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1 First United Methodist Church P.O. Box 1343 Canadian, TX (806) First United Methodist Church, Canadian, Texas November 2017 Our Mission: The Making of Disciples of Jesus Christ for the Transformation of the World The Pastor s Pen Larry Bass - Pastor Cory Campbell - Youth Pastor Julene Castillo- Secretary Brent Layman - Finance 520 Main Street/P.O. Box 1343 Canadian, TX (806) fumc@yft.net Website: fumc-canadian.org Return Service Requested Anyone who loves their life will lose it, while anyone who hates their life in this world will keep it for eternal life. John 12:25 Here comes Thanksgiving! I really enjoy Thanksgiving. I enjoy the fellowship with my family, the desserts, the food, the laughter, the desserts, the turkey and the desserts! But I am thankful for something else, far more important than food, and yes more important than desserts. I am thankful for God. I know that sounds stereotypically preacher, but I am. I have salvation through Jesus Christ and his amazing work on the cross. I have a relationship with God through the Holy Spirit that lives in me. I am a child to my Father in Heaven, who loved me so much that He offered the life of His Son to redeem me. I am thankful that I will one day leave this earth and join my God in Heaven. I spoke with an elderly couple recently that I had not seen in a while. I asked how they were doing, and she replied, Getting older, thank God! I love that response. Every day I get older, I get closer to Heaven. Every day I am on this planet puts me one day closer to forever with Jesus. Every moment I have with the Holy Spirit is one step deeper in my relationship with my God. For me, Getting older, thank God! points directly to a longing to be closer to God. It means I have a deep thankfulness for every problem I encounter, because it reminds me that I am no longer meant for this world. As a believer in Jesus Christ, I am marked as citizen of the Kingdom of God. In John 12:25, Jesus said, Anyone who loves their life will lose it, while anyone who hates their life in this world will keep it for eternal life. I have learned that life on this earth is temporary and that the struggles we face here are momentary. I look forward to a day when I get to leave here and finally see my Jesus face to face. In the meantime, I am getting older, thank God! By God s Grace, Larry

2 Offerings to General Operating Fund for October 2017: $ 34, Monthly Budget for Contributions to General Fund: $ 38, Year to Date Contributions for 2017: $330, Year to Date Goal for 2017: $381, Prayer Requests Billy Westover Sandra Gillmore Tori Boydston Denton Allen David Massey Family Kim Thompson Cecil Robertson Eddie Cannon Margaret Frederick Betty Owens Chris & Sarah Lay Bill Cannon Mary Waterfield Carol Reid Jerry & Nita Johnson Rita Pearson Linda Dosher Hank McPherson Lisa Jahnel CISD Staff & Students Susan Fike Thomas Brown and Family Benny Rupprecht Jean Ross Erbin & Dorothea Crowell Marsha Diers Addie Cisneros Don Copley Shorty Jines Raymond Gibson Dayla Cates Josh White Abraham Home Residents Dean Hawkins Jim Hash Keath Garrison Keith McEntire Isaac Lewis Jonathan Cano Claudette Hand Jeff Monk Bob & Marva Hohertz Jack Martin Brenda Martin Sarah Anderson Collins Dylan Collins November Connections Meeting Monday, November 6 th at 5 p.m. in the basement. Our 10th Annual Community-Wide Thanksgiving Meal is on Thursday, November 23 rd, Thanksgiving Day at noon. If anyone would like to volunteer to help please call the church office at Sign up Sheets will be passed around during church also. It s almost time for College Boxes! If you would like to donate snacks or money for postage, please do so by Wednesday, November 28 th! Bring your donations to the church office. December Hanging of the Greens will be on Sunday, December 3 rd, one service at 10:45 a.m. Annual Conference December 4 th at 6 p.m. at FUMC Canadian The Children s Christmas Play is Sunday, December 10 th. We will have our 8:30 a.m. service, Sunday School at 9:45 a.m., the Christmas Play at 10:45 a.m. with a meal to follow. Please bring sides, salads, or desserts. The meat will be provided YOUTH MINISTRIES CALENDAR November 01 Youth Night Out 08 Youth Worship 15 Youth Worship I m Second Night 22 No Youth- Thanksgiving Break 29 Youth Worship December 06 Youth Worship-End of Year

3 We know you re busy but, we need to meet in November to finalize our church conference paperwork! So November meetings will be on Monday, November 27th at the times listed below. Trustees Meeting..5:00 p.m. Finance Meeting...6:00 p.m. Administrative Council..7:00 p.m HELPING HANDS. An important part of any Body of Christ is to minister to those in our midst in Christian love and support. Rejoice with those who rejoice, weep with those who weep. (Romans 12:15) CARD MINISTRY. We believe that greeting cards are a personal expression, a tool for communication, and a means for building and strengthening relationships. We believe that sending greeting cards from our church family to those going through good times as well as challenging times is a ministry. We have several ladies in our congregation on our card ministry team. Sarah Thrasher sends Get Well Cards, Sympathy Cards and Thinking of You Cards. We do our best to get the names to Sarah of those going through challenging days. Please help us out. If you know of someone that we could send a card to, please call Sarah at Sarah, your ministry is such a blessing to this church family. Possum Jahnel sends cards to our friends in the Nursing Home, at Mesa View, and those who have difficulty getting out. We realize these lists change from time to time. Please help us keep updated. If you know of someone that might enjoy hearing from FUMC, please call Possum at Thank you, Possum, for your ministry! Nicole Neumeier sends Birthday and Anniversary Cards. This is a very busy job! We want to celebrate these joyous events with you. We do our best to keep these lists current; but we need your help. If someone s name has been left off or misspelled, please let us know. If your address has changed or if we have the wrong date, please let us know. You can call Nicole at Nicole, we appreciate the love you are sharing with our congregation. Words can t express our gratitude for the work these ladies are doing. You can also call Julene in the church office ( ) for any updates or information you think we need. The goal of the Connections Committee is to work toward our new church mission statement as we Pray for God s change within us so that we are transformed by the love of Christ, nurtured to grow as disciples, and empowered to bring Christ to our relationships, our families, our church, our community and our world.

4 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 1. Wed.Night Meal & Bible Alex Hayden Cornelia Varnell Elise Lusk Abby Isom Combined Worship 10:45a.m Elizabeth Fletcher 6. David Cook Connections Meeting 5 p.m. SPRC Meeting 6 p.m. 7. Katie Whittington Ricky & Barbara Hodges 8. Wed.Night Meal & Bible Dawn Flowers Christa Perry 12. Worship 10:45a.m. Ceta Canyon Dinner Appetizers 5 p.m. Dinner 5:30 p.m. 13. Marty & Sharon Carr Wed.Night Meal & Bible 16. Rhonda Bartlett 17. Allen & Christina Hadaway 18. Trey McPherson Country Store 10 a.m. in the Fellowship Hall 19. Terry Innis Fred Pankratz Sunday School 9:45a.m. Worship 10:45 a.m. CMA Thanksgiving Service 5:30 p.m. at Abundant Life Ashley Perry Jan McEntire Sarah Witten No Wednesday Night Activites Tonight Thanksgiving Meal 12 Noon Alyssa Godino J.W. Coffee 26. Worship 10:45a.m. 27. Bobbie Coffee Trustees Meeting..5:00 p.m. Finance Meeting...6:00 p.m. Administrative Council..7:00 p.m 28. Peggy Heusel 29. Wed.Night Meal 5:30 Curt McPherson Darcee Dosher 30. Albert Lusby

5 First United Methodist Church P.O. Box 1343 Canadian, TX (806) First United Methodist Church, Canadian, Texas November 2017 Our Mission: The Making of Disciples of Jesus Christ for the Transformation of the World The Pastor s Pen Larry Bass - Pastor Cory Campbell - Youth Pastor Julene Castillo- Secretary Brent Layman - Finance 520 Main Street/P.O. Box 1343 Canadian, TX (806) fumc@yft.net Website: fumc-canadian.org Return Service Requested Anyone who loves their life will lose it, while anyone who hates their life in this world will keep it for eternal life. John 12:25 Here comes Thanksgiving! I really enjoy Thanksgiving. I enjoy the fellowship with my family, the desserts, the food, the laughter, the desserts, the turkey and the desserts! But I am thankful for something else, far more important than food, and yes more important than desserts. I am thankful for God. I know that sounds stereotypically preacher, but I am. I have salvation through Jesus Christ and his amazing work on the cross. I have a relationship with God through the Holy Spirit that lives in me. I am a child to my Father in Heaven, who loved me so much that He offered the life of His Son to redeem me. I am thankful that I will one day leave this earth and join my God in Heaven. I spoke with an elderly couple recently that I had not seen in a while. I asked how they were doing, and she replied, Getting older, thank God! I love that response. Every day I get older, I get closer to Heaven. Every day I am on this planet puts me one day closer to forever with Jesus. Every moment I have with the Holy Spirit is one step deeper in my relationship with my God. For me, Getting older, thank God! points directly to a longing to be closer to God. It means I have a deep thankfulness for every problem I encounter, because it reminds me that I am no longer meant for this world. As a believer in Jesus Christ, I am marked as citizen of the Kingdom of God. In John 12:25, Jesus said, Anyone who loves their life will lose it, while anyone who hates their life in this world will keep it for eternal life. I have learned that life on this earth is temporary and that the struggles we face here are momentary. I look forward to a day when I get to leave here and finally see my Jesus face to face. In the meantime, I am getting older, thank God! By God s Grace, Larry

6 Offerings to General Operating Fund for October 2017: $ 34, Monthly Budget for Contributions to General Fund: $ 38, Year to Date Contributions for 2017: $330, Year to Date Goal for 2017: $381, Prayer Requests Billy Westover Sandra Gillmore Tori Boydston Denton Allen David Massey Family Kim Thompson Cecil Robertson Eddie Cannon Margaret Frederick Betty Owens Chris & Sarah Lay Bill Cannon Mary Waterfield Carol Reid Jerry & Nita Johnson Rita Pearson Linda Dosher Hank McPherson Lisa Jahnel CISD Staff & Students Susan Fike Thomas Brown and Family Benny Rupprecht Jean Ross Erbin & Dorothea Crowell Marsha Diers Addie Cisneros Don Copley Shorty Jines Raymond Gibson Dayla Cates Josh White Abraham Home Residents Dean Hawkins Jim Hash Keath Garrison Keith McEntire Isaac Lewis Jonathan Cano Claudette Hand Jeff Monk Bob & Marva Hohertz Jack Martin Brenda Martin Sarah Anderson Collins Dylan Collins November Connections Meeting Monday, November 6 th at 5 p.m. in the basement. Our 10th Annual Community-Wide Thanksgiving Meal is on Thursday, November 23 rd, Thanksgiving Day at noon. If anyone would like to volunteer to help please call the church office at Sign up Sheets will be passed around during church also. It s almost time for College Boxes! If you would like to donate snacks or money for postage, please do so by Wednesday, November 28 th! Bring your donations to the church office. December Hanging of the Greens will be on Sunday, December 3 rd, one service at 10:45 a.m. Annual Conference December 4 th at 6 p.m. at FUMC Canadian The Children s Christmas Play is Sunday, December 10 th. We will have our 8:30 a.m. service, Sunday School at 9:45 a.m., the Christmas Play at 10:45 a.m. with a meal to follow. Please bring sides, salads, or desserts. The meat will be provided YOUTH MINISTRIES CALENDAR November 01 Youth Night Out 08 Youth Worship 15 Youth Worship I m Second Night 22 No Youth- Thanksgiving Break 29 Youth Worship December 06 Youth Worship-End of Year

7 We know you re busy but, we need to meet in November to finalize our church conference paperwork! So November meetings will be on Monday, November 27th at the times listed below. Trustees Meeting..5:00 p.m. Finance Meeting...6:00 p.m. Administrative Council..7:00 p.m HELPING HANDS. An important part of any Body of Christ is to minister to those in our midst in Christian love and support. Rejoice with those who rejoice, weep with those who weep. (Romans 12:15) CARD MINISTRY. We believe that greeting cards are a personal expression, a tool for communication, and a means for building and strengthening relationships. We believe that sending greeting cards from our church family to those going through good times as well as challenging times is a ministry. We have several ladies in our congregation on our card ministry team. Sarah Thrasher sends Get Well Cards, Sympathy Cards and Thinking of You Cards. We do our best to get the names to Sarah of those going through challenging days. Please help us out. If you know of someone that we could send a card to, please call Sarah at Sarah, your ministry is such a blessing to this church family. Possum Jahnel sends cards to our friends in the Nursing Home, at Mesa View, and those who have difficulty getting out. We realize these lists change from time to time. Please help us keep updated. If you know of someone that might enjoy hearing from FUMC, please call Possum at Thank you, Possum, for your ministry! Nicole Neumeier sends Birthday and Anniversary Cards. This is a very busy job! We want to celebrate these joyous events with you. We do our best to keep these lists current; but we need your help. If someone s name has been left off or misspelled, please let us know. If your address has changed or if we have the wrong date, please let us know. You can call Nicole at Nicole, we appreciate the love you are sharing with our congregation. Words can t express our gratitude for the work these ladies are doing. You can also call Julene in the church office ( ) for any updates or information you think we need. The goal of the Connections Committee is to work toward our new church mission statement as we Pray for God s change within us so that we are transformed by the love of Christ, nurtured to grow as disciples, and empowered to bring Christ to our relationships, our families, our church, our community and our world.

8 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 1. Wed.Night Meal & Bible Alex Hayden Cornelia Varnell Elise Lusk Abby Isom Combined Worship 10:45a.m Elizabeth Fletcher 6. David Cook Connections Meeting 5 p.m. SPRC Meeting 6 p.m. 7. Katie Whittington Ricky & Barbara Hodges 8. Wed.Night Meal & Bible Dawn Flowers Christa Perry 12. Worship 10:45a.m. Ceta Canyon Dinner Appetizers 5 p.m. Dinner 5:30 p.m. 13. Marty & Sharon Carr Wed.Night Meal & Bible 16. Rhonda Bartlett 17. Allen & Christina Hadaway 18. Trey McPherson Country Store 10 a.m. in the Fellowship Hall 19. Terry Innis Fred Pankratz Sunday School 9:45a.m. Worship 10:45 a.m. CMA Thanksgiving Service 5:30 p.m. at Abundant Life Ashley Perry Jan McEntire Sarah Witten No Wednesday Night Activites Tonight Thanksgiving Meal 12 Noon Alyssa Godino J.W. Coffee 26. Worship 10:45a.m. 27. Bobbie Coffee Trustees Meeting..5:00 p.m. Finance Meeting...6:00 p.m. Administrative Council..7:00 p.m 28. Peggy Heusel 29. Wed.Night Meal 5:30 Curt McPherson Darcee Dosher 30. Albert Lusby

9 First United Methodist Church P.O. Box 1343 Canadian, TX (806) First United Methodist Church, Canadian, Texas November 2017 Our Mission: The Making of Disciples of Jesus Christ for the Transformation of the World The Pastor s Pen Larry Bass - Pastor Cory Campbell - Youth Pastor Julene Castillo- Secretary Brent Layman - Finance 520 Main Street/P.O. Box 1343 Canadian, TX (806) fumc@yft.net Website: fumc-canadian.org Return Service Requested Anyone who loves their life will lose it, while anyone who hates their life in this world will keep it for eternal life. John 12:25 Here comes Thanksgiving! I really enjoy Thanksgiving. I enjoy the fellowship with my family, the desserts, the food, the laughter, the desserts, the turkey and the desserts! But I am thankful for something else, far more important than food, and yes more important than desserts. I am thankful for God. I know that sounds stereotypically preacher, but I am. I have salvation through Jesus Christ and his amazing work on the cross. I have a relationship with God through the Holy Spirit that lives in me. I am a child to my Father in Heaven, who loved me so much that He offered the life of His Son to redeem me. I am thankful that I will one day leave this earth and join my God in Heaven. I spoke with an elderly couple recently that I had not seen in a while. I asked how they were doing, and she replied, Getting older, thank God! I love that response. Every day I get older, I get closer to Heaven. Every day I am on this planet puts me one day closer to forever with Jesus. Every moment I have with the Holy Spirit is one step deeper in my relationship with my God. For me, Getting older, thank God! points directly to a longing to be closer to God. It means I have a deep thankfulness for every problem I encounter, because it reminds me that I am no longer meant for this world. As a believer in Jesus Christ, I am marked as citizen of the Kingdom of God. In John 12:25, Jesus said, Anyone who loves their life will lose it, while anyone who hates their life in this world will keep it for eternal life. I have learned that life on this earth is temporary and that the struggles we face here are momentary. I look forward to a day when I get to leave here and finally see my Jesus face to face. In the meantime, I am getting older, thank God! By God s Grace, Larry

10 Offerings to General Operating Fund for October 2017: $ 34, Monthly Budget for Contributions to General Fund: $ 38, Year to Date Contributions for 2017: $330, Year to Date Goal for 2017: $381, Prayer Requests Billy Westover Sandra Gillmore Tori Boydston Denton Allen David Massey Family Kim Thompson Cecil Robertson Eddie Cannon Margaret Frederick Betty Owens Chris & Sarah Lay Bill Cannon Mary Waterfield Carol Reid Jerry & Nita Johnson Rita Pearson Linda Dosher Hank McPherson Lisa Jahnel CISD Staff & Students Susan Fike Thomas Brown and Family Benny Rupprecht Jean Ross Erbin & Dorothea Crowell Marsha Diers Addie Cisneros Don Copley Shorty Jines Raymond Gibson Dayla Cates Josh White Abraham Home Residents Dean Hawkins Jim Hash Keath Garrison Keith McEntire Isaac Lewis Jonathan Cano Claudette Hand Jeff Monk Bob & Marva Hohertz Jack Martin Brenda Martin Sarah Anderson Collins Dylan Collins November Connections Meeting Monday, November 6 th at 5 p.m. in the basement. Our 10th Annual Community-Wide Thanksgiving Meal is on Thursday, November 23 rd, Thanksgiving Day at noon. If anyone would like to volunteer to help please call the church office at Sign up Sheets will be passed around during church also. It s almost time for College Boxes! If you would like to donate snacks or money for postage, please do so by Wednesday, November 28 th! Bring your donations to the church office. December Hanging of the Greens will be on Sunday, December 3 rd, one service at 10:45 a.m. Annual Conference December 4 th at 6 p.m. at FUMC Canadian The Children s Christmas Play is Sunday, December 10 th. We will have our 8:30 a.m. service, Sunday School at 9:45 a.m., the Christmas Play at 10:45 a.m. with a meal to follow. Please bring sides, salads, or desserts. The meat will be provided YOUTH MINISTRIES CALENDAR November 01 Youth Night Out 08 Youth Worship 15 Youth Worship I m Second Night 22 No Youth- Thanksgiving Break 29 Youth Worship December 06 Youth Worship-End of Year

11 We know you re busy but, we need to meet in November to finalize our church conference paperwork! So November meetings will be on Monday, November 27th at the times listed below. Trustees Meeting..5:00 p.m. Finance Meeting...6:00 p.m. Administrative Council..7:00 p.m HELPING HANDS. An important part of any Body of Christ is to minister to those in our midst in Christian love and support. Rejoice with those who rejoice, weep with those who weep. (Romans 12:15) CARD MINISTRY. We believe that greeting cards are a personal expression, a tool for communication, and a means for building and strengthening relationships. We believe that sending greeting cards from our church family to those going through good times as well as challenging times is a ministry. We have several ladies in our congregation on our card ministry team. Sarah Thrasher sends Get Well Cards, Sympathy Cards and Thinking of You Cards. We do our best to get the names to Sarah of those going through challenging days. Please help us out. If you know of someone that we could send a card to, please call Sarah at Sarah, your ministry is such a blessing to this church family. Possum Jahnel sends cards to our friends in the Nursing Home, at Mesa View, and those who have difficulty getting out. We realize these lists change from time to time. Please help us keep updated. If you know of someone that might enjoy hearing from FUMC, please call Possum at Thank you, Possum, for your ministry! Nicole Neumeier sends Birthday and Anniversary Cards. This is a very busy job! We want to celebrate these joyous events with you. We do our best to keep these lists current; but we need your help. If someone s name has been left off or misspelled, please let us know. If your address has changed or if we have the wrong date, please let us know. You can call Nicole at Nicole, we appreciate the love you are sharing with our congregation. Words can t express our gratitude for the work these ladies are doing. You can also call Julene in the church office ( ) for any updates or information you think we need. The goal of the Connections Committee is to work toward our new church mission statement as we Pray for God s change within us so that we are transformed by the love of Christ, nurtured to grow as disciples, and empowered to bring Christ to our relationships, our families, our church, our community and our world.

12 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 1. Wed.Night Meal & Bible Alex Hayden Cornelia Varnell Elise Lusk Abby Isom Combined Worship 10:45a.m Elizabeth Fletcher 6. David Cook Connections Meeting 5 p.m. SPRC Meeting 6 p.m. 7. Katie Whittington Ricky & Barbara Hodges 8. Wed.Night Meal & Bible Dawn Flowers Christa Perry 12. Worship 10:45a.m. Ceta Canyon Dinner Appetizers 5 p.m. Dinner 5:30 p.m. 13. Marty & Sharon Carr Wed.Night Meal & Bible 16. Rhonda Bartlett 17. Allen & Christina Hadaway 18. Trey McPherson Country Store 10 a.m. in the Fellowship Hall 19. Terry Innis Fred Pankratz Sunday School 9:45a.m. Worship 10:45 a.m. CMA Thanksgiving Service 5:30 p.m. at Abundant Life Ashley Perry Jan McEntire Sarah Witten No Wednesday Night Activites Tonight Thanksgiving Meal 12 Noon Alyssa Godino J.W. Coffee 26. Worship 10:45a.m. 27. Bobbie Coffee Trustees Meeting..5:00 p.m. Finance Meeting...6:00 p.m. Administrative Council..7:00 p.m 28. Peggy Heusel 29. Wed.Night Meal 5:30 Curt McPherson Darcee Dosher 30. Albert Lusby

13 First United Methodist Church P.O. Box 1343 Canadian, TX (806) First United Methodist Church, Canadian, Texas November 2017 Our Mission: The Making of Disciples of Jesus Christ for the Transformation of the World The Pastor s Pen Larry Bass - Pastor Cory Campbell - Youth Pastor Julene Castillo- Secretary Brent Layman - Finance 520 Main Street/P.O. Box 1343 Canadian, TX (806) fumc@yft.net Website: fumc-canadian.org Return Service Requested Anyone who loves their life will lose it, while anyone who hates their life in this world will keep it for eternal life. John 12:25 Here comes Thanksgiving! I really enjoy Thanksgiving. I enjoy the fellowship with my family, the desserts, the food, the laughter, the desserts, the turkey and the desserts! But I am thankful for something else, far more important than food, and yes more important than desserts. I am thankful for God. I know that sounds stereotypically preacher, but I am. I have salvation through Jesus Christ and his amazing work on the cross. I have a relationship with God through the Holy Spirit that lives in me. I am a child to my Father in Heaven, who loved me so much that He offered the life of His Son to redeem me. I am thankful that I will one day leave this earth and join my God in Heaven. I spoke with an elderly couple recently that I had not seen in a while. I asked how they were doing, and she replied, Getting older, thank God! I love that response. Every day I get older, I get closer to Heaven. Every day I am on this planet puts me one day closer to forever with Jesus. Every moment I have with the Holy Spirit is one step deeper in my relationship with my God. For me, Getting older, thank God! points directly to a longing to be closer to God. It means I have a deep thankfulness for every problem I encounter, because it reminds me that I am no longer meant for this world. As a believer in Jesus Christ, I am marked as citizen of the Kingdom of God. In John 12:25, Jesus said, Anyone who loves their life will lose it, while anyone who hates their life in this world will keep it for eternal life. I have learned that life on this earth is temporary and that the struggles we face here are momentary. I look forward to a day when I get to leave here and finally see my Jesus face to face. In the meantime, I am getting older, thank God! By God s Grace, Larry

14 Offerings to General Operating Fund for October 2017: $ 34, Monthly Budget for Contributions to General Fund: $ 38, Year to Date Contributions for 2017: $330, Year to Date Goal for 2017: $381, Prayer Requests Billy Westover Sandra Gillmore Tori Boydston Denton Allen David Massey Family Kim Thompson Cecil Robertson Eddie Cannon Margaret Frederick Betty Owens Chris & Sarah Lay Bill Cannon Mary Waterfield Carol Reid Jerry & Nita Johnson Rita Pearson Linda Dosher Hank McPherson Lisa Jahnel CISD Staff & Students Susan Fike Thomas Brown and Family Benny Rupprecht Jean Ross Erbin & Dorothea Crowell Marsha Diers Addie Cisneros Don Copley Shorty Jines Raymond Gibson Dayla Cates Josh White Abraham Home Residents Dean Hawkins Jim Hash Keath Garrison Keith McEntire Isaac Lewis Jonathan Cano Claudette Hand Jeff Monk Bob & Marva Hohertz Jack Martin Brenda Martin Sarah Anderson Collins Dylan Collins November Connections Meeting Monday, November 6 th at 5 p.m. in the basement. Our 10th Annual Community-Wide Thanksgiving Meal is on Thursday, November 23 rd, Thanksgiving Day at noon. If anyone would like to volunteer to help please call the church office at Sign up Sheets will be passed around during church also. It s almost time for College Boxes! If you would like to donate snacks or money for postage, please do so by Wednesday, November 28 th! Bring your donations to the church office. December Hanging of the Greens will be on Sunday, December 3 rd, one service at 10:45 a.m. Annual Conference December 4 th at 6 p.m. at FUMC Canadian The Children s Christmas Play is Sunday, December 10 th. We will have our 8:30 a.m. service, Sunday School at 9:45 a.m., the Christmas Play at 10:45 a.m. with a meal to follow. Please bring sides, salads, or desserts. The meat will be provided YOUTH MINISTRIES CALENDAR November 01 Youth Night Out 08 Youth Worship 15 Youth Worship I m Second Night 22 No Youth- Thanksgiving Break 29 Youth Worship December 06 Youth Worship-End of Year

15 We know you re busy but, we need to meet in November to finalize our church conference paperwork! So November meetings will be on Monday, November 27th at the times listed below. Trustees Meeting..5:00 p.m. Finance Meeting...6:00 p.m. Administrative Council..7:00 p.m HELPING HANDS. An important part of any Body of Christ is to minister to those in our midst in Christian love and support. Rejoice with those who rejoice, weep with those who weep. (Romans 12:15) CARD MINISTRY. We believe that greeting cards are a personal expression, a tool for communication, and a means for building and strengthening relationships. We believe that sending greeting cards from our church family to those going through good times as well as challenging times is a ministry. We have several ladies in our congregation on our card ministry team. Sarah Thrasher sends Get Well Cards, Sympathy Cards and Thinking of You Cards. We do our best to get the names to Sarah of those going through challenging days. Please help us out. If you know of someone that we could send a card to, please call Sarah at Sarah, your ministry is such a blessing to this church family. Possum Jahnel sends cards to our friends in the Nursing Home, at Mesa View, and those who have difficulty getting out. We realize these lists change from time to time. Please help us keep updated. If you know of someone that might enjoy hearing from FUMC, please call Possum at Thank you, Possum, for your ministry! Nicole Neumeier sends Birthday and Anniversary Cards. This is a very busy job! We want to celebrate these joyous events with you. We do our best to keep these lists current; but we need your help. If someone s name has been left off or misspelled, please let us know. If your address has changed or if we have the wrong date, please let us know. You can call Nicole at Nicole, we appreciate the love you are sharing with our congregation. Words can t express our gratitude for the work these ladies are doing. You can also call Julene in the church office ( ) for any updates or information you think we need. The goal of the Connections Committee is to work toward our new church mission statement as we Pray for God s change within us so that we are transformed by the love of Christ, nurtured to grow as disciples, and empowered to bring Christ to our relationships, our families, our church, our community and our world.

16 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 1. Wed.Night Meal & Bible Alex Hayden Cornelia Varnell Elise Lusk Abby Isom Combined Worship 10:45a.m Elizabeth Fletcher 6. David Cook Connections Meeting 5 p.m. SPRC Meeting 6 p.m. 7. Katie Whittington Ricky & Barbara Hodges 8. Wed.Night Meal & Bible Dawn Flowers Christa Perry 12. Worship 10:45a.m. Ceta Canyon Dinner Appetizers 5 p.m. Dinner 5:30 p.m. 13. Marty & Sharon Carr Wed.Night Meal & Bible 16. Rhonda Bartlett 17. Allen & Christina Hadaway 18. Trey McPherson Country Store 10 a.m. in the Fellowship Hall 19. Terry Innis Fred Pankratz Sunday School 9:45a.m. Worship 10:45 a.m. CMA Thanksgiving Service 5:30 p.m. at Abundant Life Ashley Perry Jan McEntire Sarah Witten No Wednesday Night Activites Tonight Thanksgiving Meal 12 Noon Alyssa Godino J.W. Coffee 26. Worship 10:45a.m. 27. Bobbie Coffee Trustees Meeting..5:00 p.m. Finance Meeting...6:00 p.m. Administrative Council..7:00 p.m 28. Peggy Heusel 29. Wed.Night Meal 5:30 Curt McPherson Darcee Dosher 30. Albert Lusby

17 First United Methodist Church P.O. Box 1343 Canadian, TX (806) First United Methodist Church, Canadian, Texas November 2017 Our Mission: The Making of Disciples of Jesus Christ for the Transformation of the World The Pastor s Pen Larry Bass - Pastor Cory Campbell - Youth Pastor Julene Castillo- Secretary Brent Layman - Finance 520 Main Street/P.O. Box 1343 Canadian, TX (806) fumc@yft.net Website: fumc-canadian.org Return Service Requested Anyone who loves their life will lose it, while anyone who hates their life in this world will keep it for eternal life. John 12:25 Here comes Thanksgiving! I really enjoy Thanksgiving. I enjoy the fellowship with my family, the desserts, the food, the laughter, the desserts, the turkey and the desserts! But I am thankful for something else, far more important than food, and yes more important than desserts. I am thankful for God. I know that sounds stereotypically preacher, but I am. I have salvation through Jesus Christ and his amazing work on the cross. I have a relationship with God through the Holy Spirit that lives in me. I am a child to my Father in Heaven, who loved me so much that He offered the life of His Son to redeem me. I am thankful that I will one day leave this earth and join my God in Heaven. I spoke with an elderly couple recently that I had not seen in a while. I asked how they were doing, and she replied, Getting older, thank God! I love that response. Every day I get older, I get closer to Heaven. Every day I am on this planet puts me one day closer to forever with Jesus. Every moment I have with the Holy Spirit is one step deeper in my relationship with my God. For me, Getting older, thank God! points directly to a longing to be closer to God. It means I have a deep thankfulness for every problem I encounter, because it reminds me that I am no longer meant for this world. As a believer in Jesus Christ, I am marked as citizen of the Kingdom of God. In John 12:25, Jesus said, Anyone who loves their life will lose it, while anyone who hates their life in this world will keep it for eternal life. I have learned that life on this earth is temporary and that the struggles we face here are momentary. I look forward to a day when I get to leave here and finally see my Jesus face to face. In the meantime, I am getting older, thank God! By God s Grace, Larry

18 Offerings to General Operating Fund for October 2017: $ 34, Monthly Budget for Contributions to General Fund: $ 38, Year to Date Contributions for 2017: $330, Year to Date Goal for 2017: $381, Prayer Requests Billy Westover Sandra Gillmore Tori Boydston Denton Allen David Massey Family Kim Thompson Cecil Robertson Eddie Cannon Margaret Frederick Betty Owens Chris & Sarah Lay Bill Cannon Mary Waterfield Carol Reid Jerry & Nita Johnson Rita Pearson Linda Dosher Hank McPherson Lisa Jahnel CISD Staff & Students Susan Fike Thomas Brown and Family Benny Rupprecht Jean Ross Erbin & Dorothea Crowell Marsha Diers Addie Cisneros Don Copley Shorty Jines Raymond Gibson Dayla Cates Josh White Abraham Home Residents Dean Hawkins Jim Hash Keath Garrison Keith McEntire Isaac Lewis Jonathan Cano Claudette Hand Jeff Monk Bob & Marva Hohertz Jack Martin Brenda Martin Sarah Anderson Collins Dylan Collins November Connections Meeting Monday, November 6 th at 5 p.m. in the basement. Our 10th Annual Community-Wide Thanksgiving Meal is on Thursday, November 23 rd, Thanksgiving Day at noon. If anyone would like to volunteer to help please call the church office at Sign up Sheets will be passed around during church also. It s almost time for College Boxes! If you would like to donate snacks or money for postage, please do so by Wednesday, November 28 th! Bring your donations to the church office. December Hanging of the Greens will be on Sunday, December 3 rd, one service at 10:45 a.m. Annual Conference December 4 th at 6 p.m. at FUMC Canadian The Children s Christmas Play is Sunday, December 10 th. We will have our 8:30 a.m. service, Sunday School at 9:45 a.m., the Christmas Play at 10:45 a.m. with a meal to follow. Please bring sides, salads, or desserts. The meat will be provided YOUTH MINISTRIES CALENDAR November 01 Youth Night Out 08 Youth Worship 15 Youth Worship I m Second Night 22 No Youth- Thanksgiving Break 29 Youth Worship December 06 Youth Worship-End of Year

19 We know you re busy but, we need to meet in November to finalize our church conference paperwork! So November meetings will be on Monday, November 27th at the times listed below. Trustees Meeting..5:00 p.m. Finance Meeting...6:00 p.m. Administrative Council..7:00 p.m HELPING HANDS. An important part of any Body of Christ is to minister to those in our midst in Christian love and support. Rejoice with those who rejoice, weep with those who weep. (Romans 12:15) CARD MINISTRY. We believe that greeting cards are a personal expression, a tool for communication, and a means for building and strengthening relationships. We believe that sending greeting cards from our church family to those going through good times as well as challenging times is a ministry. We have several ladies in our congregation on our card ministry team. Sarah Thrasher sends Get Well Cards, Sympathy Cards and Thinking of You Cards. We do our best to get the names to Sarah of those going through challenging days. Please help us out. If you know of someone that we could send a card to, please call Sarah at Sarah, your ministry is such a blessing to this church family. Possum Jahnel sends cards to our friends in the Nursing Home, at Mesa View, and those who have difficulty getting out. We realize these lists change from time to time. Please help us keep updated. If you know of someone that might enjoy hearing from FUMC, please call Possum at Thank you, Possum, for your ministry! Nicole Neumeier sends Birthday and Anniversary Cards. This is a very busy job! We want to celebrate these joyous events with you. We do our best to keep these lists current; but we need your help. If someone s name has been left off or misspelled, please let us know. If your address has changed or if we have the wrong date, please let us know. You can call Nicole at Nicole, we appreciate the love you are sharing with our congregation. Words can t express our gratitude for the work these ladies are doing. You can also call Julene in the church office ( ) for any updates or information you think we need. The goal of the Connections Committee is to work toward our new church mission statement as we Pray for God s change within us so that we are transformed by the love of Christ, nurtured to grow as disciples, and empowered to bring Christ to our relationships, our families, our church, our community and our world.

20 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 1. Wed.Night Meal & Bible Alex Hayden Cornelia Varnell Elise Lusk Abby Isom Combined Worship 10:45a.m Elizabeth Fletcher 6. David Cook Connections Meeting 5 p.m. SPRC Meeting 6 p.m. 7. Katie Whittington Ricky & Barbara Hodges 8. Wed.Night Meal & Bible Dawn Flowers Christa Perry 12. Worship 10:45a.m. Ceta Canyon Dinner Appetizers 5 p.m. Dinner 5:30 p.m. 13. Marty & Sharon Carr Wed.Night Meal & Bible 16. Rhonda Bartlett 17. Allen & Christina Hadaway 18. Trey McPherson Country Store 10 a.m. in the Fellowship Hall 19. Terry Innis Fred Pankratz Sunday School 9:45a.m. Worship 10:45 a.m. CMA Thanksgiving Service 5:30 p.m. at Abundant Life Ashley Perry Jan McEntire Sarah Witten No Wednesday Night Activites Tonight Thanksgiving Meal 12 Noon Alyssa Godino J.W. Coffee 26. Worship 10:45a.m. 27. Bobbie Coffee Trustees Meeting..5:00 p.m. Finance Meeting...6:00 p.m. Administrative Council..7:00 p.m 28. Peggy Heusel 29. Wed.Night Meal 5:30 Curt McPherson Darcee Dosher 30. Albert Lusby

21 First United Methodist Church P.O. Box 1343 Canadian, TX (806) First United Methodist Church, Canadian, Texas November 2017 Our Mission: The Making of Disciples of Jesus Christ for the Transformation of the World The Pastor s Pen Larry Bass - Pastor Cory Campbell - Youth Pastor Julene Castillo- Secretary Brent Layman - Finance 520 Main Street/P.O. Box 1343 Canadian, TX (806) fumc@yft.net Website: fumc-canadian.org Return Service Requested Anyone who loves their life will lose it, while anyone who hates their life in this world will keep it for eternal life. John 12:25 Here comes Thanksgiving! I really enjoy Thanksgiving. I enjoy the fellowship with my family, the desserts, the food, the laughter, the desserts, the turkey and the desserts! But I am thankful for something else, far more important than food, and yes more important than desserts. I am thankful for God. I know that sounds stereotypically preacher, but I am. I have salvation through Jesus Christ and his amazing work on the cross. I have a relationship with God through the Holy Spirit that lives in me. I am a child to my Father in Heaven, who loved me so much that He offered the life of His Son to redeem me. I am thankful that I will one day leave this earth and join my God in Heaven. I spoke with an elderly couple recently that I had not seen in a while. I asked how they were doing, and she replied, Getting older, thank God! I love that response. Every day I get older, I get closer to Heaven. Every day I am on this planet puts me one day closer to forever with Jesus. Every moment I have with the Holy Spirit is one step deeper in my relationship with my God. For me, Getting older, thank God! points directly to a longing to be closer to God. It means I have a deep thankfulness for every problem I encounter, because it reminds me that I am no longer meant for this world. As a believer in Jesus Christ, I am marked as citizen of the Kingdom of God. In John 12:25, Jesus said, Anyone who loves their life will lose it, while anyone who hates their life in this world will keep it for eternal life. I have learned that life on this earth is temporary and that the struggles we face here are momentary. I look forward to a day when I get to leave here and finally see my Jesus face to face. In the meantime, I am getting older, thank God! By God s Grace, Larry

22 Offerings to General Operating Fund for October 2017: $ 34, Monthly Budget for Contributions to General Fund: $ 38, Year to Date Contributions for 2017: $330, Year to Date Goal for 2017: $381, Prayer Requests Billy Westover Sandra Gillmore Tori Boydston Denton Allen David Massey Family Kim Thompson Cecil Robertson Eddie Cannon Margaret Frederick Betty Owens Chris & Sarah Lay Bill Cannon Mary Waterfield Carol Reid Jerry & Nita Johnson Rita Pearson Linda Dosher Hank McPherson Lisa Jahnel CISD Staff & Students Susan Fike Thomas Brown and Family Benny Rupprecht Jean Ross Erbin & Dorothea Crowell Marsha Diers Addie Cisneros Don Copley Shorty Jines Raymond Gibson Dayla Cates Josh White Abraham Home Residents Dean Hawkins Jim Hash Keath Garrison Keith McEntire Isaac Lewis Jonathan Cano Claudette Hand Jeff Monk Bob & Marva Hohertz Jack Martin Brenda Martin Sarah Anderson Collins Dylan Collins November Connections Meeting Monday, November 6 th at 5 p.m. in the basement. Our 10th Annual Community-Wide Thanksgiving Meal is on Thursday, November 23 rd, Thanksgiving Day at noon. If anyone would like to volunteer to help please call the church office at Sign up Sheets will be passed around during church also. It s almost time for College Boxes! If you would like to donate snacks or money for postage, please do so by Wednesday, November 28 th! Bring your donations to the church office. December Hanging of the Greens will be on Sunday, December 3 rd, one service at 10:45 a.m. Annual Conference December 4 th at 6 p.m. at FUMC Canadian The Children s Christmas Play is Sunday, December 10 th. We will have our 8:30 a.m. service, Sunday School at 9:45 a.m., the Christmas Play at 10:45 a.m. with a meal to follow. Please bring sides, salads, or desserts. The meat will be provided YOUTH MINISTRIES CALENDAR November 01 Youth Night Out 08 Youth Worship 15 Youth Worship I m Second Night 22 No Youth- Thanksgiving Break 29 Youth Worship December 06 Youth Worship-End of Year

23 We know you re busy but, we need to meet in November to finalize our church conference paperwork! So November meetings will be on Monday, November 27th at the times listed below. Trustees Meeting..5:00 p.m. Finance Meeting...6:00 p.m. Administrative Council..7:00 p.m HELPING HANDS. An important part of any Body of Christ is to minister to those in our midst in Christian love and support. Rejoice with those who rejoice, weep with those who weep. (Romans 12:15) CARD MINISTRY. We believe that greeting cards are a personal expression, a tool for communication, and a means for building and strengthening relationships. We believe that sending greeting cards from our church family to those going through good times as well as challenging times is a ministry. We have several ladies in our congregation on our card ministry team. Sarah Thrasher sends Get Well Cards, Sympathy Cards and Thinking of You Cards. We do our best to get the names to Sarah of those going through challenging days. Please help us out. If you know of someone that we could send a card to, please call Sarah at Sarah, your ministry is such a blessing to this church family. Possum Jahnel sends cards to our friends in the Nursing Home, at Mesa View, and those who have difficulty getting out. We realize these lists change from time to time. Please help us keep updated. If you know of someone that might enjoy hearing from FUMC, please call Possum at Thank you, Possum, for your ministry! Nicole Neumeier sends Birthday and Anniversary Cards. This is a very busy job! We want to celebrate these joyous events with you. We do our best to keep these lists current; but we need your help. If someone s name has been left off or misspelled, please let us know. If your address has changed or if we have the wrong date, please let us know. You can call Nicole at Nicole, we appreciate the love you are sharing with our congregation. Words can t express our gratitude for the work these ladies are doing. You can also call Julene in the church office ( ) for any updates or information you think we need. The goal of the Connections Committee is to work toward our new church mission statement as we Pray for God s change within us so that we are transformed by the love of Christ, nurtured to grow as disciples, and empowered to bring Christ to our relationships, our families, our church, our community and our world.

24 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 1. Wed.Night Meal & Bible Alex Hayden Cornelia Varnell Elise Lusk Abby Isom Combined Worship 10:45a.m Elizabeth Fletcher 6. David Cook Connections Meeting 5 p.m. SPRC Meeting 6 p.m. 7. Katie Whittington Ricky & Barbara Hodges 8. Wed.Night Meal & Bible Dawn Flowers Christa Perry 12. Worship 10:45a.m. Ceta Canyon Dinner Appetizers 5 p.m. Dinner 5:30 p.m. 13. Marty & Sharon Carr Wed.Night Meal & Bible 16. Rhonda Bartlett 17. Allen & Christina Hadaway 18. Trey McPherson Country Store 10 a.m. in the Fellowship Hall 19. Terry Innis Fred Pankratz Sunday School 9:45a.m. Worship 10:45 a.m. CMA Thanksgiving Service 5:30 p.m. at Abundant Life Ashley Perry Jan McEntire Sarah Witten No Wednesday Night Activites Tonight Thanksgiving Meal 12 Noon Alyssa Godino J.W. Coffee 26. Worship 10:45a.m. 27. Bobbie Coffee Trustees Meeting..5:00 p.m. Finance Meeting...6:00 p.m. Administrative Council..7:00 p.m 28. Peggy Heusel 29. Wed.Night Meal 5:30 Curt McPherson Darcee Dosher 30. Albert Lusby

25 First United Methodist Church P.O. Box 1343 Canadian, TX (806) First United Methodist Church, Canadian, Texas November 2017 Our Mission: The Making of Disciples of Jesus Christ for the Transformation of the World The Pastor s Pen Larry Bass - Pastor Cory Campbell - Youth Pastor Julene Castillo- Secretary Brent Layman - Finance 520 Main Street/P.O. Box 1343 Canadian, TX (806) fumc@yft.net Website: fumc-canadian.org Return Service Requested Anyone who loves their life will lose it, while anyone who hates their life in this world will keep it for eternal life. John 12:25 Here comes Thanksgiving! I really enjoy Thanksgiving. I enjoy the fellowship with my family, the desserts, the food, the laughter, the desserts, the turkey and the desserts! But I am thankful for something else, far more important than food, and yes more important than desserts. I am thankful for God. I know that sounds stereotypically preacher, but I am. I have salvation through Jesus Christ and his amazing work on the cross. I have a relationship with God through the Holy Spirit that lives in me. I am a child to my Father in Heaven, who loved me so much that He offered the life of His Son to redeem me. I am thankful that I will one day leave this earth and join my God in Heaven. I spoke with an elderly couple recently that I had not seen in a while. I asked how they were doing, and she replied, Getting older, thank God! I love that response. Every day I get older, I get closer to Heaven. Every day I am on this planet puts me one day closer to forever with Jesus. Every moment I have with the Holy Spirit is one step deeper in my relationship with my God. For me, Getting older, thank God! points directly to a longing to be closer to God. It means I have a deep thankfulness for every problem I encounter, because it reminds me that I am no longer meant for this world. As a believer in Jesus Christ, I am marked as citizen of the Kingdom of God. In John 12:25, Jesus said, Anyone who loves their life will lose it, while anyone who hates their life in this world will keep it for eternal life. I have learned that life on this earth is temporary and that the struggles we face here are momentary. I look forward to a day when I get to leave here and finally see my Jesus face to face. In the meantime, I am getting older, thank God! By God s Grace, Larry