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1200 E. Yellow Jacket, Rockwall, TX 75087
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Office 972.771.5500
May, 2014
“The In Between Times”
What a joy filled Easter! Over 2,300 persons worshipped in our five services. The youth led Easter sunrise
service began the day with our largest gathering ever!
This time of year is filled with events of joy and reflection. Mother’s Day, commencements, high schoolers
leaving home, college students “boomeranging” back, the end of the school year, vacation plans, summer
camps, sports camps, family reunions, mission trips, weddings, Vacation Bible School, Shoes For Kids — all life
changing events.
Events to event to event! I often pause during the “in between times” to reflect, make connections with past memories
and future hopes, and ultimately thank God for God’s sustaining presence of joy and grace. The events are wonderful
indeed. Take a pause with me during the “in between times” and most likely you’ll sense God taking a pause with you.
See you Sunday!
Your Pastor and Friend,
Shoes for Kids
May Drop-A-Dollar benefits “Shoes for Kids”. Visit the “BIG RED SHOE” in the Common
Grounds to volunteer, make a donation, or hear more about this mission effort.
2014 Goals:
Event Date:
Email:
1,500 children to receive shoes, socks, immunizations
$9,000 donations through our church.
Saturday, August 2, 2014, 8:00am-3:00pm
Joe Pool at jpool@fumcrockwall.com or Amy Conner at connerfarm@sbcglobal.net
SUNDAY SCHOOL COMPETITION: Fellowship Class - Two Year Winners!
The Sunday school Class which gives the most to SFK will receive:
1. bragging rights for one year!
2. the coveted “Big Red Shoe” trophy for a year!
3. every class members’ shoes (1 pair limit) shined by our pastors!
Make checks payable to First UMC, Rockwall
Memo: Shoes For Kids
YOUTH MINISTRIES
FUMC Rockwall Youth Group meets weekly on Sunday night for Fellowship from 6:00-8:00 PM
Youth Sunday School is offered from 9:45-10:30 AM Sunday mornings
Other Youth Events happen throughout the year & especially in the summer!
More information & details can be found @ www.fumcrockwall.com/youth
CHILDREN’S MINISTRIES
Join us this summer for Vacation Bible School, Treasure Seekers Sunday School, and Cabin
Fever Reliever!
See the Summer Flyer or visit us online for more details!
FIRST UMC of Rockwall Endowments
Did you know that your church has multiple endowments currently in place that fund the missions and ministries of the
church? Our current Endowments and uses are listed below:
Celia Hayes Endowment - Established by a bequest from Celia Hayes, this endowment provides income to the general
fund as well as growing the endowment itself. The interest income is split each year between the general fund and the
principal of the endowment. The endowment grows each year as well as adding to the general fund.
Phelps Endowment – Established by the Phelps family to provide funds to the youth department. Interest income each
year is given to the youth for capital needs.
Rhoades Endowment – Established by the Rhoades bequest to provide for capital emergencies for trustees expenses. The
fund has grown additionally by donations from the National Charity League of Rockwall and the Girl Scouts of America in
thanksgiving for being able to use church facilities.
Squires Endowment – Established by a bequest from the Henry Squires estate to provide future funding for the music
department. Every other year the interest income is given to the music department for purposes of their choice. In the odd
years, the interest income is added to the principal to grow the endowment.
Frazier Endowment – Established by the Frazier bequest to provide scholarship funds for youth graduating seniors.
Interest income is used annually this purpose.
The established endowments were made possible by the forethought of families to pass on the ability to fund areas of the
church that are dear to them. If you are interested in more information about the church’s endowments please contact Greg
Humphries at 972-771-5500 or Matthew Taylor, Chairperson of Trustees.
Summer Bible Study Opportunities:
- Sunday Sizzle! July 13, 20 and 27
5:00-6:30PM (FREE!)
“A Faith That Matters” Discover the connection between Wesley's teachings on God, grace, sin, spirituality and hope and
what it means to live a Christian life in 2014. Led by Gloria Bishop, Jamie Rubush, and Carol Childress.
- Kingdom Woman Book Study
Thursday, June 19th- Only 1 session at 9AM or 6:30PM in the Shores
Please purchase Kingdom Woman by Tony Evans and Chrystal Evans Hurst and read it before June 19.
Facilitators: Cathy McCallum & Shirley Womack
Contact Cathy at athycay@aol.com or Shirley at sawomack79@gmail.com or sign up online at www.fumcrockwall.com
-Brown Bag Bible Study:
Jun 12, 19, 26, July 3 at noon. (FREE!)
“Animate Faith” delve into theological and spiritual ideas through creativity, conversation, and community. Bring your
lunch.
MISSION & MINISTRIES
Congregational Concerns and Joys
We offer prayers of sympathy for the following families:
To Judy Hanna upon the death of her father Robert Handy April
To Teresa Freeman upon the death of her grandfather Hugh Lee
We celebrate the joy of baptism
Heidi Nicole Scott, daughter of Max & Kristi Scott was baptized on March 30,2014.
Lane Alan, son of Richard and Kelli Larsen, was baptized on April 13, 2014.
THANKS TO ALL THE FIRST IMPRESSIONS TEAM VOLUNTEERS!
We had an awesome Easter Sunday! Thanks to everyone who worked on Saturday morning to set
up at the PAC and for the Open Door Service, as well as on Sunday after the services to put
everything back in its proper place. Thanks to all who helped drive the Sunday Shuttle as well as
Greet, Usher, and work at the Welcome Centers at both worship locations. We had a lot of first
time guests! Thanks for taking time on Easter Sunday to make First Church Rockwall a
welcoming and comfortable place to worship!
SUMMER IS A COMIN’
Shuttle Drivers, Greeters, Ushers, and Welcome Center Ambassador:
Please remember to sign up to drive the shuttle, to greet, or to work the welcome center during June, July, and
August.Ushers, if you are going to be out of town on your regular Sunday to usher please remember to find a subsitiute.
Be sure to contact y our head usher to let him or her know who your substitute will be. If you do not have a list of
substitute ushers to contact please email Amy Edgar at edgara348@hotmail. com or call the church office
972-771-5500.
WELCOME CENTER VOLUNTEERS NEEDED
Sunday Mornings
We are in need of volunteers each Sunday to help at the Welcome Center from:
8:05-8:20
9:10 (or just after 8:15 service ends) -9:40
10:30 (or just after the 9:30 service ends) -10:45
If you attend the 8:15 service or the 9:30 service and are interested in volunteering at the Welcome Center please contact
Suzanne Teel at suzteel@sbcglobal.net .
MISSION STARTS AT HOME
Want to volunteer to be a part of the First Impressions Team? You can sign up online at www.fumcrockwall.com under
Connect on the home page, contact Julie Beasley at jbeasley@swankcapital.com, or contact the church office
972-771-5500. You can volunteer for opportunities and times that best fit your schedule and interest. We have a spot
waiting for you.
FUMC Library News
THANKS! THANKS! THANKS! The Book Bonanza was quite a success. Most of the books were taken for your reading
enjoyment. The few that remained are being sent to Africa for a mission there.
We received donations of about $100 as you selected books. We’ve ordered the following new books with your help:
Making sense of the Bible, by Adam Hamilton
Grace, by Max Lucado
Learning to Walk in the Dark, by Barbara Brown Taylor
Discernment, by Henri J. M. Nouwen
And 2 new series of fiction:
Moonlighter Services, by Terri Blackstock
Seattle Bride Series, by Lori Copeland & Virginia Smith
These books will be here in a week or so. Come into the library, look on the new book table, and pick the one you want to
read first!
MISSION & MINISTRIES
Mission Benefit
Golf
Tournament
TRUCK ON OVER
Save the Date
Sept.,14th
Come&Go
4:00-7:30pm
Save the Date ! ! !
Saturday, September 27, 2014
Rockwall Golf and Athletic
Club at the Shores
CHURCH ATTENDANCE 2014
Date
Sunrise
8:15
March 23, 2014
118
March 30, 2014
112
April 6, 2014
87
April 12, 2014
April 13, 2014
126
April 17, 2014
April 18, 2014
April 20, 2014 220
April 27, 2014
91
*number includes WOW retreat
9:30
11:00
Open
Door
Total
Year
Year
Ago
211
215
151
499
489
423
98
110
92
260
552
78
942*
926
753
365
1044*
782
171
1050
343
153
60
2345
665
1029
270
996
Confirmation
874
220
330
1326
791
Calling all crafters!
Workshops for the ‘Tis the Season Bazaar has started up again.
Join us every Thursday at 9:00a.m. in Bldg. A, the R.O.C.K. (Rm 210), for fun and
fellowship as we prepare for November’s Bazaar, which will raise money for
local missions and ministries. Contact Susan Bernal at 972-979-1653 with
questions.
Automatic Bank Draft
The form to complete for Automatic Bank Draft are available now in the Main Office in the “forms rack”. With the
form you will be able to set up weekly, twice a month and monthly gifts to the Stewardship Fund, Building Fund or
both. If you wish, you may also set up debiting through your bank if you use electronic banking. The form is also be
available through the website (www.fumcrockwall.com/ach). If you have any questions, call the office at 972-771-5500
to speak to Greg or Jackie.
MISSION & MINISTRIES
Open Door Worship
CurrentConnectedCommitted
Jenna Morrison, preaching
11:00a.m, 2nd Floor Building B
Elizabeth Cameron Christian Education Building
HOLD the DATE!!!!
Sunday, August 10, 2014, 4:00p.m., Chautauqua Old Fashioned Gospel
reception following, sponsored by Sailsetters.
Music program, cookies/punch
Save the Date:
Plugged in Luncheon
Single Women 50 and Better Celebrating the
Times of our Lives
Planned and Spontaneous Outings
Foodies and Movie Goers and Shoppers, Often Simply
Gathering in Friendship to Visit and Refresh
We Hope You Will Join Us!
For More Information Contact
Jackie Metzger
972-900-5790
jackie.d.metzger@gmail.com
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Saturday Morning Coffee & Fellowship
Coming in June!
FALL ADULT MISSION TRIP
United Methodist Depot, Salt Lake City, UT
November 9-15, 2014
Work: 8:30am-4:30pm at high tables standing on gel mats sorting, packing & labeling kits
of various kinds
Transportation: Book own roundtrip airfare; locally, 12 passenger van(s) will be rented
Accommodations: Stay at Hilltop House on grounds of Hilltop UMC, Sandy UT: 3 rooms on 2 levels; full
kitchen, bath on each level, camp mattresses
Meals: Pack own bag lunch for Depot each day. Evening meals cooked in rotation by team.
Fun Activities: Group may decide to attend Mormon choir rehearsal, ski areas, Park City
Cost: $50 deposit due Sept. 1: check to FUMC, memo: UMCOR; final payment of $100 Nov. 1.
More Information or to get on Interest List: rsears@fumcrockwall.com; 972 771 5500
For Information Please Call
First United Methodist Church
972-771-5500
Or
Our Stephen Ministry
Referral Coordinator-Nancy Bruce
972-771-3528 (home)
972-890-5058(cell)
A One on One Care Giving Ministry
Coffee & Fellowship
Donuts & Coffee
A place to meet new people, catch up with friends,
find out about mission, ministries & programs!
Bldg. A, Multi-Purpose Rooms-Before and After
Worship Services
MISSION & MINISTRIES
Shoes for Kids 2014: August 2, 2014
Here we go again….it’s time to get together and get organized for this year’s Shoes for Kids. If you feel called to be a part of the
leadership team, contact Amy Conner at connerfarm@sbcglobal.net ! If you missed our Organization Meeting on Monday,
May 12th, go online to the church website, www.fumcrockwall.com/shoesforkids, and sign up to help in numerous ways. Our
goal is to raise $8,000 through our church as we prepare for over 1,400 children in need in Rockwall County. The Blue Cross/
Blue Shield Immunization Clinic will be on site again. Haircuts will be offered and vouchers for free haircuts at local shops!
Let’s get the kids started off right in the new school year!
Easter Second Mile Offering
Thank you to our generous congregation, over $9,100 was given through the Easter Second Mile Offering Program. The Society
of St. Stephen and our Mission Committee will benefit from our generosity!
Tornado Relief: UMCOR in Arkansas
Recent Spring Tornadoes have devastated areas of Oklahoma, Arkansas and the deep South. UMCOR is already responding as
are we! The Mission Committee will be making a grant from the Easter Offering!
Bethlehem Center Benefits through The Zip Code Project
122 training bags of items for their food pantry at Bethlehem Center were transported through the Lenten discipline program!
Rich and Angel Thompson transported all the items on behalf of our church.
Tracie Shippy will be Project Transformation Intern: Summer, 2014
Tracie Shippy will be a second year intern at Project Transformation this Summer. Her assignment is the Casa Linda UMC in
East Dallas. Way to go Tracie!!!
Annual Mission benefit Golf Tournament: Saturday, September 27th!!! Save the Date!!!
We’re headed back to the Rockwall Golf and Athletic Club for our annual golf tournament benefiting the mission Committee’s
work throughout the year! Save the date! You won’t want to miss it! Contact Tom Gregory to be a part of the leadership
group!!!
Skills for Christ
Have a talent for “fixin’” stuff? Like to do “do it yourself” home repairs? Well, Skills for Christ is a group of men and women
who are available for those in need of minor home repairs and general upkeep. Contact Darryl Bruemmer
dbruemmer@insdesign.com or visit our website for more information.
Also, if you, the members and friends of First UMC Rockwall, have a need or know of someone who does, please call the church
office, 972-771-5500.
Home Tour a success!!! Raises donation for Methodist Children’s Home, Waco
Thanks to the JE Wilson Class and Pat and Jim Buttgen for their home, for the first annual Home Tour benefitting the
Methodist Children’s Home, Waco. $2,708 was raised!!
Drop-a-Dollar….What’s a “Drop-a-Dollar?”
Every $1.00 bill dropped into the offering plate is automatically designated for the Mission Committee’s work throughout the
year. Grants have been made to UMCOR following tornadoes, floods, wildfires, earthquakes; missionaries have been assisted in
ministry costs; Project Transformation Interns have been supported; grants have been given to Helping Hands and others!
Remember, only $1.00 bills go to this effort…drop-a-dollar and make a difference!
Community Garden: It’s planting time!
Can you believe Summer is almost here? It’s planting time and things start happening!!!
Contact Jerry Rubush jerry.rubush@att.net for more information. You can also just show up on Monday, Wednesday and
Friday mornings at 9:30a.m. or Saturday morning, usually about 9:00a.m. to help with weeding, harvesting and soil work.
Come join the Garden!
Recent Mission Committee Grants:
Grace Clinic, Rockwall
Helping Hands (Lent Offering)
Youth Mission Trip to Four Corners Native American Ministry, Shiprock, New Mexico
Eva Englert, Intern in Boston, Community Garden Ministry
WELCOME NEW MEMBERS
We would like to welcome the newest members to our church family.
Bret,& Rebecca McNatt &
Tanner Pressley joined
March 23, 2014
Ester, Marshall, Princess &
Chris Mazagwu joined
March 23, 2014
Bryan, Merichelle &
Cade Jones joined
March 20, 2014
Michael, Patty &
Patrice Moore
joined April 13, 2014
Blake, Emily &
Elizabeth Billingslea
Joined March 23, 2014
Peter & Katie Miller
joined March 30, 2014
Elizabeth Martinez
joined March 30, 2014
Phil, Amy, Sean &
Steven Clements
joined April 13, 2014
Don & Claudia Davis
joined April 13, 2014
Janet Gilmore joined
April 27, 2014
CONFIRMATION CLASS 2014
Abigail Lacy Deen
Fiona Molly Willbanks
Sean Andrew Clements
FINANCIAL NEWS
First United Methodist Church of Rockwall, Texas
Income and Expense Comparison, This Year to Last
As of 05/04/2014
Income/Expense
Income
YTD 2014
YTD 2013
$ Change
$24,265.00
$614,359.17
$638,624.17
$20,277.60
$630,669.83
$650,947.43
$3,987.40
-$16,310.66
-$12,323.26
19.7%
-2.6%
-1.9%
$73,005.48
$66,409.62
$6,595.86
9.9%
Ministries & Programs
SPRC
$71,920.39
$312,482.79
$76,786.88
$300,857.23
-$4,866.49
$11,625.56
-6.3%
3.9%
Office Administration
Trustees
$22,371.29
$229,625.27
$709,405.22
-$70,781.05
$17,424.87
$244,766.75
$706,245.35
-$55,297.92
$4,946.42
-$15,141.48
$3,159.87
-$15,483.13
28.4%
-6.2%
0.4%
28.0%
Building Use
Giving
Total Income
% Change
Expense
Conference Expense
Total Expense
Net Income
First United Methodist Church of Rockwall, Texas
Income and Expense, Budget vs. Actual
As of 05/04/2014
Income/Expense
Income
YTD 2014
Building Use
Giving
Total Income
Budget
$ Remaining
$24,265.00
$60,156.00
-$35,891.00
$614,359.17 $2,002,186.73 -$1,387,827.56
$638,624.17 $2,062,342.73 -$1,423,718.56
% of Budget
40.3%
30.7%
31.0%
Expense
Conference Expense
Total Expense
Net Income
$73,005.48
$175,002.00
-$101,996.52
41.7%
Ministries & Programs
SPRC
$71,920.39
$312,482.79
$176,524.00
$937,146.73
-$104,603.61
-$624,663.94
40.7%
33.3%
Office Administration
Trustees
$22,371.29
$54,765.00
-$32,393.71
$229,625.27
$718,905.00 -$489,279.73
$709,405.22 $2,062,342.73 -$1,352,937.51
-$70,781.05
$0.00
-$70,781.05
40.8%
31.9%
34.4%
100.0%
34.6% of Year
Calendar Year
Elapsed
If you have questions about the finances of First United Methodist Church please contact Annette Knisley
(aknisley@me.com) or Greg Humphries (ghumphries@fumcrockwall.com).
New Sanctuary—Phase III
Projected Completion
September 2015!
Dirt to start flying this summer !
Visit our website, www.fumcrockwall.com/BBCC for additional information
Vacation Bible School
June 16 -20, 9am-12pm
Ages 4 years – Completed 5th Grade
No cost!
Registration is underway now.
Visit www.fumcrockwall.com/vbs to register and to volunteer!
Bible stories, games, crafts, snacks, music, and science!
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1200 E. Yellow Jacket Lane
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