E-News for September 12, 2018
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Fall Fest
Saturday, September 29
8:00 - 3:00
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Here is a sample of the calendar for Fall Fest. It looks like it's going to be a full day! We are still needing lots of volunteers to make sure the day goes smoothly. If you able to help, for any amount of time, please contact Shelly Allman, a
t
shelleyallman@outlook.com
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Be sure to invite your family and friends!
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Fall is the perfect time to grab a cup of coffee or tea and curl up with a good book! Consider adding these three books to your reading list for 2018 and join us on the last Sunday of the month for dinner and a book discussion!
Each of the New World Book Club meetings will be held 6:30-7:30 pm, on the last Sunday of the month in the Coffee Bar. Please buy or borrow your own books, but if you need help finding a copy contact Pastor Erin. If possible, RS
VP to Pastor Erin (
erin@nwumc.org
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Laity Sunday Community Service Day
SIGN-UP IN THE FELLOWSHIP HALL THIS SUNDAY!
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On Sunday, October 7, New World will celebrate Laity Sunday with a day of community service. The theme for this year is “
With Love, From New World UMC
”. We have a wonderful variety of available projects, to serve our local senior citizens, police and firefighters, students and other neighbors in need - no matter your age or skill level, we’ll have something for you!
There will be sign-up sheets and more information available in the Fellowship Hall this Sunday. Please come and volunteer your time - we will share God’s love, have fun and show gratitude for the blessings we have been given.
Chris & Lynn Schoenthal
Lay Leaders
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Blood Drive
October 7, 8:30 am - 12:30 pm
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Our third and final blood drive of the year will be held Sunday, October 7, from 8:30-12:30 pm in the Fellowship Hall. Kathy Goodell and Mary Ann Kelly will be helping make appointments during Connection Time this Sunday and next, September 16 and 23. If you prefer to make your appointment online click here:
Blood Drive.
October 7th is Laity Sunday at New World and our Lay Leaders, Chris and Lynn Schoenthal, have several service projects in the works for that afternoon. Giving blood is also a service to those whose very lives depend on receiving blood. Thank you in advance for using a small amount of your time to make a lifetime of difference to others. Each blood donation we receive touches three others desperately in need of life-saving blood.
Note that during the blood drive, the Faith Community Nursing Program will also be offering flu shots for anyone who would like to take them here.
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New World’s annual women’s retreat will be January 18-20, 2019 at Camp Hoblitzelle near Midlothian. This will be a spirit-filled weekend full of fellowship and relaxation in the beautiful Alamo Lodge.
Registrations will begin on October 14th.
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These kindergarten and 3rd graders were presented Bibles on Sunday, September 9. We will be presenting Bibles to children who could not be there on Sunday very soon!
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Sunday School Volunteers Needed
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There will be sign-up sheets for Children’s Sunday School in the Fellowship Hall this Sunday. Each week we need 3 volunteers to be able to divide the children into 2 groups; Early Elementary and Upper Elementary. All you need to do is come to the Children’s wing following the 9:30 am worship service. The lesson plans are prepared for you. You will be blessed by spending time with our children and helping them grow in their faith. You will grow in yours also. I recently saw this quote on Facebook and it is so true!
“To Teach is to Learn Twice”
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September 16
Hands & Feet Practice ~ 4:30 - 5:30
Shine ~ 5:30-7:30
September 29
Fall Fest ~ 8:00 - 3:00
October 6
Lock-In (Stay tuned for more details!)
October 21
Shine Halloween Party! ~ 5:30 - 7:30
October 28
Trunk or Treat ~ 4:00 - 6:00
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THINGS ETERNAL
As I write this article, my prayers and concerns are with my
Granddaughter-in-law, Juri, born and raised in Japan and her hometown (Wakayama) was hit hard by a typhoon leaving behind death and destruction. Her family is all okay, but her city (about the size of Arlington) and the people are suffering. Then, also, the large island of Japan, Hokkaido, was hit by severe earthquakes…….more death and destruction.
It is the time for optimism and faith. What do we have to cling to in any storm? In the physical world it is usually beyond our control. We have to live with the hard realities of this physical world. I heard some people say that the people that live in low lying areas, in swamp areas, like the hurricane along the Texas coast last year, are at fault. Are they? Are we at fault because we live in “tornado alley”, or the people that live near the San Andreas Fault, are they at fault? Actually, there is no safe physical place in which to live.
We
can
benefit, in many ways, from the experiences of others though. We can avoid cigarette smoke, check out the hundred-year flood plain before we buy or build a house, keep sufficient food in the house, and the list goes on and on. We can ask God’s guidance – and then listen for His answers.
Being in community with the people of God gives us a power of benefiting from the past experiences of those who have gone before us or are living in our presence now. In thinking about some of our purposes of life, we can know that we can model our lives after Him who said He would send a Comforter to be with us, ALWAYS. He knows more about divine Reality than we do. We can depend on our comforter. We can depend on knowing that our optimism in our belief of our God will put us in touch with things that are eternal.
Hope springs eternal because He is eternal. And to improve ourselves, we must focus our lives, our thoughts and our prayers, our study, etc. on Jesus and how he lived his life and taught us. The mind of Christ Jesus will be present throughout any storm we face---mental, spiritual, physical. Let us pray for ourselves and each person with whom we come in contact, to know and experience God’s presence.
submitted by
Darlus L. Schoonover
New World Intercessory Prayer Ministry
If you have a prayer article that you would like to
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Lord, Hear Our Prayers...
Recuperating at Home
Steven Midkiff, Joan Nordstrom, Jane Semler,
Bob & Evelyn Tatom, Jean Warner
Those Facing Cancer and its Treatment
Kathy Alexander's brother, Jamie Harris
Lynda Arnold’s sister, Jonda
Meagan Feik
Amanda Heathcott
Todd Milam
Hospice Care
Eva Buckner:
Autumn Care, Flower Mound, TX
Mary Beth Stern:
Dallas, TX
Chronic Condition
Gwenne Galati; Leigh Jamieson
Tradel Harris, Darlus Schoonover’s granddaughter
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Our Gifts and Our Presence
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Text To Give:
817-789-4129
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Worship Attendance:
Sunday, September 9 - 244
Adult Sunday School - 79
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Mike Alexander
Senior Pastor
Erin Sloan Jackson
Associate Pastor of Missions
Gena Anderson
Associate Pastor of Discipleship
Steven Couch
Director of Worship & Music
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Jin Ah Kwon
Organist/Music Assistant
Kathy Alexander
Director of Children’s Ministries
Sarah Bush
Director of Youth Ministries
Heather James
Business Administrator
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Becky Hankins
Executive Administrator
Gail Hall
Communications
Francisco Adon
Facilities
Amber Walter
Preschool Director
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