Today 5/7 12:00 pm BIBLE STUDIES & SMALL GROUPS. 4th Sunday of Easter Week of May 7, 2017

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1 Thank you for worshipping with us. We hope that you found our service meaningful and inspiring and our people warm and welcoming! We would love to see you again! Here are a few things to know about our church: We believe in grace. We believe in the forgiving grace of God. We also believe in extending grace toward one another. That means that we can be authentic about who we are and the things about which we struggle. In a world that admires getting ahead, we believe Christ is the one who makes us whole. We are all equal in our need for him. There are many places in our church life where you can receive and extend grace - retreats, small groups, worship services, Sunday School classes, mission trips, ministry opportunities. We love to study. We have several Bible Studies being taught both in the evenings and in the day time. Some are topical: others focus on a particular part of Scripture. You don t need to be a member of our church to join any of our studies. We love kids! We feel very strongly about providing for our children and youth everything they need to develop a strong faith and be equipped to face the world. Our children s ministry uses a variety of ways to instill the Word of God into the heart of a child. It dramatically shapes a child's life and it is just plain fun! There is a place for you. It doesn t matter where you have been or what you have done. You may feel far from God or closer than you have ever been. If you do not have a church home, we invite you to be a part of what God is doing in us and through us. We thank you for visiting. 16/May 7, th Sunday of Easter Week of May 7, 2017 OUR MISSION: The mission of Windcrest United Methodist Church is to make new disciples of Jesus Christ for the transformation of the world. Worship Services: Sundays Traditional 8:15 & 9:30 am Contemporary Praise 11:00 am Wednesdays 6:15 pm BIBLE STUDIES & SMALL GROUPS 9:30 am Quest Class-McClung Bldg, 306 The Inquirers-McClung Bldg, 302 Millennium Miracles (M&M)-McClung Bldg, 303 The Searchers-McClung Bldg, 305 Today 5/7 12:00 pm See page 10 You are invited! The family of Marvin and Alice Jones (including children Phyllis Avella, Bev Schroeder, and Alan Jones, 7 grandchildren, 12 great-grandchildren, and 2 great-great grandchildren) invite you to a celebration of two great lives long lived! They both have birthdays in May, so there will be a joint celebration in the Fellowship Hall on May 7, 2:30-4:30. Both birthdays are momentous...alice will be 90 years old, and Marvin will be 97! Please join in the festivities! am Builders Class-McClung Bldg, :00 am Good News Bible Study-McClung Bldg, 303 The Procrastinators-McClung Bldg, 305 SENIOR PASTOR S BIBLE STUDY Tuesdays 10:00 am Fellowship Hall MEN S BIBLE STUDY Mondays 7:00 pm - room 305 Like us on Facebook: See page 7 1\May 7, 2017

2 From the Church Office IN THIS ISSUE Special Events 1 From the Office 2 Meet & Greet 3 Children & Youth Ministry 4 5 Youth Sunday 6 New Bible Study/Workday 7 Calendar 8-9 Mission & Ministry Word Search 12 Community outreach 13 Upcoming events 14 Prayer & Praise 15 Bible Study 16 By the Numbers Worship and Sunday School Attendance based on usher head count April 30, 2017 I will be going on vacation on May 16 and returning on May 23rd. Please send me your submissions for the following connections: for May 14th by May 8th, and for May 21st by May 10th. Thank you. Lisa Scott Communications Coordinator If you are in possession of a church master key or a master key to any of the buildings, please contact the Church Administrator, Marcy Williams, or m.williams@windcrestumc.org thank you. Worship Services Sunday School 10:00 am 214 Children N/A 9:30 am N/A Youth N/A 11:00 am N/A Adults N/A TOTAL 214 TOTAL 0 Wednesday Worship 5/ Thank you for visiting our church, if you have any questions or need assistance please visit our information booth in the Gathering Place. We look forward to seeing you next Sunday. 2/May 7, \May 7, 2017

3 Windcrest ATTENTION ALL LADIES: The WUMW is looking for volunteers to serve on a nominating committee. This is a short term commitment, should not be very time consuming and there should be NO meetings to attend. If you can help in this capacity, please contact Loretta Morse , ASAP. Thanks WUMC Night at Arctic Ape - Fundraiser Thursday, May 11, 2017, 6pm 9pm Thursday, May 11 from 6-9 p.m. has been reserved for our church. They will be donating 20% of all sales that evening back to the church. You can build your own desserts, enjoy milk shakes, malts and more. Italian ice, sorbet, gelato, custard, frozen yogurt and more than 150 toppings and bottoms are just some of the choices. After your creation is complete, it is weighed and you pay 51 cents per ounce. Located at 5221 Walzem, they have music, board games and WiFi. It is a fun place! So plan on asking your friends to join you for some fellowship time at Arctic Ape Wild Desserts. High School Graduation Recognition - May 21, 2017 All services Memorial Day Remembrance - May 28, 2017 all services Vacation Bible School - July 10-14, 2017 Hero Central- Discover Your Strength in God! Volunteers needed every 2nd and 3rd Thursdays of every month from 7:30 am to approx. 11:30 am. 14/May 7, 2017 Neighbors Helping Neighbors is a ministry started at Windcrest UMC for the people who came to our church almost every day looking for help. We provide emergency assistance to individuals and their families in our community in the form of prayer, food, a Wesley nurse, some utility assistance and the listening ear who is part of the Body of Christ. For more information contact the church office. Every 2nd Thursday of the month WUMC Neighbors Helping Neighbors provides worship, breakfast, assistance with other needs and distributes food voucher for the following Thursday. Every 3rd Thursday the vouchers are redeemed for food from the San Antonio Food Bank. Meet and Greet Fellowship Time- Thank You! Thank You! One of our church goals was to reestablish our Meet and Greet time between services. Many different groups and individuals have volunteered to host and made it happen-- you all are amazing!! Thank you to everyone who hosted. It is a wonderful time to fellowship, look for visitors and get acquainted with someone you do not know. A big thank you to Beverly Cunningham and Teddy Behrens who continue to make sure we have hosts each week. Please help them by giving them a date to host. It only takes about 4 people, so consider making your own little team to host. We are trying to keep it simple-small item that can be served on a napkin to go with the coffee. Get your team or group and give or a call with your preferred Sunday. Thank you again to everyone who has hosted!!!! Scheduled for May 7- Choir, May 14- Inquirers, May 21- Boy Scouts and May 28-Searchers. 3\May 7, 2017

4 Vacation Bible School July 10-14, 2017 Hero Central- Discover Your Strength in God! go to for further details as they become available. New members are always welcome. J olly Jubilee Jammers Come join the JJJ s and have great fun as a performing member of the band!! No prior experience needed. No musical talent required. Also known as The Kitchen Band, we entertain with songs, dances, homemade instruments (no need to read music). The JJJ s share God s love by reaching out to the community through music and fellowship. Every Tuesday, either morning or afternoon, we are somewhere in the city. Come join us. For more information, contact Eileen at (210) For a list of scheduled events go to Acolyte Training Date: May 21, 2017 Time: 12:15pm-2:00pm Where: Youth Space/Sanctuary Who: Anyone interested in being an Acolyte! (Grades 3-6 for the school year) Current Acolytes should attend Sandwich/Chip lunch will be provided. RSVP Mandatory Call/Text Dawn Crews d.crews@windcrestumc.org We play in the Fellowship Hall on the second and fourth 10:30 am to 1:30 pm. Come and enjoy games with us. We play Cribbage, Bridge, Pinochle, Rummikub, Mexican Train, Hand & Foot & Scrabble. Other games are available if we can get a table together. Bring a group of friends and play with us in a nice place. For information, call John Mayes at the church office at We had a great turn out on Monday April 24, a total of 41. Join us on Monday, May 8th. CRAFTY CHRISTIANS Meets every 2nd & 4th Wednesdays of the month, and every month with a 5th Wednesday. Join us in room 303. For more information call /May 7, s/3 s Sunday School: 9:30-10:30 am Godly Play: 9:30 10:30 (Pre-k 2nd grade) -308 & 309 Nursery Care (Infant 5 yrs): 11:00 am-12:00 pm 201 &202 Club 34 (3rd & 4th grades): 9:30 am 10:30 am 208 Tweens Sunday School (5th through 6th grades): 9:30 am 10:30 am 307 Student Sunday School: (7th through 12th Grade): 9:30 am 10:30 am 105 ROOTS (Royal Order of Terrific Seniors) Meets from 11:30 am to 1:30 pm on the third Monday of each month in the Fellowship Hall. Everyone is welcome regardless of age. Come and bring a friend or make a friend. We always have a great potluck & good speakers. Our motto is Life is short, Eat Dessert First and we do. For further information contact Norman & Ruth Graham, or the church office at Visit for updates and information on other activities 13\May 7, 2017

5 High School Graduation Sunday On May 21 st at all three services, the High School Graduates will be recognized. Sarah Barnes Haley Ferguson Kara Lazzaretti Darren Miller Riley Segura Noah Tarnow The Windcrest United Methodist Church Youth Group is going on a Mission Trip to UMCOR Sager Brown in Baldwin, Louisiana from June , At this time we have 15 attending. Each day the youth members will work on the Sager Brown campus or go out into the community to serve and spread the love of Jesus. We are doing a Stock Fundraiser during the month of April and we thank you in advance for your participation and prayers! A huge benefit of purchasing Stock is equipping the youth to experience Christ through serving the world. Mission Trips are proven to be one of the most spiritually formative experiences in the life of many people. After the trip, investors are invited to a Stockholder Luncheon where you will experience the return on your investment, hear stories from those you invested in and see powerful images from the trip. Sign up in the Gathering Place each Sunday in April! The Stockholder Luncheon will be July 2, 2017 at noon. Stock Type Stock Price Ownership Rights Common Stock Preferred Stock Blue Chip Stock $25.00 Admit one to Stock Holder Dinner $50.00 Admit two to Stock Holder Dinner and a picture from the mission trip $ Admit four to Stock Holder Dinner and a picture from the mission trip 12/May 7, \May 7, 2017

6 If you missed the 10am Youth-Led Worship Service last week- you truly missed out on a wonderful service! The Youth planned and executed a well put together worship experience. They did us proud! Thank you Deb Mayes for being our piano accompanist. Thank you to all who attended and supported the Youth. It meant a lot to have their church family attend. Look forward to a Children Led Worship Service in July! Blessings, Dawn Crews- Director- Children & Youth Ministry May Mission Focus For 75 years, UMCOR (United Methodist Committee on Relief) has been serving as the hands and feet of Christ bringing relief to a world in need of hope. Founded in 1940 as a small committee whose goal was to respond to widespread suffering experienced in World War II, UMCOR became the voice of conscience among Methodists in response to such hardships. UMCOR continues to bring hope and care to those in need around the world from the steadfast belief that all people have God-given worth and dignity. Whenever there are disasters, we as the body of Christ can give to help others through UMCOR. If you feel called to help, please write a check to WUMC and mark it UMCOR. No amount is too small. Thank you and God bless. Dear Church family, The Pantry would like to thank you for your continued support. The need to keep our pantry stocked is about to became greater. Thank you for a wonderful Youth Led Service! Seth Davis Justin Falk Magan Gaines Molly Gaines Shelby Gaines Dakota Hendrick Alex Jones Garrett Kilpatrick Anna Lazzaretti Kara Lazzaretti Darren Miller To see more pictures visit: 6/May 7, 2017 Summer will soon be upon us, which means the schools will be closed in doing so many children will not be fed, breakfast & lunch. Annette Perez Jennifer Perez Kristen Reeves Riley Segura Noah Tarnow Jordan Turner Shelby Vadnais Abrahim Vatankhah Mariam Vatankhah It is our hope that through our church family we will be able to meet their needs. If you find it in your hearts please bring one or more of the following: Spaghetti Sauce Chili Peanut Butter/ Jelly Bags of rice & beans Soup Cans of vegetables They can be brought to one of the Sunday services or to the office during the week. Thank you again for helping those in need. Sincerely, Beverly & Teddy Matthew 25:40 11\May 7, 2017

7 Sunday School Are you interested in a deep, authentic relationship with Jesus? This is a 4 week study of the following: As part of the Baked Potato and Salad Lunch Fundraiser on May 7th we will have a discussion on the Leadership Model of Windcrest UMC also known as the One Board. This discussion will briefly go over the history of when we established this model and then go into how we use this model for our leadership decisions. We will then go into the status of church and discuss the ministries we are involved in and how we are tracking our progress. Hope to see you there. Dan Reese, Chairman, Windcrest UMC Church Council You must be broken to be whole You must mourn to be happy You must be authentic to be accepted You must be empty to be filled Kyle Idleman a teaching pastor at Southeast Christian Church in Louisville, Kentucky challenged us to pick up our cross and die to ourself. What does that actually mean?? Well come to the M & M Sunday School class starting May 7, 2017, 9:30 in room 303 in the McClung Bldg to find out. Great discussions. AGAPE NEEDS YOUR HELP Jesus said, what we do for the least, we do in his name. Agape is in dire need of more volunteers. Both Agape and our resale store the Fig Leaf need you. Are you able to find three hours in the week to help us keep our doors open? Due to illness and our aging volunteer base, we are finding it necessary to reduce hours for assistance. We are the only ministry in the northeast who is open five days a week. Help us keep our doors open. Please volunteer. We have many different areas you can help in, for more information please contact the Ken, Agape director at or Pat Ridenour /May 7, 2017 Scrip cards are available for sale all year! For more information go to: SATURDAY, MAY 13th 8:00 a.m. Saturday, May 13 is the date for the next Church-Wide Work Day sponsored by the Trustees committee. The day begins at 8:00 a.m. and will continue until the work has been completed. Some of the jobs we have lined up include: painting the railings on the McClung Building, power washing walls/sidewalks, picking up trash and other debris around the campus, trimming trees, cleaning windows inside and outside, moving of furniture in the McClung Building (the furniture was moved when the new floors were installed and never put back where it all belongs), and possibly more to come. Everyone is invited to come out and help make our church beautiful! If you aren t physically able to do the labor but would like to help out, we will accept monetary donations to pay for supplies and for snacks and lunch for the volunteers. If you have any questions or suggestions, please contact Marcy at the church office or m.williams@windcrestumc.org. Thanks! Marcy Williams Church Administrator Windcrest United Methodist Church 7\May 7, 2017

8 SUNDAY MAY 7 8:00 am GP: Children & Youth Ministries Table - UMW Table - Meet & Greet Table 8:15 am Traditional Worship Service 8:30 am UMM Executive Board Meeting Library 9:30 am Children/Youth Sunday School FH 9:30/10:45/ 11:00 am SS-All Campus 9:30 am Traditional Worship Service 11:00 am Contemporary Worship Service 12:00 pm Felt Faith Puppet Ministry practice :30 pm Youth Baked Potato Lunch Fundraiser FH 2:30 pm Alice Jones 90th Birthday Celebration MEETING LOCATIONS FH Fellowship Hall Hilliard Bldg. GP Gathering Place Sanctuary 105 Rooms Hilliard Bldg. 200 s Rooms Jones Bldg Rooms McClung Bldg. MONDAY MAY 8 9:00 am STAAR Testing 105 (private event) :30 am Senior Adult Games Day FH 2:00 pm Line Dancing FH 5:00 pm Walk to Health FH 6:00 pm Pentecost Praise Planning Meeting 105 6:30 pm Girl Scout Troop 245 FH 7:00 pm Boy Scout Parent Meetings 302 7:00 pm Men s Bible Study 305 TUESDAY MAY 9 9:00 am Sit and Be Fit - FH 9:00 am STAAR Testing :00 am Senior s Pastor Bible Study FH 10:00 am Grief and Life Change Support Group Library 10:00 am Ron s Bible Study 305 6:30 pm Council on Ministries 105 6:30 pm Cub Scout Pack 157 FH 7:00 pm Temp Praise Team Rehearsal Sanctuary WEDNESDAY MAY 10 THURSDAY MAY 11 8:00 am Library Reserved 104 7:30 am Neighbors Helping Neighbors FH/302/303 9:30 am Crafty Christians 303 9:00 am Sit and Be Fit GP 10:30 am Chair Yoga for Adults FH 5:00 pm Walk to Health FH 6:15 pm Liturgical Dance practice FH 6:00 pm WUMC Night at Arctic Ape Arctic Ape 6:15 pm Wednesday Worship Service Sanctuary 6:30 pm WDS/CDC Board Meeting 305 6:30 pm Bells Rehearsal Bell Room 7:00 pm AA Meeting 105 7:00 pm Youth Group 105 7:30 pm Chancel Choir Rehearsal Choir Room FRIDAY MAY 12 10:00 am Line Dancing Class FH 7:30 pm Grand Squares Dance FH SATURDAY MAY 13 8:00 am Trustees Work Day All Campus It s a Pentecost Praise Event! Please mark your calendars for Sunday, June 4 12:00 pm thru 3:00 pm (more information to follow) MAY 2017 MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY Meets every Thursdays at Windcrest United Methodist Church in the Hilliard Bldg., room 105. Anyone May Attend A.A. Open Meetings Anyone may attend open meetings of A.A. These usually consist of talks by a leader and two or three speakers who share experience as it relates to their alcoholism and their recovery in A.A. Some meetings are held for the specific purpose of informing the nonalcoholic public about A.A. Doctors, members of the clergy, and public officials are invited. Closed discussion meetings are for Alcoholics only. Line Dance Classes 2:00 to 3:00pm Walk to Health 5:00 pm to 5:35 pm Sit & Be Fit Senior adults light exercise 9:00am Grief & Life Change Support Group 10am. 105 Chair Yoga 10:30 11:30am Sit & Be Fit Senior adults light exercise 9:00am GP Walk to Health 5:00-5:35pm Line Dance Adv. Classes 10:00 to 11:30 pm All events will be in the Fellowship Hall unless otherwise designated. For more information please call /May 7, Midcrown, Windcrest, Texas \May 7, 2017