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THE MESSENGER NEWSLETTER
FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
1411 Glenwood Drive · West Monroe, Louisiana 71291
Phone: (318) 387-0511 · Fax: (318) 387 -0249 · Daycare: (318) 361-9059
Website: www.fumcwm.org · Email: church@fumcwm.org
“Our mission is to love, proclaim, know and serve the Risen Christ.”
Volume 13, Issue 03
APRIL EDITION
Family Promise Host Week
March 31—April 7
Ministry Schedule
Sunday, March 31 (Set Up) - Unity SS Class
Sunday, March 31 - Family Promise Task Force
Monday, April 1 - Comment SS Class
Tuesday, April 2 - No Strings Attached SS Class
Wednesday, April 3 - Youth Group
Thursday, April 4 - Ladies of Grace UMW
Friday, April 5 - Visionaries SS Class
Saturday, April 6 - Open Door SS Class
Sunday, April 7 (Take Down) - Unity SS Class
March 27, 2013
The core of the Christian faith is the
resurrection of Christ Jesus and us at the end of
time. The hymn by Charles Wesley, “Christ
the Lord is Risen Today,” was written one year
after John Wesley’s Aldersgate experience.
This hymn was written for the first service of
worship in the original London chapel of
Methodism, The Foundry. The Foundry was a
deserted iron works foundry that became a
place of worship.
This picture of an abandoned building
being reused for worship is a marvelous
resurrection picture of our lives in Christ. Sin
and life have often abandoned us to the ravages
of time, yet God in Christ died and rose again
so that our lives might have purpose and
meaning. The Apostle Paul expressed it well
when he wrote, “God makes all things new!”
To this our hearts resound like Wesley’s
hymn, “Hallelujah!”
Easter Blessings,
Jon
Come Celebrate the
Glorious Resurrection of Our Savior!
6:30 am Sunrise Service
Light breakfast to follow
9:00 am Traditional Worship
10:00 am Sunday School
11:00 am Contemporary Worship
Upcoming Church Activities
Food Bank Work Day
Wednesday, April 3 8:00 am
Ladies of Grace - UMW
Thursday, April 4:00 pm in Library
Food Bank Work Day
Thursday, April 11 6:00 pm
Crop for Ministries - Scrapbooking
April 12—14
Contact church office for more information.
Pine Cove Children’s Camp
April 19—21
See article in this newsletter for more details.
Refuge of Hope
Cooking - Sunday, April 28
Serving - Monday, April 29 at 11:45 am
Graduate Sunday
April 28
9:00 am & 11:00 am Worship Services
See article in this newsletter for more details.
May 28—29, 2013
Boys & Girls  Age 7-12
Cost: $50 each camper
8:30 am – 12 Noon
May 30—June 1, 2013
Boys & Girls  Age 12-18
Cost: $50 each camper
8:30 am – 12:00 noon
About Cornelius
Dunaway
Coach Cornelius
Dunaway has been a lead
trainer for a Nike sponsored
Elite girls basketball camp.
He has trained over 20
college athletes on one on
one fundamentals, coached 19 basketball teams,
trained athletes from little league to college, and led
a high school team to its first final four.
If more information and registration,
contact the church office.
Zoe Children’s Ministry
will begin Sunday April 7 at
5PM. Each week we will work
preparing for the weekend of
May 5 using the Lemonade Day program as a means
to learn what it means to share God’s blessings with
others.
Lemonade Day teaches children how to
operate and run a business using the concept of a
lemonade stand. During the weekend of May 5, we
will operate our lemonade stand at the Upward
Soccer games as well as on campus for church
services.
Zoe Children’s Ministry only works if we
have parents and volunteers to lead each week.
Please contact Pastor Shawn to find out how you
can help minister to our children.
Visit www.lemonadeday.org for more
information about this unique program.
CONFIRMATION
Confirmation classes will begin this
month. Anyone interested in being
involved should contact Pastor Shawn or
Kayla Ray immediately. Confirmation
is that time in our children’s lives when they
accept responsibility for their faith and become
members of our church. We will celebrate
Confirmation on Sunday, September 8.
All of our girl’s bunks are full for Pine Cove
Camp in April. However, we have plenty of spots
open in the BOYS’ cabin. We leave for our camp
Friday, April 19 in the afternoon and return Sunday,
April 21. If your son or grandson would like to visit
this great camp, please come by the church office and
sign up!
Gospel for Asia
$197.18 was collected
by the children during Lent.
Thank you for giving.
Your church family
would like to wish you
Happy Birthday!
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GRADUATE SUNDAY
We will celebrate
our High School and College
graduates Sunday, April 28 during
both services. High School graduates
should submit 8-10 pictures along with the
school graduating from, future plans for college
and course of study.
For college graduates, we need the name
of college and their corresponding degree.
Graduate information can be emailed to
church@fumcwm.org or dropped off at the
office April 21 also.
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Bobbie Jenkins
Jerry Arledge
Landon Lofton
Lou Anne Best
Ashton Adams
Brian Kirby
Tom Lowe
Mandi Holloway
Tommy Malone
Abigail Tellifero
Judge Shepard
Brett Hortman
Ashley Jenkins
Hannah Blake
Sophie Wallace
Erin Huey
Michelle Dykes
Ryan Kennedy
Emery Jones
Chet Bradley
Paul Smith
Sarah Tellifero
12 Mike Gasaway
Bart Newman
14 Kyle Ray
15 Maxine Elliott
15 Christopher O’Bryant
16 Gary Puckett
17 Brent Upshaw
18 Megan Krestensen
McDavitt
Cooper Hornsby
19 Sammie Burnett
Bob McClure
21 Pat Morse
23 Tom Sanders, Jr.
Sara Arledge
24 Jana Nelson
28 Bill Albritton
Tammie Cox
29 Shea Lowe
Jeffery Fuller
30 Mark Reeves
Barry Moffett
Refuge of Hope
We still need volunteers to help cook
on Sunday, April 28 and volunteers
to help serve on Monday, April 29
Please contact Amy Hortman for
more information and to volunteer.
Dear Church Family,
Bob and I want to thank all of you for all
the prayers, cards, food, flowers and hospital
visits during our times of illness.
We are so blessed to be a member of such
a loving and caring church family and thank
God for all of you.
God Bless You,
Barbara Henson
Dear FUMC Congregation,
Thank you all so much for attending the
Scout Sunday service this past month. The
scouts and I had fun getting to put together the
service, getting speaking parts, and even
singing to the congregation at the end. Also,
your generous donations helped our troop
raise a total of $632.75, which we plan to use
toward the expense of summer camp in the
Smokey Mountains.
Once again, we would like to thank you
all for attending the Scout Sunday service and
we hope to see you all again next year!
Yours in Scouting,
Brooks Joiner
Boy Scout
Troop 66
Thank you to those who were able to help
with Spring Cleaning at the church and thank you
to Cherie Henderson for organizing the day!
Easter Baskets for CASA Children
On behalf of the I Love Lucie Group, I would like
to say Thank You to the congregation for all your love
and support towards CASA. With your help we were
able to make 130 Easter Baskets for the children this
year!!! Though we can’t list all your names in this
newsletter, just know that we truly appreciate all of you
so very much for your act of kindness.
May God bless you always!
Kathi Reeves