Announcements February 2, 2026

Soup to Go Today is Macaroni and cheese soup and minestrone soup.

Upper Room: There are large print Upper Room for March and April out, but the small ones have not come in yet.

Church Council: Meeting is at 7pm due to the Lenten dinner on Feb. 25th

Easter Egg Hunt

Please consider donating candy/items for this event on March 29th. The poster in the entranceway has a QR

code you can scan to access the Amazon Registry, listed under Pamela Skebey if you wish to donate that way. All other items, please bring/donate by March 15th.

Creating Your Forever Home:

 The Senior Ministry Committee here at HH First UMC is doing a series on how to make your home safe, functional and Aesthetically Pleasing for your older years. Sessions are Wednesdays, 12:30 to 1:30 from Feb. 25th to March 25th. Sessions are free. Come to one, two or all sessions if you wish. Call the church for any questions or to reserve your place. (So we know how many chairs/tables to set up) Church phone: 607-739-1943.

Stretching for Seniors

10am on Wednesdays here in the Wesley Room. 

All are welcome. 

Altar Flowers: 

If you wish to put flowers on the altar, please sign your name on the calendar on the bulletin board in the Lobby. (Kitchen door side). 

Sandy will call you the week you sign up

for. Cost is $25. 

Lenten Suppers – All Are Welcome!

Below is the list of dates and locations for our combined Lenten Suppers this year. All suppers will be held from

5:30–7:00 PM. The host church will provide a simple meal of soup and bread, along with a beverage. These evenings are

a wonderful time for fellowship and reflection during the Lenten season. We hope you’ll join us!

1. Feb. 25 HH First UMC
2. Mar. 4 New Beg. UMC (300 E. Miller St. Elmira, NY 14904)
3. Mar. 11 Oakwood UMC (212 Oakwood Ave, Elmira Heights, NY 14903)
4. Mar. 18 Elm Westside UMC (743 First Street, Elmira, NY 14901)
5. Mar. 25 HH Lutheran Church (2872 Westinghouse Road, Horseheads, NY 14845)

Set your schedule for Holy Week.

1. March 29th Palm Sunday; Easter Egg Hunt at 1pm ;
2. April 2nd Maundy Thursday at 5:30pm;
3. April 3rd Good Friday Services 12pm in the Chapel and Tenebrae Service at 7pm;
4. April 5th Sunrise Service at 6:30 AM and 9:30 AM Worship Service in the sanctuary

Karren’s Clothing Cupboard: There are sign-ups in the entry for February and March, we always appreciate help. We

have had several people in this year already, we are running low on men’s jeans size 30-36 waist, varying lengths, and

Sweatpants, all sizes and children’s winter clothing especially boys’ size 4 and 6/7. Donations can be put on the blue

cabinet outside KCC. Thank you.

New Church Website Address: Please note our new church website address: horseheads1stumc.church.

Due to an issue with our previous website host, we’ve moved to a new site. On the new website you can: Watch the

Sunday service live, view the weekly bulletin and announcements, and find the calendar of committees and upcoming

events under the Events tab. If you have photos or items you’d like announced on the website, please email them to

Web_master@horseheadsumc.org. Be sure to check it out and bookmark the new address!