07-07-2009 Newsletter

Please Pray For One Another

First United Methodist Church Rosenberg, Texas

Concerns: (6-14) Terrie Bradley, Wayne Morris, Linda Moody,

www.fumcrosenberg.net

(7-05) Mason Nelson, Tory Teykl

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

Food pantry items for July are peanut butter and pasta/ sauce. The pantry is looking better but still needs help! Please buy smaller jars of peanut butter or the individual cups. Jars or cans of spaghetti sauce and small packages of pasta are needed, too.

CD player

Our Sunday school classrooms need a for their room to play both music and classroom curriculum. If you have a spare or would care to buy one for one of our classrooms, we just need players that will work with regular CDs and have speakers enough to be heard throughout the classroom. Call Kris if you have questions. Thank you for any help you can give us!

Check us out in color!

Christopher Bailey

First United Methodist Church

(6-28) Bill Munos, Linda Seay, Ginny Tielke

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

Linder

Web site: www.fumcrosenberg.net

(6-21) Ann Vyvial, Berlene Boehnemann, Sally Verrett, Melanie

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

Elaine Bergman, Loraine Berry, Nita Crow’s father

July 7, 2009 y Volume 24, Issue 26

Ramblings: 300,000+ is better than one First off, I want to thank Rev. Cumings for filling in for me while my family was on vacation this past week. It was a great comfort knowing I left the church in such capable hands. We spent the last week in Washington, DC. We took in most of the sights, the Lincoln Memorial, the US capitol, the national mall (the kids were disappointed to find out it had nothing to do with shopping), the Smithsonian museums, etc. We spent most of our Saturday on the grounds of the Capitol waiting for the concert and fireworks show (it was aired live on PBS). We got there before 3 pm for the 8 pm concert. It was quite a show. There were big stars performing (Barry Manilow, Aretha Franklin, and the Muppets) and the fireworks show looking over the Washington Monument was amazing. This is definitely one of those experiences that everyone should have. But to be honest, the high point of the trip for me was on Sunday. No, it wasn't a great church service with a wonderful choir and inspiring preaching. It was visiting the Arlington National Cemetery across the river from the Lincoln Memorial. I hate national cemeteries. I hate them for the fact that so many lives were ended far too early. So many young people lost in the prime of their lives. I also hate them because so many people come to gawk and they show no respect. After watching the changing of the guard ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknowns, the folks started joking and laughing and carrying on to such an extent that the guard had to break from his routine and correct

them. I don’t blame kids for running and laughing along the paths, but grown folks should realize they are on hallowed ground and act accordingly. I love national cemeteries because it lifts up the best of us for the rest of us. There are over 300,000 people buried at Arlington. The seemingly endless fields of perfectly aligned white stones are enough to take your breath away. Some people don’t like the stones because they say it removes the individuality from each person and makes them seem like insignificant specks. To me having the stones all alike shows that before God each of us is the same. There is no black or white, no slave or free, no yankee or rebel. There is only a person God loves. Each of these people gave up part of themselves (some voluntarily and others not) to be part of something much bigger than they are. Something much more noble than the pursuit of personal gain. And because of them we are free to choose. Choose to worship God as we see fit. Choose to be selfless and make a difference to the world. Choose to be selfish and selfcentered. This places a challenge before us as well. Do we want to be just what we are, or do we want to be part of something that is bigger than we are? Something that is more noble and good that we can be by ourselves. Hopefully that is what church membership is about. Not about what can I get from the church and the people, but what can I give to make the world a better place. IGS, John

Opportunities To Serve Wednesday, July 8: 2:00-4:00 p.m. - Youth Room Open 6:30 p.m. - Special Handbells Session 7:00 p.m. - High School Bible Study 7:30 p.m. - Sanctuary Choir rehearsal Sunday, July 12: 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 5:00-7:00 p.m. - Combined Youth (grades 6-12) Monday, July 13: 9:00 a.m. - MOMS 5:00-7:00 p.m. - YOUTH WEEK: Grunge Night 7:00 p.m. - Boy Scouts 7:00 p.m. - Staff-Parish Relations Committee meeting Tuesday, July 14: 5:00-8:00 p.m. - YOUTH WEEK: Go-Karting/Games 7:00 p.m. - Administrative Council meeting 7:00 p.m. - Ignited Worship Team rehearsal (New Schedule!) Wednesday, July 15: 9:00 a.m. - Mothers’ Morning Out 5:00-7:30 p.m. - YOUTH WEEK: Movie Night In 7:00 p.m. - High School Bible Study NO Sanctuary Choir rehearsal Thursday, July 16: TBA - YOUTH WEEK: Movie Night Out 7:30 p.m. - United Methodist Men dinner and meeting Friday, July 17: 1:00 p.m. - YOUTH WEEK: Trip to the Bay

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

July 18 will be here before you know it! Sign up now to come with us to Smith Point. Since October, Anahuac Comeback has received more than $20,000 in cash donations. We have spent money on siding, paint, and other building materials as needed. That also includes the donations that came in at Christmas to help buy presents for the families affected by Anahuac Comeback the hurricane. We thank you for your generosity “Anahuac” in the memo line. Details are always available online in the past, but donations must continue so that we can keep pace with at www.acomeback.org Call or email Margaret to sign up: the relief work that still needs to be [email protected] done. You may drop a check into the offering plate today or mail one to or 281-342-9651 the office. Just remember to write or 281-633-1255

Celebration’s sock drive benefits LCISD families; donate by Aug. 9 Help kids start off the school year on the right FOOT! Celebration Women’s Ministry is collecting new socks in all sizes and colors for Common Threads, LCISD’s program committed to providing families with clothing for their school-aged children.

Place your contribution in the labeled boxes found throughout the church. Contact Cheryl Davis at 281.342.8299 for more info! The Sock Drive will be July 1st-Aug. 9th.

Margaret Lawley will be the guest speaker at the UMM meeting on July 16th. She will talk about the Anahuac Comeback project, how it has impacted her life and deepened her faith, and the great amount of work that remains to be done to help families in the Anahuac area get their lives back to normal. She expects to have a video to share which was made by one of the Mission Bend volunteers of the June 20 work trip. She will sign up workers for the July and August trips. We begin at 7:30 p.m.

Summer Fun Camp

obedience to God. They will learn how to be kind, how to runs July 20-24 from 9 a.m. be an example, how to work to noon each day. Children, together, how to live in starting at age 4 and up to peace and how to be loyal. those who recently Weather permitting, the completed the 5th grade, will week will end with a Water enjoy stories, games, crafts, Day Celebration. snacks, friends, songs and For more information, lots of fun. Summer Fun please call the church office Camp is free but or Elizabeth Fairfield. Volunteers will be pre-registration is required. Registration needed to help make this another successful forms are available now. The children will spend the week learning outreach of our Children’s Ministry. Please decide today that you want to be a part of what it means to make choices every day this and let Elizabeth know. that show love and

FUMC YOUTH WEEK SCHEDULE Monday, July 13: Grunge Night, 5-7 p.m. Wear clothes you don’t care about for our giant food fight. After, we’ll get rinsed off by the fire hose. Tuesday, July 14: Go-Karting and Games 5-8 p.m. $12 per person Wednesday, July 15: Movie Night In, 5-7:30 p.m. We’ll enjoy pizza, popcorn and snacks in the youth room. Thursday, July 16: Movie Night Out (Time to be Announced). We’ll go see “Ice Age” at a theater. Cost is $10.50 per person plus an extra $3 for 3D. Friday, July 17: The youth depart at 1 p.m. for an overnight trip to the Hartmann’s bayside home. They will return about noon on Saturday. Bring your swimsuit and sunscreen. Please talk to Rebekah if you have any questions.

Administrative Council meets Tuesday, July 14. Work area and committee chairs should submit a written report to the church office no later than 4 p.m. Monday, July 13.