07-21-2009 Newsletter

Please Pray For One Another

First United Methodist Church Rosenberg, Texas www.fumcrosenberg.net

Death: Memorial Service for Bobby Coker (Debbie Turner’s father) is

Morris, Linda Moody, Elaine Bergman, Loraine Berry, Mary Malone, Tommy Sue Foerster (7-19) Selma Danklefs, Rodne Rosenbaum, Margaret Stuart, Mike Miller,

Mike Malchar, Terri Kieth Quinn, Jeanne Rozbora

Christopher Bailey 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.

Check us out in color!

(7-12) Allan Albrecht, Pamela Berdou, Margaret Richardson, Wayne

First United Methodist Church

(7-05) Mason Nelson, Tory Teykl

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

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

Web site: www.fumcrosenberg.net

Room, 3700 Southwest Freeway, Houston, Texas 77027. Parking in B1.

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

Saturday, July 25, at noon at Lakewood Church in the New Beginnings

July 21, 2009 y Volume 24, Issue 28

Ramblings: Communication, communication, communication There is an old saying about real estate that goes something like, “The three most important things about real estate are location, location, location.” I am about to propose that with churches the three most important things are communication, communication, communication. Just think about it. Everything we do as a church revolves around communication. We are called to communicate the gospel message of salvation through faith in Jesus Christ. We are called to communicate with our God through prayer. We are supposed to communicate the love of God in all we do, to everyone we meet. The church should be communicating with each other on the issues and opportunities for ministry that are available. Our church is blessed with a variety of activities and ministries for people to take part. We have groups for women (Celebration), men (United Methodist Men—UMM), youth (UMYF), children (Children’s choirs), families (Young Families), older adults (49er’s game group), and the list goes on. We have positions for people who are interested in helping people by using their God given talents (Anahuac Comeback). We have activities for adults to make a difference in the lives of children (Vacation Bible School). I could keep going for the rest of the column, but you

understand the message I am trying to get across. One of the questions I have had brought to me is “are we communicating all of this well? Do we make it easy for people to find out what we have?” My answer is “We’re trying and we’re getting better.” The new web site is part of that effort. Announcements on the screens before the services are another attempt to be better. But what I realized as I studied this problem is that as much as we need to communicate to people, we need communication from people. That is where the new communication card comes into play. This past Sunday we used the communication cards for the first time. Here is the difference that was made. I normally see one request for information on church membership a month. Yesterday I saw two. In a normal week we are told of a couple people who need prayers. Yesterday I received eight. This thing works! I am going to continue to press you to use the communication card each week. It only takes a moment to fill out, but it can make all the difference in the world. And for the skeptics out there, Yes, every card is checked and read. Every single one. We are serious about doing better on the most important thing we can do, communication, communication, communication. IGS, John

Opportunities To Serve Wednesday, July 22: 9:00 a.m. to noon - Summer Fun Camp 6:30 p.m. - Special Handbells session 7:00 p.m. - High School Bible Study 7:30 p.m. - Sanctuary Choir rehearsal Thursday, July 23: 9:00 a.m. to noon - Summer Fun Camp Friday, July 24:

Sunday Dinner for Everyone August 9 is the big day. We aren't selling tickets but will need an idea how many are coming so call the office and reserve your place for a big old-fashioned country dinner right after church. There will be a basket for your donation to cover costs of the meal and profits will go to the "Above and Beyond" campaign to make improvements to the church property. Chicken - biscuits - country gravy - peas okra - red potatoes - tomatoes - squash and cobbler for dessert. YUM!

9:00 a.m. to noon - Summer Fun Camp Sunday, July 26: 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 27: 9:00 a.m. - MOMS 7:00 p.m. - Boy Scouts Tuesday, July 28: 7:00 p.m. - Women’s Prayer Group 7:00 p.m. - Ignited Worship Team rehearsal Wednesday, July 29: 9:00 a.m. to noon - Mothers’ Morning Out 7:00 p.m. - High School Bible Study NO Sanctuary Choir rehearsal

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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.

Class for Caregivers CanCare, Inc., in conjunction with Interface-Samaritan Counseling Centers will offer a special course this fall, “Powerful Tools for Caregivers: Be the best caregiver that you can be!” It will be a six session course that helps caregivers care for themselves and equips them to deal with their feelings, face challenging situations with confidence and learn how to master difficult decisions. A special 45-minute introduction to this course called a “Discovery Session” will be held in rooms 11 and 12 of Christ th

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

United Methodist Church on Monday, July 27 , at 7:30 p.m. During this presentation you’ll get acquainted with the course materials and experience the flow of a typical class. You will not be singled out to share or obligated in any way to attend the classes in the fall. This short introduction will be facilitated by Tommy Thompson of CanCare, Inc. and hosted by the church’s Stephen Ministers. Christ United Methodist Church is located at 3300 Austin Parkway, Sugar Land, 77479. Call 281-980-6888 for details.

August 8 United Methodist Men’s quarterly breakfast, 8 a.m. Church Work Day, 9 a.m. August 9 Above and Beyond Luncheon, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. August 11 Pumpkin Patch Planning meeting, 7 p.m. August 13 Celebration board meeting, 6:30 p.m. August 15 Anahuac Work Day Back to School Bash, 6:30 p.m. August 22 Family Fun Day, 4 p.m. August 29 Agape Shop, 8 a.m. to noon August 30 5th Sunday Brunch, 9:40 a.m.

Save the date of Aug. 8 for a Church Work Day. Each Sunday School class and work area is asked to make sure someone is around then to clean up your space. All departments (men, women, children, Young Families, choir, etc) who have a closet or are using storage space are asked to be here to clean up your specific area.

Whatever your task, put yourselves into it, as done for the Lord and not for your masters… Colossians 3:23

Last call for 3rd graders!! We will make the presentation of new Bibles for our new third graders on Sunday, Aug. 30, during the 10:50 a.m. worship service. A 5th Sunday brunch will be held in their honor at 9:40 a.m. in lieu of the Sunday School hour. We need to order Bibles, which will be engraved with the third grader’s name. Here’s who we have on our list right now: Allyson Bradley, Emma Fairfield and Owen DeMarco. Please call Debra in the office if there is another third grader we are not aware of. We really don’t want to leave anyone out!