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First United Methodist Church ~ 301 Church Street ~ Sulphur
Springs, Texas 75482 Phone: 903.885.2185 ~ Fax: 903.885.4540 ~
www.ssfumc.org
June 2014
Vacation Bible School June 23-27
(See p. 8 for more information about how you can help make it
happen!)
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Church Staff
Rev. Pete Adrian Senior Pastor
Rev. Debbie Riggsby Associate Pastor
Carol Allen Director of Worship Arts
Jason Dietze Youth Director
Adrienne Lilley Children’s Director
Jill Dietze Nursery Director
Paul Glover Business Administrator
Jennifer Philo Media Services
Nancy Kirkpatrick Administrative Assistant
Mike Dodd Handbell Director
Ken Hanushek Pianist
Deanna Spraggins Organist
Sam Gilbreath Building Maint. Supervisor
Billy Elam Custodian
Virginia Massey Weekend Custodian
Marianne Shuler After School Program Director
Brenda Rollison After School Program
Cassie Webb Nursery Attendant
“Just as each of us has one body with many members, and
these
members do not all have the same function, so in Christ we who
are many form one body, and each
member belongs to all the others.
Romans 12:4-5
IN THIS ISSUE... Pete’s Place……………………………………………………………….3
Debbie’s Daring Adventure………………………………………………..3
Prayer Concerns…………………………………………………………..4
June Birthdays…………………………………………………………….4
June Calendar……………………………………………………………..5
The Best Is Yet To Come…………………………………………………..6
Memorials & Honorariums…………………………………………………6
Come See What’s New in the Library………………………………………7
Vacation Bible School……………………………………………………...7
Kids’ Page………………………………………………………………...8
Just 4
YOUth!.........................................................................................9
SSWC 2014 Needs
YOU!.......................................................................10
Relay For Life Wrap Up…………………………………………………..10
Missions at Work………………………………………………………...10
A Retreat for Couples……………………………………………………11
A Day of Appreciation…………………………………………………...12
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DEBBIE’S DARING ADVENTURE
PETE’S PLACE Guess what? In about a week many of your friends
from FUMC are getting on a plane and jetting to Israel-including
me. We are excited! We’ve got our passports, pictures, cameras,
phones, clothes, and instructions; all we need is for the 27th to
get here-that’s when we leave.
It is hard for me to imagine that we are going to float in the
Sea of Galilee somewhere near where Jesus walked on water. We will
walk in his footsteps and hear the echo of his voice in the
mountains around Jerusalem. We will float in the Dead Sea and
affirm our baptisms in the Jordan River and so much more. It is
hard to be patient.
You will probably hear more than you ever wanted to hear about
Israel when I get back. I plan to have pictures for every service.
I’m going to substitute pictures of Israel for pictures of my
granddaugh-ter. But when you talk about walking in the footsteps of
one’s savior it gets difficult to contain one’s enthusiasm. So I am
not going to.
Pray for us to be led by the Holy Spirit while we are there and
for a safe journey. May God bless us and lead us and touch our
hearts and minds. Amen.
Grace and Peace, Pete
Words cannot express the deep gratitude I have for the people
and staff of First UMC. You have been gracious and loving in this
time of ministry together and the transition of associate pastors.
Your words of love and appreciation have touched me deeply. Lew and
I thank you for letting us into your hearts and lives these past
six years and for your faithfulness to serve our loving God
together. We will continue to pray for you and your ministry. We
hope that you will pray for us. Thank you for all the blessings
showered upon us.
Grace and peace, Debbie
Church of the NativityChurch of the Nativity--
Garden of GethsemaneGarden of Gethsemane
JerusalemJerusalem
Sea of GalileeSea of Galilee
Join us in wearing red on June 8th for Pentecost. Pentecost is
the celebration of the coming of the Holy Spirit with the whoosh of
a mighty wind and tongues or fire descending upon the disci-ples.
The liturgical color is red, which is one of the colors of flame.
Instead of just the para-ments on the altar being red, let’s all be
in red to be united as the church open to the Spirit. Join us in
worship at 9:30 and 10:45 am.
WEAR RED ON JUNE 8TH
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Current & Pressing Prayer Requests Jill Barclay Holly Dougan
Kathy Crowson Shirley Long Threlkeld Phoebe Carmody Carson Bryant
Beverly Morgan Robert Fox Suzanne Bauer Matthew Clover Vince
Phillips Barbara Sheldon Kenneth Paul Tolly Alex Johnson Patrick
Thibadeaux Rachel Draper Roxanne Pelton Gena Caruthers Debbie
Sherwood Leroy Reeves
Eisley Henderson Henderson Family Truman Gist Luke Lange Mike
& Billlie Viehe Lillian Kinsala Carissa Story Elisanne Horton
Tricia Barber Ronny Bowles Jessie Weaver Amie Cherry Janice Thomas
Angela Schillereff Cody & Johna Blount & Baby Linda
Prickette
Health Concerns R.B. & Judy Narramore Jordan Stiff Andy
Underwager Richard Clement Henry Preuss
Jackson Bouquet Becky Graves Sandy Martin Don Carbonneau Jack
Dickerson Morris Abercrombie
Homebound Louise Fox Jackie Blount Modene Huggins Rosemary
Bailey
Sympathy We express our heartfelt sympa-thy to:
Perry Sandlin and Family on the passing of Perry’s father
Harrell Sandlin
Bonnie Gilmer and Family on the passing of her brother Ted-dy
Martin.
New Members
Jerry (not pictured) and Misty Blount united with FUMC on May
18th and come by transfer of membership from another denomination.
Jerry and Misty have two sons, Jackson and Brody Blount. Welcome
Jerry and Misty and family.
PRAYER CONCERNS
June 1 Helen Wilemon Donna Williams
June 2 Merle Highfield
June 3 June McGrede
June 4 Nita Bowers
Billy Sam Elliott Pam Sellers
June 5 Emily Long
Charles Osborn June 6
Kim Moore
June 7 Sabrina Barker
Jonathan Bennett Leslie Benton
June 8 Nathan Braddy
Jimmy Jones Judy Moore
June 10 Andy Anders
Sunell Comfort Danielle Johnson
June 11 Martin Braddy
Helen Felton Myrna Hoke
Gene Sims
June 12 Nicholas Braddy Carter Charlton
Charles Helm June 13
Lanell Gerald Matt Payne
Bill Tuck June 14
Chuck Jones Clayton Jones
June 15 Ken Burtch
June 16 Carol Allen
Allison Martin Abigail Williams
June 17 Sherry Baxter
Robert McGuire Fred Watson
June 18 Cindy Elder Phil Morgan
June 19 Paul Gaskell
Craig Johnson June 20
Caroline Prickette June 21
Sheila Funderburk Ross Funk
Larry WIllmann
June 22 Josh Allison
Billy Crowson Addison Graves
Anne-Michele Penson
June Tuck June 24
Jordan Smith Ryan Humphries
Mary France Watson
June 25 Perry Altenbaumer
Jack Bridges Jennifer Philo
June 26 Amy Harden
Truman Wilkerson Michael Moore
June 27 Leah Conner
June 28 Kacey Moore Billie Rushin
Myra Watson Bo West
June 29 Michael Gilreath
June 30 Nell Crowson
Lee Hamner Glenn Irvin
JUNE BIRTHDAYS
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Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
1 2 9:30 am Staff Meeting 5:30 pm Stephen
Ministries
3 9 am Respite Care 1:00 pm Prayer Group 5:15 pm Cluck Hens
Grp
4 6:45 am Son Rise Grp 9:30 am Bible Study 10:30 am Bible Study
12:00 pm Dinner Bell 6:00 pm Disciple 1
6:30 pm Choir
5 12:00 Rotary
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7
8 8:30 am Celebrating
God’s Majesty 9:30 am Ignite 9:45 am SS Classes 10:45am
Celebrating God’s Majesty 12:00 Debbie’s Farwell
Luncheon
9 9:30 am Staff Meeting
10 9:00 am Respite Care 1:00 pm Prayer Group 5:15 pm Cluck Hens
Grp 5:15 pm Trustee’s
11 6:45 am Son Rise Grp 8:00 am Camp Brave
Heart 9:30 am Bible Study 10:30 am Bible Study 12:00 pm Dinner
Bell 6:00 pm Disciple 1
6:30 pm Choir
12 12:00 Rotary 12:00 Camp Brave
Heart
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14
15 8:30 am Celebrating
God’s Majesty 9:30 am Ignite 9:45 am SS Classes 10:45am
Celebrating God’s Majesty
16 9:30 am Staff Meeting 10:30 am Young at
Heart 5:30 pm Stephen
Ministries 5:30 pm Ad Council
Meeting
17 9:00 am Respite Care 1:00 pm Prayer Group 5:15 pm Cluck Hens
Grp 5:15 pm Finance
18 6:45 am Son Rise Grp 9:30 am Bible Study 10:30 am Bible Study
12:00 pm Dinner Bell 6:00 pm Disciple 1
6:30 pm Choir
19 12 :00 pm Rotary 5:30 pm Chicks for
Charity
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21 FLC in Use Family Reunion
22 8:30 am Celebrating
God’s Majesty 9:30 am Ignite 9:45 am SS Classes 10:45am
Celebrating God’s Majesty
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24 9:00 am Respite Care 1:00 pm Prayer Group 5:15 pm Cluck Hens
Grp
25 6:45 am Son Rise Grp 9:30 am Bible Study 10:30 am Bible Study
12:00 pm Dinner Bell 6:00 pm Disciple 1
6:30 pm Choir
26 12 pm Rotary
27 6:00 pm Care & Nuture
28 4th of July on the
Square
29 8:30 am Celebrating
God’s Majesty 9:30 am Ignite 9:45 am SS Classes 10:45am
Celebrating God’s Majesty 1:00 pm Parlor in Use
30 9:30 am Staff Meet-
ing
5:30 pm Stephen Ministries
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Vacation Bible School (9:00 am to 12:00 pm)
—Sulpur Springs Work Camp—
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MEMORIALS & HONORARIUMS In loving memory of Lloyd Johnson
By: Phil & Beverly Morgan In loving memory of Annie Lou
Dickerson By: Phil & Beverly Morgan, Barbara Pittenger,
Chrissie Dickerson, Bob & Surene Cody By: In loving memory of
Ruth Milam By: Tom & Pam Sellers In loving memory of Frankie
Eddins By: Tom & Pam Sellers In loving memory of Barbara Wrenn
By: Tom & Pam Sellers, Bob & Surene Cody, Phil &
Beverly Morgan, Morris & Barbara Abercrombie
In loving memory of Vance Smith By: Tom & Pam Sellers In
loving memory of Patsy Bennett By: Paul & Cerita Glover, Bob
& Nancy Kirkpatrick In loving memory of Jerry Blount By:
Juanita Wallace, Morris & Barbara Abercrombie In loving memory
of Beverly Fenimore By: Clyde & Beverly Browning In loving
memory of Katie Nowlin By: Phil & Beverly Morgan In Honor of
Lew and Debbie Riggsby By: Odice & Wanda Jenkins
THE BEST IS YET TO COME
Come, Let Us Worship Together! There are many things I love to
do within my calling as a worship leader. I love to sing, I love to
be with our singers and players. I love to encourage. I love to
mentor. I love to dream big for our church, but as much as anything
I love to plan worship. I am one of those Christians who believes
that the Holy Spirit will speak right into the middle of our
worship plans.
He is faithful to guide our efforts. He has never failed us
yet!
What is your expectation of Worship? I imagine that most of you
are like me and you expect a lot. Our worship team expects a lot.
We begin and end with the single goal to create meaningful
excellent worship. Worship that is pleasing to God.
It all starts with great songs. When our worship team sits down
to plan worship, we never select from a list of average songs.
Av-erage songs bring average results. Great songs bring great
worship.
In Psalms 33:3 it says “ Sing to him a new song; play skillfully
on the strings, with loud shouts.”
It is clear that playing skillfully is the watch work of this
scripture. We are so blessed here at FUMC. All of our musicians
play skillfully! We are also blessed to worship in a sanctuary that
carries ‘live’ sound with such clarity. In addition, our sound and
au-dio-visual teams are an integral part of bringing a great
worship experience. They care about our worship and work diligently
to create music you can hear and words and videos you can easily
see.
All music is a gift from God. He uses words to deliver a
specific message. Worship music is meant to minister through a work
message and through the spirit touching nature of music. Great
songs always start with great words. Without lyrics being heard
there is nothing spiritual about what we do. There is no
intrinsically spiritual music, only spiritual words. The words
bring the message, the meaning. This is not to say that you can’t
be spiritually moved my instrumental music, as you most certainly
can be, but rather that the meaning, the message is carried
specifically in the words.
I would like to encourage you, please, to pray for the worship
planning and the worship planners. Bring us your ideas, tell us
about your expectations.
In closing, I want to say a personal word of thanks to Debbie
Riggsby. She has been a rock for me many times, a listening ear and
always a prayer partner. She has supported the efforts of the
worship planners as we seek to bring new ideas and new songs into
our services. I wish her good fellowship and supernaturally strong
leadership skills as she takes the helm at Trinity UMC in
Dun-canville.
Debbie, you will be missed by all of us! Many blessings to you
and Lew!
The best is yet to come, Carol
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COME SEE WHAT’S NEW IN THE LIBRARY
100 DVD’S READY FOR CHECK-OUT Responding to numerous requests,
the church ARC Library has added more than 100 DVD’s: including
dozens of selections for all age groups. You will find a wide range
of titles such as, “Christianity in Overalls”, Growing Kids God’s
Way”, “What Wives Wish Their Husbands Knew About Women”, “How to
Raise the Strong Willed Child”, and a wonderful series of 3-minute
vignettes for toddlers.
These new resources are now ready to check-out thanks to: Some
generous monetary gifts from members, and a lot of hard work by an
ARC sub-committee coordinated by
Jayne and Roger Stone.
Many of the DVD’s were previous-ly VHS tapes, which Jayne and
Roger converted into high quality DVD’s, then labeled and packaged
for convenient shelving and check-out. The Inventory includes:
ele-mentary children, juveniles, youth, young adults and
adults.
All DVD’s are available for normal 3-week check out, and may be
renewed by alerting a Library committee person with a note or phone
call.
CATEGORIES OF LIBRARY DVD’S ELEMENTARY CHILDREN
Veggie Tales
Read & Share Bible Stories
Quigley’s Village
St. Bernard Gospel
JUVENILE
30 minute Interactive (12 titles)
YOUTH
“When God Doesn’t Make Sense”
“Pornography: Addictive & Deadly”
YOUNG ADULTS
Growing Kids God’s Way
How to Raise The Strong-Willed Child
ADULTS
Revelation (8 sessions)
Charlton Heston Bible Series
“Principles for Todays Family”
“The Indestructible Book”
Mo, Humphrey, Chase, Isaac & Rocky want you to join them on
their
Wilderness Adventure at
Vacation Bible School June 23-28
9:00am—12:00pm Ages 3 years through 5th grade
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VBS: June 23-27 VBS Needs YOU!
We are expecting a GREAT turn out this year so we need lots of
GREAT volunteers! There’s a place for everyone in the Wilderness
Escape! IF YOU…
want to spend the week leading and bonding with a group of kids,
sign up to be a Tribe Leader!
like leading crafts and activities with easy prep work, sign up
to be a Tent Host in the Israelite Camp!
are really good with food presentation, be sure to sign up for
the Food Tent!
have a flare for the dramatic, sign up to help Moses in the
drama tent!
like playing games, sign up to help with fun and games! love
taking pictures, sign up to be a VBS photographer! are not sure
about big groups, but want to be with
small children, sign up to help in the nursery! can only help
first thing in the morning, sign up to help
with registration! can only make it for part of VBS, sign up
anyway and
talk to us about when you’re available! can’t make it to VBS but
want to help, bring food for
the volunteer break room (always a favorite spot!)
Summer Fun We are planning some fun activities in July and
August so be on the lookout for more information! We might get
together with kids from another church, or find fun ways to serve
our communi-ty!
Summer Camp There is still space available for kids completing
3rd-5th grades. We are going to Student Life for Kids at Austin
College, July 5-8, and we’re going to have an awesome time!
Summer WOW This summer in Worship Our Way, in addition to our
fabulous worship songs and traditional worship elements, we will
focus on the Fruit of the Spirit. I can’t wait to explore the Fruit
with our children!
Kids Club A brand new adventure awaits our children this summer
with the opportunity to explore exciting books together! Each
month, Kids Club members will read a book that encourages Christian
values and the joy of reading. Club members will get together at
the end of the month to talk about the book and play games and
other activities based on the book. There are 3 age levels within
the club so your child is sure to enjoy the book picked just for
them. Our youngest children (Pre-K and Kindergarten) will have fun
listening to their book each month and then playing games and
making crafts based on the book. If your child is not a strong
reader, or does not enjoy reading, it’s ok! You may read to them as
much as you can, and they can still participate in the activities.
Cost is just $25 for the whole summer of Kids Club, including
books! Sign up with Adrienne at church or by email at
[email protected]. Kids Club dates are June 18th, July
16th, and August 13th.
Camp Bake Sale was a HUGE success! Thanks to your gen-erous
donations we are able to cover 1/3 the cost for each of our kids
going to camp! The generous support of our church never ceases to
amaze me. THANK YOU!
COMING UP! June 18…Kids Club (time TBA)
June 23-27……VBS!
July 5-8............Kids Camp
July 16…Kids Club (time TBA)
Aug.13.. Kids Club (time TBA))
mailto:[email protected]
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June Calendar: Sun 1st: SSWC Crew Leader Meeting (2:00 – 3:00)
Wed 4th: UMYF (6:30 – 8:00) *No Meal!
Sun 8th-11th: Sulphur Springs Work Camp!!! *Registration at 5:00
at Shannon Oaks….
Sun 15th: Happy Father’s Day!! (No activities) Wed 18th: UMYF
(6:30 – 8:00) *No Meal!
Wed 25th: UMYF (6:30 – 8:00) *No Meal!
Who’s Getting Older This Month:
June 8th Nathan Braddy
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Congratulations Graduates! Huge congratulations to all our
graduates this year on this milestone moment in their lives. Our
hopes and prayers and love go with you as you embark on your next
chapter. You will always have a home here at First UMC.
This year’s grads are: Alex Burney (Texas A&M), Ryan Moore
(UT Dallas), Jenni Johnson (TCU), Ryan Watson (TJC), and Blake
Doughtie (Texas A&M).
Camp Anakainoo Registration Now Online Camp Anakainoo, our Jr.
& Sr. High Summer Camp, will be at Lake Texoma this year on
July 21st-25th. Register NOW online by going to the link on the
church website (www.ssfumc.org) under the Student Ministry section.
This year’s event promises to be the best yet! Please call Jason
with any questions. *NOTE: Early Registration ends June 1st!
http://www.ssfumc.org
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SSWC 2014 NEEDS YOU! Sulphur Springs Workcamp 2014 will be here
before we know and it takes a lot of support to make Work Camp a
success.
SSWC is a mission opportunity for junior and senior high
students to serve in their community. Each year we spend 3 days
scraping and painting houses and worshipping together. Workcamp
will be held June 8-11 and our goal for this year is to paint 20
houses.
It takes great adult volunteers to make Sulphur Springs Workcamp
a huge success. There are many opportunities to serve whether it’s
one day or every day of the camp. Please look through the list
below and see if one of these is a fit for you.
Crew Leader—Crew leaders lead paint crews every day at the
worksites. Check with Jason for more details or to sign up.
Breakfast Crew—(Monday-Wednesday, 6:30am-10:00am) Preparing
food, serving food, clean up and lunch prep for work crews.
Lunch Delivery—(Monday-Wednesday, 11:00am) Delivery of lunches
to crews at worksites. Must have a larger vehicle (truck, van or
SUV) to transport multiple coolers.
Dinner Crew—(Sunday 4:30-8:00pm, Monday-Wednesday 5:30-8:00pm)
Serving food, clean up and breakfast food prep.
Evening Chaperones (Sunday-Tuesday, 9:00pm-7:00am) Staying with
the teenagers during the evening sleeping hours and check-in for
your church.
Post Workcamp Clean Up—Help breakdown all aspects of SSWC at
Shannon Oaks and sleeping campuses after Workcamp is over.
Wednesday, 4:30-6:30pm (sleeping area clean up), Wednes-day, 7:30pm
(break down dining area), Wednesday, 9:00pm (break down AV
Equipment in wor-ship area), Thursday (TBA)
Miscellaneous—Merchandise Sales (Sunday 4:30-5:30pm,
Monday-Wednesday 6:30-9:00pm), Check In/Check Out (Monday-Wednesday
3:00-6:00pm), Crowd Supervision (Sunday, 4:30-6:00pm,
Monday-Wednesday 6:30-9:00pm)
If you have questions please contact Jennifer Philo at
903-885-2185 or [email protected]. Volunteer registration
forms are available in the church office.
RELAY FOR LIFE WRAP UP
The 2014 Relay For Life was held May 16-17. The FUMC Youth Team
won the award for selling the most luminarias and raised a total of
$2,776.02 for The American Cancer Society. A special thanks for
Kaci Crowson for stepping in at the last moment and agreeing to be
the overnight chaperone for the kids and to Angela Zahn for helping
the kids with fundraising at their campsite. And last but not
least, a huge thank you to our church for supporting the kids in
their efforts.
MISSIONS AT WORK LATEST RAMP PROJECT
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Homeowner Barbara McCarley and Ramp Builders W.B. Cox and Tommy
Doerr
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Non Profit Organization
Permit #168
Sulphur Springs
Texas 75482
First
United
Methodist
Church
301 Church Street Sulphur Springs, Texas
75482
903.885.2185 www.ssfumc.org
Office Hours Mon-Thurs 8am-5pm Friday 8am-12pm
RETURN SERVICE REQUESTED
Date Sensitive—Please deliver by June 2, 2014
Please join us
Sunday, June 8th
as we say goodbye to
Rev. Debbie & Lew Riggsby
Worship Services at 9:30 am & 10:45 am
followed by a luncheon in Fellowship Hall
You will not want to miss this opportunity to wish Debbie and
Lew
all the best in their new appointment and thank them for
their
six years of service at First UMC.
