E - MESSENGER - St. Luke United Methodist Church

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E - MESSENGER
Open hearts
Open minds
Open doors
St. Luke United Methodist Church
Volume 2016, No. 18
Wednesday, May 4, 2016
Available at: www.st-luke-umc.org
OUR STEWARDSHIP - May 1, 2016
BY OUR PRESENCE
Sunday School
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Total Worship
8:30 a.m. Early Service
10:45 a.m. Worship
French Worship Service
Wednesday Youth
We will honor all Mothers
Sunday, May 8
10:45 a.m. Worship Service
Pentecost Sunday
May 15
A Celebration of
the Birth of the
church and
Our Unity in Christ!
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BY OUR GIFTS
Received for budget
$12,006
Second Chance Resale Shop $ 430
2016 Vacation Bible School
July 11-15
9:00 a.m. - 12 noon
Catch the Wave of God’s Amazing Love
Registrations available online
or in church office
J.O.Y. Group
Games & Lunch
Thursday, May 12
10:00 a.m.
Join us for Games & Lunch
Bring your favorite
covered dish of food
Graduation
Sunday
St. Luke UMC will be honoring our graduating
senior, Nathaniel Hill on May 22 at the
10:45 a.m. Worship Service.
LAY WORHIP LEADERS - May 8, 2016
Lector 8:30 a.m.: Ann Van Schuyver
Stephen Minister 8:30 a.m.: Virgil Van Schuyver
Lector 10:45 a.m.: Leslie Duncan
Stephen Minister 10:45 a.m.:
To St. Luke United Methodist Church:
A big thank you to Mary Paris for delivering the beautiful
floral arrangement of the altar flowers to me. Thanks also for
the Turnage family for placing them on the altar. I miss being
active. St. Luke has been a part of my life for many years.
God Bless you all,
Doris Wallis
The President, Trustees
Faculty and Graduating Class of
Texas A & M University
are honored to announce
Brent Tucker
is a candidate for the degree of Bachelor of Science
with a major in Applied Mathematical Sciences
with an Economics minor
at Commencement Exercises
Friday, May thirteenth, Two thousand and sixteen
at two o’clock in the afternoon
Reed Arena
College Station, Texas
Thank you to Mary Paris for visiting and delivering flowers to
me after my recent surgery.
Dr. Bob Chapman
Blood Pressure
Checks
& N.E.E.D. Sunday
May 22
PLEASE REMEMBER IN YOUR PRAYERS THIS WEEK…
Continued Prayer Concerns: Leslie Duncan’s sister,
Randi Geistman; Mary Paris’ niece, Robyn Browder; Jeanne
Anne Pharis’ great-granddaughter, Alice; R.D. Lewis, George
Paris’ brother, Basil; Jo Moyer; Bobbie Bradshaw’s granddaughter, Brandi Burr Boles; Clarice Bostick; George Conant;
Roxie Waters’ son, Robert Hamilton; John Benson’s son, Paul;
Mary Ruth Ellis; Lola Herndon; Norma Tappe; Peggy Christian;
Carolyn Hodge; Steve & Dena Hughes’ son, Matt; Jim Waters,
Sherry Chandler’s sister, Jane West; Mary Ross’ son-in-law,
Keith Williamson; Carol Ozmer, Wanda Calvert’s greatgranddaughter, Chelsea; her niece Gretchen, her nephew
Butch and in the deaths of her mother-in-law, Betty Izell and
her nephew, Randy; Mel Bishara’s mother; Stephanie Gilfeather’s husband, Bill; Cathy Henderson’s daughter-in-law, Melissa
Hill and her friend, Joann; Christine Lamba
This Week’s Concerns: Billie McDermott; Mary Ross, Betty
Crawford, Bill Worthington
Our Military: Ryan Kelly Hampton, Ryan Jones, Kyle
Johnson, Sam Burnett, & Crystal Calvert
May Meetings & Events
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May 8, 10:45 a.m. Honoring all Mothers
May 12, 10:00 a.m. J.O.Y. Group Games & Lunch
May 13, 7:00 p.m. Confirmation Dinner
May 15, 10:45 a.m. Confirmation Sunday
May 16, 10:00 a.m. Care Connection
May 16, 7:00 p.m. Finance Committee Meeting
May 17, 10:00 a.m. UMW Meeting & Luncheon
May 18, 3:00 p.m. Missions/Evang/Witness Meeting
May 22, 10:45 a.m. Graduation Sunday
May 26, 5:30 p.m. Board of Trustees Meeting
May 30 - Office closed in observance of Memorial Day
2016 Church
Directory
is now available
in the
church office.
Cost: $2
SUNDAY SCHOOL HAPPENINGS
EMMANUEL CLASS:
Nice to have the McDonalds back. Concerns are Billie
McDermott, Bill Worthington and Mary Ross will probably
have surgery at Harris HEB. Betty Crawford is here but did
have surgery on her shoulder last week. Doris Mobley told of
her miracle of reuniting with a friend after an absence of 16
years. Betty & Norm Turnage have a joy, a new daughter-inlaw. We had one visitor named Laura. Our class retreat is this
month, May 21. Try to invite any former classmates to this
retreat at Sunny Ridge at 9:00 am. Faith and forgiveness are
Maryanne’s tropic for today. No matter how small, your faith
will grow. Do we need to increase our faith? We need to act
on it. It is not the quantity of faith, but the quality that
counts. How can we forgive some of the atrocities in this
world? We are not God’s equal. It is easier to forgive
someone if they ask for forgiveness. Attendance - 30.
HEBREWS CLASS:
This Sunday in class we had a class business based discussion instead of an official lesson. Thank you to everyone
who helped with the PNS Sandwich making on Saturday,
and to the Upper Room Class for buying! We were so excited to get to participate! We had 7 people in class and we
talked about a lot of different topics. Please let us know
your thoughts on these subjects through our Facebook
page (more detailed version on FB):
• Class Trip
• Clean Out Day
• July 4th
• Fall Fest
• Graduation Sunday
• Communication
• Expand the Class
PARTNERS IN FAITH:
We had 17 PIF’ers in class this morning. Thank you to the Wills
for providing our snacks. Very scrumptious! We completed
the chapter 12 discussion questions and will begin reading
chapter 13 next week. With our current study book coming to
a close the class has decided to work through God Was Here &
I Was Out To Lunch. We took a count in class of how many
books we needed to order this morning. If you were not in
class and you would like a book please contact President Wills.
The books will be ordered this week and the cost of the book
is $10. The PIF Class is scheduled to work the resale shop on
the 13th and 14th of this month. We have filled all shifts with
the exception of Friday afternoon. Please check your schedule
and see if you are available to help. While you have your
calendar out go ahead and block out the morning of Saturday,
August 4th. Our class is scheduled to make sandwiches for the
Night Shelter on that date. We were all joyful this morning
that we escaped the bad weather last week without any
damage. We must always remember to pray daily for God to
keep us in the palm of His hand and keep us safe. During your
daily prayer time this week please remember Mary Ross. Have
a great week! Snacks: Judy White
UPPER ROOM CLASS:
Dr. Martha continued our study of the Book of James.
It's hard to realize that what we are studying was written
many years ago. The same things are occurring in our lives
today. Next Sunday we will start with chapter 4, verse 4.
Twenty-seven members and one visitor was present. The
Upper Room Class had a great retreat with 39 members
present. We were greatly impressed with our study
speaker, Tim Madigan, who is a writer and columnist.
Three gentlemen named Gary, Neil & Danny entertained
us by singing old country & old gospel music. Of course,
we had to join in on quite a few of them. Our lunch was
delicious and catered by the Chicken Place.
Excerpt From The Past: Our records indicate that the
Upper Room Class took over the preparations for the
Thanksgiving Dinners in 1978.
Devotion: Bostick
Coffee: Cleveland
GENESIS CLASS:
No class news available
NEW COVENANT:
No class news available
Memorials & Honorariums
January 14—April 15, 2016
Memorials
Robert Christian - given by Jeanne Ann Pharis
Aaron Richardson - given by Ross & Betty Longway,
George & Libby Conant, Patsy Sullivan, Bill & Pat
Whisenant, Dub & Lanona Stewart, Rhett &
Rachel Peel
Johnnie Jacobs - given by St. Luke UMW, Bill
Worthington, Ronnie & Melissa Williams, Clifford &
Marilyn Smith, Rose Mary Schaefer, Joan Gray,
Ruby Lane
Honorariums
Given by Charles & Doris Crocker in honor of
Virgil & Ann Van Schuyver
Given by Mel Bishara in honor of the Genesis Class
Given by Bill & Roberta Reeves in honor of
Art & Cathy Gordon
Given by Bill & Roberta Reeves in honor of
Anita McCullar & Carol Negozio
Given by Andy & Nancy Legault in honor of
Mel Bishara
St. Luke United Methodist church
3200 Denton Highway
Haltom City, TX 76117
Open hearts, open minds, open doors
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Senior Pastor: Rev. Mel Bishara
Editor: Susan Briles
Phone: 817-838-6834
Fax: 817-838-7631
Website: st-luke-umc.org
E-mail: office@st-luke-umc.com
Sunday Services: 8:30 and 10:45 a.m., Sunday School 9:30 a.m.
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May 23 • 9:00 a.m.
SUNDAY, May 8, 2016
7th Sunday of Easter
8:30 a.m. Early Worship Service
9:30 a.m. Sunday School
10:45 a.m. Morning Worship Service
2:00 p.m. French Worship Service
MONDAY, May 9, 2016
9:00 a.m. Online Newsletter DEADLINE
TUESDAY, May 10, 2016
7:00 a.m. Men’s Prayer Breakfast Bluebonnet Cafe
WEDNESDAY, May 11, 2016
9:00 a.m. Bible Study
6:30 p.m. Youth Activities
7:00 p.m. Choir Rehearsal
THURSDAY, May 12, 2016
10:00 a.m. J.O.Y. Group Games & Luncheon
6:00 p.m. Prayer Group
7:00 p.m. Long Range Planning Team Meeting
FRIDAY, May 13, 2016
10:00 a.m. Second Chance Resale Shop
7:00 p.m. Confirmation Dinner
SATURDAY, May 14, 2016
10:00 a.m. Second Chance Resale Shop
1:00 p.m. FWS Choir Rehearsal
4:30 p.m. FWS Intercession
SUNDAY, May 15, 2016
Day of Pentecost
Confirmation Sunday
8:30 a.m. Early Worship Service
9:30 a.m. Sunday School
10:45 a.m. Morning Worship Service
2:00 p.m. French Worship Service
Youth
News:
Hey everyone! We've been having so much fun in the youth department this past week. We threw a surprise birthday party for Nic. He
turned 25 this past Sunday! Sunday school has been wonderful too.
Pastor Mel has been teaching confirmation to the whole class. Some
are relearning and some learning for the first time. The confirmation
dinner will be held on May 13 at 7pm in the Fellowship Hall. We are
very excited about that! We really REALLY need 2 more adults to
attend the youth mission trip to West Helena, Arkansas! It is June 1218. If anyone is interested, please contact Tristin. We need 2 by this
Friday! Again, thank you so much for your love and support as always.
Big blessings,
Nic and Tristin
Nic White
mrnicwhite@yahoo.com
956-648-0941
Tristin Roberson
tristinrenee1@yahoo.com
817-525-3592
Parents: Please read and
pass on to your Youth!
Youth: Please read and
pass on to your Parents!