Weekly
news & updates
7/3/20
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Sunday Worship
ONLINE ONLY
- 8:30 & 11:00 a.m. on our
Facebook Page
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A Note from Pastor David
The Four Freedoms
One of the most famous of President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s speeches was given at his state of the union address on January 6, 1941. It is known as the “Four Freedoms” speech. In it he was trying to encourage the country to move out of its isolationist stance and to help out the Allies against Nazi Germany. He introduced the Lend Lease Act and also cast a vision of what he hoped the world would look like in the future. He spoke of four essential human freedoms that needed to be provided in that world: freedom of speech, freedom of worship, freedom from want, and freedom from fear. These four freedoms would find their way into the charter of the United Nations and are still remembered and celebrated today. He said that Americans would need to sacrifice to make these freedoms possible in the world. He even let Americans know that their taxes would have to be raised! Industry would have to make changes to provide the armaments required for the battle for freedom.
I have been thinking as July 4 is upon us about the sacrifice that Christ made on the cross for us. What freedoms are provided from that great sacrifice?
Here is my “four freedoms” list:
- Freedom from unhealthy guilt and shame over past mistakes. My freedom comes from the realization that I have been forgiven and that God is more interested in where I am going than in where I’ve been.
- Freedom from fear of failure in the present. My freedom comes in realizing that my identity is secure in Christ. I am a beloved child of God. I am “working with a net” and am free to risk and even to fail.
- Freedom from worry about the future and my tendency to focus on things which I cannot control. My freedom comes from knowing how this movie ends. Love wins! God wins! The Lamb is worshipped by all. Creation is restored to its original harmony (Revelation 21-22).
- Freedom to serve others. Freedom from guilt, fear and worry gives me the time, energy and boldness to help others live free from these chains which have bound me. It is when I serve others that I am most free!
~David
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July 11th Shredding Event Canceled
We will try again next year!
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Upper Room Magazines are in the Blessing Box
Magazine donations welcome! Mail a check with "Upper Room" on memo line to: MUMC, PO Box 460, Manchaca, TX 78652
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Compassion Camp: Virtual VBS
It's not too late to sign up for our Virtual VBS program. Because it is online, your grandkids or nieces and nephews can participate, even if they live out of state! To learn more about VBS, or to register some campers, please click here:
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Family Fun BINGO Night (via Zoom) Friday, July 10, 6:30 PM
Church family, all are invited to join us for a night of games and fellowship via zoom. Click this link to join:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83676238015. Once you are on the call, we will post a website in the chat where you will go to generate your own Bingo card. (If multiple family members want to play, please log in with different devices.) While anyone can join last minute without an RSVP, letting us know that you are coming in advance can help us better plan this event. (It helps to know how many individual Bingo cards we will need for each game.) RSVP here:
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c044aadad2fa13-mumc4.
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Virtual Town Hall Meeting - July 12 at 2 p.m.
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Homecoming Update
The main metric the church leadership team is using to determine when our church can safely return to congregational worship in the building is this: a 14-day drop in the 7-day average number of hospitalizations in Travis County. Because of current trends, we are not yet certain when that will be. When we see a downward trend in the data, at that point we will evaluate what is the best date to return. The
source data we are using is found here:
As David said in his
letter
to the congregation
with the attached document
about the plan for reopening, this is a fluid process as we respond to the best data and science available to us.
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MUMC Song Fest
Friday, July 17 at 6:30 p.m.
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- Friday Family Fun Nights
- Compassion Camp
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- Connect Groups
- Youth Water Games
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Sunday Worship - join us from home on
Facebook
(church campus closed)
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Sunday, July 5, 2020
5th Sunday after Pentecost
What Freedom Is
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8:30 a.m.
Traditional Worship Service
Pastor David McNitzky
Galatians 5:1;13-15
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9:30 a.m.
Children's Time
Kim Carroll
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11:00 a.m.
Praise Worship Service
Pastor Jason Esparza
John 8:34-36; Romans 8:1-2
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David's Exodus Sunday School Class,
9:45 - 10:15 a.m.
Or login with - Meeting ID: 513 661 475, Password: 054834
Seeker's Class,
10:00 a.m.
Join us for a new topic this week as we recap our Collossians study and look at the background/history/overview of the Book of Philemon. All are welcome!
Links to our previous Collossians study materials may be found
on our website
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Or login with - Meeting ID: 133 051 453
, Password: 9fx0mZ
Kim Carroll's Adult Sunday School Class,
10:00 - 10:40 a.m.
Topic:
States and Cities Change Course on Reopenings as Coronavirus Cases Rise
GriefShare, 1:30 - 2:45 p.m.
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Nourishment at Noon, Monday - Friday, 12:00 p.m.
Join us on the
Manchaca UMC Facebook Page every weekday at noon to give yourself a midday spiritual lift. On Mondays and Wednesdays, you'll hear from Pastor David. On Tuesdays, Mark will bring you a musical message. On Thursday, get some helpful prayer tips from Kim. Fridays will be some or all of the Esparza Family!
David's Tuesday Class will resume in August
Listen to previous class recordings
here.
Seussical Funday School for Children, Tuesday Mornings
Seuss Story: Sneetches
Theme: We are all made one in Christ. We are all created and loved by God.
For Fun: I Spy and Find the Hidden Emoji
NEW! FIERCE: Women of God Who Changed the World, Wednesdays at 9:30 a.m.
6 weeks,
begins July 8
, 9:30 - 11:30 am, Book Costs: $12 (Scholarships Available)
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