The Flame Monthly Publication - March 2014 907 West Main St, Lewisville, TX 75067 www.fumc-lewisville.org United Methodist Women s Group WOW Circle Monthly Meeting will be March 6 at 7:00 pm in the Parlor. My Brother s Keeper - Men s Group Meet us for breakfast on Saturday, March 8 at 7:00 am in the Family Life Center. All men are invited for food, devotion and fellowship. Contact Nathan Buettner (savages_fbl@yahoo.com) or Perry McClung (perryandpattimcclung@gmail.com) if you have any questions. Permanent Endowment Fund Donations In Memory of: Mary Helvisouer and Achille Biolchini, Donations in Honor of: FUMC Staff, Lee Cisney, and Wesley Workers Teachers About Mosaic... Mosaic is a faith community shaped by young adults/ families. We do life together, serve together, explore our faith together, and change and grow together. Come encounter God and explore faith with others in a safe and open environment. Contribute to the community with your heart, passion, experiences, ideas, and dreams. Meet other young adults/couples/families who care about living life well. Mosaic Sunday Small Groups We meet in the Soul Café beginning at 10:45 for fellowship, then gather in discussion groups offering a time for community, exploration, and growth. If this is your first time in awhile, ever, or in the last fews weeks, these small groups will provide a great opportunity to connect with other young adults and build friendships and faith together. North Central District Laity Day with the Bishop Sunday, March 2 @ 3:00 FUMC Frisco Plan to attend this opportunity for all members of the United Methodist churches in the North Central District of the North Texas Conference to gather as one with Bishop McKee. It is a time for you to come hear Bishop McKee address vital issues related to the NTC and the UMC while he shares his heart felt concerns regarding the future of our churches. There will be time set aside for Bishop McKee to address questions from those present. Spring Break Mission Opportunity Our church will be providing sack lunches to the children at Basswood Manor during spring break, March 10-14. We will purchase the food, make sandwiches and deliver the lunches. We are asking Sunday School classes or other small groups to commit to a day. If you would like to volunteer or need more information, please contact Joey Dean at (214) 516-2420 or japan4joey@gmail.com. Details about what is needed can be found on our website under the SERVE tab. Brown Bag Bible Study On Tuesday, March 4, come and join the Brown Bag Bible Study! We will be reading and discussing Hard to Dance with the Devil on Your Back by Ray Buckley. This seven session Lenten study will help us exchange our way of seeing ourselves and the world for God s way. We meet at 10:30 am in room 125 in the main building. Contact Lynda Whitman if you would like to join the study or have any questions. Lynda@firstlewisville.org Our communion offering on March 2 will benefit The World Service Fund (WSF) of the United Methodist Church. The WSF is the essential core of our denomination's global outreach. By giving to the WSF, we empower efforts by United Methodists in locales all over the world to form new faith communities, share God's word, make disciples, and help God s children.
The Season of Len What Can 10,000 United Methodists Accomplish Together? Several months ago, Bishop Michael McKee posed this question and gave the churches of the North Texas Conference a challenge for the 40-day season of Lent, which begins on March 5th. Here's the challenge: 1) forgo one meal each week, 2) devote that meal time to reading God's Word and to prayer, and 3) donate the money that would been spent on the food for that meal to a ministry that is combatting hunger. 10,000 United Methodists, all fasting once a week, could awaken in our churches a new level of spiritual hunger and help us learn how to live "not by bread alone but by every word that comes from the mouth of the Lord" (Deuteronomy 8:3). 10,000 United Methodists, all reading and reflecting on God's Word, could deepen our love for God and inspire us to make an impact in our communities in new and life-changing ways. 10,000 United Methodists, all praying for our leadership, our sister churches throughout the North Texas Conference, our own local churches, our local communities, and ourselves, could help unite us more strongly in love and recognize a fresh wind of the Holy Spirit blowing at our backs. 10,000 United Methodists, all donating $5 per meal for 7 weeks, could direct $350,000 toward ministries combatting hunger in our area. As your pastor and spiritual leader, I want to invite you to join me and embrace this challenge for Lent. Beginning the week of Ash Wednesday, March 5, let's fast, read, pray and give together. At First U.M.C. of Lewisville, we will be reading our way through Mark's Gospel. Below is a reading plan that is coordinated with a Lent sermon series based on Mark, so we can be on the same page throughout the week and gather on Sundays in Lent to celebrate what we are learning. Each week, as you save your "lunch money," I want to encourage you to set it aside in a special place. Maybe a jar on your kitchen table or a dish on your mantle. Somewhere where you will see it throughout the week and be reminded of this spiritual journey. Then, bring what you have saved to worship on Palm Sunday, April 13. At First Lewisville, we will pool these funds and divide them evenly between two causes: the North Texas Food Bank and the United Methodist "Zip Code Project," which aims to combat hunger and literally eradicate extreme "asset-based poverty" in the two most impoverished zip codes within the bounds of our North Texas Conference. 75215 is in south Dallas, and 75246 is in northeast Texas. Let's link arms with other United Methodists and make Lent in 2014 a life-changing time of year! Grace and Peace, Pastor Andy Special Worship Services Ash Wednesday Worship service at 7:00 pm in the sanctuary. This poignant service will help us begin our Lenten journey. In addition to praying, singing, and hearing the Word read and proclaimed, we will participate in the historic ritual of the imposition of the ashes. Prior to the service at 6:00 pm, we will share a simple fellowship meal in Soul Café. Wednesday Evening Vespers Each Wednesday (beginning March 12) at 6:30 pm during Lent we will gather for a quiet time of worship. Communion will be served. Holy Week Schedule: Wednesday, April 16 @ 6:30 pm Vespers Thursday, April 17 @ 7:00 pm Maundy Thursday Service Friday, April 18 @ 7:00 pm Good Friday Service
t at First Lewisville Sermon Series upside down The Jesus we meet in Mark s Gospel is out to turn the world upside down. His teachings challenge conventional wisdom. Who he includes in his circle of friends shatters everyone s expectations. His ministry subverts the status quo. He is dangerous to the powerful and liberating to the masses. During this season of Lent Sunday, March 9 Easter Sunday, April 20 we will walk through Mark s Gospel and encounter this Jesus, whose earth-shattering message still has the power to surprise us, revive us, and turn our worlds upside down. Titles: March 9 Out of Left Field March 16 Jesus Secret Sauce March 23 The Heart of the Matter March 30 What Am I Signing Up For? April 6 Who Wins First Prize? April 13 King Jesus April 20 The Floodgates Opened Study Spiritual Explorations Class 7:00-8:00 pm Wednesdays in Lent March 19 and 26, April 2 and 9 This 4-week class will be a great way to explore and perhaps expand your walk with God. You will sample different ways of praying together and also will experience group spiritual direction.* You even will have the opportunity to sample an individual session (optional) with a spiritual director who can accompany you in exploring where God is moving in your life right now. This class will be a great way to move forward in living faith during the season of Lent! Spiritual Explorations will be led by Rev. Brian Hardesty-Crouch. Brian is an ordained elder in the United Methodist Church and a trained Spiritual Director. *Spiritual Direction encourages you to explore a closer relationship with God. In the midst of a busy life, many people find it difficult to notice God's action in their daily affairs. Yet, at the deepest level, all of us long for a more conscious experience of God's presence and love. In spiritual direction, you reflect deeply on the experiences of your daily life and gradually come to recognize God's hand in your life. Reading Plan Week 1 (March 5 9) Mark 1:1 3:6 Week 2 (March 10 16) Mark 3:7 6:6a Week 3 (March 17 23) Mark 6:6b 7:37 Week 4 (March 24 30) Mark 8:1 9:29 Week 5 (Mar 31 Apr 6) Mark 9:30 10:52 Week 6 (April 7 13) Mark 11:1 13:37 Week 7 (April 14 20) Mark 14:1 16:8 We welcome children in worship! For your convenience, child care is always available for our special services for children 0-4 years old. And for study groups childcare is available for all ages.
Non-Profit Organization U.S. Postage Paid Lewisville, TX Permit 17 907 West Main St Lewisville TX 75067 www.fumc-lewisville.org return service requested Registration for the 2014-2015 School Year Is in Progress Christian Child Development Center Nurturing today...preparing for tomorrow Project Based Learning CCDC is a weekday ministry program of FUMC and has been serving families with young children since the early 1970s! We offer classes for children ages 18 months through Kindergarten. School hours are 9:00 am - 1:00 pm and Secure Stay available until 6:00 pm You can find more information about the program on the church website:
The month of March will be collecting bags of jelly beans to be handed out for the Easter out-reach opportunity. Please bring bags of jelly beans (assorted colors) to the welcome center on Sunday mornings or the Loft any other time. 2014 SPRING CHURCH CAMPOUT March 22nd at 3:00pm to March 23rd at 12:00pm Pilot Knoll Park, Highland Village Groups have the option to participate in any or all of the following: Potluck Dinner Saturday evening at 6:00pm Camping overnight in a tent. (limited number of tents are available to borrow) Camping overnight in an RV Church Service Sunday at 8:45am w/ Pastor Andy Bridgeport Children s Summer Camp www.bridgeportcamp.org Potluck Breakfast Sunday at 8:30am A donation of $10 per tent or $25 per RV is requested to offset our costs for campsites. For more information contact Christina Weiper at (469) 585-9125 or c.weiper@yahoo.com Kiddos completing grades 3-5 are invited to join us July 29 - August 2 (Camp C4) at summer camp! Early registration has begun! Register now for $300. After April 15 the rate goes up to $350. Go to the Bridgeport Camp website to register and to see photos and video Join us Sunday in the Loft from 4:30 6:00 for music, fun, service and fellowship! For more information about the children s choir, contact Mandi Horn (mandi@firstlewisville.org or Dell Smith Sunday, March 2 How do Glow Kids and Mission Possible Kids change the world?? By going on missions, of course! Please join us the first Sunday of the month. We meet @ 3:30 in the Lo. Glow kids will be working along side Mission Possible kids collec ng goods for food banks, cooking meals for homeless shelters, making gi s for hospitalized children, raising money to end world hunger the list goes on and on.
March 8 (2:00 5:00 pm) April 24 26 May 17 June 10 16 June 22 27 June 28 July 6 12 July 26 All Junior and Senior High Youth - mark your calendars for a spring and summer full of fun! Watch for details! Basswood Mission Day Lawton OK Camping Retreat Modern Worship Experience Souled Out Choir Tour Jr High Mission Trip Modern Worship Experience Sr High Mission Trip Modern Worship Experience Mission's Morning (formally Mission Picnic Day) is coming up on May 4. This is an event held from 9:00 am till noon where we will assemble donation kits for local charities and UMCOR. Throughout the month of March we will be collecting items for this event. We will have 6 different stations set up and need the following items UMCOR - hand towels (15" x25 " to 17" x27 "), wash cloth, comb, metal nail file or clipper, bath size soap, toothbrush, Band-Aids DENTON COUNTY FRIENDS OF THE FAMILY - full size shampoo, full size conditioner, body soap, lotion July 26 July 26 August 1 On going: Sunday School @ 9:45 Sunday School @ 11:00 Sunday Evening Life Groups Tuesday Evening Sr High Group Lock In! Youth Week NEW COMING SOON! Monthly Sr High Boys Group Monthly Sr High Girls Group Weekly Morning Jr High Girls Life Group CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY CENTER - party plates/ napkins/ cups, party games We will also be assembling "food bags for our people in need and activity bags for our children at church and will need gallon sized zip lock bags, crayons, coloring pages, etc. Bring canned meats (tuna, chicken, spam) for the CCA food pantry. Bring donations to the missions outpost outside of Soul Café. Church Wide Work Day FINALLY PAID IN FULL FREE TO SERVE Saturday, April 5 at 8:00 am There are projects for all skill levels! Come help us get the property ready for Easter! As of 1/31/14: Finally Pledges Received: 123 Total Amount Pledged (over 3 years): $485, 616 Total Funds Collected: $166,334 Mortgage Balance: $471,869