First United Methodist Church Newton, North Carolina

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1 Loving People into the Kingdom of God in the Heart of Catawba County. First United Methodist Church Newton, North Carolina JUNE 2016 First United Methodist Church Staff: David Greene, Pastor cell: Lara Willis Greene, Pastor cell: John Coffey, Organist Beth Fowler, Choir Director Michael Roberts, Praise Service Rose Bibeau, Children s Music Julie Braswell, Children s Ministry Ann Cook, Administrative Assist. Kayla Sigmon, Nursery Ministry Kristi Harvell, Preschool IN TOUCH 300 N. Main Ave. PO Box 926 Newton, NC fumcnewtonnc.org Message from the Staff Parish Relations Committee, I want to start off by giving a heartfelt thanks to everyone who has approached David and Willis in the past weeks extending their congratulations as well as offers of help during and after the transitions to their new appointments in July. In appreciation to David for his devotion, hard work, and contributions to our church over the past seven years, the SPRC is planning an informal celebration in his honor on Sunday, June 26th at 3:30 in the church fellowship hall. Additionally, there will be a basket in which you may leave any cards, honorariums, and well wishes for David. You are a great congregation and the SPRC wants to thank you for all you do in keeping this church vibrant as we fulfill our mission of serving God. Paul Campbell, Chairman facebook.com/ fumcnewtonnc July 4th Weekend Holiday Service one service will be held on July 11:00am for the Holiday weekend Adults and children alike enjoyed the fellowship and celebration of the Pentecost Party in the church garden.

2 FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH JUNE 2016 Children's Ministries Summer Sunday School Children K-5th 10:00 to 10:45 am Please join in the fun of High Seas Expedition where we learn all about God's Word! UP***IN***OUT Children K-5th grade Wednesday, June 29th 9:00 am to noon, Activity Room UP - We worship God IN - We grow closer together in Christian friendships OUT - We serve others Got it? Plan to attend, we have a great time! All of us at kids 4 Christ want to say a huge thank you to Lynn Delancey, Mary Yoder, Becky & Paul Campbell, Tracy & Adam Wilson, Colby Kelley, Harris & Vickey Jones and Rose Bibeau. We had a great year and we could not have done it without all of you. First Youth Summer Events And I heard the voice of the Lord saying, "Whom shall I send, and who will go for us?" Then I said, "Here am I! Send me." Isaiah 6:8 firs you h Thirteen of our youth along with three adults will be giving of themselves in service to others at Team Effort's Mission Trip in Jacksonville, Fla. Please join us on Sunday, June 12th at the 9:00 am Praise Service where we will bless them in a Commissioning Service. Our group will load up and head out at 7:00 am on June 19th. They spend their week working on repair projects at a local church and school. Each evening they will gather together in worship with the other groups. Remember them in your prayers as they travel, serve others, and make new friends.

3 FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH JUNE 2016 Dellinger, Jackie 6/1 Elliott, Alden 6/2 Ingle, Sue 6/2 Shaw, Matthew 6/2 Benton, Hon 6/3 Boston, Chase 6/3 McLawhorn, David 6/3 Wilkinson, Becky 6/3 Yancey, Savannah 6/3 Ellis, Susan 6/4 Reitzel, Harold 6/4 Smith, Mike 6/4 Trivette, Deena 6/4 Yount, Jim 6/4 Bean, Melissa 6/5 Caldwell, Sara 6/5 Faust, Ann 6/5 Rights, Debbie 6/5 White, Michelle 6/5 Kelly, Lee 6/6 Clontz, Michael 6/7 JUNE BIRTHDAYS Fay, Gary 6/7 Jackson, Joseph 6/7 Drum, Corbin 6/8 Hildebran, Lauren 6/9 Bohler, Barbara 6/10 Cable, Bill 6/10 Dennie, Neel 6/11 Sigmon, Becky 6/11 Drum, Kyle 6/12 Wooten, Jewell 6/12 Carter, Becky 6/14 Hardin, David 6/15 Autry, Stella 6/16 Hunsucker, Leah 6/16 Gibson, Michelle 6/18 Smith, Robert 6/18 Wanzer, Susan 6/18 Wilson, Kayla 6/18 Phillips, Greg 6/20 Sitzer, Madelyn 6/22 Gregory, Stacey 6/23 Roberts, Lisa 6/23 Doty, Rebecca 6/24 Windham, Ryan 6/24 Barringer, Adam 6/25 Cossich, Jackson 6/25 Foster, Sam 6/25 Johnson, Sarah 6/25 Freeman, Justin 6/26 Templeton, Skye 6/26 Wray, Tim 6/26 Chapman, Debbie 6/27 Hefner, Addison 6/27 Fowler, James 6/28 Glenn Jr., Emerson 6/28 Mull, Alexander 6/28 Richard, Julia 6/28 Powell II, Will 6/29 Templeton, Riley 6/29 Kelly, Betsy 6/30 Lee, Michael 6/30 Setzer, Kerri 6/30 JUNE WEDDING ANNIVERSARIES Michael & Heather Clontz 6/2 Wayne & Faye Swofford 6/2 Danny & Lynn Delancey 6/4 Jacob & Tammy Smith Jr. 6/4 Howard & Wadine Smith 6/6 Robert & Diane Smith 6/6 Carl & Michelle Wayne 6/6 Mark & Tracie Kelley 6/8 Donald & Shirley Hayes 6/9 Harris & Vickey Jones III 6/10 Kenneth & Gaye Keener 6/10 Jason & Heather Raines 6/11 Tommy & Patricia Howard 6/12 Joe & Nancy Killian 6/12 Lucas & Lindsay McKay 6/14 Burt & Dot Hoage 6/15 Larry & Frances Hollar, Sr. 6/15 Tom & Margaret Dixon 6/16 Stephen & Brigette DeArman 6/17 Joe & Judy Beaman Jr. 6/20 Don & Becky Sigmon 6/20 Wilson & Lynn Caldwell III 6/22 Hugh & Leigh Ann McLaughlin 6/22 Tai & Joanna Orange 6/22 Ken & Pat Lawing 6/23 Ray & Billie Shrum 6/23 Jeff & Debbie Carter 6/24 Gabe & Allyson Ervin 6/24 Bruce & Jessie Pannell 6/26 Nicky & Kay Smyre 6/27 Bob & Brenda Saunders 6/28 Tommy & Christine Lowman 6/29 Ken & Pat Simmons 6/29 Jack & Anne Brooks 6/30 New Prayer Team Ministry at FUMC Do you have a compassionate heart for the needs of others? We need you as a member of the new prayer team at FUMC. You can choose to be involved in any of these ways: praying for our pastors before church services, meeting as a group to pray for church members and others, making time to pray at home for members, prayer through digital communication, and more. Please fill out this form, return it to the church office, and someone will be in touch with you soon. Or, if you need further information, call the church office at Devote yourselves to prayer with an alert mind and a thankful heart. Colossians 4:2 Name Telephone

4 May Memorials Bob Rights, Sr. June Sherrill Robert Sherrill Bob Powell Hope Abernathy Sunday Sharing Our Gifts Attendance Tithes and Offerings Capital Bldg. Fund May , May , May Honorariums Joe and Judy Beaman Robe Fund Paul Campbell Capital Building Fund May , May , May , The Trustees are looking for volunteers to help open and close the church on Sundays and for special events throughout the week. If you could help fill this need, please call Anne Lemons at Thank you for considering helping your church in this manner. Graduation Sunday Sunday, June 5 is Graduation Sunday when our church will honor our high school and college graduates. Please call the church office with information on all members who will be graduating this year along with college degrees obtained. PB & J Sundays On the first Sunday of every month, First UMC celebrates PB & J Sunday, a day designated for everyone to bring either a plastic container of peanut butter or a plastic container of jelly. These donations are for Conover School. Father s Day Bulletin Our Youth will sponsor a special Father s Day bulletin. You may honor or remember a father, grandfather, or that person who is very special to you by filling out the form and returning it to the church office along with $1.00 for each person honored or remembered. Please use a separate form for each name. The deadline for submitting the form will be Monday, June 13. In Honor of: or In Memory of: By: (please use a separate form for each name)

5 Exciting new Senior Program coming soon to FUMC! Hello Friends, I just wanted to take a moment to let you know about a new program that will begin at our church in August. The Joy Ministry will begin on Thursday, August 11th. This program is being offered to all of our senior adults within our church as well as within our community. The name, Joy (Just Older Youth) was used years ago when quite a few of our senior church members gathered for social interaction, and we would like to honor what they began all those years ago by keeping the name "Joy" in this new adventure for all senior adults within our community. We will meet on the second Thursday of every month (beginning August 11th) in our fellowship hall. This will be a morning program followed by lunch being served at 12:00 noon. The morning will be filled with fellowship, devotions, prayer concerns, and a minute program, followed by our noon meal. I personally want each of you to know that this is not some wild, fly-by-night, "let's give this a try" crazy idea. This is a new program that has been prayed over, thought out, and talked about for almost two years now. I am beyond excited to get this started! As with any well-run program, we are going to need volunteers willing to help get The Joy Ministry up and running smoothly and efficiently. I have met with several people who are interested in volunteering, and I know we need more! So, will you please pray for this new ministry? And if you feel like this could possibly be something that you would like to help with, then I would love to talk with you! We are going to have a volunteer meeting on Monday, July 11th in the fellowship hall as follows: 2:00pm - All those interested in helping with Registration (name tags, pre-registering for the following month, visitor forms etc.) 3:00pm - All those interested in helping with Hospitality (greeters, decorations, table games, etc.) 4:00 pm - All those helping with Food ( serving, dessert teams, coffee/snacks etc. If you cannot attend the volunteer meeting in July, just let me or Joe Beaman know that you are interested in volunteering, and we will definitely be grateful for your help! Again, I am beyond excited to see this program finally "take flight" in August! I truly appreciate the feedback and support that we've received as we've dreamed of bringing The Joy Ministry back to our church. To God be the glory for this great thing that He is doing. May each senior adult that enters our fellowship hall for this program feel His love through us. Thank you, Beverly Underwood

6 City of Newton Police City of Newton Firemen Community Helper Week at Newton Methodist Preschool Rev. Lara Willis Greene, United Methodist Minister Let's celebrate the work people do in our communities! As the children build literacy, develop vocabulary, practice math concepts, sing songs, sort materials, and participate in dramatic play activities, they learned about the tools, uniforms, and tasks of a variety of community helpers such as police officers, firefighters, ministers, and librarians. If you would like more information about the Newton Methodist Preschool, or to enroll a student for the school year beginning September 6th, please call our Preschool Director Kristi Harvell at Brandy Burnette, Catawba County Library