New and Revised Lytle Area Mission Project Saturday, November 14

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1 Lytle United Methodist Church P.O. Box 608 Lytle, Texas (830) Lytleumc.com Don t forget the Hanging of the Greens service Saturday, Dec.5 at 7PM. NOVEMBER 2015 Food Pantry Food Fair Tuesday, November 9 To help those in need to have a thankful thanksgiving, our church is doing our 2 nd annual Food Fair. On Monday, November 9, a truck from the San Antonio Food Bank will be in our church parking lot around 2 PM with 11 pallets of food. We won t know what the pallets contain until we get them, and we will have to separate them and bag them in preparation for handing out the food from 5 to 7 PM. We could use lots of help between 2 and 5 PM to bag the food, and from 5 to 7 PM to hand out the food. Please come and help! New and Revised Lytle Area Mission Project Saturday, November 14 It s not just for youth anymore, and it s not just home construction anymore. It will include yard work projects, painting projects, providing food for the Saturday night dinner, providing snacks/refreshments during the day, home improvement projects, etc. In other words, L.A.M.P is for everyone! We will meet in the fellowship hall at 7:30 AM for breakfast tacos and a time of prayer, then head off to various worksites. We will complete the day with a dinner at the church at 6 PM. God commands us to love our neighbors, and to witness to the Good News through our words and our actions. See you Saturday, November 14. New Children s Sunday School Program Starting Sunday, November 29 with the Christmas Season This new Sunday school program will be a VBS Style program where the children rotate through three stations in groups that are age inclusive (Kinder through 5 th grade) just like in our summer VBS program. The first station will be opening worship and music, featuring DVD based songs. Then the children will move to the Bible Station where they will be In the story. Finally they will move to the third station for prayer, games and/or crafts. This program is put together by the same church supply company that we have used for both VBS and our previous Sunday school program, so we are confident that it is Bible centered and high quality. Prior to November 29 we will be practicing this new style of Sunday school, so we hope your kids will be here to help guide us in getting it ready for the big November 29 th opening! Be Here to Experience the Fun: Sunday, November 29! Bring Your Dish Spaghetti Dinner Fund Raiser The youth Group will be hosting a Bring Your Dish Spaghetti Dinner Fund Raiser on November 19, from 4p.m. 7p.m. The money raised will go toward the 2016 Summer Mission Trip. Plates will consist of spaghetti with meat sauce, salad, garlic roll, and tea. For those who want to pick up dinner for their family and reheat at a later time, you may also opt to bring your own casserole dish and buy the spaghetti and meat sauce by the quart. We will sell the salad by the quart as well. Desserts will be for sale at that time too. Dinner will be served in the Fellowship Hall. You may choose to eat it there or take it to go. The youth will begin selling tickets starting November 8, For more information, talk to Beverly Miller, or Diana Jackson.

2 Church Schedule November 9, Monday - Food Pantry Food Fair. Pack bags from 2 to 5 PM; serve folks from 5 to 7 PM. We need lots of volunteers. November 9, Monday - The United Methodist Women to help with Food Fair. November 10, Tuesday - Finance/Administrative Council meeting at 6 PM to set the 2016 church budget. November 13, Friday - Koinonia Emmaus community gathering at New Fountain U.M.C. in Hondo. Singing begins at 7:30 PM. November 14, Saturday - Lytle Area Mission Project. Meet at the church at 7:30 AM. Breakfast taco will be served. Complete the day with a meal at the church at 6 PM. November 15 - Camino Real Church Gathering and Charge Conference at 4 PM at Pearsall UMC. November 16, Monday - Regular Food Pantry day, 6 to 7 PM. November 19, Thursday - Bring Your Dish Youth Spaghetti Dinner Fund Raiser. November 26 - THANKSGIVING November 29 - Youth Breakfast Taco Sales to raise funds for their summer mission trip. December 5, Saturday - Hanging-of-the-Greens worship service at 7 PM; refreshments will be served in the Fellowship Hall afterwards, along with our annual Christmas cookie contest. UNITED METHODIST YOUTH FELLOWSHIP SCHEDULE ~ November ~ November 8: We will make (and Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat M.Y.F. trip to see the Blue Angels Make Spaghetti Sauce for the Fund Raiser 11:15am 5:00pm Lytle Area Mission Project (L.A.M.P.) 7:30am 7:00pm 15 Trip to the Corn Maize in Hondo 1:30pm 7:00pm 22 No U.M.Y.F. 29 Taco Sunday No U.M.Y.F Spaghetti Dinner Fund Raiser 4pm 7pm Thanksgiving 30 Notes: freeze) the spaghetti sauce that will be used for the Spaghetti Dinner Fund Raiser. Lunch will be provided. November 14: Lytle Area Mission Project (L.A.M.P.) This is a church wide mission project to do home repair for people who live in substandard housing. Meet at the church at 7:30 am to be assigned to a project. Lunch is provided. We will conclude with a covered dish supper at the church. November 15: Trip to the Corn Maize. Mrs. Miller will be taking the youth to this. A picnic dinner is provided. Bring money for snacks or anything else that you might want to buy. November 19: Spaghetti Dinner Fund Raiser: Tickets will be handed out on November 1st. We need the youth to sell tickets for this. Money raised is for the summer mission trip. The youth are needed to help serve dinner and clean up. If there are any parents that can help during the day to set up, I will be there by noon. Please remember these youth in your prayers: Katie Jackel as she continues to heal from her surgery. William Cogburn: Recovering from his heart surgery. Summer Mathis as she recovers from a concussion and also for hearing loss in both ears due to chronic ear infections. Other Important Dates Feb 5 7, 2016: Spiritual Retreat at H.E.B. Foundation Camp in Leaky, Texas. June 4 12 Summer Mission Trip

3 Congratulations to Amber and Andre Alexander on the baptism of their daughter, Elena, on November 1. Congratulations to grandparents Debbie and Jim Pruett as well. All Saints Day November 8 This Sunday, November 8, we will be celebrating the lives of church members, and other loved ones of our church family, who have died during the past year. During our annual All Saints Day, roses will be brought forward as a memorial. Please contact Rev. Scott Martin if you would like to participate in this special ceremony. A Great Church Picnic! Sunday, October 11 This year s Annual Church Picnic was great fun. We had delicious food and good conversation. Some folks played board games, others tossed washers, still others watched the Dallas Cowboys game, and some brave youth and children went swimming. It was a beautiful afternoon and we all enjoyed God s beautiful sunset. Thank you Brad and Nan Boyd for again hosting this fun annual event. Camino Real Church Gathering and Charge Conference Sunday, November 15, 4 to 6 PM Our church is part of the Camino Real Cluster Group, which runs from Lytle down to Laredo, and on Sunday, November 15, we are getting together at Pearsall UMC for a church gathering and celebration. This will fulfill our charge conference requirements, but that will be a small part of the gathering. We are going to worship together, hear a little bit about each church and its community, and share a time of fellowship with a finger foods meal. If you would like to commute with us, meet at the church at 2:45 PM, or simply meet us at Pearsall UMC (507 E San Antonio St, Pearsall, TX 78061, (830) ) at 4 PM. Project Hope: Reaching Out with Love Lytle U.M.C. will again take part in Project Hope this Christmas season. Project Hope brings the light of hope to the children of the neediest families in our area by bringing them Christmas presents and the Good News of Jesus Christ. The children who the church will be helping will either be identified through the Angel Tree, a project of Prison Fellowship Ministry, or they will be identified as needy through the local school system. The Project Hope Angel Tree will be set up in the church parlor starting Sunday, November 22. Please take an angel and be an angel. Emmaus News: Community Gathering this Friday!!!! The next Kononia sponsored walk is men's Emmaus walk #1838 at Mt Wesley April 28 May 1, Jim Rhoades from our church will be the lay director for this walk. The first team meeting for this men s walk will be January 9. If you re interested on serving on the team, your application needs to be in Jim s hand before this Friday, November 13. If you re interested in serving on the team for the woman s walk in the fall of 2016, it s not too early to apply. In other Emmaus news, the next Koinonia gathering will be at New Fountain UMC on November 13th. The Koinonia community is made up of Emmaus people, from many denominations, who join together on the second Friday of each month (7:30 PM) for a praise-filled community gathering. For information about Walk to Emmaus, a very special Christian retreat, call the church office, or see the Emmaus bulletin board.

4 Food Pantry Ministry The two Food Pantry days in October saw lots of families helped. Our workers have been terrific, but we can always use more. Just come at 5:30 PM to help prepare for the 6 to 7 PM rush on the first and third Mondays in November (November 2 and 16). We will again be handing out canned goods, as well as frozen meats and fresh fruits and vegetables. Thank you for supporting the Methodist Food Pantry. We are also holding our 2 nd annual Food Fair. On Monday, November 9, a truck from the San Antonio Food Bank will be in our church parking lot around 2 PM with 11 pallets of food. This free food will be given away in preparation for Thanksgiving, but we will need lots of help. Prayer Requests for the Lytle United Methodist Church Family William Cogburn recovering from heart surgery Katie Jackel recovering from surgery Debbie Pruett s mother lung cancer Wanda and Ray Downing (friends of Linda Bahlmann) Ray in nursing home Gary Berg health Kyle O Kane recovering from bone graft Betty Hackney (John Yorke s neice) metastatic cancer Dorothy White Franklin Wanjura, Sr. Bethel Kay Bateman s nephew to have heart valve replacement Kim Baehr (friend of Nortons) stage IV breast cancer Bethel Kay Bateman improving, having tests Marcia Wade diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis Diana Jackson for successful treatment Bella Paul--3 year old with cancer Barbara Delosh stage 4 lung cancer Krista Soria stage 4 cancer Louis Solis failing eyesight and health Deana Brown Parkinson s Gene Gunn s son, daughter and granddaughter Bonnie Lou Roberson persistent health problems, in hospice care Mike and Cindy Williams our missionaries on the Arabian Peninsula Dustin and Mallary Covington our missionaries in India Our president and government Our military and their families For persecuted Christians around the world For victims of human trafficking and for an end to human trafficking Our Church Family Soldiers and Civilians Working with the Military William Reichel Army William Meyer Marines Chris Saindon friend of John Martin, Navy Forrest Keith Kevin Keith s son, Navy Kyle Pringle Army Cody & Amy Parton Josh Orbinati Michele Brown s nephew, Coast Guard Craig Wolf Air Force Jonathan Heiman Navy Jon and Brianna Hartwig Army, Jill Daggs daughter and son-in-law Jessica Wehner (Gene Gunn s granddaughter) Army Remembering Our Fall Spiritual Growth 40 Day Campaign Follow Me: A Call to Die, A Call to Live: Sept. 13 through Oct. 18 Week 1: The Call Matthew 4:19-20 Come, follow me, Jesus said, and I will Week 2: Transformed Minds John 15:5 I am the vine; you are the branches Week 3: Transformed Desires John 6:35 I am the bread of life. He who comes to me Week 4: Transformed Will and Actions Acts 1:8 You will receive power when the Holy Spirit Week 5: Transformed Relationships Ephesians 4:15-16 From Him the whole body grows Week 6: Transformed Purpose: Our Mission Matthew 28:18-20 Go and make disciples

5 Praise and Prayer A Wednesday night worship get-together A weekly prayer and praise service takes place on Wednesday at 7 PM. It is led by Connie Norton and others with various speakers giving the message. It is a wonderful time to praise God with song, to pray, and to hear a short lesson on His Holy Word. Office Hours for the Church and Pastor The church has regular office hours from 9 AM to 1 PM, Tuesday through Thursday. Stop by if you need anything or want to talk. We ll be here. You may also call the church office at any time, as the phone is forwarded to the pastor s cell phone. The phone number is United Methodist Women Instead of a regular meeting this month, The UMW will dedicate Monday, November 9, to helping with the 2 nd Annual Food Pantry Food Fest. Call Linda Stewart at (210) for more details about this or about the United Methodist Women in general. Next Interactive Dinner Theater The church is putting together another interactive dinner theater to raise funds for the church s food pantry. This event will take place on Saturday Night, April 2, at 6 PM and Sunday Night, April 3, at 5 PM, and will include dinner. There will also be a silent auction each night so think about what you could donate for the food pantry ministry. Sign-ups will take place in January, and rehearsals will be on some of the Sundays in February and March. Keep this ministry in your prayers. Thank You To all those who worked so hard on the quarterly highway trash pick-up day on October 17. Our next Trash pick-up day will be in January 30. To the United Methodist Women for providing family meals for funerals and at other times of need. To those who participated in our Stewardship Sunday, and to all who give so faithfully to this church. To Ginger Meyer and family for their faithful work as church custodians. Be Part of a Small Group Bible Study Wed. Mornings at 10 AM At the Bennett s home Contact: Bill or Marty Bennett (210) Sunday Mornings at 10:15 AM At the church Three different adult classes, plus classes for youth and children Wed. Evenings at 6:30 PM At the Farmer s home Contact: Linda Bahlmann (210) Sunday Evenings at 7 PM At the Keith s home Contact: Michelle Keith (210) Wed. Evenings at 7 PM At the Martin s home Contact: Scott Martin (210)

6 Hanging of the Greens, Saturday Dec. 5th The Hanging of the Greens--our traditional service of Christmas carols, holly and mistletoe, and beautiful candlelight--will be held Saturday, December 5th, at 7 PM. The Chancel Choir will be singing Christmas hymns, and the congregation will join in for some traditional Christmas carols. Children and adults will help decorate the sanctuary to look its very best for this blessed season. Following the Hanging of the Greens worship service, refreshments will be served in the fellowship hall. During this time of refreshments we will be holding our annual Christmas Cookie Contest!! Cookies will be judged in six categories: Children, youth and adult - best tasting and best looking. Please come to the Hanging of the Greens worship service, and the refreshment time afterwards, and start your season off in the right direction! Order Christmas Poinsettias Once again this year our Sanctuary will be filled with poinsettias for Christmas. Purchasing a poinsettia in memory of, or in honor of, a loved one is a meaningful tribute. This year poinsettias are only $10.00 per plant. Just complete the form below and place it in the offering plate with your check. Name: Phone: In Memory of: AND/OR In Honor of: I would like to take my plant home. I would like my plant delivered to a shut-in. October 4 - Sunday School 46 Worship 86 Offering $7, A Record of Our Faithfulness October 11 - Sunday School 42 Worship 87 Offering $5, October 18 - Sunday School 35 Worship 90 Offering $7, Birthdays: Mark Pringle Christine Foxworth Abbie Jones Chelsey Hoadley Lindsey Vogel Fred Brauchle Louisa Hopkins Misty Jurss Mark Carroll Louise Peterson Jim Dominquez Sydney Sollock October 25 - Sunday School 46 Worship 83 Offering $2, Happy Birthdays and Anniversaries in November 1st 4th 5th 6th 8th 9th 9th 10th 10th 11th 11th 11th Lanissa Haltom Salleyna Mattison Laura Reichel Emili Oliver Linda Bahlmann Len Foxworth JoNelle King Todd Jones Austin Davis Sissy Joyce Destiny Gomez Jeanice Farmer 12th 12th 17th 18th 20th 20th 22nd 23rd Jodie Buchanan Robin Cantu Alfred J. Nelson Franklin Wanjura Vaughn Davis Dean King Eleni Keith Anniversaries: Jacob & Robin Cantu Dennis and Maria Gomez 25th 26th 26th 28th 28th 29th 30th 25th 26th