First Church News & Updates - October 26, 2018
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First Church will be a busy place this Sunday. In addition to the usual three worship services, the United Methodist Men will be selling their delicious smoked briskets between services. Then later, it is all about
Fall Festival/Trunk or Treat. It will be a lot of fun for kids and families. Will the Great Pumpkin make an appearance? Who knows...but there will lots of food, fun activities and treats!
From the great philosopher, Linus:
"There are three things I've learned never to discuss with people: religion, politics, and the Great Pumpkin."
Enjoy this First Church E-News.
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Vision 2025 - Experience Love. Spread Hope.
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Sermon: "On a Wing and a Prayer"
Dr. Will Cotton will be preaching at the 8:30 and 11 am services. Dr. Pat McCain will preach at 9:40 am.
Please join us in worship this weekend. The 8:30 and 11 am services will be in the Sanctuary. The 9:40 am service will be in the Family Life Center.
Next Sunday, November 4, is
All Saints Sunday...a special day in the life of the church. We will remember and honor those why have passed away during this year.
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Words from Will...Members or Partners?
Our theme for our 2018 Stewardship Emphasis is
“I Promise – Embracing What Really Matters!”
Many United Methodist churches are discarding the term
members
, because it seems to be a contract that allows us certain privileges that non-members don’t get. It’s the language of a social club more than a family of faith, whereas
partnership
is about participation in a shared venture. It is being in a Christ-centered community and reaching the world with God’s life-changing, world-changing love. Members, in modern language, seemed to ask
“What am I getting?”
(fees for services rendered) while partners ask,
“What am I offering?”
(a way to be part of something far greater than ourselves).
There are five dimensions to our partnership as a United Methodist congregation: prayers, presence, gifts, service and witness. On each of the next five Sundays, we will be talk about one of these dimensions. Properly prayer will be first, for in truth it is foundational for all the rest. It is also the dimension most underutilized and underrated. How are you and I partners in prayer for our church? We live in a day when many Christians are joining the rest of society and doing a lot more
preying
than
praying
.
I have a hunch that there is more to these five dimensions than we realize. I look forward to considering them more deeply with you. In the meantime, partner with me in prayer for Sunday.
See you then.
Sincerely in Christ,
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Dr. Will Cotton
Senior Pastor
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Staff Opening: Facilities Supervisor. Full time position.
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Our new associate pastor,
Dr. Pat McCain will serve as
Executive Pastor, thereby streamlining the broad responsibilities of the Operations Manager. If you are interested in the position of
Facilities Supervisor, please send your resume to Dr. McCain at pat@fumc-rr.org. Staff-Parish Relations Committee in partnership with Scott Reid, Trustees President, is working on the full job description.
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Year to date Revenue: $1,698,272.05
Year to date Expenses: $1,818,036.30
2018 Budget: $2,481,067.63
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Upcoming Churchwide Events
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Trunk or Treat/Fall Festival is this Sunday!
Bring the entire family (minus pets) in Halloween costumes to celebrate at this free
Trunk or Treat and Fall Festival at First Church. Included in the Fall Festival are interactive games, inflatables, live music, hotdogs, snow cones, popcorn, a trackless train and much more!
Although the event is free, families are asked to bring food item donations for our Thanksgiving Bags Mission. Items include: canned fruit, canned corn, canned green beans, sweet potatoes, stuffing mix, cranberry sauce, corn bread mix, brownie or cake mix, instant potatoes or a monetary donation.
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Honoring those who served...
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New Church Directory coming soon...
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We are preparing the
2019 First Church Guidebook Directory. This non-pictorial directory is prepared and direct-mailed from the publisher to each First Church family. Now is a good time to go to
myFirstChurch and make sure your contact information is correct. If you have not yet logged in at
myFirst Church, now is the time! If you need assistance with
myFirst Church, please contact Tricia Gossett, tricia@fumc-rr.org.
This directory is provided at no cost to the church or members. It is subsidized through ads from local businesses. If you own or manage a business and would like to find out about advertising in our book, please
complete the form for potential advertisers on our website. You will be contacted by a representative from Guide Book Publishing with complete details. Other questions? Contact Betty Robertson, betty@fumc-rr.org by November 5.
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Saturday, November 10, 7am – Sunday, November 11, 12:30 pm
- Serving in San Antonio with Sleep in Heavenly Peace
- Spending the night at FUMC-San Marcos
- Cost: $40 before October 21 / $50 after October 21(No cost for Adult Volunteers)
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UMW Lydia Circle is hosting a special guest on November 13
Marion Jones, the Olympic champion and gold medal runner, is coming to the UMW Lydia Circle on November 13. It is a salad supper to start at 6 pm in Payne Cottage. Please bring a salad to share. Marion will speak right after the meal. The meeting is open to all women of the church and any guest you might like to bring. To help us plan for seating, please RSVP to Patti Ruth at 512-944-5339 or pjruth1@gmail.com.
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Mission Panama 2019 - June 22-30, 2019
Our next Mission Panama trip is on the calendar! If you're interested in getting more information about this life-changing ministry, join us for an informational meeting on
Sunday, November 4 at 12:15 pm in Bldg. 5-127. Questions? Contact Jennifer Glasgow,
jennlglasgow@gmail.com.
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Do you have some unused Christmas cards?
Kairos Texas Prison Ministry is currently collecting unused greeting cards (English or Spanish) to distribute to the inmates at Lockhart Correctional Facility. Please leave any cards you would like to donate in provided boxes in Santuary foyer or Famiy Life Center so that some may send Christmas greetings to their loved ones this holiday season. Thank you for your support and God Bless!
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This week at First Church...
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Saturday, October 27
- 7:00 pm – Bridge Club, Bldg. 5-127
Sunday, October 28
- 8:40 am - Life Group - Be Awesome, Bldg. 4-2
- 8:30, 9:40 and 11 am - Worship services
- 11:00 am - LifeGroups, Bldg. 5-124, 148, & 222
- 11:00 am - Becoming a Girl of Grace, Bldg. 5-223/224
- 11:40 am - Alleluia Chorus Children's Choir rehearsal, Bldg. 4/Payne Cottage
- 3:15 pm - Youth Choir rehearsal, South Suite
- 4 - 6 pm - Trunk or Treat/Fall Festival, Church campus
Monday, October 29
- 8:45 am – Ring of Joy, South Suite
- 3:45 pm – Kids of the Kingdom Chimes, Bldg. 3/FLC
- 7:00 pm - Boy Scout Troop #157, Bldg. 3/FLC
Tuesday, October 30
- 8:30 am - UMM Tuesday Breakfast group, Juárez Restaurant on South Mays
- 9:30 am - First Church Crafters, 115 Winsted
- 9:30 am -Women’s Bible Study, Bldg. 5-122
- 10:00 am - A Matter of Balance class, Bldg. 5-148
- 12:30 pm - Brown Bag Theologians, Bldg. 5-122
- 6:00 pm - HeartSong Choir rehearsal, South Suite
- 6:30 pm - Community Bible Study, Bldg. 5-223/224
- 6:30 pm - Jubilation Bells Rehearsal, North Suite
- 7:00 pm – Church Council, Bldg. 5-124
Wednesday, October 31
- 6:15 am - UMM Breakfast, fellowship, & devotional, FLC/Bldg.3
- 9:30 am - Women's Bible Study, Bldg. 5-232/234
- 6:30 pm - Women's Bible Study, Bldg. 5-232/234
Thursday, November 1
- 9:30 am - Heart to Heart Quilters, 115 Winsted
- 7:00 pm - Council Oak Bell rehearsal, North Suite
Friday, November 2
- 8:30 am - Round Rock Helpers, Bldg. 4-2
- 9:30 am - MOM Weekly Gathering, Bldg. 5-232/234
- 8:00 pm - Narcotics Anonymous-Right Stuff, Bldg. 4
Saturday, November 3
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Betty Robertson
Communication
First United Methodist Church Round Rock
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