Thank you for worshipping with us. We hope that you found our service meaningful and inspiring and our people warm and welcoming! We would love to see you again!

OUR MISSION: The mission of Windcrest United

Methodist Church is to make new disciples of Jesus Christ for the transformation of the world.

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Week of May 15, 2016

SUNDAY BIBLE STUDIES SUNDAYS @ 9:30 am

Quest Class-McClung Bldg, 306

The Inquirers-McClung Bldg, 302

Millennium Miracles (M&M)-McClung Bldg, 303

The Searchers-McClung Bldg, 305

SUNDAYS @10:45 am

Builders Class-McClung Bldg, 301

SUNDAYS @ 11:00 am

Good News Bible Study-McClung Bldg, 303

The Procrastinators-McClung Bldg, 305

SENIOR PASTOR’S BIBLE STUDY

Tuesdays 10:00 am Fellowship Hall

MEN’S BIBLE STUDY

Monday’s 7:00 pm - room 305

Here are a few things to know about our church:

We believe in grace. We believe in the forgiving grace of God. We also believe in extending grace toward one another. That means that we can be authentic about who we are and the things about which we struggle. In a world that admires getting ahead, we believe Christ is the one who makes us whole. We are all equal in our need for him. There are many places in our church life where you can receive and extend grace - retreats, small groups, worship services, Sunday School classes, mission trips, ministry opportunities.

We love to study. We have several Bible Studies being taught both in the evenings and in the day time. Some are topical: others focus on a particular part of Scripture. You don’t need to be a member of our church to join any of our studies.

We love kids! We feel very strongly about providing for our children and youth everything they need to develop a strong faith and be equipped to face the world. Our children’s ministry uses a variety of ways to instill the Word of God into the heart of a child. It dramatically shapes a child's life and—it is just plain fun!

There is a place for you. It doesn’t matter where you have been or what you have done. You may feel far from God or closer than you have ever been. If you do not have a church home, we invite you to be a part of what God is doing in us and through us.

We thank you for visiting.

IN THIS ISSUE

Special Events 1

From the Office 2

Faith 3

Pictures work day 4-5

Ministry & Mission 6

Health & Education 7

Calendar 8-9

Children & Youth 10

Children & Youth 11

Word Search 12

Confirmands Tree 13

Pastors Corner 14

Prayer & Praise 15

Bible Study 16

Worship Services: Sundays Traditional—8:15 & 9:30 am Contemporary Praise –11:00 am Wednesdays –6:15 pm

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From the Church Office

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By the Numbers Worship and Sunday School Attendance based on usher head count

May 8, 2016

Worship Services Sunday School

8:15 am 54 Children 33

9:30 am 191 Youth 12

11:00 am 108 Adults 78

TOTAL 353 TOTAL 123

May 11, 2016

Wednesday Worship 28

Are You Our Guest?

Welcome to worship at Windcrest UMC! Worship is an integral part of our life of faith together here at Windcrest UMC, and we are glad to have you join us. We celebrate the opportunity to worship God together as we seek to reach, teach and serve our community with the love of Christ.

APRIL 2016

Total Income (4/1/16) $204,059

Total Expenses (4/1/16) $197,013

2016 YTD FINANCIAL STATUS

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United Methodists have believed, from the beginning, that each of us is called to participate in the outreaching ministry of Jesus Christ. John Wesley described this work in simple, practical terms: “Do all the good you can, in all the places you can, to all the people you can.” Putting our faith into action is at the very heart of our Christian calling. By volunteering to serve through the many programs at Windcrest United Methodist Church, every person in the church has the opportunity to serve and live their calling more faithfully. Volunteers embody Christian love in action by bringing their diverse talents to mission programs, local outreach ministries, Children and Youth ministries, leading small groups, and many other ways here in the local church and the surrounding community. Martin Luther King, Jr. once said, “Everyone can be great because everyone can serve. You don’t have to have a college degree to serve. You don’t even have to make your subject and your verb agree….You only need a heart full of grace…a soul generated by love.” When we agree to serve, we are fulfilling one of the vows of membership we took when we joined the church. Remember? “To faithfully participate in the ministry of the church with our prayers, our presence, our gifts, our service and our witness.” As we continue to explore each month, what it means to be a member of Windcrest United Methodist Church and to live out our faith, we will look at all of the ways we make new disciples for Jesus Christ for the transformation of the world. There are many ways and opportunities to serve offered right here at Windcrest Church. You may visit any of the tables/displays set up between services in the Gathering Place, or look through the kiosk in the middle of the room to find many ideas. If you don’t see something that you love, speak to one of our Pastors or to someone at the Connection Booth and they will help you discern the best fit for you. In the meantime, please pray for wisdom and guidance as you decide how and where to serve.

I. Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our Light, not our Darkness, that most frightens us. - Marianne Williamson

II. Rouse us, Holy Spirit! Flash fire around us, and on us, and in us! Let your fires of justice burn in our hearts, a blaze across the lands, and a beacon for the long night that is coming and now is.

III. Pentecost is the fiftieth day of Easter. The earliest church in Jerusalem had completed forty days of ongoing teaching from the Risen Lord, followed by a ten-day prayer vigil after his ascension. On this day, the church began to move out in and by the power of the Holy Spirit.

IV. The doctrinal focus for today is the outpouring of the Holy Spirit and reaffirmation of baptismal and membership vows. Don’t Let Human Beings Confuse your thought.

V. Let God influence your thoughts. Be God’ interpreter in the world.

VI. Renounce the spiritual forces of wickedness, reject the evil powers of the world, and repent of their sin; some think this mention of sin and evil sounds judgmental and primitive, yet an emerging consensus insists that renouncing sin and evil is a foundational part of the church’s work. Baptismal rites ancient and modern include similar vows, some of them much more complex

VII. To and since I have accepted the freedom and power that God gives them to resist evil, injustice, an oppression;

VIII. I have learned to confess Jesus Christ as my personal Savior, put my whole trust in his grace, and promise to serve him as their Lord;

IX. Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our Light, not our Darkness, that most frightens us. - Marianne Williamson

MESSAGE OUTLINE

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Each session of confirmation, the Confirmands add a leaf or two to their

individual branched on the tree of faith. Each leaf tells something about

what they have learned or experienced in class.

We invite the congregation to be a part of our tree by filling out a leaf or

two with a word of encouragement, a prayer, or a favorite verse from the

bible, etc. Help us fill the tree of faith with an abundance of love and

strength.

You will find blank leaves located in a basket on the table in the

Gathering Place. Please fill them out and place them on the tree located

in the front of the Sanctuary. Pipe cleaners for hanging will be located

next to the basket. Do not place them on the branches that have a

different color of leaf hanging. Those are designated for the

Confirmands.

When we, the branches, abide in Christ, the vine, we are drawn into

god’s ongoing story. The story involves several people who are rooted in

Christ and who have branched out into the world, touching people with

God’s love and grace. Thank you for reaching out and touching the

Confirmands with your love and grace!

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PLEASE STOP BY THE UNITED METHODIST WOMEN TABLE AND PICK UP A

FANTASY TEA PACKET TODAY!

The Fantasy Tea is a fundraiser that goes toward very important missions for many outreach programs and for some within our church. Thank you for your continued

support in helping us reach our goals.

Some may have noticed the upgrades to the flower beds, trees trimmed, rain gutters cleaned, classroom doors painted on the McClung Building, playground equipment repainted and cleaned up, windows washed, and much more! These improvements were some of the work done on the Trustee’s Church Work Day on Saturday, May 7. The following persons spent much or all of their Saturday working on projects to help keep our church campus looking fresh and clean. Thank you to everyone who came out and worked and thank you to Girl Scout Troop #245 for providing donuts, sandwiches and treats to all of the workers. Don’t worry if you missed this workday or were unable to come help out – there will be more scheduled really soon! Thanks bunches to:

Francie Reese Dan Reese Marilyn Olivares Christal Harper Marcy Williams Sid Underwood Francyne Underwood Kathy Buckner Ron Buckner Anna Lazzaretti Kara Lazzaretti Dick Davis Fran Tompkins Mona Ottinger

Rodney Dale Diane Dale Pat Ridenour Terrence Hayes Kay Hayes Dan White Jerry Brunson Ruby Rosales Terrie Horkulic Chester Varner John Hylton Mike Pitman

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2’s/3’s Sunday School: 9:30-10:30 am Godly Play: 9:30—10:30 (Pre-k –2nd grade) Nursery Care (Infant –5 yrs): 11:00 am-12:00 pm Club 34 (3rd & 4th grades): 9:30 am –10:30 am Tweens Sunday School (5th through 6th grades): 9:30 am—10:30 am Student Sunday School: (7th through 12th Grade): 9:30 am—10:30 am

In the Gathering Place on Sundays or you may pick up the registration forms at the church office or on-line at

www.windcrestumc.org

We play in the Fellowship Hall on the second and fourth Monday @ 10:30 am to 1:30 pm. Come and enjoy games with us. We play Cribbage, Bridge, Pinochle, Rummikub, Mexican Train, Hand & Foot & Scrabble. Other games are available if we can get a table together. Bring a group of friends and play with us in a nice place. For information, call John Mayes at the church office at 654-0404. We had a great turn out on Monday May 9, a total of 48. Make sure to join us on Monday, May 23.

ROOTS (Royal Order of Terrific Seniors) Meets from 11:30 am to 1:30 pm on the third Monday of each month in the Fellowship Hall. Everyone is welcome regardless of age. Come and bring a friend or make a friend. We always have a great potluck & good speakers. Our motto is “Life is short, Eat Dessert First” and we do. For further information contact Norman & Ruth Graham, 210-655-4802 or the church office at 210-654-0404.

UMCOR

The United Methodist Committee on Relief (UMCOR) is a non-profit organization dedicated to alleviating human suffering around the globe. UMCOR’s work includes programs and projects in disaster response, health, sustainable agriculture, food security, relief supplies, and more. UMCOR spends 100 percent of designated donations on the projects donors specify. When UMCOR donors give their time, money, and supplies, they join UMCOR as the hands and feet of Christ. To learn more visit: http://www.umcor.org/

“I Love My Church” T-shirts sale through May 15th. $10 (2X and up $11.50) Kim Vantankhah will have the order sheet at the Children and Youth Table in the Gathering Place or they can email Dawn at d.crews@windcrestumc.org

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Today’s Meet & Greet is sponsored by the Youth in honor of our Graduates.

“I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord,…to give you

a future and a hope.” Jeremiah 29:11ESV

High School Graduates

Nathanial Joshua Greene Victoria Maureen Hylton Westin Chandler Jones

College Graduates Monica Elizabeth Greene

Marcus Perez

Congratulations to the Class of 2016!

Do you have a son or daughter away at college? Dawn Crews is trying to create a list of all of our church family who are away at college. Forms are at the Children and Youth Ministry table in the Gathering Place.

WN Article-May 2016-Connection

Wesley Nurse: Dawn Gonzales, R.N.

I would like to say hello and to briefly mention the WN programing that is scheduled for the month of May. For the month of May, I will be offering a WN physical activity class called: “Chair Yoga for Adults” and I will also be offering a WN health education program on “Cholesterol & Triglycerides.” Both of these Wesley Nurse programs will

empower you with knowledge and activity to help you live a healthier life!

For more information about my Wesley Nurse programs, please see my monthly calendar of events that is posted on the Windcrest UMC website. Also, please also

feel free to reach out to me, if any questions.

May is Melanoma/Skin Cancer Detection and Prevention Month:

Skin cancer is the most common type of cancer in the United States. Ultraviolet (UV) radiation from the sun is the main cause of skin cancer. UV radiation can also come from tanning booths or sunlamps. The most dangerous kind of skin cancer is

called melanoma. The good news? Skin cancer can almost always be cured when it’s found and treated early. Communities, health professionals, and families can work together to prevent skin cancer or detect it early on. Make a difference: Spread the

word about strategies for preventing skin cancer and encourage communities, organizations, families, and individuals to get involved.

How can Melanoma/Skin Cancer Detection and Prevention Month make a difference? We can use this month to raise awareness about skin cancer and help

people take action to prevent or detect it – both at home and in the community.

Here are just a few ideas: Encourage families to adopt good habits together, like wearing sunscreen and limiting their time in the sun. Motivate teachers and

administrators to teach kids about the harm of UV radiation and why it’s important to protect yourself. Identify youth leaders in your community who can talk to their

peers about taking steps to prevent skin cancer.

Take simple steps today to protect your skin: Stay out of the sun between 10 a.m.

and 4 p.m. Use sunscreen with SPF 15 or higher. Put on sunscreen every 2 hours

and after you swim or sweat. Cover up with long sleeves and a hat. Check your skin

once a month for changes.

For more information on this health topic, please visit the website for the American Academy of Dermatology at: http://healthfinder.gov/nho/

MayToolkit2.aspx Or contact your Wesley Nurse Dawn at (210) 654-0404, Ext # 142

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THURSDAY—MAY 19

7:30 am SA Food Bank Truck –302/303/Parking lot

9:00 am Sit and Be Fit –GP

5:00 pm Walk to Health –FH

6:00 pm Foundation Meeting –305

6:30 pm Finance Committee Meeting –FH

6:30 pm WDS Staff Meeting –105

6:30 pm Praise Team Rehearsal –FH

FRIDAY –MAY 20

4:00 pm WDS/CDC end of year picnic –FH/Courtyard

6:00 pm WDS/CDC Pre-K Recognition –Sanctuary

WEDNESDAY—MAY 18

8:00 am Library Reserved –104

9:00 am ESL Classes—302, 303, 305

9:30 am Sarah-Ruth Circle –GP

10:00 am Elizabeth Circle –105

10:30 am Chair Yoga for Adults –FH

6:15 pm Wednesday Worship Service –Sanctuary

6:15 pm Youth praise/Contemporary/Hang Time –105

6:30 pm Bells Rehearsal

6:30 pm Children’s Choir - FH

7:00 pm Youth Small Group/worship –105

7:30 pm Chancel Choir Rehearsal –Choir Room

8101 Midcrown, Windcrest, Texas 78239 · 210 654-0404 · 210 654-0674 · www.windcrestumc.org

MONDAY—MAY 16

9:00 am ESL Classes—302, 303 & 305

11:30 am R.O.O.T.S Luncheon –FH

2:00 pm Line Dancing Class –FH

5:00 pm Walk to Health –FH

6:30 pm Girl Scout Troop 245—FH

7:00 pm Boy Scout Parent Meetings –302

7:00 pm Men’s Bible Study –305

TUESDAY—MAY 17

9:00 am Sit and Be Fit - FH

10:00 am Grief and Life Change Support Group – 105

10:00 am Senior Pastor’s Bible Study – FH

6:30 pm Trustees Meeting –305

6:30 pm Cub Scout Pack 157 –FH

MAY 2015

MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY

Line Dance Classes 2:00 pm to 3:00 pm.

Sit & Be Fit Senior adults light exercise 9:00 am.

Chair Yoga 10:30 –11:30 am.

Sit & Be Fit Senior adults light exercise 9:00 am. Gathering Place

Walk to Health 5:00 pm to 5:35 pm.

Grieve & Life Change Support Group –10am. Room 105

Walk to Health 5:00 pm to 5:35 pm.

All events will be in the Fellowship Hall unless otherwise designated. For more information please call 210 654-0404.

SUNDAY— MAY 15

Graduation Sunday/Youth meet & Greet

7:30 am UMM Breakfast –FH

8:00 am GP: Children & Youth Ministries Table

- UMW Table

8:15 am Sunday School Nursery Rm 201 & 202

8:15 am Traditional Worship Service

8:30 am UMM Executive Board Meeting –Library

9:30 am Traditional Worship Service

9:30/10:45/

11:00 am

SS-All Campus

9:30 am Godly Play (1st—2nd Grades) - 308

9:30 am Godly Play (Pre K-Kinder) - 309

9:30 am O.S.O.M. Tweens –307

9:30 am Sunday School Club 34 –208

9:30 am Student Ministry SS –105

11:00 am Contemporary Worship Service

11:00 am Sunday School 2’s/3’s/4’s Class –203

12:00 pm Emmaus Gathering –FH

1:30 pm Confirmation Class –105

MEETING LOCATIONS

FH Fellowship Hall Hilliard Bldg.

GP Gathering Place Sanctuary

105 Rooms Hilliard Bldg.

200’s Rooms Jones Bldg

302-309 Rooms McClung Bldg.

Ohio Northern University visit scheduled for May 15th has been cancelled.