published 08/13/15 - First United Methodist Church

This Week at FUMC
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10:00 Church Directory Photos
6:00 Guatemala Fundraiser Dinner
6:00 Alfa y Omega Worship Service
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10:00 Prayer Shawl Ministry
2:30 Church Directory Photos
4:30 Spiritual Direction Group
6:00 Methodism Class
6:00 Alfa y Omega Prayer Service
6:00 Enneagram Class
9:30 Prime Timers
Committee Meeting
5:30 Monday Evening Prayer Group
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8:45 TLC (The Little Church)
2:30 Church Directory Photos
Friday
8:45 TLC (The Little Church)
2:30 Church Directory Photos
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8:45 TLC (The Little Church)
2:30 Church Directory Photos
5:30 Finance Committee Meeting
6:30 Board of Trustees
6:30 Alfa y Omega Band Practice
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8:30 Worship Service
9:40 Sunday School
10:40 Worship Service
10:45 Puppets for Christ
11:00 Alfa y Omega Sunday School & Worship
12:00 FYI Getting to Know FUMC
3:30 Prime Timers to Murry’s Dinner Theater
5:00 More than Manna Worship & Meal
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Grace and peace,
Pastor Roy
I look forward to sharing this time with you.
I look forward to being with you in worship on Sunday. In
both services, we will be sharing a time to bless backpacks and
share backpack tags with children who are students, as well as
with teachers. This is such a special time to encourage and
support teachers and students.
I am so grateful for this ministry of our church. Through
Hearts and Hammers, we make a difference for Christ as make
Christ’s love visible.
There were ten men working at the site when I was there this
morning. By lunchtime a wheelchair ramp was finished and
ready to use.
This morning they were building a ramp into the “Wesley
House.” The “Wesley House” is across the street from the
main campus ministry building of the Wesley Foundation. One
of the young men who is active in the Wesley Foundation and
lives in the Wesley House has physical limitations that require
a ramp. The men of our Hearts and Hammers ministry shared
their building expertise and their willing hearts to help open the
opportunity for this young man to participate fully in this
ministry of Wesley Foundation.
My wife Sandy teaches at Arkansas Tech University, and this
morning I drove her to work. While I was driving to the
church, I turned onto El Paso Street by the ATU Wesley
Foundation. I looked to the left and saw a group of men
unloading lumber and tools. I looked again and realized it was
the men of our church’s Hearts and Hammers ministry. Hearts
and Hammers specializes in building wheelchair ramps to
assist persons to enter and exit their homes in a wheelchair.
Dear friends,
Vol. 9 Number 33
This Sunday, August 16, Pastor Roy will preach from I Kings 19:9-15.
Come. Grow. Serve.
NEWS TO USE
FYI Meeting
Getting to Know FUMC
More
More
thanThan
Manna
Sunday, August 16
12:00 – 1:30 p.m.
Fellowship Hall
Manna
New members and visitors are invited to join our program staff for
lunch to learn more about FUMC. Please call the church office
(479.968.1232) if you would like to attend.
Where do Moms go on Wednesday nights for a spiritual break? Building
Better Moms! Join BBM in Foundations Classroom from 5:45-7:00pm
while kids are in Timothy Team, 76'ers, and Impact Groups.
Enjoy Bible study, fellowship, prayer, friends, expert speakers on topics
relevant to women, and chocolate!
BBM has it all! Come and see! BBM Schedule follows Timothy Team
Schedule through the year! Registration for Building Better Moms is in the
Narthex this Sunday and next! Look for the pink balloons!
Food Festival of the Americas
Saturday, August 22 from 6-8 p.m.
Cost is $20.00
The Guatemala Mission Team will be serving delicious foods from 15 different countries from the American Continents, along with homemade desserts. A silent auction featuring many authentic artisan items from the Americas, other parts of the world and local businesses will be available for your bidding.
The Mission Team will be traveling to Shadow of His Wings Orphanage Dec 28- Jan 5 to show the love of Christ through our actions and words. We will be working to make improvements at the home and also in the community. We truly appreciate your support and prayers. If you feel God calling you to this mission, please contact Becky Hardgrave (479.746.4265) for information on joining the team.
For childcare during the dinner please call the church office to make reservations.
Faith at Home
Beginning in September, a Faith at Home (F@H) event will be scheduled for individual classes (babies through 5th grade). These events are designed for children and their parents. Each event focuses on a different subject, including Family Devotions, Family Service, My Church, etc. Memorial
Committee Meeting
Each Sunday @ 5:00 p.m.
Every Sunday Hall
5:00
7:00 p.m.
Fellowship
of-FUMC
Food, Fellowship and Worship
304 S. Commerce Street
Russellville, AR 72801
479.968.1232 www.fumcrsvl.org
Backpack
Blessing
If you are a student of
any age or a teacher and
would like to participate in
our Backpack Blessing, bring
your backpack to either
service Sunday, August 16.
Any questions? Contact
Becky Smith at 479.968.1232
or bsmith@fumcrsvl.org.
Tiny Tims &
Timothy Team
Genesis
Wednesday Nights
5:45 - 7:00 p.m.
September 9 - April 13
Fall registration has begun for
children ages 3 years - 5th grade.
Forms are available in the Narthex,
church office, kids check-in table
or online. Budding Theologians
new class study
Budding Theologians will begin a new study using the book “Falling
Upward,” by Richard Rohr. The study begins on August 16. If you are
not currently in a Sunday school class, join us for this study. If you have
any questions, please contact Hugh Dorminy at
hgdorminy@suddenlink.net.
Manna House served 2,505 individuals in June,
which is the most we have ever served in a
month. Year to date we have served
11,693 individuals which represents a 25%
increase over 2014. Our expenses
year to date are $51,435 and our revenue
Manna House
food pantry
was $45,344. The requests for food at
Manna House continue to grow. Experience says we will serve 40%
more individuals the last half of this year than we did in the first
half. We need your support, we appreciate your support, and we
pray it will continue.
MARK YOUR
CALENDARS
Starts September 9
Homemade meal - 5:00 p.m.
Discipleship - 6:00 p.m.
Pizza and Movie Night will be Friday, August 28, at 6:00 p.m. in Fellowship Hall. Come enjoy pizza, drinks and dessert for $3.00 per person. Movie to be shown aIer dinner is “Black or White” starring Kevin Costner. Enter at the Commerce Ave. office entrance.
Covenant Bible Study New Church Directories!
Pastor Roy will be teaching a
Covenant Bible Study this fall. The
class will meet from
6:00 - 8:00 p.m. on Mondays,
beginning September 14. The cost of
the study manual is $40.00.
Childcare will be provided with
reservation. Please sign up on the
Connect Card if you would
like to attend.
We will meet August 26
at 5:15 p.m. in the
Fellowship Hall.
Please submit
requests to
gbrooks@fumcrsvl.org
by August 24 or
deliver to church office.
We are excited to announce we are
creating a new Lifetouch pictorial
directory of our church family. The
directory will help us connect names
with faces. Please sign up as soon as
possible to get the best appointment to
fit your schedule. Dates are
August 18-22. You can sign up online at
https://www.securedata-trans14.com/
ap/firstunitedmethodist/index.php?
page=10 or there will be volunteers in
the Narthex on Sunday morning,
August 16, to assist anyone who doesn’t
use a computer or have access to one.
TLC
News
TLC (The Little Church) has
available spots for children in our
Fall TLC program. Fall TLC meets
on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays
from August thru May. The hours
are 8:45 a.m. - 2:45 p.m. For more
information, please contact
Valerie Roys at 968.2143.
Ladies Luncheon
Let’s kick off the FUMC fall
activities with lunch hosted by the
UMW board. Our guest speaker
will be from CASA (Court
Appointed Special Advocates) for
abused and neglected children. We
will meet Tuesday, September 1,
at 12:00 p.m. Lunch is available
for $5.00. Guests are invited. Prayer List
Requests this Week:
Dawn Wilkinson
Bea Stroup
Mike Smith
In the Hospital this Week:
Barbara Horton
In Hospice Care:
Angelina Bowen
Jean Barnett
Condolences to the Families of:
Ronnie Sears
James Cogburn
For more information, please contact
Pastor Gail at 479.968.1232.