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Vol. 18 September 2016

“For as the earth brings forth its sprouts, And as a garden causes the things sown in it to spring up, So the Lord God will cause righteousness and praise To spring up before all the nations.” -Isaiah 61:11

IN THIS ISSUE Mission & Vision

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Music Ministries

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Children’s Ministries

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Health and Wellness

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A Note From the Trustees

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Ministry Matters

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Letter From the Editor

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Monthly Calendar

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Month at a Glance

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What’s Coming Up

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Celebrations and Concerns

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hat began back in 2007 with 18 mostly church family children has grown to over 50 children, with about 90% not members of our church! And that was by design from the first day of KMA. KMA’s aim from the very beginning has been to provide quality music education to the children of our community through the love of our Lord at little or no cost. That has been our goal for the last 8 years, but we found out pretty quick that to have quality instrumental teachers for violin or guitar, we had to pay the teachers for their time. So even though the main KMA curriculum is free, some instrumental classes require a fee. It’s through generous church members and organizations that we have stayed on top of the scholarship needs for these student instrumentalists.

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Our Kid’s Music Academy is beginning its ninth year with several big changes. First, KMA is moving days from Wednesday to Thursday. We had talked about this move for several years, but with our huge year last year and having to ‘squish’ our classes down to 20 minutes, we decided to make the move this year. Lisa Davis, our Children’s Ministry Director will still have the after school Treehouse Kids’ Club on Wednesdays, which means our church is now providing after school activities on two days of the week rather than just one.

The next huge change will be important in facilitating KMA’s growth into a true community music school. We have assembled an administrative board that will be looking to apply for grants from local, state and national organizations moving us to more financial stability so we can acquire more professional educators to

New Day KMA! One big addition last year for KMA was the inclusion of guitar classes into the curriculum. Melinda Brown will once again be teaching a beginning and continuing guitar class for interested KMA students. Melinda is a professional entertainer in the Fredericksburg area and loves to share her talents with kids!

grow KMA to reach even more children in our community.

We begin this new semester on Thursday, September 8th with a great music faculty! Donna Vaughan will continue to direct the KMA choral class and assist the preschoolers. Sarah Klein teaches our string classes, and is also on the staff of the Hill Country Youth Orchestra program. The KMA string classes are now a satellite organization of HCYO which will means we will have more instruments available as well as concert opportunities with HCYO in Kerrville.

A new addition to our faculty is Sheila Kraus, who is not new to Fredericksburg. Sheila has taught private flute for many years and has been a member of our church’s Christmas orchestra for the past seven years. Sheila will continue the Second Grade recorder class and also put together an older recorder ensemble. In addition, she is available to teach local students privately.

WE NEED HELP!!! We need van drivers and snack makers!! If you would like to get involved in this great ministry and help these incredible children have a music-filled year, let me know and we can find the best spot for you! We also need additional scholarship help for this new school year. String and guitar classes cost $150 for the fall semester. If you could support a student with that cost, contact me or specify “KMA Scholarship” on your gift through the church financial office. KMA wouldn’t be what it is without the help of this congregation, and many incredible experiences are just ahead!

Don Doss joined the FUMC staff in April of 2007 having served in several other Boerne and Kerrville churches. Don is FUMC’s Director of Music Ministries, and he oversees all of the musical groups and music ministry work that happens here. He personally directs the Chancel Choir and the Praise Team as well as the Kid’s Music Academy. fredumc.org

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GLIMPES OF lory! What a great word. It invokes images of grand and beautiful things.

I struggled with this word when it came to describing God. I didn’t think that God was not glorious, quite the opposite. But rather this word, glory, was a magnificent way to describe Him, yet fell far short.

It also seemed abstract to me. Savior, Loving, Gracious and words like that are more concrete.

While in children’s leadership at Bible Study Fellowship, I read a great explanation of the word glory. Simply stated, glory is a physical, visible sign of how great God is. Wow! That’s easy, right?

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everyday life can be glimpses of glory depending on how we look at them. Now this should go without saying, but I’ll say it anyway – Jesus is the perfect and greatest visible sign of how great God is.

Recently I took a group of 12 kids, ages 6 to 12, for a service project. We went shopping for groceries and then took it to the food pantry. First of all shopping with 12 kids was an experience in itself.

But it was fun! The kids were so excited to buy food to help others. To see their joy and determination in getting all the things that were on our list was great to watch. The groceries were

paid for by donations made during VBS, some of the kids brought their own money and some parents contributed as well. One parent contributed a very generous amount even after losing her job because she felt God had really blessed her.

Blessings, Lisa

After we loaded up the groceries we headed to the pantry. A sweet lady we ended up calling Aunt Buzzy directed the kids on how they could help. They sorted and stocked and had things done very quickly. They worked as a team and they did all of it with enthusiasm and a smile.

After we were done Aunt Buzzy shared what a blessing the food pantry is to our community. Last year they helped almost 4,000 families and over 13,000 individuals.

Glimpses of glory are all around us, even in our kids. That day I had the pleasure of seeing each one of those kids as a visible sign of how great God is. He is working in their lives and transforming their hearts all for their good and for His glory.

Lisa Davis serves as Children’s Director for FUMC. During the last 7 years , she has taught God’s Word to children as a children's leader at Bible Study Fellowship, Sunday School and at multiple VBS programs. This has developed a passion in her for the Bible and for children to know it. She is excited to bring children and their families closer to Christ. fredumc.org 6

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FROM THE TRUSTEES highlighting your contributions e would like to express our sincere thanks for your support for the highway signs. We have more than met our goal of buying six United Methodist signs for the three major highways coming into Fredericksburg. The money donated by the congregation will cover the cost of the signs as well as the cost of placing signs on property not owned by members of FUMC. This will allow us to have signs at strategic locations for tourists coming into Fredericksburg. Thank you for your generous support.

-David Wieting Chair, Board of Trustees ur Wonder Workers have recently saved FUMC over $15,000 and brightened our home! The Wonder Workers spent several months completing three electrical projects that have greatly enhanced our beautiful home! Here’s what they did: 1. Upgraded 161 fluorescent light fixtures including 20 lights in Fellowship Hall some 20 feet above the floor.

2. Removed old inefficient canister light

fixtures over the choir loft and installed new light fixtures which now make it possible for the chancel choir members to see their music, and the congregation to see the choir.

3. Repaired six light fixtures in the gym.

The Board of Trustees got estimates from two local electrical contractors to do the work of upgrading the fluorescent fixtures which ranged from $10,000 to $17,742.45 including labor and materials. The total cost for the work done by our Wonder Workers was $2,717.59 for the materials and about $100 for the rental of a lift to do the Fellowship Hall lights. We are so blessed to have the Wonder Workers as part of our church family to help us take care of our Home.

When you see them, please express your thanks to these men who so willingly give of their time every Tuesday morning to do the maintenance work around our church.

1. John Doudna 2. Mel Mueller 3. Charlie Koym 4. Al Bispo 5. Archie Klein 6. Jim Swink 7. Tom Canfield 8. George Murphy fredumc.org

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MINISTRY MATTERS Words of Thank You ear FUMC, we have received your donated check from July 11th, 2016.

We want to thank you for your contribution toward Habitat House # 16. This kind and generous donation will help us build a new home for a deserving family in Fredericksburg.

Habitat’s mission is to provide decent, safe, affordable housing to God’s people in need and to enhance neighborhoods in our community. We deeply appreciate your support.

Thank you. Blessings, Kelly Musselman VP, Habitat for Humanity 9

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hank you for all of the work you did preparing for our mother’s funeral. It was a beautiful service and just perfect for our Mom. Many people commented on how nice it was.

Reverend Spiller did a wonderful job with the service. We also appreciate Reverend Lumpkin’s assistance.

We would also like to thank you for the reception afterwards. The people who hosted were so gracious and patient, and the cookies and drinks were delicious.

You are special people and again we thank you, The Fannie Stech Family

n Tuesday, August 16th, Church Council recognized David Wiemers for his many years of service to the church as the "Chief Grill Master.” We celebrate his servant heart and of course, his undeniable cooking skills! If you have enjoyed the brisket, chicken or hot dogs at Church, Marktplatz or Lady Bird Park, you are encouraged to give him a pat on the back for a job well done!

ach Tuesday and Thursday, the students and teachers of Living Well Learning Center, a program serving high functioning adults with special needs, call FUMC home.

As a thank you for the use of our building, these teachers and students have generously donated a gift card to local natives for a new tree in the biblical garden. Here is a message from Living Well: “Thank you for allowing Living Well Learning Center to use the building for our classes. We appreciate you so much!” *Living Well students and teachers signed their names in the card below.

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The Not So Fun Stuff

Tricia Small is one of the newest member to the FUMC family. She graduated from UT Austin with a journalism degree, and joined the staff in November of 2014 She is passionate about transforming lives by sharing the love of Christ.

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ello Church! Your friendly neighborhood communications director here. I still find myself amazed at how perfectly God orchestrates our circumstances to show us all the areas we need to need some serious help in.

Friends. I have anxiety. I’ve always had anxiety.

I’ve shared this with you before. I’ve written about awkwardness. I’ve written about my type A personality that likes neatly laid plans. I’ve written about how busyness is an idol for me.

All these things stem from anxiety.

all the hard things. I can let go of those fears. I can turn to Scripture and all the promises of our Lord and Savior minister to my heart, and I can overcome the fear.

Now the emotional stuff. That’s a lot harder for me. When I really examine what is at the very bottom of the deep well of fear inside my soul, the one thing that leaves me completely paralyzed, I find shame. I’m deeply afraid of shame. I’m afraid of baring the most tender and personal layers of myself and being met with judgement, condemnation, misunderstanding, disappointment, rejection.

I’ve just accepted this as part of my life. It’s hardwired. It’s who I am. Another quirk. The subject A few months back I shared a quote with you of good-natured, self-deprecating humor. Simply that explained our deepest desire is to something I live and deal with. ...but I’ve felt God be truly known and truly loved, and But the circumstances of these our greatest fear is being known and last few months have not only asking me the not loved. This is so, so true for me. Can revealed to me the startling question, ‘What are you relate, dear ones? Scripture is just depths of my fear, but I’ve felt you so afraid of?’ as clear about these kinds of fears. The God asking me the question, Gospel tells us our hope in Jesus “What are you so afraid of?”

Christ will not put us to shame. Our precious Well friends, if you have any experience with Savior has already endured that shame and generalized anxiety disorder, the easy answer to humiliation and rejection on our behalf. And oh that question is “all of the things.” Seriously? how that truth pierces my soul, because this What am I not afraid of? If I dig just a little deeper deep rooted fear inside of me is at odds with the though, and reveal another layer, I’m afraid of a power of Christ’s death and resurrection. lack of control. Things like doctors, driving, I want the freedom to experience the depths of traveling, worrying about weird accidents, my God’s love. I know that this fear is holding me obsessive need to plan everything out. Those back from that. After all, we can’t be fully loved fears are all because I worry about losing control if we are afraid to be fully known. And more of circumstances. But that’s a pretty easy answer than that, I want the freedom to SHARE the too, friends...anxiety disorders 101, really. depths of God’s love. One of the most concrete So what else is there? What else scares me? manifestations of all of this is a ridiculous Doing the wrong thing. Letting people down. inability to pray out loud. And friends, I so Rejection. Loss. Pain. Vulnerability. That’s a big desperately want to be the kind of woman who one. Maybe the biggest. Okay. We’re getting is quick to pray over every single person who somewhere here. Now we know I’m not just needs it right there with them when they need it. afraid of losing control of concrete This is me asking for your prayers to overcome, circumstances, but I’m afraid of giving over dear friends. We all have things we need God to control of my emotions. heal within us. Places we desperately need His Circumstantial anxiety is the easiest to identify grace. So this is also me promising to pray for and admit. It’s also the easies to overcome. I each of you. Even right there with you out loud know my fears are irrational. And I know that I someday soon! have a God who is going to stay faithful through Peace, Tricia fredumc.org 12

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31 10:00am Fredericksburg 12:00pm Alcoholics Ano 7:00pm Chancel Choir P 7:00pm Overcomers Gro

4 9:00am Contemporary Worship 9:30am Agape Hour 9:30 Coffee for Camp Sales 10:00am Sunday School 11:10am Traditional Worship Service

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BACK TO CHURCH SUNDAY 9:30am Agape Hour 10:00am Sunday School 11:10am One Worship Service 12:00pm Fellowship Lunch and Talent Show 12:15pm Alpha Small Group

12 6:30am Bacon & Eggs GroupGroup-FH 10:00am Cards for Christ 12:00pm Alcoholics Anonymous 12:00pm Lunch BunchBunch-Rm 2 12:00pm Rotary Group 5:00pm Trustees Board Meeting 6:00pm Stephen Ministry Leadership

18 9:00am Contemporary Worship 9:30am Agape Hour 10:00am Sunday School 11:10am Traditional Worship Service 3:00pm Music Club Concert

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9:00am Contemporary Worship 9:30am Agape Hour 10:00am Sunday School 11:10am Traditional Worship Service 12:15pm Alpha Small Group

6 7:00am Men's BreakfastBreakfast-City Cafe 8:00am Wonder Workers 9:00am Living Well Learning Center 9:00am Prayer Shawl Ministry 10:00am 747 Bible Study 12:00pm Al Anon - Rm 11 12:00pm Alcoholics Anonymous 5:15pm Living Well Learning Center Board Meeting 5:15pm Women's Emmaus Reunion Group 5:30pm Girls Basketball

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19 6:30am Bacon & Eggs GroupGroup-FH 12:00pm Alcoholics Anonymous 12:00pm Lunch BunchBunch-Rm 2 12:00pm Rotary Group 2:00pm Hannah CircleCircle-Rm 2

20 7:00am Men's BreakfastBreakfast-City Cafe 8:00am Wonder Workers 9:00am Living Well Learning Center 9:00am Prayer Shawl Ministry 10:00am 747 Bible Study 12:00pm Al Anon - Rm 11 12:00pm Alcoholics Anonymous 5:15pm Women's Emmaus Reunion Group 5:30pm Girls Basketball 6:00pm Finance Meeting 7:00pm Church Council Meeting

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26 6:30am Bacon & Eggs GroupGroup-FH 10:00am Cards for Christ 12:00pm Alcoholics Anonymous 12:00pm Lunch BunchBunch-Rm 2 12:00pm Rotary Group 6:30pm Stephen Ministry Leadership

27 7:00am Men's BreakfastBreakfast-City Cafe 8:00am Wonder Workers 9:00am Living Well Learning Center 9:00am Prayer Shawl Ministry 10:00am 747 Bible Study 12:00pm Al Anon - Rm 11 12:00pm Alcoholics Anonymous 5:15pm Women's Emmaus Reunion Group 5:30pm Girls Basketball

28 9:00am Quilters 9:30am Windcrest Retire Retir 10:00am Fredericksburg 12:00pm Alcoholics Ano 3:30pm Tree House Kid 5:30pm Middle School Y 6:00pm Bell Choir 6:30pm High School Yo 7:00pm Chancel Choir P 7:00pm Overcomers Gro

LABOR DAY CHURCH OFFICE CLOSED 12:00pm Alcoholics Anonymous

9:30am Knopp Retireme 10:00am Fredericksburg 12:00pm Alcoholics Ano 6:00pm Youth Worship 6:00pm Bell Choir 6:30pm SemiSemi-Circle 7:00pm Chancel Choir P 7:00pm Overcomers Gro

9:00am Quilters 10:00am Fredericksburg 12:00pm Alcoholics Ano 3:30pm Tree House Kid 5:30pm Middle School Y 6:00pm Bell Choir 6:30pm High School Yo 7:00pm Chancel Choir P 7:00pm Overcomers Gro

10:00am Fredericksburg 10:00am Knopp Retirem 10:30am Knopp Nursing 12:00pm Alcoholics Ano 3:30pm Tree House Kid 5:30pm Middle School Y 6:00pm Bell Choir 6:30pm High School Yo 7:00pm Chancel Choir P 7:00pm Overcomers Gro

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8 8:30am Biblical Garden Workday 9:00am Living Well Learning Center 12:00pm Alcoholics Anonymous 2:30pm Windcrest Devotional 3:30pm Heritage Devotional 4:00pm Kid's Music Academy 5:30pm Girls Basketball 6:30pm Praise Team Rehearsal 7:00pm 747 Bible Study 7:00pm Boy Scout Committee Meeting

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15 9:00am Living Well Learning Center 9:30am Helen Tainter Circle 12:00pm Alcoholics Anonymous 2:00pm Friendship Circle 5:30pm Girls Basketball 6:30pm Praise Team Rehearsal 7:00pm 747 Bible Study

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9:00am Living Well Learning Center 9:00am UMW Craft Workshop 9:30am Heritage Communion 12:00pm Alcoholics Anonymous 3:30pm Kid's Music Academy 5:30pm Girls Basketball 6:30pm Praise Team Rehearsal 7:00pm 747 Bible Study

29 9:00am Living Well Learning Center 9:00am UMW Craft Workshop 12:00pm Alcoholics Anonymous 3:30pm Kid's Music Academy 5:30pm Girls Basketball 6:30pm Praise Team Rehearsal 7:00pm 747 Bible Study

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Special Events Back to Church Sunday Sunday, September 11th at 11:10 a.m.

Sanctuary/Family Life Center *Combined worship, fellowship lunch and “Elvis Still Lives” Talent show!

Special Announcements “Make This Place Your Home”

Children’s Sunday School Sundays 10-11 a.m. *Contact Lisa Davis at 997-7679

Youth Back Porch Nights Wednesdays beginning September 14th in the youth room (back porch) *Contact Joel Griffin at joel@fredumc.org for more details.

Grab some Gear

Youth Sunday School

*Don’t forget we have gear with our logo on them available now! Shirts are $10 each for adults, free for youth and kids 18 and under. No need to have pre-ordered; we have all sizes available. Just stop by the office during regular office hours to pick one up. Cobalt blue koozies with our logo and church name and website are available as well. Those are $3 each or two for $5. Cash or check only please!

Sundays 10-11 a.m. in the youth room (back porch)

Children Treehouse Kids’ Club Wednesdays After School beginning September 14th *Contact Lisa Davis at 997-7679 or lisa@fredumc.org

Kid’s Music Academy Thursdays After School beginning September 8th *Contact Don Doss at 997-7679 or don@fredumc.org

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*Contact Joel Griffin at joel@fredumc.org

Music Bell Choir Rehearsal Wednesdays at 6 p.m.

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Chancel Choir Rehearsal Wednesdays at 7 p.m.

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Praise Team Rehearsal Thursdays at 6:30 p.m.

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Music Club Concert Pianist Fei-Fei Dong Sunday, September 18th at 3 p.m.

FUMC Sanctuary *Free community event. Click this link to learn more about Fei-Fei Dong and the Fredericksburg Music Club.

Adult Education Women’s Bible Study Tuesdays from 6:30-8:30 p.m. beginning September 6th Beth Moore’s “Breaking Free.” Call the office at 997-7679 to register or learn more.

Disciple Bible Study Mondays at 6:30 p.m. beginning September 12th *Led by Pastor George and Brenda. Call the office at 997-7679 to register or learn more.

In the Community Senior Health Fair September 29th from 10 a.m.-1 p.m.

St. Mary’s Holy Family Center *40 providers of senior health care and services are joining together to provide a day of education and health screenings. To RSVP or learn more, contact Whitney Leon 325-423-2598 or Jody Geistweidt 830-3294743

Opportunities To Serve 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. Sales on Sunday, September 4th will benefit the Biblical Garden.

Church Prayer Day Each Thursday, Pastor George invites you to join him in the sanctuary at 12 p.m. for prayer and communion. If you need prayer, or want to serve as a pray warrior for our church, our community, our country and our world, you are welcome!

After School Program Help We have separated out our two rapidly growing kids’ after school programs.

Our Tree House Kids’ Club is on Wednesdays beginning September 14th, and our Kids' Music Academy is now on THURSDAYS beginning September 8th! But that means we need YOUR help. To keep the momentous success of these programs going, we need volunteers to transport kiddos from school along with some helpers to ride along and gather kids from the schools, snack masters to prepare simple snacks, and room managers and teachers aids. If you would like to volunteer, contact Lisa Davis at lisa@fredumc.org, or Don Doss at don@fredumc.org, or call the office at 997-7679

Congregational Care Thank you church! You have responded enthusiastically to the request for volunteers. 11 people volunteered to deliver communion to our homebound family members! Pastor Sid and Alice Hahn have conducted several training sessions to ensure all volunteers feel adequately prepared for this important ministry. Some of these volunteers also assist our pastors as they conduct communion services each month at care facilities here in town. 16 people volunteered to visit our members confined to their homes or to Fredericksburg care facilities! These volunteers willingly share themselves so these members of our church family feel as much a part of our congregation as those who attend services each week. Would you like to join our “happening” groups? If so, we would love to have you. You may call/ text/email Alice Hahn at 830-9987440 or akghahn22@gmail.com. You may also leave your contact information with Pastor Sid or Linda Klein at the church office. fredumc.org

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1 Bud Harris 1 Heidi Pressler 1 River Miiller 1 Del & Rita Irons 1 Jack & Joyce Stephens 2 Edda Litherland 2 Phil McConnell 2 Matthew Seyffert 2 Tom & Sherry Cleckler 3 Regina Rouse 4 Calvin Fuchs 4 Ginger Barr 4 John & Barbara Peckne 4 Jim & Carole Harrington 5 Johnny Schuetz 5 Roy Gentry 5 Jennifer O’Neil 5 Brinlee Diosdado 5 Hugh & Becky Reeves 6 Elmer Wahrmund 6 Margaret Hallford 6 A.J. Waight 6 Dale Heimann 6 Phil & Pat McConnell 7 Quentin Smith 7 John Lowrey 8 Lauren Grona 8 John Koepke 8 Daniel Elliot 8 Mark Langerhans 8 Daniel Elliott 8 Lauren Sanders 9 Evelyn Quindry 9 Richard Troxell 9 Tom Hammer 9 Jana Sultemeier 9 Jim Gedeon 9 Cathy Ball 21 Vol. 18 Sept. 2016

9 Paul & Barbara Loyd 10 Levy Ketron 10 Jan Canfield 10 Sherlyn Novak 10 Ray Sierra 10 Tucker Elliott 11 Bonnie Eckhardt 11 Don Blount 11 Pam Alspaugh 11 Garrett Laughlin 11 Tom & Maryneil Dance 11 Rick & Dana Schafer 12 Roger Cameron 12 Laurice Griffin 12 Marjorie Cardwell 13 Bob Surma 13 Kyle Carroll 14 Bee Troxell 14 Tera Easterling 14 Kenneth Miiller 15 Crystal Whiting 15 Avery Smith 15 Bruce & Pam Brown 15 Bruce & Brenda Nichols 16 Marsha Bane 16 Anne Weinheimer 16 Connie Wehmeyer 16 Riley Rizzo 17 Eli Knapp 17 Larry & Donna Jacoby 18 Julia Ann Mays 19 Waylon Cowan 19 Jane Tolson 19 Carol Ann Shepherd 20 Dean Stewart 20 Charles Gillespie 20 Elaine Stewart 21 Elroy Behrends

21 Nora Dempsey 21 Brent & Sherri Major 22 Ray Geistweidt 22 Johnny Odom 22 Brenda Matysiak 22 Reed Cobb 22 Dwight Schmidt 22 Andrea Gentry 22 Brooke Seyffert 23 Roland Player 24 Annette Maner 24 Linda Graham 24 Diane Olenburg 24 Conor Thompson 24 Tim Barsch 24 Jared Klimple 25 Harriet Wischkaemper 25 Julie Johnston 25 Barbara Peckne 25 Sherri Major 26 Earl Daigle 26 Beverly Allen 27 Olivia Wissemann 28 Andrea Treibs 28 Christie Harper 28 Robbie Jane Griffin 28 Gus & Liz Eberle 29 John Hutcherson 29 Janet Rabke 29 Tom Dance 29 Christopher Peckne 30 Nathan Itz 30 Karl Stengel 30 Adrienne Jaramillo 30 John Peckne 30 Rachel Calhoun 30 Chance Lange-Davis 30 J.D. & Rachael Cole · Dates and names in bold are anniversaries.

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

Agnes Houy Norma Peterson Marvin Prochnow Marvel Pospisil 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

Here I am.

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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.

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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) 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.