First Connection - August/September 2015

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Connection AU G U ST / SE P T E M B E R 2015

First

Connection Au g u s t / S e pt e m b e r 2015

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Our Mission: To make disciples of Jesus Christ for the transformation of the world.

Our Vision:

Buddy Camp 2015....................................................1 Cara Lowry................ ................................................7 Godly Play.............................................................. ....8 Young Adults........................................................... ..9 Dr. Watts Webb.............................................. .........10 Lisa Lauve.......................................................... ......11 FUMCA News............................................... 16 & 17 Construction Update................................... ..........18 Upcoming Events at First Church........................19

Meet Friends. Meet God. Discover Life.

Our Journey:

Our Practices:

On the Cover: Teen Buddy Camp visits Alexandria Museum of Art, July 2015 On the Back: Teen Buddy Camp playing softball at Ward 9 Softball Field in Pineville, July 2015 First Connection is a publication from: First United Methodist Church of Alexandria 2727 Jackson Street Alexandria, Louisiana 71301 (318) 443-5696 www.fumca.org We would love to hear from you!

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Senior Pastor: Rev. Donnie Wilkinson, revdonnie@fumca.org Associate Pastor: Rev. Marissa Teauseau, revmarissa@fumca.org Editor: Julie Bacon, jbacon@fumca.org Contributor: Bill Sumrall, bsumrall@fumca.org

BUDDY CAMP Teen Buddy Camp continues the Buddy Camp Experience

BY Bill Sumrall, FUMCA Communications Assistant

Teen

BUDDY CAMP is a pilot program

This new camp teen program provides peer to peer interactive camp activities both onsite and offsite of the First United Methodist Church Alexandria (FUMCA) campus, and ran from July 13 to July 16 from 3 p.m. to The original Buddy Camp is a community-wide 9 p.m. project that allows children in grades 1st - 5th (must have completed Kindergarten), both with and without Participants focused on learning more advanced skills, developmental challenges, to participate in a week-long such as culinary arts, internet safety & social media summer day camp. The two Buddy Camps ran 8 a.m. to management, peer-to-peer socialization, and spiritual 2 p.m. June 1 to June 5, which serves primarily those on development. Activities included music, bowling, softball, visiting a ranch, art projects and swimming. the autism spectrum, and on July 27 to July 31. for teens age 13 to 19 interested in continuing the BUDDY CAMP experience beyond the elementary years.

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Teen Buddy Camp - July 13-17, 2015

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Buddy Camp - Session One - June 1-5, 2015

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Buddy Camp - Session Two - July 27-31, 2015

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The Well The Well Contemporary Worship will move to the Fellowship Hall starting on Sunday, September 13 with a second line starting in the Media Center at 10:40am and winding through the building to end in the courtyard with a consecration of the Fellowship Hall as a worship space.

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Cara Lowry Director of Children & Family Ministries

BY Bill Sumrall, FUMCA Communications Assistant

Cara Lowry

has joined studio’s company dancers. She currently teaches during the staff at the River Oak Arts Camp.

First United Methodist Church Alexandria as its new Director of Child & Family Ministries.

“In college, in Montessori and in all of my yoga training, it’s about communication and collaboration, connecting “I’m excited for the kids to want to come, to create with people, and I’ve always loved kids, all my life. I’ve something that’s fun and educational for them,” she said worked with them really easily, it comes very natural,” she during an interview Friday, July 10, 2015, in the church’s said. collaboration center.

Lowry previously attended Emmanuel Baptist Church The 34-year-old was born in Shreveport but has lived here and recently joined FUMCA. “We’ve been visiting here about a year and a half, maybe longer,” she said. since age 9.

“I’d been wanting to visit First United Methodist for a few years and didn’t,” Lowry explained. Then, in 2013, a friend told her FUMCA was getting a new pastor and that “he’s supposed to be really good.” (Rev. Donnie Wilkinson began as senior pastor in July 2013.) Lowry said she told “I was a stay-at-home mom until 2011, and then I started her friend: “Oh, when he comes, I’ll go.” Then, another teaching at Montessori Educational Center. That’s where friend invited her to come to FUMCA and Lowry again my children go to school,” Lowry said, who has two promised when the new pastor arrives, she would attend.

“Then one day I was teaching a yoga class and after class daughters: Madeline, age 8, and Mia, age 5. this new guy comes up to me – big, tall guy,” Lowry said.

Lowry taught for a short time at Montessori Education What, no bow tie?

Center before opening a yoga studio in Alexandria.

“I graduated from ASH,” she said, and also from LSUA with an associate’s degree in business in 2001 and a bachelor’s degree in elementary and early childhood education in 2008.

“I’m a certified yoga instructor,” she said.

“Not in yoga,” she laughed.

Since selling the studio, Lowry teaches yoga privately and “He mentioned they’d just moved here and I asked what still teaches yoga during the school year at Montessori, brought him here and he said ‘My job’ and I said ‘what do as well as at The Genesis Experience and for Just Dance you do?’ And he said, ‘I’m the new pastor at First United … CARA LOWRY continued on page 14 August/September 2015 | CONNECTION

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Cara Lowry gives Godly Play presentation (top right) to parents on Sunday, August 2, 2015.

Godly Play transforms

First Kidz

BY Bill Sumrall, FUMCA Communications Assistant

An exciting new direction in our children’s ministry is under way using a program developed through the Godly Play Foundation. “Godly Play is a different way of teaching children about the Bible and God’s Word,” said Cara Lowry, director of Children & Family Ministries for First United Methodist Church Alexandria. She introduced the concept during a Children’s Ministry meeting following Sunday’s 11 a.m. worship service Aug. 2, 2015.

The roots

of what developed into the Godly Play program began with Maria Montessori in Italy, Lowry explained during a follow-up interview Monday, Aug. 3, 2015.

Maria Montessori (1870 – 1952) was an Italian physician and educator best known for the philosophy of education that bears her name that is in use today in some public and private schools throughout the world, according to Wikipedia.

Montessori education is "a method of educating young children that stresses development of a child's own initiative and natural abilities, especially through practical play. This method allowed children to develop at their own

pace and provided educators with a better understanding of child development," Wikipedia states.

Godly Play was developed by Dr. Jerome W. Berryman, who studied the history of the Montessori approach to religious education and is presently Director the Center for the Theology of Childhood, which is part of the Godly Play Foundation, established in late 2007. This is the research center for the Godly Play Foundation and is located in Denver, Colo., according to www.

GodlyPlayFoundation.org.

"Children have an innate sense of the presence of God," the Godly Play Foundation website states. "The Godly Play approach helps them to explore their faith through story, to gain religious language and to enhance their spiritual experience though wonder and play. Based on Montessori …GODLY PLAY continued on page 14

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Young Adults Group Paints

Rugg 4th Grade Classroom

BY Bill Sumrall, FUMCA Communications Assistant

A newly

formed Young Adults Group However, following graduation from high at First United Methodist Church school or college, Reynolds said he feels there Alexandria has successfully tackled is a gap in “how to deal with people in this phase of life.” their first mission project.

A team of young adults painted the walls of a 4th grade teacher’s classroom Saturday, July 18, 2015, at L.S. Rugg Elementary School.

A 2010 comprehensive national survey estimates there are 50 million 18 to 29 year olds in the millennial generation and found that Millennials are the most diverse generation in U.S. history.

Reynolds Sewell, First Church summer pastoral intern, is overseeing the Young Adults Group as a way to connect with collegiate-age Reynolds said he seeks to connect with young adults such as those at Louisiana State students.

University Alexandria, which lacks a Wesley The Young Adult Group’s focus is single adults Foundation campus ministry, and with those roughly between the ages of 18 to 25 but “we young adults who are in post-graduate studies would never exclude anyone outside of that or the beginning of their career. range,” he said.

Rev. Marissa Teauseau, FUMCA’s associate Brittany Lass, 25, explained during a recent pastor, said, "I am excited to see the passion Group meeting that young adults “want that the young adults have for the church and to develop friendships to have meaningful for service. I believe this group has a great future at First Church.” conversations” with peers.

Also at the meeting, Aaron Dufour, 20, added The Young Adults Group currently meets 8 that this is a pivotal time period in the lives of p.m. to 9:30 p.m. Wednesdays in the Stepping Stones classroom at FUMCA. many young adults.

Reynolds said Youth groups serve those of For more information, contact Reynolds via high school age while college groups have email at reyn@bellsouth.net or (318) 229campus ministries for young people to become 3088. ☐ involved.

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Dr. Webb receives

Lifetime Achievement Award

BY Bill Sumrall, FUMCA Communications Assistant

First Church

member Dr. Extracorporeal Technologies.

Watts R. Webb received the Crystal Heart Lifetime Achievement “In physiology, perfusion is the process of a body delivering blood to a capillary bed in its biological tissue,” Award in New Orleans.

Wikipedia states. “The word is derived from the French verb ‘perfuser’ meaning to “It’s certainly very nice to be ‘pour over or through.’ “ recognized in this particular way,” Dr. Webb said.

Extracorporeal means “outside the living body” and one A proclamation with the example of such technology is award states that “Dr. Watts R. the heart-lung machine, which Webb has dedicated his life to Dr. Webb helped develop. the care of the cardiovascular surgical patient and has According to a general history throughout his life innovated of lung transplantation, and advanced the practice of “James Hardy, MD, and Watts cardiovascular surgery and Webb, MD, performed the extracorporeal technologies. first human lung transplant at Dr. Webb’s reputation as a the University of Mississippi clinician, researcher and Medical Center in 1963. The teacher is above reproach patient, a 58-year-old man and he has touched the lives suffering from end-stage of many with humility and emphysema and lung cancer, compassion. His reputation for Dr. Watts R. Webb with wife Frances died 18 days later.” inclusion and recognition of all those who have supported “I was (Dr. Hardy’s) primary him in his journey to success researcher at that time, doing work on the heart-lung has led him to share this success with them.” machine,” Dr. Webb said during an interview July 2, 2015.

The award was presented June 18, 2015, by Perfusion “It took many, many years for the development of the International and the Planning Committee of The New heart-lung machine to be adequate for people (to use),” Orleans Conference for Practices in Cardiac Surgery and he said. … DR. WEBB continued on page 15 10 August/September 2015 | CONNECTION

Lisa Lauve to compete at The CrossFit Games

BY Bill Sumrall, FUMCA Communications Assistant

First Church member Lisa Lauve is training to compete physical capacity. After four days, the Fittest on Earth™ in the 2015 Reebok CrossFit Games July 21-23 in Carson, will have clearly distinguished themselves.”

California.

There are only 20 people in the world who qualify in her The 52-year-old Alexandria native will be competing in age group, Lauve said during an interview Wednesday, the division for 50 to 54 year olds in her second year to July 8, 2015, in the church’s collaboration center. qualify for the annual international event held near Los Angeles.

“We have an open qualifier every year. So I had probably, maybe, 4,000 in my age division that entered the “The CrossFit Games rank the world’s fittest, and competition, and then they narrow it down to 200 in the determine which man and woman may be called the first five weeks and then in one weekend they give you Fittest on Earth,” according to the competition’s website four more workouts and the top 20 in that weekend go to at www.games.crossfit.com. the games in California,” she said.

“Who is the fittest? How do you know? Since 2007, the CrossFit Games have evolved to answer these questions,” the website’s history of the games continues.

As far as she knows, Lisa is the only female in her age division to qualify from Alexandria and Jeff Prejean, her business partner and co-coach at CrossFit South Bank, is the only male in the 40 to 44 age division to qualify from “Several unique characteristics define the CrossFit Alexandria.

Games. The Games change every year, and the details are not announced until right before each event,” the website According to CrossFit South Bank’s website at http:// states. crossfitsouthbank.com, both Lauve and Prejean finished in the top 20 worldwide after the Open and Masters “Athletes train year-round for a competition that is almost Qualifiers to the 2015 event, with Lisa finishing 14th completely a mystery. When they reach the StubHub worldwide and Jeff finishing 18th worldwide. “All of the Center, they put their training and mental fortitude to the live action will be streamed at http://games.crossfit.com,” test and take on a rigorous, broad-ranging test of overall according to the website.

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Also the event is expected to be broadcast on ESPN, according to a report Wednesday, July 8, on KALB-TV. “It’s really unusual to have two people out of the same gym,” Lauve said.

Lauve said she has been a member of First United Methodist Church Alexandria since she was about three years old and laughed when asked if started running then too.

“I started running as an adult when I was about 25, probably to lose weight,” she said.

“I was obsessed with my weight -- I got a little heavy in high school and started running to slim down, and then continued running and started distance and also got involved in a couple of 5Ks locally and did pretty well, and then did a 10K in 2000,” Lauve said, referring to one of the first Red River Runs, where she won in her age group.

“When you’re old it’s not that tough to win your age group,” she said with a laugh. “And then I got into triathlons after that.”

A triathlon combines swimming, biking and running.

“I did some short triathlons for a couple of years, and then in 2011 I did an Iron Man, which is a 2.4 mile swim, a 112-mile bike and a marathon on top of that, which is 26.2 miles. It took me close to 14 hours. That was at the Woodlands right outside of Houston (Texas),” she said.

Lauve is an owner and co-coach at CrossFit South Bank, founded in April of 2013.

“When we opened our gym, there were about 7,000 CrossFits. You can only choose a name that hasn’t been used before that they approve. I could not think of a name, so I Googled Alexandria and Alexandria sits on the south bank of the Red River, so it means nothing other than that,” she said.

“People think it’s a bank, like a bank with a teller,” she added, laughing.

Her husband, Lewis, a local attorney, also participates in CrossFit but is not competitive.

“The thing about CrossFit, it’s for everybody,” she said.

“Most people do CrossFit just to be fit for life and I just take it to the next level and compete in it.”

“And that’s how I got into CrossFit, because I was training for that and I wanted to get and faster and stronger,” she Ages range from kids as young as 5 to people in their 70s said, adding that CrossFit was “totally new to Alexandria who have participated in the gym, which has more than at that time.”

100 people as members, Lisa said.

The 120-pound, 5-feet 4-inch tall Lauve agrees that the health of the body dovetails with spiritual admonitions to treat the body as a temple, saying they focus on nutrition as well.

“Treating the body like a temple and keeping it as healthy as possible through good flexibility, strength, stamina, balance, you name it, as well as maintaining it through diet, making sure you’re well hydrated, getting enough sleep, so that we not only can perform in CrossFit but perform in life,” she said.

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“If everyone moved from the state they’re currently in to there weren’t many women who could do a muscle-up,” a state of wellness and focused on eating better, moving she said. more, stretching more, I mean, we could change the course of our health by doing those things and hopefully eliminate the need for blood pressure medicine, diabetes medicine, a lot of long-term illnesses that occur because we just don’t maintain our health,” she said.

Last year, Lauve qualified in the 19th spot out of 20 and came out 15th overall in her age division.

“To be able to qualify and go back the second year is a thrill,” she said.

“I’m hoping to do better in the workouts. The workouts will be a surprise,” Lauve added.

“Last year, we did a dead lift, which is to lift from the ground as much weight as you can, and I lifted 285 pounds; in that workout I came out ninth, I think,” she said, adding they also ran around a football track four times, each time climbing a 15-foot rope. “I came out fourth in that one; that was a good one for me,” she said.

CrossFit is based on “functional movement,” Lauve said, citing as examples being able to pick up a heavy battery or a grandchild and moving a truck tire on a farm or furniture in a house – “teaching you how to lift in an appropriate way” plus conditioning of the cardiovascular system.

“We had to walk on our hands and I walked 10 feet on “You train all those modalities so that you’re prepared for my hands and came out tenth in that workout,” Lauve whatever life throws your way,” she said. ☐ said, adding she didn’t even know how to do it until she learned that weekend.

Addendum: Lauve and Prejean both finished in the The workouts also involve gymnastic movements among top 20 of their respective divisions, according to a report other things, such as a “muscle-up” like gymnasts on published in The Town Talk Sunday, Aug. 2, 2015. Lauve high rings who pull themselves up. “For my age and to came in 16th in the Masters Women’s 50-54 division. Her be a female, really, that’s how I qualified last year, because top category came in the SQT portion, where she finished 10th, The Town Talk reported, and Prejean finished third in the Masters Men’s 40-44 year old division by finishing second in four categories.

…BUDDY CAMP continued from page 1 The week concluded with a dance party on Friday evening, faced by teens,” she said.

July 17.

Teen Buddy Camp is taking the Buddy Camp concept to a "We anticipate those who've aged out of BUDDY CAMP peer-to-peer level, with adult staff to supervise the Buddy to have a strong desire to continue the BUDDY CAMP Pairs. Activities off-campus included an adaptive softball experience at a more mature level, “said Stacey Caplan, game, a visit to the Alexandria Museum of Art (AMOA), who is spearheading the new Teen Buddy Camp ministry. and a local bowling alley.

"We're going to focus on cultivating strong friendships, Teen Buddy Camp was filled with different kinds of skill building, and small group discussion led by various activities that will allow for closer interaction more community professionals on a variety of everyday issues appropriate for the teenage level of development.

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…CARA LOWRY continued from page 7 Spiritual development involves work in small groups for Methodist,’ ” Lowry said. open discussion, personal reflection, and opportunities to personal growth.

She then looked toward the ceiling, laughing. “And I said, ‘Alright, I’m listening.’ So then we came and I immediately Teen Buddy Camp ended the week with a dance party in felt at home here. My girls do too. We’re grateful for lieu of a closing ceremony, to provide a fun social ending Donnie and this community,” she said. to the week, she said.

Lowry said she loves being outdoors and listening to Teen Buddy Camp hopes to partner with several music. “I’m into holistic living. My kids and I eat healthy organizations in the community, including AMOA, the and exercise, and use as many natural things as possible, Louisiana Special Education Center, two local chefs, and to try and take care of ourselves,” she said. the Rapides Parish Sheriff ’s Department DARE program.

“One of the things that I love since my yoga training is “This year will be our pilot program to see if it’s an option that I get to now go and assist at trainings, which has in future and meets a need for this age group,” she said, been all over the world. So when I go into training with adding that in the future they hope “to see if we can take my teacher, there can be 200 people in a room and I’ll go this to an over-night experience.” and give hands-on assist, help with creating the program, collaborate with a team -- so working with large groups of “We’ve known there are very few community programs people and meeting people from all over is really one of for teenagers with special the highlights of that job of mine,” she said. needs outside of a formalized education program,” she “My meditation practice is one of things that keep me said. “This is definitely grounded, absolutely, and one of the things that made providing an opportunity me feel connected to this church was how Donnie begins for those kids who’ve aged each service, and I enjoy sharing that with the kids that I out and who are not eligible teach,” she said. to participate in other community programs.”

For years there has been a movement in education to experiment with programs that promote mindfulness.

Teen Buddy Camp served “Yoga and meditation both,” she agreed. up to 50 participants.

Registration for the program “I look forward to creating connection within the closed by May 1. children’s ministry and throughout our congregation.” ☐ "Teen Buddy Camp is an exciting next step for this incredible ministry," states Rev. Donnie Wilkinson, pastor at First United Methodist Church Alexandria.

"One of the things I love about our church is there are so many people who are looking for new and creative ways to reach more and more people with the love and grace of Jesus. Teen Buddy Camp will be a wonderful new way to show Christ's love to our community."

…GODLY PLAY continued from page 8 principles and developed using a spiral curriculum, the Godly Play method serves children through early, middle and late childhood and beyond."

Lowry says that, using the Godly Play program, “the For more information, go online to http://www.fumca. teachers act as guides and they lead the children into a org/buddy. ☐ space of wondering and discovery.”

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“I think it will transform our children’s ministry," Lowry said.

"I’ve witnessed children being completely engaged and wanting to learn more. I think that we will see our children form more of a community and friendships and inviting their own friends to come, and I think we’ll see our adults and members get more involved as we work together to create more materials so that we have not just one but three Sunday School rooms that are set up and prepared for the children," she said.

Godly Play display on Sunday, August 2, 2015, with “We’ve ordered the first set of materials and they should Julie Goins (left) and Amber Voorhies (right) be in by the end of this month. The Godly Play lessons are created to run from just after Labor Day through May so it’ll begin around the end of this month or the beginning “If anybody wants to participate in any way as a teacher, as of September," Lowry said. someone to help duplicate the materials, if you have any questions, I've love for them to contact me so I can share “I’m in talks with the Godly Play Foundation to host a all the information," Lowry added. training here at our church and we’re really excited to have parents, grandparents and anyone interested in the Lowry can be reached via email at clowry@fumca.org. children’s ministry to take part in that training. That way, we have plenty of people prepared to share this with our Also, for more information, go online to www. children," she said.

GodlyPlayFoundation.org. ☐ Lowry noted several God-guided moments dovetailed into her realization this program could be used here -first, Rev. Marissa Teauseau mentioned the Godly Play program to her, then her friend Amber Voorhies, who was Lowry's co-teacher at Montessori -- and who will …DR. WEBB continued from page 10 begin teaching the children music when The Gathering resumes Wednesday, Aug. 12 -- called her attention to it, then Lowry mentioned it to Rev. Donnie Wilkinson, who Born in Columbia, KY, Dr. Webb, 92, grew up in Gulfport, MS and graduated from the University of Mississippi had heard of it. with a degree in English before receiving his medical Rev. Teauseau said, “When I taught Godly Play to children degree from John Hopkins Medical School in Maryland I found that children become part of the Bible stories. and serving in the U.S. Army just after the end of World Through listening, discussion, and touch children learn War II. He has served in various academic appointments with professorships at the University of Mississippi, the empathy towards others and Biblical interpretation.”

University of Texas Southwestern, Syracuse, Tulane Finally, Lowry realized she was already familiar with and Louisiana State University, including surgical it because the Montessori school she went to for early chairmanships at Syracuse and Tulane, according to elementary preschool training used the methods that Andean Health & Development’s website.

Godly Play uses.

“Dr. Webb is world renowned for his work in cardiac Lowry said she wants as many people as possible to take thoracic research and for his surgical expertise,” the the Godly Play training, which she is in the process of Andean Health & Development website states.

“His work includes 440 abstracts, 12 authored and planning. coauthored surgical books, and 10 surgical movies.”

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According to the University of Texas Southwestern website, “Dr. Webb was a leading researcher in the area of heart transplantation. In June 1968, he led a team of surgeons that performed the first heart transplant on a woman; it was the first human heart transplant performed in Dallas and the 21st in the world.”

An article in Jet magazine June 27, 1968, states that Mrs. Ester Matthews, 41, of Dallas, TX, received the heart of Bobby Wayne Blocker, 27, of Dallas, a used car dealer who was killed in an auto accident. Dr. Webb, head of the University of Texas Southwestern Medical School surgery team that performed the transplant, was quoted in the article at the time: “Technically, the transplant was satisfactory with the heart restarting and beating with a normal rhythm and blood pressure for nearly one and a half hours.”

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Dr. Webb has been married to the former Frances Cooke for the past 70 years and they have reared four sons and have six grandchildren and four great grandchildren.

The couple came to Alexandria in the wake of Hurricane Katrina 10 years ago. “I was at LSU in New Orleans at that time, still operating,” Dr. Webb said. He worked at Huey P. Long Medical Center in Pineville, no longer doing heart surgery but cardiovascular surgery, and hasn’t seen operating room patients since its closure but said he is still active in attending surgical conferences at the local hospitals twice a week.

“I’ve been an active church member all my life. My parents were active in the church and instilled that into us,” Dr. Webb said. He said he grew up attending the Christian Church while his wife grew up attending the Methodist Church and the couple have generally attended Methodist churches as they moved around the country.

“We’ve thoroughly enjoyed it,” he said about being at First Church. “You get to learn the people, you get to like the people and services have been good,” he said.

The Crystal Heart Lifetime Achievement Award has been given since 2010. Those who have received the award include Dr. John L. Ochsner in 2010; Dr. Leonard L. Bailey in 2011; Dr. Denton A. Cooley in 2012; Dr. Mike Mack in 2013; and Dr. Francis Robicsek in 2014. ☐

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Life of Paul The 50/50 class invite anyone interested in watching a 6-week video series on the Life and Teaching of Paul to join them during Sunday School hour.

Nursery Workers Seeking Part-time Childcare Providers in our nursery on Sunday mornings. For job description and how to apply go to: www.fumca.org/jobs

New Members Cara Lowry and daughters Madeline (8) and Mia (5) joined on Sunday, July 12.

Join us for Pub Theology every 1st Thursday of the month at Finnegan’s Wake in downtown Alexandria at 6:30p.

Loryn Frey joined on Sunday, July 12.

Dawn Scallan and daughters Mackenzie (14) and Teresa (14) joined on July 26.

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Construction update:

August 6, 2015 - Renovations Continue in the Childcare Wing

Projected Start Dates:

Projected Completion Dates:

Fellowship Hall March 11

April 10

The Roof, Gallery Hall, Welcome Center, April 27 Restrooms, Choir Room and Offices

July 24

WCM Childcare & Preschool Wing

June 8

August 14

Adult Education Wing

September 8

November 13

Church Office

January 11, 2016

March 25, 2016

(The dates listed are just projections.

As projects get underway more refined dates will be set.)

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Upcoming Events @ FUMCA AUGUST

9 Promotion Sunday (students bring your backpacks to worship @ 11am) 12 The Wednesday Evening Gathering Resumes :

5:15 prayer and communion in the chapel

5:30 dinner in the fellowship hall

6:15 classes for all ages 7:00 ends 29 Acolyte Training in the Sanctuary, 6pm (clowry@fumca.org)

SEPTEMBER

8 Construction begins on the adult wing (tentative end date - Nov. 20) 13 The Well moves to the Fellowship Hall, beginning at 10:40am in the Media Center a

second line will wind through the building and end up in the courtyard to

consecrate the Fellowship Hall as a worship space.

22-24 2015 Church Directory Photos (Sign up: www.fumca.org/2015directory) 30 Unloading pumpkins @ 4pm for the Pumpkin Patch!

OCTOBER 1-30 18

Pumpkin Patch is open 10a-6p Mon.-Sat. and from noon-4 on Sundays Fall Fun Fest and Trunk or Treat

NOVEMBER 1 20

Consecration Sunday & All Saint’s Sunday Tentative end date of construction on Adult Wing

DECEMBER 24 25 30

JANUARY 1

FEBRUARY 9

MARCH

20 25 27 31

Christmas Eve Services at 4 & 6pm Church Office closed Church Office closed after noon Construction in church office begins (tentative end date - March 31) Mardi Gras Palm Sunday & Easter Family Fun Day Good Friday Easter Tentative end date of construction on Church Offices

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Teen Buddy Camp playing softball at Ward 9 Recreational Complex in Pineville, July 2015