On Tuesday, November 11, at 7:00 p.m., the 2025 Charge Conference will be held at MFUMC in the Sanctuary.

Starting Sunday, November 9, you are invited to this three week class on Sundays from 10:10-11:00 a.m. in the Hospitality Room for guests and new members to learn more about the ministries, missions, history, and theology of MFUMC. We will conclude with the church tour on Sunday, November 23. Contact Rev. Blair Tolbert for more information. Register HERE.

Back by popular demand! The Women’s Ministry Team is hosting a fun time of fellowship on Sunday afternoon, November 2, starting at 3:00pm in the Reception Hall. We will play BINGO together! This will be a great opportunity to meet other women of the church. Light refreshments will be served. Please register HERE so we know how to plan! Contact Rev. Blair at blairtolbert@mariettafumc.org for more information.

Bring your four-legged, furry, or winged friends to the Pavilion in the Park on Polk at 2:00 p.m. for a brief time of prayer and to receive a blessing and a St. Francis medal for their collars.

Join us on the first Sunday of November, as we celebrate All Saints Sunday. This is a special Sunday to remember the saints of our church family who have died over the last twelve months. During worship at both services, we call their names aloud to remember and praise God for each of their lives of faithfulness and examples of commitment.

Join your church family at Church Family Supper on Wednesday, October 29, from 5:15 PM to 6:30 PM in the Family Life Hall.  

Please register HERE so we know you’re coming & can plan accordingly. The cost is $8 a meal with a $30 family cap. Children 3-12 years old $5, ages 3 and under eat free. 

Enjoy a delicious main dish of fried chicken breasts, baked macaroni and cheese, and fresh market vegetables. 

Please register so we know you’re coming & can plan accordingly. The cost is now $8 a meal with a $30 family cap. Children 3-12 years old $5, ages 3 and under eat free.

Join us on Sunday, October 26, in the Parlor during the Sunday School hour (10:10 a.m.) for a welcome reception to meet our new Associate Director of Music, Andrew Van Varick. We look forward to hearing him play our Glatter-Götz Organ for his first Worship service with us on Sunday, November 2.

About Andrew

Andrew Van Varick, originally of Newton, New Jersey, is a doctoral candidate in organ performance and literature at the Eastman School of Music in Rochester, New York, under the instruction of David Higgs. Previously, he received his Master’s degree at Eastman, and he holds a Bachelor of Music degree from Montclair State University, where he studied organ with Vincent Carr and John Miller, piano with Mark Pakman, and harpsichord with Dr. Hsuan-Wen Chen.

Andrew has played in coachings and masterclasses with Raul Prieto Ramirez, Balint Karosi, Michel Bouvard, Wilma Jensen, Simon Johnson, Ezequiel Menendez, Chelsea Chen, and Alan Morrison. As a recitalist, he has performed on the “Young Organ Artist” series at the Central Synagogue in Manhattan, New York City, on the “Wednesdays at Noon” series at the Cathedral Basilica of the Sacred Heart in Newark, New Jersey, and for the Greensburg, Pennsylvania and Little Rock, Arkansas chapters of the AGO. In 2022, he was a semifinalist in the American Guild of Organists’ National Young Artist Competition in Organ Performance, which was held at the AGO convention in Seattle. In September 2023, he competed as a semifinalist in the Ninth International Organ Competition Musashino-Tokyo in Japan. Most recently, Andrew served as the director of music and organist at the Central Presbyterian Church in Geneseo, New York.

Youth families and youth are invited to join us in the Lower Room on October 26th (youth Sunday) during the Sunday School hour (10-11AM) for a meet and greet with our new Associate Director of Youth and Young Adults, Matt Canada!

About Matt:

Currently, our family is 6 - My wife, my son, baby number 2 on the way, my 2 dogs, and me! I gave my life to Jesus in 2011 and have been faithfully following Him ever since. I’ve been involved with many youth programs through various churches, and I’m excited to start this new journey with FUMC!
I love spending time with my family, going to the movies, and being nerdy. I’m looking to start work on a master's degree in the near future, and I’m very excited for our family to be growing!

Join us as we celebrate the one year anniversary of Holy Grounds Cafe and Book Store on Sunday October 26 from 9:00 - 11:00 am! Stop by for some special treats and tasty beverages, enjoy meeting some new folks and browse our book and art selections.

Join us on Saturday, October 25th from 4-6pm for our annual Fall Festival! We will have trunk-or-treating, hay rides, yard games, food, and a cake walk for our families to enjoy!

Sign-up to sponsor a Trunk during Fall Festival: HERE

Come decorate your pumpkin with us! We are hosting this fun event during the Weekday Church Family Supper on October 22nd from 5:30-6:30pm. We ask families to bring pumpkins for their kids and we'll provide all the supplies to decorate them AND we'll do the clean up! No registration for the pumpkin decorating is required, but we ask you to register for dinner so we know how much yummy food to make!

Weekday Church Family Supper Sign Up: HERE

Join your church family at Church Family Supper on Wednesday, October 22, from 5:15 PM to 6:30 PM in the Family Life Hall.  

Please register HERE so we know you’re coming & can plan accordingly. The cost is $8 a meal with a $30 family cap. Children 3-12 years old $5, ages 3 and under eat free. 

Enjoy a delicious main dish of corn dogs and sloppy joes! Pumpkin decorating is tonight at 5:30 p.m.!
Kids can join us in the breezeway—you bring the pumpkin; we’ll bring the rest! No registration needed.

After supper, the Weekday Ministry is hosting a Punt, Pass & Kick contest and ice cream on the activity field.

Please register so we know you’re coming & can plan accordingly. The cost is now $8 a meal with a $30 family cap. Children 3-12 years old $5, ages 3 and under eat free.

Join our Senior Adults for Lunch on Wednesday, October 22 (not the 3rd Wednesday due to the Peru Mission Trip), in the Family Life Hall from 12 noon to 1:00 pm. REGISTER HERE

Our Senior Minister, Rev. Dr. Harden Hopper III will share a message on the "Gift of Encouragement", a perfect reminder of something we all need and can share.

LUNCH menu TBD

If you need assistance in registering, please contact Karen Williams at the church 770-429-7800, extension 803.  

📅 Tuesday, October 21 | Drop in anytime 6:00–8:00 PM
REGISTER HERE

Join us for Bands & BBQ, a special night benefiting Fusion Youth at Marietta FUMC!

We are raising funds for youth band equipment, production needs, and worship resources that support our Youth led band and Fusion Youth retreats like Discovery Weekend and Ignite Weekend. Every dollar raised will go straight to the youth program—and thanks to a matching donor, your gift will be doubled!

The Fusion Youth Band will perform throughout the evening, and our students will be serving pre-purchased BBQ plates from Dave Poe’s.

Plates must be pre-ordered by October 17 and picked up at the Lauder’s home during the event (6–8 PM).

All proceeds benefit Fusion Youth Ministry. Thank you so much for supporting our youth program!

An estimated 38 percent of Americans are eligible to give blood or platelets, but of those, less than 10 percent actually donate each year. If you are healthy and eligible, please come out to donate. Most donations take about an hour, so book your appointment, roll up your sleeve and become a part of the lifesaving mission of the Red Cross on Monday, October 20th, from 10:00 am to 3:00 pm. Sign up today at www.redcrossblood.org, use sponsor code MFUMC.

Save the date! Consecration Sunday will be Sunday, October 19 during both worship services. There will be a special brunch between services in the Family Life Hall from 10:00-11:00am. Please mark your calendars for brunch and bluegrass as we celebrate the story of our church on October 19! (In previous years, we have called this Commitment Sunday during our Stewardship season.)

Join us on Sunday, October 19, from 1:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. for our Power 45 October Gathering! We will be meeting in the Welcome Center at 1:00pm, then head to Marietta Square Market for lunch and fellowship. Pick-up will be at the Welcome Center at 2:30pm. Make sure you send money with your child to purchase their choice of lunch!

REGISTER HERE

Join us for a workday at our church's park on Saturday, October 18 from 9:00 am to 12:00 pm. We'll be working together on various tasks, including picking up sticks, weeding, spreading wood chips and pine straw, planting and clearing branches.

Please bring a water bottle, gloves, blowers, rakes, pruners, shovels, and wheelbarrows. Let's enjoy fellowship while maintaining our beautiful space! REGISTER HERE

Join us for Church Family Supper on Wednesday, October 8, from 5:15 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. in the Family Life Hall. Our menu is chicken parmigiana with pasta alfredo. REGISTER HERE

Join your church family at Church Family Supper on Wednesday, October 1st, from 5:15 PM to 6:30 PM in the Family Life Hall.

Please register online so we know you’re coming & can plan accordingly. The cost is $8 a meal with a $30 family cap. Children 3-12 years old $5, ages 3 and under eat free. 

Menu:
Chicken Parmigiana
Pasta Alfredo
Fresh Market Vegetables
Caesar Salad Bar
Cheeseburgers
Sheet Cake

The Power 45 Charity Bake Sale is back!! The 4th and 5th graders have decided to host another bake sale to benefit a charity of their choosing to kick off their service projects for the 2025-2026 school year. They have chosen to donate the proceeds of this bake sale to UMCOR and their relief efforts for the Texas Flooding.

This charity bake sale will be happening on Sunday, October 5th, in Holy Grounds during the Sunday School hour (10:10am-11:10am) and after second service (12:15pm). The kids will be baking the items, selling them, and advertising the sale all on their own.

Make sure you stop by early before all the delicious treats are gone!