WHAT'S HAPPENING AT FUMC LAGRANGE?
A Message of Welcome and Gratitude from Pastor Cerna
Welcome back to church! Rally Day at church on Sunday, September 11, was a huge success despite the torrential rain. It was really good to welcome everyone back to church as we reopened our ministries for this new season. Thank you all for joining us in our in-person worship service and for worshipping with us online. We had over ninety people in the sanctuary
and more than forty people who worshipped with us online on that day.
At worship we commissioned the Sunday School teachers and superintendents, and our Sunday school classes for all ages started up again that day. The Chancel Choir provided the lovely music at worship.
In the midst of the rain, it was moving to see families come with their children to attend Sunday school. Our Advocate/Mizpah Adult Sunday school resumed their class meeting. It was exciting to see all-ages back to church for worship, study, and fellowship, and then we enjoyed each other’s company as we broke bread together during the picnic. There was joy in the faces of those who gathered with us on that day.
The weather did not dampen our spirits. Instead, God’s Spirit brightened our worship and fellowship. We were happy to be together. I encourage you to join us every Sunday as we grow stronger in our faith and become ever more bold in our actions for God’s glory.
I want to thank the staff, leaders, and volunteers for their hard work and preparation for our Rally Day celebration. Their commitment and love of Jesus showed through their creativity, flexibility, and willingness and joy in working together. I am truly blessed to work with an awesome staff, leaders, and volunteers in this church. Thank you so much, everyone! Let’s keep working for God’s Kingdom here on earth. I also want to thank Varieties Music (The Trisoliere Family) for providing the beautiful music during our picnic.
We, the staff, look forward to seeing everyone at church or on Zoom on Sunday. God bless!
Welcome back to church! Rally Day at church on Sunday, September 11, was a huge success despite the torrential rain. It was really good to welcome everyone back to church as we reopened our ministries for this new season. Thank you all for joining us in our in-person worship service and for worshipping with us online. We had over ninety people in the sanctuary
and more than forty people who worshipped with us online on that day.
At worship we commissioned the Sunday School teachers and superintendents, and our Sunday school classes for all ages started up again that day. The Chancel Choir provided the lovely music at worship.
In the midst of the rain, it was moving to see families come with their children to attend Sunday school. Our Advocate/Mizpah Adult Sunday school resumed their class meeting. It was exciting to see all-ages back to church for worship, study, and fellowship, and then we enjoyed each other’s company as we broke bread together during the picnic. There was joy in the faces of those who gathered with us on that day.
The weather did not dampen our spirits. Instead, God’s Spirit brightened our worship and fellowship. We were happy to be together. I encourage you to join us every Sunday as we grow stronger in our faith and become ever more bold in our actions for God’s glory.
I want to thank the staff, leaders, and volunteers for their hard work and preparation for our Rally Day celebration. Their commitment and love of Jesus showed through their creativity, flexibility, and willingness and joy in working together. I am truly blessed to work with an awesome staff, leaders, and volunteers in this church. Thank you so much, everyone! Let’s keep working for God’s Kingdom here on earth. I also want to thank Varieties Music (The Trisoliere Family) for providing the beautiful music during our picnic.
We, the staff, look forward to seeing everyone at church or on Zoom on Sunday. God bless!
We currently offer in-person worship at 8:30 and 10:15 on Sunday mornings. Masks are recommended but not required inside our building. The 10:15 worship service is live-streamed to our YouTube channel as well, accessed here.
To find out about our Sunday services, click here For more information about any of our programs, please call the church office at 708 352-1250 or email office@fumclg.org.
Our monthly mission for September is a collection for the United Methodist Men's annual Potato Project, as well as the Methodist Attic Rummage Sale Fall Drop-offs. More information can be found here.
We depend on donations to support our building and all of our programs and missions. One new way to donate is with a simple text message to 73256, with the message FUMCLG followed by the amount you'd like to give. You can also make a gift here.
This year marks the 150th anniversary of the First United Methodist Church of La Grange. Throughout 2022 we are celebrating our history of commitment, worship, education, and service. Find out more here.
TGiW is back! "Thank God it's Wednesday" is the name of our midweek church family meal. Join us at the church from 5:30-6:30pm each week for a church(home) cooked meal, made by volunteer teams each week. Pizza, salad and desserts are always served as well. Suggested donation is $10 (13 yrs and up), $5 (12 yrs and below), with a $30 max per family. More info and sign-ups to help here.
Sergeant Ryan Nemecek from the La Grange Police Department will be at our church on Saturday, September 24th, at 10am in the Sanctuary, to provide an Active Shooter Training for our worship leaders, ushers, greeters, Sunday school teachers, custodial staff, and church staff who were not trained a few weeks ago. In addition, we will welcome anyone who would like to come! Please email the church office at office@fumclg.org by Thursday, September 22nd, if you plan to attend the training.
To find out about our Sunday services, click here For more information about any of our programs, please call the church office at 708 352-1250 or email office@fumclg.org.
Our monthly mission for September is a collection for the United Methodist Men's annual Potato Project, as well as the Methodist Attic Rummage Sale Fall Drop-offs. More information can be found here.
We depend on donations to support our building and all of our programs and missions. One new way to donate is with a simple text message to 73256, with the message FUMCLG followed by the amount you'd like to give. You can also make a gift here.
This year marks the 150th anniversary of the First United Methodist Church of La Grange. Throughout 2022 we are celebrating our history of commitment, worship, education, and service. Find out more here.
TGiW is back! "Thank God it's Wednesday" is the name of our midweek church family meal. Join us at the church from 5:30-6:30pm each week for a church(home) cooked meal, made by volunteer teams each week. Pizza, salad and desserts are always served as well. Suggested donation is $10 (13 yrs and up), $5 (12 yrs and below), with a $30 max per family. More info and sign-ups to help here.
Sergeant Ryan Nemecek from the La Grange Police Department will be at our church on Saturday, September 24th, at 10am in the Sanctuary, to provide an Active Shooter Training for our worship leaders, ushers, greeters, Sunday school teachers, custodial staff, and church staff who were not trained a few weeks ago. In addition, we will welcome anyone who would like to come! Please email the church office at office@fumclg.org by Thursday, September 22nd, if you plan to attend the training.