SEPTEMBER FOOD DRIVE Items requested for September: Macaroni & Cheese; Dry Rice, Beans & Pasta; Canned Meats, Vegetables & Fruits; Canned Milk; Peanut Butter; and Monetary Donations to the First UMC Food Pantry. Please leave all items in the green collection boxes located in the Church Office and throughout the building. Make checks to First UMC Food Pantry. All items will benefit families who come to the FirstChurch Food Pantry and Project Dignidad, which is located at Iglesia Presbiteriana Nazareth Church.
FUMC PRINTS ARE HERE The prints and notecards of Barbara Barnhart Rallo’s beautiful watercolor painting of the church have arrived and may be picked up in the church office. Extras were ordered. All proceeds benefit Imagine No Malaria.
UNITE AND CONQUER CONCERT COMING SEPTEMBER 4th Make plans now to go to the Unite & Conquer All Day Concert at the River Stage beginning at 11:00am September 4 to hear great Christian bands such as Disciple, Manic Drive, Jeremy Camp, Stellar Kart and more! Tickets are $20 in advance & $25 at the Gate—Available at Santa Fe Furniture, Texas Gun Shop or online at www.itickets.com. Visit the United and Conquer website for more information about this concert: www.uniteandconquersa.org. Interested in being a Youth Sponsor for this event? Contact Sarah Pipkin at (806-282-6987).
ADULT
COME AND JOIN OUR CHOIRS Our music ministries invite you to come and join our adult choirs. No auditions necessary, just a desire to praise and worship God through singing. The Sanctuary Choir rehearses Wednesday evenings at 7:00pm and sings in the 10:45am service. Some knowledge of singing four-part harmony is helpful. Our mature adult choir, The Cokesbury Christian Singers, rehearses at 2:00pm on Thursdays and ministers to nursing homes about twice a month and sings for the 8:30am service once a month. Most of the hymns we sing are taken directly from the Cokesbury Worship Hymnal, and all you need is a desire to sing. Other exciting activities take place, also. Come and help lead our congregations in worship.
UNITED METHODIST WOMEN MEET THIS THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 2nd UMW will meet Thursday, September 2nd at 9:45 a.m. in the church library. The program will be presented by our new Children’s Director, Elizabeth Calhoun. The District Meeting is scheduled for September 18th in Del Rio. If you plan to go, please contact Jeanie Elder at 655-2156 or Dianne Simpson at 650-1067. UMW is open to all women of the church.
WOMEN OF FAITH – “IMAGINE” Do you want to escape from the “everyday” at the Women of Faith weekend to be held at the Alamo Dome in San Antonio October 22-23? You will be refreshed, encouraged and inspired. Because the God who loves you can do far more than you can ever IMAGINE! Tickets are $89 and need to be purchased soon. Hotels are filling up fast in San Antonio for that weekend, so don’t wait. See www.womenoffaith.com and call Brenda Stone at 944-4252 FMI.
MEALS FOR THE ELDERLY It’s time to sign up to deliver meals in September. We have the entire month (Monday—Friday). Drivers should be available between 10:30-Noon, and a variety of delivery routes are available across town. Please contact Amy Harrison at 234-6041 or by email at
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MENTORS WANTED FOR FALL SEMESTER The Adopt-a-School Committee is looking for adult mentors to work with students at Lincoln Middle School this Fall. Mentors will be assigned a student and will meet with them during lunch on Fridays for 30 minutes from October 1—November 19. A training is scheduled for Friday, September 17 in the Church Library. Lunch will be provided. Please contact Jeannie Beck at 659-4596 to sign up.
CHILDREN’S MINISTRIES
CHECK OUT THE NEW INFO BOARD ON THE 2ND FLOOR This board contains KNO schedules, firstkids fall activities schedules, registration cards, pictures of the kids, etc. If it’s there, you need to know about it!
FALL SUNDAY SCHOOL HAS BEGUN! Infant - 4 years in Nursery with Ms. Reanna; Pre-K in room 205 with Halena Nichols and Angie Rios; K-1st Grade in room 202 with Bette White and Kevin Grimes; 2nd-3rd grades in room 203 with Danna Mantooth and Kevin Grimes; 4th-5th grades in room 209 with Paulette Schell & Natlee Jackson; 6th grade Confirmation in the Lighthouse room in the basement with Todd & Shelly Sanford and Steve & Margaret Lupton.
CONFIRMATION ORIENTATION IS TODAY! Calling all 6th graders and parents! Confirmation class begins on August 29th and a PARENT MUST ATTEND! The orientation meeting will take place during the Sunday School hour in the Lighthouse room (located in the basement). The majority of the confirmation information will be given during this meeting, so it is vital that everyone is there! FMI contact Liz Calhoun or Rev. Cheri Brewster at 655-8981. If you missed the orientation, please call Liz or Cheri as soon as possible.
NEXT KIDS’ NITE OUT ON SEPTEMBER 10th Sign up for KNO! Summer Doubles has ended and we will return to second Friday of the month only! We invite you to bring your children (ages 6 wks-12 years) Friday, September 10th from 6:00pm-10:30pm! Please provide an evening meal for your child and we will gladly supply snacks and drinks. The cost is $10 per child with a maximum of $25 per family, and is due at the time of drop-off. Contact
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or 655-8981 to sign up!
FALL ACADEMY BEGINS SEPTEMBER 15th Check out the Fall Academy Class Preview board in the 2nd Floor gathering area. Chimes (ages 7-12), Alleluia Choir (ages 4-6), and Elementary Choir (ages 7-12) will also begin on September 15th. Fill out the Children’s Registration portion of the blue 2010 Fall Academy flyer and return in the offering plate or to the office. Any questions, email
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or call 655-8981 x253
GOT KIDS??? Please sign up to receive emails from firstkids ministries! We would love to make sure you are getting the best and most up-to-date information FUMC has to offer! Sign up by emailing
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with your wish to be added to the list!
2010 FIRSTKIDS REGISTRATION All children participating in FUMC activities should complete a BLUE 2010 Registration Card. Please stop by the “firstkids Information Station” in the gathering area on the 2nd Floor of the Education Bldg. and pick up as many as you need. Once they are completed, just leave them with your child’s Sunday School teacher! Thanks for helping us keep our records current. FMI contact Liz Calhoun at 655-8981 x253.
STUDENT MINISTRIES
AM I HAPPY? THE SEARCH FOR SOMETHING MORE Please join the youth for their Sunday School study series by Sean McDowell, “Am I Happy?” Today young people have more access to entertainment, education, social networking and material “stuff” than ever before, yet they often feel confused and empty. Come down to Crossroads Sunday mornings at 9:30 for food and fellowship and learn about the true meaning of joy. See you Sunday morning.
MEETING TODAY FOR PARENTS OF YOUTH IN 7th-12th GRADES There will be a Student Ministries Informational Meeting during the Sunday School hour (9:30 a.m.) on August 29th in Cross Roads. If you are a youth in 7th –12th grades, a young adult, parent, or just want to be involved in the youth ministry, you are asked to attend this meeting. For more information, contact Tony Walker or Sarah Pipkin.
SUNDAY SCHOOL CLASS FOR COLLEGE AGE A new Sunday School class is now meeting for anyone who is college age. The class meets at 9:30 on Sunday mornings in room #305 (use elevator closest to the Sanctuary). Please join us!
ADULT SPONSORS NEEDED FOR THE UNITE & CONQUER CONCERT If you are available to help with taking the Youth (7th-12th) to the UNITE & CONQUER Concert at the Riverstage on Saturday, September 4, please call Sarah Pipkin (806-282-6987). Tickets will be purchased in advance ($20), so interested Youth should sign up soon with Sarah. Visit the United and Conquer website for more information about this concert and the bands that are playing: www.uniteandconquersa.org.
NOT RECEIVING YOUR REMINDERS ABOUT YOUTH EVENTS? Contact Sarah Pipkin (806-282-6987) to get on her postcard mailing list.
SPIRIT COMING NEXT WEEK for YOUTH (Grades 7-12) SPIRIT Youth Choir Rehearsals begin Wednesday, Sept. 8 at 6pm on the 3rd floor of the Education Building. Spirit is open to all 7th-12th graders.
NOOMA YOUTH NIGHT returns on Sunday, September 12th. All youth are invited to come for the fun and fellowship. See you in Cross Roads Youth Center, Sunday nights, 5:00 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.
