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Sunday, March 26
Worship at 8:15, 10:30, 11:45 AM | Sunday School at 9:15 AM
The Way: "The Way Home"
This is a very well-known story, usually entitled, "The Prodigal Son," that focuses only on the joyous homecoming. That's the part that we are comfortable with. But hopefully this week, we can look at the story as a whole, where not only the homecoming, but the wandering is valued as part of the son's finding his way. No matter what we call "home" in this physical world, we yearn for a home that offers hospitality, acceptance, belonging.
Rev. Jenn Pick speaking in the traditional services
Rev. Grant Palma speaking in the contemporary service
Rev. Armando Alvarado speaking in the bilingual service
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Opportunities to Serve and Give...
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Thrift Shop Needs
If you are spring cleaning in the coming weeks, please remember The Thrift Shop.
Thrift is in need of household/kitchen and decorative items and linens. Children's summer
clothing is also needed. You may drop off items during business hours,
Tues.-Fri.9:00-11:30 AM, Sat. 9:00-11:00 AM or place them in the big blue Drop Box.
MinistrySafe Training Updates
Two years ago this April, our church rolled out the MinistrySafe plan that was adopted by the Central Texas Conference. Everyone who participates must renew their background check and online training every two years. Many of you will be in need of your two year training update beginning in April. When your training is due, you will receive an email from Lori B. Wolfe with the background check form attached and a deadline date. You will also receive an email from MinistrySafe which will include a link to the online training. Please be timely in completing your MinistrySafe training so you may maintain your safe volunteer status and keep impacting lives for Christ.
Iron Men Golf Tournament Registration
Who's ready to golf?! The Iron Men Golf Tournament is now open for registration! The event is on Sunday, April 30. Gather your friends and get ready to golf for a great cause. Details and registration at: www.firstmethodistgrapevine.org/golf
We are known for being a friendly church, but let's be honest. Our campus can be confusing! With parking lots off of Church Street, Franklin Street and Ball Street, and with two worship services beginning at the same time in two different places, we want to be better at showing our radical hospitality. Would you enjoy being a part of a newly forming ministry team called The Black Top Brigade? To serve, you would simply stop by the Ushers Room of the Sanctuary and don a fashionable and flashy safety vest, grab a walkie talkie and perhaps you'd enjoy adding a black hat to your ensemble just to help you be noticed! This team will be waving and offering friendly parking directions, making sure folks get safely across a street they might be crossing and asking if they know where they are headed, then pointing them to the Family Life Center for the 10:30 Contemporary Service or the Sanctuary for the 10:30 Traditional Service. The time to serve will begin at 10:00 and end at 10:45 AM to ensure all of our late arrivers are comfortable getting to their preferred destination. To staff the 3 locations with a team for each Sunday of the month, we are looking for 12 individuals, or serve more than one Sunday a month! Contact Bev Campisi at beverlyc@fumcg.org to be a part of this awesome team who will be welcoming everyone to FUMCG each Sunday.
VBS Volunteers... Sign Up Now!
Registration for VBS volunteers has begun! VBS is July 24-28 this year. If you would like to be a youth or adult volunteer for VBS, we're excited to have you. Please note that all volunteers over age 18 are required to be MinistrySafe trained. Note that registration for participants (children) will begin on April 23.
Get all the details about VBS at
www.firstmethodistgrapevine.org/vbs.
If you're ready to sign up to volunteer, follow the appropriate link below to get started:
Food for the GRACE Food Pantry
We collected
134 items this 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.
Top Need: Benevolence
We are currently very low on Benevolence Funds, which are needed to assist families in our community with rent and utilities. This time of year, many people are stretched thin. If you would like to give to this need, mark "Benevolence" in the memo or your check or
online gift.
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Opportunities to Grow...
From the Quiet Corner for Spiritual Formation Blog
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Pet Blessing
What a wonderful day we had celebrating all of God's creatures on Sunday at the Pet Blessing! Tween ministries greeted everyone with a smile and a treat. About 30 dogs, 3 cats and two bunnies where given a blessing by Rev. Jenn Pick and Rev. Grant Palma. After the blessing, the pets were given a tag for their collar to remember the day. We even had a few animals blessed through photos on phones. There was lots of wagging tails and scruff scratches as we honored the place that animals hold in our hearts and our families. The tweens collected a basket-full of pet food for donation. A big thank you goes out to Tween ministries for putting this great event together! Psalm 148 says, "Praise the Lord from the earth...do the same, you animals - wild or tame - you creatures that creep along and you birds that fly!" What a beautiful way to honor our furry family members and dedicate the love and joy they bring us to God.
Feed Our Kids Spring Break
Feed Our Kids Spring Break went great! We fed over 70 children a hot lunch each day. Our leader from Shady Oaks, Adela Pina, did a great job prepping and cooking each day. Our youth leaders, Mario and Jose Pedraza organized the sack lunches and supplies each day. With the beautiful weather, the kids stayed and played long after lunch was over.
Thank you to those who contributed towards the lunches and thank you to the Chick Fil A by Grapevine Mills mall who donated 100 sandwiches for a Friday treat. Colleyville Methodist sent five of their youth over for the week to play with the kids. Apparently Newcomb is the favorite game these days! Looking forward to serving three weeks this summer with this great team of leaders from our Grapevine Village and YOU!
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