In This Issuep. 3New Orleans Trip

p. 4Getting Ahead Mentor Training

p. 5Open Hearts Sunday School Class

April 2017

Holy Week & Easter ServicesCelebrate the resurrection of Jesus Christ this Holy Week and Easter at First United Methodist! Holy Week services will begin with Palm Sunday on April 9. Children will lead a palm parade through all three worship services. A Maundy Thursday service will be on Thursday, April 13 at 6:00 pm in the sanctuary and a Good Friday Tenebrae service will be on Friday, April 14 at 6:00 pm in the sanctuary.

Easter services on Sunday, April 16 will begin with our annual 6:30 am Sunrise Service at Arlington Park in Downtown Hot Springs (located on Arlington Park Drive across from the Arlington Hotel). Coffee will be provided but we ask that you bring your own lawn chair and an extra for a friend! Two Traditional Services will be at 8:15 and 10:45 am in the Sanctuary, and The ConneXion Service will be at 11:00 am in the Christian Life Center.

Our church will take the special Easter offering at each service on Easter Sunday, April 16th. The offering is a vital part of our outreach mission and will be distributed to local ministries and international missions to help them continue their important work. The local ministries are The Caring Place; Cooperative Christian Ministries and Clinic (CCMC); Project Hope Food Bank; Samaritan Ministries; Garland Co. CASA; Garland Co. Habitat for Humanity; the Oaklawn Racetrack Chaplaincy; Our Promise Cancer Resources; Safe Haven Women and Children Shelter and the Jackson House. We will also support our Open Arms Pantry with the offering. The International missions are the United Methodist Board of Global Missions project for missionaries around the world; Darrow Frazier, missionary with Cadence International ministry to U.S. military communities; and the FUMC Rio Bravo mission team. Please be in prayer for the offering and for the ministries that it will support. Be sure to mark your gift specifically for the Easter offering.

Easter Offering

Bereavement Committee RecipesOur Bereavement Committee appreciates all those who help and cherish the faithfulness our church members have shown to our church and to the families of our congregation. These are recipes that members have prepared for the family meals and receptions.

Jean McClanahan’s Coconut Cake2 cups sugar2 cups self-rising flour1 cup buttermilk1 cup oil [I use canola]5 large eggsMix all together with a whisk.

Add 1 cup flake coconut and 1 tsp. coconut flavoring. Mix this in with a spoon.

Spray pan with Pam or oil and flour pan. Bake in angel food pan or bundt pan for 1 hour at 325 degrees.

Punch holes in top of cake with a fork.Mix 1 cup sugar, 1/2 cup water and 1 tsp. coconut flavoring in small pan, bring to a boil for 1 minute. Pour over cake while hot.

Don’t Miss!March Events

Sunday, April 9Spring Fling

4:00 - 6:00 PMChristian Life Center

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Counting Our BlessingsCyndee Metcalf |cmetcalf@fumchs.com | 501.623.6668 ext 102

General Church Operations February 2017 Year-to-Date

Tithes and Offerings $119,328.37 Tithes and offerings $231,298.10Monthly Expenses -$120,878.72 YTD expenses -$243,422.30Monthly Net Income -$1,550.35 YTD net income -$12,124.20

Missions and Memorials February 2017 Year-to-Date

Mission Offerings $5,612.75 Mission Offerings $11,225.00Memorial Offerings $1,535.00 Memorial Offerings $2,240.00Mission Disbursements $2,926.06 Mission Disbursements $6,764.17Memorial Disbursements $167.37 Memorial Disbursements $219.13

Our stewardship campaign is well under way and we’ve been blessed with a good response so far. A big THANK YOU goes to those who have already pledged their financial support. If you haven’t had the chance to turn in your pledge card, it’s not too late! Pledge cards are available in the Welcome Centers in the Sanctuary and CLC, the church office, or can be mailed to your home. Our success and growth depends, in part, on your generous and faithful giving. Please help us to continue God’s good work.

Sunday, April 16Easter Services

See page 1 for details

Wednesday, April 26Kidz Praise Musical

9:30 AMChristian Life Center

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Senior SaintsCandy Poirier |christianed@fumchs.com | 501.623.6668 ext 117

Dinner & A MovieJoin us on Thursday, April 16 at 4:30 pm in the Christian Life Center for an evening of food, fun, and fellowship. We will be watching Sully with Tom Hanks. On January 15, 2009, the world witnessed the “Miracle on the Hudson” when Captain “Sully” Sullenberger glided his disabled plane onto the frigid waters of the Hudson River, saving the lives of all 155 aboard. However, even as Sully was being heralded by the public and the media for his unprecedented feat of aviation

skill, an investigation was unfolding that threatened to destroy his reputation and his career. RSVP with Candy Poirier by April 19 by calling (501) 623-6668 ext. 117.

Interested in a Trip to New Orleans?We are taking a survey to see how many people would be interested in taking trip to New Orleans for a three night stay to tour the National WWII Museum. The trip would be from Wednesday, September 13 - Saturday, September 16. If you are interested, please contact Candy Poirier at (501) 623-6668 ext. 117.

Thank you from the Director Thank you to everyone for the prayers and cards I received during my recent surgery and recovery.

School-Age Enrollment Enrollment for School-age Children begins on Monday, April 3 for children from Kindergarten through sixth grade. Cost is $115 per week or $40 per day.

Call for additional information and a registration form at (501) 318-1377.

Child Development CenterLesLee Jones|ljones@fumchs.com | 501.318.1377

Thank you to everyone who has already contributed to this wonderful ministry!

The Prayer Team is starting a new program to reach out to our first responders (policemen, fire fighters, and paramedics). We are ordering rubber bracelets with the scripture Matthew 5:9 on them to be shared with our first responders. The national group that makes the bracelets will only mail (for free) 10 bracelets at a time.

If you are willing to help us get these bracelets, please send an email requesting the bracelets to m59project@gmail.com with your return address. When you receive the bracelets, please bring them to the Christian Life Center Welcome Center and

put them in the box marked Matthew 5:9 Project. Thank you for your help! From The Prayer Team

Matthew 5:9 Project Update

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Rev. Teresa Holt |tholt@fumchs.com | 501.623.6668 ext 116

Underground YouthLiz Robinson |lrobinson@fumchs.com | 501.623.6668

Our Getting Ahead class is doing very well and we are now looking for Mentors for those participating in the class. A Mentor meets with their mentee once or twice a month (meetings are the 2nd Thursday, 6:00 – 7:00 p.m.) and contacts their mentee weekly. The important thing is the relationship that develops between the mentor and mentee. If you would like to consider being a mentor for those who are seeking to get out of poverty, a Mentor Training class will be provided at the Christian Life Center 103 (Shelton Room) on Saturday, April 22nd, from 9:00 am – 3:00 pm. Lunch will be provided.

Please contact Teresa Holt (tholt@fumchs.com or 501-623-6668/ext. 116) if you would like to participate. We need 10 mentors for our current class and a new class will be starting this Fall.

Getting Ahead Mentor Training

Underground Youth Recap!VeritasThis year, over 1,200 youth and youth leaders came together in Rogers, AR to celebrate what it means to be connected. Through inspirational words and music led by nationally-known speakers and musicians, young people encounter the Lord in new and deeper ways. Worship describes those times we gather deliberately seeking to encounter God in Christ. God uses worship to transform lives, heal

wounded souls, renew hope, shape decisions, provoke change, inspire compassion, and bind people to one another. The word passionate expresses an intense desire, an ardent spirit, strong feelings, and the sense of heightened importance. Veritas is where we practice Passionate Worship.

Day with the BishopThe confirmation class attended the Arkansas Conference Event Day with the Bishop. Students were introduced to the Bishop, discovered opportunities for community building, and gathered information on “what’s next”, youth programs/ACCYM events, finding a place to serve in their local church, and more!

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Children’s MinistryMichelle Wilkins |mwilkins@fumchs.com | 501.623.6668 ext 130

Palm Sunday Parade Join us to wave palms through the worship services to celebrate Jesus’ entry into Jerusalem! We will lead children ages 3-11 through the aisles during the opening of each worship service on Sunday, April 9. Just drop your child off with us as listed below and then come pick them up just outside the worship area, right after we finish our parade!

Traditional services: meet downstairs under the Sanctuary next to the kitchenThe Connexion: meet in the Romper Room

Spring Fling is coming on Sunday, April 9 from 4:00 - 6:00 pm in the Christian Life Center! We will have carnival booths, face painting, hot dogs, drinks and chips, snow cones, and a LIVE walk through Jerusalem during the time of Jesus’ death and resurrection called “Road to Resurrection”. Everyone in the church and the community is invited to this special one-time event!

VBS 2017 Maker Fun Factory is coming to FUMC! Kids will learn how God gave them each special gifts to use for good in the world. VBS will be Monday, July10 - Thursday, July 13 from 9 am - 12 pm. Watch the preview video for more details: https://youtu.be/5fjMyDcJcgk. To volunteer, contact Children’s Ministry Director Michelle Wilkins at mwilkins@fumchs.com. Register online: http://fumchotsprings.org/#/children/summer-camps-and-vbs

CAMP 45 2017 CAMP 45 is our summer mini-missions camp just for 4th & 5th graders! The Camp will be Monday, July 10 - Thursday 13. We will teach students the importance

of reaching out to our community to share God’s love to those around us! We will meet at First United Methodist Church in the Underground (youth area) at 8:45 am each morning for check-in. Then, we will load the buses and take off to a different destination each day to help others in our community. Check-out will be at 12:00 noon each day. Light snacks will be provided. Register online: http://fumchotsprings.org/#/children/summer-camps-and-vbs.

Open Hearts Sunday School for children grades K - 12 with special needs meets every Sunday at 9:30 am in the Michelle Bartlett Children’s Chapel. Courtney Eubanks and Joy Jones lead this wonderful class where children have the opportunity to participate in crafts, sing/listen to music, hear Bible stores, and play games! Melinda Shunk is teaching music and our pastors alternate serving communion to the children once a month! Please share this with anyone you know who has a child with special needs. All are welcome to attend!

Music Camp 2017We are so excited about the annual music camp this year! This year’s music camp will be tied into the VBS theme of Maker Fun Factory and we will be using songs from the VBS program, which will now be the week before music camp. Using songs from VBS, the kids will learn recorder, handbell, and ukulele parts to accompany their singing. We also plan on having our friend Hachya from Drums Alive work with the kids one day of the camp. The camp will be Monday, July 17 - Thursday, July 20 for completed 1st - 5th graders. And of course, we will have dress-up theme days for the kids to enjoy! Register online at http://www.fumchotsprings.org/children/summer-camps-and-vbs/

Timothy Tucker|ttucker@fumchs.com | 501.623.6668 ext 118

In OurPrayers

Christian Sympathy goes to...

Scott and Maddy Hamby in the recent death of Scott’s wife and Maddy’s mother, Andrea Hamby; the family of Iva Harrison in her recent death; Mickey & Sharon Cissell in the passing of Mickey’s brother, Howard Cissell; Elbert & Carrie Walker in the recent death of Elbert’s sister, Diane Freeman; and to Tom and Anne Wallace in the recent death of Tom’s mother, Doris Barham.

Please keep these families in your prayers at this time.

Special GiftsIn Memory of Darrell Meyer From Jerry Tanenbaum Jr., Hiram and Susan Cooper, Richard and Sue Mayer, Jay and Mindy Chism, Trish and Barbara McAdams, Jeanna Brauer and Karen Gordon, McKenzie, Gardial and Arnold CPA’s, Mike and Ruby Bush, Kathy McKenzie, Les and Pam Warren, Paul Bowie, Dr. and Mrs. Lawrence Dodd, Dr. and Mrs. Stuart Fleischner, Wayne and Jane Ranson, Susan Cook, Ann Felsted, John and Karen Poe, Ted and Ann Carrithers, John and Holly Haggard, Carl and Lynn Crow, Tom and Nancy Petillo, Tom and Nancy Vandergrift, Glenn and Doris Mortenson, Clay and Kathy Farrar, Harry Metcalf, Larry Kaufman, Bruce and Cindy Smith, Don and Mary Ann Schnipper, Bill and Bernard Cluck, Mickey and Sharon Cissell, J.P. Plumbing Co. Inc., Jim and Marilyn Geurin, Joan Adkins, Bill and Shannon Ahlbrandt, Tom and Jan Slamans, Peggy Clark, Ed and Charleen Copeland, Dr. John and Donna Crenshaw, Priscilla Harper-Cook, Brad and Stacy Hudgens, Al and Ann White, Gene and Carol Thomason, Dr. Bill Sorrels and Elizabeth Farris

In Memory of Walter Ernie Naydan From John and Karen Poe, Bill and Bernard Cluck

In Memory of Howard Cissell (Brother of Mickey Cissell) From Jim and Jane Randall, Ann Shelton

In Memory of Diane Freeman (Sister of Elbert Walker) From Kay Provus

In Memory of Flora Leoffler From Kay Provus

In Memory of Hazel Wagner (Mother of Priscilla Harper-Cook) From Arline French

In Memory of H.P. Sisk (Father of Carol Thomason) From Bill & Sue Pearcy

In Memory of Andrea Hamby From Blake and Laura Whitley, Tom and Nancy Petillo, Robert Williams, Linda Muse, R.F and W.J. Leggett, Dan and Lisa Hoggatt, Darien and Laura Lacroix, Harry Metcalf, Bruce and Nitalyn Sigman, Michael and Barbara Newberger, Ed and Enid Newmann, John and Rebecca Whelan, Smith Consumer Products, Inc., Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Hamm, Dr. and Mrs. Stuart Fleischner, Gene and Carol Thomason, Bill and Sharon Guptonm, Kathleen Materson-Bryan, Mike and Ruby Bush, Brian and Laura Gehrki, Pro Plastics. Inc., Don and Suzannah Porr, NPS Corportaion, A Pak Packaging/Charles and Venita Gibson, Chuck and Kay Cook, Loveshaw Co., Matt Giannini, Ron Meyers and L. Cotton Thomas & Company, BestPack Company6

In Memory of Andrea Hamby cont. From Spa Contruction Co. Inc., Erwin and Priscilla Harper- Cook, Dr. Brian and Lisa Reilly, Jim and Erin McCarley, Craig and Tracy Keaton Sigma Supply Service Department, John and Jennifer Dale, Mike and Janice Joyner CPI Packaging, Bill and Christi Bledsoe, Toma N. Whitlock, Corrugated Specialties

In Memory of Joe Kaufman From Carroll Moore, Bart and Bonnie Newman, Jerry Tanenbaum Jr., Hiram and Susan Cooper, Donald E. Keck, Catherine Malcom, The Criterion Club, Dan and Martha Hamby, Bob and Sis Pugh, Don and Rose Pullen, Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth O’Nealm Mr. and Mrs. Christian O’Neal, First Arkansas Insurance SW, LLC, Mr. and Mrs. Donald R. Brady, Lynn and Cheri Endicott, Les and Pam Warren, Christopher Fisher, Fred and Casey Hunt, Ed and Jean Miller, Dr. and Mrs. Stuart Fleischner, Fred and Edna Edick, Michael and Carol Maxwell, Jim and Lynn Monk, Mrs. Arete Morgan, Laura Wilson Stiles, Deenie Johnson, Imgemann & Melanie Strigel, Bill and Jenny Johnson, Richard and Marilyn Smith, Wayne and Jane Ranson, Susan Cook, John and Karen Poe, Ted and Ann Carrithers, John and Holly Haggard, Carl and Lynn Crow, Babbs Blagg, Tom and Nancy Petillo, Glenn and Sarah Duncan, Neil and Joyce Thornton, Laura Young, Mr. and Mrs. Kermit Tucker, Clay and Julie Crawford, Tom and Nancy Vandergrift, Carol Wooton, Kathy Ratcliff, Glenn and Doris Mortenson, Bruce and Phyllis Phillips, The Ben Kaufman Family, The Marcus Family, E.B. and Ann Sullivan, Jay and Lauren Mason, Helen Southard, Dorothy Weil, Pat Cooper, Bruce and Cindy Smith, Joyce Ellis, Brad and Stacy Hudgens, Don and Mary Ann Schnipper, The Progressive Club of Hot Springs, Bill and Bernard Cluck, Mickey and Sharon Cissell, Russell and Judy Raica, Joan Adkins, Bill and Shannon Ahlbrandt, Peggy Clark, Ed and Charleen Copeland, Phil and LuLynne Hicky, Jim and Lori Hoyt, J.P. Plumbing Co. Inc., The French Family, Gene and Rosemary Rapley, Traci Hummel, Jim and Marilyn Geurin, Ann Shelton, Linda Beheler, Bill and Elaine Pathmann, Kimberly Kirby Buchholz, The Gephardt Family, Dr. John and Donna Crenshaw, Priscilla Harper- Cook, Tom Dunlap, Yvonne Hamzlik Westfall, Marge Anna Luttrell, Lisa Vaught, Lisa Guillory, Gina Posey, Debbie Jzar, Bill and Fran Dillard , Mr. and Mrs. William Laughlin, Bettye Newport, Janet Bro, Agnes Mathis, Al and Ann White, John and Rebecca Whelan, Gene and Carol Thomason, Rick and Melissa Tucker, Geraldine Ann Stough, Craig and Tracy Keaton, Don and Moorene Massey, Doug and Beth Haville

In Honor of Clay and Nina White’s 70th Wedding Anniversary From the O’Brien – Thornton Circle

In Honor of Maddy Hamby From Blake & Laura Whitley

April 2017 @ FUMCSaturday, April 1Men’s Work Day 8:00 AMCreated by God Workshop 9:00 AM

Sunday, April 2Traditional Worship 8:15 AMSunday School 9:30 AMCoffee with the Pastors 9:30 AMConfirmation Class 9:30 AMTraditional Worship 10:45 AMConneXion Worship 10:45 AMEvangelism Team Meeting 12:00 PMSPRC Meeting 3:00 PMExecutive Meeting 4:00 PMSunday Night Youth 5:00 PM

Monday, April 3Pilates 8:30 AMEmmaus Women’s Group 9:00 AM

Tuesday, April 4Outreach meeting 1:30 PMOpen Arms Food Pantry 2:00 PMGenesis Class 5:00 PMStephen Ministry Leadership Mtg. 5:30 PMStephen Ministry Supervision Mtg. 6:00 PM

Wednesday, April 5Pilates 8:30 AMHo Hum Low Impact Exercise 9:00 AMJourney to the Cross 9:30 AMIntercessory Prayer Group 11:30 AMRomeo 11:30 AMRestored Study 12:00 PMWAK/Club 45 3:30 PMWednesday Night 5:00 PMQuarter Notes Rehearsal 5:00 PMAdult Handbells 5:15 PMGetting Ahead Program 5:30 PMLiving the Wesleyan Way 6:30 PMYouth Small Groups 6:00 PMKids Choir & Handbells 6:00 PMConfirmation 6:00 PMThe Listening Life Study 6:00 PMDisciple Bible Study 1 6:00 PMChoir Rehearsal 6:30 PMYouth Music 7:15 PM

Thursday, April 6The Shack Bible Study 9:00 AMHandbells 11:00 AM

Friday, April 7Pilates 8:30 AMHo Hum Low Impact Exercise 9:00 AM

Sunday, April 9No Stress SundayTraditional Worship 8:15 AMDisciple Bible Study Fast Track 9:00 AMSunday School 9:30 AMConfirmation Class 9:30 AMTraditional Worship 10:45 AMConneXion Worship 10:45 AMSPRING FLING 4:00 PMSunday Night Youth 5:00 PM

Monday, April 10Pilates 8:30 AMEmmaus Women’s Group 9:00 AM

YAC 4:00 PM

Tuesday, April 11O’Brien-Thornton Circle 10:00 AMHelen Wilson Circle 10:00 AMJane Murphy Circle 12:00 PMOpen Arms Food Pantry 2:00 PM

Wednesday, April 12Pilates 8:30 AMHo Hum Low Impact Exercise 9:00 AMJourney to the Cross 9:30 AMIntercessory Prayer Group 11:30 AMRomeo 11:30 AMRestored Study 12:00 PMKnitwits Meeting 12:30 PMWAK/Club 45 3:30 PMPraying for Revival 4:30 PMWednesday Night Dinner 5:00 PMQuarter Notes Rehearsal 5:00 PMAdult Handbells 5:15 PMGetting Ahead Program 5:30 PMLiving the Wesleyan Way 6:30 PMYouth Small Groups 6:00 PMKids Choir & Handbells 6:00 PMConfirmation Class 6:00 PMDisciple Bible Study 1 6:00 PMThe Listening Life Study 6:00 PMChoir Rehearsal 6:30 PMYouth Music 7:15 PM

Thursday, April 13Handbells 11:00 AMXYZ Luncheon 11:30 AMMAUNDY THURSDAY SERVICE 6:00 PM

Friday, April 14Pilates 8:30 AMHo Hum Low Impact Exercise 9:00 AMTENEBRAE SERVICE 6:00 PM

Sunday, April 16HAPPY EASTEREaster Sunrise Service 6:30 AMTraditional Worship 8:15 AMDisciple Bible Study Fast Track 9:00 AMChapel Communion 9:30 AMSunday School 9:30 AMConfirmation Class 9:30 AMTraditional Worship 10:45 AMConneXion Worship 11:00 AM

Monday, April 17Pilates 8:30 AMEmmaus Women’s Group 9:00 AMUMW Board Meeting 1:30 PM

Tuesday, April 18Methodist Men’s Breakfast 7:30 AMOpen Arms Food Pantry 2:00 PMNew Legacy Circle 5:30 PM

Wednesday, April 19Pilates 8:30 AMHo Hum Low Impact Exercise 9:00 AMIntercessory Prayer Group 11:30 AMRomeo 11:30 AMWAK/Club 45 3:30 PMWednesday Night Dinner 5:00 PMQuarter Notes Rehearsal 5:00 PM

Adult Handbells 5:15 PMLiving the Wesleyan Way 6:30 PMGetting Ahead Program 5:30 PMDisciple Bible Study 1 6:00 PMConfirmation Class 6:00 PMYouth Small Groups 6:00 PMThe Listening Life Study 6:00 PMChoir Rehearsal 6:30 PMYouth Music 7:15 PM

Thursday, April 20Handbells 11:00 AMGrace In Action Circle 11:30 AMDinner & Movie 4:30 PM

Friday, April 21Pilates 8:30 AMHo Hum Low Impact Exercise 9:00 AM

Sunday, April 23Traditional Worship 8:15 AMSunday School 9:30 AMConfirmation Class 9:30 AMTraditional Worship 10:45 AMConneXion Worship 10:45 AMFinance Committee Meeting 2:00 PMSunday Night Youth 5:00 PM

Monday, April 24Pilates 8:30 AMEmmaus Women’s Group 9:00 AM

Tuesday, April 25Open Arms Food Pantry 2:00 PM

Wednesday, April 26Pilates 8:30 AMHo Hum Low Impact Exercise 9:00 AMJourney to the Cross 9:30 AMIntercessory Prayer Group 11:30 AMRomeo 11:30 AMWAK/Club 45 3:30 PMWednesday Night Dinner 5:00 PMQuarter Notes Rehearsal 5:00 PMAdult Handbells 5:15 PMLiving the Wesleyan Way 6:30 PM Getting Ahead Program 5:30 PMYouth Small Groups 6:00 PMKids Praise Musical 6:00 PMThe Listening Life Study 6:00 PMConfirmation Class 6:00 PMDisciple Bible Study 1 6:00 PMChoir Rehearsal 6:30 PMYouth Music 7:15 PM

Thursday, April 27Handbells 11:00 AM

Friday, April 28Pilates 8:30 AMHo Hum Low Impact Exercise 9:00 AM

Sunday, April 30Traditional Worship 8:15 AMStephen Ministry Meeting 9:30 AMSunday School 9:30 AMConfirmation Class 9:30 AMTraditional Worship 10:45 AMConneXion Worship 10:45 AMSunday Night Youth 5:00 PMBoard of Stewards Meeting 5:30 PM

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Blue SundayBlue Sunday is a National Day of Prayer when churches all across the country pray for children who

are victims of abuse and for those who rescue them. Help a child in need who has been in an abused situation by dropping off a NEW stuffed animal to the Christian Life Center Welcome Center

on or before, Sunday April 30. We will donate the stuffed animals to the Garland County Sherriff’s Department, The Call, and the Cooper-Anthony Mercy Child Advocacy Center in Hot Springs. In all

three services, we will pray over these stuffed animals for the child who will receive them.Don’t forget to wear blue!