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“Don't you know that you yourselves are God's temple and that God's Spirit dwells in your midst?”
God’s Story at FUMC this month
IN THIS ISSUE Mission & Vision
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From the Pastor’s Desk
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Sid’s Butterfly Flutterings
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Music Ministry
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Children’s Ministry
p. 9-10
Health and Wellness
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Letter From the Editor
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Foundation Celebration
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First You Dream Psalm 148 (Texas Edition)
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Notes From Missions
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What’s Coming Up
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Celebrations and Concerns
p. 29-30
From the
Pastor’s ear Friends,
We got a new refrigerator at the parsonage this week, and it’s funny how excited I am about it. (and a special shout out to the wonderful couple who made such a wonderful donation to make this happen). It’s a great refrigerator. As we were moving the old refrigerator out, underneath I found Jason Fry’s nametag. The punch line is that it was his nametag from when he served Kingsville UMC! It’s one of the peculiarities of being a Methodist pastor; we clergy all live in each other’s houses, serve each other’s churches, preach from each other’s pulpits. Jason and I go way back. He was an assistant spiritual director on my Walk To Emmaus back in 1987. We have been friends ever since. 3
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Jarrell Sharp, the pastor here before Jason, served with me on the Board of Ordained Ministry. I always love seeing Jarrell and picking his brain over his knowledge of classical Christian spirituality. Larry Altman and I both served St. Luke UMC in San Anglo. Keith Wyatt and I both served in Eldorado. Rick Waters was the primary spiritual director on my Walk to Emmaus. I could go on and on, even back to George Ricker who served Edison Street Methodist back in the 50’s. He and I both served St. Luke’s as well. We clergy know each other well. In many ways, we are like family. We know each other’s strengths, but we also know each other’s weaknesses, limitations, and blind spots. We have laughed and worshiped together, but we have also been mad at each other, yelled at each other, and been hurt by each other. But here is the thing. Every week we stand up and preach the Gospel and forgiveness and love. “Forgive me my sins as I forgive others,” we pray each Sunday. And so, (dang it!) we have to practice what we preach. And what we believe. And what we proclaim. As hard as it is to do. And so we try to get along. We try to love each other. We try to stick together. We try to be there for one another. This is the basic Easter message, of course. Those Jesus loved and depended on betrayed him and denied him. And still he died for them. Forgave them. Loved them. Stuck it out with them. That’s what Christians do.
And so dear friends, if we are truly to be a church “home” for one another, if we are going to be a true family in Jesus Christ, if we desire for true renewal and revival to continue, then let us be about the hard but wonderful work of forgiveness and reconciliation. If there pastors/ congregants/churches/ friends/enemies/family to be forgiven, then let it be so. And if we need to be forgiven, let us go to the altar of Grace. This would most please Jesus, of course. Let us be free and at peace so that we can enjoy life’s blessings, even if sometimes it’s as ordinary as a really good refrigerator! Have a great Easter season everyone,
Proud to be Your Pastor,
George Rev. George Lumpkin has served as Senior Pastor of Fredericksburg United Methodist Church since June of 2015. He has been serving as an ordained minister in Texas for more than 25 years. fredumc.org 4
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or my seventieth birthday present, Marge gave to me – not “a partridge in a pear tree” but a pedicure! WHAT!!! How insulting to my male EGO*!!! My fear increased as I thought that a pedicure always included nail polish—probably a bright shiny silver, or a baby blue, or green like grass, or a pink like a ballerina’s tutu! Ladies and Gentlemen, it is an understatement to say I resisted every time (more than six weeks) my dear wife extended an invitation to go with her. I resisted like “nasty” but, thank God, that emotion did not materialize or I might have done damage by kicking a dog!!! (All pet lovers forgive me for thinking like that!)
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Hear this. I expected at least ten women staring at me as I opened the salon door. Instead, there was only one soul in the entire establishment and he was sitting in the chair with his feet in the water finishing up his pedicure and moving on to his manicure!!! When he left, Marge and I had the entire place to ourselves. (God has a sense of humor!) We sat side by side getting our individual pedicure. I heard Marge say to the nail tech “Be gentle, this is his first time.” Not only was I having my first pedicure but…with the skill of a surgeon, the nail tech not only gave me a pedicure but removed my ingrown toenail without any pain!!! I sat back and let the massage of the chair and a “foot washing pedicure” take my anxiety and resistance to love, away.
Today is the day for the pedicure!
Well, as you probably have guessed, Marge turned “nasty me” over to God. I was minding my own business. Marge was sitting in the lounge chair next to me, I was putting my socks on. She smiled and looked at my feet! Right then and there I was convicted by the Spirit. “My Child,” said the Spirit. “I had nails driven in my feet and hands...Surely you can endure a pedicure as a birthday gift of love from Marge.” “No Lord,” I said with conviction. Not “No” but “No, No!” Thank you very much!
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Next time I am adding a manicure to the pedicure…with no polish… unless God wants to intervene again!
This, dear reader, is the message of God’s gift of Agape Love: “The Will of God will never lead you, where the Grace of God cannot keep you.” Be Blessed to be a Blessing,
Pastor Sid *A Definition of EGO: Edging God Out!
“I really am thankful for your passion…” the words of my argument faded into silence. Silence broke my Ego’s cacophony of shouts of shame. God touched my selfish heart with God’s Agape Grace and said: “You have rejected Marge’s gift of agape love.” “I know, Lord,” I confessed but… The Spirit said: “No buts…You’re forgiven. Now let Marge wash your feet (John 13:1-17) by way of that pedicure.” Marge had a bigger grin as I said:
Rev. Sid Spiller has been our associate Pastor at FUMC since July of 2014. He served as a pastor for over 35 years, and focuses primarily on pastoral care and senior adult ministry here in his retirement.
“Today is the day for the pedicure!” She was ready! fredumc.org
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HOME... a place to belong ompared to many people who go have gone through, and are going through, some really tough family situations, my upbringing was pretty nice. Oh, yes, my family had some normal growing pains and disagreements, but all in all we were pretty normal and non-exciting. No drugs, alcohol, tobacco, divorce, physical violence, running away, stealing… no not even foul language in my home! So as I think of ‘home’ my memories are pretty good. My home was a place of love, even when my brother and I had arguments with my dad and were quick to blame the generation gap on our communication difficulties, I knew that both my mom and dad loved me and I always had a feeling of belonging there.
thanks to a group of believers that welcomed them in.
As we were considering this word ‘home’ for our new church mission emphasis, the words to the theme song for Cheers came in mind… “where everybody knows your name.” But our church ‘home’ may not be a place where we know everyone’s name - we should know the conditions and needs of each other and care. Our Church family should be a place that becomes a haven of hospitality, that takes us as we are in our current condition and gives us strength to go on through our life circumstances.
Acts tells us that when Paul saw the group, he was encouraged and thanked God. It was a moment of worship to see fellow believers “go the distance” and give courage to continue on. This is evangelism at its purest level, to receive help and encouragement from others that love you and care for you.
But those friends didn’t just send them on their way, they sent ahead to inform other believers that Luke and Paul were journeying and they should meet them. So along the long straight Roman Road called the Appian Way, a group of believers travelled to meet Paul and Luke to escort them into Rome. These folks travelled that road for about 50 miles to meet Paul and that wasn’t in a car! How long would it take you to walk 50 miles? They did that for Paul and Luke. The ‘church’ met them where they were, they didn’t just stay at the front gate and wait for them to appear, they went out to help them and give them aid.
We are the Church of Jesus, and as that we are the ones to extend to others in our community the grace of Jesus Christ. We received it as a free gift and as we give that gift to others, we find God’s love and grace in our own lives.
On his last journey that would send him to Rome, the Apostle Paul stopped at a town on Home, my friends, is a place of grace, of the Italian coast named Puteoli. Reading in Acts acceptance, of help along the way, and truly a 18, we find several interesting things about that place to belong. Make this place your home! town. First of all, Paul and Luke found some “brothers and sisters” there Don Doss joined the FUMC staff in April that welcomed them and let them of 2007 having served in several other spend a week with them. These Boerne and Kerrville churches. Don is Christian followers not only FUMC’s Director of Music Ministries, and took them in, but gave them a he oversees all of the musical groups and music ministry work that happens place they could call home on here. He personally directs the Chancel their journey. They found great Choir and the Praise Team as well as the hospitality in a strange land Kid’s Music Academy.
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SCHOOL AGE summer program uring the regular school year, our CDC serves more than 50 kids every week from infants to five-yearolds! But did you know that during the summer they also offer programming for children ages 59
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10? Beginning June 7th and running through August 18th, you can register your child for our summer program. From 7:30 a.m. until 5:30 p.m., kiddos enrolled in our summer activities will work on science
experiments, Bible lessons, service projects, reading, games, creating their own art and/or puppet show and many more! We have an airconditioned gym and plenty of classroom space. There is an $80 activity fee to secure your spot at registration, and tuition is $130 per week. Contact Amy O’Neil, Center Director for more information at (830) 9902320 or text (830)4568435. Limited spots open for younger childrenplease call.
Amy has been a member of FUMC since 1985, and joined the staff as director of the Child Development Center in 2011. She has 27 years of experience in special education.
Save the
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June is just around the corner! Which means our Children’s Ministry Team is already gearing up for Vacation Bible School. Join us this summer, June 20th 24th from 5:30-8 p.m. as we journey to ancient Egypt and follow Joseph on his adventure from prison to the palace. To volunteer, register or learn more, contact Larissa Hallford at hcgarden @yahoo.com
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ear Church Family, I found some interesting tips from food and health website on wonderful wellness tips: 1. Set one realistic health and wellness goal today (don't promise yourself too much!). 2. Be kind and pay yourself a compliment today. 3. Color your health happy by planning at least one meatless day into your week. 11
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4. Pamper your brain and fuel it well with healthy fats (i.e., nuts, seeds, fish and avocado). 5. Clear your pantry, fridge and freezer of foods with a lot of sugar, fat and salt. 6. Add healthful foods into your day, such as whole grains, fruits, vegetables and lean proteins. 7. Savor a glass of wine or a beer with a meal (if you drink alcohol). 8. Do 12 sit-ups, push-ups and planks today (repeat 3 times).
9. Factor in fiber today with vegetables, fruits and whole grains, nuts, seeds and beans, peas and lentils.
12. Forge ahead -- don't let a bump in the road of your healthy lifestyle get you down. Keep your goals at the top of your mind and move forward.
10. Sit less today -- stand while working with a standing desk, pace during conference calls and walk at lunchtime.
Learn more about healthy living at https://foodandhealth.com
11. Slow down your eating by taking at least 20 minutes to eat breakfast, lunch and dinner (it takes 20 minutes to feel fullness).
Blessings of Health, Tammy Amerson-Wilson, Wesley Nurse 830-997-9849
Tammy joined the FUMC family in 2005 after working as a hospice case manager for HCM for 1.5 years and at Children’s Medical Center for 17 years before that. fredumc.org
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The Not So Fun Stuff
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20/20, right friends? Ready for the real nitty gritty, scary, hard-to-admit stuff? Okay.
ello Church! Your friendly neighborhood communications director here. Okay. Are you ready for this? Because I’m about to get REALLY real with you here this month. I’m going to talk to you about my love life. Whoa. Deep breath, guys. I’m rewriting my column now for the third time. I just deleted a whole page about my work at the Fredericksburg Theater Company. Which was fine. It’s an enormous part of my life right now. But. Here I am. Past my own deadline, and feeling like God is telling me to open up and be more vulnerable with you. That’s what home is all about, after all.
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I would love to tell you that I am always perfectly secure in my singleness. That I never question whether or not The Lord has some man out there in the world and I’m going to meet him when we’re both ready, but in the meantime I am a strong and independent woman of Christ. Unfortunately, that’s not always the case. I wrestle with both ends of the spectrum, sometimes finding myself completely terrified of the entire idea of opening myself up to another person and allowing their life to become entwined with mine. Because I mean, let’s be real, things are coasting to get along pretty smoothly right now.
So I’ve been here with you I’m about for almost 18 months now, REALLY real with But other days I long for just that. A and the questions about my you here this month. best friend to share my life with and a relationship status have I’m going to talk to partner to pursue The Lord with every gotten more frequent, you about my love day. I am almost afraid to let that because of course our desire into my heart, because what if it friendships have become life. isn’t in God’s long-term plan for my deeper! I’ve been single for life? Nowhere in the bible does God promise the better part of five years. It’s been a huge that everyone will fall in love and get blessing during this season of my life, from married. That’s not a given of living a life graduating college, to picking up and moving dedicated to Christ. And it’s also not the here, to dedicating so much of my free time point of life with Christ. It’s not the goal. So if to the theater company and freelance I allow myself to want that, does it mean I projects. want Jesus less? The Lord has blessed me with the freedom to I don’t have the answers for this one, friends. go where He has led me, focus on becoming But that is okay; I don’t need them. Because the woman He has called me to be and grow even when it’s challenging, I know that in in my personal faith journey. Which is not to everything The Lord is drawing me closer to say that all the friends from high school and Him. And reminding myself day by day to college who have been in long-term rest in that truth, and finding myself relationships and gotten married did it surrounded by dear friends who continually wrong, but that just hasn’t been my journey. point me back to that truth, is so sweet. To And God doesn’t make mistakes. God be the glory, friends. So there’s the easy stuff. The facts. The “I see Peace, why things have been the way they’ve been Tricia and I fully understand them.” Retrospect is
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e are pleased to announce that On February 9th, 2016 the Memory Garden which includes the columbarium, memory wall, and garden located at the entrance to the church became debt free! When the columbarium was founded in 2011 it was with 24 pre-sold niches and a loan from the Fredericksburg United Methodist Church Foundation for $20,000 at a 5% interest rate.
The Committee agreed to repay the Foundation loan within 10 years. However, after 4 ½ years, enough money was available that the loan could be repaid, thus reducing the amount of interest needed for the loan. It has been a wonderful relationship between the Foundation and the Memory Garden Committee, and it will be missed since the Foundation furnished a committee member to work with us and to share input and that will no longer be needed! To date, 82 memory wall plaques and 32 niches have been sold. Whether a family chooses to place a plaque for a loved one who has been buried elsewhere, or uses one of the niches for a loved
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FUMC Foundation is established to provide a means PURPOSE: The through which enduring charitable gifts will become a living memorial and a perpetual source of financial support to benefit the church and its programs. It is the vehicle for receiving and managing gifts that look to the future and enhance the ability of the church to promote its ministries and care for its property. 15
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one’s ashes, the Memory Garden is a special place at church where families can remember their loved one and feel that they are in a spiritual place. The stained glass windows in the Garden add a special feeling, and the beautiful fountain’s water flowing is soothing and peaceful. Although there are plaques and niches remaining, approximately half of them have been sold in the last 4 ½ years. If you have interest in learning more about the Foundation or the Memory Garden, there are brochures available in the racks behind the welcome desk in the narthex, you can visit fredumc.org, or you can visit with Linda in the church office.
CELEBRATING our memory garden
PURPOSE: To help meet the needs of our church’s members in the time of a loss of a loved one and to provide a place for memories,
niche is $1800 COSTS: Each and will hold up to two urns. To purchase a plaque for the Memorial Wall (pictured left), the cost is $175 each or $300 total when you purchase two together. fredumc.org 16
FIRST YOUdream Offered by the FUMC Foundation Committee
First You Dream, A Financial Management Program First Comes the Dream Then Comes The Analysis, The Plan and The Action A personal learning experience.
Looking for a way to serve? Learn how to easily lead First You Dream workshops. oney, scripture, and personal financial accountability are not topics which inspire most of us to action. It’s much more fun to do other things like enjoying our family and friends, going to Whataburger to get away from it all, attending a football game, shopping, taking a trip, or working out at the gym. You may be reading here about the First You Dream, learning opportunity, and thinking….well I probably should go but I don’t want to share my personal story, I really don’t like anything having to do with finances, investing is just a dream since I barely make enough to get by, and I haven’t found a lot of comfort and courage from having someone preach to me about my money. 17
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First You Dream was designed for everyone and overcomes those concerns! Please come and learn (or re-learn) financial basics such as investing, stocks, bonds, mutual funds, life insurance, legal protection, owning a home, reverse mortgages, debt management, long term care insurance, expense management, and other fundamentals. These we learn together; but the accountability process belongs to you. Journal in your workbook and privately collect information about the pieces of your financial life. All we do will be wrapped around scripture through topics such as Dare to Be Daniel: Living and Spending Faithfully in a Consumer Culture. Form a group or contact Debra Hadsall at 956-433-9908 (txt is OK) email womensfc@aol.com with your suggested dates. The cost is $5.00 per person for the workbook. All people of the church and community are invited. Please tell your friends. If you have a small group of people who want to meet at another time or another place, please let me know. People who consider themselves nonchurchgoers are always welcome. We can meet in homes if that makes your friends more comfortable. I thank the FUMC Foundation Committee for their interest and support of this program. Debra Hadsall, Co-Creator, First You Dream www.financialdreaming.com
Psalm 148 (TEXAS VERSION) Praise the Lord. Praise the Lord you heavens above, Praise him you cooing Morning Dove. Praise the Lord you earth below. Praise him you spring showers rainbow. Praise him, you hot summer sun and cool evening breeze, Praise him all you falling Live Oak leaves. Shout Halleluiah you Gulf of Mexico, Say Amen you High Plains Amarillo. Kick up your heels you Jack rabbits and Javalina Hogs, Give it up you Big Thicket swampy bogs. Join the choir you Longhorn cattle, Lift up your voices you sheep and goats and ranch hands riding in the saddle. Let the Cotton Woods and Pecan trees clap their hands, Let the mesquite and prickly pair sing anthems throughout the land. Dance a two step you Brazos and Colorado and Rio Grande Swing your partner you Laguna Madre and Padre Island sand. Praise him, all you creatures of the mesas and cedar break. Praise him you perch and bass and catfish in the Highland lakes, Sing in worship You Hill Country canyons and East Texas pines. Drink to him a toast with a little Gillespie county wine. Praise him you big cities and small farms, School children, senior citizens and stay at home moms. Praise the Lord you bankers and lawyers and teachers, Truck drivers and nurses and brush country ranchers. Let them all praise the Name of the Lord, For his name alone is exalted, His splendor is above all the things of this world, He has raised up for his people a messiah, Let all of Creation praise the Lord. A creative take on scripture by George Lumpkin
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ave the date! The United Methodist Committee on Relief (UMCOR) is organizing an adult mission trip to Sager Brown, Louisiana next March. The exact dates are March 26 -31, 2017, so start praying now about whether God is leading you to be part of this trip! You might be surprised by His answer. To learn more about the trip, contact Brenda Miiller at lecrecep@hotmail.com. To learn more about UMCOR, visit www.umcor.org
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MISSION MOMENT
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ur worker overseas in the Philippines, Marsha, will be here at our church very soon. The Choose Life Sunday School Class and our Missions Committee is delighted to cohost a covered dish dinner on Friday evening, April 22nd at 5:30 p.m. in our Fellowship Hall. We would love to have anyone in our church who wants to come and be part of this “special evening,” to hear and see Marsha. Please do bring your favorite dish to share. We want to begin at 5:30 to give Marsha plenty of time to speak and allow everyone to enjoy fun and fellowship and still get home by 7:30, so no one has to drive after dark!
Across all her years as a missionary, her Christian love and witness have always been a real inspiration to so many that have known and loved her. She has truly been “sold out to Christ,” and has done an outstanding job in the Philippines. We hope to see all of you on April 22nd here at 5:30 p.m.! Submitted by Sherry Freeman
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3 8:30am Coffee for Camp 9:00am Contemporary Worship 9:30am Agape Hour 10:00am Sunday School 11:10am Traditional Worship Service 4:00pm Confirmation 6:00pm Alpha
4 6:30am Bacon & Eggs GroupGroup-FH 7:30am Child Development Center 10:00am Cards for Christ 12:00pm Alcoholics Anonymous 12:00pm Lunch BunchBunch-Rm 2 5:00pm Trustees Meeting -Rm 12 7:00pm Boy Scout Meeting
5 7:00am Men's BreakfastBreakfast-City Cafe 7:30am Child Development Center 8:00am Wonder Workers 9:00am Living Well College 9:00am Prayer Shawl MinistryMinistry-Library 12:00pm Al Anon - Rm 11 12:00pm Alcoholics Anonymous 5:15pm Living Well College Board Meeting 5:15pm Women's Emmaus Reunion Group 5:30pm Girls Basketball
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12 7:00am Men's BreakfastBreakfast-City Cafe 7:30am Child Development Center 8:00am Wonder Workers 9:00am Living Well College 9:00am Prayer Shawl MinistryMinistry-Library 12:00pm Al Anon - Rm 11 12:00pm Alcoholics Anonymous 5:15pm Women's Emmaus Reunion Group 5:30pm Girls Basketball 5:30pm Mission Committee Meeting
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17 8:30am UMW Plant/Bake/Jewelry Sale 8:30a.m Coffee For Camp 9:00am Contemporary Worship 9:30am Agape Hour 10:00am Sunday School 11:10am Traditional Worship Service 3:00pm Music Club Concert 4:00pm Confirmation
18 6:30am Bacon & Eggs GroupGroup-FH 7:30am Child Development Center 10:00am Cards for Christ 12:00pm Alcoholics Anonymous 12:00pm Lunch BunchBunch-Rm 2 2:00pm Hannah CircleCircle-Rm 2 7:00pm Boy Scout Meeting
19 7:00am Men's BreakfastBreakfast-City Cafe 7:30am Child Development Center 8:00am Wonder Workers 9:00am Living Well College Ministry--Library 9:00am Prayer Shawl Ministry 12:00pm Al Anon - Rm 11 12:00pm Alcoholics Anonymous 5:15pm Women's Emmaus Reunion Group 5:30pm Girls Basketball 6:00pm Finance Committee 7:00pm Church Council
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25 6:30am Bacon & Eggs GroupGroup-FH 7:30am Child Development Center 12:00pm Alcoholics Anonymous 12:00pm Lunch BunchBunch-Rm 2 6:30pm Stephen Ministry Leadership 7:00pm Boy Scout Meeting
26 7:00am Men's BreakfastBreakfast-City Cafe 7:30am Child Development Center 8:00am Wonder Workers 9:00am Living Well College 9:00am Prayer Shawl MinistryMinistry-Library 12:00pm Al Anon - Rm 11 12:00pm Alcoholics Anonymous 5:15pm Women's Emmaus Reunion Group 5:30pm Girls Basketball
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7:30am Child Developm 10:00am Fredericksburg 10:00am Knopp Retirem 10:30am Knopp Nursing 12:00pm Alcoholics Ano 12:00pm Diabetic Suppo 3:30pm Pioneer Club 5:00pm Kid's Music Aca 5:30pm Middle School Y 6:00pm Bell Choir Pract 7:00pm Chancel Choir P
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14 7:30am Child Development Center 8:30am Biblical Garden Workday 9:00am Living Well College 9:30am CDC Kid's Chapel 12:00pm Alcoholics Anonymous 5:30pm Girls Basketball 6:00pm Praise Team Rehearsal 7:00pm Boy Scout Committee Meeting
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THIS month
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Special Events
Youth
Bring A Friend Home
Middle School Youth
Sunday, April 10th 9 a.m. through 11:10 a.m.
Wednesdays from 5:30 –7 p.m. in the Youth Room
*Bring a friend home to meet the family on this special Sunday set aside to count our blessings represented by the hundreds of butterflies on the walls. We’ll have donut holes to share and love to pour out, so invite all those you hold dear and write their name on a butterfly.
First You Dream Christian Financial Literacy Time and Date TBD *Combining scripture and personal financial accountability is intimidating. Please don’t let it scare you from trying out this great program. Workbooks are $5, sessions are two hours each over a three week period. Contact Debra Hadsall at financialfreedomparty@gmail.com with dates and times that are best for you, and dates will get set accordingly.
Missionary Dinner April 22nd at 5:30 p.m. Fellowship Hall *One of our church-sponsored workers overseas, Marsha, will be joining us from the Philippines for a covered dish dinner to share her testimony and join us in food, fun and fellowship. The Choose Life class and Missions Committee invite anyone who wants to welcome her in love to attend. 23 Vol. 13 April 2016
High School Youth Wednesdays from 6:30-8 p.m. in the Youth Room
Youth Sunday School Sundays at 10 a.m. for all youth 6th12th grade in the Youth Room
Confirmation Classes Sundays at 4 p.m. in Room 12
30 Hour Famine April 8th & 9th Fredericksburg UMC *Our youth are going hungry to help hungry children. For more information on how to donate, click this link or contact Joel Griffin at joel@fredumc.org
Children Pioneer Club & Kids Music Academy Wednesdays beginning at 3:30 p.m. *Contact Lisa Davis or Don Doss at 997-7679 for more information
Children’s Sunday School Sundays 10-11 a.m. *Contact Lisa Davis at 997-7679
Child Development Center
UMW Plant and Bake Sale
Weekdays from 7:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m. *Contact Amy O’Neil at 990-2320
The United Methodist Women are hosting their annual Plant and Bake Sale Sunday, April 17th. If you would like to help them set up or tear down, please contact Leta Ann Metzger at letaannm@gmail.com. They are also adding jewelry to the sale this year! All proceeds go toward funding mission locally, nationally and globally, so spruce up your garden, your spring wardrobe and your breakfast with a sweet treat!
Vacation Bible School SAVE THE DATES June 20th-24th 5:30-8ish p.m.
Seniors Prime Time Seniors April 28th from 8:30 a.m. -12:30 p.m. Fredericksburg UMC Pre-register in the church office or by clicking this link
Music Wesleyan Bell Choir Rehearsal Wednesdays at 6 p.m. FUMC Sanctuary
Chancel Choir Rehearsal Wednesdays at 7 p.m. FUMC Sanctuary
Praise Team Rehearsal Thursdays at 6 p.m. FUMC Sanctuary
Music Club Concert The Marcsmen– Acapella Group April 17th at 3 p.m. FUMC Sanctuary
Opportunities To Serve Welcoming Home Looking for an easy way to serve? We need greeters to welcome people as they come in for worship on Sunday mornings and ESPECIALLY to man to the Welcome Desk and answer questions for guests (or members!). We will provide all the necessary training, all you need is a smile! Sign up in the church office.
41&Change Coffee Sales Coffee for camp sales are now the FIRST and THIRD Sunday of each month. That means more opportunities to stock up (if you didn’t know already, they are now selling K-cups!), and more opportunities to fund YOUR ministries. Proceeds for April’s sales (April 3rd and 17th) will benefit the Belize Mission Group. If you want to take over the sales to help raise money for your missions, contact Brenda Miiller at lecrecep@hotmail.com
Audio Visual Tech Help Our praise team is growing! That means our audio and video team occasionally needs some help. If you are interested in getting involved with the worship service in a new way by helping with sound, running the Sunday slideshow, or producing our live stream, contact our communications director, Tricia, at tricia@fredumc.org
Butterfly Blessings Help us make our home a church of ONE THOUSAND blessings. It’s easy. Just stop by the table in the narthex filled with baskets of paper butterflies, and write down all the ways you are blessed. Then celebrate with us by bringing a friend to share them with on April 10th! fredumc.org 24
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2 Janice Stephenson 3 Dawn Beckendorf 3 Carolyn Munroe 4 Erin Gilliam 4 Zeleste DeLeon 5 Jadyn Doss 6 Mary Whitworth 7 Paul Panaceck 7 Morgan McBryde 7 Olivia Longley 7 Robert and Lou Colie 8 Vance Houy 8 Bryson Wallace 9 Frances Turner 9 Lana Dorriety 9 Jack and Lucy Ann Arnold 10 Betha Cox 10 Ray and Vedena Brown 11 Connie Whiting
11 Jade Whiting 12 Allen Spousta 12 Stan Swindle 12 Dusty Smith 12 Melvin and Lena Mueller 14 Nancy Wieting 14 Rich Prokopetz 14 Audrey Benfield 15 Jerry Bane 15 Glenda Riefler 15 Randye McAnally 15 Julie Davies 15 Judy Moellering 15 Patrick Elliott 15 Lauren Nevels 17 Camey Stewart 18 Shannan Prokopetz 20 Sandi McGill 20 Steven Wehmeyer 20 Eric Whiting 21 Ray and Lisa Sierra
22 Barbara Banks 23 Kristi Stafford 23 Jonny and Diane Ohlenburg 24 Megan Smith 24 Jake Davies 25 Ray Brown 25 David Wieting 25 Ben DeLeon 25 Dawson Ball 26 Martin Ball 27 John Freeman 28 Cecile Peterson 28 Ken Cooke & Christine Granados 29 Ken Peacock 29 Sherry Hudson 30 Jimmie Tree 30 Rita Rice 30 Frances Baethge 30 Frances Baethge 路 Dates and names in bold are anniversaries.
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CONTINUING CONCERNS Nursing Home & OUR Military Retirement Center Carolyn Allen Ruth Braeutigam Clarence Durst Imogene Friedrich Fred Mesch Desmond Sagebiel Mabel Teschner Romilda Jaimson Audrey Kothmann
Norma Peterson Marvin Prochnow Marvel Pospisil Auralia Schmid Melrose Sultemeier Jimmie Tree Fred Kunz
OUR Missionaries
Scott Benfield Khristy Brazell Roland Cleveland Adam Duecker Gary L. Goin Dylan Guess Houston Haley Chance Harling Wacey Holladay Mark Klaerner Bryce Klein Jason Loving Alec Maples Quentin Moellering
James Muncy Dennis Ray Phillips Chris Pieper Steven Ramsey Tyler Remini Cody Segner Jason Smith Bruce Stafford Perry Waters Charlie Watson Ash Westerfield Weston Williams Dara Wydler Steve York Joshua Weaver Ethan Waterman
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Central Asia: Brian & Cynthia -Isaiah 6:8 Eastern Asia: Misti Ecuador: Ecuador: Tim & Daina We also want to Madagascar: Adam & Suzie, acknowledge Jana and Leigh, Phoebe, Emma, Baylee & River who are serving the Japanese Detroit .We support them Nicaragua: Sara & Joey, Risa, inwhen possible, and hope to Micah & Jace add them to our regular Philippines: Marsha support list in the future. Connect Online!
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Fredericksburg United Methodist Church 1800 North Llano Fredericksburg TX 78624-2917 **************************************
Connect with our staff Rev. George Lumpkin……Senior Pastor (glumpkin59@gmail.com) Rev. Sid Spiller……..Associate Pastor (sid@fredumc.org) Don Doss……………………Director of Music Ministries (don@fredumc.org) Joel Griffin…………………..Director of Youth Ministries (joel@fredumc.org) Lisa Davis……………..Director of Children’s Ministries (lisa@fredumc.org) Kenneth Vaughan…………Director of Media Ministries (notagadget@gmail.com) Tricia Small…………………Director of Communications (tricia@fredumc.org) Amy O’Neil…………………Director of CDC (methodistpreschoolfbg@gmail.com) Judy Hickerson……………..Organist Linda Klein………………….Office Manager (linda@fredumc.org) Selena Hendrix……………...Director of Finances (selena@fredumc.org) Florie Hernandez……………Custodian Tammy Amerson-Wilson RN………Wesley Nurse (TAmerson-Wilson@mhm.org)
Regular office hours are Monday-Thursday from 8 a.m.—5 p.m., closed 12-1 p.m. for lunch, and You can reach the office at 830-997-7679, or visit fredumc.org to learn more about our worship and ministries.