Wednesday, March 1, 2017

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1 March 2017 Come expectantly seeking Jesus. Follow Him boldly. Go witness intentionally. COMMUNITY LUNCHES At Noon on Tuesday in J.O.Y. Hall Lunch, music, and a short devotional Donations are accepted Everyone is welcome! March 7: March 14: March 21: March 28: April 4: Mike Midkiff, Faith Baptist Meal: by Liberty UMC Music: Becki Wimp & JoAn White David Jackson, Church on the Rock Meal: Spaghetti by Pete Andres & UM Men Music: Quitman Dulcimers Mike Fletcher, Spur On Ministries Meal: by Nan Vance Music: Connie Emmert & Riley Cameron Gabe Martin, First Baptist Meal: Carol Denson, Mary Meyer, Becki Wimp Ken Otwell, First Assembly of God Meal: by JoAn White Music: Quitman Rings Wednesday, March 1, :15 pm, Pancake Supper in JOY Hall Youth Fundraiser for Summer Mission Trip and Summer District Camp 6:00 pm, Ash Wednesday Worship in Sanctuary Suffering Servant-Conquering King An Easter Cantata The FUMC Sanctuary will be open from 8:30 am 1:00 pm on Friday, March 3, 2017 to allow people of the community to come together and join in the World Day of Prayer. The theme for 2017 is Am I Being Unfair to You? More information can be found at performed by the Chancel Choir 6:00 pm, Palm Sunday Sunday, April 9, 2017 Come join us as we prepare our hearts and minds for the celebration of Easter. 1

2 A Note From Our Pastor Dear Friends, As you know I have been assigned to be the District Superintendent of the East District (Lufkin area) of the Texas Annual Conference. This will be a new experience for JoAn and I, and we covet your thoughts and prayers in this new service for Christ s Kingdom. However, it is not time to say good bye. There is still work to do! We look forward to serving with you throughout the Lent and Easter seasons. You bless us with your love, and we are honored to be part of your church family. May God s peace be with all of us in this time of transition. With Love and Grace, Dick and JoAn White 8:30 am Service Bill McPherson Bert Blair March 11:00 am Service Al Medina Brandon Williams Brad Floyd Christy Floyd Vickey Medina USHER? Ushering at our worship services is an easy way to serve the church, especially when we have plenty of helpers on each team. If you are interested in joining us, please contact Darrell or Debby Slabaugh at Good Friday Friday, April 14, pm in JOY Hall 2 FUMC Communion Rail Offering February: $820 to Quitman Volunteer Fire Department March: Pastor s Discretionary Fund Intercessory Prayers for: Cary Bargas, Becky Bradfield, Marcia Chewning, Joan Collins, Joe Crawford, Gary DeArmond, Nelda Deer Dodd, Emmett Dixon, Don Edwards, Bill Fry, Lynda Gibson, Bruce Grider, Millie Grider, Carol Hawkins, Edna Hurley, Janet McGill-Faubion, Billie Kleebauer, Randy Selman, Gene Spencer, Jan Nisbet, Paul Bozeman

3 FUMC Sunday 8:30 am Worship 9:30 am Sunday School 11:00 am Worship Monday 9:00 am n-joy Line Dancing Tuesday Noon Lenten Lunch Wednesday 1:00 pm Prayer Group 3:30 pm Notes of Praise (not 3/15) 5:15 pm WNL meal (not 3/15) 6:00 pm WNL programs (not 3/15) 7:00 pm Choir Rehearsal Thursday 7:00 am - Men s Prayer Breakfast at Tea Room 9:00 am n-joy Line Dancing Noon Quitman Rings 5:15 pm JOY Ringers Book Club 2:00 pm, on the 2nd Monday in the Life Classroom March 13, 2017 April 10, 2017 May 8, 2017 Voices from Beyond Hidden Figures All the Light We By Ann Norris by Margot Shetterly Cannot See by Anthony Doerr FUMC 3/1 5:15 pm Youth Pancake Fundraiser in JOY Hall 3/1 6:00 pm Ash Wednesday Service 3/3 8:30 am 1:00 pm World Day of Prayer in Sanctuary 3/5 1:30 pm Sunday Trustee Mtg 3/6 2:00 pm Monday Writing Club 3/8 10 am Wesley House Devotion 3/10 9:00 am Friday Food Bank Sr. Box Delivery 3/13 17 QISD Spring Break 3/13 7:30 am Monday Food Bank 3/13 2:00 pm Monday Book Club 3/15 10 am Heritage Devotion 3/17 11:00 am Friday Savor the Word Bible Study 3/20 7:0 pm Cub Scout Pack Mtg 3/21 6:30 pm Tuesday United Methodist Men Third Tuesday of the month Meal at 6:30 pm, bring a dish to share March 21, 2017 Program: Testimony by Roger Schneider Savor the Word 3rd Friday of the month, continues March 17 Fellowship 11:00 am, Lunch 11:30, Bible Study at noon, led by Sandra Grider at Julia Gary s Home 1335 FM 288 (near the Lake Fork SRA office) r.s.v.p March 2017 Financial Update As of February 19, 2017 General Fund Year-To-Date Giving $63,971. Year-To-Date Budget $64,280. 3/3 Jane Colburn 3/4 Jack Neel Jessi Otto Vicky Selman 3/5 River Asmussen Frank Dalhoff 3/7 Jerry Nichols 3/8 Sharon Schneider 3/9 Mitchell Emmert Sandra Evans Lilli McWhorter 3/10 Jack Robinson 3/11 Neal Poppenhusen Taylor Ory 3/12 Gordon Stone 3/13 Martha Scroggins 3/15 Greg Eberhart 3/17 Brooklyn Marcee Jeff Taylor 3/18 Gena von Reyn 3/19 Joan Collins Jakob Jackson 3/21 Will Burroughs 3/24 Eric Hatcher 3/26 Martha Johnson 3/28 Gwynn Tucker 3/30 Harriett Bevil 3/31 Glenda Barnett 3

4 Name: Use this for the monthly newsletter Use this for prayer updates Cell Phone: Provider (ex., Verizon, AT&T) Use this phone for weekly announcements Home Phone: Use this phone for weekly announcements Mailing Address: Use this address for the monthly newsletter Birthdays: Name Month/Day Lost Something Found Something Check the table in the back of the sanctuary. Unclaimed items will be donated to the Christmas Sharing Garage Sale in April. Please check your closet for a ladies leather jacket that was misplaced earlier this year. 4

5 For the LORD gives wisdom; from his mouth come knowledge and understanding. Proverbs 2:6 Check out more pictures on our facebook page: First United Methodist Church of Quitman, Texas 5

6 2016 FUMC Contacts Mike & Sandy Narkiewicz 201 PR 5184 Quitman, TX CELEBRATING 8 YEARS OF SERVICE You are invited to a celebration of serving the Senior Citizens of Wood County by Forever Young Activity Center OPEN HOUSE Date: Thursday, March 9, 2017 Time: 5:30 to 7 pm Where: 404 S. Main in Quitman, TX OPERATION CHRISTMAS CHILD Do you remember July 2015 at FUMC? We had at our church Pastor Sika Yawa from TOGO to share with us about Operation Christmas Child. What it meant to the children receiving a shoebox, Jesus Christ and The Greatest Journey. Recently I met Mark Harrison, from Houston. He is a year round volunteer like myself. He is going to TOGO, the end of March with 2 other people I met. They will help distribute shoeboxes to the children. How exciting for us to be partners with this wonderful ministry of sharing Jesus Christ and his love to the children. FUMC has partnered with OCC as a Relay Center, now known as a Drop Off Location since The Drop Off Location Team Leader resigned at the end of the year. We are praying for someone that loves the mission of Operation Christmas Child and would be interested in being a year round volunteer to partner with OCC and become the FUMC Drop Off Location Team Leader. Please contact Gloria Jeane Rosewall, gloriajeanerosewall@gmail.com or We will pray about it together. NATIONAL COLLECTION WEEK NOVEMBER 13-20, 2017 Back Pack Program Kevan Burroughs Bridge/Evangelism Al Medina Caring Ministries Food Ministry Becky Bradfield Seasonal Remb. Carol Denson Homebound Bill Hedges Prayer Ministry Jimmy&Rita Johns Correspondence Kay Robinson Transportation Nan Vance Children s Programs Teresa Dunn Church Council Chair Jack Robinson Crafty Christians Donna Guvernator Cub Scouts Kristie Nichols Adult Choir Spencer Emmert Endowment Chair Darrell Slabaugh Fellowship Chair Annette Simpkins Finance Chair Beth Aikman Handbells JoAn White Church Office office@fumcquitman.org Newsletter Mary Wilson Missions Chair Keith & JoAnn Zimmerman Taste and See sharronnthomas@yahoo.com Trustees Chair Bill McPherson Savor the Word Julia Gary Staff Parish Relations Teresa Dunn United Methodist Men Don Hensley Youth Programs Taylor Ory Worship Chair Diane Blackwell any others Mary Wilson Mission Opportunity to Mount Sequoyah in Fayetteville, Arkansas April 17-20, 2017 Mount Sequoyah Retreat and Conference Center was founded in 1922 by the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, which comprised the states of Missouri, Oklahoma, Texas, Louisiana and Arkansas. Called the Western Methodist Assembly, it was planned as a summer retreat, spiritual center and faith-based training facility west of the Mississippi River. Mount Sequoyah loves volunteers! They constantly help improve the quality of our facilities and grounds enabling our staff to continue providing radical hospitality and show the love of Christ to all who walk through our gates. Mount Sequoyah can work with any size group at any skill level. We will work with your group to provide meals and lodging at the lowest possible rate prices can vary greatly. Please consider making FUMC Quitman s mission trip to Mt. Sequoyah from April 17 th through the 21 st. Contact Ronnie Vance if you are interested. 6

7 Liberty Sunday 8:30 am Early Risers Sunday School 9:30 am Worship 11:00 am Brunch Bunch Sunday School Tuesday 9:30 am Liberty Prayer Circle Thursday Liberty Bells rehearsal at FUMC Annex Friday 10:00 am Bible Study Liberty 3/2 Thursday 10:00 am Crafty Christians 3/8 Wednesday 6:00 pm Trustee Meeting 3/9 Thursday 6:30 pm Council Meeting 3/16 Thursday 6:00 pm Fellowship Meal 3/4 Bill Bollinger 3/5 Robin Stewart 3/7 Clarence Lee 3/8 Sara Morgan 3/12 Bob Stewart 3/24 Margo Cobb 3/25 Elaine Baxter 3/31 John Halbert Liberty UMC Communion Rail Offering for March 5, 2017 Pastor s Discretionary Fund LIBERTY UNITED METHODIST CHURCH : AN OLD CHURCH WITH A STRONG HEART LIBERTY LINES...by John Sparks March Meetings & Events at Liberty: Crafty Christians- Thursday, 2 nd ; Trustees-Wednesday, 8 th at 6 p.m.; Council- Thursday, 9 th at 6:30 p.m.; Fellowship Dinner-Thursday, 19 th at 6 p.m. Expansion of Liberty Sanctuary: Jerry Hibbs, Chairman of the Liberty Board of Trustees presented the congregation with preliminary plans for the expansion of the Liberty Sanctuary Building. The Trustees circulated a basic floor plan to those in attendance. The expansion plan will bring the seating capacity to 124, up 32 from the current capacity of 94. Hibbs explained that recent attendance figures were averaging 70-plus, just below the 80 percent capacity figure regarded by most experts as a detriment to membership growth. He also explained that preliminary cost estimates for the expansion is below the surplus balance in the current (2017) general operating fund. So, no borrowing or debt is anticipated for the expansion. The expansion plan calls for 28-feet to be added to the rear of the current building, increasing the square footage from 1,200-to-2,040. It is anticipated that a stained-glass window will be added to the back wall. Three new rows of pews will be added. And, the expansion will allow for an eight-foot open interior space at the front entrance. Existing furniture will be used. The plan calls for retaining the current exterior look of the building with painted brick exterior walls and a metal roof. The Trustees have also provided for Liberty members to make specific donations in support of the expansion plan such as additional pews, 8-to-10 ceiling lights, stained glass window (spoken for), sound system, 12 choir chairs, three new windows. The Council and the Trustees have formed a 5-member interior design and finishings committee comprised of: Hibbs, Elizabeth Deuson, Neva Potts, Anna Wilkins and Stewart Boswank. Congregational & District approval for the expansion and remodeling undertaking will be sought this year as required by The Book of Discipline of the United Methodist Church, 2016 edition. There will also be at least two general meetings with the congregation with updates and to seek input. Several Liberty members have joined the United Methodist Men of the Quitman FUMC and are participating in the community service projects adopted by the organization. In addition, Liberty members Don Hensley and Jerry Price have accepted leadership positions in the UMM Hensley as 2017 President and Price as 2017 Chaplin. 7

8 January 4 March 22, 2017 Do your dreams seem out of reach? If you have a dream then you have a destiny. In this 10-part series, From Dream to Destiny, Robert Morris prompts you to ask yourself, "How do I travel from the dream to the destiny - and what should I expect along the way?" (no class March 1 due to Ash Wednesday) (no class March 15 due to Spring Break) March 29 April 19, 2017 Hope. We know that hope is central to our identity as Christians and we know that supreme hope is found in a relationship with Jesus Christ, but how does that relationship become real to us? In Citizens of Hope, a book and four-week small-group study, you ll be guided on a formative path of understanding who God is and who you are as God s children. Each session is designed to invoke holy conversation and provides a suggested course of action in faith for every member of your group sending them out to serve in Jesus name. First United Methodist Church 406 E. Lane Street Early Worship 8:30 am Sunday School 9:45 am Worship 11:00 am Youth 4:30 6:00 pm Liberty United Methodist Church 2581 E. Hwy Sunday School 8:30 am Worship 9:30 am Sunday School 10:45 am HAVE YOU MOVED OR HAVE A NEW PHONE NO? If so, please contact Mary Wilson in the church office so she can update the records. Call her at First United Methodist Church P O Box 1643 Quitman, TX Non-Profit Org. US Postage Paid Permit No. 14 Quitman, TX Transforming God s Children Into Disciples 8