Weekly News
April 10th through April 17th, 2019
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Sunday Worship Services
9:00am in the Sanctuary
11:15am in the Sanctuary
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Choir Practice:
Wednesdays 6:45pm in Sanctuary
Praise Band Practice:
Wednesdays 7:45pm in the Sanctuary
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Palm Sunday Cantata:
April 14th, 9:00am and 11:15am, Sanctuary
Maundy Thursday:
April 18th 7:00pm, Family Life Center
Good Friday
: April 19th, 7:00pm, Family Life Center
Easter Sunday:
April 21st, 9:00am and 11:15am, Family Life Center
Easter Brunch:
April 21st, 10:00am, Fellowship Hall
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Don't forget to bring FILLED Easter eggs on Sunday if you're able. We're hoping to have bunches of kids so we'll need bunches of eggs!
Join us for an Easter Egg Hunt!
Sunday, April 14th at 12:30pm
All are welcome!
We'll meet in the Family Life Center for refreshments while the eggs are being hidden and then the hunt will begin! This event is open to all, so bring your friends!
We'll also be extending the invitation to those in our community who benefit from our Blessings Box. Join us in welcoming visitors to our event!
** Congregation, we'll need your help collecting FILLED eggs between now and April 14th. There will be a basket for collection in the Fellowship Hall.
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EASTER BRUNCH!
Bring family and friends to Easter Brunch!
Sunday, April 21
st
following the 9:00 am Easter Service in the Fellowship Hall
The Kyle United Methodist Women will be hosting
and serving delicious bakery items, fresh fruit and beverages
Please bring your favorite breakfast casserole or brunch item to share.
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Flowers for the Cross
On Easter Sunday, please bring a live flower from your garden to place on our Easter Cross in the Family Life Center.
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The Church offices
will be closed
Monday, April 22nd
for Easter Monday.
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The American Heart Association is looking for volunteers for the Annual Hay's / Caldwell County Heart walk on Friday, April 12th at the Five Mile Dam Soccer Complex.
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Upcoming ramp builds for TRP
Saturday April 13, 2019
Saturday May 11, 2019
Saturday June 8, 2019
There is a Signup Genius for these builds if you would like to volunteer. When signing up please let us know if you have previous experience with ramp builds. For more information about TRP please contact Tom Simcoe at 512-413-8045 or
ipadzebra@icloud.com
.
TRP is also looking for volunteers that are able to help during the week.
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Helping our Neighbors at
Kyle Elementary
On Saturday, April 27, Kyle UMC will construct new bleachers for our neighbors at Kyle Elementary School. We need folks to help build the bleachers. If you are interested in helping contact Paul Mojica at
pjmojica@gmail.com
.
We also need funding. The cost of the lumber and hardware is almost $700.00. The Rio Texas Annual Conference of The United Methodist Church will cover half, so we need to raise $350.00. If you can help with the cost, please make your check out to Kyle UMC and write “school bleachers” in the memo section. The school administrators are excited to have new bleachers for their field day on May 24
th
. Thank you in advance for your generosity and servant heart!
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Kyle United Methodist Church is partnering with Allied Services of Kyle to help Navigate Homelessness in children and youth in Kyle.
Allied Services of Kyle (A.S.K) is a service-driven collaboration of churches, businesses, organizations and individuals that provide short-term relief and create long-term systems of physical, emotional, and spiritual support for citizens in the greater Kyle community.
The Navigating Homelessness Group meets the last Monday of the Month and KUMC is now hosting the meetings in the Family Life Center.
The next meeting will be Monday, April 29th at 10:30am.
Anyone who is interested is encouraged to attend.The next meeting will be a continued discussion on the initial short term goal of providing Hygiene Kits and the long term goal of providing transportation to and from different aid services.
The Children of Incarcerated Parents Group will meet on Thursday, April 4th at 11:00am at the Kyle Police Department.
Please join Allied Services of Kyle as they begin to put together solutions to better serve the children in our community who are directly affected by these circumstances.
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Lighten Your Life for Lent
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Do you have gently used or never worn clothing, shoes, and accessories lying around your home? What about kitchen items, bedding, décor, or furniture that is still in good condition, but you do not need/want it anymore? If so, Lighten Your Life this Lenten season! Please collect the suggested items throughout Lent.
When you’re ready, bring your items (washed/cleaned and sorted – hangers are appreciated) to the Choir room in the Fellowship Hall so that volunteers can sort the items in preparation for a Free Garage Sale hosted by the KUMC Young Adults and Missions Team!
All donations must be received by April 28
th
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On May 4
th
, members of our local community will be invited to our Free Garage Sale (see reverse side for details) and they can “shop” for items that they need for their families/homes.
If you have any questions, please contact Shannon Taylor (512.993.9499) or Krystyn Jensen (512.618.7478).
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Save the Date!
Free Community Garage Sale
Saturday, May 4th 8:00am-noon
Open to anyone in the Kyle/Hays community in need!
HOW CAN YOU HELP?
Bring your
clean/gently used/sorted (hangers appreciated)
items from the Lighten Your Life for Lent drive to the church during business hours or on Sunday’s during church hours by Sunday, April 28
th
. If you have clothing racks we can use we would greatly appreciate it and they will be returned to you.
A sign-up to help sort items April 18
th
– May 3
rd
, pick-up larger furniture items from members homes (May 3
rd
), and/or to help at the sale itself (May 4
th
) will be available through sign-up genius soon and a copy will be placed the Fellowship Hall!
Most importantly, spread the word and invite people who could benefit from this event!
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Bible on Tap- New Location
Beginning Monday, April 8th at 6:30pm, Bible on Tap will move to
Aviator Pizza and Drafthouse on Kohler's Crossing here in Kyle.
This hour long, weekly bible study will cover a current event topic that provides countless opportunities for discussion and biblical reference! There is nothing to prepare or study ahead of time.
Please join us for this relaxed and fun filled weekly gathering while we explore our current world and how our faith and the bible helps us navigate our daily lives!
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Starting February 4, 2019, in the Wallace Classroom in the Family Life Center, the members of the Living the Questions Adult Sunday School class invite you to join in a study of John Wesley and Methodists, the beliefs and actions that started the group of believers called Methodists.
The class will consist of some readings, some presentations, and an extended dialogue about what it means to us today. Travel with us from Epworth, Lincolnshire in 1703 through time attending Oxford, during ordination in the Anglican church, on a trip to the New World in 1735 to preach in Georgia, and onward to return to England, Aldergate Street, and the continued the development of a group of Methodists, in both England and America, as Methodism was born. Live the Questions with us in the faith journey.
We invite you to join us at 10:00 on Sunday mornings this spring.
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Join us for Food, fun and fellowship every Sunday from 6-8pm in the Family Life Center. All 6th-12th graders and their friends are invited!
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We could really use help with meals and snacks! If you, your family, your ministry group or Sunday School group would like to sponsor a meal or snacks, please sign up below!
You are welcome to make a monetary donation, provide supplies for a meal, prepare a meal and drop it off or come prepare the meal on Sunday and stay to hang out! Our youth really appreciate the support of our congregation!
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Join us Sundays at 10:00am in the Family Life Center for Sunday School.
Animated Bible story videos use visuals and sound effects, giving kids the opportunity to retell the story in their own words.
Kids interact with the Bible in every lesson, following the arc of the biblical narrative.
- Continue the conversation
Kids walk away from lessons, retelling the stories they’ve learned and taking home completed activities.
We'll have 3 classes for the Fall:
Toddler-PreK, Kinder- 2nd, 3rd-5th grade
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Youth Sunday School
CORE (Connect, Own, Reveal, Empower®) is a resource designed to help teenagers discover their true identity, value and worth as God’s children and empower them to reach their potential in faithfully following Christ with others.
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Dig In is a four session study for groups of all sizes that takes teens on the journey of addressing the obstacles they’ve experienced in understanding who they are in Christ toward connecting with God and others in new and healthy ways.
- Identity Theft
- Delete the Spam
- Connect with God
- Connect with Others
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The Kyle UMC Young Adults group is made up of all church attendees (no church membership required) between the ages of 18 - 40! Young Adults at KUMC currently serve in various areas of worship and church life including the Sanctuary Choir and Praise Band, the Missions Committee, Sunday School Teachers/Support Teachers, the Youth Leader, and many more. In addition, the group coordinates the Reverse Advent, support each other through a Facebook group, and will present other service and social activities near future.
If you are a member or simply attend KUMC and would be interested in getting involved with this wonderful group of Young Adults, please contact the Young Adult Representative, Krystyn Jensen at
k.jensen0713@gmail.com or 512-618-7478.
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United Methodist Women News
We invite anyone interested in learning more about what we do to in service and to share in God’s love to please come and visit our Circles. We welcome new faces and new ideas. We enjoy working on our ministries and helping support local charities; focusing on women and children’s needs.
CHEER CIRCLE
The KUMW Cheer Circle will meet on the first Monday of the month
at 11am
in the Family Life Center. We are continuing to work on our upcoming Spring activities bringing our “cheer” and love to those we serve. We will share a devotional, fellowship and a light lunch. Please join us!! If you need a ride, call Shirley Ellis at 512-262-7292.
TWILIGHT CIRCLE
The Twilight Evening Circle gathering is on
May 9th at 7pm
in the Family Life Center. Our program will be from the UMW Sisterhood of Grace Program Book. Please join us. If questions, please contact Joan Goodwin, 972-679-3600.
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Prayer Ministry meets
every Tuesday at 2 pm
in the Sanctuary
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Please visit KyleUMC.com and click on "ONLINE GIVING/E_TITHE at the top of the screen to get started.
Directions on how to do this are located in the Front of the Sanctuary or in the Fellowship Hall.
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Dates To Remember!
4/10 Choir Practice, 6:45pm (Sanctuary)
4/10 Praise Band Practice, 7:45pm (Sanctuary)
4/13 Ramp Build
4/14 Palm Sunday Cantata, Both Services
4/14 Easter Egg Hunt, 12:30pm
4/14 Youth Group, 6-8pm, FLC
4/15 Bible on Tap, 6:30pm, Aviator Pizza and Drafthouse, Kyle
4/16 Coffee Hour, 9:30am, Starbucks in Target, Kyle
4/16 Prayer Ministry, 2:00pm, (Sanctuary)
4/18 Maundy Thursday Service, 7:00pm (FLC)
4/19 Good Friday Service, 7:00pm (FLC)
4/21 Easter Services, 9:00 & 11:15am, (FLC)
4/21 Easter Brunch, 10:00am (FH)
4/21 No evening Youth Group
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