— Christian Science Society

On Sunday, Oct. 7, the subject for our weekly lesson will be “Doctrine of Atonement” which will include quotations from the Bible and correlative passages from “God the Preserver of Man” by Mary Baker Eddy, our founder, which explains the readings from the Bible from a spiritual perspective.

Our service is held at 115 E. Hird St., at 10:30 a.m. Everyone is cordially invited. Our reading room is always open to all before services.



Dexter Community Church

Dexter Community Church will host a brisket/sausage supper and silent auction from 5 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 14 at the church in Dexter.

Music will be provided by The Gastineaus.

Organizers say there will be various auction items available including items perfect for Christmas gifts.

Adult meal tickets are $5. Kids’ meal tickets are $3.

For more information call Karen Hacker at (940) 736-7525.



Faith Lutheran Church

Faith Lutheran Church invites everyone to join our worship service on Sunday morning. The traditional worship service will begin at 10:15 a.m. The sermon will be based on the Gospel of Mark 10:2-16. Sunday School for children and youth and Bible Study for the adults will begin at 9 a.m.

John Morris will be leading the Adult Bible Class in a study of the life of Solomon. For those who wish to arrive at 8:45 a.m., coffee and fellowship will be shared. A nursery will be provided. First Sunday Meal will follow the service.

Would you or a family member like to attend church or Sunday School, but you don’t have transportation? Do you know someone who would like a ride to church? We can help. It’s simple; just call the church at 668-7147 or Mischa Brown at 641-1231 before noon on the day prior to the day the ride is needed. A carpool volunteer in your area will be contacted to make it happen. We are excited for you to attend our services at Faith. Please don’t let transportation difficulties keep you from joining us; we would love to have your company and fellowship.

In Faith’s church family, Cindy and Steve Geray will celebrate their anniversary this week. We ask special blessings on them.

Oktoberfest Fun

Faith invites everyone to the third annual Oktoberfest on Saturday, Oct. 6. All proceeds will go to Abigail’s Arms Family Crisis Center. German food, games, a country store with handmade craft items and baked goods, music by the Full QuiverBluegrass Gospel Band, and a puppet show will make a fun day. A raffle for a 42” flat screen TV, a Texas Rangers’ baseball basket, and two handmade quilts will be offered.

Bible studies and other fellowship opportunities

On Monday, Oct. 8, Sally Haynie will host a Bible study in her home at 1821 Arkansas at noon. The group will continue an intriguing study, “ Discover Your Own Gifts of the Spirit, Fruit of the Spirit, and Natural Talents.” For further details call Sally Haynie at 580-3116.

On Tuesday, Oct. 9, the Men of Faith will meet at 6 p.m. in the Fellowship Hall.

On Wednesday, Oct. 10, the Ladies Bible Study group will meet at 9:30 a.m. to continue a study of the book of Romans.

Helping Hands of Faith ministry

Helping Hands of Faith, a mission of Faith Lutheran Church, is located at 719 Smith St. in the old Frankie Schmitz Shoe Factory building. Run by volunteers, this thrift store uses its profits for donations to the church and community. Funds are donated to organizations such as Stanford House, ABBA Women’s Center, Cooke County Home Hospice, CASA, CPS, Camp Sweeney, VISTO, and several area Volunteer Fire Departments. Regular store hours are 10 a.m.. until 2 p.m.. on Tuesdays, Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays. If you have items to donate, bring them to the store on regular store days. If you have large items that need to be picked up, call 668-4393.



First United Methodist Church

First United Methodist Church welcomes you to worship with us Sunday mornings at 8:30 a.m. and 10:45 a.m. Sunday School for all ages begins at 9:45 a.m. We are located at 214 S. Denton Street. Childcare is available for ages 5 and under.

Our 8:30 worship is a little more relaxed but always includes beautiful music.  The 10:45 service is traditional and features hymns, organ, piano, and choir and also often includes music from our handbells, children’s and youth choirs. Children are welcome in worship and we include a Children’s Sermon at each service.  We offer Holy Communion on the first Sunday of the month.

Join us this Sunday, Oct. 7, for worship at either 8:30 or 10:45 a.m. Rev. Don Yeager begins his Stewardship Series, “You Are Here.” This week’s sermon is titled “You Are Here … to Grow” based on John 15:1-11.  The message will explore how we grow in the faith through worship, study, and fellowship.  Upcoming messages include: “You Are Here … to Serve,” “You Are Here … to Invite,” and “You Are Here … to Invest.”

Tabletop Treasures

Tabletop Treasures, our annual UMW fundraiser, is scheduled for Tuesday, Oct. 9, from 10:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Tabletop Treasures displays unique and fun themed table settings and includes a luncheon served in the Fellowship Center. The community is invited to participate as well as attend this event. Profits from the fundraiser support missions in three areas: local, regional, and global. Cost for the display and luncheon is $12 per person. Tickets are available in the church office.

Agape Quilting Group

The Agapé Quilting group will meet on Wednesday, Oct. 10, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. You do not need to be a member of First UMC or know how to quilt to join this group. There are many tasks that are involved in quilting from cutting to ironing. For more information contact Towana Stafford at 665-3926.

Benefit concert

First UMC will host Abigail’s Arms benefit concert on Sunday, Oct. 21 at 2 p.m. in the Fellowship Center. Accomplished pianist, Carolyn Hook, will perform classical pieces by Beethoven, Rachmaninoff and other notable composers. Please contact Abigail’s Arms for more details at 665-2873.

GriefShare

A new series of the GriefShare program began on Tuesday, Sept. 11. The group meets at 3:30 p.m. and will continue on Tuesday afternoons through Dec. 4.  GriefShare offers grief support and recovery in a group setting, accompanied by videos featuring some of the foremost Christian authorities on grief.  The group is led by Jo Brannan.  For more information call her at 612-2982 or 940-395-3405 or call the church office at 665-3926.

Second Time Around

Second Time Around is a re-sale ministry that carries a wide variety of gently used clothing, books, household items, and furniture and has been serving the community and those in need since the 1970’s. Eula West was responsible for starting what was a small mission service and it has grown to serve more than just Cooke County. Profit from Second Time Around sales is given to mission projects of the church which include global-wide missions. Many needy persons are also helped free of charge.  The store is open on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Second Time Around is located at 105 S. Denton Street and welcomes donations and shoppers.

New fall youth hours

The new youth hours for Fall have started. Jr. High youth will meet on Wednesdays from 4:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. No snack supper will be served. On Sunday’s Youth in handbells will meet from 3 p.m. to 3:45 p.m. followed by all youth UMYF from 4 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. Snack supper will be served at 5:30 p.m.  This Sunday, the group will leave for Dallas at 11;00 a.m. to experience Urban Jump. To participate you must attend the early service and Sunday School. Cost $20 covers lunch and the event. For more information about this program, please contact Shawna Brinkley at the church office, 665-3926.

Follow us on Facebook

You can follow us on Facebook.  Just look for “First United Methodist Church of Gainesville, Texas.”

To receive more information about our church or any ongoing activities, please feel free to call the church office, 665-3926, or visit our church website at www.fumcgainesville.com.



Gainesville Bible Church

We invite you to join us for worship this Sunday at Gainesville Bible Church.

Pastor Mark Wascom  will bring this week’s message ‘A New Set of Clothes’  Ephesians 4:25-32

Sunday

9 a.m. Prayers

9:30 a.m. Sunday School

Women’s Class – “The Book of Genesis”

Men’s Class – “The Book of Matthew”

10:30 a.m.  Morning Worship Service

7 p.m. Bible Study “Harmony of the Gospels”

Wednesday

7 p.m.  Prayer Meeting

Friday

9 a.m.   Pot of Coffee - Men’s fellowship & service (at church)

Who we are

Gainesville Bible Church is a non-denominational body of compassionate believers. We at GBC endeavor to know, worship and serve the God of scripture.

Directions

Gainesville Bible Church is located east of downtown on 601 North Radio Hill Road (FM-3092) beside Memories 1580 (KGAF) radio station and the city water tower. Our office number is (940) 668-2781.  You may contact us through email at info@gainesvillebiblechurch.com.



Grand Avenue Baptist Church

Welcome to our two new members, Brandon McPherson and Kirk Posey, baptized last Sunday.  We welcome you and will be praying for you.

Special wishes

We wished Collin King, Dustin Hughes and Lynda Sandmann a happy birthday.

Choice Stephens opened the morning worship with prayer.  Rick Collett and Richard Hughes took up the offering as Suzanne Carpenter played  Stand By Me on the grand piano.

Bro. Bill Black’s sermon was from Luke 8:40-55.  This is the story of two people who were healed.  One was the daughter of Jairus; the other was a woman with an issue of blood for 12 years.  Just touching the hem of Jesus’ robe healed the woman while Jesus raised Jairus’ daughter from the dead.

Our new youth choir sang “Go Down In The River to Pray” just before the baptisms.

Benny Strong gave the benediction.

Penny Sunday

This Sunday will be Penny Sunday at Grand Ave. so remember to bring your change to put in the red wagon as the children pull it around during offering time.

Word Youth lunch

The Word Youth goes out to lunch the first Sunday of each month.  Join us for lunch.  Location is undecided and changing.

Cleaning Day

We will be having a Church Cleaning Day   Oct. 20th.  The more the merrier.

 Fall Festival

Our Fall Festival will be 10 a.m. to 8 p.m., Oct. 27. Hope to see you there.

Office hours

Our church office is open from noon to 4 p.m. weekdays.  Call 665-2951 for prayer requests or more  information.

 Our location

GABC  is located in the 600 block of North Grand Ave.  We have off-street paved parking and entrances on the east side, on Clements Street.

 Our schedule

We start Sunday at 9 a.m. in the Fellowship Hall with coffee and breakfast followed by Sunday School for all ages at 9:30 a.m. and the Morning Worship at 10:40 a.m.  Evening Worship is at 6 p.m. in the little chapel.

Tuesday evening at 7 p.m. our Grief Support Group meets in the Fellowship Hall.

Wednesday night Prayer Meeting and Youth Get-together is at 7 p.m. in the Fellowship Hall.

ABBA open for pray time

ABBA has opened its doors from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. weekdays for anyone wanting to pray for our nation.

GABC is open at 7 p.m. Thursdays also for anyone wanting to gather for prayer for our nation.



Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church

Mt Pleasant Baptist Church will be celebrating their 108th Homecoming year Oct. 28. If you ever attended Mt Pleasant or you were a member, you are invited to help us celebrate this special day.  Visitors welcomed as well.

Mt Springs is the location of Mt Pleasant Baptist Church at 14777 S. FM 372. Sunday school begins at 10:00 am and Worship Service begins at 11:00 am. Wednesday Bible study begins at 6:30 pm. Mt Pleasant Baptist motto is: Loving God, Loving People, and taking God's Word to the World.

Pastor Charles Williams moving message this past Sunday was taken from Isaiah 40 entitled A Comfort to God's People.

To view our activities, as well as, coming events, please go to our website: www.mtpleasantbaptistchurchonline.net

For any questions or further information please feel free to call the church at (940) 637-2371.



St. Paul’s Episcopal Church

St. Paul’s Episcopal Church is located in downtown Gainesville just east of  the Cooke County Courthouse at 415 E. California St. Our rector is Fr. Jeffrey Stubbs, SSC.  

Reminder: there will be no Inquirer's Class this Sunday will resume again next Sunday.

8 a.m. Sunday - Said Mass (Rite 1)

9:15  a.m. Inquirer's Class 9/2 thru 12/9/12

9:30  Adult Sunday School  

10:30 Eucharist (Rite 1)  

6:30 p.m. Wednesday Evenings Mass and Bible Study

9:30 a.m.Thursday morning Mass and Book Study

Noon  Friday - Adoration and Confession from 4-6 p.m.  

Inquirer's Class meets  at 9:15 a.m. in the parish hall. All interested in preparing  for Confirmation, Reaffirmation or new Episcopalians welcome.

Come visit St. Paul's and join us in praising and enjoying the living God, as we give glory and thanksgiving to our Creator and show kindness to one another, and take a tour of one of Gainesville's oldest Church's, come join us in the Parish Hall following the services and enjoy a cup of coffee and conversation.

 The doors of this House of God are open to one and all so  that we may praise God as brothers and sisters in Christ.

For more information call the Church Office at (940)665-4705, e-mail us at stpaulgtx@att.net, or visit our website at www.stpaulsgainesville.



Vilott Baptist Church

Sunday morning worship

We begin with a fellowship breakfast at 9:30 a.m. followed by Sunday School for all ages at 10 a.m.

The worship service begins at 11a.m. with singing together praises unto the Lord, and our Pastor Rick Isham brings God's message.

Wednesday evening

We celebrate our blessings with a meal prepared with loving hands to feed the body at 6 p.m. Everybody is welcome and there is no charge.

Team Kid

Team Kid meets on Wednesday evenings at 7 p.m. We consider each and every child a blessing. Please come and bring your children and prepare to stay. There are Bible studies and prayer groups for all ages.

Thursday morning small groups

This group is for adults, and we meet at 10 a.m. We have a Bible study and time of prayer followed by a fellowship meal.

Vilott Baptist Church is open to all many times a week. There are many ways to serve the Lord and share the Gospel. Please come and join in with us praying and learning more of what God has in store for you.

Missions

Operation Christmas Child is coming up soon, so it is time to begin gathering things to fill your shoeboxes. We will be collecting the boxes in November. Our children will be participating in a big way, and you might want to help with that as well.



Whaley United Methodist Church

Please join us in Celebration Worship this Sunday for “The Least Wrong Thing to Do” based on Mark 10.  We will look at a difficult subject this week.  How do we reconcile the realities of marriage with Jesus' teachings about divorce?  We should never use the Bible to oppress or hurt.  Jesus himself told us that love is the greatest commandment.  We will look at ways to understand Jesus without suggesting that people should stay in harmful relationships.  The first Sunday of each month we celebrate the sacrament of communion.  Our service also features “Kid Time” and excellent music.

Sunday Schedule

9:15 a.m. Bible Studies for all ages

10:15 a.m. Coffee/Fellowship Time in Fellowship Hall

10:30 a.m. Celebration Worship in the Sanctuary

5:30 p.m. Family Pizza and a Movie Night in the Dome

Adult Bible Studies

Mondays at 6:30 p.m. in Fellowship Hall led by Pastor Chuck

Wednesdays at 5:45 p.m.in the Open Doors Classroom led by Rev. Denny Hook

Wednesdays at 6 p.m. in the Christian Thinkers Classroom "Invitation Bible Study" led by Gary Hinkle and Sam Houston

Trick or Trunk

Halloween evening, Wednesday, Oct. 31, Whaley UMC will host its annual Trick or Trunk for area children.  

Members will have the trunks of their cars filled with candy for the occasion.  There will be a cake walk and other activities for the children as well.

Welcome

Whaley United Methodist Church is located at 701 Rosedale Drive in Gainesville.  

All are invited to come by and enjoy the half-mile Prayer Path that surrounds our campus.  It is a great place to enjoy some fresh air and exercise in the wonderful Fall weather.  

All are always welcome and encouraged to participate in the activities, missions, and ministries of Whaley UMC.  For information call (940) 665-5588.  

“Come Home to Whaley UMC” this Fall as we celebrate 125 years of worship and service in our community.