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Open doors
St. Luke United Methodist Church
Volume 2016, No. 19
Wednesday, May 11, 2016
Available at: www.st-luke-umc.org
Confirmation Sunday
May 15
10:45 a.m.
Worship Service
Join us this Sunday as we
celebrate the confirmation of
Aiden Cornstubble.
Pentecost Sunday
May 15
A Celebration of
the Birth of the
Church and
Our Unity in
Christ!
J.O.Y. Group
Games & Lunch
Thursday, May 12
10:00 a.m.
Join us for Games & Lunch
Bring your favorite
covered dish of food
OUR STEWARDSHIP - May 8, 2016
BY OUR PRESENCE
Sunday School
150
Total Worship
8:30 a.m. Early Service
10:45 a.m. Worship
French Worship Service
Wednesday Youth
271
32
168
60
11
BY OUR GIFTS
Received for budget
$4375
Second Chance Resale Shop $
2016 Vacation Bible School
July 11-15
9:00 a.m. - 12 noon
Catch the Wave of God’s Amazing Love
Registrations available online
or in church office
Graduation
Sunday
May 22
St. Luke UMC will honor the following graduates on
May 22 at the 10:45 a.m. Worship Service.
High school graduating senior, Nathaniel Hill,
son of Buddy & DeeDee Hill.
Graduating from college this year is
Danielle Ellis and Brent Tucker.
LAY WORHIP LEADERS - May 15, 2016
Lector 8:30 a.m.: Virgil Van Schuyver
Stephen Minister 8:30 a.m.: Virgil Van Schuyver
Lector 10:45 a.m.: Ed Wills
Stephen Minister 10:45 a.m.:
Thank you so much for the beautiful floral arrangement from
the church and a nice visit from Mary Ruth Ellis, Patsy
Sullivan, and Sue Baldwin. Also, the visit with Pastor Mel
recently and his bringing me the new church directory.
Kay Robinson
Altar Flower
Deliveries
Thank you to Mary Paris for delivering the beautiful
flowers to us. It is a blessing to be remembered when
you are not well.
May God bless you,
Jim & Roxie Waters
WOW!! What a wonderful response to our request for Flower
Deliverers! Because of your kindness, our Altar Flower
Ministry will continue to reach those who are not able to join
us in Sunday worship due to health or life issues. Altar
Flowers will be delivered each week to those in need of a
little “uplifting”. Thank you so much to the wonderful
church members who will be making sure this Ministry is
continued.
I would like to thank Roxie Waters and Ann Van Schuyver
for delivering the beautiful flowers from the sanctuary.
They really made my day. I love this caring church.
Betty Holshouser
I wish to give a special thanks to two very special fiends,
Marilyn Smith and Leslie Duncan for delivering flowers to
me. May God bless them and the wonderful people of St.
Luke.
George Conant
1st Week
2nd Week
3rd Week
4th Week
5th Week
Ann Van Schuyver and Roxie Waters
Leslie Duncan and Marilyn Smith
Care Connection
Mary Paris
Barbara Burnett
Genesis Class will put the flower arrangements together each
week for delivery.
Blood Pressure
Checks
& N.E.E.D. Sunday
May 22
PLEASE REMEMBER IN YOUR PRAYERS THIS WEEK…
Continued Prayer Concerns: Leslie Duncan’s sister,
Randi Geistman; Mary Paris’ niece, Robyn Browder; Jeanne
Anne Pharis’ great-granddaughter, Alice; R.D. Lewis, George
Paris’ brother, Basil; Jo Moyer; Bobbie Bradshaw’s granddaughter, Brandi Burr Boles; Clarice Bostick; George Conant;
Lola Herndon; Norma Tappe; Peggy Christian; Carolyn Hodge;
Jim Waters, Mary Ross’ son-in-law, Keith Williamson; Carol
Ozmer, Mel Bishara’s mother; Stephanie Gilfeather’s husband,
Bill; Cathy Henderson’s daughter-in-law, Melissa Hill and her
friend, Joann; Christine Lamba; Billie McDermott; Ben & Pat
Burt’s daughter, Linda; Dr. Bob Chapman; Betty Crawford
This Week’s Concerns: Mary Ross; Marthe Ditu; Michael &
Claudia Turner’s daughter, Brandi
Our Military: Ryan Kelly Hampton, Ryan Jones, Kyle
Johnson, Sam Burnett, & Crystal Calvert
May Meetings & Events
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May 13, 7:00 p.m. Confirmation Dinner
May 15, 10:45 a.m. Confirmation Sunday
May 16, 10:00 a.m. Care Connection
May 16, 7:00 p.m. Finance Committee Meeting
May 17, 10:00 a.m. UMW Meeting & Luncheon
May 18, 3:00 p.m. Missions/Evang/Witness Meeting
May 22, 10:45 a.m. Graduation Sunday
May 26, 5:30 p.m. Board of Trustees Meeting
May 30 - Office closed in observance of Memorial Day
2016 Church
Directory
is now available
in the
church office.
Cost: $2
SUNDAY SCHOOL HAPPENINGS
EMMANUEL CLASS:
Happy Mother’s Day! Maryanne read a sweet piece concerning Mothers. We had 31 present. We welcomed our visit,
Barbara Beavers, whose son needs our prayers. Our concerns
include Wynelle’s daughter and Mary Ross who recuperating.
Remember our retreat is May 21 at Sunny Ridge at 9:00 a.m.
with a catered meal that is $10 and needs to be paid in advance. Barbara Jones has wonderful things planned. Judy
Brown’s joy was attending her granddaughter’s graduation
from UT in Tyler. Happy Birthday to Margie Crunk on May 5
and Luecille Kearby on May 9. Harvey’s lesson focused on
Mother’s Day. He shared three stories of Mothers who
offered the invitation to know Christ to their children. We all
have had the opportunity to know God. What is our
response? To have the faith Samuel had, we need to believe,
listen and obey in order to have a partnership with God.
Thanks Harvey for a good lesson.
PARTNERS IN FAITH:
Happy Mother’s Day! We had 16 PIF’ers in class this morning.
Thank you to Judy for the snacks. Very tasty! We read through
chapter 13 in our study book and we started working through
the discussion questions. Next week we will pick up with
question 2. President Wills has placed the order for our new
study book and they will be arriving shortly. Our class is scheduled to work the resale shop this coming weekend. We have
filled all shifts. If you signed up for a shift but find yourself
unable to work the shift please find a substitute. The season
for graduations is upon us. The Chatham’s granddaughter,
McCall, is graduating high school and will be headed off to
Oklahoma State University. Friends of Carolyn Hames, Megan,
Chandler and Paige are all graduating high school and will be
headed off to Texas Tech. We are very proud of all of them
and we too celebrate their accomplishments. Linda’s dad
celebrated his 87th birthday and Ed’s grand niece attended her
first communion! Lots of great things going on with our loved
ones in the PIF Class. During your daily prayer time this week
please continue to remember Paul, Jackie and Barbara’s
co-worker. Have a great week! Snacks: Mason
UPPER ROOM CLASS:
Our study of James continues, having competed the fourth
chapter, therefore read and study chapter 5 and prepare
yourself for discussion and participation next Sunday.
Twenty-nine members were present on a beautiful Mother's
Day Sunday. Roxie's son still needs your prayers as he will
have another chemo treatment coming up soon. Paul Nickel
is doing OK but still has a few weeks of therapy to do after his
knee surgery. Congratulations to Mary and Suhail Khoury
on their 48th wedding anniversary on Friday, May 13th.
Excerpts From The Past: On March 22, 1980, the Upper
Room Class had a mini-retreat at the Ellis' home in Wills
Point, Texas. Then on May 2-3-4 we had our annual retreat
at Glen Lake.
Devotion: Bostick
Coffee: Hooper
HEBREWS CLASS:
We had 9 people in class this week and we celebrated
Mother's Day with a fabulous breakfast! We also have a
signup sheet for Graduation Sunday and 4th of July Party
for what foods people want to bring, if you are in class next
Sunday you can sign up then, but I will also post it on here
after next Sunday! So think about what you could contribute. Our lesson this Sunday was all about the important
moms in the Bible. We talked about Eve, Sarah, Rebecca,
Bathsheba, Yoshabel, Mary, and a few more. We were
discussing who they were and what significant things they
did! We used multiple scriptures from Proverbs, and also
Deuteronomy 5:16.
GENESIS CLASS:
Thanks George for another great lesson! You make it interesting by turning your life’s situations into a good Christian
lesson!
Joys and Concerns – Susan’s mom not doing too good, she
is back at Green Valley; Robyn, Paris’ niece; Art goes back
to the doctor Wednesday and hopes he released to drive;
Philip, Jones’ son in law’s back surgery went well; Brandi,
Turner’s daughter, is in hospital with abdominal pain having tests run; Jackie made it home out of the snow; Jason,
Jackie and Gary’s oldest son’s birthday on Mother’s Day
and he was born on Mother’s Day! Bishara’s neighbor Gaye
Johnson.
Happy Birthday to Steve Vazquez on the May 11.
Donuts:
5/15
Avis
5/22
Ozmer
5/29
Angle
Confusion is the thing that shreds our faith.
NEW COVENANT:
Today we had the second lesson in our series by Andy Stanley. Time—how do you spend it or waste it? Time is one of
the few things you only get so much of—so we should all
make te best use of our time. We continue to keep Bill and
Stephanie in our prayers as well as Matt and Linda. More
details will follow about our June cook out at the Hughes’.
Have a great week and remember Pentecost is next week!
St. Luke United Methodist church
3200 Denton Highway
Haltom City, TX 76117
Open hearts, open minds, open doors
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Phone: 817-838-6834
Fax: 817-838-7631
Website: st-luke-umc.org
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Sunday Services: 8:30 and 10:45 a.m., Sunday School 9:30 a.m.
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SUNDAY, May 15, 2016
Day of Pentecost
Confirmation Sunday
8:30 a.m. Early Worship Service
9:30 a.m. Sunday School
10:45 a.m. Morning Worship Service
2:00 p.m. French Worship Service
MONDAY, May 16, 2016
9:00 a.m. Online Newsletter DEADLINE
10:00 a.m. Care Connection
7:00 p.m. Finance Committee Meeting
TUESDAY, May 17, 2016
7:00 a.m. Men’s Prayer Breakfast Bluebonnet Cafe
10:00 a.m. UMW Meeting & Luncheon
WEDNESDAY, May 18, 2016
9:00 a.m. Bible Study
3:00 p.m. Mission/Evangelism/Witness Committee Meeting
6:30 p.m. Youth Activities
7:00 p.m. Choir Rehearsal
THURSDAY, May 19, 2016
6:00 p.m. Prayer Group
FRIDAY, May 20, 2016
10:00 a.m. Second Chance Resale Shop
SATURDAY, May 21, 2016
10:00 a.m. Second Chance Resale Shop
1:00 p.m. FWS Choir Rehearsal
4:30 p.m. FWS Intercession
SUNDAY, May 22, 2016
1st Sunday after Pentecost
Graduation Sunday
8:30 a.m. Early Worship Service
9:30 a.m. Sunday School
10:45 a.m. Morning Worship Service
2:00 p.m. French Worship Service
Youth
News:
Hey friends,
I hope everyone got to spend time with their mothers for Mother's
Day! We will have the Confirmation Dinner on May 13 at 7pm. Gloria
Lechler amongst others are preparing a beautiful night. If you are
invited, please come. This Wednesday, Lisel will be making us King
Ranch Chicken! Please come and bring a friend! It will be served at
6:30 pm. Registration for CTCYM has now ended! Please continue to
be in prayer for us financially and individually. I will have a list soon of
names of everyone going for a prayer list. We will be traveling to West
Helena, Arkansas on June 12-18. Graduation Sunday will be May 22.
Everyone, please come and support our Nathaniel Hill in his
endeavors. If you ever need to contact Nic or Tristin, please don't
hesitate.
Big blessings,
Nic and Tristin
Parents: Please read and
pass on to your Youth!
Nic White
[email protected]
956-648-0941
Youth: Please read and
pass on to your Parents!
Tristin Roberson
[email protected]
817-525-3592