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First United Methodist Church
204 North Marshall
Henderson, Texas 75652
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Facts about the FUMC BackPack Food Program:
This is our Ninth year of serving children at Wylie Primary (who have been identified as food deprived) with food kits to sustain them over the weekends. We are currently helping 47
children.
Each Friday, during the school year, children participating in the program are given easy to prepare food items placed in their backpacks to take home.
Soup, granola bars, fruit juice, shelf-stable milk, canned meat items, fruit snacks, fruit cups, crackers, raisins, mac and cheese and canned veggies are some of the food items included in the BackPack kits.
The approximate cost of food kits per child per school year is $120.
The food kits are delivered from the East Texas Food Bank in Tyler to our local PALS Food Bank on Jacksonville Drive where they are picked up and delivered to Wylie Primary by
our faithful volunteers.
Ways YOU can help this worthwhile ministry:
Pray for the children being served and their families.
Sign up to volunteer to pick up and deliver the food kits for the 2019-2020 school year.
Donate any amount to the BackPack Program by contacting the church office. 903-657-6588
March Newsletter 2019
FUMC Newsletter
Note from Pastor David Luckert
Setting aside - - - Focusing on - - -
That is the idea behind Lent.
Setting aside something that seems fairly important -
in order to focus on Someone who is so much more
important.
The Season of Lent is a time in the church and in
our lives when we are encouraged to focus on the
Lord’s presence through prayer, fasting, and acts of
love. We do this through setting aside those things
that keep us from this focus.
Lent includes the forty days preceding Easter,
beginning with Ash Wednesday (March 6 this year).
Sundays are not included in Lent as they are days of
celebration, not fasting.
The impact and meaning of Lent are heightened in
our lives when we do something out of the ordinary.
That is the intent behind our Lenten journey each
year.
Our sermon focus for Lent this year will be based on
the final recorded statements from Jesus as He hung
on the cross: forgiveness, foreverness, fulfillment,
forsakenness, finished, and faithfulness.
I have prepared a Scripture reading guide that will
walk you through Scriptures intended to make this
season as meaningful as possible.
Hope you will join us for Ash Wednesday worship
March 6. And I pray this season of Lent will draw
you closer to God’s presence.
Glad to be on the Lenten journey with you …
David
March Sermons
March 3rd
“With Humility”
2 Chronicles 7
Approaching God with humility.
March 10th
“Father Forgive Them”
Matthew 18:21-35; 6:12-15
The importance and power of forgiveness.
March 17th
“With Me in Paradise”
Luke 23:39-43; John 3:16
Our hope in living with Jesus forever.
March 24th
“I Am Thirsty”
John 19:28; Matthew 6:19-34
Looking for fulfillment.
March 31st
“Why have You Forsaken Me?”
Matthew 15:34; Genesis 45
Those times when we feel abandoned.
March
6 Ash Wednesday Service 6:00pm
13 No Wednesday Night Activities
16 Men’s Ministry Breakfast 8:30am
19 Women’s Ministry Luncheon 11:30am
24 Concert in the Sanctuary 2pm
Our next Women’s Ministry Luncheon
will be on Tuesday, March 19th, at 11:30am
in the Parlor. Please RSVP (903-657-6588)
by Friday, March 15th, and join us for a
great time of fellowship.
Join us for our
Ash Wednesday Service on
March 6th 6:00pm
We will gather in the Sanctuary,
for a special time of worship,
making our Lenten commitments,
and receiving the imposition of the ashes.
The Men’s Ministry held a successful pancake breakfast at the end of December. The funds are being used to purchase copies of Strength for Service to God and the Community. The books will be distributed to the Henderson Police Department, hopefully by the end of this month. At our February 9th meeting, we discussed ways we could include more discipleship activities in our meetings. Robert Wright will send out information on the different resources and opportunities that are available and we will resume the discussion at our next breakfast meeting on March 16
th at 8:30
in the Great Hall.
Speaking of our next meeting, Matt Bennett has
offered to serve up breakfast tacos! So, come for
the friendship, fellowship, discipleship and good
food! See you there!
CONCERT IN THE SANCTUARY
Join us on March 24th, at 2:00pm,
in the Sanctuary, for a concert
by Jon Starling, the HHS choral director.
He will present a concert of spirituals
and other hymn styles, and you don’t want
to miss this outstanding event.
Joe Carbonari (Father of Karen Mobbs)
Jon & Sandy Johnston Memorial
Troy & Mary Ann Craig Memorial
Johnny & Cyndi Walker Choir
Brenda & Scott Lee Music
Denzil & Louise Mobbs Handbells Bill & Nancy Preston Memorial
Don Deason
John & Melanie Taylor Memorial
Jerry & Elizabeth Moore Endowment
Scott McKenna
Laine Farley Spark
John Ben Perry
Phyllis Alford Endowment
Betty Wallace
John & Melanie Taylor Memorial
Johnny & Cyndi Walker Endowment
Jerry & Elizabeth Moore Endowment
Phyllis Alford Endowment
J.D. Ballenger Memorial
Gayle Bennett (Mother of Lisa Bennett)
Scott & Brenda Lee Missions
Memorials
Jack Luckert
Jean Colley Endowment
Agape Class HIM Don & Virginia Gage Endowment
Anne Sipes Memorial
Billy & Patsy Black Memorial
Jerry & Elizabeth Moore Endowment
Charles & Laurie Perricone Memorial
Linda Stelmach HIM
Phyllis Alford Endowment
Brian & Margaret Ballard Memorial
John Lynn & Kay Nan Duran Memorial
Nelwyn Gray Choir
Jake & Sherry Jordan Missions
Cyndy Willard Endowment
Troy & Mary Ann Craig Memorial
William & Kay Ann Doerge Memorial
Cragg Sunday School Class Memorial
Dick & Joan White Memorial
Jerry & Pat Bridges Memorial
Gloria Smith Memorial
Billy & Jo Alexander Memorial
Sally Hosea Memorial
Bob & Monica Sanders Lawn Care
Orea & Rena Kate Smith Memorial
Mary Massengale Memorial Gale Austin Memorial
Jon & Sandy Johnston Memorial
Johnny & Cyndi Walker Endowment
Clovis & Pam Glenn Memorial
Joey & Carie Watts Budget
Miriam Powell Memorial
Bill & Carolyn Cochran Memorial
Mark & Debbie Mann Missions
Denzil & Louis Mobbs HIM
Dorothy Deason Memorial
Bill & Nancy Preston Memorial
Jimmy & Cathy Sanders Memorial
First United Methodist Church Henderson,
The family of John “Jack” Luckert acknowledges with deep appreciation your kind expression of sympathy.
First of all, thank you for your many prayerful concerns for Jack during his nursing home days and even before.
Also, thank you for providing a pizza dinner for the family. Everyone loves pizza!
Praise God, Jack is now walking and talking again on streets of gold praising our Lord! Amen
Love & Prayers,
Dorothy Luckert
The Lenten and Easter seasons are fast approaching. Both seasons provide us the opportunity to express
our worship through music. The Chancel Choir will be practicing to make the season a truly worshipful
time in our church. In order for this to be done successfully, rehearsals will begin Wednesday, February 27,
at 7:00 pm. Perhaps there are those of you who would enjoy being in the choir for this occasion. We will
rehearse from 7:00-7:45 pm on just the music for the Tenebrae Good Friday service and Resurrection Sunday.
The regular choir members will rehearse after that on weekly service music.
Concert update…The concert series on different types of church music continues…
March 24, 2:00 pm in the sanctuary—Jon Starling, HHS choral director, will present a concert of
spirituals and other hymn styles. We are all aware of Jon’s talent and spiritual maturity. This
promises to be an outstanding event.
April 14, 4:00 pm in the Great Hall—Brad, Caroline, and Cooper Perry will present a concert of
contemporary church music. Brad is married to Shelby Lee Perry, daughter of Scott and Brenda Lee.
The Perry family will be moving this summer to Palestine where Brad is pastoring at Living Springs
Assembly of God Church.
Grace to you all………Jack
MUSIC NOTES
Preschool Place
FUMC Preschool will soon begin enrollment
for our summer program. We have
two summer sessions beginning June 2nd
and are open Monday-Thursday.
Children from 3 months to completion
of 1st grade. It is first opened to current
students, their siblings, and church members.
If you are interested in having your child
attend, please contact Cathy Hooper
at 903-657-4881.
February
3rd
February
10th
February
17th
February
24th
CG
Service 123 104 89 119
Traditional
Service 89 108 90 106
Total: 212 212 179 225
~ Our Presence ~
www.facebook.com/fumchenderson www.facebook.comfumcpreschoolhenderson
Financial News
January
Disbursements: $58,111
Receipts: $53,841
HIM DONATIONS
Our friends at Henderson Interchurch Ministry are in need of some staple items. If you can help, please drop items off at HIM (769 State Highway 64 W), or leave monetary donations in the church office.
Items Needed: Peanut Butter -
Creamy, Small Jars Dry Beans - 1lb bags Rice - 1lb bags Saltine Crackers Oatmeal
A huge thank you to the entire church family,
for all the prayers for the DNOW weekend!
A special thank you to the following…
Emili & Jason Foster
Lemon’s Sunday School (monetary donation)
Mike and Mona Jimerson- Friday Dinner
Megan and Brady Green, Stacie and Zak Nix,
Matt and Mallory Bennett, Art Rousseau (host
home providers and small group sponsors)
Cindy and Paul Acres- Saturday dinner hosts
Debbie Smith, Allison Biggs, Mona Jimerson—
chaperones/drivers
The 2019 Super Bowl Sunday Chicken Spaghetti
Lunch was a HUGE success, once again.
We wish to thank all of you who bought tickets and/
or participated in any way. A special thanks goes to our
spouses who are always willing to work whereever they
are needed.
The Lemons Sunday School Class graciously helps
us set up the Great Hall for dining on Sunday morning,
and we are ALWAYS so appreciative of them.
Our wonderful church staff provided much needed
support in many ways, and we are ever so grateful.
Thank you to our wonderful, loving, and supportive
congregation. This is the 21st year that the Chancel
Choir has sponsored this event, and because of your
wonderful support we have been able to give significant
amounts of scholarships to our own FUMC graduating
high school seniors.
In Christ’s Love,
FUMC Chancel Choir
Dear Friends,
Troy and I would like to say “thank you” for the
many acts of kindness we have received since his
surgery.
We feel truly blest to be part of this church family.
Thank you and God bless each of you.
Troy & Mary Ann Craig
D N O W
FUMC Children Coming Up!
March 6th—no
CHAMPS due to Ash
Wednesday service at
6pm
March 13th—no
Wednesday night
activities. Have a
wonderful Spring Break!
April 20th—FUMC
Easter Egg Hunt &
Picnic at Lake Forest
Park 11-1pm
May 15th—last day of
Spark and CHAMPS
Questions?
Contact our
Children’s Director,
Debbie Tipps
903-657-6588 dtipps@fumchenderson.org
Wednesdays
@FUMC
(1st-3rd) After School - 5:30pm
(4th & 5th)
6 - 7pm
Coming Soon...The Breakfast Club!
The Breakfast Club is a new Sunday
morning ministry for children
grades K-5th beginning early 2019.
It will be a combination of children’s
church and Sunday school.
Children will gather in the new children’s area on the 3rd
floor from 9:45 to 10:45 for doughnuts, fellowship, lively
large group worship including music, and a Bible story.
Children will then breakout into small groups to engage the
Bible story through crafts, games & drama in age appropriate
ways.
We are excited about this new way of ministering to our
children on Sunday mornings, and are asking for your help to
bring it to fruition. Please contact Debbie Tipps if you feel
God calling you to serve Him through this new ministry.
Summer camp at Lakeview is the best!
Registration is now open for summer 2019 Visit www.lakeviewmcc.org to register campers entering
3rd grade through graduating seniors. We will attend
session 3, June 23-28. The deadline to register and pay is
Friday, June 7th. The cost is $300 for each FUMC camper
and $400 for all other campers. We will need 1 adult
counselor per 5 campers, and that is gender specific.
Please see Debbie Tipps if you have any questions.
F U M C Y o u t h Coming Up!
April 20th
Easter Egg Hunt & Picnic
at Lake Forest Park
May 19th
Confirmation
& Senior Sunday
Sundays
10:00 a.m.
Sunday School
- - - - - - - -
Wednesdays
6:00-7:30pm
Youth Group:
Food - Games
Bible Study
Worship
Prayer
YOUTH DIRECTOR SEARCH UPDATE ... BIG TIME shout out to some of our very dedicated parents who are keeping our youth ministry rolling along while we pray and search for our next Youth Director.
Sunday morning and Wednesday evening ministries and activities are happening, due to the commitment of two special people: Emili Foster and Stacie Nix.
We are also grateful to those who provide meals each Wednesday.
We have several resumes from individuals who are interested in joining us in a full time capacity as our Youth Director. We will be interviewing these candidates shortly after Spring Break.
Continue to keep in your prayers: the process; our youth and their families; and this important area of ministry.
Our Second Floor Renovations are looking amazing!!
If you haven’t taken a look lately, you need to.
Just a few more items that need to be completed, and then we will be finished.
Thank you for your patience during this remodel,
and looking forward to many years enjoying this area.