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101 E. Barbour Street
P. O. Box 72
Eufaula, AL 36072
(334) 687-8227
(334) 687-8285 FAX
www.fumceufaula.org
VOLUME XXXIV
NUMBER 26
June 27, 2018
Pastor
Dr. Alan Cassady
Youth/Missions Director
Britt Martin
Music Director
Billy Wilbourne
Office Staff
Jodi Stockberger
Pam Hunter
First United Methodist ChurchFirst United Methodist Church
Upcoming Meetings
►Hospitality Team
Sunday, July 8, 5:00 p.m.
►Missions Team
Monday, July 9, 11:00 a.m.
►Finance Committee
Thursday, July 12, 5:15 p.m.
►CARE Team
Tuesday, July 17, 4:30 p.m.
►Church Council
Tuesday, July 17, 5:30 p.m.
►Discipleship Team
Tuesday, July 24, 5:15 p.m.
All men are invited to join us on
Wednesday, July 4, at 7:00 a.m. in
the fellowship hall for our monthly
Men’s Breakfast. You’ll enjoy a
delicious meal for $5, a devotional
by Billy Wilbourne and wonderful
fellowship. Please join us!
We offer our deepest sympathy
and heartfelt condolences to
the family of Harry Nelson follow-
ing his death last weekend.
Please pray for the comforting
presence of God’s Holy Spirit to
surround this family in Christ.
Join a group of moms to build your
TRIBE in Eufaula!
►Meets every other Thursday at
FUMC from 8:30—10:30 a.m.
►Childcare provided
►www.fumceufaula.org/register
for more information or to register.
►Join the Mom Tribe of Eufaula
FaceBook group or email
more information and to stay con-
nected.
A sweet friendship refreshes the soul.
(Proverbs 29:1)
Flower Calendar If you would like to place flowers in the sanctuary on Sunday,
August 5, please call or email the church office.
Congratulations to Joey & Beth Conklin on the birth of their son, Charles
Hunter Conklin. He was born Monday, June 25th weighing 8 lbs. & 13 oz.
and measured 22”. Big brothers Benjamin and Jonah were delighted to
meet their baby brother! Please keep this sweet family in your prayers.
Calendar of Events
►Sunday, July 1
Worship 8:30
Sunday School 9:45
Worship 11:00
►Tuesday, July 3
Worship Team 9:00
►Wednesday, July 4
Men’s Breakfast 7:00
Church Office Closed
July 1 Volunteers
►Acolytes
11:00 — Sellers & Sealy Smith
Claire Thomas
►Sacristy Prayer Leaders
8:30 — Alice Kay Shoemaker
11:00 — Carolyn Tweddell
►Ushers
8:30 — Aubrey & Margaret Baugh
11:00 — Logan Mitchell, John Gray
Dan McKenzie
Robert Bennett
►Lay Readers
8:30 — Erin Wingate
11:00 — Kay Whaley
►Greeters
8:30 — Phillip & Janet Wills
11:00 — Karen Bradford
West & Cameron Martin
►Elevate Supper
6:10 — No Elevate this week
Hey, FUMC Family. Here’s this week’s
Elevate Top 5!
1) Last week we sent 20 people to Atlanta
to serve on a local mission trip and we had a
BLAST! We served with several organizations
that primarily work with the homeless popu-
lation of the city. It’s my hope that we got a
great dose of perspective and came to the
realization that we’re closest to the heart of
God when we’re pouring ourselves out for others. I’d also like to thank
Jeff and Carly Wilbourne for coming on the trip in an adult capacity. We
couldn’t do it without our volunteers.
2) There’s no Elevate this week due to the 4th of July week! Take some
time to celebrate and relax with
your family and get ready for an
action-packed July!
3) Please pray for our Ecuador
mission team. We leave Saturday
morning to head to Quito for a
week. During this trip we’ll be
partnering with SIFAT to build a
daycare facility into a church as
well as run a week of VBS. Our
theme for VBS will be Decisions
and we’ll be talking through the
story of Joseph. We covet your
prayers for safe travel and an im-
pactful time of serving others.
4) Speaking of Missions, don’t forget
about 2nd Mile Mission Week July 30-
August 2. This is a trip that will hap-
pen right here in Eufaula! It’s for our
middle school students and led by our
high school students. You can sign up
now at www.fumceufaula.org/
register.
5) Don’t forget to follow us on Social
Media! You can even sign up for text
updates by texting @elevate88 to
81010!
That’s all for now!
God looks good on you — Britt
Prayer List
► New concerns:
The *Harry Nelson family
Joseph & Hayley Dove
Ronnie Heath
► Continue to pray for:
*Jackie Devlin
*Kirven Gary
Barbara Whitney
*Josh Jones
Mitzi Tzerman
Dave Allen
*Jane Pody
Jim Roberts
George Williams
Mary Sellers
Linda Dudewicz
Cruz Rios
*Mel Stephenson
*John Hagood
*Louise Britt
*Betty Searcy
Walter Harmer
*John Jenkins
Bobby Gray
Kathy Armstrong
*Taylor Washington
*Jeff Richards
*Brian Devlin-Meagher
Mary Lindsey Hannahan
*Richard Boyette
The Pastor’s Page
A Look at June 24 Sunday School .....................
8:30 Worship ................... 36
11:00 Worship .................. 88
Total Worship ................. 124
Offering received ......... $4,419
YTD received ........... $202,304
BTT balance ............ $263,041
► Prayer list guidelines:
Names remain for 4 weeks unless
requested to remain.
* denotes church members.
Aliens and Exiles
This week we will celebrate the 242nd birthday of our nation — the United
States of America. And it is cause for celebration as the longest continuous
democratic republic on earth.
While there are indeed many reasons to celebrate, we have often fallen
short of our ideals and need to be reminded of the ideals of our founders.
Martin Luther King, Jr. did that at the March on Washington in 1963, “I have
a dream that one day this nation will rise up, live out the true meaning of
its creed: ‘We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created
equal.’”
We must also
remember that
we are citizens
of another
realm — the
Kingdom of
God. As the
Apostle Peter
reminded the
persecuted and
oppressed first
-century
church,
“Beloved, I
urge you as aliens and exiles to abstain from the desires of the flesh that
wage war against the soul. Conduct yourselves honorably among the Gen-
tiles, so that, though they malign you as evildoers, they may see your hon-
orable deeds and glorify God when he comes to judge.” (1 Peter 2:11–12)
Although we are citizens of the United States, we are aliens and exiles in
this world because of our allegiance to Jesus Christ as Lord. In a nation
where we are free to worship as we see fit, we don’t know any other way
to live. But it was not so among the early Christians. Among the many oth-
er false charges leveled against them was the charge of treason, because
they would not worship the Emperor as Lord.
The only way they had to answer these charges was the lives they lived. In
one essay from the middle of the 3rd century A.D. one Christian writes, “As
citizens, they share in all things with others, and yet endure all things as if
foreigners. Every foreign land is to them as their native country, and every
land of their birth as a land of strangers.”
I pray that we as citizens of the Kingdom of God would make our true alle-
giance known. We should pray for our leaders, obey the laws, as far as
conscience allows, work for peace and always remind our leaders of the
ideals of the nation, and call them to task when they stray. May we live as
aliens and strangers in the midst of a fallen world and country.
Grace and Peace,
Pastor Alan
“Keep feeling fascination…”
Some of you may immediately recognize these words. If not, let me tell you about them.
Quite recently, I was listening to the 80’s station on Sirius XM, when a song came on that I had
not heard in a long time. The song was recorded in 1983 by a British group know as The Human
League. The title? … “Fascination.” I suppose my favorite part of the song is that part of the
refrain which begins with, “and so the conversation turned until the sun went down…” But
recently I heard the song with new ears. The refrain continues with these words; “Keep
feeling fascination, passion burning, love so strong. Keep feeling fascination, looking, learning,
moving on.” Immediately upon hearing those words I realized that I wanted to write my Music Notes article about
the song.
I think that the song itself is about moving on; perhaps away from a situation that has turned sour or perhaps away
from a break up. But that phrase just really hit home with me. Keep feeling fascination with life. I would like to
go one step more and ask this question: do we continue to remain fascinated with life and moreover are we still
fascinated with the amazing things that God provides every single day? Or have we become blasé and forgotten
how miraculous life really is?
Y’all know how fascinated I am with nature and God’s marvelous world all around us. But there is more with which
to be fascinated. Often we hear of new breakthroughs in medicine. And think of how far communication has come
in the last 20 years. Folks, I know that all of this was made possible by the inspiration that God planted in the
minds of those with the ability to carry out the miracles. God uses his children to serve him in so many ways. Many
times, he provides the inspiration for a well-equipped technician or scientist or engineer to provide answers to
many problems that exist. These are still miracles. We should remain fascinated by all of this. We should find joy
in this. We need to keep feeling fascination.
Also, like the song says, when you find that you need a new direction in life and decisions should be made about
that direction, continue to be fascinated. Remember that God intends for life to be exciting and God is there to
lead you in a new direction if you will allow it to happen. God does not leave us. Keep feeling fascination.
I look forward to seeing you all on Sunday. God bless, Billy
The mission of First United Methodist Church is
to be and make disciples of Jesus Christ for the
transformation of our church, community and world.
Birthdays
Friday, June 29
► Margaret Crow
Rosie Jackson
Sydney Claire Givens
Ben Taylor
Saturday, June 30
► Beth Anne Baugh
Sunday, July 1
► Jim Martin
John Martin
Tod Singleton
Tuesday, July 3
► Mary Jensen Bailey
Contact
Us
Alan Cassady:
850-418-3303
Britt Martin:
678-953-4602
Offerings left on the altar rail on communion
Sundays are used to assist families in need
through the Family Service Center. Thank you
in advance for your offerings!
