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First United Methodist Church of Longview
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Join us in the Faith Center this Sunday morning, starting at 9:50 a.m., to hear a report from our pastors and delegates who attended Annual Conference! Bring your whole Sunday school class!
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Summer is here! As you read this edition of
The Voice
Becca, Nathan, and I are down at The Woodlands for Annual Conference.
Spoiler Alert
: We are all appointed back to FUMC for another year. We have just passed through a season of graduations and endings to school years. Memorial Day weekend marks an official beginning to a heightened travel season, as if that is really possible with our mobile congregation! Becca has suggested a fun way for us to keep up with one another and stay in touch during this busy season of travel for many with “Hands and Feet Pete”…more info on that elsewhere!
In addition to this fun way for us to stay connected, I want to suggest that everyone make a special effort to be present this summer when you are in town. I promise that we have planned an exciting summer of worship and other activities at FUMC. Even when one of your pastors is gone, we have lined up excellent preachers to lead us in worship. Occasionally, we may combine some services or slightly alter our schedule, so stay tuned through the website and The Voice. We have some guest groups coming in to augment our worship and other events this summer. We will also have a revolving door of mission trips, camps, and other activities that will keep things interesting this summer. God is steadfast and always present! The church is also steadfast in our ministry for one another and beyond as
A Beacon of Hope for All
!
On Sunday, July 1
st
, we will have one Faith Matters service at 8:30 and one Sanctuary Service at 10:45 with our Annual God and Country Service (marking the beginning of my second year with you here). Afterward, we are joining for hamburgers and hot dogs in celebration of the Fourth of July. We hope that you will come and bring your favorite dessert.
There are other exciting events and opportunities for us to be the church together…do all that you can to be present and actively part of what God continues to do at FUMC! Let an exciting season ahead commence for all of us!
Grace and Peace!
Pastor Jay
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Hands and Feet Pete was drawn by one of our recent graduates, Emma Clark
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Pick up your Hands and Feet Pete, this Sunday, June 3
Summer time is a busy season as we travel to see loved ones, enjoy relaxing vacations, and participate in mission trips, camps, and other fun activities! But all that travel means that, over the summer months, we miss the opportunity to be in worship together every Sunday. So this summer we want to introduce you to Hands and Feet Pete- a way to keep us connected even when we can't be together on Sunday morning.
Starting this Sunday, you can pick up your Hands and Feet Pete to take with you throughout the summer. Just snap a picture of you and your friends and family with Pete! Post the picture on Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram, or email it to Pastor Becca at
bnewcomb@longviewfumc.org
. We'll use these pictures on our social media, in the Voice, and other places to help us be connected to each other even while we are apart. Hands and Feet Pete reminds us that we are always the Body of Christ, His hands and feet, whether we are together in Longview or miles apart around the world.
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Adult Summer Bible Study
Wednesdays, July 11-August 1
6:30-7:30 p.m.
Heritage Room
Get together with your friends on Wednesday evenings in July, enjoy a cup of coffee (maybe iced coffee to deal with the heat) and study the sermon on the mount! For more information please contact
Pastor Becca at
bnewcomb@longviewfumc.org
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Not too late to Sign Up for Mystery Ramble – June 3-5
Students finishing 6
th
& 7
th
grade are invited join the ramble to
mysterious destinations!
Our ramblers will join the 10:45 a.m. traditional worship service as welcome ambassadors for a visiting youth choir. At the end of the service, the congregation will also join in a special “sending forth” prayer for us. After worship we will join the visiting youth choir for lunch before we depart! We have many fun things planned as well as devotionals and mission opportunities. Parents will be given a detailed listing of our locations and contact numbers while we are away. This is a fun trip to join in fellowship and also get to know each other and God better. We will return at approximately 8 p.m. on Tuesday, June 5.
June 6 – We start youth grill and swim!!!
Ian and Mason Dunnahoo along with their family are helping us kick off the summer devotion series at their house, 4305 Windrush. Grill and Swim is from 6-8 p.m. Don’t forget your goggles and towel!! We are planning some crazy and fun ways to get into GOD!!
Follow along with everything the youth are up to on their social media links below!
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Help us Be a Beacon of Hope for All
Youth Ministry is joining with Buckner Family Services to collect new athletic shoes for local children in the Fall. These new athletic shoes will benefit families participating in the School Supply Train in August. The Youth need your help !!!. We have set a target to collect 300 new pairs of shoes. Guess how you can help?
Please consider donating a new pair of shoes, any size from toddler to the largest men shoe you can find!!!!! Our students in Spring Hill, Longview, Pine Tree and surrounding areas need our help. Every child likes to go to school with a new pair of shoes, please help us be a beacon of hope for all the children in Longview.
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Donations for Asbury House
Each month Asbury House is collecting one type of item to help stock their shelves! In
May they are collecting
bubbles and sidewalk chalk! You can bring your donation items to the church office during the week or drop them off at the Welcome Center on Sunday mornings in the Asbury House boxes!
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The missions team is excited to announce that we will be hosting
LIHN families from June 24-30
! If you would like to be a part of a ministry that shows the love of God to families in need by providing them with a safe place to stay, come to our training event on
Sunday, June 10 from 9:30-10:45 a.m
. You will be blessed!
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Life Together at FUMC Longview
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Stewardship and discipleship are an on-going conversation and practice at FUMC. We strive to be good stewards with all of our resources and to hold to the vows we made when we became church members- to uphold the church by our prayers, presence, gifts, service, and witness.
To see our April financial statements
click here
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The United Methodist Women would like to say a special thank you to our church family for their generous contributions and gifts at the graduation shower on Sunday, May 20. Isaac and Kayla are excited about moving on to the next part of their lives! Please continue to keep them in your prayers!
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The SPIRIT Youth Choir from First United Methodist Church in
San Angelo, Texas will present the musical/drama, Godspell,
during a special concert/worship service on Friday, June 1
at 6:30pm in the Faith Center (off Whaley St.) at First United Methodist Church, Longview, TX 75601.
Godspell, written by Stephen Schwartz, is based on the Gospel of
Matthew and depicts the life of Jesus Christ beginning with His
baptism by John the Baptist and ending with His death and
resurrection. A cast of 30 youth, with their house band, will present
this exciting and enthralling musical dressed in bright and colorful
“celebration” clothes.
Great for kids and families! Please join us for this special worship
celebration.
FMI Contact Paul Roberts, Director of Music and Fine Arts at the
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Join in the fun!
The church has always been the perfect place to do things together and enjoy Christian fellowship! A growing interest has developed in the arts of needlecraft and quilting. Whether you are a beginner, want to learn, or have a lot of experience, we invite you to join us, beginning May 31st, on Thursdays at 1 p.m. in room 344 on the third floor. Come join us for a time of crafting and Christian fellowship!
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Sunday, August 19
All four services!
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DO YOU LOVE MEETING PEOPLE AND GREETING NEW FOLKS?
The Hospitality Team might be just the place for you! We have a need for a few extra volunteers, it’s time to put greeters back in strategic locations and entrances to direct visitors and new members where to go in the church. We can always use some substitutes when the regulars are away, or unable to serve. We have two scheduled opportunities to serve in the Welcome center, or at door entrances, 8:00-9:30 and 9:30-10:45. If you enjoy greeting people, and providing information about our church, please consider volunteering once a quarter. Please contact Debbie Hays in the office 903-753-4463 ext109
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Save The Date
50 Plus Anniversary Luncheon
Friday - September 21, 2018
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May 27-30
Texas Annual Conference
May 28
Memorial Day
Office Closed
June 1
Godspell
Faith Center
6:30 p.m.
June 3-5
Youth Mystery Ramble
June 10
LIHN Training Session
9:30-10:45 a.m.
June 10-13
Pre-teen Summer Slam
June 10-15
SOS High School Mission Trip
June 25-29
VBS
9-11:30 a.m.
July 1
Combined Worship
8:30 a.m.- Faith Matters (Faith Center)
10:45 a.m.- God and Country Sunday (Sanctuary)
Noon- Church-wide picnic with potluck dessert!
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To submit an article for the Voice please email Pastor Becca at
bnewcomb@longviewfumc.org. Info must be submitted by Thursday at 5pm in order to be in next week's edition of the Voice.
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First United Methodist Church of Longview
400 N. Fredonia St. Longview, Texas 75601
Tel-(903) 753.4463
Fax-(903) 236.7608
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