/club123-7/
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SUMMARY:Covenant Hike Group
DESCRIPTION:“I love to think of nature as an unlimited broadcasting station\, through which God speaks to us every hour\, if we will only tune in.” – George Washington Carver \nThe Covenant Hike Group invites all who have a wonder of the natural world to share nature immersion with each other through 3 seasons while experiencing the presence of God. The format is simple. We begin with a brief reading (scripture or poem)\, hike along while sharing joys and concerns\, and appreciate 5 minutes of silence at mid-point. Each hike concludes with an optional\, brief time of sharing about our experiences on the hike\, closing prayer\, and a cool or hot drink! All ages are welcomed! \nOn the First Sunday of each month (October through May) we will meet at a designated location at 2 p.m.\, hiking various paths in our area for about an hour at a comfortable pace for everyone. The group will meet each first Sunday through May and participants may join in as schedules allow. \nAll who participate are welcomed to share in ownership. The wonder of the natural world and God’s presence in it is limitless. \nFacilitators: Jim Johnson and Lee Rader. If interested\, please contact Jim at jjohnso@luc.edu to be placed on the distribution list.
URL:https://faithatfirst.org/event/covenant-hike-group-2/2023-12-03/
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DTEND;TZID=UTC:20231203T190000
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SUMMARY:Faith Around The Table
DESCRIPTION:Are you hungry for deeper discussion with members of your First Church community that goes beyond the usual Sunday morning chit chat (as lovely as that may be)? This new group is for you! Once a month\, we’ll gather for a potluck dinner and discuss a topic or prompt relating to faith and spirituality. We may explore a question or theme from a recent sermon\, or try answering John Wesley’s favorite question: “How is it with your soul?” Topics will vary based on the group’s input. Andrew and Amy Schumacher will lead the group and host the first meeting with potential for others to host subsequent dinners or use church space. All are welcome\, this is NOT a couples group. Monthly dinners will be on first Sundays from 5pm to 7pm with the first meeting on Nov. 5th. The group will commit to six months and then reassess. Please email Andrew (andrew.r.schumacher@gmail.com) with questions or to sign up. Due to nature of the group\, we’ll limit to six or seven additional participants. Come join us for good food and real honest discussion!
URL:https://faithatfirst.org/event/faith-around-the-table/2023-12-03/
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DTEND;TZID=UTC:20231203T193000
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SUMMARY:Young Adults Potluck
DESCRIPTION:Calling all Young Adults! We are resuming our potlucks every 1st and 3rd Sunday of the month at 5:30 pm starting on September 17th. Feel free to bring your favorite side item or dessert! Contact Sydney at sydney@faithatfirst.com for the location!
URL:https://faithatfirst.org/event/young-adult-potluck-3/2023-12-03/
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20231204T190000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20231204T201500
DTSTAMP:20260506T065502
CREATED:20231108T022601Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231108T022601Z
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SUMMARY:Nominations Committee Monthly Meeting
DESCRIPTION:The Nominations and Leadership Development committee meets on the first Monday of each month on Zoom. Please address and questions to Pastor Grace Imathiu\, chair at grace@faithatfirst.com and/or Michael Bergmann\, vice chair at mgbergmann@yahoo.com.
URL:https://faithatfirst.org/event/nominations-committee-monthly-meeting/2023-12-04/
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20231205T190000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20231205T200000
DTSTAMP:20260506T065502
CREATED:20230818T200903Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230818T200903Z
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SUMMARY:Mission & Outreach Committee Meeting
DESCRIPTION:Mission & Outreach Committee Meeting. Monthly meetings are open to members of the committee. Hosted by Alli Henry\, alli.m.henry@gmail.com.
URL:https://faithatfirst.org/event/mission-outreach-committee-meeting-4/2023-12-05/
LOCATION:Conference Room
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20231205T193000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20231205T210000
DTSTAMP:20260506T065502
CREATED:20230908T215809Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230908T215809Z
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SUMMARY:First Books
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://faithatfirst.org/event/first-books-2/2023-12-05/
LOCATION:Glenna Hall
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20231207T150000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20231207T154500
DTSTAMP:20260506T065502
CREATED:20231208T033126Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231208T033126Z
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SUMMARY:Youth Ensemble Rehearsal
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://faithatfirst.org/event/youth-ensemble-rehearsal-4/
LOCATION:Sanctuary
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20231207T183000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20231207T190000
DTSTAMP:20260506T065502
CREATED:20231208T033518Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231208T033518Z
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SUMMARY:Festive Prelude
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URL:https://faithatfirst.org/event/festive-prelude/
LOCATION:Sanctuary
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20231209T100000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20231209T120000
DTSTAMP:20260506T065502
CREATED:20230616T001308Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231003T220342Z
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SUMMARY:Pageant Dress Rehearsal
DESCRIPTION:A required dress rehearsal for children involved in the pageant on Dec. 10. This is a closed rehearsal only open to immediate family.
URL:https://faithatfirst.org/event/pageant-sunday-2/
LOCATION:Sanctuary and Dining Hall
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20231209T183000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20231209T220000
DTSTAMP:20260506T065502
CREATED:20231130T022500Z
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SUMMARY:Couples Salon Holiday Gathering
DESCRIPTION:Join FUMC Couples Salon at the Hagedorns’ house for a festive evening of food and fellowship hosted by Sue and Jim Hagedorn and Caroline and Bryan Wagner. Please bring an appetizer\, side dish or dessert to add to the holiday buffet. \nPlease RSVP to Sue Hagedorn at shagedorn123@aol.com to let her know you are coming and what dish you are bringing to share.
URL:https://faithatfirst.org/event/couples-salon-holdiay-gathering/
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20231210T090000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20231210T100000
DTSTAMP:20260506T065502
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SUMMARY:All Church Breakfast
DESCRIPTION:Come join us on December 10th as the youth provide a breakfast in the dining room! Starting at 9am\, the youth will be flipping pancakes. Come for food\, informal conversation and a bit of holiday cheer before worship.  Hope to see you! \nTo help us plan (and minimize waste)\, please RSVP here.
URL:https://faithatfirst.org/event/all-church-breakfast/
LOCATION:Dining Room
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ORGANIZER;CN="Sydney Harkrider":MAILTO:sydney@faithatfirst.com
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20231210T091500
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20231210T101500
DTSTAMP:20260506T065502
CREATED:20231003T220638Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231003T220638Z
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SUMMARY:Pageant Rehearsal
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://faithatfirst.org/event/pageant-rehearsal-6/
LOCATION:Sanctuary and Dining Hall
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20231210T103000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20231210T113000
DTSTAMP:20260506T065502
CREATED:20230616T001153Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230616T001153Z
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SUMMARY:Pageant Sunday
DESCRIPTION:Children Pre-K through Grade 6 retell the Christmas story in scripture and song during the 10:30am worship service.
URL:https://faithatfirst.org/event/pageant-sunday/
LOCATION:Sanctuary
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20231210T113000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20231210T120000
DTSTAMP:20260506T065502
CREATED:20231108T030549Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231108T030549Z
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SUMMARY:Earth Care Lending Library
DESCRIPTION:Earth Care Lending Library Open on November 12\nLooking for a place to continue growing in your understanding of environmental justice\nand how to care for God’s creation? Visit the Earth Care Lending Library\, which is open every 2nd Sunday after worship in Great Hall. A small lending library with books for readers of all ages\, the titles were curated by the Earth Care Committee and include Newbery Award-winning children’s\nbooks\, as well as titles by leading voices from the spiritual and scientific communities. Check it out!
URL:https://faithatfirst.org/event/earth-care-lending-library/2023-12-10/
LOCATION:Great Hall
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20231211T183000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20231211T200000
DTSTAMP:20260506T065502
CREATED:20231207T002659Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231207T002659Z
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SUMMARY:Stewardship Meeting
DESCRIPTION:On Zoom.
URL:https://faithatfirst.org/event/stewardship-meeting/
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20231213T100000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20231213T110000
DTSTAMP:20260506T065503
CREATED:20230908T024328Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241121T185340Z
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SUMMARY:Coffee\, Conversation\, and Friends
DESCRIPTION:This group of women “of a certain age” meet on the second and fourth Wednesday of the month from 10:00 to 11:00 am. Year round we gather at LePeep in Evanston for informal conversations on a wide variety of topics: books\, the news\, restaurants\, grandchildren\, and places to visit. No matter what’s on the table\, we are all ears. Come join the conversation and make some new friends.
URL:https://faithatfirst.org/event/coffee-conversation-and-friends-6-2/2023-12-13/
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20231213T190000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20231213T201500
DTSTAMP:20260506T065503
CREATED:20230901T202623Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230901T202623Z
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SUMMARY:Membership Committee Meeting
DESCRIPTION:Monthly meeting of the Membership Committee Please address questions to Mark Henry\, Chair\, at mark.g.henry@gmail.com .
URL:https://faithatfirst.org/event/membership-committee-meeting-4/2023-12-13/
LOCATION:Conference Room
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20231214T190000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20231214T210000
DTSTAMP:20260506T065503
CREATED:20230606T203604Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230606T203747Z
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SUMMARY:Limitless Game Night & Conversation
DESCRIPTION:The Limitless Game Night & Conversation is a virtual gathering to talk and play online games such as Codenames\, Scattergories\, Pictionary\, and several others.  Limitless is a group of adults\, singles and couples\, that span multiple ages and life stages.  New participants are always welcome. \nIf interested\, please contact Stephanie Peters at stephdeloney@gmail.com .
URL:https://faithatfirst.org/event/limitless-game-night-conversation/2023-12-14/
LOCATION:Zoom
ORGANIZER;CN="Stephanie Peters":MAILTO:stephdeloney@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20231215T160000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20231215T180000
DTSTAMP:20260506T065503
CREATED:20231207T002157Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231207T002157Z
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SUMMARY:J.U.M.P.
DESCRIPTION:J.U.M.P. (Junior United Methodist People) serves as an introductory youth group for students in grades 4-6 and meets monthly on Fridays from 4:00-6:00 p.m. In November\, J.U.M.P. will assemble care packages for guests at First Church’s winter overnight shelter and take a musical look at why the Grinch’s “heart grew three sizes” through the lens of our faith. Please register in advance here: https://onrealm.org/faithatfirst/PublicRegistrations/Event?linkString=ZjM3OGU4NzQtMGMxMC00N2VkLTliZDEtYjBjZjAxNDk0ZDU0
URL:https://faithatfirst.org/event/j-u-m-p-9/
LOCATION:Dining Room
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20231217T113500
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20231217T120500
DTSTAMP:20260506T065503
CREATED:20231206T034756Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231206T035731Z
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SUMMARY:Architecture Tour of First Church Sanctuary and Tittle Chapel
DESCRIPTION:What well-known women’s suffrage and temperance movement leader has her own stained glass window at First Church? Who carved the reredos above the altar in the sanctuary ? When was Tittle Chapel built\, and who is it named after? \nStick around after worship on Dec. 17 for a 30-minute architecture and history tour of the First Church sanctuary and Tittle Chapel led by our resident expert Bill Brown.  We gather in the rear of the sanctuary after the postlude.  Please RSVP here.
URL:https://faithatfirst.org/event/architecture-tour-of-first-church-sanctuary-and-tittle-chapel/
LOCATION:Sanctuary
ORGANIZER;CN="Mary Taylor-Johnson":MAILTO:mary@faithatfirst.com
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20231224T150000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20231224T154500
DTSTAMP:20260506T065503
CREATED:20231207T002420Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231207T002420Z
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SUMMARY:Youth Ensemble
DESCRIPTION:Instrumentalists in grades 6-12 are invited to play Christmas carols before and during the 4:00pm Family Service on Christmas Eve. The group will rehearse together at 3:00pm before the service in the Sanctuary. Music is available in advance for any instrument. Please email brian@faithatfirst.com if your child would like to play.
URL:https://faithatfirst.org/event/youth-ensemble/
LOCATION:Sanctuary
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20231224T160000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20231224T170000
DTSTAMP:20260506T065503
CREATED:20231208T033304Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231208T033304Z
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SUMMARY:Christmas Eve Family Service
DESCRIPTION:Nursery care beginning at 3:45 pm.
URL:https://faithatfirst.org/event/christmas-eve-family-service-2/
LOCATION:Sanctuary
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20231224T180000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20231224T183000
DTSTAMP:20260506T065503
CREATED:20231208T033400Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231208T033400Z
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SUMMARY:Chancel Choir Rehearsal
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://faithatfirst.org/event/chancel-choir-rehearsal-135/
LOCATION:Sanctuary
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20231224T190000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20231224T200000
DTSTAMP:20260506T065503
CREATED:20231208T033721Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231208T033721Z
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SUMMARY:Christmas Eve Candlelight Service with Choir\, Handbells\, Strings\, & Organ
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://faithatfirst.org/event/christmas-eve-candlelight-service-with-choir-handbells-strings-organ/
LOCATION:Sanctuary
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20231224T223000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20231224T230000
DTSTAMP:20260506T065503
CREATED:20231208T033900Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231208T033900Z
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SUMMARY:Music Rehearsal
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://faithatfirst.org/event/music-rehearsal-3/
LOCATION:Sanctuary
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20231224T230000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20231225T000000
DTSTAMP:20260506T065503
CREATED:20231208T033808Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231208T034035Z
UID:10005702-1703458800-1703462400@faithatfirst.org
SUMMARY:Christmas Eve Candleight Service With Communion\, Soloist\, & Organ
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://faithatfirst.org/event/christmas-eve-candleight-service-with-communion/
LOCATION:Sanctuary
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20231231T091500
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20231231T221500
DTSTAMP:20260506T065503
CREATED:20231207T042626Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231207T042626Z
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SUMMARY:Adult Connection
DESCRIPTION:All adults welcome for coffee and conversation with First Church friends!
URL:https://faithatfirst.org/event/adult-connection/
LOCATION:Glenna Hall
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20240102T190000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20240102T210000
DTSTAMP:20260506T065503
CREATED:20231223T033331Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231223T033331Z
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SUMMARY:First Reads Book Group
DESCRIPTION:The January book is Herland by Charlotte Gilman Perkins.\nThis book group is open to all. Contact Janet Lutz for zoom information and book calendar.
URL:https://faithatfirst.org/event/first-reads-book-group/
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20240102T203000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20240102T210000
DTSTAMP:20260506T065503
CREATED:20231108T025908Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231108T025908Z
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SUMMARY:Compline Night Prayer Service
DESCRIPTION:On Tuesdays beginning January 2nd\, you are invited to a thirty minute Night Prayer Service to end your day in community and peace. These services from 8:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.\, available via Zoom\, are patterned after the ancient monastic tradition of Compline (meaning completion)–the final prayer of the day. We will follow a simple liturgical format for this service of quietness and reflection before rest. Persons of all ages are encouraged to give this spiritual practice a try. The zoom format invites participation from anywhere! We are enriched when family & friends in many locations join in. The services\, sponsored by the Faith Formation Council\, will continue through Lent\, concluding on March 19th. Participants may attend as schedules allow. Contact Tom Scott (tom.scott.goblue@msn.com) to sign up or with questions.
URL:https://faithatfirst.org/event/compline-night-prayer-service-3/2024-01-02/
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