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Page 1 The Calling April 12, 2019
Church Events April 14
Palm Sunday
April 15-19 Holy Week Noon Services
12:00pm Colvert Ministry Center
April 19
Tenebrae “Service of Darkness”
6:00pm Sanctuary
April 19
No School
April 20 FUMC Kids Easter Egg Hunt
10:00am Jean Neustadt Heritage Park
April 21
Easter Sunday No Sunday School
April 22
Church Closed No Preschool
April 24
Confirmation Service 6:00pm
Sanctuary
April 28 Confirmation Sunday
VOL 24 | ISSUE 5 | April 12, 2019
SEMI-MONTHLY NEWSLETTER OF ARDMORE FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
ANNUAL CONFERENCE 2019 TO FEATURE REV. DR. AMY VALDEZ BARKER 4/5/2019 THE OKLAHOMA UNITED METHODIST CONTACT
The guest speaker for the 2019 Oklahoma Annual Conference takes the conference theme “Living Hope” to heart. From serving on global boards of the United Methodist Church as a teenager to helping congregations develop data-driven strategies for engaging with their communities, Rev. Dr. Amy Valdez Barker has spent more than a decade helping churches connect to the people around them.
Valdez Barker is the executive director for the Global Mission Connections Unit of Global Ministries, the mission agency of The United Methodist Church. She leads a team of 40 staff who are responsible for developing, strengthening and enhancing relationships with partners who are seeking to change their communities through missions. She has extensive experience on the connectional level of the church. Between 2010 and 2017, she worked for the Connectional Table, a program and policy coordinating agency, and she served as their top executive for four years.
Valdez Barker began volunteering in the United Methodist Church at a young age. She served as a member of the World Methodist Council Executive Committee when she was 15 years old, and as the WMC Youth Committee chairperson, she brought the first International Methodist Young Leaders Seminar (IMYLS) to London, England. Later, she spoke as an alumni and founding member of the gathering in Houston in 2015. She also served as a Board member of four General Agencies (GCORR, GCFA, GBCS and GCOM) between 1987 and 2003.
Her deep passion and love for the local church and the global connection is made evident in her work through the church. As a member of the Call to Action team in 2010, she caught the vision of using data to help local churches discover their own unique opportunities for engaging with the community around them. She joined the team that focused on increasing Vital Congrega-tions throughout the denomination. She also helped bring strategic focus amongst annual conferences that were engaging in innovative and adaptive experiments for ministry.
Most recently, Valdez Barker wrote a book with Abingdon, called “Trust By Design: The Beautiful Behaviors of an Effective Church Culture.” The book takes the Towers Watson Research about the denomination’s lack of trust and exploring ways in which the church needs to rebuild trust both within and beyond church relationships.
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First United Methodist Church | 501 W Main, Ardmore, OK 73401 | 580-223-5390
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PRECEPT UPON PRECEPT INDUCTIVE STUDIES . . . SPARE YOUR PEOPLE, LORD
Obadiah and Joel prophesied about the judgment of all the nations in the coming day of the Lord. Edom was singled out by Obadiah due to their ill treatment of Israel. Who would be spared? What would happen to Edom? In these last days, as we wait for the Day of the Lord, we should remember that God is gracious
and compassionate, slow to anger and abounding in lovingkindness. He calls people to return to Him with their whole heart. Spare Your people, O Lord. Join us as we study the prophesies of Joel and Obadiah. We will meet in Room 116 in the Colvert Ministry Center from 9:00 to 11:00 am. The study will include 5 sessions including the introductions. First lesson will be April 25 and continue through May 23. Cost of the workbook is $10.00. The workbooks should be available in the Welcome Center by the end of this week. (April 12) You may also purchase the workbook at the introductory lesson on April 25. Cheryl Patman will lead the discus-sions and Pete DeLacey will be the DVD lecturer.
SYMPATHY
Our thoughts and prayers are with Don Black and Family, with the passing of Bettie Black on April 7th. Her service was April 11, in our Sanctuary. Our thoughts and prayers are with the family of Sara Alice Cope, with her passing on March 17, at age 100. Her memorial service was March 20 at the Mannsville United Methodist Church. Rev Ron King and Rev David Daniel officiated. Our thoughts and prayers are with Tracy & Holly Joy with the passing of Tracy's step-father, Jack Newton Lowery, on March 15. His services were March 19 at Chapel Oaks Funeral Home in Hoyt, Kansas. Our thoughts and prayers are with Clayton and Mary Benjamin, with the passing of their nephew, Anthony Russell, on March 4. His services were March 16 at World Won For Christ in Tulsa, OK.
MEMORIAL
In memory of Ruth Ann Johnson-McGahey, a contribution has been received from Robert & Debbie Hare for the Youth Fund. In memory of Maxine Barnes, a contribution has been received from Robert & Debbie Hare for the Youth Fund.
In memory of Evan Hisey, contributions have been received from Robert & Debbie Hare and Louise Daniels for the Memori-al Fund.
In memory of Pat Cude, contributions have been received from Robert & Debbie Hare, Carol Rose, C.J. Prince, Louise Daniels, Peter Pierce, and Carolyn Lemmon for Mission Faith Promise. In memory of Joan Snodgrass, contributions have been received from Robert & Debbie Hare, Carol Rose, C.J. Prince, and Louise Daniels for Mission Faith Promise. In memory of Harry& LaJuana Dodd, a contribution has been received from Carol Rose for Mission Faith Promise.
Report from Finance Committee Through the Month of February
Budgeted Actual
All Giving Received: $243,416.66 $214,453.88
Expenses: $243,416.64 $229,692.30
% of Apportionments
paid: 16.7% 16.7% All of our apportionments and bills have been paid as budgeted, however we have a deficit of $15,238.42 going into March. We appreciate the continued support of the congregation, and ask everyone to prayerfully reflect on their giving and support of the ministries of the Church.
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During the Oklahoma Annual Conference, Valdez Barker will introduce “Two Hundred Years of Methodists in Mission” on Tuesday, May 28 at 11:00 a.m. in the OCU Freede Center. That afternoon, she will share “Yesterday – Today – Tomorrow: God’s Movement through Method-ist Missions” during learning times in the Angie Smith Chapel at 2 p.m. and 4 p.m. She will also share how churches can engage in local missions on Wednesday, May 29 at 6:45 a.m. in the Fellowship Hall at OKC-Wesley during a Missions breakfast. Tickets are available through registration www.okumc.org/annual_conference.
Amy Valdez Barker
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PALM SUNDAY PROCESSIONAL
All children 3-years-old through 5th Grade are invited to participate in our Children's Palm Proces-sional on Sunday, April 14th. 9:00am Traditional service: - Elementary children (Kindergarten - 5th Grade)
will meet our volunteers at the back of the Sanctuary by 8:45am.
- Nursery children (3-years-old - Pre-K) will be checked into their nursery room by 8:45am and our nursery workers will prepare them for the palm processional.
11:05am Epic service: - Elementary children (Kindergarten - 5th Grade)
will meet our volunteers in the Fellowship Hall by 10:50am.
- Nursery children (3-years-old - Pre-K) will be checked into their nursery room by 10:50am and our nursery workers will prepare them for the palm processional.
EASTER EGG HUNT
All children up to 5th grade are invited to our
annual Easter egg hunt on Saturday, April 20th at
10:00am. The Easter egg hunt will be held at the
Jean Neustadt Heritage Park, behind the Greater
Southwest Historical Museum, at 35 Sunset Dr SW
in Ardmore. We hope to see your family there!
TENEBRAE “SERVICE OF DARKNESS”
A worship service on Good Friday, April 19, the day Jesus was crucified and carried to the tomb after he died, that concludes in darkness and silence. Begins at 6:00 p.m. in our Sanctuary.
During this special service nursery and childcare will be offered in our Nursery Department, for children 6-weeks-old to 1st Grade. All children must be checked in and checked out by a parent. Our childcare workers will divide children into rooms by appropriate ages during the service. All children 2nd grade and up will attend the service with their families. Please contact Amy Hopper at 223-5390 ext 319 or Katie Woerz at 223-5390 ext 318 with any questions regarding childcare for this service.
HOLY WEEK NOONDAY SERVICES
You are invited to a series of Noonday Holy Week Services,
Monday, April 15, through Friday, April 19. Each service will
begin at 12:00 p.m. in the Colvert Ministry Center - located at
503 West Broadway. There will be an optional lunch for $8.
Highlighting each of the services will be a Lenten message
offered by the guest speakers listed below. Both the lunch
and the service will conclude in less than an hour, so that
those who work can return in a timely manner. We encourage
you to invite a family member, friend, and co-worker!
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FUMC SOUP KITCHEN WEEK, APRIL 29 - MAY 3 ARDMORE SOUP KITCHEN SERVING AND SUPPORTING OUR BROTHERS AND SISTERS IN CHRIST. This is our 20th year to be a part of the Soup Kitchen ministry! Through the coordination of three of our church
members, the Soup Kitchen is a successful ministry in our community. Virginia Young organizes the list of churches
and organizations that choose to participate. Rebecca Glaser is the fulltime “worker bee” as the Soup Kitchen Coordi-
nator. She prepares the menus and sees that the kitchen is equipped with supplies and groceries that the volunteers
will need to make the meals. Carolyn McElroy sets up the volunteer schedule for groups in our church such as
Sunday School classes, United Methodist Women, Youth Group and Missions team. Ardmore FUMC serves at the
Soup Kitchen two-three times a year. This means our church is responsible to have volunteers at the Soup Kitchen
one week (Monday – Friday from 3-7pm) and we cook, serve and clean up.
Rebecca Glaser Virginia Young & Carolyn McElroy
Please consider being a part of the Soup Kitchen
ministry by serving and supporting our brothers
and sisters in Christ. Any person is welcome! We
want you, we need you so please call Carolyn
McElroy at 580-221-8777.
Mon (29th) - Fellowship Class Tues (30th) - Friends Class Wed (1st) - FUMC Youth Thurs (2nd) - Love Class Fri (3rd) - Upper Room Class
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Christian Joy - Air Force (Fairchild AFB)
Jerry Bright - Navy (Little Creek, VA)
David Seals - Army
Seth Haynes - Air Force (Eglin Base, FL)
Paxton Killblane - Army (Fort Bragg, NC)
Wesley Patzkowsky - Army (Pilot, Deployed)
Tyler Black - Army (Iraq)
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First United Methodist Church 501 W Main Ardmore, OK 73401
Celebrate Recovery Stephen Ministry Surrendering the Secret Prayer Groups Small Groups Bible Studies
Sunday Services 9:00 am Traditional 10:00 am Sunday School 11:05 am EPIC
Televised at 11:00am on CableOne, Channel 56, Broadcast at 9:00am on KVSO AM
David Daniel, Senior Pastor John Hollon, Associate Pastor
Prayer Chain
Lenny Frank 580-465-7515 [email protected]
Wadell & Sheila Altom 580-223-7272
Call or email us: (580) 223-5390 | [email protected]
Non-Profit Organization U.S. Postage Paid
Ardmore, OK Permit No. 183
www.fumcardmore.com
Stephen Ministers have been trained
to care for those who are suffering.
Please call Louise Daniels at
580-465-5958 or the church office at
580-223-5390.
