July 5, 2026 Worship

Worship for: July 5
Sixth Sunday after Pentecost
Communion

July 5, 2026
10:30 am

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Scripture: Matthew 13:24-30
Message: "Put Down the Gavel "
Pastor Paul Arnold

Sometimes we judge other people too harshly. At other times, we view our own lives and actions with undue severity. Jesus told a parable about wheat and weeds that can help us win the battle against rash and harmful perspectives. This Sunday, July 5, 2026, we will consider strategies for finding freedom from judgmental attitudes. 

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ANNOUNCEMENTS

Sermons in July

Pastor Paul will be preaching on the following scripture passages in the month of July.

July 5: "Put Down the Gavel" (Matthew 13:24-30) 

July 12: "Gold Standard for Christian Ethics" (Luke 10:25-37)

July 19: "Party Time" (Luke 14:15-24)

July 26: "Stumbling Into Things Never Intended" (2nd Samuel 11:1-11)

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PLEASE REGISTER your attendance by commenting on our Facebook page during the worship service. We'd love it if you would fill out a connection card!

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NEWCOMERS If you are new to our community of faith, Pastor Paul would like to have a conversation with you and get to know you better. He wants to be your pastor and he hopes FUMC will be your church home. Please fill out the CONNECTION CARD found on our website. https://www.champaignfumc.org/connection-sheet

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PRAYER REQUESTS If you would like us to pray for you or your loved ones, email your prayer request to: info@champaignfumc.org OR fill out the prayer request form on our website.

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June 28, 2026 Worship

Worship for: June 28
Fifth Sunday after Pentecost

June 28, 2026
10:30 am

In-Person Worship
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Scripture: John 17:18-23
Message: "The Rules of the House"
Cameron Troy, Guest Speaker

It is not always as easy to tell a rule of denominations apart from rules common to the whole church. Many denominations explicitly teach that their rules are the “real” house rules and that all of these other rooms [denominations] simply have it wrong. My faith as a whole does not depend on these "room" beliefs. They are not necessary rules for the house. If you try to make these too necessary, or enforce them as rules common to all of the other rooms, you are dividing the church and shutting out wisdom from centuries and centuries of our forebears. However, if the Church is a house, we need rules that are common to the whole house. The trinity of God, the humanity and divinity of Jesus, the death and bodily resurrection first of Christ, and someday the renewal of all creation. These are fundamental necessities for Christianity. You cannot hold these too loosely or you find yourself with nothing left in your hand.

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BULLETIN

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Sermons in July

Pastor Paul will be preaching on the following scripture passages in the month of July.

July 5: "Put Down the Gavel" (Matthew 13:24-30) 

July 12: "Gold Standard for Christian Ethics" (Luke 10:25-37)

July 19: "Party Time" (Luke 14:15-24)

July 26: "Stumbling Into Things Never Intended" (2nd Samuel 11:1-11)

♥ STAY CONNECTED ♥

PLEASE REGISTER your attendance by commenting on our Facebook page during the worship service. We'd love it if you would fill out a connection card!

PLEASE EXPLORE OUR WEBSITE: champaignfumc.org

NEWCOMERS If you are new to our community of faith, Pastor Paul would like to have a conversation with you and get to know you better. He wants to be your pastor and he hopes FUMC will be your church home. Please fill out the CONNECTION CARD found on our website. https://www.champaignfumc.org/connection-sheet

SIGN UP FOR MORE! If you would like to receive weekly letters from the pastor and church news, please go to our website and fill out our CONNECTION CARD!

PRAYER REQUESTS If you would like us to pray for you or your loved ones, email your prayer request to: info@champaignfumc.org OR fill out the prayer request form on our website.

DONATE ONLINE through Vanco or Paypal, on our website!

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June 21, 2026 Worship

Worship for: June 21
Fourth Sunday after Pentecost
Father's Day

June 21, 2026
10:30 am

In-Person Worship
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Scripture: Acts 10:1-16
Message: "Expanded Vision"
Pastor Paul Arnold

Much of the New Testament gives witness to the removal of barriers and roadblocks. In the final segment of our five-part series, “Lessons from the Early Church,” we will focus on the happy story of a breakthrough in the life of the Apostle Peter. Join us this Sunday, June 21, as we consider the new understanding Peter gained in an episode covered in Acts 10. The insight Peter acquired had implications for the early followers of Jesus, and it is no less important for us.

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BULLETIN

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Happy Father's Day!

♥ STAY CONNECTED ♥

PLEASE REGISTER your attendance by commenting on our Facebook page during the worship service. We'd love it if you would fill out a connection card!

PLEASE EXPLORE OUR WEBSITE: champaignfumc.org

NEWCOMERS If you are new to our community of faith, Pastor Paul would like to have a conversation with you and get to know you better. He wants to be your pastor and he hopes FUMC will be your church home. Please fill out the CONNECTION CARD found on our website. https://www.champaignfumc.org/connection-sheet

SIGN UP FOR MORE! If you would like to receive weekly letters from the pastor and church news, please go to our website and fill out our CONNECTION CARD!

PRAYER REQUESTS If you would like us to pray for you or your loved ones, email your prayer request to: info@champaignfumc.org OR fill out the prayer request form on our website.

DONATE ONLINE through Vanco or Paypal, on our website!

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Walking Talking Lunch Bunch - Every Tuesday

Building Reserve and Health:
A Walking and Lunch Program

FUMC has been blessed with funding from the United Methodist Foundation to start a weekly exercise, fitness, and nutrition program for adults in our congregation and community. We are happy to announce that Debbie Chew will lead the program. Debbie has many years of experience in directing physical rehabilitation programs.

Each session will consist of gentle warm up exercises, walking, and a time for a shared lunch. The walking will be adapted for varying levels of speed and endurance. No fee is required to participate. The costs per person for lunch will be $12. Funding may be available for those who would benefit from assistance with food costs.

Please join us in Friendship Center on:

Date: Tuesdays

Time: 11:30 a.m. (We walk from the church at 12:20 to the restaurant. We’ll drive if the restaurant is too far from the church.)

Restaurant Schedule:

July 7 - Neil St. Blues

July 14 - El Toro on Springfield

July 21 - Papa Del’s

July 28 - Smith Burger

 Walkers and volunteers to assist with the program are welcome!! Please contact the church office at 217-356-9078 for any questions or further details.


Join the Community of Musicians at FUMC

You see this at the beginning of every semester – we really mean it! You do not have to be a perfect musician. Calling ALL musicians! Opera singers, shower singers, happy birthday singers, bell ringers, ding-a-lings and musicians in training! All humans from 3 years to 110 years are invited to give music @ FUMC a try.

Rehearsals for FUMC musical ensembles resume their regular schedules soon.  All interested musicians (and wanna-be musicians!) are welcome to join.   Invite your friends.  If you miss the first rehearsal, come to another!  Contact Barbara Zachow for more information at 217‑356‑9078 or bzachow@comcast.net.

 First Regular Rehearsal:

·    Chancel Choir – Wednesday, January 21, 7:00 – 8:15 pm - Choir Room
o   Youth and adults of any age
o   Provide choral music in a variety of styles for worship services

·    Perceptions Praise Team - Thursday, January 22, 6:00 – 7:30 pm, Sanctuary
o   Youth and adults of any age
o   Keyboard, guitar, drum set, vocalists, other instruments

·    Chancel Ringers – Tuesday, January 13, 6:00 – 7:00 pm - Bell Tables
o   Youth and Adults of any age
o   Intermediate or Advanced handbell experience
o   Provide music in a variety of styles for periodic worship services

·    Angel Choir - Sunday, January 4, 4:00 – 5:00 pm - Room J
o   3 years old through 5th graders
o   Singing, tone chimes, beginning bells, Orff and rhythm instruments, foundational music reading skills

·    Youth Music – Sunday, January 18, 5:00 – 6:00 pm - Choir Room
o   6th through 12th graders
o   Singing, intermediate bells, instruments, other artistic talents

 ·   FUMC also hosts Choral Union – Monday, January 26, 7:00 – 9:00 pm, Choir Room
o   Adults with willingness to sing in and contribute to the community chorus, the ability to match pitch, and the ability to produce a pleasing vocal sound
o   Give periodic concerts throughout the community

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