TEACHERS & TOPICS | MEMBER NEWS | CHURCHWIDE NEWS
SAVE THE DATE | MINISTRY NEWS | GIFTS AND MEMORIALS
THIS SUNDAY’S WORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES
Traditional Worship | Dr. Tim Bruster | 9:30 & 11:00 am | Sanctuary
DiscipleChurch | Community Breakfast | 7:30 am | Wesley Hall
Worship | 8:30 am | Chapel | Rev. Brooks Harrington
Discussion | 9:30 am | Foundation Building
Chapel Communion | Dr. Len Delony | 10:30 – 11:00 am | Chapel
Music: Rev. Tom McDermott, guitar
eleven:eleven celebration | Charles Gaby, MA, LPC | 11:11 am | Wesley Hall
Click on LENT at the top of any page on the website to see a full list and detailed descriptions of what we have to offer this Lenten Season.
A printed version of the complete list of Lent programs is available now in the Welcome Center or you can download a PDF of it here >>> Lent 2014 Schedule
Dear Friends,
Sunday morning in the sanctuary services our Lenten series continues as we turn to a classic and beloved story—that of Zacchaeus and his encounter with Jesus in the Gospel of Luke. Zacchaeus was a chief tax collector in a very wealthy area of Jericho.
As a tax collector, he is part of the oppressive, corrupt Roman system of taxation. A tax collector bid for the job. Once a tax collector had the position, he was bound to pay an agreed-upon amount to the Roman Empire. However, he could charge as much as he could get out of the people and keep the difference. He had the authority and military power of the occupying forces of Rome to use as a big stick to threaten anyone who would defy his collection efforts.
READ THE REST OF DR. TIM BRUSTER’S BLOG HERE…
TEACHERS & TOPICS
Classes Meeting on Sunday, March 23
Agape | Room 340-341 | 11:00 am | Dr. Jim Riddlesperger and Emily & Tim McDermott
Aldersgate | Room 333 | 9:30 am
**Cana Disciples | Room 332 | 9:45 am
Covenant | Room 331 | 9:30 am | Obama Care | Maxine Harrington, Law Professor, TWU
Creative Couples | Room 321 | 9:45 am | (March – April)
Book Study: 24 Hours That Changed the World by Adam Hamilton
Foundations | Room 336 | 9:45 am
Genesis | Room 351 | 9:45 am | Class Brunch at Traverna | 450 Throckmorton St., 76102
Good Neighbors | Room 334 | 11:00 am
8:30 am In-Depth Bible Study | Room 350 | (January – June)
New Testament Books in Order of When Written | Dr. Lamar Smith
Inquirers | Room 352 | 9:30 am | Rev. Page Hines
**Journey | Room 230 | 10:00 am
Koinonia | Room 224 | 9:30 am | (March – April)
Book Study: 24 Hours That Changed the World by Adam Hamilton
Loyalty | Room 334 | 9:30 am | “Can the Beatitudes Provide Guidance for Living in this World?”
Dr. Tamara Rodenberg, Brite Divinity, TCU
New Horizon Singles | Room 231 | 9:30 am | Dr. Linda Duncan
New Passages | Room 352 | 11:00 am
Partners | Room 320 | 9:45 am
Sojourners | Room 335 | 9:30 am | “Oh the Places You Will Go” | Elaine Johnson
**Trinity Fellowship | Room 340-341 | 9:30 am
Twosome | Room 154 | 9:30 am | Rev. Phyllis McDougal
Veriditas | Room 272F | 9:30 am | Book Study:
Living the Questions: Prayer -Intimacy with the Divine | Dr. Mitzi Ellington
Wesley Bible | Room 350 | 9:30 am | Dr. Ron Ballard
**These classes will attend the 9:30 am Lenten In-Depth Book Study of Keeping the Feast in Wesley Hall led by Rev. Gena Anderson
MEMBER NEWS
NEW MEMBERS
KNOWN HOSPITALIZED
Glenn Killman
Ernestine Kohl
Amy Ray
Jeff Bond
Patricia (Patty) Mattson
3.30 STOP HUNGER NOW — A FAITHWORKS EVENT
9:30 am | Justin Building
Please join us as FUMCFW helps Stop Hunger Now with their focused mission: A world without hunger. Youth and Outreach Ministries are hosting a Stop Hunger Now event. Our goal is to package 20,000 meals to be sent to children and their families in some of the poorest parts of the world. Questions? Contact Nancy Tully (ntully@myfumc.org) at 817/339-5063.
Click here to sign up now!
MINISTRY NEWS
(Click on the name of a ministry below to skip directly to their news)
CHILDREN | ADULTS | YOUTH | MISSION | CCT
CCM | MWA | FIRST 7TH | OUTREACH
6.16 – 6.20 Children Of God, Citizens Of The World: A Mission Day Camp
7:45 am – 4:45 pm | Children Entering Grades 3 – 6
Lyle Lodge | Transportation provided
$125 | Register by May 19 | Late Registration $160
Space Limited To 72 Campers | CLICK HERE TO REGISTER
“Children of God, Citizen of the World: A Mission Day Camp for Kids” combines a strong mission and outreach core with the kinds of activities that make summer camp so much fun. Camp counselors are the youth of FUMCFW. They lead the children in activities and share a worship assembly with them each morning. It is a chance for the children to interact with the dynamic youth of our church, as they are introduced to many spiritual disciplines to help them develop in their faith.
VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL 2014
7.21 – 7.25 Vacation Bible School | 7.27 VBS Celebration Sunday
CLICK HERE TO REGISTER
8.5 – 8.7 Touch The Water, Taste The Bread: Sacrament School
9:00 am – Noon | Ages 3 – 6 | $15 | Chapel
CLICK HERE TO REGISTER
Baptism and Communion are the two sacraments celebrated in the United Methodist Church. Baptism is one way we publicly acknowledge God as our creator and recognize God’s love for us. Communion is one way we remember Jesus’ great love for us all.
“Touch the Water, Taste the Bread” will provide opportunities for children to explore and experience these sacraments in ways that are meaningful to them. We will help young children understand this Bible story in terms of the meal, the love of friends and the memories that were made.
For questions about any of the Children’s Ministry programs,
please contact Nikki McInnis (nmcinnis@myfumc.org) at 817/339-5086.
For more information about FUMCFW preschool and related programs, please contact Nina Burrows, Director (nburrows@myfumc.org) at 817/870-9174.
SIGN UP NOW FOR SPRING OUTDOOR MINISTRY RETREATS
April 4 – 6 | Tyler State Park
April 25 – 27 | Meridian State Park
May 16 – 18 | Caddo Lake State Park
CLICK HERE to learn more and sign up for upcoming trips!
3.26 STAND UP & SPEAK OUT
6:30 pm | Wesley Hall
Interested in how we as a church can make a difference in our community and in the world? Join us for the last gathering in this series as FUMCFW hosts a joint meeting of The Fort Worth City Council and the Fort Worth Advisory Commission on Ending Homelessness. Find out what’s going on in your community – and how you can make a difference. Questions? Contact Rev. Page Hines (phines@firststreetmission.org) at 817/339-8881.
4.8 UMW Presents:
Ladies & Lace, A Morning Inspired By Downton Abbey
10:30 am – 1:00 pm | Ridglea Country Club
Tickets On Sale For $35 In The Welcome Center AND online HERE
Get your party frock ready now for UMW’s spectacularly genteel Spring 2014 event benefitting Women’s and Children’s ministries of FUMCFW. Bring your friends and come dressed in your lace, hats and pearls as we relive together the Downton Abbey era with the help of noted New York historian, author and lecturer Francine Segan!
PURCHASE DELICIOUS COFFEE & SUPPORT OUR COSTA RICA MISSION TEAM!
Every Sunday from 10:30 am to 12:30 pm, you can buy this wonderful coffee in the Garden (or the Welcome Center in case of inclement weather) until March 30 — or as long as it lasts!
3.30 ALL SONS & DAUGHTERS CONCERT AT ALEDO UMC
5:00 pm | Meet at the Justin for Dinner
6:30 pm | Concert (Transportation Provided)
9:00 pm | Pick-up at the Justin
$10 for Dinner and Transportation
All Youth are invited to hear All Sons & Daughters, a Christian Worship-Acoustic-Folk duo originating from Franklin, Tennessee. To sign up, email Brenda Kegans (bkegans@myfumc.org).
Middle School Mission Trip
June 15 – 20 | Azle, TX
Current 6 – 8 Graders | $150
High School Mission Trip
June 22 – 27 | Tahlequah, OK
Current 9 – 12 Graders | $275
Camp Barnabas
July 19 – 25 | Purdy, MO
Current 9 – 12 Graders
$250 | Space Limited
Texas Road Trip
Schlitterbahn Water Park
August 4 – 6 | New Braunfels, TX
Current 6 – 12 Graders | $160
Click on the name of the trip above to sign up for each trip. Questions? Contact Brenda (bkegans@myfumc.org).
MARCH MISSION SUNDAYS: DIAPERS
During the month of MARCH, please bring diapers of all sizes to:
First Street Methodist Mission | Monday – Thursday | 9:00 am – 4:00 pm
OR the Welcome Center | Sunday Mornings
Small Gifts. Big Difference.
3.30 STOP HUNGER NOW — A FAITHWORKS EVENT
9:30 am | Justin Building
Please join us as FUMCFW helps Stop Hunger Now with their focused mission: A world without hunger. Youth and Outreach Ministries are hosting a Stop Hunger Now event. Our goal is to package 20,000 meals to be sent to children and their families in some of the poorest parts of the world. Questions? Contact Nancy Tully (ntully@myfumc.org) at 817/339-5063.
Click here to sign up now!
Visit the Outreach page for more information on programs and activities.
CLICK HERE to read a message from Charles Gaby
CLICK HERE to read a message from Dr. Tim Bruster
Visit the CCT page for more information on programs and activities.
Visit the CCM page for more information on programs and activities.
Visit the MWA page for more information on programs and activities.
To learn more about this exciting new FUMCFW ministry, go to www.first7th.org.
4.27 – 5.18 UNITED METHODIST INFORMATION CLASS
4 Consecutive Sundays — more details soon!
5.8 ROOM IN THE INN VOLUNTEER TRAINING
6:00 pm | Justin Building
MAKE PLANS NOW TO ATTEND THE FOUNDATION 50TH ANNIVERSARY!
GIFTS AND MEMORIALS
MEMORIAL GIFTS
Foundation Memorial Fund In Memory Of:
Gloria Cummings by Carl & Martha Sisler and Dr. & Mrs. James F. Herd
Bob McCrary by Dr. & Mrs. James F. Herd
Jean Webb by Dr. & Mrs. James F. Herd
General Memorial Fund In Memory Of:
Gloria Cummings by June & James Van Buskirk
Peanut Butter Fund In Memory Of:
Jay Clements by Martha & Tim Smith