First News...FUMC in Meridian

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1 First News...FUMC in Meridian June 2017 As I write to you, my church family, I find myself in the middle of a season of life when it seems like family is always around. First we gathered the extended family together for my Grandmother s birthday in early May, then Mother s Day, then Abby had her dance recital and before I know it, Father s Day will be here. This time spent with family has been a blessing to us, and because we eat often when we gather as a family, it has given us the joy of praying together with our extended family much more than we normally get to. As I prayed with my family I was reminded of the power of praying for my family. So, as our calendar turns to June and Father s Day quickly approaches, I m going to invite you to pray for your family, God s family. Pray for the people you live with and are related to. That they might experience the love that God has for them in and through you. Pray for our FUMC family - as we prepare for VBS. Pray that we might touch the lives of the kids who join us for VBS with the light and love of Christ. Pray for our broader Methodist Family. As we prepare for Annual Conference, pray that our churches might be places of inspiration and transformation where the church is so alive with the presence of God, that their communities are forever changed. Pray for our Mission ministry partners with PUMP who have become like family over the years. Pray that this year s trip would be a holy moment for the students who go, and for the families they serve. Pray for our broader Meridian family. Pray for our recent MHS graduates as they set out to make their mark on the world. Pray for your friends and neighbors, that they might know the love of Christ, and that you might hear God s call to bring them with you to church this summer. As scripture says, pray without ceasing because when we pray our spirits are shaped by our creator, and we become more attune to where God is leading us as individuals and as a church. May God bless you and keep you, as you pray for our family! Pastor Daniel

2 JUNE BIRTHDAYS AND ANNIVERSARIES Lord s Harvest Planning Meeting It s only June. Just 4 months until the 12th of October and Lord s Harvest, so our chairman, Weldon Hamilton has called the first Lord s Harvest meeting for Wednesday, June 7 at 6 pm. Please come, we need crafters, cooks, donation people. Lord s Harvest is our BIG fundraiser for Missions. Planning has to start now, it s already June! PUMP 2017 The youth (and some great parents) held a super Spaghetti Lunch after Worship May 7. They raised $605. toward their PUMP trip June 8 to 11. At printing, Larry Davis, Pastor Daniel, Kerry Hicks, Andrea Dunn and Dax Gann and will be the adults on the annual PUMP Mission Trip. They will pack up at FUMC at 2:30 and leave for Palmer, Texas. Youth going are Madi and McKenzie Hicks, Darcy and Joshua Wyatt, Shiloh and Jonah Utton, Lillie Hagan, Jaden Trester, and Dominic Williams. Most of the group have been before and enjoyed the work that is done during PUMP, as well as the fellowship of other youth from neighboring churches. Open Door Class studies Forgiveness The Open Door Class, which meets Sundays at 9:00 AM, will begin a new video/book series on Adam Hamilton's book "Forgiveness". All adults are welcome to join this study. Books are available now; the video/class discussion will start June 4th. June Events June 4 May 16, 2017 Jim and Edith Davis (A) Wesley Gosdin Mike (Bo) Bowman Larry and Beverley Lawson (A) Susan Godwin Marilyn Buchholz Jimmie and Karen Hughes (A) Jennifer Parton Jessica Parton Marilyn & Bill Buchholz (A) Pentecost Sunday - Communion 11:30 am VBS Taco Fund Raiser 12:30 pm VBS Training Meeting June 7 9:00 am Prayer group 9 to 12 VBS Workdays every Wed. 9:30 pm Crafters 4:00 pm Praise Team 5:00 pm Choir Practice 6:00 pm Lord s Harvest Meeting June 8-11 PUMP Youth Mission Trip June 11 June Annual Conference at Mansfield June 14 June 15 6:30 pm Admin Board meeting June 18 Happy Father s Day June 20 June 21 June 25 June 26 June Senior Picnic 6:30 pm SPRC meeting 6:30 pm Church Picnic at Hardwicks 9 :00am Sunday School for all ages 2:30 pm Worship at Hilltop on Main 6:00 pm Emmaus meets at Meridian IMMEDIATE & ACUTE NEEDS Rain Parker Coffman Linda Gore Alex Rodriquez Bill & Barbara Sheperd CANCER PATIENTS Madi Burt Becky Reese Darcy Cassidy Trisha Fitzgerald Glenda LeMay Norma Pogue Margaret Winkler Baccalaureate May 21, 2017 CONTINUING PRAYER Bill Buchholz Mark Foster Jimmy Carpenter Clifford Crawford Glen Gosdin SENIOR SAINTS Estelle Biggs Betsy Cooper Durwood Gandy Dorma Nichols John & Ann Campbell Mattie Derryberry Faye Howard Monk Thiekin Anna Compton Cleva Dyon Al Johannes Bobbye Spitzer For prayer concerns call the Prayer Chain Edith Davis Church Mary Jones Pastor 254/

3 VBS Work Days Wednesdays 9 to 12 It s time to get cracking on Vacation Bible School 2017! VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL First United Methodist Church 300 N Main, Meridian, Texas JULY :45 TO NOON The Wednesdays in June have been designated VBS Work Days from 9 to 12. The Family Life Center will be transformed into HERO CENTRAL for VBS! Kerry Hicks and Shana Utton will be coordinators in charge. Your assistance will be greatly appreciated, as turning FLC into a city Register online at Paper copy registration available at church office upon request. Register by July 1st and receive a FREE Hero Central music CD. To all the wonderful ladies in our church who are always willing to cook for us. You certainly did a lot of it in May! You are treasures and deeply appreciated! Thank you all. Admin Board & Staff scene will take some doing! Ladies Spring Salad Luncheon The United Methodist Women held their annual Ladies Spring Salad Luncheon on May 20th in the Family Life Center. The food was delicious and enjoyed by all the ladies attending. If you missed it, come next year! VBS Fund Raiser Donations appreciated In an effort to make Vacation Bible School bigger and better, Super Heroes Kerry Hicks and Shana Utton are taking over the June 4th first Sunday potluck. Lunch of Pulled Pork Tacos, Beans, drink and dessert will be available for a donation. FUMC is so fortunate to have a couple of real go-getters who make VBS a big success each and every year (with our great volunteers). Tacos after Worship on Sun, June 4th. Church Picnic June 21st It s time for a Church Picnic, so pack up your lawn chairs, make a covered dish and come on out to Olin and Harriet Hardwick s about 6:30 on Wednesday evening, June 21st for some great food and fellowship. We will be celebrating the start of Summer, and the assurance that we will be having our super terrific Hawkins Family for another year! Hurrah! Directions to the Hardwicks at 166 CR 2510: Hwy 144 north out of Meridian, left onto CR 2510 (just before the Meridian HS road at the crest of the hill at the water tower). Follow it to the end, less than a mile, keep right through the gate with 166 on it. Food coordinators are Teresa McMahon, Pam Hardcastle and Marilyn Buchholz. See you there! 4 As with every year at VBS, we cannot do what we do without YOU! Following the meal there will be a brief VBS training session for anyone able to volunteer for VBS, and we hope you will. This a 4 day commitment (July 10-13) 8:45 to noon, Monday through Thursday. Collecting stuff for VBS Most years we need to collect some common supplies for VBS. This year we need you to bring in: White poster board Empty toilet paper & paper towel rolls 3

4 VBS Work Days Wednesdays 9 to 12 It s time to get cracking on Vacation Bible School 2017! VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL First United Methodist Church 300 N Main, Meridian, Texas JULY :45 TO NOON The Wednesdays in June have been designated VBS Work Days from 9 to 12. The Family Life Center will be transformed into HERO CENTRAL for VBS! Kerry Hicks and Shana Utton will be coordinators in charge. Your assistance will be greatly appreciated, as turning FLC into a city Register online at Paper copy registration available at church office upon request. Register by July 1st and receive a FREE Hero Central music CD. To all the wonderful ladies in our church who are always willing to cook for us. You certainly did a lot of it in May! You are treasures and deeply appreciated! Thank you all. Admin Board & Staff scene will take some doing! Ladies Spring Salad Luncheon The United Methodist Women held their annual Ladies Spring Salad Luncheon on May 20th in the Family Life Center. The food was delicious and enjoyed by all the ladies attending. If you missed it, come next year! VBS Fund Raiser Donations appreciated In an effort to make Vacation Bible School bigger and better, Super Heroes Kerry Hicks and Shana Utton are taking over the June 4th first Sunday potluck. Lunch of Pulled Pork Tacos, Beans, drink and dessert will be available for a donation. FUMC is so fortunate to have a couple of real go-getters who make VBS a big success each and every year (with our great volunteers). Tacos after Worship on Sun, June 4th. Church Picnic June 21st It s time for a Church Picnic, so pack up your lawn chairs, make a covered dish and come on out to Olin and Harriet Hardwick s about 6:30 on Wednesday evening, June 21st for some great food and fellowship. We will be celebrating the start of Summer, and the assurance that we will be having our super terrific Hawkins Family for another year! Hurrah! Directions to the Hardwicks at 166 CR 2510: Hwy 144 north out of Meridian, left onto CR 2510 (just before the Meridian HS road at the crest of the hill at the water tower). Follow it to the end, less than a mile, keep right through the gate with 166 on it. Food coordinators are Teresa McMahon, Pam Hardcastle and Marilyn Buchholz. See you there! 4 As with every year at VBS, we cannot do what we do without YOU! Following the meal there will be a brief VBS training session for anyone able to volunteer for VBS, and we hope you will. This a 4 day commitment (July 10-13) 8:45 to noon, Monday through Thursday. Collecting stuff for VBS Most years we need to collect some common supplies for VBS. This year we need you to bring in: White poster board Empty toilet paper & paper towel rolls 3

5 JUNE BIRTHDAYS AND ANNIVERSARIES Lord s Harvest Planning Meeting It s only June. Just 4 months until the 12th of October and Lord s Harvest, so our chairman, Weldon Hamilton has called the first Lord s Harvest meeting for Wednesday, June 7 at 6 pm. Please come, we need crafters, cooks, donation people. Lord s Harvest is our BIG fundraiser for Missions. Planning has to start now, it s already June! PUMP 2017 The youth (and some great parents) held a super Spaghetti Lunch after Worship May 7. They raised $605. toward their PUMP trip June 8 to 11. At printing, Larry Davis, Pastor Daniel, Kerry Hicks, Andrea Dunn and Dax Gann and will be the adults on the annual PUMP Mission Trip. They will pack up at FUMC at 2:30 and leave for Palmer, Texas. Youth going are Madi and McKenzie Hicks, Darcy and Joshua Wyatt, Shiloh and Jonah Utton, Lillie Hagan, Jaden Trester, and Dominic Williams. Most of the group have been before and enjoyed the work that is done during PUMP, as well as the fellowship of other youth from neighboring churches. Open Door Class studies Forgiveness The Open Door Class, which meets Sundays at 9:00 AM, will begin a new video/book series on Adam Hamilton's book "Forgiveness". All adults are welcome to join this study. Books are available now; the video/class discussion will start June 4th. June Events June 4 May 16, 2017 Jim and Edith Davis (A) Wesley Gosdin Mike (Bo) Bowman Larry and Beverley Lawson (A) Susan Godwin Marilyn Buchholz Jimmie and Karen Hughes (A) Jennifer Parton Jessica Parton Marilyn & Bill Buchholz (A) Pentecost Sunday - Communion 11:30 am VBS Taco Fund Raiser 12:30 pm VBS Training Meeting June 7 9:00 am Prayer group 9 to 12 VBS Workdays every Wed. 9:30 pm Crafters 4:00 pm Praise Team 5:00 pm Choir Practice 6:00 pm Lord s Harvest Meeting June 8-11 PUMP Youth Mission Trip June 11 June Annual Conference at Mansfield June 14 June 15 6:30 pm Admin Board meeting June 18 Happy Father s Day June 20 June 21 June 25 June 26 June Senior Picnic 6:30 pm SPRC meeting 6:30 pm Church Picnic at Hardwicks 9 :00am Sunday School for all ages 2:30 pm Worship at Hilltop on Main 6:00 pm Emmaus meets at Meridian IMMEDIATE & ACUTE NEEDS Rain Parker Coffman Linda Gore Alex Rodriquez Bill & Barbara Sheperd CANCER PATIENTS Madi Burt Becky Reese Darcy Cassidy Trisha Fitzgerald Glenda LeMay Norma Pogue Margaret Winkler Baccalaureate May 21, 2017 CONTINUING PRAYER Bill Buchholz Mark Foster Jimmy Carpenter Clifford Crawford Glen Gosdin SENIOR SAINTS Estelle Biggs Betsy Cooper Durwood Gandy Dorma Nichols John & Ann Campbell Mattie Derryberry Faye Howard Monk Thiekin Anna Compton Cleva Dyon Al Johannes Bobbye Spitzer For prayer concerns call the Prayer Chain Edith Davis Church Mary Jones Pastor 254/

6 First United Methodist Church 300 North Main Street Non-Profit Organization P. O. Box 334 U. S. Postage Meridian, Texas PAID Return Address Requested Meridian, Texas Permit No. 25 Rev. Daniel Hawkins, Pastor Betty Biggs, Secretary/Bookkeeper Larry Davis, Youth Leader Visit our Web Site Fumc Meridian Phone Fax: Office Hours 9 am to 12 noon Mondays 9 am to 4 pm Tues - Fri. Decorate Family Life Ctr. for VBS 9 to 12 every Wednesday in June PUMP Youth Mission Trip June 8 to 11 Annual Conference June 11 to 14 Church Picnic at the Hardwick s June 21 ~ 6:30 pm See pg 3 for details Register online for VBS H E R O C E N T R A L J u l y t o 1 2

7 June 2017 Be strong & courageous for the Lord will be with you wherever you go. Joshua 1:9 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri 1 Sat Your help is needed! 9 to Noon Every Wednesday in June 4 Pentecost Sunday 5 Paulette Ownbey 10 am Worship & Communion Counter Ed McMahon 6 6:00 pm Lord s Harvest Committee 12:30 VBS Training meeting 10 am Worship Counter Ed McMahon PUMP home 18 Happy Father s Day 12 Shirley Gosdin Jennie Hamilton 20 Newsletter Articles Due Counter-Ed McMahon 6:30 pm SPRC meets 10 am Worship 26 Pam Hardcastle Counter-Ed McMahon 2:30 pm Worship at Hill Top on Main 14 P U M P M i s s i o n Tr i p J u n e 8 t h ro u g h 11 9:00 am Push Prayer 9 to 12 VBS Work Day 9:30 am Crafts 4:00 pm Praise Band 5:00 pm Choir :00 am 9 to 12 9:30 am 4:00 pm 5:00 pm :30 pm Admin Board meets Annual Conference June 10th through June 14th 10 am Worship :00 am Push Prayer 9 to 12 VBS Work Day 9:30 am Crafts 4:00 pm Praise Band 5:00 pm Choir VBS Fundraiser Lunch Pulled Pork Tacos and Beans etc pm Walk to Emmaus at Meridian Push Prayer VBS Work Day Crafts Praise Band Choir Church Picnic at the Hardwick s 6:30 pm at 166 CR 2510 see page :00 am 9 to 12 9:30 am 4:00 pm 5:00 pm Push Prayer VBS Work Day Crafts Praise Band Choir