March 18, 2011

March 18, 2011
In this Issue:
2 - 3 Lenten Schedule of Events
4 - Kenya Mission Trip Meeting
- Welcome Center Volunteers
5 - Spring Outdoor Adventures
- UMW Style Show
- Children’s Choir Spring Musical
6 - Scholarship Information
- Interfaith Community Worship
together we can
2011 Stewardship Campaign
As of Wednesday, March 9
we have raised 83.7% or
$2,511,137 toward our
2011 goal of $3,000,000.
$488,863 is still needed in commitments to
achieve our budget goal
One hour a week...
could change a child’s life
First Church has been mentoring children at T.A. Sims Elementary
School through the Kids Hope USA mentoring program for 5 years.
Many of our church members have stepped up to develop a
meaningful relationship with an “at risk” student by devoting one hour
a week with them on the school campus. In addition, each mentor/
student relationship is backed up by a behind-the-scenes prayer
partner. This wonderful ministry makes a difference in the lives of the
students, in the lives of the mentors and prayer partners and in the
teachers and administrators at the school.
Kids Hope Mentor:
Bob Diaz
I am Bob Diaz and I mentor a
wonderful 3rd grader named
Brian.
Brian is a very polite child and
has a great respect for those
around him. He is always willing
to learn and try things but he
has some issues with memory
retention. We work on any
homework that he had an issue
‘Kids Hope’ continued on Page 5
Sacred Space
Lent 2011
The Last Week Lenten Study led by Rev. Phyllis McDougal
Wednesdays, March 9 – April 20
9:30 to 11:00 a.m. on the Third Floor of the Foundation Building
Cost: 15.00 (includes the cost of the book)
For seven weeks, the class will discuss and read the book The Last Week
by Marcus Borg & John Crossan. We will dig into the gospel of Mark’s dayby-day account of the week leading up to Easter. You will gain profound
insights into the political and spiritual dynamics of Jesus’ true passion –
his message of the kingdom of God. Class members will be challenged,
educated, stretched to really walk this journey of this last week
with Jesus.
Please register with Virginia Covaleski in the education office,
Room 145 in the main church building; by email: Vcovaleski@
MyFUMC.org by phone at 817/339-5078 or online at www.
MyFUMC.org. To pay for your book, please contact Virginia
Covaleski.
Living with the Mind of Christ Lenten Study
led by Dr. Mike Marshall
Sundays, March 13 – April 17
5:30 - 6:30 p.m. in Room 350
Cost: $2.00 (includes the cost of the book)
The Christian faith is not about making minor adjustments on
the exterior of our lives. Join Dr. Mike Marshall as he explores
what is required for a radical reorientation of our thinking that
ultimately can lead to a radical transformation of our living.
Please register with Virginia Covaleski in the education
office, Room 145 in the main church building; by email:
[email protected] by phone at 817/339-5078 or
online at www.MyFUMC.org.
Deepening our Prayer - The Heart of Christ
Led by Rev. Kay Johnson
Sundays, March 20 – April 17
11:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. in Room 350
Cost: $8.00 (includes the cost of the book)
Lent continued on Pages 2-3
Cultivating Life
This five-week series will provide
participants with experiences of
various classic forms and styles
of prayer. You will learn new
dimensions of prayer, try fresh ways
of opening to God, and learn what it
means to practice the presence of
God.
Please register with Virginia
Covaleski in the education office,
Room 145 in the main church
building; by email – Vcovaleski@
MyFUMC.org by phone at 817/3395078 or online at www.MyFUMC.
org. To pay for your book, please
contact Virginia Covaleski.
Weekly Lenten Noontime
Chapel Services
Tuesdays, March 15, 22, 29,
April 5, 12, and 19
A weekly communion service
will be held at noon in Leonard
Memorial Chapel every Tuesday
during Lent beginning March
15. The services will include a
meditation, communion and will be
led by FUMC staff ministers.
Saving Jesus from the
Church: How to Stop
Worshiping Christ and Start
Following Jesus
Lenten Book Study led by
Bronson Davis
Mondays, March 14 - 28
7:00 - 8:30 p.m. in Room 147
Cost: $15.00 (includes the cost
of the book)
Over three consecutive Monday
nights, Bronson Davis will lead
discussions of this provocative
book that challenges church-goers
to focus on Jesus’ life and teachings
more than his death.
Robin
Meyers, a Congregational minister
and college professor in Oklahoma
City, argues that the marriage
of bad theology and hypocritical
behavior by the church has eroded
our spiritual lives. Taking the best of
biblical scholarship, Meyers recasts
core Christian concepts in an effort to
save Christianity from its obsession
with personal salvation. Not a plea
to try something brand new, but
rather the recovery of something
very old, Saving Jesus from the
Church makes the case for what it
means to follow Jesus’ teachings
today. This book is particularly good
for those interested in the emerging
church and/or those who would like to
understand some of the fundamental
tenets of progressive Christianity.
Please register with Virginia
Covaleski in the education office,
Room 145 in the main church
building; by email – Vcovaleski@
MyFUMC.org by phone at 817/3395078 or online at www.MyFUMC.org.
To pay for your book, please contact
Virginia Covaleski.
Sacred Stories – A Short-Term
Covenant Experience
Led by Nancy Tully
Wednesdays, March 16 – April 20
6:00 - 7:30 p.m. in Room 230
During this six-week covenant
experience, we will explore how our
personal stories are woven into and
within the purpose that God may have
for our lives, for our church and for
our community. Each of us has been
created for purpose, and against the
backdrop of our individual stories, is
a God who is calling – calling you,
calling our church and calling our
community. In this Lenten class, we
will explore how to find meaning in
the professions that we work within,
the community that surrounds us,
and the world in which we live.
Please register with Virginia Covaleski
in the education office, Room 145 in
the main church building; by email –
[email protected] by phone
at 817/339-5078 or online at www.
MyFUMC.org. There is no charge for
this class.
Why Jesus? Lenten Book Study
led by Rev. Linda McDermott
Wednesdays, March 23 – April 6
(three sessions)
Two class times: Noon - 1:00 p.m.
or 6:30 - 7:30 p.m.
Cost: $15.00 (includes the cost of
the book)
No figure in history has received
more attention, and has been less
understood, than Jesus of Nazareth.
Many recent writings portray Jesus
as a vaguely kind and friendly person
yet neglect the mysterious preacher
who continues to invite men and
women to claim the true meaning of
their lives. This Jesus, says Willimon,
continues to fascinate and compel
us, in spite of all the attempts to
domesticate his message and put
distance between us and the call to
follow. “In his radical teachings, his
self-sacrificial death, and his liberating
life beyond death, this Jesus teaches
and shows us to true meaning and
purpose of our own lives.” Through a
focus on Jesus as vagabond, savior,
storyteller, preacher, home wrecker,
and party person,
Dr. Willimon
creates an entirely readable book
about someone most don’t know as
well as they would like to think they do.
Often informative and occasionally
humorous, this book keeps the
reader thinking and entertained
long after they have turned the final
page. “This book made me feel like
I’d managed to get into a lecture by
one of those college professors that
everyone loves and wants to attend
his classes!”
Please register with Virginia
Covaleski in the education office,
Room 145 in the main church
building; by email – Vcovaleski@
MyFUMC.org by phone at 817/3395078 or online at www.MyFUMC.org.
To pay for your book, please contact
Virginia Covaleski.
“Be a Light in the World” Palm
Sunday Picnic Sunday, April
17 from Noon - 2:00 p.m. in the
West Parking Lot
Come and join your church family for
Festive foods, music by
“Trigger Fish” band, children’s
activities and a surprise for every
child. You won’t want to miss this fun,
casual spring time celebration.
Events during
Holy Week
Daily Holy Week Chapel
Services at 7:00 a.m. in
Leonard Memorial Chapel
Monday - Friday, April 18 - 22
The morning services will include a
meditation, prayer and communion
and will be held at 7:00 a.m. in
Leonard Memorial Chapel. Rev.
Brooks Harrington will lead the
services.
Maundy Thursday, April 21
“Will You Let Me Wash Your Feet?”
Labyrinth, Foot Washing and
Meditation led by Charles Gaby
and the eleven:eleven team
6:00 - 9:00 p.m. in Wesley Hall
Few traditional Christian practices
are as challenging to our rugged
individualist (and sometimes isolative)
culture than foot washing.
This
commemoration of Jesus’ washing
of the disciple’s feet is an invitation
to a deeply spiritual experience in
which we open ourselves to grace in
a very intimate way. When you come
to Wesley Hall you can expect to find
the labyrinth spread across the floor.
You will be welcomed by a guide with
information about this walking prayer
experience as well as the foot washing
experience. There will be music and
a slide show on the screen (Images
of Compassion and Connection)
to support your meditation. The
experience is “come and go” and you
are welcome to partake of all or part
of what is offered. The time frame for
walking the labyrinth and participating
in foot washing is typically about 45
minutes, but you may also want to
spend time in the space in prayer and
meditation.
Maundy Thursday Worship
Service: Thursday, April 21 at
7:00 p.m. in the Sanctuary
Maundy Thursday, also known as
Holy Thursday, marks the beginning
of the most solemn and joyful
celebration of the Christian year –
the death and resurrection of Jesus.
Going out to be God’s people in the world.
On Maundy Thursday we recall Jesus’ last meal with his
disciples and his new commandment to love one another.
Holy Communion will be served during the service. This
moving service will culminate in the Garden where all will
be invited to leave in silence.
Good Friday Worship Services Friday, April 22
Morning Service: The morning service will include a
meditation, prayer and communion and will be held at
7:00 a.m. in Leonard Memorial Chapel. Rev. Brooks
Harrington will lead the service.
Noon Service: The midday service will be held in
Leonard Memorial Chapel. This is a quiet and meditative
service commemorating the day on which Jesus was
crucified and died. Holy Communion will be served.
Good Friday Service of Shadows: The evening service
will be held at 7:00 p.m. in the Sanctuary. The service will
include a series of readings from the scriptures combined
with moving musical pieces as the altar is stripped of all
adornment. This emotionally evocative and symbolically
rich service ends in darkness as each worshipper leaves
in silence and hopeful anticipation of the joy of Easter.
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Connect
Holy Saturday Prayer Retreat led by Emily
Haeussler, Rev. Kay Johnson and Dr. Len
Delony
Saturday, April 23 from 8:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. in Room
230
On this last day of Lent, also known as Holy Saturday, we
are invited to go deeper into prayer, so we might discover
new depths of God’s healing and loving Presence. As
we listen with prayerful openness, we discover that we
are being transformed, and called to follow Jesus the
Christ into new ways of living. Join facilitators Emily
Haeussler, Kay Johnson and Len Delony as they provide
opportunities to experience these deeper callings in the
Spirit through centering prayer, welcoming prayer, Lectio
Divina and intercessory prayer.
Luxury Fast
During Lent we are asking our members to commit to
a fast from one of their luxuries and track the savings
that are achieved. (Examples could include: Starbucks,
lunch out, a night at the movies, etc.) We ask that you
consider saving the money you would have spent and
donating to the needy. The proceeds of your fast will be
donated to the Financial Assistance Fund at the First
Street Methodist Mission. This fund provides emergency
assistance to clients who are having difficulty with their
rent, utilities, prescriptions, and other items that most
of us can readily handle. Consider it this way – a fast
from one of your luxuries will provide for someone else’s
necessity.
Annual Easter Egg Hunt at Lyle Lodge will
be held on Saturday, April 16 from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00
p.m. at Lyle Lodge, the church’s lake property on Eagle
Mountain Lake. For more information please contact the
Children’s Ministry at 817/339-5086.
(Rain date is Saturday, April 23)
Sacred Space Lenten Daily
Devotionals Books
Lenten Daily Devotionals Books are
available in the Welcome Center and
Room 145. The devotional book offers
daily readings for each day during Lent.
The books are $2.00 each.
Dr. Bruster’s
Lenten Sermon
Series
John’s Sacred
Portrait of Jesus
March 13, 2011
“The Bread of Life”
March 20, 2011
“The Light of the World”
March 27, 2011
“The Gate”
April 3, 2011
“The Good Shepherd”
April 10, 2011
“The Way, the Truth,
and the Life”
April 17, 2011
Palm Sunday
“The True
Vine”
April 24,
2011 Easter
Sunday
“The
Resurrection
and the Life”
Easter Sunday
Worship Services
April 24
We will offer six
morning services at
8:00, 9:30, and 11:00
in the Sanctuary, at
8:30 in the Leonard
Memorial Chapel,
or our eleven:eleven
services at 9:30 and
11:11 in Wesley Hall.
Cultivating Life
Costa Rica Mission Team Coffee Fundraiser
The Costa Rica Mission Team is excited to bring you
the most scrumptious coffee on the planet again!
This year we have even more to offer! We will not
only offer you 8 varieties of the very best coffees
grown in Costa Rica including: Tres Rios, Tarrazu, Poas
Volcanic Earth, Light Roast, Dark Roast, Decaf, Fair
Trade, and Organic Shade Grown, but also Delicious Gourmet Hot Cocoa, Dark Chocolate Covered
Macadamias and Coffee Beans, Milk Chocolate
Covered Coffee Beans, Coffee Candy Chews, and
The Octagonal Chocolate Box which is a variety of 8
different kinds of Chocolate candies.
Please watch for our table set up out in front of the
Church on 5th Street from 10:30 and noon on Sundays from March 6 – April 17. We will also offer tasting of a different
coffee each week, so please stop by our table and get “a taste of
Costa Rica”.
All proceeds from the coffee sales will contribute to supplies and
other resources needed at the Costa Rica mission sites including the
new Medical Facility and the Children’s Orphanage.
Suicide Survivors: The Healing
Journey After Loss
Suicide Survivors: The Healing Journey After Loss is a grief recovery
program for family members and friends who have lost a loved to
suicide. Groups form every six to eight weeks. A new group will be
forming in the Spring. Groups of eight to ten meet for two hours weekly
for eight weeks. Meetings are facilitated by a mental health professional
and a trained survivor. There is no charge for this service.
For more information call 817/698-9955 or contact them by email at
[email protected].
2011 Kenya
Adult Mission Trip
Information Meeting
set for Sunday, April 3
Anyone interested in learning more
about a 2011 Adult Kenya Mission Trip is
invited to attend this information meeting
on Sunday, April 3 at noon in Room 147.
This will be our second mission trip to
serve in the Meru area of Kenya and
working with Reverends Stella and Daniel
Mwiti in ministering to 250 orphans and
vulnerable children. Nancy Tully will be the mission team leader.
Please contact her at 817/339-5063; email her at NTully@MyFUMC.
org or attend our information meeting to learn more details about this
exciting, and transformative service opportunity!
Single Adult Ministry “We Are God’s
Beloved” Spring Retreat
FUMC’s single adults are invited to attend the Tarrant Area Singles
Spring Retreat on April 1-3 at Prothro Center on Lake Texoma.
The retreat entitled “We are God’s Beloved” will be led by our own
Rev. Phyllis McDougal. During the weekend retreat attendees will
explore the following questions:How Do You See the World? Are You
Busy and Always on the Run? Do You Slow Down Enough to Explore
Your Spirituality? Who are You Really? Who is God? Do you Know That
You Are a Child of God?
This weekend will give you time to reflect on all these questions.
Through many experiences you will deepen your relationship with
God. Spirituality means certain kinds of inner experiences, often
characterized as calm, spacious, alert, loving, and non-anxious, with a
sense of connection with everything and everyone… Spirituality is how
we are in relationship to God, to other people and the world around
us, and to ourselves.
Join singles from our church and the Central Texas Conference for
this wonderful retreat led by Rev. Phyllis McDougal, Associate Minister
at First United Methodist Fort Worth. Laurie Simmons from the 11:11
band will be providing wonderful music throughout the weekend.
Cost is only $130 and that includes lodging for 2 nights and 4 meals
(3 on Saturday and Breakfast on Sunday) and the retreat expenses.
For additional information you can Contact Cindy Young at
817/924-9443 or check out the Tarrant Area Singles calendar with the
flyer and registration attached for the April 1-3 event on the Central
Texas Conference website www.ctcumc.org.
“Do not neglect to show hospitality to strangers,
for by doing that some have entertained
angels without knowing it.”
Welcome Center volunteers have served faithfully Sunday after
Sunday since July, 2008. Gayle Ammerman, staff person, and the
volunteers, all laity, have focused on meeting and greeting all who
have come to the Center. They are reminded, with their service, to
live the words of Hebrews 13:2: “Do not neglect to show hospitality
to strangers, for by doing that some have entertained angels without
knowing it.”
We wish to thank those who have served and continue to serve
without any reservation. The names of the laity who always respond
with a cheerful “yes” when asked to volunteer are: Ernestine Williams,
Jack & Carolyn Speight, Marian Pratt, Bobbie Kilpatrick, Pat Lundstrom,
Charlotte Toulouse, Beth & Rusty Looney, Alicia Woods, Kathryn Davis,
Nelda Gathings, Bettye McDaniel, Carolyn and Mike Billington, Tammy
McCune Philpot, Lucille Pumphrey, Kathryn & Lowell Bryan, Sue & Steve
O’Kelley, Sue & Jim Engelland, Carol & Jack Benson, Pat Freeman,
Karen & Bill Hunn, Charlene & Mel Burdorf, Evelyn Arnold, Sharon Wynn,
Kay Yount, Carol McCarthy, Charna & John Gray, Ernestine Kohl,
Sharon Tow, Diana Schultz, Donna & Doug Harris, Kay Cosper, Anita
MacFarlane, Pat Gober, Carol Row, Mackey Brittain, Joan & Tom
Rogers, Susan & Howard Schenck, Carol & James Van Hook, Anne &
George Cude, and Judy & Ed Furche.
Going out to be God’s people in the world.
Springtime Just for Fun
Outdoor Adventures
Dutch Oven Cooking and Recreation at FUMC’s
Lyle Lodge on Eagle Mountain Lake
Hosted by the United Methodist Men: Saturday, March 26
10:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.
Everyone interested in learning more about dutch oven cooking and
spending the day enjoying God’s beautiful creation at our own Lyle
Lodge is invited to join us on Saturday, March 26, anytime between
10:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. From 10:00 a.m. to noon, Chuck Mencke and
a team of experienced cooks will offer the dutch oven cooking lesson
and sampling. Along with the sampling, light luncheon items will be
provided at noon. The afternoon will be a time for outdoor activities
including volleyball, fishing off the dock (equipment and bait provided
or bring your own), swimming (if warm enough), boating and other
activities. At 4:30 p.m., we will serve hot dogs and fixings and then at
5:15 p.m. we will share in singing and worship in the pavilion. This event
is for everyone interested in enjoying the day at our beautiful lodge
and there is no charge.
‘Kids Hope’ continued from Page 1
with, read books, take AR tests in the library and play many of the
games that Kids Hope has donated to the school.
I recently challenged Brian’s entire Third Grade class to get a “B”
overall class grade on a test and if they did I would give them a pizza
party in their classroom. Well they did it and 2 weeks ago I took 13
pizzas, capri sun, water, and cupcakes that my girlfriend Vonda (also
a church member) made for them. They had a great time and were
so happy that they made their goal in the math test.
What I get out of the Kids Hope program is so much more than I have
ever expected. I get to see the smile on their face when they do well,
give them encouragement when they fall short and see the progress
that they make to ensure their futures are bright!
Fishing Retreat on Lake Texoma: Saturday, April 9
All men, women and youth are invited to join Reverend Chuck Graff
for an all-day fishing excursion on beautiful Lake Texoma in North Texas.
We will fish with guides and their two boats we have reserved. Cost
is $150 plus guide tip (and pitching in on gas expense for those who
drive) and all equipment is provided. All we need to bring is a sack
lunch, snacks and a few items Reverend Graff will share with you. We
will leave very early (4- 4:30 a.m.) and return by early evening after
a shoreline fish fry. The trip is limited to ten people so please contact
Reverend Graff soon.
Canoeing and Kayaking: Saturday, April 30
We are planning a
canoeing and kayaking trip
from the Fort Worth Nature
Center along the Trinity
River on Saturday, April 30,
beginning at 9:00 a.m. This
is for everyone 12 years or
older.
If you are interested,
please contact Dan
Covington at DCovington@
tysonbuilding.com or
Reverend Chuck Graff at
817/339-5065 or cgraff@
MyFUMC.org.
For more information on these events please
contact Rev. Chuck Graff at 817339-5065 or
[email protected].
UMW
Big E vent
Luncheon, Silent Auction
and Raffles for Fun!
Proceeds benefit our Missions for Women
and Children
Oh, Jonah!
Children’s Choir
Musical
Sunday,
April 3
5:00 p.m.
Wesley Hall
Everyone is invited to
attend.
Tuesday,
April 5, 2011
10:30 a.m. until 1:30 p.m.
Ridglea Country Club
Fashions Presented by
The Wardrobe and Snug as a Bug
Glass Art Presented by
SiNaCa Studios
School of Glass
Tickets are $25
Complimentary Valet Parking
Cultivating Life
High School Seniors are
encouraged to apply for the
Baker, Tilly and Good Neighbors
Scholarships
Each year several scholarships are awarded
to our college bound youth. This year’s
application period has begun. There are
three different scholarships available for FUMC
senior high school students this year. The 2011
applications and guidelines are now available
in the Youth Ministries department and the
Welcome Center. All eligible students are
encouraged to apply for these scholarships.
William E. Baker Scholarship:
The William E. Baker Scholarship award
is provided by funds donated to the First
United Methodist Church of Fort Worth,
Texas, in memory of Mr. Baker. It is a merit
based scholarship awarded to a First United
Methodist Church youth member who meets
the Conditions of Eligibility. The scholarship
is for educational support (tuition, books,
and supplies) for an individual (age 19 and
younger) preparing to attend an institution of
higher learning. For 2011, up to four applicants
may receive a $1,500 award. The application
deadline for this scholarship is April 17, 2011.
Thomas E. Tilley Scholarship
The Tilley Scholarship award is provided by
funds donated in 2010 to honor Mr. Tilley. This
one-time donation of $5,000 was made by one
of the Adult Sunday School classes as a result
of a bequest from the Estate of Thomas E. Tilley.
The Tilley Scholarship is a $5,000 award divided
equally ($1,250 annually) over four consecutive
undergraduate years. The deadline for
submission of the scholarship applications is
April 17, 2011.
Good Neighbors Scholarship
The Good Neighbors Sunday School class
is offering either one - $1000 scholarship or
two - $500 scholarships to active FUMC 2011
graduating seniors. The scholarship must be
used for tuition, housing and/or books at a two
or four-year institution of higher learning. The
Good Neighbors’ scholarship is given in loving
memory of Samantha Bell, who died in 1996
from an inoperable brain tumor. The deadline
for submission of the scholarship applications is
April 29, 2011.
Crime Victims Council
Community Interfaith Service
Crime Victims Council’s Fifth Annual
Community Interfaith Service of Help, Hope,
and Healing will be held on Sunday April
10, 2011 at 3:00 p.m. at FUMC-Arlington. All
interested church members are encouraged
to attend.
Crime Victims Council is an outreach ministry
of our church. The ministry originated in
Atlanta, Georgia, 19 years ago by Dr. Bruce
Cook, Executive Director and Chaplain of
Crime Victims Advocacy Council in Atlanta. In
2005 Dr. Cook received a grant to expand this
ministry across the United States.
Rev. Sandra J. Lydick was selected for the
Central Texas area. She is an endorsed crime
victims chaplain and a Licensed Master
Social Worker. She has served churches in
the Central Texas area before becoming
a victim’s chaplain. Since 2006 she has
established Crime Victims Council as a 501(c)3
charitable non-profit organization to assist
crime victims in their healing by providing
pastoral counseling services, community
education, annual interfaith service for victims,
their families, friends, and community, crime
prevention, raising community consciousness
and advocacy for crime victims’ rights.
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Your ongoing
support of FUMC
continues to
cultivate the life
and ministry of
our church and
community.
Memorial Gifts
January 28 - February 10, 2011
General Memorial Fund: In Memory of:
Marcus Strohmer by HKS INC. In Memory
of: Stan Mancil by Paul and Cynthia Josephson. In Memory of: Earleen Ward by
Mrs. John S. Estill, Jr.
Mission Fund: In Memory of: Juanita Dunn
by Bob Weathers. In Memory of: Inam AlMudaris by Salam Al-Mudaris and Marty
Harman.
Honorary Gifts
January 28 - February 10, 2011
Children’s Ministry Fund: In Honor of: Cynthia McElrath by UMW.
Christmas Fund: In Honor of: Mr. and Mrs.
Gilbert Gamez, Jr. by Mr. and Mrs. Edward P. Bass.
General Honorarium Fund: In Honor of:
The christening of Isabella Laura Sebastian by Gwen Haas.
Mission Fund: In Honor of: Circle 3 Member, Nelia Blanton, by UMW. In Honor of:
Pat and Arch Van Meter by Gayla and
John Shivers. In Honor of: Dr. Bill Longsworth by Salam A l-Mudaris and Marty
Harman.
Music Ministry Fund: In Honor of: Mark
Burrows by UMW.
Honorary Gifts
February 11-17, 2011
Justice Ministry Fund: In Honor of: Claudia
Blalock’s Birthday by Susan Kerns.
Going out to be God’s people in the world.
Memorial Gifts
February 11-17, 2011
General Memorial Fund:
In Memory
of: Earleen Ward by Bob and Donna
Galvan; by Ralph and Shirley Chaney; by
Dean, Tanya Adams, and Chase, Taylor
and Stephenie; by Charles and Jackie
Railback, by Stephani Johnson and Kids;
by Susie and Gary Silman; by Jennifer
Silman Ortiz; and by Winifred McNeely.
Mission Fund: In Memory of: Trisha Branch’s
mother, Esta Mayes, by the Koinonia Class.
In Memory of: Earleen Ward by Jean Kent.
Memorial Gifts
February 18-24, 2011
General Memorial Fund: In Memory of:
Earleen Ward by Timothy and Julie Schulz;
by Stan and Jan Bass; by Eugenia and
James Ludwig and by Brian Bass.
Mission Fund: In Memory of: Donald and
Dorthene Doherty by Creative Couples
Class.
Honorary Gifts
February 18-24, 2011
Justice For Our Neighbors Fund: In Honor
of: Amy Spaur by Al and Carolyn Stephens.
Kenya Choir Fund: In Honor of: Mark
Burrows by Lynn and Mark Sullivan; by
Elizabeth Adcock; by Margaret and
Michael Patison; by Ellen and Robert
Rogers; by Susan and Ron White; by Sara
and Kathryn Davis; by Marsha Waugh; by
Margaret and Craig Dearden; by Barbara
and Hennon Gilbert; by Janis and Steve
Rathburn; by Debbie and Jim Whitton; by
Sherril and Charles Anderson; by Wilson
Woods; by Lisa Juran; and by other Choir
Members.
Birth
Infant Baptism
Johnny Lloyd “Jack” Patton, IV, son of
Laura and Chip Patton, was born on
February 28, 2011.
Known Hospitalized
February 21- March 4, 2011
Baylor All Saints: James Coffman.
Baylor All Saints- Southwest: Aileen
McGraff.
Baylor - Grapevine: Paul Driskell
Cook Children’s: Margaret Ann Sheppard,
Storey Beals Sheppard and Ian Tanner.
Huguley Hospital: Rae Meyers.
Parkland Hospital - Dallas: Bill Hollister.
Texas Health - Harris Methodist Downtown:
Laura Patton and Jack Patton.
Texas Health - Harris Methodist Southwest:
JoAnne Grissel.
Zale Lipshy: Brad Hancock.
James L. West: Bernice Davis.
Fireside Lodge: Eileen McGraff.
Broadway Plaza: Betty Chura, and B.J.
Johnson, Helen Lewis, Jeanette Thompson,
and Oletta and Bob Davie.
Lakewood Village Rehab: Frances Cooper.
Autumn Leaves of Fossil Creek: Billie
Sommermeyer and Freeda McArthur.
Skilled Nursing Center: Charles Swingle.
Life Care Center- Haltom City: Floyd Rutledge.
Stonegate Nursing Center: Lucille Montgomery.
Global Health Rehab: Jack McWhirter.
Courtyards at Fort Worth: Gwen Watson.
Trinity Terrace: Dolly Armstrong.
Home Care/Extended Care: Eloise and
Lewis Pratt, Mariam Garrett, Joyce Jewell,
Barbara Hawkins and Evelyn Cable.
Reed Alan Arnold, son of Megan
and Scott Arnold, was baptized on
Sunday, February 27, 2011.
In Memoriam
The sympathy of the congregation is
extended to the family and friends of
Theta Stephens, who died February
21; to Sarge Hill, Sr. on the death of
his sister, Leota Holcomb, who died
February 23; and to the family and
friends of Venice Vendilia Shellbery,
who died March 2.
Sanctuary Flowers
The flowers for
the Sanctuary on
Sunday, March 20 are
in loving memory of Mr.
and Mrs. Joe Thurmond
and Mr. and Mrs. A. B.
Van Meter by Pat and
Arch Van Meter.
First United Methodist Church
800 West Fifth Street
Fort Worth, Texas 76102
www.MyFUMC.org • 817/336-7277
News of Our Church Family
Welcome To Our New Members
March 18, 2011
Worship
Sunday,
March 20, 2011
“The Light
of the World”
Lenten Sermon Series:
John’s Sacred
Portrait of Jesus
Dr. Bruster will preach during our
9:30 and 11:00 Sanctuary services.
Justin Gerstenberger of Fort
Worth joined by profession
of faith. He is an Education
Advisor / Counselor at TCU.
Allan Daggs of Burleson
joined from a church of
another denomination. He
attends the Journey Sunday
School Class. He has a son
Dylan who is in the 2nd
grade.
Lou Friese of
Fort Worth
transfers his
membership
from Linwood
United Methodist
Church in
Oklahoma City.
More news of our church family continued on Page 7
Anthony Girolamo
of Fort Worth transferred his
membership from
FUMC- Arlington. He is the
Web Developer at
Cook Children’s.
Betty and Bill Mohr
of Lakeside, Texas
transferred from
Ridglea UMC. They
are members of the
Sojourners class.
Sunday, March 27, 2011
“The Gate”
Lenten Sermon Series:
John’s Sacred Portrait of Jesus
Dr. Bruster will preach during our
9:30 and 11:00 Sanctuary services.
Sunday Worship Services
• DiscipleChurch at 8:30 a.m. in Leonard Memorial Chapel.
• Sanctuary Worship Services at 9:30 and 11:00 a.m. A Garden Reception follows each worship service.
• “eleven:eleven” Contemporary Worship at 11:11 a.m. in Wesley Hall.
• 10:35 a.m. Chapel Communion in Leonard Memorial Chapel.