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Please contact the Church

Office for comments or

suggestions regarding this

newsletter: (830) 232-6266

leakeyumc@hctc.org

CROSS-TALK

P.O. Box 417

Leakey, TX 78873

(830) 232-6266

leakeyumc@hctc.net

www.leakeyumc.org

, 2017

LUMC PRAYER CHAIN

If you have an

immediate need for prayer,

for yourself or others, please

contact or email

Rev. Walter Prescher @

830-232-6427 or 979-575-4426

or Theresa Auld @830-232-5955 or 512-426-2797

EMAIL

lumcprayerteam@yahoo.com

If Pastor Walter or

Theresa are not

available, call one of the ladies

below to get the prayer chain

started immediately:

Ginger Camstra (830) 232-6224

Joan Flanagan (830) 232-6528

Here in Leakey we just received a wonderful gift; we got some much-needed rain yesterday

and last night. As we think about this wonderful gift from God, we also have the opportunity

to reflect on some other gifts that we have received and shared. Most of you participated in

some form with our Vacation Bible School, whether it was through your time, materials, or

just praying for the workers and children. It was the combination of these gifts that made

VBS so wonderful and impactful this year.

In Paul’s first letter to the Corinthians, he talks about spiritual gifts. While his list in Chapter

12 is not every possible spiritual gift, it does contain a good number. But Paul takes it a step

further by saying that not everyone has the same spiritual gifts, but we all need the gifts that

each is given to function as the Body of Christ.

Leakey United Methodist Church is a very gifted community. We have some that are encour-

agers and affirming people, who respond to the spirit’s nudge to confirm the gifts they see in

other’s lives. We have some that are amazing at hospitality; even to the point that our guests

are overwhelmed. We have others who have the personality of invitation and evangelism,

who seek to meet, know, and invite everyone with whom they interact. We have others who

have the heart for caring and compassion, that love nothing more than visiting others and

being a friend. Other’s have a love and passion for music and sing with gusto in worship or

with the choir. This list could keep going infinitely, but I think you get the gist of all the ways

we respond to God’s call and seek to love and serve one another and our community.

We all have gifts, and we all have blind spots or areas where we need the help of others. I

imagine if I were to ask you what your blind spot is most of you could probably tell me. One

of mine is that I am horrible at chasing people down. I would guess it’s a combination of my

introverted-ness and my ADHD, which this just isn’t a gift that I have. So my humble request

is that if you are in need of pastoral support just ask! I would love to come and visit you

when you are sick or hurting, but at the same time, I can’t if I don’t know that you need me.

If you are in need of pastoral care, for any reason, please call my cell phone at 979-575-4426.

Grace and peace,

Pastor Walter

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LEAKEY UNITED METHODIST CHURCH FINANCE UPDATE – JUNE 17, 2017

To date: Hondo Bank $1,780 FSB $31,195 Total Expenditures: $62,144 Total Revenues: $73,225 Revenues Over/Under Expenditures $11,081 We continue to gain ground each month toward reaching our goals for the overall financial recovery plan. The admin/finance council extends our appreciation and thanks to each of you for your prayerful and faithful giving to the ministries of lumc. – Roxane Rutherford, member Finance Reports by Maggie Camstra.

Welcome our newest members!

Celesta and Glen Ivy transferred to our church on

June 4th. Mrs. Ivy is currently staying at Edgewater

Care Center. Please make sure to give them a

warm welcome!

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NEWS FROM THE

FRONT PORCH!

Well dear friends here is the news from the church’s front porch! Many of the directory updates I made are still at the back of the church. If you request an update for your

directory, please don’t forget to pick those up. Good News! Ginger Camstra came through surgery well! If you didn’t get a chance to hear the Praise Band on Sunday, June 25th… well you missed it! I hear they will do it

again ! So, you might get another chance to see our Pastor play his bass! July 4th is Independence Day! We will be celebrating it June 30th weekend here in Leakey. Be sure to go to the

Frio Canyon Chamber of Commerce for all the activities. There will be booth, vendors, food, canned goods, parade, and rodeos! You can celebrate with us in an old fashion little town way! Great FUN for all the FAMILY!

We have a NEW YOUTH DIRECTOR. Please welcome Bridget Preece! She will be starting July 2nd. I heard she hit

the ground running. On the ball! Fast and Furious! Dedicated! Thank you for joining our church and we welcome you with open arms.

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PRAISE BAND!

The youth really connected with the music. One person stated, they could see the change take

place in their faces. The youth was joining in singing praise to GOD!

AMEN - that is what we are talking about! Praising GOD!

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VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL 2017

The children raise $1,142.45 for the Heifer Project ! WOW!

Thank you for helping other communities and villages in the world!

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2 3 4 5 Jim Wilson Don Lambert

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7 Don Hanson

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9 Theresa Auld

10 11 Shannun Brice

12 13 Joe Satel

14 Garry Merritt Mary Beth Lawless

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16 17 18 19 Johnny Hirst Rita Hood

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23 24 Jerry Bates Ashley Wachel

25 Sheila Large Robbins

26 27 Bee Record

28 Penny Horton Lindsay Leinweber Linda Williams

29 Steve Gasper

30 Ben Ferguson Bree Carrico

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JULY BIRTHDAYS

07/01/02 Janet & Clayton Atchison

07/07/03 Kelly & Joshua Cortney

07/03/10 Rocky & Mike Koury

7/00/02 John & Sandi Patrick

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Please Contact the Church Office, (830) 232-

6266 or leakeyumc@hctc.org for additions or

deletions to these prayer lists. You may also

fill out a prayer request card and put it in the

offering plate at church. You may also email

lumcprayerteam@yahoo.com for immediate

prayer notification by email. Thank you!

Bell, Dana - Daughter of Dawn & Tom Bell

Becky & Family - cousin of Rhonda Turner

Binkley, Alex - fr.of Sandra Hodge

Blake, Yvonne & Joe - Uncle of Catherine Prescher

Blalock, Jerry - fr. of the church

Brady, Kyra- Christie’s cousin grdtr

Brandon, Leaha - fr. of Diane Foshee

Brett & Family - fr. of Carol & J.P. Price

Brice, Billy Joe

Broaddus, James O. - fr. of Jane Rosamond

Bryanna - Maggie Camstra’s granddaugher

Buchanan, Myra - fr. of Ginger

Burdette, Jim - fr. of David Auld

Candi - fr.of Dawn Bell

Carlson, Howard - bro. In law of Marie & Bob

Carter, Herb & Ruby - fr. of Tillie Sanderlin

Carter, Johnny - cousin Tom Caldwell

Carter, Wayne - son of Mary Jane Crenshaw

Chapman, Hadley - Shackleford’s granddaughter

Chisum, Barbara & son John - fr. of Mary Jane

Crenshaw

Clark, Jack - Carol Clark’s husband

Cousins, Jim - Christie Wynn’s fr.

Crane, Cindy - Melissa Bates sister in law

Davis, Sherry - wife of Mark Davis

Dean, Alicia - daughter of David Auld

Delgado, Bryan - Tommy Porter’s niece’s husband

DeMent, Bryanna - Maggie Camstra’s daughter

Duncan, Kay - Kerie Schneider’s mom, fr. of Amy

Springer

Egbert, Annella - Maudie Jones sister

Egbert, Tom - Maudie Jones’s brother in law

Elkins, Wanda and Christie’s family - mom of

Christie Wynn

Ellis, Shari - fr. of Christie’s

Esparza, Penny & Family - Theresa Auld’s sister

Flott, Mugs - fr. of nephew of Ginger Camstra

Garcia, Laura - fr. of Joan Flanagan

Garza, Christi - fr. of Betty Jo Bates

Gasner, Heather - Bob Phillips mom

George, Larry - fr. of Terry Berkstresser

Gerstner, Cherrie - Annie & Jesse Guinn’s fr.

Gonzales, Mrs. Jesse - fr. of the Auld’s

PRAYER CONCERNS

LUMC, Families/World Peace/Good families

for kids in foster care

CHURCH MEMBERS

Tom Bell, Joe Broom, Roberta Burchfield,

Sudie Burditt, Ginger Camstra, Janet Cockrell,

Richard Collier, Louise Crook, , Diane Foshee,

Jesse Guinn, Jan & Jack Hallum, Charlie Lon-

ganecker, Don Lambert, Ramona Martinez,

Gladys Betty

Milton, Bob Phillips, Tommy Porter, Catherine

& Rev. Walter Prescher, Bettie Samson, Tillie

Sanderlin, Ellen & Hugh Scott

FRIENDS AND LOVED ONES (fr. = friend of)

Arlt, MIchelle - fr. of the church

Atkins, Linda - fr. of Theresa Auld

Auld, Ken - David Auld’s brother

Auld, Lorna “Corky” - David Auld’s mom

Ballard, Jack - fr. of Diane Foshee

Barnes, Meredith - fr. of Theresa A.

Bartosh, Julie - David & Theresa’s sister in

law

Bates, Beth - Betty Jo & Jerry’s niece

Bates, Les - Jerry Bates brother

Bayouth, John Mark - grandson of Barbara

Huff

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PRAYER LIST CONTINUED

Grimsinger, Brook - William’s granddaughter

Guhlin, Tim - fr. of Anne Guinn

Gutierrez, Carlee - fr. C. Wynn

Hamilton, Ralph - fr. of the church

Hammonds, Ralph - son of Patricia &

Ralph Taylor

Hanks, Kenneth & Janell - Catherine Prescher’s

parents

Harrell, Tony - son in law of Linda & Jimmie

Williams

Harris, Ian and parents (Julie & Josh) - pray for

the family

Harry - neighbor of the Rutherford’s

Henderson, Dudley & Mona - Libby’s fr

Herbel, Barbara - fr of Christie Wynn

Herrera, John - fr. of Penny / Theresa A.

Hood, Debbie & Family - Rita & AG Hood’s daugh-

ter in law

Huber, Laurisa - Christie’s niece

Huckabee, Jerry & Gale - fr. of the church

Hylton, Harry - Rutherford’s neighbor

Inofert, Max – fr. of Christie Wynn

Jenkins, Brandon - fr. of the church

Jerry & Angel’s granddaughter - fr. of Ellen

Scott

Jones, George - sister-in-law’s brother - Rebecca

Paull

Joshua - Ken & Trenda (daughter & son in law) -

Keeling, Brian - fr. of the Wynn’s

Keith, Dianne - Dianne Roger’s sister’s daughter in

law

Keiver, Kristine - daughter of Carol Adams - fr. of

Kelly, Allison & family - Linda & Jimmy Williams

daughter

Kelly, Jack - Linda Williams brother

Kelly, Mark and family - Linda Williams brother

Kovar, Charles - Libby Bierschwale

La Mar, Grant - Bee Record’s grandson

Lamb, Bergen Rosco - fr. Barbara Lamontagne Lambert, Denise & Janes - Suzanne Lambert

Leakey ISD - Students and Faculty

Little, Elijah - Hallum’s grandson

Logan, Brooklyn - fr. of Libby’s neighbor

Lowitzer , AL - fr. Robin Albright

Luna, Stephanie - fr. of Theresa / Penny

Malaney, Kathleen - fr. of Libby Bierschwale

Manchester, Jennifer - fr. of Dianne Rogers

Marble/Record, Claire - Bee Record’s Daughter Martinez, Mr. & Mrs. - Friends of the church Housekeeping and lawn care for the church McCafferty, Daniel - McCafferty’s nephew Middleton, Randy - Lee’s nephew

Millican (Dad) - Mekaila Millican - fr. of Bob

Phillips

Mitchell, Elizabeth - 3 yr old daughter of Kendall

& Charlie Mitchell - Dawn Bell

Mom - T. Berkstresser’s mom

Myers, Shane, Eloise & son - fr. of Tillie Sand-

erlin

Nelson, Grace - Lambert’s granddaughter

Nicholas - Lambert’s grandson

Niggli, Buddy - fr/ of the Berkstresser

Noack, Paul -Charlotte Gregory’s bro-in-law

Pendley, Jesse - Bobby Pendley’s brother

Pendley, Oil - fr. of the church

Perez, Roxanne - dtr. Maria Rubio

Pollock, Russell - fr.. of Libby B’

Pool, Bill - fr of Mary Jane Shoemaker

Powell, Ann & Bob - fr. of Diane Foshee

Price, Mikey - gr. son of Prices

Quick, Skip - fr. of Anne Guinn

Reed, Jim & Joan - fr. of the church

Reynolds, Guy - fr. of the church

Roper, Rodney - fr. of Mary Jane Shoemaker

Rosie - Marie Rubio’s sister - Libby fr.

Rubio, Marie - fr. of Libby

Rupke, Jackie - Anna Ferguson’s mother

Ruzicka, Billy & Button - fr Annie Guinn

Sawyer, Donna - pray for faith and strength

Schneider, Jonathan - fr. of the church

Schwertzner, Bobby - Theresa Auld’s cousin

Scully, Caitlin - Lisa, Tillie Sanderlin

Shands, Lynn - father of dtr-in-law Jane

Rosamond

Slough, Nancy - Tillie Sanderlin’s daughter

Smith, Dr. Andy & Karen - fr. of Bob Phillips &

S.D. Roadster Club

Stephenson, Troy - fr. of the Guinn’s

Stetler, Abi - Armstrong’s granddaughter

Stetler, Joel & Abi -Step-dad to Javier Torres

Stewart, Jay - fr. of the Auld’s

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Stratton, Gina - Frank & Ramona Martinez’s daugh-

ter in law

Suttle, Lolita - Dub Suttle’s mother

Synder, Archie - fr. of the congregation

Tomison, Terry – cousin Lee Middleton

Torres, Monica Oliva - daughter in law of Javier

Torres

Trichel, Nick - Middleton’s gr son

Turner, Brandon - Turner’s grandson

Urbanek, Alma - aunt of Theresa Auld

Urbanek, Bonnie - cousin of Theresa Auld

Vetrano, Sal - fr. of the Turner’s

Volmer, Abby - Libby’s fr.

Walter, Frank - fr. of Annie Guinn

Westbrook, Fred - fr. of Theresa Auld / Penny

Patricia & Grady Williams - Rita Hood’s brother &

Sister in law

Wright, Luke - Williams grandson Wynn, Stratton Kash - Christie & Ernie Wynn’s grandbaby Young, Bryan - Kathy Porter’s nephew Zachry, Joel - Cenisa Crider’s brother

PRAY FOR OUR MILITARY Dylan, Matt - Sandy White’s grandson Hill, Jay - LeAnn Barnes cousin Jones, Clayton - fr. of the Rutherfords Koch, Christopher, Little, Cody Hallums’ gr son McClendon, Austin L. Hassell’s gr son McClendon, Chad - Linda Hassell’s son Phillips, Chyna - fr. of the church Ruby, Preston - fr. of the church Smith, Alex Perkins’ gr son, Stratton, Cody - Martinez’s grandson Wright, Jake Williams’ gr son AFGHANISTAN: Matt Dylan - fr. of the church

Pray for our Law Officers. NURSING HOME / ASSISTED LIVING/ HOMEBOUND Evers, Anne - Amistad - fr. Anne Guinn Goff, Kay - member Ivey, Celeste - member World Prayer

Request from Johnhyuk, Lee to pray for North

Korea concentration camps, killings, malnutrition,

pregnant women violence, human suffering,

small children, labor camps, trafficking and slave

labor.

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Leakey United Methodist Church

P. O. Box 417

Leakey, TX 78873

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