First United Methodist

Church

204 North Marshall

Henderson, Texas 75652

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Henderson, Texas

Sharing the joy of Jesus Christ with Others

As you begin this New Year, remember what it means to truly serve your Lord through ministry. Many of you

have faithfully served in one or more ministries of the church for a number of years. You know your gifts and

faithfully use them to serve the Lord. What a blessing you are and a witness of what it means to serve.

In 2017, two of our members were instrumental in starting our Men’s and Women’s Ministries. One of our

newest members, Robert Wright, came to us with the idea of beginning a new Men’s Ministry. He jumped

right in and got the Saturday morning Men’s Ministry off to a wonderful start! Debbie Mann also saw a need

to begin a new Women’s Ministry in August, and this ministry has been a blessing to all who participate each

month.

Do you have an idea for a new ministry that you would like to lead, use your gifts and help others use theirs to

serve God? Contact Brenda in the church office. (903-657-6588; blee@fumchenderson.org)

Through ministry we:

Develop character… Learn to use our gifts in service to God… Share the love of Christ

Grow Spiritually... Submit to God’s authority over our lives…Glorify God.

The power of ministry is the Holy Spirit, and the model for ministry is JESUS CHRIST!

January Sermons

January 7th

“Epiphany”

Matthew 2:1-12

We have come to pay Him homage.

January 14th

“Baptized”

Matthew 3:1-17

Looking into John’s baptizing

and Jesus’ baptism.

January 21st

“Prayers”

Matthew 6:5-15

The importance of committing to pray.

January 28th

“Responding to Temptation”

Matthew 4:1-11

Jesus teaches us how to respond to the

temptations that come our way.

FUMC Newsletter

January 2018

Note from Pastor David Luckert ...

A good way to start the new year: remembering and celebrating.

Remembering and celebrating our baptism.

A we have done this in past years you have responded how

meaningful you find it to be.

On January 14, I will preach on baptism and then invite you to

come forward to the baptismal waters, and “remember” and

“celebrate” your baptism.

This can be special because it reminds us of how Jesus began His

ministry - He came to John and was baptized. As we begin a new

year of ministry here, I hope we can use this as an opportunity to

recommit ourselves to service and love.

This is a good time for us to recommit ourselves:

to a more intentional prayer life;

to more regular participation in worship;

to more consistency in giving and in serving;

and paying more attention to our opportunities to live in a way

that honors Christ.

One new goal I have in ministry in the year ahead has to do with

prayer. As you know, I started the habit of praying for each of

you on your birthday. I plan on continuing that but would like to

add something to it.

I would like to pray with you in your home this year. At your

convenience and comfort I would be honored to spend a few

moments with you in conversation and prayer. I will say more

about this through worship services, but I hope you will find a

time when we can pray together - and continue to build our

relationships.

May the words of Moses and Aaron bless us (Numbers 6:24-26):

“The Lord bless you and keep you;

The Lord make His face shine upon you and be gracious to you;

The Lord turn His face toward you and give you peace.”

David

January

1 New Year’s Day - Offices Closed

1-5 Preschool Holidays - No School

3 No Wednesday Night Activities

Chancel Choir Rehearsal 6pm

6 Centenary Choir Concert 3pm

10 Wednesday Night Activities Resume

15 MLK Holiday - No Preschool

Offices Closed

16 Women’s Ministry Luncheon

20 Men’s Ministry Breakfast

23 Travel Presentation 10:00am

Our next Women’s Ministry Luncheon will

be on Tuesday, January 16th, at 11:30am in

the Parlor. Please RSVP (903-657-6588)

and join us for a great time of fellowship

and enjoy a delicious meal.

Join us on Saturday, January 20th, at 8:30am for breakfast in the parlor.

It will be a great time of food and

fellowship. There will be a $5.00 donation to cover the cost of food. Also,

those who would like to help cook, please come early. See you there!

SAVE THE DATE

Save the date for

Super Bowl Sunday Chicken Spaghetti Lunch

on February 4th, sponsored by the Chancel Choir.

Take Out 10-1 Dine In 11-1

Tickets are $7 and available from any choir member.

Sunday, December 31st

New Year’s Eve

& One Worship Service

In the Great Hall

No Sunday School

9:15am Breakfast

10:00 Worship

Special Thanks to Our Men’s Ministry

for preparing & serving the food!

Memorials

Leigh Ann Gorges

Billy & Patsy Black Memorial

Louis & May Jo Colombo Memorial

Jerry & Elizabeth Moore Memorial

Jennifer Roberts Children’s Library

Janelle Roberts Children’s Library

Mr. & Mrs. J. R. Haynes Memorial

Bill & Nancy Preston Memorial

Cyndy Willard Memorial

The Morris Girls Preschool

Billy & Joe Alexander Memorial

Sally Hosea Memorial

Lynn & Yolanda Smith Preschool

Clara Braswell Memorial

Michael Strong

Pat Everett Preschool

Sharla & Mike Worthington Budget

Billy & Patsy Black Memorial

Frances Watson

Bill & Nancy Preston Memorial

Honorariums

In Honor Of:

FUMC SS Teachers at Brookdale To: FUMC Budget

Given By: Bennie Monzingo

In Honor Of:

Jean Colley To: Angel Tree

Given By: The Colley Family

A heartfelt “thank you” to

your congregation for their

donation to Henderson

Interchurch Ministry Food

Bank. Their generosity

enabled us to provide

Thanksgiving boxes to over

200 families in need.

Blessings to all,

Donna Huckins

Director

Judy’s Journeys - Travel for 2020

You are invited to a presentation of

wonderful opportunities to travel in 2020!

Join me and Collette’s Travel Professional Christopher Keith on

January 23, 2018

At 10:00am

First United Methodist Church

Adult Building - 3rd Floor

A once in a decade travel opportunity!

The tiny Bavarian hamlet of Oberammergau presents the epic Passion Play.

An event that only happens once every 10 years!

The people of Oberammergau performed the first play in 1634

and have continued to do so for centuries.

Questions, please contact Judy Sewell at jaycee4491@gmail.com or (903)657-4965.

The New Year dawns and we start our 176th year in Henderson.

Don’t worry, to my knowledge there isn’t a word for the 176th anniversary.

But I can look back on our 175th and say it was a great success. Musically

speaking it was incredible with the Chancel Choir and so many others

stepping up to make the year memorable.

Here at the beginning of 2018, we have one

big event to get us started. The Centenary

College Choir will be in concert here on

Saturday, January 6, at 3:00 pm. This is an

unusual time; however, we will be the first

venue for their winter concert tour. The

program is entitled “Life, Liberty, and the

Pursuit of Happiness”. Hopefully, many of

you can make the effort to be here.

Grace to you all……….Jack

CELEBRATIONS AND PRAISE

MUSIC NOTES

Celebration of the baptism of

Carter Bryan Leuschner ,

son of Eric and Julie Leuschner,

little brother of Colt.

Dec.

3

HOG Dec.

10

Dec.

17

Dec.

24

10am

Dec.

24

5pm

Common

Ground

Service

126

346

117 117

200 395

Traditional

Service 135 100 104

Total: 261 217 221 200 395

~ Our Presence ~

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Financial News

November-

Disbursements $61,458

Receipts $50,555

Appointments Paid in Full!

Wednesday Night

Family Meals 5:30pm

On January 10th,

we will start back

our delicious Family Meals

from 5:30-6pm in the Great Hall.

Join us for fellowship

and great food prepared

by Betsy & Jack Brooks.

Five dollars a person,

with a $15 cap for families.

Leftovers will be available

for purchase by the plate

or in bulk, as available.

Preschool Place

Happy New Year from the preschool! We have had a

great first semester. We served over 100 children

and their families, we replaced the flooring in four

classrooms, and our children have attended weekly

chapel, learned their ABCs, and matured greatly.

We are looking forward to another great semester

to finish out the year. We will be enrolling for the

summer in early spring and for next fall in late

spring. Children and grandchildren of members will

have an option to register early. We generally fill up

so if you are interested, call Cathy and get on the

waiting list so you can be alerted when it is time to

sign up.

Revised History Book

We want to let everyone know

that the FUMC history book

that has been updated and

revised this year in

celebration of our 175th year,

will be available sometime in

the next few months.

CHAMPS & Mission Possible Friends Join us on Wednesday, January 10th for more fun and

games with FUMC children’s ministry!

Bring your parents at 5:30 for dinner and then hang around

for CHAMPS & Friends from 6:00pm to 7:15pm.

Can’t wait to see you!

FUMC Children Coming Up!

January 10

Children’s activities

resume

February 14 Deliver Valentine treats

to our friends at The

Chalice apartments

March 12-16 Spring Break—no

children’s activities

March 31 Easter Egg Hunt

May 16 End of year party

June 24-29 Lakeview Summer

Camp

Wednesday Nights

Friends and

C.H.A.M.P.S. will

start at 6:00pm and

dismiss at 7:15pm.

Questions?

Contact our Children’s

Director, Debbie Tipps -

903-657-6588 dtipps@fumchenderson.org

SUMMER CAMP AT LAKEVIEW

Registration is now open for summer camp 2018 for campers

grades entering 3rd through 12th. FUMC Henderson will

attend session 3: June 24th-29th. Please visit

www.lakeviewmcc.org to register. Hoping your camper can

join us this summer!

Our children need you…

Please consider using your

talents and creativity to

volunteer with Sunday school

classes, Wednesday night

activities, VBS, Lakeview

summer camp or children’s

events. Thank you!

Questions?

Contact our Youth

Director, Jaxon Nichols -

903-657-6588 jnichols@fumchenderson.org

FUMC Youth

Wednesdays 6-7:30pm.

Food, Youth Group Games, Worship, Bible Study, & Prayer.

Join us

Wednesday,

January 3rd,

for an activity

about “resolutions”

and what it means

to be made

new in Christ.

In January, we will introduce the concept of poverty and how

easily it can effect people in our lives.

Students will be given a budget, and have to determine what they can afford for a day. Prices will be set for basic essentials

(food, shelter and water) and then some luxuries (school supplies, toiletries and hobbies.)

This is a fun project, to open up the eyes of the students to

struggle, and what Jesus means when he speaks about feeding the poor.

This project will be a building block for other ministry projects

throughout the year.