March 2013 - FUMC Waxahachie

March 2013
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Read Inside:
• Kids Against Hunger
• Holy Week & Easter at FUMC
• Confirmation 2013
• Glen Lake Summer Camps
• Spiritual Fingers Youth Choir North Texas Tour
• Worship Outside Walls Spring 2013
...and more!
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Have you heard about Kids Against Hunger?
What a great opportunity! Our church is joining hands with the
Rotary Club and Central Presbyterian on this project to feed the
hungry. April 27th is Assembly Day at FUMCWAX. All three
groups (in addition to anyone else who wants to be involved) are
raising money to provide as many meals as possible.
We will purchse however amount of product we can raise
money for, and then we will join together on that Saturday to
assemble as many meal packets as we possibly can. The more
money we raise…the more packets we can assemble…and the
more people we can feed! Our Christmas Eve and Lenten offerings have been designated to this project. On Ash Wednesday, First Kids were given daily devotionals and
collection boxes to save their money all through the Lenten season for Kids Against Hunger. Extra boxes
are available in the church office or you can collect money in your own container. This is a wonderful
opportunity for parents to teach their kids about kids and adults affected by the world hunger epidemic.
There is no limit to what we can do together. Our goal is to get area communities involved too, so our
church can become a KAH network Satellite. Sources of volunteers are area churches, businesses, civic
clubs, Boy and Girl Scouts, seniors groups, public and parochial schools and college students. Can you
help us get the word out? Mark your calendars to join hands and make a difference!
KIDS AGAINST HUNGER
HOW YOU CAN HELP:
visit: www.kidsagainsthunger.org
GET THE WORD OUT: Spread the word in your area church, business, club, school...etc.
*Share Facebook statuses about this mission #KAH and tag us @fumcwax
HELP RAISE FUNDS / GIVING: Lead a fundraiser at your club, school, business...etc.
Opportunities to give at FUMC are available now through Easter. Simply designate your check “kids against
hunger” and drop it in the offering plate or bring it by the church office.
ASSEMBLE: Mark your calendars for APRIL 27 to come assemble meals at FUMC!
First United Methodist Church
Meal-Packing Event:
April 27, 2013
Amount collected so far:
$1900
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Holy Week & Easter
at First United Methodist Church
Join us for
Holy
Lenten Lunches
Stations of the Cross
will be available in the
Fidelis Hall
beginning Palm Sunday.
Come reflect and pray
any time of the day
Noon: March 25-29 Fidelis Hall
Maundy Thursday Worship Service:
March 28 | 7 p.m. | Sanctuary (Main Building)
Good Friday Cantata Worship Service
March 29 |7 p.m. | Sanctuary (Main Building)
The Chancel Choir will present John Purifoy’s “Shadows of Sacrifice” with members of our
Chancel Orchestra. Shadows of Sacrifice will invite the congregation to the Garden of Gethsemane,
Christ before Pontius Pilot, and Christ’s final moments on the cross.
Holy Saturday Worship Service:
March 30 | 7 p.m. | Sanctuary (Main Building)
Palm Sunday: March 24th & Easter Sunday: March 31st Worship Services
Traditional Worship: 8:30 a.m. and 11:00 a.m. | Sanctuary (Main Building)
Contemporary Worship Service: 11:00 a.m. | Family Life Center
Invite your friends and
don’t forget your baskets!
Palm Sunday Easter Egg Hunt
will be held immediately
after the 11:00 services on
March 24th on the front lawn
of the church.
We also need donations!
You may donate plastic eggs
and candy in the designated
box by the church office.
Thank you!
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Palm Sunday March 24
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First United Methodist Church Waxahachie | 505 W. Marvin Ave. Waxahachie
spiritual fingers youth choir
Great Wolf Tour
Our youth choir will take a tour this year in North Texas
and spend the weekend of April 5th, 6th, and 7th, in
Grapevine, Texas at the Great Wolf Lodge (youth must
be in good standing with rehearsal attendance to
attend). The tour will begin here in Waxahachie with a
concert at Central Presbyterian Church on Friday, April
5, 2013 at 6:30 p.m. Please invite your friends to attend
this concert and support our youth choir. The tour also
consists of giving a concert at the Edgemere Retirement Community of Dallas and singing for the
residents on Saturday, April 6th. We will conclude our tour with leading worship at Martin United
Methodist Church in Bedford, Texas on Sunday, April 7th. Please keep Spiritual Fingers in your
prayers for a successful tour. -Ed Gibson, Director of Music
neighbor helping neighbor update
Cards
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Calls
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Communion
A quick update on the Neighbor-Helping-Neighbor program:
Connection
• The list of clients continues to change as people come on or go off for
various reasons but we currently have 36 people on our list.
• Cards are still being sent monthly. Valentine’s cards were just sent.
• Calls are being done to those who can receive calls.
• Visits are picking up as we have increased volunteers to help with at this time.
• Communion is being taken to those who have requested it.
Beth Whittington has improved the spreadsheet that we use for our client list. It is easier to
use and/or update. Good job Beth – Thanks. Beverly Worthington can still use some more people
to help with visits. If you are interested, please contact myself or Beverly. We will be sending out
Lenten Devotionals to all of our clients this month. We are going to have a volunteer appreciation
dinner in April or May. The exact date is to be determined. This is something I would like to have
on an annual basis.
I very much appreciate all those who help with this program.
The coordinators of each area of service are:
Peggy Atwell coordinates the sending of cards, Beth Whittington coordinates the calls, Beverly
Worthington coordinates the visits and Diane Szymczak along with Jackie Wray coordinate the
communion.
Ray Morgan
Neighbor-Helping-Neighbor Program Facilitator
foundation youth
So, what where you doing, oh let's say, about 264 days ago...if today was March1st? Otherwise add
the number of days past March 1st. I can tell you what some of the students of our church were doing.
They were on their “Beyond Me” Mission Trip 2012. They were assisting around our Waxahachie
community, as well as neighboring communities. They were growing a deeper relationship with God,
their teams, and people within our church and community. We are so blessed to have a church that
loves and supports our student ministries.
It is hard to believe that we are already in the process of planning for the 2013 summer mission trip
as well as camp. We are also planning for Confirmation, which will begin this March. As we are
attempting to put all of these things together we have come to the conclusion that... WE STILL NEED
YOUR HELP!
Here are a list of things we could use your help in to assist our ministry:
• CHIPS • TRAIL MIX • FROZEN BITE SIZE FOODS • GATORADE
• POWDERED KOOL-AID • FUN-SIZE CANDY • TWO LITER BOTTLED DRINKS
• CONFIRMATION MENTORS • SUMMER MISSION TRIP SPONSORS
• A SOCIAL NETWORKER • COMPUTER GURU
• WEDNESDAY NIGHT SNACK/MEAL PROVIDERS (once a month)
WEDNESDAY NIGHTS 6:00 - 7:30 PM
• AN ACOUSTIC GUITAR PLAYER • MODERN CONTEMPORARY SINGER
• A CREATIVE MIND TO HELP MAKE YOUTH ADS
• PRAYER PARTNERS FOR WEDNESDAY • SOMEONE WHO LOVES TO CLEAN
• 2 SHORT-SKIT PEOPLE (ONCE OR TWICE A MONTH)
If you need further information, please contact Shannon Poarch, our Youth and College Director
who appreciates all you have done!
Please Register for our upcoming events:
JUNE Youth Mission Trip: June 16-22
Per Person Fees:
• $275 with $100 deposit by March 8, 2013 • $300 with full payment after April 5, 2013
• For groups of 25 or less • Youth: Completed 8th through 12th grades in spring 2013.
Adults Sponsors: Ages 21 and over. Some restrictions may apply to young adults 21 to 24. Junior leadership positions may be
available for young adults under 21. Exceptions may apply for primary paid youth staff person under 21.
JULY Junior High Mission Trip: July 14-19
Per Person Fees:
• $225 with $100 deposit by April 5, 2013 • $250 with full payment after April 5, 2013
• Completed 6th through 8th grades in spring 2013
Adults Sponsors: Ages 18 and over. Some restrictions may apply to young adults 18 to 24
For all trips, two adults are required for every five youth participating. To comply with the conference Abuse Prevention Policy,
adult volunteers for all trips must be active participants with a congregation of the Central Texas Conference
for at least six months before participating.
GlenLake Camp: June 9-14
Grades 6-8. Per person fees: $375
Weeklong camps begin Sunday at 4 p.m. and conclude Friday at 4 p.m.
Please visit www.glenlake.org for more information
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#WOW
Have you signed up yet?
Worship Outside Walls is Sunday, April 14, 2013
WOW Sunday is dedicated to going outside our church to serve our community through various
service projects and worshiping with those who are homebound. It is motivated by the reconciling
work of God and extends His grace and mercy to others outside of our church walls for His glory and
not our own. It is an expression of love and the stewardship of grace given to us, marked by humility,
generosity and hospitality and empowered by a passion for spreading God's love.
Connect
Prayer
New Prayer Requests this Month:
Zach Baugh, Dave Galloway (Jerry
Galloway’s dad), Barbara Hays, Tom
Brayden, Clift Bevils, Elanor Raze (Ed
Gibon’s grandmother), Johnny Brothers
(Joy Denney’s brother), Betty Bulkley, Lt.
Sean Ellis (Army Signal Corps, Fort Drum,
NY), David Husted (brother of Mary Jane
Henry), Nella Wicker, D.D. Hobbs,
Dorothy Crawford, Emil Ludwig (Andy
& Heather)
Please continue to pray for our
homebound/shut-in friends and family
If you have additional prayer requests or
concerns, please don’t hesitate to let
FUMC as a church family know in order
that may pray for you. A new list is
composed each month. Send your
requests to
Cathy To: cathy@fumcwax.com
Military: Lt. Sean Ellis (Army Signal Corps,
Fort Drum, NY), Capt. James Robinson
Helicopter Pilot (US Army, Afghanistan),
Spec. Darrell Fisher (US Army, Africa), Lt.
Quinn Baskin (U.S. Navy), 1st Lt. Rush
Baskin (USMC), SSgt. Matthew Dickson (U.S.
Army, Fort Sill, OK), Carson Bell, Lee Bell,
Spec. Justin Bullock, (US Army in Iraq),
Aaron Howard (U.S. Navy), Col. Von Pigg, and
Hunter Bevill (Iraq), Rachel & Robbie Neal
(Ft. Bliss)
March Birthdays
03/01 Jennifer Beller, Joe Rust, Sarah
Whittington
03/03 Clint Draper
03/04 Lou Anne Carroll, Robyn Nicholson,
Brittany Strouse, Ed Tadlock
03/05 A.J. Berning Jr., Bob Lynn, Alan
Loosier
03/06 Audrey Bell, William Major, Cali
Pennock
03/07 John Hines III, Jaycie Weable
03/08 Alton Chambers, Phyllis Chambers,
Kathy KinKaid
03/09 James Burr Hall, Justin Smithey
03/10 Alysann Roye
03/11 Meredith Jones
03/12 Joey Borders, Ginger Kelley
03/14 Marissa Blum, Mary Kate Clark,
Barbara Hays, Justin Horak Jr., Kathy
Sparrow
03/15 Patrick McClendon, David Shelton
03/16 Bill McCowan, Philip Musselman,
Patrick Wilson
03/17 Joanna Jones, Verna Six, Maxey
Sumlin, Becky Wilson
03/18 Geneva Clark, Kristy Pennock,
Lucile Roye, Payne Roye
03/19 Victoria Norman, Matthew Owens
03/20 Jennifer Stevens
03/21 Betsy Engelbrechtsen, Margaret
Hines, Janic Kirk, Evan Power, Zach
Ward, Walter Williams
03/22 Tom Borders, Jr, Suzanne
Culbreath, Katie Kelley, Eric Melton
03/23 Sterling Johnson, Maggie Maples
03/24 Caleb Rodgers, George Terry
03/25 Julia McGee, Christine Smith,
Daniel Walker, Sarah Welch
03/26 Johnny Ryder
03/27 Lauren Borders, Peggy Carley,
Jeff Hughes, Martha Knox, Annette
Tunnell
03/28 Mandy Allen, Wesley Brown, Jake
Durbin, Emily Estes, Max Mills, Jenny
Nivens, Jack O’Bannion, Charles
Shugart Haley Strouse
03/29 Heather Cleveland, Paul Marshall
03/30 Taylor Jones, Jerry Peebles
03/31 Patrick Moore, Debbi Rust, Beck
Sullivan
MEMORIALS
John Bellamy
Charles & Bettie Johnston
Harrell and Larry Griesenbeck
Fred & Olivia Harrington,
Mr. & Mrs. J. V. Cooper Jr.
Lorene Kirkpatrick
Cathy & Jimmy Spitzer, Mr. & Mrs. A.D.
Whitten & Family, Beverly Crawford,
Mr. & Mrs. Marcus Payne
John Born
Jack & Shirley Willis
Madie Curb
Mr. & Mrs. J.V. Cooper Jr., Jack &
Beverly Robinson, Fred & Olivia
Harrington
Roger French
Fred & Olivia Harrington
Oretha Justice
Carole C. Dole
Grace Thompson
Patsy Patton, Carole Dole
Bobbie Taylor
Martha Knox
birth
Sheldon Ellis, son of Keith &
DeeAnn Ellis, welcomed a baby
boy with fiance Lauren Ellis.
Congratulations to Keith and
DeeAnn for their first grandchild, Mason Ellis.
Thank you
“I want to thank the members of
this church for all the prayers,
phone calls, visits, cards, food
and flowers sent to me following
my cancer surgery. On several
difficult days, the prayers were
so helpful. Thank you so much
for your concern. I am so
fortunate to be a member of
such a caring church.”
–Bettie Johnston
“Thank you for the use of your
church for a Family Group
Conference. Your continued
support is appreciated.”
–Dena Zack,
Texas Department of Family and
Protective Services
Assisted living
Buffalo Creek
Wanda Barron (119)
Pat Bond (140)
Wanda Chiles
Barbara Hays (127)
Covenant Place
Keith Murray (110)
Ennis Care Center
Betty Cameron (109A)
Laurenwood Nursing Home
Alline Bosh (140)
Legend Oaks Health &
Rehab
Gloria Claud
Park Manor
Angela Hanson (311A)
Pleasant Manor
Dorothy Crawford
Joan Hines
Trinity Mission, Italy
Laverne Lewis
Ruth Larrabee
Summer & Fall Registration
Funday News
• Current Students:
Summer Program & Fall/Spring 2013-2014 registration begins February 28.
Current Funday Families will have first opportunity to enroll their children.
• Waiting List Students:
Summer Program & Fall/Spring 2013-2014 registration will begin March 19th.
• Open to the Public: Summer Program & Fall/Spring 2013-2014
registration will begin March 26th. Please visit our offices to pick up an enrollment form.
• Summer Dates and Fees:
We are excited to offer two sessions again this summer! You may register for one or both
sessions.
A one-time $25 registration fee is required whether you attend one or both sessions.
Session 1: May 30- June 20 (7 days)
Sessions 2: July 9- August 1 (8 days)
• Tuition:
• Summer tuition will be $135.00 per month for 2 days a week and $70.00 per month for one
day a week for summer.
• Fall tuition will go up to $140.00 per month for 2 days a week and $75.00 for one day per week.
• Fall Registration Fee:
There is a one-time registration fee of $50 to enroll your child for Fall 2013.
This fee is non-refundable and due at time of registration. This ensures your child’s spot.
Fall 2013 will begin on 9/3/2013.
Please contact the Funday School office if you would like to enroll your child, have any
questions or would like to visit our facility.
972-937-4113.
You may also email: fundir@fumcwax.com
Funday School is a ministry of FUMC
We are located in the Family Life Center
at First United Methodist Church of Waxahachie
505 W. Marvin Ave. Waxahachie TX 75165
CONFIRMATION 2013
Confirmation Classes will begin for 6th-8th grade students who are seeking to: know the story of their church
and core foundations of our beliefs; confirm their own faith in salvation and the sacraments; and begin to
live their commitment in Christ and his holy church. Shannon and Val will lead this confirmation class study
with an organizational meeting on Sunday, March 17th, at 3:00pm in the Fidel us Hall. If you are planning
to attend, please let us know so we will have enough materials. Contact Shannon or Val through the church
office or e-mail us at shannon@fumcwax.com or val@fumcwax.com for more information.
Week
Sunday, March 24 at 3:00 p.m. in TBD Session 1
Thursday, March 28 at 5:30 p.m. in Foundation Rm. Session 2 (Meal provided.)
Friday, March 29 at 5:30 p.m. in Foundation Rm. Session 3 (Meal Provided.)
Sunday, April 7 at 3:00 p.m. in Foundation Rm. Session 4
Saturday, April 13 Worship Outside Walls RETREAT Weekend
Sunday, April 14 WOW SUNDAY Service Session
Sunday, April 21 at 3:00 p.m. in Foundation Rm. Session 6
Saturday, April 27 Kids Against Hunger – Service Session
Sunday, April 28 at 3:00 p.m. in Foundation Rm. Session 7
Sunday, May 5 at 3:00 p.m. in Foundation Rm. Session 8
Sunday, May 19 CONFIRMATION GRADUATION
GLEN
LAKE
Summer Camps
Glen Lake Camp has provided a Christian Summer Camp experience for kids & youth since 1939. Children and youth
come from all over our state to learn about God and enjoy activites such as: zip line, rock wall, waterpark, archery,
hiking, fishing, volleyball, basketball and more. Camps for grades 4-6 are on July 14th-19th at a cost of $375.00.
Camps for grades 3-4 are on July 21st-24th at a cost of $225.00. Camps for Grades 6-8 are on June 9-14 at a cost of
$375. Weeklong camps for youth begin Sunday at 4 p.m. and conclude Friday at 4 p.m. Family camps and Day camps
are avaliable for Kindergarten-2nd graders throughout June and July.
As you make
your plans for
summer, please
contact Val or
Shannon in the
church office if
you would like
to attend as a
group
from
FUMC WAX.
Please see a full
camp schedule
and price list
online at
glenlake.org
A Lenten Study by Adam Hamilton
Led by Rev. Jan Baldwin on Sundays at 5:00 p.m. in
Room 108. Everyone is invited!
Books are available in the office for $13.00.
East District UMC 2013 Leadership Training
Sunday, March 10 | 2:30-4:30 pm @ | FUMC Mansfield
This training is for all PPR, Trustee, and Finance Chairs in the East District.
Dr. Bob Holloway, Dr. Randy Wild, Marty Nelson, and Rev. Gary Lindley will be leading breakout
groups to specifically address your role in the local church and some best practices you can utilize
along the way. Pastors are welcome to attend as well. Drinks and light refreshments provided.
Mansfield UMC Address: 777 N. Walnut Creek Dr. Mansfield, TX 76063
Thank you from rev. kevin and cheryl wilson
Cheryl and I humbly express our gratitude to the 1st UMC Waxahachie faith family. The expressions of love were
evident in your prayers, cards, giving, and well wishes. Thank you for your friendship, fellowship, and Christian
caring. Thank you to the staff for making the last Sunday in Waxahachie very special - Praise God!
We have been well received in Meridian. The congregation shared a lunch in our honor and "pounded" us
with an abundance of food. We can eat cornbread from now until Thanksgiving. And yes we like cornbread. We
are slowly moving into the parsonage and will soon be able to call it home. We have already received joys and
faced challenges that come with directing a church community. We ask that you continue to pray for the church
and our transition. Maintain your focus on God. I know God will reveal a plan that will surpass all our expectations. -Blessings in Christ, Kevin Wilson "aka Kev da Rev"
VBS 2013 Kingdom Rock: Where Kids Stand Strong for God will be held June 24-27.
Please save these dates for an epic adventure that empowers kids to stand strong!
God’s victorious power isn’t a fairy tale, it changes kids forever.
VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL
June 24-27
News
quarterly scrip contests
Quarterly Scrip contests continue among Sunday School classes. The
Sunday School class with the most money in scrip orders each quarter
(the total of 3 months orders) will receive breakfast provided by the
ABC class. Sunday, March 3rd concludes the first quarter. Get your
orders in!
Scrip Order forms may be found in the church office. You may place
your orders in the ABC Mailbox in the church office before or during
the Sunday School hour on Sunday, March 3rd. Orders are taken the
first Sunday of each month.
what is scrip?
Scrip is a substitute for money in the form of certificates or gift cards
that can be used like cash to purchase products or services from
merchants who have issued them (such as HEB or Walmart). These
certificates/gift cards may be used to purchase anything from groceries, fuel, clothing, toys, cosmetics to entertainment and electronics.
Gift Cards also make great gifts!
What makes the scrip fundraiser a valuable and effective fundraising
tool for our organization is that we may use gift cards to buy our favorite everyday products and services, with a percentage of what we spend
on our daily purchases going directly to the church. For example, if you
purchase a gift card to Walmart, the church will receive 2% of the value
purchased. Or, if you purchase a gift card to Sears, the church receives
4% of the value purchased. The list goes on and on, such as Dillards at
9%, or Chili’s Restaurant at 11%. Merchants like to participate in scrip
programs too, because it is a way for them to support their communities both effectively, and continuously.
waxahachie care
C OV E N A N T
MISSIONARY:
Join Moms on the Grow each Thursday
at 9 a.m., We are currently studying
together “God is in the Laundry Room.”
This study centers
on seeking and
finding God in our
everyday life. All
moms are welcome!
box tops
Please continue to
bring Box Tops for
Education
and
Campbell Soup Labels to the Church
and put them in the brown envelope on
the Mission Board. Thank you for
supporting this mission!
Pancake & Chili day
The Covenant class would like to thank
everyone who helped make Pancake and
Chili Day a success. $2800 was raised. A
special thank you goes out to the girls
from the Methodist Children’s Home.
PRAYer ministry
Cereal, oatmeal, sugar, flour, cornmeal mixes, cornbread mixes,
pancake mixes and syrup are the items we are collecting for our local
food pantry, Waxahachie Care. Thank you, Church Family, for supporting this ministry.
P R AY F O R O U R
MOMS ON THE GROW
Intercessory Prayer Ministry: The Prayer
Ministry has changed their meeting time
to Thursday mornings at 11:00 a.m. in
Room 108 in the Main Building. They
welcome you to weekly open prayer
meetings.
Guillermo Berman
Manos Juntas VIM, Mexico
HVAC project
www.handstogether
mexico.org
HVAC Replacement Project Update
Total Project Goal: $400,000
BALANCE @ March 2013: $75, 548
To give a one time or monthly donation to this project,
please contact Linda Mitchell in the church office: linda@fumcwax.com
First United Methodist Church Waxahachie
505 W. Marvin Ave.
Waxahachie, TX 75165
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