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APRIL 19 , 2013

FUMC WEEKLYWORSHIP

Traditional Worship Dr. Tim Bruster

9:40 & 11:00 am | Sanctuary

DiscipleChurch Rev. Bob Weathers

8:30 am | Leonard Memorial Chapel

Chapel Communion ServiceDr. Len Delony

10:30 – 11:00 amLeonard Memorial Chapel

Special Music:Rev. Tom McDermottDace Sultanov, cello

eleven:eleven celebration Charles Gaby, MA, LPC11:11 am | Wesley Hall

TEACHERS & TOPICSClasses Meeting on Sunday, April 21

Aldersgate Couples | Room 333 | 9:30 am Outreach Council | Jason MoonCana Disciples | Room 332 | 9:30 amCovenant | Room 331 | 9:30 am | Dr. Bill LongsworthCreative Couples | Room 321 | 9:45 amDowntown Singles | Room 340-341 | 11:00 am Dr. Bill LongsworthGenesis Couples | Room 351 | 9:45 amGood Neighbors | Room 334 | 11:00 am | Rev. Linda McDermott8:30 am In-Depth Bible Study | Room 350 | Dr. Lamar Smith All Month Study - Jesus in JerusalemInquirers | Room 352 | 9:30 am | Dr. Gil FerrellJourney | Room 230 | 10:00 am Wired Word: Relating Biblical Teaching & Christian Beliefs to Current Events | Darcy DeupreeKoinonia | Room 224 | 9:30 am | Patti & Tom CockrellLoyalty | Room 334 | 9:30 am John Peter Smith Hospital | Robert Early New Horizon Singles | Room 231 | 9:30 am Special Music Performance | Dace Sultanov and AileenNew Passages | Room 352 | 11:00 am Attending 11:11 Service in Wesley HallPartners | Room 320 | 9:30 am | Rev. Linda McDermottSojourners | Room 335 | 9:30 am | Ken & Carrie Hinze Peace Corps in Palua 1968 Trinity Fellowship | Room 340-341 | 9:30 amTwosome | Room 154 | 9:30 amVeriditas | Room 272F (Foundation Building) | 9:30 am (All Month Study) Wisdom of Native Americans | Ann DunkinWesley Bible | Room 350 | 9:30 am | Dr. Ron Ballard, LeaderYoung Couples | Room 336 | 9:45 am | Molly and Tom Hardgrove (All Month Study) Seeking God Together

SAVE THE DATESMore details coming soon!

YOuTH BANquETMay 19 | Wesley HallAll youth are invited to celebrate another great school year and another year of great memories with the youth group. We have a Hawaiian luau theme and the menu is sure to make you say “Aloha!” Join us for dinner, laughs, and the famous “Justee” Awards. Invitations will be sent out soon. If you have any questions, please e-mail Brenda (bkegans@myfumc.org).

6.9 KENDA CREASY DEAN will visit FUMC to lead an event and preach in both sanctuary worship services before serving as speaker for the 2013 Central Texas Annual Conference.

6.7 - 6.9 HIGHER LOVE WEEKEND: BASIC TRAINING FOR THE HEARTContact Marianne Wilson (mwilson@myfumc.org) at 817/ 339-5071.

Marsha and Chad MooreRuby Clare, Trigg, Quinn, Gibson

Samantha and Daniel Morgan

Mary Beatrice Malloy, daughter of Lucie and

Michael Malloy, was baptized Sunday, April 14, 2013.

NEW MEMBERS BAPTISMS

Do Good of Every Possible SortRomans 12:1-2; 9-21

Carole Hailey Erin Ratigon

Lisa and Ranjan MuttiahAidan, Christian and Rachel

So here’s what I want you to do, God helping you: Take your everyday, ordinary life—your sleeping, eating, going-to-work, and walking-around life—and place it before God as an offering. Embracing what God does for you is the best thing you can do for him. Don’t become so well-adjusted to your culture that you fit into it without even thinking. Instead, fix your attention on God. You’ll be changed from the inside out. Readily recognize what he wants from you, and quickly respond to it. Unlike the culture around you, always dragging you down to its level of immaturity, God brings the best out of you, develops well-formed maturity in you. Love from the center of who you are; don’t fake it. Run for dear life from evil; hold on for dear life to good. Be good friends who love deeply; practice playing second fiddle. Don’t burn out; keep yourselves fueled and aflame. Be alert servants of the Master, cheerfully expectant. Don’t quit in hard times; pray all the harder. Help needy Christians; be inventive in hospitality. Bless your enemies; no cursing under your breath. Laugh with your happy friends when they’re happy; share tears when they’re down. Get along with each other; don’t be stuck-up. Make friends with nobodies; don’t be the great somebody. Don’t hit back; discover beauty in everyone. If you’ve got it in you, get along with everybody. Don’t insist on getting even; that’s not for you to do. “I’ll do the judging,” says God. “I’ll take care of it.” Our Scriptures tell us that if you see your enemy hungry, go buy that person lunch, or if he’s thirsty, get him a drink. Your generosity will surprise him with goodness. Don’t let evil get the best of you; get the best of evil by doing good.

In this series we will take one rule on each Sunday and consider what it means for us today. Each Sunday our scripture reading will be the same: Romans 12:1-2, 9-21. I encourage you to read this scripture every day during these three weeks as part of your devotional and prayer life. (Scripture printed for you on page 4)

This Week’s Scripture reading From Dr. Bruster(Romans 12:1-2, 9-21 – The Message)

Dear Friends,Last Sunday I began a series of sermons entitled Three Simple Rules—a name taken from the title of a book by Bishop Rueben Job. Each Sunday we are considering one of the three General Rules—a part of Methodism from the early days to the present. They are 1) Do no harm; 2) Do good of every possible sort; and 3) Stay in love with God. What a difference it would make if we all lived by these rules! The very next day after we focused on the imperative to do no harm in our sanctuary worship services, we were all shocked and deeply saddened by the terrible act of extreme harm perpetrated at the Boston Marathon. Once again there is a tear in the very fabric of our society as we once again become a nation of mourners. Do no harm! The tragic events of Monday remind us again of the importance of that simple rule and how terrible it can be when that basic rule of how we relate to one another is shattered. We hold the victims of this tragedy and their families and friends in our prayers. Do good of every possible sort. That’s the second of the three general rules. Do good of every possible sort! What a difference that makes. When the images and stories started emerging from Boston, they

were images and stories not only of the terrible harm done, but also of the great good done—good of every possible sort. An NBC News headline read, “Amid the chaos and carnage in Boston, heroes emerge.” One could say that in the darkness there was light shining. We saw illustrated not only the tragedy of intentionally doing great harm, but also the blessing and gift of doing great good:

• A retired football player carried a wounded woman from the Boston Marathon finish line.• A father who lost both his sons, one in Iraq and one by suicide, rushed to aid the fallen.• A veteran turned the shirt off his back into a bandage.• A surgeon from Kansas finished the race and then started removing shrapnel from other runners.• A Florida emergency room physician waiting for his wife to cross the finish line found himself standing about 20 to 30 feet from the first blast and immediately began to render aid.• A number of runners crossed the finish line and kept on running straight to give blood.• Countless others immediately stopped running and started to do good in every way they could. All these images and stories remind us that light shines in the darkness and the darkness does not overcome it. They remind us that death does not have the final word. They remind us that good is not overcome by evil. They remind us that our families, our churches, our schools, our cities, our communities, our nation and our world need us to do good of every possible sort.I want to remind you that each Sunday in this series our scripture reading is the same—Romans 12:1-2, 9-21. I encourage you to read it every day during these three weeks as part of your devotional and prayer life and keep in front of you this thought in the coming week: how can I do good—of every possible sort—today?

Grace and Peace,

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4.28 CALLED CHARGE CONFERENCE There will be a called session of the Charge Conference on Sunday, April 28, immediately following the 11:00 am service. The Charge Conference is composed of the members of the Board of Stewards and the clergy who are part of our congregation. The purpose of the meeting is to act on a recommendation from the Church Council to enter into partnership with the Annual Conference to start a new worshipping community (or “campus”) of our congregation to expand our ministry in a new way to the W. 7th area to reach a population of young adults we are not currently reaching.

JOIN uS FOR THE “SECOND MILE”Our “second-mile” Easter Offering is off to a wonderful start, and we are nearly halfway toward reaching our 2013 “second mile” goal of $50,000. The Easter Offering represents a vital part of Jesus’ ministry — to share God’s love through our mission and outreach programs, including First Street Methodist Mission, FuMC Outreach Ministries (Crime Victims Council, Justice for Our Neighbors, FuMC Methodist Justice Ministry, united Community Centers, and Habitat for Humanity), Central Texas Conference Church Growth and Development Shares Program, and Global Theological Education with the SMu Perkins School of Theology. We will receive Easter Offerings throughout the end of the Season of Easter on May 19. Offering envelopes are in the pew pockets in the Sanctuary (or you can simply designate “Easter Offering” on your check), or visit www.myfumc.org to give online.

5.5 YOuTH SuNDAY11:00 am Worship | SanctuaryThe Youth will lead the 11:00 am morning worship service in the Sanctuary for the congregation. Youth Ministries Director Casey’ Langley’s sermon and the theme for the service revolve around the Genesis 1 story of creation and how God makes beautiful things. Youth praise band will be leading music and communion will be served.

4.17 - 5.8 ALMOST CHRISTIANBOOK GROuPWednesdays | Room 15412:00-1:00 pm | 7:00-8:00 pmIt’s not too late to join Casey Langley,

Director of Youth Ministries, as sheleads a discussion group on AlmostChristian: What the Faith of ourTeenagers is Telling the American Church, by Kenda Creasy Dean.The book is available in the Adult Education Office for $18. Registerweekdays in the Adult Education Officeor by emailing Gayle Ammerman atgammerman@myfumc.org.

XYZ (EXTRA YEARS OF ZEST)Thursdays | 9:30 am - noon | Rm 224Play dominoes, 42 and chicken foot, as well as enjoy lively conversation and great food with the XYZ Seniors. All are welcome to come and play! Questions? Contact Rev. Phyllis McDougal (pmcdougal@myfumc.org) at 817/339-5082.

NEW SuNDAY SCHOOL CLASS9:45 am | Room 336Join this new discussion-based class for young couples, led by Molly and Tom Hardgrove, to explore the essentials of building a solid foundation that will weather life’s ups and downs. Contact Rev. Gena Anderson (ganderson@myfumc.org) at 817/339-5067.

4.23 uMW STYLE SHOW4:00 – 6:00 pm | Ridglea Country Club THIS TUESDAY is the day to enjoy this new twist on a favorite UMW tradition hosted by UMW President Ann Paup, Honorary Chair Nancy Bryant, and Event Chairs Anita McCrary and Jenny Purcell. Enjoy a runway style show format, favorite local retailers and “celebrity” models, afternoon tea, silent auction and drawing. Get tickets now in the Welcome Center on Sunday mornings or contact Anita McCrary at 817/ 596-0126 or Jenny Purcell at 817/291-1935.

5.3 – 5.5.DAINGERFIELD STATE PARK RETREATTravel to beautiful Daingerfield State Park in East Texas for an inspirational church-wide outdoor retreat sure to renew your soul through worship in the great outdoors. Read

2013 Confirmation ClassMatthew McFarland Bruner

David Henry BuisRollin Sebastian Bumstead

Bryson Kernan ClarkCarter Christopher CookeBryan David Corser, Jr.David Jacob Drez, IVSamuel Murrin Dulle

Rory Colleen DunnahoeEaston Zachary Green

William Augustus HahnfeldJoshah Ray Hampton

Hayden Cartwright HarveyGage Michael LaswellKira Michelle Loveday

Lawrence Paul MarriageLuke Henry MartinRuby Clare Moore

Randall Sanford Hartnett MorrisJalyn Newton

Clare Elizabeth RiceLauren Isabel RichardsonCaleb Granville Russell

Margaret Elizabeth StuckeyChristopher Neff VardyLuke Standish WalkerSydney Jean WilliamsWalker Lynn Woods

and relax, hike, fish, and even swim if it’s warm enough! We have campsite/RV sites reserved and there are several nice motels within 6 miles of the park if you want to enjoy more comfortable accommodations and still enjoy the great outdoors with us. Please contact Reverend Chuck Graff (cgraff@myfumc.org) at 817/339-5065 for more details or to make reservations.

4.26 SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATION DEADLINEThere’s still time for Graduating Seniors to apply for two scholarships offered at FUMC. For more information contact BrendaKegans (bkegans@myfumc.org) at 817/339-3888.

4.26 – 4.27 LOCK-IN-N-OuTOpen to all current 6th – 12th graders, the Youth Lock-In-N-Out is designed for tons of fun! Cost is $50; contact Brenda Kegans (bkegans@myfumc.org) at 817/339-3888.

4.28 SENIOR RECOGNITION SuNDAY11:00 am Worship | SanctuaryThe graduating seniors of the class of 2013 will be recognized and celebrated during the 11:00 am morning worship service. Graduating seniors need to e-mail their names, parents’ names, high school, plans for next year, most meaningful memories of our church and senior pictures to Brenda (bkegans@myfumc.org) by this Sunday, April 21.

5.1 WEDNESDAY NIGHT OuT6:00-8:00 pmThe youth are going to meet for dinner (Location TBD) to eat and catch up as the school year winds to a close.

5.5 CANDLEPASS5:30-8 | Justin Youth BuildingThe youth are invited to a special evening to celebrate the seniors in the Justin. Youth will have a chance to share memories and

moments from their time with the youth group to show how much each senior has meant in their lives.

APRIL MISSION SuNDAYS:POTS/PANS/PLATES/GLASSESThroughout April, please bring pots, pans, plates and glasses to the Mission during regular donation hours during the week (Monday – Thursday 9:00 am – 4:00 pm) or to the Welcome Center on Sundays.

5.2 ROOM IN THE INN VOLuNTEER TRAINING6:00 PM | Justin BuildingRoom in the Inn offers food and shelter on Thursday evenings to 12 homeless men during July and August. To participate, plan to attend the mandatory new volunteer training. Volunteer opportunities range from preparing the Justin Building, driving our guests to and from the Day Resource Center, preparing meals, and visiting and staying overnight with our guests. To attend the training or if you are interested in volunteering but can’t attend this mandatory training session, you must contact Rev. Page Hines (phines@firstreetmission.org) at 817/339-8881.

5.6 COFFEE, POVERTY AND JESuS BOOK CLuB6:00 – 7:30 pm | Room 231Our May CPJ Book Club Selection is Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk by Ben Fountain. The book is available for $10 in the Adult Education Office. Questions? Contact Rev. Page Hines (phines@firstreetmission.org) at 817/339-8881.

4.21 LISTENING TO DIVORCESundays, 4.21-5.5 | 9:00 -10:30 amFoundation Bldg. | Rm 370A three-week series focusing onunderstanding, healing, and learningfrom the past to move into the future.Contact Marianne Wilson (mwilson@myfumc.org) at 817/339-5071.

5.2 REGISTER FOR MISSION DAY CAMP, VBS & SACRAMENT SCHOOLThere will be registration tablesin the garden for Day Camp, VBS, and Sacrament School from 9:30 am -12:30 pm.

4.24 THE GOOD BOOK CLuB6:15 – 7:15 pm | Children’s WingThe theme for our April Good Book Club – on April 24 – is Reach Out and our three book selections will focus on the importance of outreach.Kindergarten and Younger – Fandango Stew by David R. Davis, illustrated by Ben Galbraith. 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Grade – Extra Yarn by Mac Barnett, illustrated by Jon Klassen. 4th Grade and Older – The Quiltmaker’s Journey by Jeff Brumbeau, illustrated by Gail de Marcken.

CLASSES OF 2013Special Service of Confirmation April 21 | 7:00 pm | Sanctuary

Senior RecognitionApril 28 | 11:00 am | Sanctuary

This year we’re trying something new to honor both our newest church members, the Confirmation Class of 2013, and our graduating seniors, the outgoing Class of 2013, by marking — and then connecting — these milestones to make them even more special, both for involved families and for our entire church family.

Whether or not you have a family member participating in either of these services, we hope you will make it part of your worship experience as we mark each of these important milestones as a faith community. If you have questions, contact Dr. Mike Marshall (mmarshall@myfumc.org) at 817/339-2409.