The purpose of Western Hills United Methodist Church is to continue the ministry of Jesus by making disciples through faith, hope and love.

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1 THE HILLTOP NEWS 2820 Laredo Dr., Fort Worth, Texas September 16, 2008 The purpose of Western Hills United Methodist Church is to continue the ministry of Jesus by making disciples through faith, hope and love. Wednesday September 17 Nursery Provided 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., English as a Second Language Class 6:30 p.m., Youth Group 6:30 p.m., Lectionary Bible Study 6:30 p.m., Handbells 6:30 p.m., Elementary Choir 6:30 p.m., Love & Logic Parenting Class 7:30 p.m., Chancel Choir Thursday September 18 9:00 a.m. to noon, Food Pantry Saturday September 20 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., Boy Scout Bike Rodeo church parking lot Sunday September 21 9:30 a.m., Sunday School 10:50 a.m., Morning Worship 2:00 p.m., Lectionary Bible Study 4:30 p.m., Youth Monday September 22 9:30 a.m., English as a Second Language Class Tuesday September 23 Meals on Wheels 8:00 a.m., Bible Study Fellowship meets in Fellowship Hall 9:00 a.m. to noon, Food Pantry 7:00 p.m., Cub/Boy Scouts Meet Wednesday September 24 Nursery Provided 9:30 a.m., ESL Class 6:30 p.m., Youth Group 6:30 p.m., Lectionary Bible Study 6:30 p.m., Handbells 6:30 p.m., Elementary Choir 6:30 p.m., Love & Logic Parenting Class 7:30 p.m., Chancel Choir Reflections Recently, there was a newspaper that started its headlines with -- Good morning people were killed out on Highway 92. or man mauled by bear. One would begin to wonder if this were a Good morning what in the world would a Bad morning look like? There are some days that I would like to subscribe to another paper that advertises, We print nothing but good news. There are bad things that happen to good people, to all of us. We should never take lightly the tragedies that hit the lives of our neighbors. Of course, I am thinking about the devastation that happened to the people along the path of the storm, as well as our church family who have experienced their own struggles. It is almost overwhelming isn t it? When I am feeling a little depressed or smothered by the world, I have to remind myself, -- Where is your faith and Who are the most important people in my life, and begin there to find breathing room. I am reminded of the song, On Christ the solid rock, I stand, all other ground is sinking sand. How true that is! There is a lot of call for change, but I don t want that solid rock to ever change! There is so little I can do for the people along the coast. I can offer my prayers. I can help out with some donations. This helps. I can also make a phone call to my daughter and son and see how their day is going. When I get involved close by, I don t feel so swamped by the larger world. Why are you downcast, O my soul? Why so disturbed within me? Put your hope in God, for I will yet praise him, my Savior and my God. Psalm 42:11

2 Current Concerns In Sympathy The Gene McClure Family, Roy Newman s first Cousin. Ted Evans, Anna Fry s nephew Robert Ewing Stacy Ewing, daughter of Carole & Robert Ewing, has cancer Gregg Geesa, son-in-law of Jerry & Anna Fry Mrs. Chris Green, recovering from a stroke, friend of Roy and Beverly Newman Sue Hanson, recovering from knee surgery David Harris, Anna Fry s brother, heart cauterization Laura Hebert, friend of the O Donald s Mike Long, who has cancer, friend of Ken and Barb Leach Elli McKillips, grandmother of Jennifer Morton Bob Manny, friend of Cathy Jones, recovering from heart attack Doris Mars, neighbor of Jennifer Morton Nina Moore, friend of Al & Becky Riibe, who has cancer Dorcas Neuman, recovering from a stroke Kay Newman, Roy & Beverly Newman s family Roy Newman Pops and friend Jeanne, friend of Anna and Jerry Fry Shirley Powell, Tamera Austin s friend Pete Revello, friend of Roy Newman, who has cancer and is receiving radiation treatments Monica Scott, Barbie Brewer s niece Dr. Doug Spear, Al Riibe s cousin, recovering from a stroke Jan Stockton, recovering from surgery Reverend Peter Toon, Susan & Bob Hunt s daughter-in-law s father, who is very ill Stella Wallace, Beverly Newman s sister Bob Warren Tristan Watkins Glenn Whitmire, recovering from back surgery Tania Williams, Harlene Cornett s friends Daughter Juanita Wilson, friend of Gerry Marten, had a massive stroke Our Missionary: Sam Rodriguez Prayer Lists On Going Prayer List Health and Healing: Orene Beatty, Dollie Bedwell, Janie Bielefeld, Florine Brooks, Debra Brown, Katherine Busby, Kristi Butler, Larry Cornett, Martha Davis, Mariann Deering, Anne Ellison, John Fant, Wendel Fox, Elmo Livingston, Johnnie Luttrell, Fred Marten, Bettye May, Doug McGlaun, Bill Newton, Sarah Odom, Eric Paige, Al Riibe, Leona Roberts, Zebula Robinson, Jill Mathews Snow, Reverend Buddy Stegman, Marissa Steward, Josh Taylor, Ronnie Thelman, Leanne Roth, Earl Van Roosenbeek, Kristi Vickers, Tom Wilson Military: Josh Boston, Sam Brooks, Jason Busby, Misty Busby, Justin Comparini, Sarah Davis, Dan Fagan, Sarah Harris, Daniel Kinnibrugh, Nicholas Minotti, Jesse Mistic, Robert Newman, Daniel Newman, Jacob Rangel, Alex Ruth, Robert Smith, Chris Sotello, Michael Stricklin, Brandon Wilson Worship Attendance: September 7th: 120 September 14th: 107 Sunday School Attendance: September 7th: 69 September 14th: 68 September 7th: General Budget $ 7, Pastor s Emergency Fund Mary Warburton Memorial World Service September 14th: General Budget $ 2, World Service

3 Elementary Choir Our Elementary Choir (for children in grades 1-5) began rehearsals on September 10th. The choir will meet each Wednesday from 6:30 to 7:15 p.m. The choir sings for 10:50 morning worship one Sunday each month. In the spring, the elementary choir will present the musical JONAH S TALE OF A WHALE. During the year, choir members grow in ability to sing on pitch. They learn to play choir chimes, resonator bells, and the autoharp. They are taught that being a choir member is not a performance, but is a way of worshiping God and of helping others worship. We rehearse in the Fellowship Classroom. Since it is not safe for children to go into the parking area alone, parents or guardians must come to our rehearsal room to pick up their children. Give the children you know a musical gift, by bringing them to Elementary Choir. United Methodist Men The UMM will plan to meet Sat. Sept. 27th at 7:30 a.m. for breakfast and warm fellowship. Troy Chapman from Metro Board will be the guest speaker. Volunteer Opportunity Western Hills Elementary School will have an after school program teaching young people to sew. You can volunteer for one session (six weeks) beginning with September to October and next session will be November to December. The hours are 3:15 p.m. to 4:15 p.m. or 4:15 to 5:15 p.m. Please contact Becky Grimland, school counselor, if you can or Rebecca.Grimland@fwisd.org There is a teacher and sewing machines are available just extra hands and assistance with the students would be wonderful. Our National Night Out Tuesday, October 14th 5:30 to 7:30 Western Hills North Neighborhood Assoc. and Western Hills United Methodist Church Food, Fun, Fellowship The evening night out is designed to strengthen neighborhood spirit, policecommunity partnerships, and heighten awareness of crime and drug prevention strategies. The evening night out will be held in the Western Hills United Methodist Church courtyard. Don t Forget! In addition to accepting & recycling cell phones, ink jet cartridges, and DVDs, we now can receive money for: MP3 Players Portable Navigation & GPS Devices (Garmin, Magellan, Tom-Tom) Videogames Portable DVD Players X- Boxes, Sony Play Stations, Wii Laptop Computers, Digital Picture Frames Digital Cameras & Digital Video Cameras (DVRs). All manufacturers and models accepted! We receive something for every item - working or not! You can place these items in the food pantry. Thanks!

4 Thank You!!! The family of Mary Warburton expresses their heartfelt appreciation to our friends and church family at WHUMC for all your help and support during our sudden and totally unexpected loss. Without your presence, reassurance, strength, prayers and love there is no way we could have survived. Please keep us all in your prayers as we continue to adapt to and accept this new stage of our lives. Also, even though Mary had not attended our services recently, please be assured she never lost her faith in God, or her love for our local church and its members. Jerry Warburton and Family * * * * * * * To The Western Hills United Methodist Church Thank you so much for all the kindness and outpouring of love for our family felt from your church at the passing of my beloved sister, Mary Warburton. Your church was a huge part of her life and meant so much to her. The service the luncheon everything is so much appreciated. Janie Woodard and Family Food Pantry Report Food is given to people in the zip code area on Tuesdays and Thursdays, from 9 a.m. 12 noon. For the month of August we served 38 families which includes 118 family members. Food is purchased from the Tarrant Area Food Bank, as well as local grocery stores. Your donations of food or money are needed to support this outreach program. These items are needed for our food pantry: pork and beans, canned fruit, macaroni and cheese, canned vegetables, soup, spaghetti sauce, spaghetti, spam, tuna, peanut butter, crackers, rice (1 lb.) and dried beans (1 lb.). Adopt an Apportionment Following is a list of apportionments that have not been adopted and/or paid in full. Thank you for your continued support! Clergy Health Insurance $ 4,753 Equitable Compensation 233 Other Clergy Benefits 333 Property & Administration 4,553 World Service 7,667 Ministerial Education 1,720 Black Colleges 585 Africa University 151 Retiree Health Benefits 816 Mt Sequoyah 41 Lydia Patterson 202 SMU Campus 26 Fall Festival Fall is almost here, and with Fall comes WHUMC's Fall Festival. This year it will be on November 8th starting at 10am. Dinner and a Live Auction will begin at 6pm. Auction donations will begin being accepted October 15th. Mark your calendars. More information to follow! We are needing 10 different basket and/or items for the raffle this year. In years past, we have asked each Sunday School Class to donate a basket. This year I am just asking that anyone who is interested/ or any class that is interested. Suggestions are: game night reading quilting candles bath and body Hannah Montana High School Musical Dallas Cowboys Thank you in advance for your donations! Kelly O Donald The deadline for the next newsletter is Monday, September 29th!

5 Habitat for Humanity s Building on Faith has begun. The Methodist house is scheduled begin on October 7th. We plan to take special offerings on and to support.