Welcome to Florence UMC

Announcements for
September 20th

Children’s Church has Reopened!
Kids ages 4 years – 3rd grade are invited to participate in Children’s Church, which begins after the Children’s Moment in our worship service. Additionally, we will have a Family Worship Space for families who may choose to worship together there, instead of in the Sanctuary. To learn more about Children’s Church protocols and our Family Worship Space, please watch this video.

Churchwide Study for Groups
Our churchwide study of “Gospel in Life” is still beginning. Please contact Christy Blundy to join a group that still has availability. If you would like to follow along with individual study…please also contact Christy and she will make arrangements with you to get you a book.

“Bible in the Wild” – a Bible Study for KIDS
Kids are invited to join Pastor Anna on Sunday nights for a special program called, “Bible in the Wild” Kids Club where they will have fun finding out what the Animal Kingdom can teach us about God’s Kingdom. Please sign up here…AND adults and youth – during this same time there are groups for you to participate in also! All of these activities – for kids, youth and adults will be held from 6-7:15 pm on Sunday evenings. For more information about “Bible in the Wild” Kids Club, contact Pastor Anna.

Right Now Media
Florence UMC is providing a subscription for our community to have access to discipleship video curriculum. If you have not already registered, click this link and sign up TODAY!

Community Connection:
Fall Edition

Read a our latest edition of the Community Connection.

In-Person Worship

• To attend in-person worship, please note face masks are required while inside the building, you will be expected to check-in with name and contact information and we ask that you maintain social distance with those outside of your family group.
• Watch this video to view what to expect upon arrival on Sunday.
• Activity kits are available for kids attending worship, check out details here.
• For further details, please review plans and guidelines for in-person worship.

Online Worship, Sundays at 10 am

• We encourage every individual and family to make worship plans according to what is comfortable for their situation. No matter where we sit for worship on Sunday, we will worship as one body of Christ and one faith community.
• To worship online, we will continuing broadcasting on Facebook. You can like our Facebook Page and to stay up-to-date with our activities and worship plans OR you can check back at THIS page each week and click the sermon image graphic (above) and this will take you directly to our online worship service.

Children

On Sunday evenings, starting September 13th, we will have a kids program called, “Bible in the Wild” Kids Club where kids will have fun finding out what the Animal Kingdom can teach us about God’s Kingdom. Please sign up here…AND adults and youth – during this same time there are groups for you to participate in also! For more information about “Bible in the Wild” Kids Club, contact Pastor Anna.

Youth

Youth group is returning to Sunday Nights now that school is in session. Youth will be each Sunday evening from 6-7:15 pm. This fall we will not have a snack supper, but we will have a devotion, games and fun together.

Contact Pastor Matt to make sure you are in the loop for communication about these weekly events.

Adults

For the fall we are hosting a churchwide study. All groups will be discussing Timothy Keller’s book, “Gospel in Life.” We hope you can be part of these conversations. If you are unable to join a group at this time, but would like to explore this material on your own, please contact Christy Blundy, Director of Discipleship & Outreach Ministries.