2012

Silver Creek United Methodist Church

2200 Church Road

Azle, Texas 76020

817-444-1382

www.silvercreekumc.org Church Office Hours

Monday - Thursday 8:30am - 1:30pm Closed on Friday

THOUGHTS FROM PASTOR VAUGHN

February is Church Growth Shares month. I want to share with you part of an email from Gary Lindley, Director of Church Growth and Development.

In 1980, we launched the Shareholder program to help establish new churches throughout Central Texas Conference. In the 22 years since, the need has not diminished. If anything, the need has increased. As the numbers of un-churched people continues to grow, the opportunity for us as people of Christ to reach out to our brothers and sisters grows as well. February is Church Growth SHARES Month. We invite you to join us in helping to continue planting new churches to reach those who don't yet know the love of Jesus Christ. By purchasing Church Growth SHARES, your congregation provides the financial support the Conference needs to start new churches. I am counting on you to promote the Church Growth SHARE program and invite your congregation to purchase shares in February.

Here are a few ways you can help: -You will be receiving SHARE brochures in the next two weeks. Please consider placing these in the pew racks for the month of February and pointing them out to your congregation. Or place them in a prominent place in your foyer, narthex or other gathering space.

- Pray for the un-churched, for our new church starts, for the Center for Evangelism and Church Growth and for our Conference leadership as they identify the needs for new churches.

We thank you for all you do in the name of Christ and pray that with your support we will continue to be able to plant new churches and reach new people in Christ's name. In Christ,

Gary Lindley Executive Director Center for Evangelism and Church Growth

Salutations from Ms. Sandy

The Children’s Ministry Committee met on January 22, 2012 and decided to set goals of an average attendance of 10 in the Bee-lievers’ class, and 10 in the FROGS for Sunday School. The committee discussed an average attendance of 15 in Kids’ Choir. The commit-tee also decided to continue the Kids’ Fun Night on the 2nd and 4th Wednesday evenings at 5:00 before Kids’ Choir.

The Easter Egg Hunt will be the Saturday before Easter, April 7th. The Bunny Breakfast will be discontinued and members will be asked to bring snack foods. After discussion with the Children’s Ministry Committee and several VBS volunteers after the meeting, we will use the VBS materials called “Babylon – Daniel’s Courage in Captivity”. The dates will be July 8-12 from 6–8:30.

What’s Happening

Two pastors were travelling together and one of them had a card that had the number to call God. The other one asked to use it. He was informed the call would

be $1 per minute. He hung up. The next day, after they'd reached Texas, the pastor really felt the need to try the call to God again, so he redialed the num-ber. This time the voice on the line said the call was 25 cents a minute. Puzzled,

he asked the pastor who'd given him the number, "Why it was cheaper in Texas?" The pastor replied....."Well, now its a local call."

From Vaughn and Larry Borden!!

HELP NEEDED!!

Do you like babies? Of course you do, and we have the cutest and sweetest here at SCUMC.

We could use more help in the nursery on Sunday mornings. Our families are growing!!

Email Keturah at keturah@silvercreekumc.org or stop by the Nursery on Sunday morning to visit with

Keturah, our Nursery Director. You will get to see some really precious babies there too!

R R R

Reach UP

Reach IN

Reach OUT

Silver Creek United Methodist Church

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SUNDAY, February 12, noon, right after church-----

The youth are throwing a spaghetti dinner to raise money for their ski trip!!

Come hungry, bring your friends, neighbors & family. An offering will be received for the meal.

There will be an information meeting for all who are interested in the ski trip Wednesday, Feb 15, after

Youth Group, 6:30 pm in the Loft.

Youth and Kids!! Bring your donations to the Food Pantry to Sunday School. There is a basket in the He-Brews Café for items for the Food Pantry. Just be sure to bring regular sized cans or boxes of food. Items needed are listed on the bulletin board in the foyer. The needs are great right now and you can do your part by helping to fill the basket.

“Reaching Out” Look for the new pictorial directories to be out around the end of March!!

“DINNERS 4 DELIVERY” That’s the name of our new program for “Reaching In” and getting meals delivered to families needing help during illness, hospitalizations, after funeral services or any reason that one of our church family needs assistance with meals. We will be keeping dinners ready for quick notice in the freezers we have available. If you are interested in cooking, delivering or helping in any way, please contact Nancy Davis, 817-300-5663 or busbaby19@aol.com.

PRAYER REQUESTS Joys

• Glorene Roden -healing foot surgery is remarkable

• Terra Jones - doing well

• Linda Graves - pneumonia - much improved

Concerns • Liz Jonas-more complications open heart surgery

• Ermine Walker-lung cancer, Frankye Hunt’s sister

• Cameron Walker-kidney trouble Ray McDonald’s co-worker

• Nicole North-healing & waiting results of biopsy after thyroid surgery, Cindy Gallegos’ sister

• Jon Reeves-funding for graduate degree

• Kevin Derr - recovery after surgery

• Mary Place - health problems

• Ben Riley - laid off work

• Dylan Talmage’s friend Kyle- critically injured in car wreck; also for family & friends of Malachi-killed in same accident

• Clay Carpenter - critical injury

• Joseph Bakuski -Optometrist diagnosed with cancer

• Lindsay’s friend, Judy’s Mom - has cancer

• Tommy Poindexter - heart transplant

• Chris Fitzgerald-triple bypass, Marsha Cowan’s brother

• Paula Ambrose - New café business

• Gil Phillips - Heart surgery recovery

• Family & friends of Jackie Booth (young mother)

• Auggie Baker-neck & shoulder pain

• Sandy & Chauncy Nealy death of her mother, Alice Joy Fry- from District Office

• Family & friends of Vicki Carrico-Nancy Davis’ cousin

• Family & friends of Clara Belle Wright

• Dr. Baker- voices & tinninitus cure

• Pam Ciston - Surgery knee replacement

• Family & Friends of Harriet Sells-LuVerle’s mother-in-law

• Daniel Montgomery - mononucleosis

• John Snipes-rehab fall/injury (Linda Snipes’ brother-in-law)

• Jean Theno-Nancy Davis’ Mother dementia

• Avis Davis-Health & family

• Dee Ridgway-frontal lobe dementia, Nancy Davis’ brother-in-law

• Marleyna Gallegos- Rayna Gallegos sister

On Going Prayer Concerns • Karen Samford - Awaiting kidney transplant

• Bronwyn Holland-Heart & financial Brittney Lybberts mom

• Charlie Sanford - Hodgkins Lymphoma

• Leroy Masters-Stage 4 pancreatic cancer

• Irene Pearson-terminal pancreatic cancer-Lynne Warfield’s mother

• Cindy Stone - breast cancer

• Ernie & Lynne Machado

• Willis & Dotty Dobbins-Maggie Stednitz father with ALS, & care-giver,her mother

• Karen Hoffman - MS

• Reese Family

• Norvin & Clara Wright

• Carol Huttmeyer-cancer sister-in-law Danielsen’s

• David Stark

• Chase Robertson 4 yr old muscular dystrophy • Financial concerns for SCUMC & all of our families

• Al Garrett • Sarah Maynard • Moody Family - Strength for Joyce • Margaret Gwin

• Amanda Baker-God’s safety & provision/internship in South Africa - & her family during her absence

Attendance Report

Sunday School Small Groups Worship Attendance

January 1 82 January 8 62 24 130 January 15 65 126 January 22 50 28 109 January 29 Reports not available 146

Our Giving Budget/General Building

January 1 $2,132.00 $550.00 January 8 $4,347.84 $125.00 January 15 $2,195.25 $200.00 January 22 $2,739.00 $230.00 January 29 $2,822.00 $0

How to Contact the Staff:

Pastor Dr. Vaughn Baker vbaker@silvercreekumc.org

Children’s Director Sandy Borden sborden@silvercreekumc.org

Worship Leader Daniel Montgomery dmontgomery@silvercreekumc.org

Nursery Keturah Sims keturah@silvercreekumc.org

Administrative Assistant-Linda Graves office@silvercreekumc.org

Webmaster Daniel Sims webmaster@silvercreekumc.org

Youth Director Brandon Board bboard@silvercreekumc.org

Prayer List, Attendance, Giving, Staff Contact

SCUMC 2012 Church Council

Council Chair Sam Merck Lay Leader Steve Williams

Lay Member to AC Maggie Stark Chair SPR Tara Tibbetts

Chair Finance Dena Hall

Permanent Endowment Fund Kevin Campbell Treasurer Linda Graves

Chair Trustees Hugh McClendon President UMM Charles Thompson

Chair Outreach Sandy Sturm

Nurture Chair Nancy Davis Hospitality Chair Sandra Martindale

Witness Chair Brittney Campbell At-Large Byron Constantine

At-Large Lynn Machado At-Large Clint Hall

Lord’s Acre Bill Davis/Shane Coleman

WELCOME TO OUR NEWEST MEMBERS Rich and Sandy Danielsen joined us on January 15 in the 11 am service. They have come to us by transfer of membership from Eagle Mountain

United Methodist Church. Carlton & Tricia Fowlkes and children Clancy, Ellie and Sam joined us

on January 29, during the 9 am service. They are from Light of the World

United Methodist Church. If you haven’t met any of them be sure to make a point of saying hello and

WELCOME!

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1 4:00 pm Staff

5:30 pm Youth Group

7 pm Praise Band

6:45 pm Bible Study

Children

5:45-6:30 Choir

2 6 pm Bible

Study

3 Tom McClendon

Linda Wright

4

5 9 am Synergy

10 am Sunday School

for all ages

11 am Traditional Wor-

ship

Brandon Board

Preaching today.

6 Maggie Stark

7 6:30 Bible

Study

8 4 :00 Staff

5:30 pm Youth Group

7 pm Praise Band

6:45 pm Bible Study

Children:

5-5:45 Games

5:45-6:30 Choir

9 6 pm Bible

Study

Terry Vogel

10 Brenda Eberle

11 Jeannette Barber

12 9 am Synergy 10 am Sunday School for all ages

11 am Traditional Worship Valentine Lunch by Youth - Noon 1 pm Lord’s Acre Com- mittee Meeting Hugh McClendon

13 14

6:30 Bible Study

Maeghan Hall

Chas & Marg. Gwin

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15 4:00 pm Staff 5:30 pm Youth Group 7 pm Praise Band 6:45 pm Bible Study

Children

5:45-6:30 Choir Doug Stednitz

16 6 pm Bible

Study

17 18 UMM Breakfast

& Workday Sharon Rogers

19 9 am Synergy

10 am Sunday School

for all;

11 am Traditional

20 21 6:30 Bible

Study Don Hunt

22 Ash Wednesday

7 PM Service 4 :00 Staff 5:30 pm Youth Group 7 pm Praise Band 6:45 pm Bible Study

Children:

5:45-6:30 Choir

23 6 pm Bible

Study

Steve Williams

Jeanie Sharp

24 25

26 9 am Synergy

10 am Sunday School

for all;

11 am Traditional

27

28 29

4 :00 Staff 5:30 pm Youth Group 7 pm Praise Band 6:45 pm Bible Study

Children:

5-5:45 Games

5:45-6:30 Choir

Birthdays-Red Anniversa-ries-Purple

If you have a birthday or anni-versary that you would like added to the list please call or email the office.