THIS SUNDAY
Traditional Worship | 9:30 & 11:00 am | Sanctuary | Dr. Tim Bruster
DiscipleChurch | 7:15 am | Community Breakfast | Wesley Hall
8:30 am | Worship | Chapel | Rev. Page Hines
9:30 am | Discussion | Foundation Building, 2nd Floor
The Gathering | 9:30 am | Wesley Hall
11:00 am | Justin Youth Building
Rev. Lance Marshall
Chapel Communion | 10:35 am | Chapel | Dr. Len Delony
Special music by Dace Sultanov and Hans Grim
eleven:eleven celebration | 11:11 am | Wesley Hall | Rev. Tom McDermott
Worship Bulletins
Connections | 10:30 – 11:00 am & noon – 12:30 pm | Garden & Wesley Hall
Join us at Connections between services.
More Ways to Worship
Live Stream | Join us live online on Sunday mornings at 9:30 am for The Gathering, 9:45 am for Children First (first Sunday of each month), 11:00 am for Traditional, and 11:11 am for eleven:eleven celebration.
WRR Radio | Listen to each previous week’s sermon and music on Sunday mornings at 7:30 am on WRR 101.1 FM.
Sunday School Teachers & Topics
The Gift of Feeling Lost
Dr. Tim Bruster
1 Kings 19:4, 9-13
As a child, were you ever lost?
Even if it was only for a minute or two in the grocery store, I’ll bet you still remember that feeling of panic, disorientation, and fear. Which direction should you go? Should you stay right where you are and wait for someone to find you? If you wandered away, do you go back to the place you wandered from, or to a new place where you hope someone will be waiting for you?
This week we’ll continue our “Gifts of the Dark Wood” worship series with “The Gift of Feeling Lost.” In his book “Gifts of the Dark Wood,” author Eric Elnes shares David Wagoner’s poem “Lost” to point to the best thing we can do when lost and the gift that may come our way when we feel lost: Read more.
Welcome to Lent 2017: Gifts of the Dark Wood
This Lent we will explore what it means to be in the “Dark Woods” moments of our lives. We are not just going to talk about how to get out of it, as if life is good only when we are not there. We are going to explore what it might mean for our lives to recognize the gifts of being in the Dark Woods. What if times of uncertainty, failure, or emptiness are actually opportunities for spiritual awakening?
Together we will take a journey in this season of Lent. Our worship series, “Gifts of the Dark Wood,” is about “seeing life through new eyes.” When we allow ourselves to accept the personal journey we can experience within the Dark Woods, the Holy Spirit tends to nudge us, awaken us, to a fuller life. Life is messy. Life is uncertain. Rather than a problem to be solved, what if we saw uncertainty, failure, emptiness, and loss as gifts? What if we saw how these uncomfortable times can actually help us let go of all we cannot know so that we can live more wholeheartedly? Let us begin the journey . . .
2017 Lent Programs and Events
CHURCHWIDE NEWS
10 Times the Donation, One Day Only
Today, March 16, Amazon will donate 5% (10 times the usual donation rate) of the price of your eligible AmazonSmile purchases to First United Methodist Church of Fort Worth! Use this link to support our church while you shop. Read more.
Like Kids in a Candy Store
Celebrating FUMC Day School At Our Annual Fundraiser
FUMC Day School knows the importance of early childhood education. That’s why our Preschool and Parents’ Day Out (PDO) programs are here for children five days a week. Preschool provides excellent care for infants and toddlers, with enriching programming to make sure our preschoolers are ready for kindergarten. Read more.
MEMBER NEWS
NEW MEMBERS
BAPTISMS
HOSPITALIZATIONS
John Mohrbacher
Lela Mohrbacher
Pat King
IN MEMORIAM
Craig Dickson
GIFTS & MEMORIALS
MEMORIAL GIFTS
Choir Fund in Memory of:
Rev. Michael Patison by Jean Taylor
Foundation Fund in Memory of:
Joan Bailey by Dr. & Mrs. Bloemendal
General Fund in Memory of:
Rev. Michael Patison by Dr. Mark Eidson
Ronnie Pyeatt by Linda & Hank Billman
HONORARY GIFTS
First Street Methodist Mission in Honor of:
Bettye Rodgers by Inquirers Sunday School Class
Senior Adult Ministries in Honor of:
Wesleyan Adventurers by Kay Watkins
BLOGS
What is The Gathering? Part III: Praying People
Rev. Lance Marshall
Few things are more intimate than in-person conversations. In a day dominated by screen time and digitally mediated communication, sitting in the presence of others to speak and to listen is a radically counter-cultural act. Inviting God into the conversation is even more outrageous. Read more.
Remember?
Mark Burrows
Hi Choir Families. We do have rehearsal on Sunday. And THIS is the Sunday everyone with a speaking part should have their lines memorized. Three Things: 1. Make sure your kids are listening to their CDs. This will really help everyone. 2. For those with lines, don’t just memorize your lines, but those right before yours as well. Read more.
Strange Truths About Lost-ness
Kat Bair
The weird thing about being lost is that what determines how lost you are is how far you get while convinced you aren’t lost. At its core, what determines how lost you are is how far you manage to go in the wrong direction while thinking it’s the right direction. Taking one step in the wrong direction doesn’t make you lost. Read more.
Ruth and Mary-Martha Circles in the Garden on Sunday!
Lisa Helm
This Sunday, our beautiful garden will be a hub of activity! Ladies from UMW’s Ruth and Mary-Martha Circles will be providing cookies, lemonade, and hospitality, making for a great chance to visit with old friends — and maybe to make new ones. Read more.
Where Am I Now?
Rev. Tom McDermott
One of our older son’s favorite books, when he was 3 and 4 years old, was “Where’s Waldo?” Waldo, dressed in his red and white striped outfit and cap, sets out on his journey, surrounded by similar colors and equipped with 12 items to help him on his travels. Read more.
Meditative Music and Heavenly Manna
Dr. Len Delony
In these desert, often dark days of Lent, we are invited to go deeper into the true center of our faith journey and follow the creative action of love and grace in our hearts. Come join us at “The Oasis” in Leonard Chapel from 10:35 – 10:55 am. This Sunday we will have special music for meditation by Dace Sultanov on cello and Hans Grim on piano. Read more.
EVENTS
Learn more about upcoming events as well as additional church activities by clicking on the links below.
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March Mission Sundays
During the month of March, please bring adult underwear to:
First Street Methodist Mission | Monday – Thursday | 8:00 am – 4:00 pm
OR the donation bins at the East, West, & Garden entrances | Sunday mornings
1.26 – 4.6 Thursday Theologians
9:15 am | Refreshments & gathering
9:30 – 11:00 am | Book discussion | Room 350
Led by Rev. Linda McDermott | Registration closed
3.5 – 4.2 Luther & Wesley: Before & After
Sundays | 9:30 – 10:30 am | Room 332
Led by Dr. Lamar Smith
THIS WEEK: “Meet John Wesley”
Interested in becoming a member of FUMCFW? Join our class as we study Methodism.
3.5 – 4.2 Sunday Lenten Study: “Gifts of the Dark Wood”
Sundays | 11:00 am – noon | Room 331
Led by Rev. Chuck Graff
Registration required | Book available for $12
3.6 – 4.10 Monday Musers Lenten Study Group
Mondays | 1:00 – 2:30 pm
Foundation Building, Room 271
Led by Dr. Mike Marshall
3.8 – 4.12 Wednesday Lenten Study: “Gifts of the Dark Wood”
Wednesdays | Noon – 1:00 pm | Room 154
Led by Rev. Linda McDermott
Registration required | Book available for $12
3.8 – 4.12 Pastor’s Lenten Study
Wednesdays | 6:00 – 7:00 pm | Room 231
Led by Dr. Tim Bruster
3.12 – 3.26 Preparing for Marriage
Sundays | 5:00 – 7:00 pm | Foundation Building, 2nd Floor
Led by Rev. Phyllis Barren | $160 per couple | Registration required
3.26 Rise Against Hunger
8:00 am – 12:45 pm | Justin Youth Building
Volunteer
3.29 Fit First & Social Running Shoe Drive for First Street Methodist Mission
7:00 – 9:00 pm | Clearfork Food Park
1541 Merrimac Circle, Fort Worth, TX 76107
4.1 Fort Worth Zoo Run
8:00 – 9:30 am | Fort Worth Zoo
1989 Colonial Parkway, Fort Worth, TX 76110
Registration required
4.2 Bluegrass Gospel Concert
6:00 pm | Sanctuary
4.4 United Methodist Women Annual Fundraiser
10:30 am | Ridglea Country Club
Tickets on sale in Welcome Center 2.19 – 3.26
4.6 FUMC Day School Fundraiser — A Night of Pure Imagination
6:00 – 10:00 pm | Joe T. Garcia’s
2201 N. Commerce St.
4.8 Habitat for Humanity Cowtown Brush Up
Registration required
4.9 Choral Union Holy Week Concert
7:00 pm | Sanctuary
Ongoing Programs
First Yoga
Class canceled 3.7 – 3.17
Mondays & Tuesdays | 9:30 – 10:30 am
10:45 – 11:30 am | Chair yoga
Wednesdays | 5:30 – 6:30 pm
Thursdays | 8:30 – 9:15 am
Room 320 | Led by Linda Blanchard | All ages & fitness levels
Registration required | $70 per 10-class punch card
Free Community Boot Camp
Mondays & Wednesdays | 6:30 – 7:30 pm
Justin Youth Building Gym | 801 W. 5th St.
Waiver required | Registration required
Men’s In-Depth Bible Study
Tuesdays | 7:00 – 8:00 am | Room 154
Led by Fred Cantu and other leaders
First We Drum
Second Tuesday of each month
7:00 – 8:30 pm | Wesley Hall
De Colores! Emmaus Ministry Fourth Day Reunion Group
First Wednesday of every month
Noon | Room 230
Walking, Running, & Cycling Group
Saturdays | 8:00 – 9:00 am
The Trailhead at Clearfork
4801 Edwards Ranch Road
Fort Worth, TX 76109 | Waiver required
Fill Backpacks for Food 4 Kids
Sundays | Pack backpacks for 1 hour between 9:00 am – noon
First Street Methodist Mission
First Talks
Sundays | 9:30 – 10:30 am | Room 350
Baptism 101
First Sunday of every month
11:00 am | Room 230 | Registration required