First United Methodist

Church

204 North Marshall

Henderson, Texas 75652

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Henderson, Texas

Sharing the Joy of Jesus Christ with Others

Vacation Bible School

July 5th-8th

9am-11:45am

Children grades completed kindergarten

through completed 5th are invited to

join us for Cokesbury’s Surf Shack VBS

July 5th through 8th, 9:00 to 11:45.

Through games, stories, music, crafts & science

children will learn to catch the wave of

God’s amazing love!

Surf’s up Dude…don’t miss the fun!

Don’t Miss Out on all the Fun!!!

July Sermons

July 3rd

“The Way of Love”

1 John 4:7-12

Is love the answer?

July 10th

“Joseph: Son of a Trickster”

Genesis 27 & 29

Jacob’s life of deceit created some

challenging family dynamics.

July 17th

“Joseph: Favored Son; Non-favored Bro.”

Genesis 37

The importance of creating a healthy home

environment; the danger of failure.

July 24th

“Joseph: Temptation Resistor”

Genesis 39

A Life of Integrity ...

July 31st

“Joseph: Knowing God’s Faithfulness”

Genesis 40-41

Whether in prison or in the palace

Joseph knew God was with him.

FUMC Newsletter

July 2016

Note from Pastor David Luckert ...

INTEGRITY. BIG WORD!

What is integrity?

Words like honesty and trustworthy come to mind.

People who are honest, people whom we can trust, are

said to be people of integrity.

We have all heard the definition: “integrity is who we

are when no one is looking.” When faced with a

temptation - if I know no one will ever find out what I

do - how will I respond / react?

Beginning July 10, I am going to begin a sermon series

on the life of Joseph, from the Old Testament. We

know many of the more famous stories of his life:

Received a coat of many colors;

Had dreams;

Sold into slavery by his brothers;

Taken to Egypt;

Found himself in prison;

Interpreted Pharaoh’s dreams;

Ended up as Prime Minister of Egypt.

Great stories. Lots for us to learn from Joseph’s life.

But the greatest lesson I learn from Joseph is how to

live with integrity.

In adversity. Through temptation. In prison. In the

palace. Joseph lived a life of integrity. So can I. So can

you. (And - I think our culture is in need of integrity!)

On a side note … I am really excited about our

combined worship on July 3rd. It has become our

tradition to gather as one worshiping community on

the first Sunday of July, and then stay for a potluck

dinner.

This year will be even more special as our youth take

this opportunity to share with us their experiences from

their mission trip to OKC. Hope to see you here!

Glad to be in worship and in witness with you …

David

July

3 One Sunday Service 10am /

Pot Luck Lunch 11am

4 Offices & Preschool Closed

5-8 FUMC Vacation Bible School

17-22 UM ARMY Here

20 Youth to Six Flags

August

7 Youth Service Project

14 Youth Dinner & Movie

18 Preschool Open House 6pm

21 Youth Back to School Lake Party

22 First Day of School

28 Promotion Sunday

Please check calendar to see the full schedule of church activities.

Cookies for UM Army

We are asking the congregation to bring cookies

for the UM Army group during the week of

July 17th-22nd.

Please bring cookies by Wednesday of that week.

On July 3rd, we will have

One Service in the Sanctuary at 10am. A Covered Dish Luncheon will follow in the Great Hall. Come and enjoy fellowship

and bring your favorite dish to share!

Altar Flowers

If you would like to provide altar flowers

for the traditional worship service in

honor or memory of someone or in

celebration of a special event, please

contact Barbara Brown at (903)657-6888.

CELEBRATIONS AND PRAISES

Caring Ministry,

The altar flowers are so beautiful and

so enjoyed and so appreciated.

Thank you.

Esther Yancy

Azalea House

Tim Wick

Pictured with his fiancée, Melanie Pettit

First United Methodist Church,

Your thoughtfulness makes me jump for joy!

I really enjoy the flowers they are beautiful!

Thank you again,

Donald Q. Hooks

First United Methodist Church,

Thank you so much for the lovely altar

flowers, and thanks to Clara who delivered

them to my home. They made my day

cheerful.

Sincerely,

Sandra Watts

Welcome New Members

Janis Rutherford

MUSIC NOTES This is “Thank a Chancel Choir Member Month”…well,

actually, it’s vacation time for the Chancel Choir. Seriously,

though, when you see a choir member, please thank them for

their unselfish ministry. Our Traditional services would not

be the same without them.

And, it’s “Thank the Praise Team”, as well. Our Common

Ground service would also be less than praise-worthy without

their leadership.

Stay cool………..

Grace to you all……..Jack

MAKING SENSE OF MINISTRY

What does it truly mean to serve your Lord through ministry? Many of

you have faithfully served in one or more ministries of the church for a

number of years. You know your gifts and faithfully use them to serve the

Lord. What a blessing you are and a witness of what it means to serve.

Some of you may be thinking about how you can use your strengths to serve. There are many

ministries of FUMC. Probably the best way to learn about these is to ask someone who is involved

in serving already. They are the best witnesses of how these ministries work and how they are a

blessing to those served as well as those serving.

In the book, MAKING SENSE OF MINISTRY, Warren W. Wiersbe and David W. Wiersbe list the

characteristics of ministry as:

The foundation of ministry is character. (Serving with heart, integrity and commitment)

The nature of ministry is service. (Willingness to give of time and abilities)

The motive for ministry is love. (Sharing the love of Jesus with others)

The measure of ministry is sacrifice. (Giving up something to serve God)

The authority of ministry is submission. (Surrendering to God’s will)

The purpose of ministry is to glorify God. (Praising God through service)

The tools of ministry are the Word of God and prayer. (Studying His Word and asking for guidance)

The privilege of ministry is growth. (Embracing the right to thrive through service)

And most importantly:

The power of ministry is the Holy Spirit, and the model for ministry is JESUS CHRIST.

To learn more about the ministries of FUMC, come by the church office and pick up a copy of

Ministry & Mission Opportunities. Contact Brenda in the church office for more info and with

any questions you might have concerning FUMC ministries. 903-657-6588. At this time, the Caring

Ministry is seeking those who can serve by visiting members currently residing in nursing and

assisted living facilities.

June

5

June

12

June

19

June

26

Common

Ground

Service

101 88 90 76

Traditional

Service 114 82 95 95

Total: 215 170 185 171

~ Our Presence ~

Join Us On Sundays

8:45 AM Common Ground Service

10:00 AM

Sunday School

11:00 AM Traditional Service

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Financial News

May

Disbursements $58,461

Receipts $60,689

Check Out Our

Restroom Renovations

Men’s Restroom in the Great Hall

Women’s Restroom in the Great Hall

Restrooms by the Sanctuary Coming Soon…

FUMC Children

Coming Up!

July 5—8 Surf Shack VBS

August 28 Promotion

Sunday

September 7 Read-To-Feed

celebration & swim party

September 14 regular

Wednesday night

children’s activities resume

All hands on deck! Its time for

Surf Shack VBS!

Calling all children grades

completed K thru completed 5th...

Grab your surf boards and let’s HANG-TEN with the

Skipper and Snappy the Crab at the Surf Shack!

We will channel our inner surfer as we catch the wave

of God’s amazing love!

July 5th thru July 8th at

FUMC from 9:00 to 11:45am

Special guest appearance by:

Surfer Dude Don Wade

He will show us some of his favorite surfer moves!

Vacation Bible School -

July 5-8

Need teen volunteers

Friend Night at Fair Park

- July 13th @ 6pm

Six Flags over Texas -

July 20th

Tickets: $35

Hands & Feet Youth

Service Project

July 22nd, 6-8pm

@ SonShine Lighthouse

Sunday Night Fuse

July 24th, 6pm at Debbie

Smith’s home

Looking Ahead:

August 7: Y outh Service

Project

August 14: Dinner and a Movie

August 21: Back to School

Lake Party

August 22: Back to School

What’s Happening FUMC Youth

Wednesdays 6-7:30pm.

Food, Youth Group Games, Worship, Bible Study, & Prayer.

Current Discipleship Series:

“EPIC: The Story of God,

the Story of Us”

Have you seen the new soda

machine in the vestibule outside

the Great Hall?

Every purchase from this machine

helps our youth ministry support the

children that we sponsor through

Compassion International.

So enjoy a cold drink, and thank you

for your support!

204 N. Marshall

Henderson, Texas 75652

(903)657-6588

www.fumchenderson.org

Here to Serve Your Walk

with Christ Jesus Pastor

David Luckert dluckert@fumchenderson.org

Minister of Congregational Care

& Children

Debbie Tipps dtipps@fumchenderson.org

Administration

Betty Tyson btyson@fumchenderson.org

Music & Arts Director

Jack Brooks jbrooks@fumchenderson.org

Youth Director

Chad Townsley ctownsley@fumchenderson.org

Lay Ministries Director

Brenda Lee blee@fumchenderson.org

Communications Director

Karrie Clark kclark@fumchenderson.org

Preschool Director

Cathy Hooper chooper@fumchenderson.org

Librarian

Pam Brown pbrown@fumchenderson.org

Organist / Accompanist

Mary Tidwell rachykeys@gmail.com

Custodial Staff

Nell, Ira Wright

Church Office Hours

Monday - Thursday 8am to 4pm

Friday 8am to 12pm

Our Service

Thanks to the following for helping with services during July

Church Attendant: Johnny Foster

Traffic Cone Ministry: Tod Ashley

Hospitality: Brenda & Scott Lee Set-Up: Barbara & Joel Hale

Altar: Julie Tate

Greeters: 7/3 - Caroline, Jimmie & Taryn Taylor; 7/10 - Cathy Hooper,

Michelle & Don Wade; 7/17 - Gloria & Scott Keith;

7/24 - Margaret & Billy Moseley; 7/31 - Stacie, Zak & Darren Nix

Ushers: Micheal J imerson, Scott Keith, Mar t Hooper

Gift Ministry: 7/10 - Brenda Lee; 7/17 - Mary Schoomer;

7/24 - Gale Austin; 7/31 - Brenda Lee

Sound Tech: Brad Mobbs

Traffic Cone Ministry: Jared Walker

Communion Stewards: Nelwyn Bagley, Mar ie Sullivan,

Clara Braswell, Anne Sipes

Greeters: 7/3 - Dorothy & Don Deason, Davi & Ron Dixon,

Clara Braswell; 7/10 - Sharla & Mike Worthington, Yolanda & Lynn Smith,

Pat Everett; 7/17 - Debbie Mann, Margie & Hollis Yates, Mike Eberhard,

Denzil Mobbs; 7/24 - Mary McGee, Linda & Tommy Strong,

Kathy & D.L. Martine; 7/31 - Melissa McNew,

Pam & David Brown, Carolyn Cochran

Ushers: 7/3 - Bill Cochran, Johnny Walker, Mark Mann, Ron Dixon;

7/10 - David Brown, Pam Brown, Wes Colley

7/17 - Gary Griffin, Danny Ryan, Johnny Walker; 7/24 - Louis Hall,

Jamey Holmes, Dean McNew; 7/31 - Clay Wilder, D.L. Martine,

Troy Craig, Woodie Tipps

Gift Ministry: 7/3 - Joan Bane; 7/10 - Anne Sipes; 7/17 - Rena Kate

Smith; 7/24 - Mary Ann Craig; 7/31 - Pam Brown

Sound Techs: Chris Dobbins, Jared Walker

Recording: Mary Schoomer

Traditional Worship

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

1 2

3

10:00 One Service

& Youth

Presentation

11:00 Pot Luck

Lunch

No Communion

4

Independence

Day

Preschool &

Offices Closed

5

Vacation Bible

School 9-11:45am

6

6:00pm Youth

7 8 9

10

8:00am PP

8:45am CG

10:00am SS

11am TW

Communion

11 12 13

6:00pm Youth

14 15 16

17

8:00am PP

8:45am CG

10:00am SS

11am TW

UM ARMY Here

18 19 20

Youth to Six Flags

21 22 23

24

8:00am PP

8:45am CG

10:00am SS

11am TW

25 26 27

6:00pm Youth

28 29 30

31

8:00am PP

8:45am CG

10:00am SS

11am TW

What’s Happening in July at FUMC—Henderson

Key: PP—Prayer Partners CG—Common Ground SS—Sunday School TW—Traditional Worship