May 1, 2019 Volume 13 Issue 5

Go WEST - Welcome, Equip, Serve, Transform

Worship

10:30 a.m.

Sunday School

9:30 a.m.

802 North Elm

Weatherford, Texas 76086

817-599-8601

Church Office

Hours

8am - 5pm Monday - Thursday

Closed on Friday

Visit us on the Web

www.coutsmethodistchurch.com

Senior Pastor - Marilyn Jones

Associate Pastor - Clint Jones

Paint

Gym

Restrooms

Yard / Paint

Prep @

310 Edna

Paint

Gym

Restrooms

Cleaning/

Organizing

Sanctuary

Closets

Yard Work

@

Karen Salyer’s

home

Organize

Gym / Garage

Storage Room

Paint Handicap

Parking Spots

Making

Sandwiches

for work

teams

Writing notes

for CTCYM

Mission Teams

Call the church office to sign up

for an area of service

Happy Easter, Couts family!

What a wonderful Easter celebration

we had together! These holy days

were certainly blessed as we felt the

presence of the Risen Christ in our

midst. And for those of you that

invited friends and family, thank

you! We hope to see them again

soon!

This month, we are in the midst of

our new sermon series, “I Want to

Believe, But…”. In the weeks to

come, we will be exploring many of

the reasons that people give for not

believing in God. Let’s not fool our-

selves. These same reasons are given

by many believers in moments of

doubt and hardship. So I hope you

will join us this month as we worship

together and work hard to deepen our

faith.

There are two important things

happening this month that I want to

highlight. First of all, our

Wednesday night worship will be

continuing throughout the

summer. We will be starting a new

Wednesday series called, “At the

Movies.” Beginning on May 15, our

Wednesday schedule will

change. On most Wednesdays of the

month, you can bring you dinner with

you and eat in the Fellowship

Hall. On the last Wednesdays of the

month, snack supper will be offered

as usual. Worship will begin at 6:00

pm, and Bible studies will

follow. On the last Wednesday of the

month, we will watch the movie that

we have talked about in the previous

weeks. Here is our movie line-up for

the summer:

· Aladdin

· The Lion King

· Toy Story

Frozen

We hope that you take the time to in-

vite your friends and families to these

movie nights as we explore together

how God speaks to us through these

films.

Secondly, there are many events go-

ing on at Couts Christian Academy as

classes come to an end this

month. Please find a way to volunteer

or attend some of these events to sup-

port our precious students and teach-

ers. Come let them know how proud

we are of them for the amazing year

that they have had. What a blessing

they are to our church!

As you plan your summer activities,

please remember two things. If you

need to miss a Sunday, feel free to

come on Wednesday nights for a

shorter worship service. Stay in love

with God this summer. Come to

church and stay charged up with Holy

Spirit. Also, as you plan how you are

financially supporting the church,

remember that you can set up auto-

matic drafts via your bank or our

online payment vendor so that you

don’t miss your chance to give in

gratitude to God. If you need help

setting that up, please contact the

church office and we can walk you

through how to do it.

It’s going to be a wonderful summer

of mission and ministry here at Couts

UMC and I hope you find a way to be

involved. It takes ALL of us to and

ALL of our gifts to make this body of

Christ function. I can’t wait to serve

God with you in the weeks ahead!

Blessings,

Pastor Marilyn

Debt Reduction Commitment total

Loan Balance

as of 5/1/2019 - $519,036.18

Commitment Total

$381,448

$299,333.62 paid in pledges

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May 2019

National Day Of Prayer Service

7PM Heritage Park

Men’s Emmaus Walk #144 Brownwood

Scout Meeting

2pm - F Hall

Last Kidzone

Until Fall

Last regular

snack super

CCA Board

Meeting - 5:30pm

Emmaus

Community

Gathering - 6pm

@ Couts UMC

CCA

Graduation

6:30 p.m.

Brown Bag

Dinner - 5pm

Worship

6pm

Brown Bag

Dinner - 5pm

Worship

6pm

Snack Supper

5:15pm

Worship - 6pm

Movie Night

CCA Awards

Ceremony

CCA

Field Day

Trustees

Meeting

6:30 pm

Labor

for Your

Neighbor

@ Couts

Church Office

Closed for

Memorial Day

CCA Kickball

Tournament @

McGratton Park

Boy Scouts

7pm

Boy Scouts

7pm

Boy Scouts

7pm

Cub Scouts 7pm

Cub Scouts 7pm

Cub Scouts 7pm

Cub Scouts 7pm

Cub Scouts 7pm

Girl Scouts

5:30pm

Girl Scouts

5:30pm

Fingerfoods &

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Alcoholics Anonymous Meetings - Room #218

Tuesday Evenings @ 7pm

Thursday Evenings @ 7pm

Saturday mornings - 9am

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Volunteers Needed!

Roar VBS

Saturday June 1 set up 10-?

Sunday June 2– Wed June 5

5:00-8:00 for Volunteers

5:30-7:30 for Campers

7:30- ? Take down.

Scenes from Lent and Eastertide

Newsletter May 2019

CONGRATULATIONS CLASS OF 2019!

Please join us on Sunday, May 19th, at 9:30 am, in the

fellowship hall for Brunch to honor our three outstanding 2019

Seniors!

Dylan Worsham, Alex Garcia &

McKinleah Mitchell

*Congratulations to Ethan Worsham for being

selected to serve as our North Districts’ Youth

Representative for Annual Conference.

For Questions about Couts UMC Youth Ministry, call the church office at 817.599.8601.

Check us out at CoutsYouth on the Facebook, and the Instagram.

CONTACT INFO

Katrina Nager

katrina@coutsumc.org

Amy McSwain

amy@coutsumc.org

To receive mobile updates by text message,

text keyword coutsyouth to 77948.

Sunday School: 9:45am - 10:25am (7th-12th)

*Looking for more Mission Trip Volunteers!! See Katrina

Mark your calendars!

5/1 WED NIGHT SNACK SUPPER @ 5:15

6-6:30 Service

Youth 6:30– 7:30 Game and lesson

5/2 National day of Prayer 7:00pm @

Heritage Park

5//5 Labor for your neighbor day!

9:30am-?? (as long as you can stay)

5/8 LAST REGULAR WED NIGHT @ 5:15

6-6:30 Service

Youth 6:30-7:30 Game and lesson

5/12 9:45-10:20 SS lesson on “Me and

My Big Mouth!”

10:30 Service

5/15 Youth end of year party! More de

tails to come!

5/19 Senior Sunday Brunch 9:30-10:30

10:30 Service

5/26 9:45-10:20 SS / 10:30 Service

WEDNESDAY NIGHTS: 5/1 & 5/8

5:15p-Dinner youth eat FREE!! Adults $3 kids 12 under $1

6p-Worship 6:30p Youth-lesson, fun & friendship

Bring a friend! Come and join the journey!!

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National Day of Prayer

Thursday, May 2nd

Heritage Park - 7:00 pm

The Ministerial Alliance of Parker County will

host the National Day of Prayer Worship Service

at Heritage Park on Thursday, May 2nd at 7pm.

Come for some great music, prayer time and to

hear the Word of God proclaimed.

Last Kidzone Meeting until Fall

Wednesday, May 8th

We’ve had a fantastic year with our Kidzone Program for

the 2018/2019 School Year. The last Kidzone meeting will

take place on Wednesday, May 8th for this year. It will

resume meeting on Wednesday, September 4th in the Fall.

Thanks to all the leaders and youth helpers for helping to

make it a fun year. We look forward to leading VBS

Music this year in June.

Labor for Your Neighbor Sunday

Sunday, May 5th

Couts has designated Sunday, May 5th as a special day to get everyone involved in

Missions / Labor for Your Neighbor in some way. We will have worship at the regular

time of 10:30 a.m.. Some groups will work during Sunday School, take a break to

attend worship at 10:30 am and pick back up after the worship service. We hope that

each person will pick one of the areas and volunteer to serve. The areas included are:

Yard Work and Paint Prep @ 310 Edna Street, painting the gym restrooms, cleaning

the sanctuary closets, yard work at Karen Salyer’s home, cleaning the gym storage

closets, painting handicap parking spaces, making sandwiches for workers, and writ-

ing notes for youth and adults going on the CTCYM Mission Trip. Please call the

church office to sign up to help in one of the designated areas.

High School Senior

Recognition Sunday

Sunday, May 19th

10:30 a.m. Worship Service

On Sunday, May 19th, we will recognize our

High School Seniors:

Alex Garcia,

McKinleah Mitchell,

Dylan Worsham.

You’re Invited

Karen Garrett is retiring!

Date: May 19, 2019

Time: 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Where: Couts United Methodist Church

802 N. Elm St. Weatherford, TX 76086

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The Church Office

Will be closed

on Memorial Day

Monday,

May 27th

May Schedule

May 1 - Snack Supper - 5:15pm

Worship - 6pm

May 8 - Snack Supper 5:15pm

Worship - 6pm

May 15 - Brown Bag Supper - 5:15pm

Worship - 6pm - Aladdin Theme

May 24 - Brown Bag Supper - 5:15 pm

Worship - 6pm - Aladdin Theme

May 31 - Snack Supper - 5:15pm

Worship / Movie Night (Aladdin) - 6pm

June July August

Summer Movie Themes for

Wednesday Worship

ITEMS AVAILABLE FOR SPONSORSHIP ON SPONSORSHIP BOARD

PERSONNEL TRAVEL

Sponsor a Team Member up to $600.00 per person

ITEMS FOR SENIOR ADULT MINISTRY

Ordered in Bulk & Packaged for Export

Financial Gift Requested

*Acetaminophen - $15.00 * Acetaminophen Children’s - $15.00 *Aspirin- $15.00

*Pepto-Bismol Tablets - $ 30.00 * Diarrhea Recovery Meds-$10.00 *Tums- $8.00

* Zyrtec - $20.00 * Hydrocortisone Creme- $20.00 *Assorted Reading Glasses - $40.00 * Vitamins

SISTER CHURCH MINISTRY NEEDS

* Laptop for Worship Slides - $550 broken down into

22 Shares of $25.

* SoundBoard for Audio - $550 broken down into 22

Shares of $25.

PERSONNEL NEEDS

Special Ordered- Financial Gift Requested

First Aid Kit/Meds - $80.00

Team Water Purification Device - $60.00

Bilingual Bibles (6) for donation - $20.00 each

TANGIBLE GOODS

SENIOR ADULT Multivitamin

BOXES OF CRAYONS

COLORING BOOKS

Craft Items for Children’s ministry A Sponsor Board is available in the Welcome Center for you and/or your class to show you’re sponsoring any of the

items listed above. Checks and cash made to Couts UMC can be placed in offering envelope attention Cuba Sup-

port. Questions? Please contact Pastor Clint at 682-317-7384. Your generosity and prayers are greatly appreciated

as a partner in this effort. Page 7

Couts United Methodist Church and it’s sister church in Cuba need your help. The items below are needed/requested for the upcoming

2019 mission journey. PLEASE KEEP IN MIND THIS IS ABOVE AND BEYOND YOUR BUDGETARY GIVING THAT IS ESSEN-

TIALCouts United Methodist Church and it’s sister church in Cuba need your help. The items below are needed/requested for the upcoming

2019 mission journey. PLEASE KEEP IN MIND THIS IS ABOVE AND BEYOND YOUR BUDGETARY GIVING THAT IS ESSEN-

Billy Burris

Matt Couch

Will Dowd

Matthew Geyer

Michael Gilliam

Jeff Johnson

Blake Hubbard

Mike Hebert

Hunter Hiett

Kali Yarnell Lussier

Michael Martin

Matthew Mitchell

Josiah Sorrells

Doug Yarnell

Cody Williams

Go Welcome, Equip, Serve, Transform

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Our Military May Birthdays

May 2

Chris Campbell

May 7

Libby Jester

May 12

Dora Jones

May 13

Kathy Smith

Karen Smith

May 15

Jean McKinney

May 20

Richard Mayfield

Couts Methodist Church

802 North Elm

Weatherford, Texas 76086

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May 21

Alfred Vidaurri

May 22

Randy Samson

May 23

David Wuerflein

Emily McSwain

John Vicknair

May 25

Roland Noe

May 26

James Williams