First Church News & Updates - June 28, 2019
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Next week we will celebrate Independence Day... the 243rd birthday of our country. To celebrate, please enjoy "The Battle Hymn of the Republic" sung by our summer choir in 2017.
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Enjoy this First Church news.
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Experience Love. Spread Hope.
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Sermon: “Red Flag Warnings"
Please join us in worship at 8:30 am (Sanctuary), 9:40 am (Family Life Center) and 11 am (Sanctuary) this Sunday.
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Words from Will...The Lion King comes to First Church
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Each summer, we do a change of pace that brings the good news of God’s love in a different angle. Since this year the updated version of
The Lion King is coming to theaters on July 19, our worship planning team decided to Lion King our theme for our summer series, July 14 through August 11.
As was the case last summer, all services will be in the Family Life Center which allows us to take care of some maintenance issues in the Sanctuary. While AC problems prompted the decision last year, this year we will be working on sound and lighting issues.
Many of you shared how much you enjoyed the informal feel of the services last summer. The bonus is the ability to turn the Family Life Center into a “Savannah-style” setting with special sound and visual effects. The Summer Choir, Handbells and soloists will feature music from the musical and we are planning a Lion King parade. Special thanks to Morganne Davies and Chris Burton, with assistance from our VBS decorating team, for teaming up to create our staging.
Here are the themes:
- July 14: “Just Can’t Wait to Be King”, Genesis 37:3-20
- July 21: “Reclaiming the Pride Lands”, Ezekiel 37:1-14
- July 28: “Hakuna Matata”, Ecclesiastes 2:17-24, Matthew 6:25-34
- August 4: “Dealing with Your Scars”, Philippians 3:17-24
- August 11: “A New Day at Pride Rock”, John 3:1-8
This would be a great series to invite friends, relatives and neighbors. In the meantime, we look forward to an inspiring Independence Sunday celebration this Sunday.
Wear red, white and blue!
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Dr. Will Cotton
Senior Pastor
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Don't miss Watermelon, Baseball & Fun on July 14.
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The
United Methodist Commission on Relief (UMCOR) has shared that there is a great need for hygiene kits along the border areas. Hygiene kits provide the basic necessities for people who are transient and seeking asylum.
The
First Church Missions and Outreach Leadership Team invites interested Sunday School classes and/or other small groups or individuals to support this effort by making hygiene kits.
Click here for instructions on how to prepare the hygiene kits.
Hygiene kits may be dropped off at the church office no later than July 8.
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The Mission Panama Team has had a busy and productive week in Panama. They will return home on Sunday. Please continue to pray for their safety and success in this medical mission as they represent First Church by
boldly sharing the love of God in Jesus Christ to bring hope to the world. You can follow the team on
Mission Panama Facebook page to read their daily blog posts.
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VBS ROAR 2019 was a huge success at First Church! During the past two weeks, we have had 374 children, ages 3-10, plus an army of dedicated youth and adult volunteers on campus. Children began and ended each day with worship in the sanctuary, which included lots of singing, dancing and even some humorous skits! In between, groups rotated to various stations such as Bible Adventures, Games, Snacks, Kid Video and Imagination Station. Each day all activities focused on a different Bible point:
God is GOOD even when life is unfair, scary, changing, sad and good.
In addition to learning about God’s goodness, the children all participated in daily missions. For our local mission, we collected non-perishable goods to restock the shelves at the
Round Rock Area Serving Center. For our global mission, we donated cash for
Operation Kid-to-Kid, an organization that gives children the opportunity to help other children around the world. This year, the money collected will be sent to Zambia to help expectant and new moms and their babies get the brightest beginning possible. Our donations will fund prenatal care as well as adequate nutrition and health care for infants to age 2.
Our fifth-grade program is completely mission-focused, with a variety of projects in between worship each day. Students made dog biscuits for the
Williamson County Regional Animal Shelter and placemats for the Veterans program at the
Ride on Center for Kids. They also traveled to off-site missions...stocking shelves at the
RRASC, making lunch for guests staying at the
Ronald McDonald House in Austin and visiting residents at senior living facilities...and came back energized and excited about serving each day!
We hope all participants will wear their VBS t-shirts and join us Sunday in worship when we announce mission totals for both weeks! Children will be invited to sing for the congregation at 11 am worship.
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BEE a Ringer! Children's Chime Camps are coming up! July 16 – 18 & August 6 – 8.
Sign up for one of our summer chime camps for children in grades 3 - 5. Three days of reading, rhythm and fun.
More details...
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This week at First Church...
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Saturday, June 29
Sunday, June 30
- 8:30, 9:40 & 11 am – Worship Services
- 9:40 am - Sunday school for all ages
Monday, July 1
- 7:00 pm – Why is it Always God's Fault?, Bldg. 5-127
Tuesday, July 2
- 8:30 am – UMM Tuesday Breakfast Group, Juarez Bakery
- 11:30 am - Women's Book Club, Bldg. 5-127
- 12:30 pm – Brown Bag Theologians, Bldg. 5-122
Wednesday, July 3
- 6:15 am – UMM Breakfast, fellowship, & devotional, FLC/Bldg. 3
- 9:30 am – Women’s Bible Study, Bldg. 5-124
Thursday, July 4 - Happy Independence Day. Church office will be closed.
Friday, July 5 - Church office will be closed.
- 8:30 am – Round Rock Helpers, Bldg. 4-2
- 8:00 pm – Narcotics Anonymous-Right Stuff, Bldg. 4
Saturday, July 6
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Betty Robertson
Communication
First United Methodist Church Round Rock
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