February 18 and 19

HOW CAN WE PRAY FOR YOU?
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Please do not publish my prayer request.
I HAVE A PRAISE THIS WEEK! IT IS:
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WE ARE ASKED TO PRAY FOR:
Bridgette, T, Mike, Wes, Aimee, Marie, Trevor, Mickey, Christine, Joyce,
Sandy, Richard, Sheri, Emily, Dan, Lyn, Rich, Dee, Mike, Cindy, Kelly,
Darlene, Matt, Carolyn, Danita, Karl, Morgan, Toni, Al, Marlene, Marcia,
Dave, Joe, Jacie, Harriet, Wes, Mildred, Jen, Joe, Steven, the Fulmer family,
Skip, Becky, Ernie, Glenn, Lori, Pastor Dave, our church, our country,
David, Jody, Sam, Linda, Logan, Kathy, Peg, Deb, Julie, Miranda, Easton,
Cristy, Pat, Elizabeth, Mike, Steve, Sandy, Paige, Julie, Bonnie, Jim, Donnie,
Dan, Mary, Jayde, Elaine, Eric, Becky, Tony, Shirley, Barb, Phil, Joel, Terry,
Janice, the Smith family, the Spithaler family, Marilee, Tina, Kay, Judy,
Karen, Margie, Sue, Debbie, Russel, military, government, Charles, Dan,
Kathy, Al, Linda, Larry, Kuiper, Gerry, David, Marcia, David, Amy, Cheryl,
Robin, mission teams, Devyn, those addicted, Adam, Molly, Steven, Beth,
Lynda, Kathy, staff, the Merrison family, the Geiger family, the Kennedy
family, Bronders, Tiptons, Ketchums, Dorais, Matt, Melody, Linda, Suzi, Jennifer,
Matchetts, Syria and Turkey, Zach, Sara, Helen, Vickie, Malaya, Val,
Lauren, Jim, Kevin, Cassie, Nick and kids, Waylon, Jordan, Nick, Steven,
Chloe, the Robinsons, Joel, John, University of Michigan, Janice, Debbie,
Isaac, Elliott, Alyssa, Connie, Debra, Nancy, Martha, Dena
The flowers on the altar of the Downtown Campus were given by Margie
Beneigh, children, and grandchildren in memory of husband, father, and
grandfather, John Beneigh.
WHAT’S COMING UP?
• FC GATHERING DINNER, Wednesday, February 22, 5:30 pm, Lower Fellowship
Hall, Downtown Campus
• ASH WEDNESDAY SERVICE, Wednesday, February 22, 6:30 pm, Downtown
Campus Sanctuary
• ROOTS, Sunday, February 26, 5 - 7 pm, Rt. 8 Campus
• CHILDREN’S MINISTRY CPR/AED TRAINING, Sunday, March 5, 12:30 - 3 pm,
Rt. 8 Campus
• CHILDREN’S MINISTRY CPR/AED TRAINING, Thursday, March 9, 6 - 8:30 pm,
Rt. 8 Campus
• COMMUNITY LENTEN SERVICE, Wednesday, March 22, 7 pm, Downtown
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FEBRUARY 18 AND 19, 2023
Welcome!
SATURDAY SERVICES
6 pm, Downtown Campus, 200 E. North St.
7 pm, God’s Country, Rt. 8 Campus, 1802 N Main St. Ext.
SUNDAY SERVICES
9:15 am, Downtown Campus
9:15 am, Downtown Children’s Ministry
10:30 am, Downtown Adult Sunday School
10:30 am, Crossfire, Rt. 8 Campus
10:30 am, Crossfire Children’s Ministry
CHURCH OFFICE
200 E. North St, Butler, PA 16001
Office hours are Monday - Friday, 8 am - 3:30 pm
724.283.6160 : www.butlerfumc.com
David Janz, Sr. Pastor .......................... djanz@butlerfumc.com
Tom Holman, Pastor ....................... tholman@butlerfumc.com

CROSSFIRE EASTER CHOIR
Easter People lend your voices! We are putting together a choir to sing
along with the Crossfire Praise team for our Easter morning service on April
9. We will have 4 weekly rehearsals where you will be taught all the parts,
starting Wednesday, March 8 at 6 pm. No musical experience required, but
if you have it, that’s wonderful, too! See Paula after the service or email her
at pbfloyd@butlerfumc.com.
A MISSIONS WEEK AT FISHBONE
We are excited for this summer’s week-long local outreach opportunity
on July 23-28, serving at Fishbone Ministries in Butler. The week will include
service ministries such as hands-on work projects, serving meals, and leading
activities/building relationships with the local children. While it is not an
overnight trip, this is a full-day, week-long commitment. If you are interested
in signing up, contact Mike Mine at mike_mine@hotmail.com or Alex Evanoff
at aevanoff@butlerfumc.com.
CPR/AED TRAINING
• SUNDAY, MARCH 5, 12:30 - 3 PM, light lunch served at noon
• THURSDAY, MARCH 9, 6 - 8:30 PM, snacks provided at 5:30, nursery and
childcare available on Thursday only
You only need to attend one of these trainings. Both trainings will be held at
the Rt. 8 Campus in Rooms 1&2 of the kids wing. Participants will receive a
two-year AHA Heart Saver card. First Church staff, children/youth volunteers,
interested guardians and students 5th grade and older are encouraged to
take advantage of this life saving training for no fee. All must pre-register by
February 26 for training and childcare at www.butlerfumc.com/cpr. Contact
Suzie at sasa@butlerfumc.com for more information.
2023 COMMUNITY MEAL GALA
Help support the Butler community dinners and color your world with art, appetizers
and music on Saturday evening, March 11 from 6-9 at St. Michaels
Social Hall on Center Avenue. Three marvelous, local artists (Jon Puglese, Mark
Hall, and Paul Means) will be displaying a wide variety of fabulous art, all of
which is available for purchase. There will also be live music, appetizers, a
huge cookie table, a large number of Chinese auction items, and a special
raffle of a quilt. Tickets for this fun evening are $25 each, and includes admission,
food, soft drinks, music, and lots of socialization. If you’d prefer to just see
the art and the baskets, you can stop in at St. Mike’s Social Hall on Sunday,
March 12 between 12 and 3 pm with no ticket charge. Basket winners will be
pulled beginning at 2:30 pm. Tickets will be available at the First Church office
beginning Friday, February 17. Contact Monica with any questions.
HUMANITARIAN RELIEF FOR TURKEY AND SYRIA
In support of the relief effort in Turkey and Syria, we have added UMCOR as
one of the designated funds. To give, choose UMCOR - Relief for Turkey in the
dropdown menu when giving online or write UMCOR - Turkey on the menu line
of your check.
WORSHIP THIS WEEKEND
THIS WEEKEND’S MESSAGE: WHEN IT’S CONVENIENT
THIS WEEKEND’S SCRIPTURE: ACTS 24:22-25
Paul is in Caesarea and has been accused by the Jewish leaders of crimes
against the law. Paul has defended himself against the lies, and Felix has decided
to wait until Lysias the commander who sent him there arrives to present
the case. Meanwhile, Felix wants to know more about “the Way” and invites
Paul on several occasions to speak to him about Jesus. But when the conversation
turns to matters of lifestyle change and final judgment, Felix is done – he
does not want to talk about Jesus any more. He’ll send for Paul “when it’s
convenient.” I wonder how much of my connection to Jesus is one of convenience?
How willing am I to follow him until he begins to ask hard things of me
– until my living needs to change based on the things he asks of me? Do I take
Jesus seriously until he makes the hard ask, and then dismiss him for the sake of
convenience?
TAKING IT HOME SCRIPTURES
Our Banding Together journal readings for the week ahead are:
MONDAY, February 20 ....................................... Acts 26; Ps. 23
TUESDAY, February 21....................................... Acts 27; Ps. 24
WEDNESDAY, February 22................................. Acts 28; Ps. 25
THURSDAY, February 23..................................... Gal. 1; Ps. 26
FRIDAY, February 24.......................................... Gal. 2; Ps. 27
SATURDAY, February 25.................................... Gal. 3; Ps. 28
SUNDAY, February 26........................................ Gal. 4; Ps. 29
ASH WEDNESDAY SERVICE IS THIS WEEK
The Ash Wednesday Service will be held on Wednesday, February 22, at 6:30
pm, Downtown Campus sanctuary. Dinner will be served at 5:30 in the Lower
Fellowship Hall before the service.
FEBRUARY 18 AND 19, 2023
Change in contact information
Name ____________________________________
Address__________________________________
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City_________________________ State________
Phone (_____) _____________________________
E-mail ____________________________________
I attended:
I am a:
6 pm, Saturday
7 pm, God’s Country
9:15 am, Downtown
10:30 am, Crossfire
First-Time Guest
Second-Time Guest
Regular Attender
Member
I heard about First Church from:
My next step is to::
CONTACT INFORMATION
Please place this card in the offering box or
hand it in at the welcome center before you
leave. Thank you!
A friend invited me
Social media
I have been watching online
WBUT
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Begin a relationship with Jesus
Join a small group
Serve In ministry
Help First Church as needed
Tell my transformation story

FC GATHERING IN LENT
Our adult groups will focus on Pastor David’s message series
about prayer: “Can We Talk?” Prayer is simply conversation
with God just like you would talk with the one who
is most important in your life. In that relationship you talk
about the good things, the places where you’re anxious,
the times when you’re angry, the moments when you’ve
made a mistake, and you simply enjoy being together.
That’s fundamentally what prayer as conversation with
God is as well. We’ll look at this conversation of prayer
through the lens of several psalms over six weeks leading
to Easter. If you’ve been participating in the FC Gathering,
this will be a time when we’ll all be on the same
journey together. If you’ve thought about joining a group
for a Lenten study, here’s an opportunity to connect to
FC Gathering on Wednesday evenings. Dinner is served
from 5:30 - 6:15 pm, and group sessions run from 6:30 -
7:30 each evening.
ALL SERVICES BEGIN AT 7 PM
• MARCH 1 at St. Mark’s Lutheran Church, Deacon
Mike Kaufman of All Saints Roman Catholic Parishes,
Luke 19:1-10
• MARCH 8 at St. Paul Roman Catholic Church, Pastor
David Phillips of St. Mark’s Lutheran Church, Acts 9:1-19a
• MARCH 15 at St. Peter’s Anglican Church, Pastor
David Janz of First Church, Luke 5:1-11
• MARCH 22 at First Church, Father David Hicks, Rector,
St. Peter’s Anglican Church, Matthew 9:1-8
• MARCH 29 at St. Mark’s Lutheran Church, Pastor
Merry Meloy of St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church
Donations on the evenings of the Lenten services will support a
project that will be done at The Lighthouse. #loveyourneighbor