Church Matters GARY & CAROL S LAST SUNDAY MAY 6, NEW PASTOR S FIRST SUNDAY June 17, Reception in the Swor Parlor 9:30 to 10:30 a.m.

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1 May 7, 2012 Church Matters First United Methodist Church, Euless 106 N. Main St. at Airport Freeway. Euless, TX Phone: Sunday, May 20 is Senior Sunday. There will be a reception for our three graduating seniors (Victoria Codispoti, Dylan Hawthorne & Katie Tindel) in the Swor Parlor from 9:15 to 10:00 a.m. During the 11:00 a.m. worship service, each senior will be recognized and presented a gift from the church. A 2-3 minute speech will be given about the senior during worship time. This usually generates lots of laughter along with a few tears. We would love for ALL of our church family to come greet and congratulate our Seniors on their wonderful accomplishments. GARY & CAROL S LAST SUNDAY MAY 6, 2012 Children's Day - Sunday, June 10 11:00 a.m. worship service Children will be celebrated! Bibles will be given to those going into the 3rd grade. HONOR FLIGHT DFW #8 Alton Ray will be participating in this flight to Washington D.C for World War II veterans. His flight leaves May 11 from DFW International Airport at 7:25 a.m., terminal C, gate 8 and will return on Saturday, May 12 at 8:00 p.m. All are invited & encouraged to be present at those times, especially for the welcome home. In the interim time between Senior Pastors, the rest of the staff will be holding down the fort and providing the Sunday morning messages. May 13 - Mother's Day - Julie Ann Brown May 20 - Senior Sunday - Krista Tidmore May 27 - Pentecost - Beverly Springer June 3 - Trinity Sunday - Beverly Springer June 10 - Children's Sunday - Julie Ann Brown NEW PASTOR S FIRST SUNDAY June 17, 2012 Reception in the Swor Parlor 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. Please come and welcome Steve Heyduck and his wife and children, Rachel, Eliza and Liam, to the First Euless Family.

2 YOUTH TALENT EXPO MAY 27 8:00 A.M. TO 12:30 P.M. This will be a silent auction where our youth are auctioning off their talents to the members of the congregation. This could include yard work, babysitting, cleaning our a garage, etc. Please come & support our youth. Special thanks to our Staff Parish Relations team for their work in organizing Gary's retirement/celebration day. Also a big thanks to Mike Springer and Victoria Codispoti for their ongoing media team work including a "Thank you" tribute to Gary and Carol. Special thanks to our campus spruce up team who mowed, painted, weeded and planted over the last few weeks. Vincas for sale. Please stop by and pick up a flat or if you just want some individual plants. They are 18 a flat or $1 a plant. Bread Bakers Needed When we have first time visitors, we make a short visit and take a loaf of homemade bread along with information about the church. We are presently in need of bread for this ministry. Fruit or nut bread is preferred, but any homemade bread would be greatly appreciated. If you would be willing to volunteer to bake bread for these visits, please call or bring it to the church office. Donate from your smart phone! The FUMC Euless new mobile donation/payment page is live! First United Methodist Church now offers a mobile version of our online giving page to make it easy for you to give anytime from your smart phone. Simply scan the image you see here using your phone s Quick Response (QR) code reader! This mobile application can be used to make contributions, review your donation history, in fact everything that can be done ANGEL NEWS Last week the Preschoolers and Kindergartners honored Pastor Gary by giving him some of his favorite things: peanut M&Ms, and a Ranger shirt and cap. They also, donated an American flag and a Texas flag to the church to symbolize his love for this church and his love for his country. The students and staff thank you for the 6 years you committed to us and the many children s sermons you have given us. We will miss you, Pastor Gary! We are getting ready for our spring program. Be sure to notice all of our awesome art work that is displayed in the hallways. The Preschool wants to thank Mike Springer and Jana Johnson for helping us with our rehearsals and performances. Also, thank you to Nick Best, Carol Bolton, Larry Kramer, Dave, Emily and Kyle Lewis, Dustin Walton for helping with stage set-up. A donation will be made to the church in their honor. Thank you so much for collecting Capri Sun pouches for us. The company recently changed their requirements and we will no longer be collecting them. We are still collecting Campbell s Soup labels and Box Tops. Forward in Faith This month marks the 1 year anniversary of our capital campaign has been a very successful first year. It also begins year 2 of our 3 year campaign. During the 3rd and 4th weeks of May there will be congregational meetings to review the progress of the campaign. If you are planning a move, please let the church office know your new address. We have to pay $.45 if your newsletters are returned for not being deliverable as addressed. The Post Office will not forward bulk mail. Thanks for your help. VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL IS COMING!!!! JUNE 18 - JUNE 22 FUMC Preschool and Kindergarten Summer Camp June 4-8 Summer Olympics June Bookworm Week 9 a.m. to noon Monday through Friday $10 Registration $75 per week or $140 for both weeks Registration forms available in the office. Please save and send in toilet paper and paper towel rolls. We need them for summer camp projects. Thanks! VBS Registration Celebration Sunday, May 20 from 12:00 to 1:00 p.m. In the Family Life Center. Registration for volunteers and participants. Saturday, May 26 2:05 game Rangers versus the Blue Jays Fresh Start Class will host a parking lot tail gate party at 11:00 a.m. The day is especially exciting as Christian singing group, Casting Crowns, will be presenting a concert that will start at 12:00 noon. Tickets are in the shade again similar to last year in the top level along the 1st base line. Tickets are $15 for adults and $8 for students.

3 Gary, Frankly Speaking, Headset Not Connected As have many of you, I have enjoyed the mild spring weather which we have experienced. It has given me the opportunity to enjoy sitting on my back porch in the early evening and watching the planes depart and land at DFW. When I come home in the afternoon I change clothes and recharge my phone, placing it on the stand beside my bed. However, I sometimes forget to remove the Bluetooth headset from my ear. The first time that happened I was sitting in the patio chair and tilted my head just a bit to the left, prompting the voice on my headset to say, Phone 1 disconnected. Headset not connected. After a few minutes I got up and moved back toward the kitchen door causing the voice to say, Headset connected. How I wish it were that clear when I move away from God. Sometimes we are defiantly disobedient in our walk. We clearly know that a particular behavior is contrary to God s will, but we do it anyway. We know that the headset is not connected. We have chosen not to hear the voice of God. There are other times, though, when the move away from God is much more subtle. We may skip our daily prayer time or leave our Bible unread for extended periods. Our church attendance may become lackadaisical. Ever so slowly and subtly, we move away from God; and if a clear signal were to say, You ve moved too far from God, we might quickly jump back into range. As Christians we do have a voice that tells us how close we are to God the Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit quietly prompts us to pursue an ever-deepening love relationship with God. Sometimes the Spirit acts through the simple promptings of our conscience dissuading us from certain bad behaviors. At other times the Spirit stirs emotions deep within us to move us toward worship or prayer. No matter how the Spirit speaks to you, the most important thing is to stay connected. Carol and I are so very grateful to each of you for your tremendous outpouring of love at our final worship services and retirement luncheon, and the love offering will be a tremendous help in our transition to retired status. But most of all, we will continue to remember the marvelous and miraculous work that God did during our time at 106. It is our prayer that during this time of transition and after Steve s arrival you will continue to stay connected to God. Rob Richards joined the FUMC Euless family 5/6/12. Erin Tabor joined the FUMC Euless family on 5/6/12. Discipleship Journey It is our responsibility as a church to do all we can do to equip and enable persons on their lifelong spiritual journeys. To effectively accomplish this, we must have a Discipleship plan - an intentional process through which we guide persons, moving them from knowing God, to growing in relationship with God, to going forth with God serving others and then witnessing and sharing their faith. Robert & Sandra Casalvera joined the FUMC Euless family 5/6/12. WATCH FOR EXCITING DETAILS COMING SOON!

4 Check out our website at: FOOD PANTRY NEWS AND INFORMATION The food pantry is in need of the following items: Canned Soup Fruit Juice May 13 - May 19 Sunday, May 13 Mother s Day 8:00 a.m. Library Opens 8:30 a.m. Worship 9:45 a.m. Assemblin & Singin 9:45 a.m. Sunday School 11:00 a.m. Worship Monday, May 14 7:00 p.m. Finance Committee Macaroni & Cheese Vienna Sausage ******************************************** Food Pantry Volunteers May May 11 - Gloria Daves, Helen Davies, Jill Schaneberg May 18 - Phyllis Augustus, Marie Lusk, Sharon Menix May 25 - Darlene Carter, Trish Franklin, Pam Jagen If you would like to volunteer to work on our days at the Tarrant Area Food Bank, please contact Sharon Menix or the church office at Tuesday, May 15 5:00 p.m. Homebound Ministry Meeting Wednesday, May 16 7:00 p.m. Chancel Choir Thursday, May 17 10:00 a.m. Time of Prayer Friday, May 18 9:00 a.m. Food Pantry open WEDNESDAY, MAY 16 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon Leave the church at 8:20 a.m. Sunday, May 6, 2012 For the month of April the food pantry helped 125 families and the Pastor s Emergency Fund helped 19 families for a total of $ Thanks to those who give to help our less fortunate neighbors. You do make a big difference and it is greatly appreciated by those who are helped with the resources we have. Sunday School Worship 8: : Total

5 Robbie Ann Burns Jo Kemp Alvin Groves Leah Bennett Sharon Menix Paula Brown Brenda Hurlbut Mimi Maloney Mary Finder Vicki Smith Jim Correnti Richard Stone Kathy Chapman Nancy Bickel Julie Ratliff Dodie Davis Billie Pallet Randy Caldwell Sandy Swann Dottie Rust Kellsey Abbott Linda Wilson Kay Campbell Frances Hodo Opal Willis T.J. Pepper Kevin Maines Gail Goodson Kim Knighton Martha Wells Hungry & homeless Jerry Lloyd Charles Gravely Jack Darring Luttrell Family Scott Duesveen Kroger Employees Cathy Cox & family Those with addictions Gary & Kristi Abernathy Area Storm Victims The Taylor Family Caro & Pierre Kenyon Bob & Barbara Collier Hungry of spirit & body Mark & Vicki Baker Gary Frank Cooper Daniel Keeley Steve Stanley Warner Muirhead Lois Johnson Gene & Helen Dirks Jenifer Hurlbut Charlotte Everett Alma Lopez & family Mark, Pat May s friend Martha Wells Aunt Gussie The Millers, Katy s friends Billy Miller & Lindsey Maule Eileen Duval, Mimi Maloney s friend Cathy Apling, Michelle Barker s friend Mary Ann Harris, Kate Allred s mother Jim Funk, Russell Hurt s cousin Sherri Bryson, Leah Bennett s daughter Patti Zimmer, Eric & Kelsey Carter s aunt Debbie Ritzert, Leah Bennett s friend Randy Caldwell, Russell Hurt s cousin Ella Holman, Dave Allred s friend Josie Goodlet, Russell Hurt s friend Trey Dyer, Charlotte Halleck s friend Jack Loftin, Stephen Pilney s co-worker s father Bob McCuias, Randy Pilney s friend Audrey Bradford, Jay Bradford s mother Emma Belle Stanley, Elizabeth Hurlbut s friend Justin, Taylor & baby Chloe Knighton Carl Frear, Ellen Garcia s father Olivette Patterson, Kaye Walton s mother Scott Montoya, Adam Montoya s father Janice Frost, Adam Montoya s grandmother Debbie Barnett, Alan Moffatt s friend Caroline Taylor, Tami Polenz s mother Carl Coley, Ann Wilson s father Cindy Miller, Teresa & Johnny Watts friend George Hurd & 56 IBTC National Guard Pat Cromar, Alan Moffatt s friend Betty Williams, Marla Williams mother-in-law Arnold Murdock, Marla Williams brother Chris Coley, Ann Wilson s brother Genevieve McClain, Linda Bishop s cousin Carol Cohagan, Charlotte Ellis sister American Airlines employees Pierre Tshimanga & family Don Lade, Pat May s brother Gabrielle, Preschool student Brian Gibbs, Tami Polenz s brother-in-law Kristy, Shirley Mercer s granddaughter Tyler Dennis, Mistie Taylor s godson John Govel, Joyce Humphrey s friend Parisa Mardani Kamali, Teresa Watts friend Carol Rust, Dottie Rust s daughter Nona Taylor, Matt Taylor s mother Nolan Hardwick, Barbara Collier s father Virginia Moyer, Carol Turner s aunt Hannah King, Julie Ann Brown s niece Laura Wells, Kathy Berkeley s niece Ashlin Bean, Sharon Menix s grandson Carl Larson, Julie Ann Brown s extended family Susan Dancer, Jared Deisinger s friend Nancy Jones, Billie Bradford s cousin Rodney Roach, Dottie Rust s friend Mary Ann Johnson, Randy Pilney s friend Patrick McClure, Dottie Rust s son-in-law Holly Flores, Darlene Anderson s sister Pat Holland, Cindy Balentine s sister Beverly Moore, Pat Hoover s friend Brian Crane, Millie Richter s friend s grandson Nathan Johnson, Dave Allred s friend Meredith Stone, Richard Stone s friend Barbara Marino, Mary Turner s friend Victoria Hatch, Krista Tidmore s niece Gabriela Troya, Caro Kenyon s sister Catherine Clark, Debbie Anderson s friend Linda Brown, Julie Ann Brown s sister-in-law Tina & Wayne, Martha Wells family Jasmine Roberts, Shametrius Sims niece Chance Baker, Amanda Mayer s friend s son Ray Pittman & wife, Rita Young s co-worker Eden Fowler, Robert & Cheryl Cheeks s great niece Bette Hayden, Pat Hoover s niece Rachael Richardson, Wayne Weyer s niece Chuck Perkins, Nancy Bickel s co-worker s son Charlie Wymore, Nancy Bickel s co-worker Loren & Betty Good, Lynne Moffatt s friends Margarita Quevedo, Caro Kenyon s friend Hazel Gratsch, Linda (Dave) Lewis mother Carol and Ray DeBiase, Marilyn Long s friend Virginia Mello, Richard Stone s friend Carrie Allred, Dave Allred s daughter Lois Weems, Joyce Humphrey s mother Sydney Marie Peel, Pat May s great niece Ira Mark Rodriguez, Audrey Coats cousin Pam Roorda, Johnnie Girod s daughter Billy Merritt, Kristi Abernathy s uncle Zach Sanders, Sharon Patton s friend s grandson Joyce & John Mack Wallace, Pat Hoover s relatives Steven, Rachel, Eliza & Liam Heyduck & family (new pastor) Dovie Pilney, Mark, Stephen & Randy Pilney s mother Family & friends of Brittany Franklin on her death, daughter of Rev. Travis Franklin (Salado UMC) Holly & Monroe Baggett, Sharon Menix s sister & brother-in-law Evie Adleman, on the death of her mother, Mistie Taylor s friend Calvary Baptist Church, Euless Pastor Eddie Adams Jason Knighton Justin Knighton Gail Worofka David Graveley Kevin Balentine Jeffrey Stone, Lucille Link s nephew Casey Waldrep, Steve Elliott s friend James Fiaccone, Sue Fiaccone s grandson Jason El-Obari, Jo Kemp s friend