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DESCRIPTION:On the first Sunday of October\, Christians around the world ga
 ther at one table. Across languages\, time zones\, and traditions\, the ch
 urch shares bread and cup together. On Sunday\, October 4\, McPherson Firs
 t UMC joins United Methodists across the connection in celebrating World C
 ommunion Sunday at both worship services.\nWorld Communion Sunday is one o
 f six churchwide Special Sundays in the United Methodist Church. The offer
 ing received supports scholarships for international and U.S. racial-ethni
 c students pursuing advanced degrees in ministry and leadership. These gif
 ts open doors for promising scholars who will shape communities through re
 ligious\, social\, and civic leadership.\nWhen you give\, you strengthen t
 he global church by investing in the people who will lead it next. A stude
 nt in another country\, or a student from a racial-ethnic community here a
 t home\, takes the next step toward a calling because the wider church bel
 ieved in them.\nHow to give: Give in worship at 8:30 AM or 10:15 AM\, mail
  a check marked “World Communion Sunday” to the church office\, or giv
 e online directly to World Communion Sunday.\nEvery gift matters. All are 
 welcome to gather at the table and to share in this churchwide offering fo
 r emerging leaders.
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LOCATION:Sanctuary at McPherson First UMC (1200 E Kansas Ave\, McPherson\, 
 KS)
SUMMARY:World Communion Sunday Offering
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