Newsletter for Jun-Jul-Aug 2016

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Volume 9, Issue 6

June-July-Aug 2016

WORSHIP/SUNDAY SCHOOL TIMES8:45 am Contemporary Worship Service

9:45 am Sunday School

10:55 am Traditional Worship Service

Church Office (936) 564-830Fax (936) 564-858

Email: [email protected]

Website: www.fumcnac.or

NEWSLETTER

JUNE05 - Ignite Youth Splash

Kingdom (2-5 pm)0-13 - MissionNac3 - Primetimers - FLC3-17 - East/West DistrictCamp

20-24 - VBS Decorating21 - VBS Work Night - FLC

beginning 3 pm22 - VBS Adult Training at

6 pm - FLC23-26 Jr. High Big House 26

VBS Adult (make-up)Training at 6 pm - FLC

Youth VBS Training -

6:30 pm Youth Center27 - July 1 - VBS

JULY4 - 4th July Ice Cream Social

at 7:30 pm Front Lawn0-16 - Youth UMARMY -Athens TX

1 - Primetimers - FLC25-29 - Sr. High Beach

Retreat (Laguna Beach)

AUGUST08 - Primetimers - FLC

0 - September Newsletter

Deadline

2-13 - FUMCNAC

Garage Sale

7 - Preschool Meet the

Teacher

9 - Back-to-School Bash at7 pm - SFA Rec Center

21 - Youth Sunday

28 - Promotion Sunday/3rd

Grade Bible Presentation

SEPTEMBER2 - Primetimers - FLC

4 - October Newsletter

Deadline

25-30 - Saga Brown Mission

Trip (UMCOR)

First United Methodist Church201 E. Hospital Street, Nacogdoches Texas 75961

Office Hours: Mon-Thur: 8:30 am - 4:30 pm; Fri: 8:30 am - 12:00 pm. Closed for lunch 12:00 -1:00 pm

VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL

Vacation

BibleSchool

Surf Shack

We still need volunteers. Please consider helpinwith VBS, no assistance is too small. Follow the registration link and tell us how youdlike to serve. Remember.it takes a village.

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A Note From The PastorThink of yourselves the way Christ Jesus thought of himself. He had equal status with God but didnthink so much of himself that he had to cling to the advantages of that status no matter what. Not aall. When the time came, he set aside the privileges of deity and took on the status of a slave, became human! Having become human, he stayed human. It was an incredibly humbling process. Hdidn't claim special privileges. Instead, he lived a selfless, obedient life and then died a selflessobedient deathand the worst kind of death at thata crucifixion. Philippians 2:5-8

Sometimes it amazes me how narcissistic our culture has become. Remembewhen Muhammad Ali was boxing and his trademark phrase was I am the greatest! Another celebrity recently said, I never cease to amaze my own self.In place of pride, Jesus invites us to take on a life of humility. John Ortberg, in his bookThe Life Youve Always Wanted writes, humility involves a Copernican revolution of thsoul, the realization that the universe does not revolve around us. If we can grow into ouhumility, as Jesus calls, what a gift it could be. It is the freedom to stop trying to be whawe are not, or pretending to be what were not, and accepting, as Ortberg says, our appropriate smallness. In the words of Martin Luther, humility is the decision to let God beGod.

I am also amazed at the number of ways folks from this church who will be selfless this summer. Serving as delegates to Annual Conference, going to U M ARMY or Big House, serving as a camp counselor at Lakeview, and right herein our own community through our summer programs like VBS.

Im looking forward to a fantastic summer!

Peace,

A Note From The Associate Pastor12After he washed the disciples feet, he put on his robes and returned to his place at the table. He said to them, Do you know what Ivedone for you? 13You call me Teacher and Lord, and you speak correctly, because I am. 14If I, your Lord and teacher, have washedyour feet, you too must wash each others feet. 15I have given you an example: Just as I have done, you also must do.34I give yoa new commandment: Love each other. Just as I have loved you, so you also must love each other. 35This is how everyone wiknow that you are my disciples, when you love each other. ~John 13:12-15, 34-35

We dont always do a good job of connecting our beloved scripture verses to the stories in which they are contained. Not many realize that Jeremiah 29:11 (plans to prosper you) is written to the Israelite people during their exile iBabylon as a message of hope that took nearly 2 generations to come to fruition. Likewise Luke 11:9 (ask and it will begiven to you) in context is not about getting everything we want. Just a few verses earlier, Jesus already demonstratedwhat that asking looks like in the Lords Prayer - namely for Gods kingdom to come. And finally, my personal favorite, Philippians 4:13 (I can do all things) in context is a word written from prison and poverty. Its not an affirmation of abilit y tachieve anything, but to endure everything. In each of these cases, we lose something precious when we dont take context into account. We miss out on hearing the realhopeour God is whispering in that still small voice, and we replace with a vain shadow of hope filtered through the lens of our desires.

Perhaps the most common (and most tragic) place we do this is found in John 13, in Jesuss command to loveone another. To often this command to love is used in shallow, feel good ways, yet Jesus does not demonstrate a shallowlove in the verses that come before. No the love Jesus demonstrates is one that makes me personally uncomfortableHe removes his clothing, kneels down before his disciples and takes the place of the most lowly servant. Then with a bowof water and a towel from his waist, he washes the feet of Judas - his betrayer. This is the love by which the world will knowthat we are Jesuss disciples. Its a love that embraces not only the friend who looks or thinks like us, but also the enemywho wishes us harm. Anything less than that sort of love is an affront to the God who loved us first

Friends, holy scripture is more than a collection of one-liner motivational quotes. It is the testimony to the veryreal work of God throughout history as one who promotes love, justice, and wholeness across each and every barrier thadivides us. May we be a people who refuses to settle for a shallow love but instead seeks the love of God in every situation.

Blessings,

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Continued from page 1 - Vacation Bible School - SurfShack - June 27 - July 1

VBS TRAINING: If you have agreed to help here are the training dates.ADULT TRAINING - Wednesday, June 22 at 6:00 PM in the FLC.Adult Make-up Training will be Sunday, June 26 at 6:30 PM in the FLC.YOUTH TRAINING - Sunday, June 26 at 6:30 PM in the Youth RoomLindsey and Lawren will conduct the meetings.

WORK NIGHT DATE: June 21 - 3 pm8 pm. Come help us get ready with awork night and pizza at church.

PRAYER: We pray for all of our events and we welcome your prayers to prepareall hearts for leading, receiving and sharing the love of Christ.

DONATION REQUESTS: We need the following items to be donat-ed or loaned for total awesomeness at the Surf Shack. Please carefullylabel your loaners and deliver them to the Godly Play Room (Room 212)any time between now and July 20th for use in decorations.

beach towels

beach umbrellas beach balls life preservers beach chairs tiki lights tiki hut surf boards grass skirts other beach stuff

CHILDRENS MINISTRY - SUMMER ACTIVITIESSUMMER CAMPS:

Art, Bee Garden, Cooking, Prayer, Summer Reading, Fishing in Athens, Drive Through Safari near Jacksonville

DATES TO BE ANNOUNCED, IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO HELP WITH ANY OF THESE, PLEASE LET US KNOW.

SUMMER WEEKLY EVENTS:

Monday ~ Family Devotions

Tuesday ~ Library (June 7 10 AM and June 14 5:30 PM)

Wednesday ~ SFA Movie at 2:00

Wednesday ~ Parents Night Out (5:30 8:00)

Thursday ~ Cinemark Movie at 10am - Thursday ~ afternoon swim at SFA

Friday ~ Random Act of Kindness

Saturday ~ Tend Your Bee Garden at home

ONE-TIME EVENING EVENTS:

Putt-putt (June 21 3PM8PM) work night and pizza at church

Bowling (rent three lanes) (July 26 6PM8PM)

Skating (Augustto be announced)

Splash Kingdom (July 12 4PM6PM)

Play Date for 4 and under (Date/Time/Location to be announced)


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05 Ignite Youth Splash Kingdom (2-5 pm)

08 Youth Mission Wednesday

10-13 Mission NAC

13-17 East/West District Camp

19 Fathers Day

20-24 VBS Decorating

21 VBS Work Night - FLC (3-8 pm) - Start with Work Night, Pizza for dinner

and then head to Putt-Putt

22 VBS Adult Training at 6:00 pm - FLC

23-26 Jr. High Big House Mission Trip (Caldwell, TX)

26 VBS Adult (make-up training) at 6:30 pm - FLC

26 Youth VBS Training at 6:30 pm - Youth Center

27-Jul 1 Vacation Bible School

04 4th of July Ice Cream Social at 7:30 pm-

Front Lawn

06 Ignite Youth - Road Trip to H-Town

(Food Bank, Zoo, Astros Game)

10-16 Youth to UMARMY (Athens, TX)

12 Children's Ministry - Splash Kingdom

20 Ignite Youth Mission Sunday

26 Childrens Ministry - Bowling (6-8 pm)

25-29 Sr. High Beach Retreat (Laguna Beach)

10 September - Newsletter Deadline

12-13 FUMCNAC Garage Sale

17 Preschool Meet The Teacher

19 Back-to-School Bash at 7:00 pm @

SFA Rec Center

21 Youth Sunday

24 Ignite on Wednesday Nights - starts back

28 Promotion Sunday/3rd Grade Bible Presentation

14 October - Newsletter Deadline

25-30 Saga Brown Mission Trip (UMCOR)

FUMCNAC SUMMER CALENDAR


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NISD SUMMER LUNCH PROGRAMThe FUMC Missions Committee needs your help in partnership with the NISD Summer LunchProgram. A $20 donation will purchase one bag of food to serve one child over the weekendFUMC will be providing approximately 210 weekend bags to children over the summemonths. Approximately 473,000 people in East Texas are at-risk of hunger today, according tothe American Communities Survey, which roughly equates to 1 in 4 children and 1 in 5 adults

who don't know where their next meal is coming from.Donations can be made by check with "Summer Feeding Program" noted in the memo line o

online at the link below. Food donations will continue to be accepted through the "I Can" drive. Thank you for your sup-port! Online donations on our website or check to FUMC under memo Summer Feeding Program

MISSION NEWS

THANK YOU!

UMCOR Sager Brown Mission Trip - September 25-30, 2016

Weve got some exciting news for you! This year our church is going on a mission trip to

Sager Brown in Baldwin, LA. Sager Brown is one of two depots that serve as the headquar-

ters for UMCORs relief-supply network. Each year over $4 million in

supplies pass through the depot on its way around the world to assist in

disaster relief efforts. Locally, Sager Brown is also involved in many

food distribution and housing rehabilitation projects, as they reach outto their surrounding community.

On September 25-30thof this year, our church will be taking a groupof 12 people to Baldwin, LA to work alongside the team at Sager

Brown, and we want you to be one of those 12! There is work to do for

anyone of any age, skill-set, or ability; the only requirement is a serv-

ants heart. So please save the date and consider joining us this Sep-tember.

The cost of the trip will be $150 per person. This price includes your meals and room for the

week. Also, scholarships are available, so please dont let money hold you back! If you are interested or would like more

information, please contact Rev. Trent Oliver at 936-564-8308 Ext. 25 or at [email protected].

A special thanks to all who helped with Teacher Appreciation at TJR School. Several people baked cakes and otherhosted the "cake and coffee day " for all teachers and staff. Workers were Dorothy Franks, Helen Brown, Sue Parsons

Dottie Johnson, Connie Lester, Amanda Oldham, Beverly Dushane, Cindy Himes, Sharon Scifres, Lenee McDonald, JeMcDonald, and Patsy Hallman.

WELCOME NEW MEMBERS

Todd and Paige Brown (son Jackson Brown) - 3508 Churchill Dr., Nacogdoches TX 75965.

Preschool Teacher openings for the Fall 2016-17 school year:

Half day or Full day. If interested, please contact Lisa Labosky at (936) 560-4631 or [email protected]

FUMCNAC PRESCHOOL
mailto:[email protected]:[email protected]:[email protected]:[email protected]:[email protected]


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FUMCNAC CALENDAR29 - June 1 Texas Annual Conference

30 - CHURCH OFFICE CLOSED in observance of Memorial Day

JUNE

01 - Mens Basketball Devotional at 6:00 pm in the Conference Room and FLC at 6:30 pm

02 - Board of Trustees Meeting at 5:15 pm in the Library

Missions Committee Meeting at 6:30 pm in the Conference Room

05 - Ignite Splash Kingdom (2 - 5 pm)

08 - Ignite Youth - Mission Wednesday

Mens Basketball Devotional at 6:00 pm in the Conference Room and FLC at 6:30 pm

09 - Evangelism Committee Meeting at 4:00 pm in the Library

Church Council Meeting at 5:30 pm in the Parlor

10-13 - MissionNac

13-17 East/West District Camp

13 - Primetimers at 10:30 am in the Family Life Center

19 - Fathers Day

20 - UMW Circle III meeting at 6:30 pm

21 - UMW Circle VII meeting at 10:00 am

VBS Work Night in the FLC (3:00 - 8:00 pm)

Start with Work Night, Pizza for dinner and then head to Putt-Putt

22 - Adult Training at 6:00 pm in the Family Life Center

23-26 - Jr. High Big House Mission Trip (Caldwell, TX)

23 - Finance Committee Meeting at 5:30 pm - Library

26 - VBS Adult (make-up training) at 6:30 pm in the Family Life Center

26 - Youth VBS Training at 6:30 pm in the Youth Center

27 - July 1 - Vacation Bible School

JULY

04 - Fourth of July Ice Cream Social at 7:30 pm on the Front Lawn

06 - Ignite Youth - Road Trip to H-Town (Food Bank, Zoo, Astros Game)


10-16 - Ignite Youth UMARMY (Athens, TX)


12 - Childrens Ministry - Splash Kingdom

14 - Evangelism Committee Meeting at 4:00 pm in the Library

17 - FUMCNAC Blood Drive at 8:00 am in the Family Life Center

18 - UMW Circle III Meeting at 6:30 pm

19 - UMW Circle VII Meeting at 10:00 am in the Parlor

20 - Ignite Youth Mission Wednesday

25-29 - Sr. High Beach Retreat (Laguna Beach)

26 - Childrens Ministry - Bowling (6 - 8 pm)

AUGUST




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10 - September Newsletter Deadline

11- Evangelism Committee Meeting in the Librry

12-13 - FUMCNAC Garage Sale

15 - UMW Circle III Meeting at 6:30 pm

16 - UMW Circle VII Meeting at 10:00 am in the Parlor

17 - Preschool Meet The Teacher at 5:30 pm in the Family Life Center

19 - Back -to-School Bash at 7:00 pm at the SFA Rec Center

21 - Youth Sunday

24 - Ignite on Wednesday Nights starts back

28 - Promotion Sunday/3rd Grade Bible Presentation

SEPTEMBER

12 - Primetimers

14 - October Newsletter Deadline

25-30 Saga Brown Mission Trip (UMCOR)

ROOM RESERVATIONSIf you are planning to reserve a room in the Church for a meeting, gathering, etc., a request can be made either by completing aBuilding Use Form that can be found in the Workroom or online www.fumcnac.org, scroll down to the bottom of the home page andclick resources, church forms and then building use. For more information contact Jim Jenkins 936-564-8308 or email -

[email protected]

ACCESS ACSTo obtain an ACCESS ACS user ID, log on to www.fumcnac.org, click the ACCESS ACS link at the bottom of the page. For moreinformation, kindly contact Sharon Bright at 936-564-8308 or email [email protected]

Articles Due for Next NewsletterThe next Newsletter will be dated Thursday, September 1, 2016. Articles for this issue should be emailedto

[email protected] by 3:00 pm Wednesday, August 10, 2016.BULLETIN and E-News DEADLINEPlease emailall information to [email protected] for our weekly Bulletin/E-News by 3:00 pm on Tuesdays.

Regularly-Scheduled MeetingsMondays:HRT Emmaus Reunion Group meets on Mondays at 5:15 pm - Barbara LaFoursGirl Scout Troop 1406 meets on Mondays at 6:00 pm in the Scout LodgeTuesdays:Heart-to-Heart Chorus at 9:00 am in the Choir Room and performances at Nursing Homes at 10:00 am

(2nd & 4th Tuesdays)Girl Scout Troop 1016 meets every other Tuesday at 5:30 pm in the Scout LodgeCelebrate Service Rehearsal at 7:00 pm in the SanctuaryWednesdays:Christian Writers Fellowship at 5:45 pm (will not meet in summer) Ignite Youth on Wednesday Evenings (will not meet this summer - starts up Aug 24)

Mens Basketball Fellowship at 6:30 pm - Family Life CenterBell Choir Rehearsal at 6:00 pm in Room 207 (will not meet this summer)Chancel Choir Rehearsalat7:00 pm in the Choir Room. (will not meet this summer)Thursdays:Grace Emmaus Reunion Group meeting at 8:30 am in the LibrarySundays:Youth Praise Band practice at 4:30 pm in the Youth LoungeCub Scouts meets at 5:00 pm in the Scout LodgeYouth on Sunday Night 5:30-Youth Open Gym; 6:30 pm-Youth Snack Supper; 7:00 pm-Youth Bible Study

(will not meet this summer - starts up September 11)

FUMCNAC CALENDAR


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PRAYER CONCERNSUPDATED, Thursday, June 9, 2016 (9 am)

Michael Dixon, Jana Rusell Diana Hensley, Jane Rouse, Raymond and Romy Kieffer

(requested by Patrick Houser), Russ Hairston, Richard Buxton (requested by Al Smith)

Dianne House, Steve Goldstein (Nancy Princes brother-in-law), Martin Houser, Peggy

Mason (Jean Dodges sister), Richard Thomas, Judy Williamson, Judi Thomas (Hunter

and Totsy Cunninghams daughter), Austyn (requested by Carolyn Davis), Ellen Bank-

ston, James Stalling, Mary Akin, Dorothy Clagett, Mike Rigsby, Leon Dorsey, Alison Ag-

new, Richie Courvelle, Kristy McLean, Jackie Harbordt, Betty Wood, Bob Solomon, Opa

Cotton, Floy Bousman, Stacy Grunburg, Jim & Bonnie Meyer, Bill Teague, Benjamin

Bowser, Sara Keller, Cecil Dorsey, Joey Ross, Jessy Wheeler (requested by David and

Carol Stanley), Kim Hibbard Williams, Ann Falloure (requested by Sheila Smith), Rick

Schotts (requested by Ellen Bankston), Pat Almany, Calin Reneau, Bill Tucker, Bryan

Greer, Lindsey Borrows, Harold Bogan,Conroy Hughes (friend of Al Smith), Seth Wurtz

(Gary Wurtzs nephew), Larry Honeycutt (requested by Natalie Anderson), Mazie

Farmer, Kittie Dobbs, Kevin Fike, Willie (requested by Debra Bankston), Brent Slaton, A

L. Mangham, Charles Warlick.

Military Personnel in Combat Zone

Jack Duffin, Jake Trotter, Westen Kuenstler, Wesley Floyd

Names will remain on a published prayer team list for 90 days. The prayer teamappreciates current updates on requests. Please email your requests and updatesto [email protected] If you know of a member of FUMCwho is in the hospital or whowill be having surgery, kindly contact the Church Office - 564-8308. EMERGENCIEScall 936-585-2294.

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Our Staff

DR. JEFF McDONALDSenior Pastor

[email protected]. TRENT OLIVERAssociate [email protected] CAMPBELLDirector of Youth Ministry

[email protected] JORDANDirector of Childrens [email protected] LABOSKYDirector of [email protected]. TOD FISHDirector of Music [email protected]. GARY WURTZCelebrate Worship [email protected]. ANDY [email protected] BRIGHTOffice Manager

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