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First Church News & Updates - April 28, 2017
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Saying goodbye to April and hello to May...this year is flying by! It is time to be firming up your summer plans. Registration is open for VBS, Summer Mission Trips, Children's Chime Camp and more. There are also several special events coming up in May...POPS Handbell Concert, Crafters Spring Fling Sale, Children & Youth Handbell Recital, and more.
Enjoy this First Church news!
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The Third Sunday of Easter
Sermon Title: "The Resurrection of You (and It's Not about Heaven)!"
Dr. Will Cotton will preach at the 8:30 and 11 am worship services this Sunday. Rev. Katie Meek will preach at the 9:40 am service.
The Source
, our weekly devotional guide, is available on the
church website
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Our children and youth handbell teams will be providing special music at the 8:30 and 11 am services.
Please join us in worship this Sunday at 8:30 am (Sanctuary), 9:40 am (FLC), or 11 am (Sanctuary).
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Fir$t Match...the Spring 2017 Capital Matching Campaign
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First Church has been presented with a challenge in the form of a $20K donation!
This $20K matching grant campaign kicks off next Sunday, May 7. The purpose for funds raised is three-fold...AC repair and replacement, protection and maintenance of our historic trees, and enhanced campus security. More information will be presented during worship services this Sunday and will be on the website soon.
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VBS registration is now open!
It's time to start planning your summer! Make sure you have
Maker Fun Factory VBS on your calendar. Your child, ages 3-10, can attend either June 12-16 or June 19-23. They can even invite their friends to register! Only the preschool component of the program requires a volunteer!
We need more volunteers. Join our team!
You don't have to have children in the program. We have college students and grandparents volunteering! Register today to volunteer.
Can't volunteer, but you still want to help?
We are in need of donations! Donations will be used to purchase supplies and scholarship children who may not be able to attend otherwise.
Camp Triumph is back!
Also this summer, we will have Camp Triumph sports camp on campus for "after VBS" camp Monday-Thursday, 12 noon to 4 pm both weeks. Children can be dropped off at 9 and picked up at 4! We hope this will help children of working parents to attend VBS!
Camp Triumph will also hold a morning sports camp on our campus July 24-28, 9 am to 12 pm!
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Other Children's Ministry Info...
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Fusion Special Event this Sunday
Fusion is from 6-8 pm on Sunday in the FLC. There will be $3 snack supper and games followed by a special event.
This week we are asking students to share with us some of their favorite funny/viral YouTube clips. Together we will watch each other's favorite videos and share in laughter and fellowship. If you have a video you want to show, send it to Dan Hunter at dan@fumc-rr.org. We hope you will join us, it is going to be a fun night!
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5th Grade Parents Meeting
This Sunday we will have an informational meeting for parents of all 5th grade students
at 11 am in Bldg. 5-223 .
We will discuss the upcoming Welcome Party/Lock-In, along with summer dates and information about the program as whole. We hope you will join us for the meeting. It will be a great opportunity to get information on the program and ask any questions you may have. If you have a student in the 5th grade we hope to see you there!
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Other Student Ministry Info...
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JOY Field Trip to LBJ Ranch - May 1
The JOY Senior Adult Fellowship group is traveling to Stonewall, TX to visit the LBJ Ranch on May 1. Visitors are now able to tour the Ranch at their own pace stopping at sites along the way such as the President's birthplace, Johnson family cemetery, and the Johnson's ranch house known as the Texas White House. They will be leaving the First Church parking lot at 8:30 am and returning at 5:30 pm. Cost is $10 for the bus and $3 admittance to the ranch. Bring a sack lunch. Click here to register...
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Lay Servant Ministries (LSM)
Two LSM courses will be offered on the first weekend in June at First UMC in Temple, TX.
The basic course, which is foundational for all LSM courses will be led by Bill Johnson, LSM co-director of the South District. It will meet from 9 am to 4:30 pm on June 3, 2017, and from 2 to 5 pm on Sunday, June 4, 2017.
The advanced Lay Servant course,
Leading Bible Study, will be moderated by Barbara Foster. This course will meet from 8:30 am to 5 pm on Saturday and from 2:30 to 4:30 pm on Sunday.
Anyone may attend an LSM course, regardless of church affiliation, but UMC members who seek certification must have had the basic course. For further information or to register for either course contact: Barbara Foster at bfoster2015@yahoo.com or 214-755-0749 or Bill Johnson at billjohnson@embarqmail.com or 254-290-6980.
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Other Adult Ministry Info...
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Tool Training is coming up!
On
Sunday, May 7,
drops of grace® will be leading all students going on Summer Mission Trips in their annual Tool Training. It will be from
4-6 pm
in the parking lot by the FLC and Volleyball Court. You can come by and complete the training any time between
4 and 6 pm
, it will take you about 30 minutes to complete.
This is a wonderful opportunity for students to get used to the tools they will be using on Summer Mission while also learning about the safety required for each tool. Even if your student has done this training before, we strongly encourage them to still attend. All students that participate will be able to sign up for their van for Mission Trip as well. We hope you will join us as we begin to get ready for Summer Missions, we can't wait to see what God will do this year!
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Spring Fling Craft Sale on May 7
First Church Crafters invite you to join them on Sunday, May 7, at the Gazebo for their annual Spring Fling Craft Show. Since January, they have been creating, crafting and embellishing items into beautiful and unique gifts just for you. From spring wreaths to gorgeous necklaces to adorable wall hangings...there is something for everyone! Best of all, the proceeds from our sales go to missions.
Don't miss this fun shopping opportunity!
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Other Mission & Outreach Info...
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Friend of First Church is a non-profit organization which holds a special relationship with First Church. It is an organization which offers ministry or services that closely mirror the church's mission and is in keeping with United Methodist polity, practice, and doctrine. The Friends of First Church apply for this special relationship. First Church is proud to connect interested persons to these ministries. Current friends include
The Care Communities, drops of grace®, Footprints Children's Grief Ministry, the Round Rock Area Serving Center, Drive a Senior, and the
Williamson County Crisis Services - Hope Alliance.
A new friend has just been added...
The Backpack Coalition. The Backpack Coalition is a collaboration of various churches, civic and business organizations designed to meet the needs of hungry children in the Round Rock Independent School District by providing them with nutritious and easy-to-prepare food to take home on weekends. Each week, volunteers from partners and groups in our community come together to prepare food kits for the children, deliver the kits to the schools, and distribute those kits to students in need. Currently, they have teams in 19 schools in Round Rock and Pflugerville ISDs. First Church was involved with The Backpack Coalition from the very beginning and First Church member, Kathy Ford, serves as director for the coalition. We welcome The Backpack Coalition as a new Friend of First Church.
Read more about all of the Friends of First Church on the church website.
Our part of The Backpack Coalition is the
First Church Backpack Project which works specifically to provide food for weekend meals and snacks to students in need at Wells Branch Elementary and Bluebonnet Elementary. Both of these schools are Title I schools and among the neediest in our immediate area.
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This week at First Church
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- 8:30, 9:40 and 11 am - Worship Services
- 11:00 am - God and Family, Bldg. 5-208
- 11:00 am - God and Me, Bldg. 5-218
- 11:00 am - 5th Grade Parents meeting, Bldg. 5-223/224
- 11:40 am - Alleluia Chorus rehearsal, Bldg. 5-234
- 12:15 pm - Greater Round Rock Discovery Team, Bldg. 5-127
- 6:00 pm - FUSION, Bldgs. 3 & 5
Monday, May 1 - Happy May Day!
- 4:15 pm - Kids of the Kingdom Bells, Sanctuary
- 5:00 pm - Revelation Ringers, North Suite
- 6:00 pm - Children & Youth Bells Spring Recital, Sanctuary
- 6:00 pm - Trustees Meeting, Bldg. 5-136
- 6:00 pm - Venture Crew, Bldg. 4/Payne Cottage
- 7:00 pm - Boy Scout Troop #157, Bldg. 3/FLC
- 8:30 am - UMM Breakfast, Egg and I Restaurant, La Frontera
- 9:30 am - First Church Crafters, 115 Winsted
- 9:30 am - Tuesday Women's Bible Study, Bldg. 5-124
- 11:30 am - Women's Book Club, Bldg. 5-127
- 12:30 pm - Brown Bag Theologians, Bldg. 5-136
- 6:30 pm - Community Bible Study, Bldg. 5-220, 223, 224, 225
- 7:00 pm - MFRN meeting, Bldg. 5-122
- 7:00 pm - Nar-Anon, Bldg. 4-6
- 7:00 pm - Council Oak Bells rehearsal, Bldg. 3/FLC
Wednesday, May 3
- 6:15 am - UMM Breakfast, fellowship, devotional - FLC/Bldg. 3
- 9:15 am - Council Oak Preschool Chapel, Sanctuary
- 5:45 pm - Heartsong Choir rehearsal, South Suite
- 6:30 pm - Wednesday Women's Bible Study, Bldg. 5-232/234
- 7:00 pm - Jubilation Bell rehearsal, North Suite
- 7:15 pm - Chancel Choir rehearsal, South Suite
Thursday, May 4
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9:15 am - Council Oak Preschool Chapel, Sanctuary
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9:30 am - Heart to Heart Quilters, 115 Winsted
Friday, May 5
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8:30 am - Round Rock Helpers, Bldg. 4-2
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9:30 am - Ministry of Motherhood (MOM), Bldg. 5-232/234
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8:00 pm - Narcotics Anonymous-Right Stuff, Bldg. 4
Saturday, May 6
- 5:30 pm - POPS Dinner, Bldg. 3/FLC
- 6:30 pm - POPS Concert, Bldg. 3/FLC
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Blessings,
Betty Robertson
Communications
First United Methodist Church Round Rock
First Church exists to share the love
of God in Jesus Christ.
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