J ANU ARY 2014 January Sermons January 12 (Communion Sunday): Filled with the Spirit: Raised with Him John 20:1-18 January 19: Filled with the Spirit: Catch the Fire I Peter 1:1-12; John 20:19-31 Read Acts 1 and 2 January 26: Filled with the Spirit: Keep It Burning I Peter 1:13-25; Luke 24:13-35 Read Acts 3-4 February 2 (Communion Sunday): Filled with the Spirit: Shining Brightly I Peter 2:1-10; John 10:1-10 Read Acts 5-6 February 9: Filled with the Spirit: Fanning the Flame I Peter 2:11-25; John 14:1-14 Read Acts 7-8 February 16: Filled with the Spirit: Spreading the Fire I Peter 4:1-16; John 17:1-11 Read Acts 9-12 A publication of New Fountain United Methodist Church Sermon Series for January and February: Filled With The Spirit The gospel is a love story that reveals we live in a world that God loves and that each of us are one of God s beloved. You are a vital part of that love story but do you feel it within yourself? Do you awaken each day knowing that God has given you this gift of 24 hours to live to His glory? Do you have the desire, passion and energy to follow Jesus or do you live in a rut, dully walking through each day with nothing special to do and deaf and dumb to its possibilities of abundant life? Each Sunday from January 12 to February 16, we will pray and discuss how to be vital parts of the kingdom of God and to have His Spirit burning bright within us that we make the best use of each day and live them fully alive to His word and glory. Communion Rail & Coins For Christ Our communion rail and Coins for Christ offering for January is the House of Mercy Orphanage in Piedras Negras, Mexico. House of Mercy opened its doors in 2005 to serve abused, neglected and abandoned children in the state of Coahuila, Mexico. Its mission is to provide a safe, nurturing and Godcentered home for these children. House of Mercy is an approved charity of the United Methodist Church, so all of your donations will be used to support this mission. To date, the orphanage has served 160 children, but the needs exceed their space. For more information, go to: www.umcmission.org/g ive -to- M i s s i o n / S e a r c h - f o r - P r o j e c t s / Projects/15175A
Memorials In Memory of Alvin Wiemers: Pat and Kay Reynolds Mr. and Mrs. Bobby Ward Morris, Katherine and Mary Baxter Robert Gooding and family Angie Dolgener and family John E. Gooding Elleen Gooding Mr. and Mrs. Tom Walpole In Memory of Tommy Thompson: Mr. and Mrs. Adrian Fredriksson Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Muennink Mr. and Mrs. Richard Culpepper Mr. and Mrs. Mark Wiemers Mr. and Mrs. Frank Muennink Mr. and Mrs. Mr. and Mrs. Alan Muennink Dee and Glen Schrutka In Memory of Dorothy Beard: In Memory of Marion Muennink: In Honor of Irene Muennink: In Honor of Mary Emma Mathews: Happy New Year From UMW! January 1 will be a holiday for UMW. We will schedule our first meeting of the year for January 8, 2014 at 7:00 pm in the Fellowship Hall. Doris Saathoff will kick-off the new year with the program Calling to Prepare for Mission. The objective of the program is to encourage women to actively engage in spiritual practices modeled by John Wesley as they begin a new year of mission. Won t you please join us? Mary Heiligman will be our hostess for the evening. A great time was had at the December meeting by both UMW and UMM. Pastor Mel was a wonderful Santa; the UMW members Everyone seems to have at least one resolution that seems impossible to keep. And that can become very discouraging. The prophet Jeremiah, who had his own reasons to feel down, wrote, The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases, his mercies never come to an end; they are new every New Mercies revealed their secret prayer sister/ brother; delicious food was enjoyed; songs were sung and games played. Both groups look forward to meeting together again in 2014. A big thanks to the Seasoned Saints for allowing us to use their table decorations! We also want to thank Imogene Meyers, Fanelle Bohmfalk and Mary Heiligman for hosting this memorable event. God s Peace to each of You, Karen Muennink morning; great is your faithfulness (Lamentations 3:22-23, NRSV). God refuses to give up on us. When we lose hope, when we fail and fall short, his mercy never runs out. Tomorrow is full of promise and our Lord s unceasing love. Prayer List Mary Emma Mathews Lary and Jan Oefinger Ann Taylor Tia Taylor Irene Muennink Naomi Fredriksson Alice Wiemers Fay Dell Wiemers Michele Keith Ora Lee Muennink Ladies Bible Class Start your year off right and join the ladies Bible class starting on January 8, 2014 at Norma Jenning s home. They will meet from 9:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. every Wednesday. The six-week study will be Sacred Secrets by Beth Moore. If you have any questions, please call Linda Harrison at 830-426-2012.
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Areas of Service For Worship January 5 January 19 Richard Saathoff Elaine Keel Larry Keel Debbie Muennink Christine Cox Colin Graff Usher: Cindy Stein Peg Tindall Michelle Keilman Sydney Simpson Brett Riff Usher Marcella Fly Lay Reader Usher: Adrian Fredriksson Eddie Boettcher January 12 January 26 Video Ministry Sandi Schweers Jim Stiles Tina Stiles Cindy Stein Sandi Schweers Rob LaPorte Acolyte Video Ministry Sue Richards Lyle Riff Sandi Schweers Sandy Teinert Bill Teinert Clayton Leonard John Southwell Debbie Southwell Usher: Sue Richards Jill Zerr
What if we took our lengthy lists of changes we want to make in the new year and narrowed them down way down? Rather than making a hal dozen or more commitments that we re unlikely to keep, how about zeroing in on a single word that captures the essence of what we want to achieve or become? North Carolina pastor Mike Ashcraft encouraged church members to each find one word that described a characteristic or vision they wanted to achieve in the year ahead. The experiment turned into a movement, with ideas and testimonials available at myoneword.org What would your one-word resolution be? Less is More Believe Hope Encourage Perservere Focus Courage Peace January 4 - Grace Wilson January 5 - Karen Muennink January 6 - Beau Zinsmeyer January 6 - Melissa Liska January 10 - Jason Britsch January 10 - Jan Oefinger January 11 - Kyle Freehauf January 11 - Peggy Justice January 11 - Melissa Jouett January 11 - Tangee Tondre January 18 - Clyde Faseler January 19 - January 19 - John Southwell January 21 - Crystal Riff January 24 - Ronnie Muennink January 24 - Ryan Lewis January 25 - Chelsea Lee Martin January 25 - Nolan Riff January 27 - Katie Toalson January 28 - Yvette Lanning January 30 - Elaine Gardiner Happy Anniversary! January 5 - Dewey & Ruth Davis January 7 - Mark & Brenda Hiler January 28 - Bruce & Sydney Simpson January 30 - Syd & Marcella Fly January 8 - Glenn & Debbie Muennink
New Fountain UMC 2980 FM 2676 Hondo, TX 78861 First Std U.S. Postage PAID City, ST Permit # 000 Join Us For Worship Service of Worship (Fountain of Life Center) 9:45 a.m. Sunday School Service of Worship (Sanctuary) Fellowship Time in the Fountain of Life Center Between Services For More Information Church Office: 830-426-4219 Email: newfountainumc@gmail.com Website: www.newfountainumc.org