This week at First United Methodist Church in Grapevine | March 8, 2017
Sunday, March 12
Worship at 8:15, 10:30, 11:45 AM | Sunday School at 9:15 AM

The Way: "The Way to Freedom"
For thousands of years, religious people have made journeys of the heart and body as a way of gaining perspective and insight. There are journeys we choose and journeys that choose us. This season has a habit of leaving us in a much different place than it found us. The forty days of Lent is a time to wander deeply into our own wildernesses, to explore what we find there, and walk together for a while, as pilgrims do. Inspired by the passages in scripture that talk about our paths to (and away from) God, we will make our "way" together through this poignant season that culminates in the way to the cross and, finally, the empty tomb of Easter.

Rev. John Mollet speaking in the traditional services
Rev. Grant Palma speaking in the contemporary service
Lay speakers in the bilingual service
Also This Week...
03/10/2017 - Early Bird Deadline for HS Mission Trip
Early Bird Registration for this year's CTCYM High School Mission Trip ends this Friday, March 10! This year's theme is CHOOSE 2B. This trip is for incoming high school freshmen through this year's graduating seniors. The cost is $235 until March 10 and increases to $260 after that. So sign up early and SAVE! We will be in Tonkawa, Oklahoma June 18-24, along with Aledo UMC. To register for the trip, go to www.ctcym.org. Adult sponsors are also needed! This is a great opportunity to spend a week with some really great kids. If you are interested, please let Robby know. If you have any questions or want more information, please contact Robby Balbaugh ([email protected]) or Kim Crater ([email protected]). ...»

03/11/2017 - Costa Rica Youth Mission Trip
This Saturday, our senior high youth and adult sponsors head to Costa Rica for a week of mission and outreach with our Village of Las Juntas! Please be in prayer for the team as they travel and work. ...»

03/12/2017 - Spring Forward!
Daylight Savings Time begins at 2 AM on Sunday, March 12. Be sure you move your clocks FORWARD one hour before bedtime on Saturday night!  ...»

03/12/2017 - Youth at Main Event
FUMC Grapevine Youth will go to Main Event for bowling, laser tag, fun and food on Sunday, March 12. 6:00 p.m.-. 8:00 p.m. MIDDLE SCHOOL  8:00 p.m.-10:00 p.m. HIGH SCHOOL   The cost is $20 per person. Drop off and pick up at Main Event (407 W. State Hwy 114 Grapevine, TX 76051). Your youth age friends are always welcome! Please RSVP on the Sign-Up Genius. Questions? Contact Sandy Robinson at [email protected] or 817-681-7833. (Robby will be on the Costa Rica Mission Trip at this time.)   ...»
Coming This Summer...
In case you missed it in worship or in Monday's email... Mark Maness (chair of the Staff-Parish Relations Committee) announced that Rev. Jim McClurg  has been appointed as our next Senior Pastor! The appointment will be made official at the Annual Conference in June, and Rev. McClurg will be here with us in July. Rev. McClurg has most recently served as pastor at Alliance UMC in Fort Worth. Read more on our website...
Upcoming News and Events
03/13/2017 - Feed Our Kids Spring Break
We need volunteers next week! We will be hosting Feed Our Kids over at GRACE on Scribner during Spring Break, March 13-17. It is a great way to get to know your neighbors and get some service hours too! How you can help... Youth or Kids - come and play with the kids from 11:45 AM to 1:00 PM, Monday-Friday. Bring a craft, nail polish or any kind of sports equipment and hang out with the kids! Adults - help transport food and supplies at 11:45 AM to the site, stay and play with the kids and help bring supplies back to the church at 1:00 PM. It would also be great to have someone grill hot dogs at the site on Wednesday or Thursday and someone to grill burgers on Friday. We can get the church grill transported out to the site. If you would like to help, sign up on Sunday's Check-In or contact Debbie Price ([email protected] or 817-481-2559 x108). ...»

Please note that we WILL have Pastor's Bible Study the week of Spring Break. The world is full of evil and suffering, bad things happen to good people, and our loved ones are taken from us too soon. In the midst of what we see in the news and experience in our own lives, we ask, where is God in this? Why would a loving God allow this to happen? Join Rev. Grant Palma at 6 PM in Leach Hall on Mondays in March as we explore the passages that address these questions and discuss how Christians have faced these challenges for centuries. ...»

03/13/2017 - Thrift Shop Changeover
The Thrift Shop will be closed the entire week of March 13 so we can change from winter to summer clothing.  We will reopen Tuesday, March 21 at 9:00 AM. Donations may be dropped off at the MAC Building from 9:00-11:30 AM Tuesday through Friday and will be retrieved from the Drop Box daily. ...»

03/14/2017 - Tween Faith Formation & Fun
Tweens, we will go to Dancing River Assisted Living on Tuesday, March 14. Join us for lunch, fun, fellowship. We will begin at 12:00 with lunch at the church. At 1:00 we will go to Dancing River located at 3735 Ira E Woods Ave to make crafts and play games with the residents. We will return to the church at 2:30 for fellowship, fun and to walk the Prayer Labyrinth. Your TWEEN age friends are always welcome! Please RSVP on Sign-Up Genius. Questions? Contact Sandy Robinson ([email protected], 817-481-2559 x136). ...»

03/14/2017 - Join the Conversation
Join the Conversation sponsored by Women in Transition  on Tuesday, March 14, in Room B of the MAC. We will gather at 6:30 PM for refreshments and then have a program and Q&A from 7 to 8 PM. This event is open to all women going through a transition in life. Contact Diane Bishop [email protected] for more information. ...»

03/15/2017 - Handbell Choir
We would like to invite any who are interested in playing handbells to join our newly-revived handbell choir. We will play again for Easter Sunday, April 16, so we will begin rehearsing on Wednesdays, starting March 15, at 6 PM in Room B of the Methodist Activity Center (MAC). If you would like to support the choir, but are not interested in playing, we will have need to replace and refurbish some of our equipment. Just mark any gifts with "Handbell Choir" in the memo. Please contact Jason Chavarría ([email protected], 817-481-2559 x133) if you are interested in playing or have questions. ...»

03/19/2017 - Sacraments Camp
Attention all 1st and 2nd graders... Sacraments Camp is here! Learn about the Sacraments of our church - Baptism and Communion. This is a 4 day class and will include one Saturday. Camp events will be held March 19, 25 and 26, culminating with a "First Communion" experience on April 2. See our website for more details. RSVP on Sign-Up Genius or RSVP to Lori B. Wolfe ([email protected] or 817-481-2559 x126). ...»

03/19/2017 - Pet Blessing
First United Methodist Grapevine Tweens are hosting a Pet Blessing on Sunday, March 19, 2017. It will be held in the tent on the pumpkin patch property at 455 Ball Street at 1:30 PM. The Pet Blessing Service, led by Pastor Jenn Pick and Pastor Grant Palma will be followed by individual blessings for each pet with the help of the Tweens. There will be pet treats and people refreshments served. This is a free event, open to all in the community! We would like everyone to bring their crated or leashed pets to be blessed. We will also be accepting donations of new, unopened pet food, treats, and toys to be given to local pets in need. Tweens and parents, we will need your help! Sign up on Sign-Up Genius. Questions? Contact Sandy Robinson at [email protected] or 817-681-7833. ...»

Opportunities to Serve and Give...
Sunday Safety Monitor
Do you love to keep kids safe?  Do you need to get a few extra steps in?  Then call Patty so you can join our Safety Monitor team.  We have several parents and pastors who take one Sunday a month to walk Children/Youth hallways and greet families and monitor entry doors and classrooms. The coolest part of the job is you get to carry a walkie-talkie!! If you would like to volunteer contact [email protected] or 817-481-2559 x129.  Must be MinistrySafe trained!!

GRACE Needs Volunteers!
GRACE is preparing to move to a new storage space and they need volunteers! This Saturday, March 11, they will need help to load and move items from one storage facility to another. For those who need volunteer hours, GRACE is offering DOUBLE volunteer hours!  See the GRACE Sign-Up Genius for details available spots.  

Save the Date: Feed Our Kids
As you prepare your summer calendar, be sure you mark Feed Our Kids BIG WEEK, which will be July 10-14.

Food for the GRACE Food Pantry
We collected 58 items last week. Don't forget to grab some extra items when you do your grocery shopping! GRACE is low on condiments, salt and pepper, ramen noodles, juice, pasta sauce, dry pastas, canned meat, and canned fruit. Visit the GRACE website for a full list of needs. If you would like to donate any of these items, please bring your donations to the God Can bins outside the church office or in the Sanctuary Foyer/Atrium.
Opportunities to Grow...
 
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Ken Diehm Service Scholarship
The Thrift Shop is once again offering a $2,000 scholarship to High School Seniors who are members of our church graduating this spring.  Applications are due March 20, 2017 and are available online at  www.fumcgyouth.org/scholarship .  Applications may be submitted  online  or turned into the church office.  If you have any questions, please contact Sharon Turner ( [email protected] ).

Beth Moore: Entrusted
On March 23, our ladies' evening Bible study group will start Beth Moore's study, Entrusted, which is a study of Timothy's ministry. Any who are interested in joining are invited. The group meets Thursday evenings, 6:00 - 8:00 PM in Room 2008.  The workbooks can be purchased at Lifeway or Mardel's. Questions? Contact Julie Richter (214-724-1949).

Moms and Daughters, Save the Date!
"Healthy Living - Body, Mind, & Spirit" will be a special Mother/Daughter seminar presented on Saturday, April 1, from 10:30 AM to 12:30 PM. Counselors Mary Newlun, M.Ed., LPC, Mandy Ozuna, M.A., LPC and Mariella Alvarado, M.Ed. will be leading this special event. Self-image, Self-esteem, and staying true to who you are will be important parts of the day. We hope all mothers and daughters age 10-17 will join us for this exciting day. Please RSVP to [email protected] by March 28; space is limited. 

From the Spiritual Formation Blog...
Gideon's Transformation
by Fred Rigdon
One of the purposes of our spiritual formation practices is to help God transform us so that we can serve His purpose when He calls us. Sometimes His call will make us uncomfortable and even fearful. We may try to resist His call because we worry that we do not have the ability or the courage to do what He is asking us to do. We think that surely He can find someone better qualified than us for the job. This is when we need to remember that He will not ask us to do anything that we cannot and that we must rely on our faith that He will supply us with whatever we lack ourselves. Keep reading...
Caught Caring

Gifts Given
  • A gift has been given to the Kenya Village by Deb & Tim Scheiwe in honor of Carol Howe's birthday!
  • A gift has been given to the Kenya Guest House in memory of Wilna Broussard by Maxine Davis.
  • A gift has been given to the Costa Rica Village in memory of Wilna Broussard and in honor of her daughters, Mary Decato, Jerri Forrest & Anne McFadden by Billy & Mary Wood.
  • A gift has been given to the Permanent Endowment Fund in memory of Minnie Mae Hall by the members of Bev Campisi's Emmaus Reunion Group.
  • A gift has been given to the Kenya Village in memory of Pat Zwayer from the Neil Payne family.
 
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