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. Casey Orr
The Gathering | 9:30 am | Wesley Hall
11:00 am | Justin Youth Building
Rev. Lance Marshall
eleven:eleven celebration | 11:11 am | Wesley Hall | Rev. Tom McDermott
Worship Bulletins
Chapel Communion | 10:35 am | Chapel | Dr. Len Delony
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
Prayers, Presence, Gifts, Service, and . . .
What Was That Other One?”
Dr. Tim Bruster
Acts 1:6-8
FEATURES
2017 CONNECT Magazine | Issue 2
Our second issue of CONNECT Magazine is here! It’s your source for what’s happening at FUMCFW — and how it all fits in to our Healthy Plate Discipleship. Pick up your copy at the church starting this week.
Fore!
Our 40th annual FUMCFW Spring Golf Tournament, sponsored by the Wesleyan Adventurers Senior Adult Ministry, was held on May 9 at the scenic Split Rail Golf Course in Aledo. This tournament, established in Fall 1997 by Ed Petrushka and first played at Meadow Brook Golf Course, has been held regularly in the spring and fall at various golf courses each year since. Read more.
NEWS
NEW MEMBERS
6TH GRADE CONFIRMATION CLASS
Emerson Christian Adams, Aidan Lee Anderson, Megan Diane Barker, Conally Reed Bell, Carson William Blair, Bennett Trey Brewer, Hunter Kincaid Cooke, Caroline Elizabeth Cornelius, Benjamin Cooper Dills, Leo Osbaldo Flores, Eli Joseph Geater, Riley Thomas Geater, Jacob Luke Harris, Hunter McDonough Hyde, Hudson Morris Jamison, Taylor Judith Ledbetter, Benjamin Davis Liberto, Megan Elizabeth Linguist, Elijah James Looney, Benton Ross Lynch, Paxton Riley Matthews, Parker James McGlinchey, Braeden David Moore-Smith, Quinn Summer Moore, Kennedy Ella Packer, Benjamin Hilburn Parks, John Price Pritchett, Paul Richard Ray, Nathan Eugene Reese, Cole William Richardson, Isabella Grace Rios, Luke Williamson Rollins, Carter Jacob Schipp, Holt Chatham Smith, Lily Margaret Stephanow, Elise Claire Stewart, Benjamin Fleming Walsh, Olivia Paige Weeks, Augustus Eugene Weir, Bridger Matisse Whittier, Gil Schulze Wroten
HOSPITALIZATIONS
Laura Terry
Stan Baker
Sue Ragsdale
IN MEMORIAM
Esther Sims
Faye McCoy
Jack Redding
GIFTS & MEMORIALS
MEMORIAL GIFTS
First Street Methodist Mission in Memory of:
Betsy Barnes by Gaye Fuller
Esther Sims by Gaye Fuller
Foundation Fund in Memory of:
Betsy Barnes by Ms. Carol Harrell
Walter Gates Jr. by Ms. Wilma L. Holliday
General Fund in Memory of:
Betsy Barnes by Jeannine & Roy Eaton
Esther Sims by Jeannine & Roy Eaton
Paul Driskell by Cheryl & William Walters
Yale Lary by Jeannine & Roy Eaton
HONORARY GIFTS
Confirmation in Honor of:
Confirmation Class of 2017 by Alex & Judge McGlinchey
General Fund in Honor of:
Lamar Smith by Marilyn & Richard Gasser
Lamar Smith’s Birthday by Nancy Fisher
Paxton Matthews by Tadashi and Elaine Yamagata Foundation
Special Music in Honor of:
Ireland Trip Scholarship by Robert Stovall
BLOGS
Thank You Youth Council
Andrew Mochrie
We have yet to have an article talking about and celebrating all of the hard work that our youth council has done throughout the last two years. The youth council has existed and diminished at different times in the history of the youth ministry. However, we are so happy and proud to report that today it is alive, well, and working hard. Read more.
Get That Worm! Get That Worm! Get That Worm!
Mark Burrows
Hi Families. Our Early Bird deadline for VBS is 12 days away. We want to make sure you can take advantage of our discounted rate while you can. If you register by Monday, June 5, at 11:59 pm, it’s $15 per child for the whole week. That’s $1 per hour. Don’t miss out! This year’s VBS is going to be so meaningful . . . and FUN! Read more.
EVENTS
May Mission Sundays
During the month of May, please bring skillets 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
Project Transformation Volunteer Leader
Communications Volunteer Opportunities
Print Production Volunteer
On-Call Delivery Volunteer
Event Photographers
5.29 Church Closed
6.4 Adoramus: “Music Of The Ages”
3:00 pm | Sanctuary
6.4 “An Act of Love” Documentary Screening
4:00 – 6:30 pm | Wesley Hall
Special guests Tim Schaefer & Rev. Casey Orr
6.7 – 6.28 Grief Support Group
Wednesdays | 6:30 pm | Room 231
Led by Charme Robarts | Registration required
6.12 – 6.15 Middle School Mission Blitz
Justin Youth Building | 801 W. 5th St. | $75 | Registration required
6.12 – 6.15 Summer JAM Youth Volunteers
8:30 am – 3:30 pm | Wesley Hall
Youth entering grades 9 – 12
6.12 – 6.15 Summer JAM
9:00 am – 3:00 pm | Wesley Hall
Children grades K – 5
Registration closed
6.13 & 6.20 Brown Bag Book Review: “East Jesus”
Tuesdays | Noon – 1:00 pm | Room 154
Led by award-winning author Dr. Chris Manno
Registration required | Book provided
6.19 – 6.24 High School Mission Trip
Baton Rouge, LA | Registration closed
6.25 – 6.30 Cornerstone Youth Choir Tour
Colorado Springs, CO | Registration required
Ongoing Programs
First Yoga
Not meeting 5.29
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
Not meeting 5.29, 5.31, 6.5, 6.12, 6.14, 7.10 & 7.12
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
Pastor’s Bible Study
Wednesdays | 6:00 – 7:00 pm | Room 231
Led by Rev. Lance Marshall
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