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Stephen’s Strands Being a community requires a caring, loving outlook. The love and care of one another is the quality that binds individuals together to become a community. It is important for us to recall four-year-old Austin Perine’s now famous reminder to the Birmingham community, “Don’t forget to show love!” Austin says this to community members as he gives them chicken sandwiches. Austin was watching a video about pandas that showed a mother panda rejecting her cub. Upon seeing this, Austin asked his father, “What’s happened?” Austin’s father, TJ, explained that the cub was now homeless. Their conversation culminated in Austin wanting to know if people could be homeless. When TJ Perine explained that many people were homeless to his son, Austin immediately wanted to use all of his allowance to purchase chicken sandwiches for homeless people in his community. We can learn a lot from Austin’s caring heart for his neighbors. In 2 Corinthians 4:6-7, Paul writes, “For it is the God who said, “Let light shine out of darkness,” who has shone in our hearts to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ. 7 But we have this treasure in clay jars, so that it may be made clear that this extraordinary power belongs to God and does not come from us.” God willingly entrusts us to receive the “treasure” of “the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.” As the recipients of God’s light and knowledge, our hearts need to break for our neighbors. We need to be moved by our community challenges because we are those who “have this treasure in clay jars.”
We are all people who live in earthen-ware pots that show the scars of living on earth. We have chipped edges and cracked pots. But like Austin Perine says, “Don’t forget to show love!” We know what it is like to face challenges and experience heartache. Let’s let the light of the knowledge of the glory of God shine out of our cracked vessels so that we become a community bound together by the love of God which we freely share with our neighbors just as God has freely shared it with us!
“Don’t forget to show love!” - Stephen
Prayer List
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Honors and
MeMorials
Members of First United Methodist Church
express our thanks to each of you who have recently given a
special financial gift in memory or in honor of loved ones.
In Memory of Jack Gillis Scott & Kelly Newsome
In Memory of Steve DeWolf Darwin & Connie McGill In Memory of Earl Page Hal & Georgia Gibson
In Memory of Elaine Knittel Hal & Georgia Gibson
In Memory of Jim Fritz Hal & Georgia Gibson
In Honor of Tom & Susan Sample Scott & Kelly Newsome John Hicks
In Honor of Cindy McDonald Scott & Kelly Newsome
In Honor of Pam Greenberg Scott & Kelly Newsome
In Honor of Stephen Cotten Scott & Kelly Newsome
In Honor of Confirmands Scott & Kelly Newsome
In Honor of Confirmation Mentors Scott & Kelly Newsome
Larry AdamsMary BaneWade BradshawJenny BergmanDavid BergmanBetty BogueMarvin BradfordDavid BrewerJanie BynumPatty CheatwoodTim ClipsonTerri ColemanCarolyn DaltonNorma Jean DraperKenny DuckJoanna EarlSharron Meek Elliott
Chuck EtheridgeVictoria FletcherOleta GannJan Banman GraciaTroy GrantRichard HaynieJean Lowry HaysNadine JenningsJolynn JohnsonBlake JonesRobert JonesSamantha MasseyLou Gene MaxtonDennis McBrideKenneth McGeeSusan McGeeJessie Mills
Lanny MooreBen NewcombMarla NolleyBlaine NordinDawn ParsonsDorothy PriceLena Mae Reeder Don RoseChris SheltonSarah SheltonPeggy StuttsBrant TracheilGrant WatsonDorothy WeaverCharlotte WhitesideDorothy Winfield
VISION TEAMS CONTINUE TO PRESS FORWARD ….The number 1 priority of all the Vision Teams is Prayer. We constantly seek the Lord’s wisdom and vision for our church and community. Due to so many being on vacation and school being out for the summer, Vision Teams will continue “behind the scenes” operations with more activity becoming visible in the Fall.If you have any questions regarding the Vision Process or any of the Vision Teams, please contact Jean Ann Marshall, point person for the Vision Team Process. 903/537-4569 or [email protected] take note of the following TEAM UPDATES for the summer months.
INITIATIVE # 3COMMUNITY SERVICES
VISION TEAMADULT MENTORING AND HANDY MAN
SERVICES
INITIATIVE #1 PROVIDE PROGRAMS FOR YOUNG
FAMILIES AND ExPAND
Kayce Jordan is chair of this team. The Discussion Group is taking a break for the summer and will resume again in the Fall. (Watch for the dates!)
The Team will continue through the summer months with FIRST FRUITS where everyone is asked to bring a canned food on the first Sunday of each month. There will be tub in the narthex for collections to be taken to our food bank to help provide for local families in need..
INITIATIVE # 5ExPAND NEWCOMER SERVICES
We are still looking for volunteers to help man the Info Center before and after each service. THE INFO CENTER IS THE CONTACT POINT FOR SIGNING UP FOR ALL THE DIFFERENT ACTIVITIES WITHIN THE CHURCH.
It’s a wrap…and a great success! Ignite Kids performed “O Chicken of Little Faith” and shared Jesus’s message to not be afraid for I am with you with a congregation of over 250 on Mother’s Day! Thank you to the students, volunteers from Ignite Kids, Ignite Voices and Today’s Christians for all your hard work. The set was so much fun, the food was delicious, the lines performed beautifully and the songs loud and heartfelt. Ignite Kids celebrated their performance and the end of the Ignite year with a pizza party at Little Creek Park, now an annual tradition. The students ate and played together then closed the year with shopping in the “pop up” Ignite store using the points they earned during the year by attending regularly, memorizing scripture and Bible stories, wearing their shirts and bringing their Bibles and competing as teams in games that challenged their minds and skills. Summer plans for the children include a new Sunday Bible Time series called “Cooking With Jesus” that we are praying will have the kids asking to get to church each week. We also will have a very full and busy summer with Bridgeport children’s camp, an outing to the movies and VBC the week of July 23rd.Thanks to everyone who volunteered with us this year and making this a great year learning more about God’s Holy Word and sharing the love of Jesus through our musical. Kids and congregation – be thinking of who you can invite to join the fun next year! Summer Blessings,Ms. Pam
February 146:15 pmFirst United Methodist Church
LOVE YOUR NEIGHBOR TRANSPORTATION GROUP
We have formed an individual group who is willing to provide transportation to and from doctor’s
appointments when a person is unable to drive due to recovering surgery or illness. If you need a copy of the drivers, please check with the INFO CENTER.
WelcomeTony Johnston
Our new accompanist Please welcome Tony Johnston as our new accompa-nist, and newest staff member. Tony grew up in Dallas but moved to Mt. Pleasant about a year ago. He has 2 grown daughters (who are more musical than him, he tells), and 5 grandchildren. Working as a liaison for NASA, Tony traveled to Ni-geria often, staying up to 3 months at a time. His home base was in Dallas at a Mobil Oil facility. We feel fortunate to have Tony on board and look forward to him sharing his talents as we praise and wor-ship God.
We’ve had a great year so far in 2018!!Our Senior Sunday was definitely bittersweet and I am asking you to please keep our graduates in your prayers. They have many decisions & choices to make in their lives in the months ahead. With summer going full speed ahead, please keep all of our youth in your prayers!*San Marcos mission trip the week of June 17-23*Bridgeport summer camps Senior High the week of July 2-6*Junior High is July 16-20*Lunches of Love start date July 9th
*Vacation Bible Camp July 23-26*We will meet on Wednesdays @ 5:00 & Sundays @ 4:00.*I will be on vacation June 3-10!!!May you all have a wonderful summer…prayers going up for all!Grace and Peace,Cindy
He came not for an ordinary life, but for an extraordinary life! And he said to them: “Go into all the world
and proclaim the gospel to the whole Creation.”Mark 16:15
Our youth group will travel to San Marcos, TX to renovate the homes of disadvantaged local families. The campers put God’s love into action by working on the homes of the poor, elderly or disabled.
Working alongside contractors, campers will learn the fundamental skills of construction and renovation. On jobsites the kids will repair roofs and gutters, paint, build hand rails and ramps, in-stall flooring and windows, replace decrepit walls and appliances, and so much more.
Help support our youth. Choose an amount you would like to give. Remove the amount from the board and put your donation inside the envelope provided. If you write a check to FUMC, memo Youth Mission Fund. Place your envelope in the altar plates.
It is more blessed to give than to receive.Acts 20:35
Youth
Fund Raiser
2018 Confirmations
RainbowconnectionHot, hot, hot! Busy, busy, busy! Summer is officially here at Rainbow and has brought high temps and many activities for our kids and teachers. For the first field trip of summer our school age class visited Efurd Orchards in Pittsburg to pick strawberries and enjoy some homemade ice cream. We were able to bring back approximately 8 pounds back for us to enjoy at snack time. After berry picking we stopped by the splash pad in Mt. Pleasant to cool off and enjoy a picnic lunch. All of the teachers, an even some of the students, have been busy preparing the rooms to be painted!! We are excited and grateful for Rainbow to be getting much needed updates and are incredibly thankful to everyone who has helped to make it happen. Rainbow is truly blessed to have such great support from the church family. As we are preparing for our remodel, we are also preparing for our annual Texas Rising Star monitoring visit. One area we are focusing on for improvement is our outdoor environment. We are hoping to add music walls and water walls to all three playgrounds. For the music walls we are gathering pots, pans, metal hubcaps and anything other objects that would make interesting sounds. For the water walls we are collecting funnels and various types of plastic tubing that would allow the children to pour water through them. If anyone has any items such as these they would like to get rid of we would gladly take them off your hands!We are looking forward to a busy and productive summer at Rainbow!
Finance Counters
Administrative MeetingsFinance Update
May Opening Balance $67,631.88Income thru May 31 $29,734.71Expenses thru May 31 $51,695.33May 31 Closing Balance $45,671.26
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Baylie Findley June 01Peggy Lowry June 01Mark Collins June 03Jace Alphin June 04Cyndee Kindrick June 05Hadley Sears June o6Dylan Blair June 08Emerson Jordan June 08Hank Tullis June 08James Joyce June 09Dawn Parsons June 09Seamus Agee June 09Sallyanna Hamrick June 11Rex Tillery June 12Elaine Hinton June 13Lucas Hinton June 13Rex Norris June 13Brad Sears June 14Ginny Hamrick June 15Rhonda Banman june 16Kaylee Butler June 16Lamanda Griffith June 16Emily Floyd June 17Gregg Goode June 17Dorothy Winfield June 17Dan Auringer June 19Mary Lou Mowery June 19Linda Philhower June 19Easton Reed June 19Annette Rutherford June 19Jan Kindrick June 20Liz Etheridge June 22Deborah Morris June 22Brian Hunnicutt June 23Susan Sample June 23Ellen Jaggers June 24Dale Jordan June 24JoEtta Buck June 25Angela Russell June 25Olivia Wafford June 25Kathy Wood June 25Jan Andrews June 26Lou Daniel June 27Brittany Graham June 27
Justin Grolemund June 28
Alyssa Lueckemeyer June 30Jan Switzer June 30
Rainbow Board MeetingMonday, June 11 @ 5:15 pm
Finance MeetingMonday, June 18 @ 6:30 pm
Church CouncilMonday, June 25 @ 6:00 pm
June03 Steve Wright Linda Barnhart10 Linda Moore Gail Reed17 Neil Scott Tom Sample24 Deb Morris Mike Fisk
Altar FlowersThe First Sunday of each month altar flowers are provided by Flowerland and given by the Charles Bruce Flower Fund.If you would like to provide altar flowers on any other Sunday, in honor or in memory of, sign up at the info center. You may contact Flowerland (903-537-3755 or 903-588-4881), or you may bring an arrangement from another florist, or create an arrangement yourself on the special day you signed up for on the calendar.The office would like to recognize this special occasion and ask that you make arrangements 2 weeks prior to that special day.
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3 4 5 6 7 8 9North TX Annual Conference 3rd-5th
10 11 12 13 14 15 165:15pm Rainbow Board Meeting
2:00pm Prayer Shawl
17 18 19 20 21 22 236:30pm Finance 4:00pm Stephen
Ministry
24 25 26 27 28 29 308:30am Worship Service 9:30am Refreshments 9:45am Sunday School 11:00am Worship Service 12:00pm Today's Christians Luncheon 4:00pm Youth
6:00pm Church Council Meeting
8:30am Believers in Grace 2:00pm Prayer Shawl
June 2018Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
8:30am Worship Service 9:30am Refreshments 9:45am Sunday School 11:00am Worship Service 4:00pm Youth North TX Annual Conference 3rd-5th
North TX Annual Conference 3rd-5th4:00pm Stephen Ministry
9:30am Prayer Time 5:30pm Chancel Choir
8:30am Worship Service 9:30am Refreshments 9:45am Sunday School 11:00am Worship Service 4:00pm Youth
9:30am Prayer Time 5:00pm Youth 5:30pm Chancel Choir
8:30am Worship Service 9:30am Refreshments 9:45am Sunday School 11:00am Worship Service
9:30am Prayer Time
9:30am Prayer Time 5:00pm Youth
Youth - San Marcos Mission Trip June 17th - 23rd
Children's Camp Bridgeport 25th - 29th
NON-PROFITORGANIZATION
U.S. Postage PaidPermit #30
Mt. Vernon, TX
First United Methodist ChurchHwy. 37 North of I-30PO Box 659Mt. Vernon, Tx 75457
FUMC’S Summer Night OutWear your FUMC T-Shirts!
Wednesday, June 20, 6:00 PM at El Manna
Choose your menu option at the Info Center:ENCHILLADA DINNER , COFFEE OR TEA $9.50 INCLUDES GRATUITY
ORTACO SALAD WITH CHICKEN OR BEEF, COFFEE OR TEA $9.50 INCLUDES GRATUITY
CHILDREN’S MENU (UNDER 12)CHICKEN NUGGETS, RICE & BEANS OR FRENCH FRIES $5.40 INCLUDES GRATUITY
Get tickets at the Info Center or call Jean Ann Marshall at 903/537-4569 by Thursday, June 14
JOIN US FOR FUN, FELLOWSHIP, AND FAMILY FEUD!
