06-02-2009 Newsletter

Please Pray For One Another

First United Methodist Church Rosenberg, Texas

Concerns: (5-10) Debbie Arrington

www.fumcrosenberg.net

Patrick, Cash and Schane

Christopher Bailey Larry Bolton Scott Cayton Jason Johnson Jeremiah Judkin Rachel Miller Dannielle Pope Needler

June is our month to collect for Helping Hands

All donations this month will go to Helping Hands. They accept all non-perishable food items as well as personal hygiene items, such as soap, shampoo and deodorant. Please drop your donations in our regular food pantry boxes when you are at church or bring the items to the church office during regular business hours.

Check us out in color!

Katelyn Rayne Bryan was born to Mandy and Scott Bryan on Saturday, May 23, at 5:48 a.m. in Houston. She weighed in at 6 lbs., 7 oz. and is 19.5 inches long. Her big brother Ethan is so excited! Grandparents Al and Cheryl Davis and Debbie Kirkpatrick are excited, too.

First United Methodist Church

(5-31) Our high school graduates: Lyndey, Kimberly, Christopher,

Phone: 281-342-3333 or 281-232-3246 Fax: 281-342-3333

(5-24) Ann Vyvial, Grace Redifer, Mary Lou Bailey

Web site: www.fumcrosenberg.net

Royce and Sabina DeBord

Sanctuary: 1127 Third Street Mailing address: 1106 Fourth Street Rosenberg, Texas 77471

(5-17) Terrie Bradley, Wayne Morris, Linda Moody, Elaine Bergman,

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Ramblings: Visit us on the World Wide Web After what seems like forever, the web site is finally up and running. If you visit us at fumcrosenberg.net you will see a nice site that is just starting. There are pages listing our worship services, our beliefs, showing our staff contacts. There are maps and a whole lot more. We are working on getting pictures of different events up on the site and more. On each page there is the church calendar with the list of upcoming events. We are trying our best to get everything on the calendar, but if you visit the site and notice that something our church is involved in isn’t on the calendar, please contact Debra in the office and we will get it on there. Once you start looking at the calendar you start to realize how much our church is involved in that you probably didn’t know we were doing. One of the things that I have noticed as we were putting the site together is that the more we talked about it the more ideas people had about it. When we started talking about putting the newsletter archives on the site as well as putting the new one there every week, someone said it would be nice to have recordings of the sermons put there as well. And while this may not

have occurred to some people, it is a great idea and one we are working on for a future update (hopefully by the end of the summer). In the next few weeks we will have prayer requests online (you will be able to specify the level of confidentiality in the request). We will have sections for upcoming children, youth, family, and adult events. It will be great. But one area that I am really looking forward to having on the web site is our mission opportunities. Having a place to get information about the Agape shop, Anahuac Comeback, and all the rest will help us be more active in our community. Seeing pictures (and videos) of lives being changed will be a great asset to our church. As you look through the web site you will see little things that aren’t quite polished enough yet. That’s alright, we’re not polished enough for God yet and he still loves us. Do me a favor and shoot me a quick email (the link is on the web page) and let me know what you think needs polishing, what you think we need to add, and what you like about the site (especially that last part). I look forward to seeing you Sunday. IGS, John

Kudos to the Adults of Children's Choirs Elizabeth, Mandy, Trisha, Janice, Scott, Glenda - you are amazing. Your dedication to the children of the church made this year's version of children's choirs a joyful blessing to everyone. Thank you so very much from the whole church.

Opportunities To Serve Wednesday, June 3: 7:00 p.m. - High School Bible Study 7:30 p.m. - Sanctuary Choir rehearsal Thursday, June 4: 7:00 p.m. - Ignited Worship Team rehearsal 7:00 p.m. - United Methodist Men’s executive board meeting Friday, June 5: 10:00 a.m. - 49ers games and lunch Saturday, June 6: 8:00 a.m. - Agape Shop opens in the courtyard 9:00 a.m. - Churchwide Work Day Sunday, June 7: 8:30 a.m. - Blended Worship Service 9:40 a.m. - Sunday School classes for all ages 10:50 a.m. - Traditional Worship Service 4:00 p.m. - Financial Peace University 4:00-5:30 p.m. - Junior High Youth (grades 6-8) 5:30-7:00 p.m. - Senior High Youth (grades 9-12) Monday, June 8: 9:00 a.m. - MOMS meeting 7:00 p.m. - Boy Scouts 7:00 p.m. - Staff-Parish Relations Committee Tuesday, June 9: 7:00 p.m. - Women’s Prayer Group Wednesday, June 10: 9:00 a.m. to noon - Mothers’ Morning Out 7:00 p.m. - High School Bible Study 7:30 p.m. - Sanctuary Choir rehearsal Thursday, June 11: 7:00 p.m. - Ignited Worship Team rehearsal

FIRST CHURCH STAFF JOHN R. BLACK………………………………………….…...Pastor ADRIANE GRAY…………………………….....Nursery Coordinator DEBRA RADOWICK……………..…....…. Administrative Assistant KRIS WOLDY……………..………….…..………..…Music Director JOSE LUNA ……………………….……..………...Church Custodian GAYNELL PSENCIK………………….…..……...Financial Secretary JESSICA MYERS………………….…………………..……...Organist REBEKAH ANDERSON…………….………………..Youth Director

workers. The families we have been helping will be very glad to replace their old furnishings that were ruined by Hurricane Ike. June trip volunteers will receive a free Anahuac Comeback T-shirt. Be sure to Anahuac Comeback sign up for this trip on June 20. Volunteers from Christ UMC in Sugar Land and from Missouri City Thank you to those who donated UMC will be joining us for the first household goods and furniture to time in June. Anahuac Comeback. Our good We will be installing siding and we friends at Victory Trucking hauled really need a volunteer who can help four sofas, three recliners, assorted with the planning and supervision of end tables, a dining table with six this kind of work. Will also need chairs, towels, sheets, blankets, and workers to bring tools for cutting and dishes to Smith Point on Thursday, attaching the siding. You will need May 21. All the upholstered items to bring a sack lunch this trip. Call or were shampooed and the email Margaret to sign up: other things were cleaned and polished before delivery. Donations to [email protected] or 281-342-9651 the fund paid for a trailer and loading

Mothers’ Morning Out starts soon The Nursery and Children’s Ministry are hosting Mothers’ Morning Out this summer. Cost is $5 per child. Moms can bring their children, ages 0 through the fifth grade and enjoy a morning out on their own from 9 a.m. until noon. Children will enjoy playtime, games, crafts and

snacks. Here are the dates: June 10 and 24; July 15 and 29, and Aug. 12. Space is limited and pre-registration is required. Please talk to Adriane to reserve your space. Email her at [email protected] or call 281-467-7250.

Our new and improved website is online now at www.fumcrosenberg.net We also have new email addresses: [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected]

Word, and create Bible Point crafts they’ll take home and play with all summer long. Plus, kids will learn to look for evidence of God all around them through something called God Sightings. Each day concludes at Firefly Finale - a celebration that YOU’RE INVITED TO CROCODILE gets everyone involved in living what DOCK: WHERE FEARLESS KIDS they’ve learned. Family members SHINE GOD’S LIGHT and friends are encouraged to join in daily for this special time. Our Vacation Bible School and Kids at Crocodile Dock will join summer kids’ event will be Crocodile nearly a million children sharing Dock from June 15-19. Kids jump God’s love in a hands-on mission into bayou fun at Crocodile Dock project, helping disaster victims in where they participate in memorable North America. Bible-learning activities, sing catchy Crocodile Dock is for kids from age songs, play teamwork-building 3 to those who have just completed games, dig into yummy treats, grade 5. Fun is from 9 a.m. to noon experience electrifying Bible each day. For more information, call adventures, collect Bible Memory 281-342-3333. Registration forms Buddies to remind them of God’s are available now.

June 6: Church Work Day & Agape Shop Saturday, June 6, is our next church-wide work day and the next Agape Shop, postponed from May 30 because of high school graduation ceremonies. We plan to power wash the buildings and clean up the playground area, stain the nursery fence, remove the old red barn...just to name a few things that need to be done. Anyone with a power washer (or backhoe) is urged to come! We will also have a few inside jobs (cleaning, straightening and organiz-

ing closets and Sunday school rooms - in both buildings)! As always, lunch will be provided. We start at 9:00 a.m. “Be there or be square.” The Agape Shop is our “everything’s free garage sale.” It begins at 8 a.m. and closes promptly at noon. We will accept donations Friday night, June 5, in the fellowship hall. Donations also may be dropped off in the fellowship hall on Sundays or in the church office during the week.

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Guitar, Keyboard, and/or Percussion Help needed! The Ignited Worship Team at the 8:30 service wants to expand! If you or someone you know plays guitar, keyboard, and/or percussion and is feeling a call to help build up our worship, send them our way. We're learning new music and doing new things - this is a perfect time to "join up"! See Joel or Kris on Sunday or call the church office and leave your name and number and one of us will call you!

A Promotion Sunday celebration will be 9:40 a.m. Sunday, June 7, in the Fellowship Hall. Students who are advancing to the next level of Sunday School will be recognized at this time. Everyone is invited to join in the fun. The presentation of Bibles to our new third graders has been moved to Aug. 30. On the list to receive Bibles this year are Allyson Bradley and Emma Fairfield. If there are any other children who will begin the third grade this August, please call the church office as soon as possible so the Bibles can be ordered.