E-News for January 16, 2018
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This Sunday, January 20, I will be preaching in all three worship services. Pastor Erin and Pastor Gena will be out this weekend for the Women’s Retreat, so a number of our ladies will be out as well. I am continuing our sermon series on
The Balanced Life.
We have covered the importance of
Worship
and
Growing Faith
these last two Sundays. Our focus this Sunday is on
Giving.
But I want you to know the sermon this Sunday will not deal with financial giving. We have preached those sermons recently. Our focus this Sunday is on the many ways all Christian disciples are called to give. The focus is on giving to Christ and to others generous hearts in living for others.
We are called to be generous in many ways, in our care for others, in our service to our church and our community, and even in the giving of our gracious spirits to others we may disagree with strongly but who we are called to love. We are called to be persons of grace and showing mercy to people we have wounded and are worthy of our love.
This is never easy, but is the indispensable nature of a Christian. There isn’t a better example for United Methodists than this time as we approach the Special Called General Conference of the UMC on February 23-26 in St. Louis, Missouri. The purpose of this unique General Conference is to attempt to resolve the ongoing dissension and debate on the issue of homosexuality and the doctrinal stance of the UMC. Regardless of the outcome, the United Methodist Church will continue with a mission to make disciples of Jesus Christ for the transformation of the world. We must be generous in showing graciousness and love to our brothers and sisters in Christ.
Some of us are very knowledgeable of what has gone before to bring us to this place and many of us are not. I hope to schedule a church meeting in the next few weeks to hear a presentation on the three main proposals to be presented to General Conference. Please stay tuned, and may each of us live with gracious and generous hearts to everyone. God bless.
Grateful to be your pastor,
Pastor Mike
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Administrative Board Meeting
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Tuesday, January 29
7:00 pm
This meeting is open to any who are interested in attending, but only elected members of the board will vote on action items. Minutes of the previous meeting and agenda will be emailed to board members the week of January 21st.
If you have any questions, please contact the church office at 817-460-4212.
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Thank you, New World, for your generosity in the past regarding the Cancer Chemo Care Bags. This has proven to be a needed and very appreciated mission. I was able to provide close to 200 bags along with adding to the snack areas.
I told the nurses this would be an ongoing project and they have reached out to me.
I come to you again to help provide items for the bags as well as the bags themselves.
Dollar Tree has started stocking different cloth bags which can be used. We have also used the plain/colored paper bags. For the larger coloring books, I have used 1 or 2 gallon bags. Everyone gets a bag of some kind.
Below are some suggested items - all from Dollar Tree. Please remember to keep fragrances very mild as chemo heightens everything.
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General
Small Bags
Bandana/Hat (fitting for both genders)
Hand Sanitizer or Sanitizer Wipes
Tissues
Chapstick (one that is a moisturizer is best)
Hand Lotion (fitting for both genders)
Pens and or Mechanical Pencils
Small Notepad
Masks (To be given to the nurses to hand out as needed)
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For Something to Do
Deck of Cards
Puzzle Book – Crossword/Word Search/Sudoku
Color Book with Colored Pencils
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A Little Something Extra
Glass with Lid
Water Bottle (8 oz is fine)
Throat Lozenges or Hard Candy
Small Bag of Pretzels/Crackers/Regular Chips – nothing spicy & no peanut butter
If you are interested in helping with items, you may contact me, Melissa Darrow,
txlady.1956@gmail.com
, or place your items in a basket at the church. I will take the completed bags to Texas Oncology - Arlington South, to be distributed by the nurses to those who they feel would benefit from them.
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Creative Volunteer Opportunity: Mission and Art Nights
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Looking for a way to use your artistic talents in ministry? Not an artist, but you just want a creative way to love your neighbors? Consider becoming a Mission and Art volunteer!
What is it? Mission and Art Nights are New World’s weekly volunteer time with residents of the Arlington Salvation Army Shelter, in partnership with students from the University of Texas at Arlington School of Social Work. We meet as a small group on Mondays 6:30-8:00PM for a time of hearing a short message, creating an art or craft project together, relaxing and getting to know one another. You do not need to be an artist to participate, the materials are all provided ahead of time for you, and we would love to have more volunteers join our team.
Beginning Monday, February 4, we will provide weekly Mission and Art Nights at the local Salvation Army Shelter. To learn more, contact Pastor Erin
erin@nwumc.org.
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New World will host the first blood drive of 2019 on Sunday, February 3, from 8:30 -12:30. You have the option of donating in either our Fellowship Hall or the Carter BloodCare Bus. Click on either of the links below to schedule your appointment.
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Sunday School Volunteers Needed!
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There is a table in the Fellowship Hall to sign-up to volunteer to help with Children’s Sunday school. Check your calendars to see when you can help. I very much appreciate everyone who volunteered last fall. We are in a new semester of school and need to fill up our Sign In Sheets again. Amy Vitek and Erin Leary are teaching our 5th and 6th graders each week. We need 1 - 2 volunteers to help with the younger elementary and preschool children.
Please prayerfully consider investing your time in the lives of our children in helping them build a foundation for their faith.
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In Bible Explorers this semester we are working on reading in our Bibles every day. The children will come home with a list of verses for the week There is also a theme for each week. Last week’s theme was God Made Everything. Last Sunday night we read the scriptures for this theme at our meeting on Sunday night and discussed them. This week the children will read the scriptures at home. We will discuss these scriptures on
Sunday, January 27. Bible Explorer does not meet this coming Sunday due to the 3 day weekend.
This week’s theme is
Jesus is God’s Son
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God said from heaven: “This is my Son and I love him. I am very pleased with him.” Matthew 3:17
Monday - Matthew 1:18-25
Tuesday - Matthew 3:16-17
Wednesday - Matthew 16:15-17
Thursday - Mark 9:2-7
Friday - John 20:16-17
Saturday - John 20:30-31
Sunday - Hebrews 1:1-4
As you can see there are only a few verses to read each day. I believe forming this discipline in our lives goes along with our Sermon Series, "A Balanced Life". This is a wonderful opportunity for the children to practice looking up the scriptures and will help them become more familiar with their Bible. A time each day spent reading scripture and spending time with God is a wonderful habit to form. This is for the Bible Explorer children, but I invite all the children and families to participate. Each week at our Bible Explorer meeting we will discuss the scriptures that we read the previous week.
Ms. Kathy
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Important Youth Dates
January 20
Sunday School - 10:30-11:45
NO
Hands & Feet practice or Shine-
Enjoy your 3 day weekend!
**Reminder**
Mid-Winter Retreat is February 15-17, and registration is still open! You only have 2 more weeks to sign up at the early bird price. Ask or email Sarah if you have any questions –
sarah@nwumc.org
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“For I am not ashamed of the gospel, because it is the power of God that brings salvation to everyone who believes: first to the Jew, then to the Gentile. For in the gospel the righteousness of God is revealed—a righteousness that is by faith from first to last, just as it is written: ‘The righteous will live by faith’”
Romans 1:16-17
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In a mother’s womb were two babies. One asked the other: “Do you believe in life after delivery?” The other replied, “Why, of course. There has to be something after delivery. Maybe we are here to prepare ourselves for what we will be later.”
“Nonsense,” said the first. “There is no life after delivery. What kind of life would that be?”
The second said, “I don’t know, but there will be more light than here. Maybe we will walk with our legs and eat from our mouths. Maybe we will have other senses that we can’t understand now.”
The first replied, “That is absurd. Walking is impossible. And eating with our mouths? Ridiculous! The umbilical cord supplies nutrition and everything we need. But the umbilical cord is so short. Life after delivery is to be logically excluded.”
The second insisted, “Well I think there is something and maybe it’s different than it is here. Maybe we won’t need this physical cord anymore.”
The first replied, “Nonsense. And moreover, if there is life, then why has no one ever come back from there? Delivery is the end of life, and in the after-delivery, there is nothing but darkness and silence and oblivion. It takes us nowhere.”
“Well, I don’t know,” said the second, “but certainly we will meet Mother and she will take care of us.”
The first replied “Mother? You actually believe in Mother? That’s laughable. If Mother exists then where is She now?”
The second said, “She is all around us. We are surrounded by her. We are of Her. It is in Her that we live. Without Her, this world would not and could not exist.”
Said the first: “Well I don’t see Her, so it is only logical that She doesn’t exist.”
To which the second replied, “Sometimes, when you’re in silence and you focus and listen, you can perceive Her presence, and you can hear Her loving voice, calling down from above.”
Maybe this was one of the best explanations of the concept of GOD.
New World Intercessory Prayer Ministry
submitted by
Leslie Qualman
If you have a prayer article that you would like to
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Lord, Hear Our Prayers...
Hospital
Steve Cantrell:
MCA
Terry Dunklin:
Heritage Oaks
Recuperating at Home
Bud Cohenour,
John Mitchell, Rachel Nolen
Amber Walter's grandfather, Jerry Wells
Those Facing Cancer and its Treatment
Lynda Arnold’s sister, Jonda
Meagan Feik
Amanda Heathcott
Todd Milam
Hospice Care
Gwenne Galati:
Home Hospice Care
Tom McGrew's father, Clarence:
Home Hospice Care
Ruth Savage:
Meadowbrook Memory Care, Arlington
Chronic Condition
Leigh Jamieson
Tradel Harris, Darlus Schoonover’s granddaughter
Moving
Due to health issues
, Bud and Jo Cohenour
will be moving to Tulsa, Oklahoma, on February 2. While this move will be a loss for us, the joy is that the Cohenour's will be living closer to their children. Join us in thanking Bud and Jo for their many years of dedication to New World.
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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, January 13 - 221
Adult Sunday School - 68
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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 Student 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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