The Monthly Newsletter for Gruene United Methodist Church
September 2018
This Month
BE THE CHURCH Saturday, September 29th Gruene UMC will be partnering with Casa Hermosa this fall for our Be The Church work day! More details to come!
• Missions Update • New Bible Study Classes • Pumpkin Patch • Be The Church • GTLC - Back to School
• New Worship Service
The Gruene UMC Blood Drive Sunday, Sept. 30th 8:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. In the Quad Room
IMPORTANT REMINDER!!! TIME CHANGE Starts This Sunday Sept. 9th Our 9:50 a.m. Worship Service located in our Mission & Outreach Building will be changing it's start time. The new start time will be 9:40 a.m. NEW Worship Service! By Pastor Brock
Sunday, Sept. 16th We are excited to announce that Gruene UMC will be adding another 11:00 a.m. Worship Service located in the Mission & Outreach Building. This is a perfect opportunity for you to invite a friend or a loved one to come to church! We feel so blessed to be able to offer this new worship service and hope to see you there.
Steve’s Pantry is needing donations of plastic HEB bags and egg cartons. If you have any of these items to donate please drop them off at Steve’s Pantry during their business hours. Thank you!
We are collecting Laundry items for Michelle, RN Wesley Nurse from First United Methodist Church. We are collecting LAUNDRY SOAP PODS, DRYER SHEETS and QUARTERS. The donation station is located in the gathering space hallway next to the Steve’s Pantry donation station. Thank you in advance for your prayers and donations. For more info, please contact Michelle, RN, Wesley Nurse at (830) 627-9665.
GTLC is BACK in Session Hello Church! Did you miss us this summer? Well me missed you! Praise God for another school year here at GUMC! Improvements, not only for GTLC, but also for
the good of the church: •Nursery and quad room have been painted. •Carpets have been replaced with plank flooring in the quad room. •Intercoms and shelter door lock equipment has been installed. •40 cubic yards of mulch was laid in the playground.
Needless to say, getting ready for a new school year can be so
ex-
hausting mentally and physically! The one thing I do know, is that it is all worth it when those babies run into your arms the first week of school! Their embrace tells me, it was all
worth it! Matthew 19:14 Jesus said, ”Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these.” Rebecca Goossens GTLC Director
Your Missions Team met in August and welcomed guest speaker Amber Moore. Amber is a former intern for Amy Howell who is now embarking on an adventure with Makarios Ministry. Makarios means blessed in Greek and seeks to be a blessing in the communities they serve. Their mission statement is: Love. Educate. Empower. Makarios works with both Haitians and Dominicans in extreme poverty to provide Christ-centered education and outreach programs so they might have hope for the future. Amber’s role will be the Sponsorship Coordinator as well as assisting with mission trip teams. She is committed to working there three years. Each staff member has to raise their own salary. Missions Team donated $1200 to help fund her mission. Amber intends to keep us informed by email and perhaps later on with a personal visit. Learn more about Makarios at http://www.makariosinternational.org/. The Missions Team also donated $1800 to Church By The River. These funds are to help pay for food and supplies. Please accompany us the last Saturday of the month as we join in fellowship and worship with our friends by the river. If you have ideas to share with your Missions Team, join us the first Wednesday of the month at 6:30pm in Steve’s Pantry or contact Pastor Aaron at aaron@grueneumc.org or Sarah Krull at srkrull4@gmail.com. We’d love to hear from you.
SAVE THE DATE! Pumpkin Delivery Sunday, Sept. 23rd The Gruene UMC Pumpkin Patch needs several volunteers to help unload all the pumpkins from the big semi truck that will arrive Sunday morning after the 9:40 service on Sept. 23rd. After unloading we will have lunch...hot dogs, chips, and water. For more info, please Ashlea Allsup at ashlea.allsup@gmail.com.
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED! The Gruene UMC Pumpkin Patch is now looking for volunteers to help with decorations, set up, crafts, clean up, hayrides, and sales. All money from the sales of the Pumpkins goes towards Youth, Children & Family Ministries, and Missions. Sign up online using the following link. (https://www.signupgenius.com/go/4090d45a9af2d6-gruene2 ) For more information, contact Ashlea Allsup at ashlea.allsup@gmail.com.
MEN'S HUDDLE
Please join us for lunch at the next Men's Huddle at Noon on Wednesday September 12 at the Buttermilk Cafe. It's a time of good food and fellowship. You can also test your luck as we hold a drawing to see which of you will be the lucky recipient of a free lunch. For more information, contact Terry McCaffrey at (830) 837-0026.
OCTOBER 14th-20th Have you been looking for a way for you and your family to get involved with GUMC? Family Promise may be the answer! The mission of Family Promise of Greater New Braunfels is to support, guide, and lift families out of homelessness and into safe housing, gainful employment, and independence. Local churches (including GUMC!) host these families a few times a year for a week. We provide beds, showers, and meals while these families get back on their feet. Ways to get involved
include helping with set-up/tear-down, bringing a meal, or helping to stock the fridge for the week that they are here. The next week that GUMC will host is October 14th - 20th. If you would like to help (or get on the Family Promise email list for later dates that we host), please send an email to gumcfamilypromise@gmail.com, or call/ text Kristi Morris at 719-310-2292.
SAVE THE DATE! Disciple II Bible Study starts September 27th As summer winds down, we hope you'll consider joining us in the Disciple II bible study course beginning Thursday's at 7 p.m. Sept 27th March 2019. Disciple II is a 24 week bible study will immerse you in the books of Genesis, Exodus, Luke, and Acts. The study is ideal for busy people who want to fit an in-depth Bible study into their schedule. To sign up or for more info contact Kate Gideon via text at (830) 387-9112 or email k8ydid142003@yahoo.com.
Blessing of the Backpacks We received more than 160 backpacks from folks in the church! THANK YOU!
We gave them to Steve's Pantry, Connections, and Communities in Schools. These great organizations will distribute them to kids who need backpacks!
Motherload...a ministry for Moms All day, every day, an invisible war rages around you. A cunning, devilish enemy seeks to wreak havoc on everything that matters to you-your emotions, your mind, your family, your future. But his reign stops right here, right now. With you.The enemy always fails miserably when he meets a woman dressed for the occasion. A woman who is armed and dangerous. This Bible study is more than just a biblical description of the believer's inventory. It is an action plan for putting on your armor and developing a personalized strategy to secure victory against the enemy. Yes. A strategy. Join us Wednesday evenings at 7 P.M. in the nursery classrooms. Childcare is available. Email Jennifer at gumcmotherload@yahoo.com if you are interested.
Rev. Dan Harrington - Senior Pastor Dan@grueneumc.org
Brandi Carnes - Nursery Director brandi@grueneumc.org
Rev. Aaron Carter - Associate Pastor aaron@grueneumc.org
Amy Howell - Children and Family Ministry Director amy@grueneumc.org
Rev. Debbie Head - Associate Pastor Debbie@grueneumc.org
Melissa & Ben Davis - Directors of Youth students@grueneumc.org
Nadia Hoffman – Administrative Assistant nadia@grueneumc.org
Rebecca Goossens - GTLC Director gruenetreelearningcenter@gmail.com
Beth Bradford - Creative Lead Beth@grueneumc.org
2629 E. Common St. New Braunfels TX 78130 (830) 625-7200 Fax: (830) 625-7208
www.grueneumc.org OFFICE HOURS M-F, 8:30 - 4:30
SUNDAY WORSHIP SERVICES 8:30, 9:40 & 11:00 a.m. (Main Worship Building) 9:40 & 11:00 a.m. (Mission & Outreach Building) “Come…be you, be filled , be loved. Go…be joy, be hope, be love. Be His! ” See What’s Happening There are so many fun and exciting groups here at Gruene! To find out what’s going on, check us out on the Gruene UMC facebook page or on our website, www.grueneumc.org.