Crosswinds Newsletter
April 20, 2022 - Volume 613
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Sunday was a good day.
I went into Holy Week this year thankful for two things: 1) for the Good News of Jesus, and 2) that we get to celebrate that news together. The excitement, energy, and gratitude on Easter Sunday just cannot be matched. It reminds me of a saying a friend, who is a now retired pastor, used to share around this time of year. “There ain’t no better Sunday to be the church than Easter Sunday,” he would say. He is a little country if you didn’t pick up on that. Nevertheless, he’s on to something. Of course, I would add that it’s always a great time to be the church.
This is especially true for our church given the season we’re entering. In the coming weeks, we will be celebrating our graduating seniors, mothers, confirmands and community care ministers in our worship services. That is a lot to celebrate!
We also have some great outreach ministry to give thanks for. Just this week, we delivered over 400 Sonic drinks to the teachers and staff at the four schools closest to the church (MHS, The Mile, JR Irvin and Frank Seale). The school staffs were so thankful for the blessing! Over Easter weekend, we also provided over 110 meals to people we’ve been able to help in our community.
If you’re worried you missed out on some opportunities to serve, you haven’t. We have several more opportunities coming up in the near future. On May 4th, we will be serving breakfast to the school staff at Midlothian High. On May 9th, we will be serving a meal to the staff here at God’s Garden Preschool. We are also scheduling the meals we will be providing all the first responders in Midlothian. If you want to help with any of these meals, please email Cheryl Weadon at CHERYL.
It brings me a lot of joy to write about this kind of ministry. I’m so proud to be a part of a church that loves to bless its community in Jesus’ name. It is indeed a great day to be a part of our church!
Pastor Brady Johnston
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VBS registration is open to volunteers (and students). Click on VBS Registration.
Help prepare communion 2-3 times per year. Contact Pastor April for more details.
Children's Sunday School volunteers are needed. Please contact Keelee by email or phone, M-Th, 8- 4.
Help with Audio Visual (AV) at 8:30 or 11 AM worship services. Please email Tyler Coherd for more information.
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Attention, Senior Class of 2022 |
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We are excited to honor you throughout the month of May. But in order to do that, we need some basic information from you. Please complete the form that is linked in the button below by TODAY, so we can get everything together and ready to celebrate you! Also please drop 2 to 3 pictures, labeled with your name, into the Google folder linked in the button below. The sooner you can do this, the better, so don't wait! If you have any questions, please email Valerie Dick.
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Senior Sunday is May 1st
Mark your calendars!
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High School Senior Scholarships |
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It is a time-honored FUMC tradition to celebrate our graduating seniors. One of the ways we recognize them for their accomplishments is to award scholarships to those who plan to pursue a degree from a 2 or 4-year college or join the military. Since 2007, we have awarded nearly $10,000 in scholarships to FUMC seniors. The scholarships have been funded through the generosity of our congregation.
Graduates applying for a scholarship are asked to complete an application detailing their church, community, and service activities. They also must write an essay answering the question, "How has your life been changed by Jesus Christ?" or "How have you seen the lives of others changed through Jesus Christ?"
Scholarship winners will be selected by a committee of educators and youth leaders. Applications are due by May 20, 2022, and winners will be announced by the end of May. For more information about scholarship requirements, contact Laurie Lundberg at 972-877-8838 or email Laurie. Scholarship applications may be downloaded by request to complete by hand or completed online using the button below.
Our goal is to award as many scholarships as God gives us the funds to allow. To donate, you can send a check to the church or give online below. Whichever method you choose, please memo that it is for “Senior Scholarships.” Online, you can check "Other" and write it in.
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State of the UMC
Church Town Hall Meeting
Sunday, May 1st
4 PM in the Sanctuary
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VBS Cookout on May 22nd!
Let's picnic together and support VBS!
Stick around to eat burgers and hotdogs after church and help support VBS! Food will be ready and served after each worship service and Sunday school. All proceeds will benefit Vacation Bible School 2022.
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VBS Registration is Open
For Volunteers and Kids!
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VBS Returns June 12th-18th
6-8:30 PM
Ages 3yrs (must be potty trained)
through entering 5th Grade
Volunteer Training is June 1st at 6:30 PM
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Easter Meals for Senior Citizens |
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Thanks to everyone who donated money, food and time to provide and deliver Easter meals for over 100 local seniors and kids today. It was a great blessing in the community! A special thanks to the Midlothian Home Group for planning and organizing the meals. Happy Easter! |
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Communion Stewards Needed
Are you interested in helping prepare the sacraments for worship? We are looking for a few people to help prepare and clean up on Communion Sundays. We are helping to create a team volunteers that would serve in this capacity two to three times per year, the first Sunday of the month. If you were interested please click on Pastor April and let her know!
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April 24th: Discover Grace
May 1st: Communion
May 1st: Senior Sunday
May 1st: State of the UMC Townhall Meeting
May 6th: GGP Program
May 8th: Mother's Day
May 8th: Next Steps
May 13th: GGP Graduation
May 15th: Confirmation Sunday
May 22nd: VBS Cookout
June 1st: VBS Training
June 5th: Pentecost
June 12th: Next Steps
June 12th-16th: Vacation Bible School (VBS)
June 19th: Father's Day
See weekly information below.
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Godly Play Children's Worship gathers during 8:30 and 11 AM worship services. Elementary age children are invited to go with our Children's Ministry Team to worship together in the Fellowship Hall. Of course, children are always welcome to stay with their parents throughout worship.
Sunday School Classes meet between services from 9:45-10:45 AM.
+Children's Sunday School Classes meet in the Sanctuary building, various rooms
+Youth Sunday School Classes meet in the FLC upstairs, Jr. High room
+Bill Theiss Fellowship Class, FLC room 109
+Adult Bible Class, FLC room 110
+Upper Room Class, FLC room 201
+Open Door Class, FLC room 107
+Servant's Hands, FLC room 204
+New Horizons Class, FLC room 203
Bell Choir meets Mondays 6-7 PM. Contact the church office or Paul Martin with any questions.
Men's Monday Night Bible Study meets Monday nights from 7-8:30 PM in the Sanctuary Building Workroom. The study is coordinated by Don Garret.
Pastor April's Bible Study meets Wednesday nights from 4:30-5:45 in the sanctuary. The study is "Gospel According to John" and it is not necessary to attend every week, as each week is a different "study".
Chancel Choir meets each Wednesday at 6 PM. Contact the church office or Paul Martin with any questions.
DivorceCare & DivorceCare4Kids meets Wednesdays from 6:30-8 PM in FLC rooms 201 & 203. Please contact Monica Wilson with any questions.
Guided Prayer Hour is a Wednesday night prayer service we will host through May 18th. Join us Wednesdays at 7 PM in the Sanctuary.
Discipleship Groups meet at various times trough out the week. New groups can form at any time! For more information, please contact the church office.
Confirmation Class meets every Sunday at 9:45 n the FLC Senior High room through May (except for Easter).
God's Garden Preschool follows the MISD school calendar and is only open on MISD classroom days. GGP hours are Monday-Friday, 8:30 AM - 2:30 PM.
Office hours are Monday through Thursday from 8 AM - 4 PM and Friday 8 AM - 12 PM. Pastors are available for non-emergencies, Monday through Thursday during office hours.
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Sunday, April 24
"Resident Aliens"
1 Peter 1:1-2, 2:13-17
& James 4:1-10
8:30 & 11 Traditional in the Sanctuary
11 AM Contemporary in the FLC
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WayPoints are daily devotionals designed to help us prayerfully engage God’s Word so that we might respond in obedience. We encourage everyone to participate in the WayPoints. They are available at Waypoint and FUMC Facebook.
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Sunday School: 9:45-10:35 AM
Godly Play: Children's Worship During all Sunday Morning Services will return soon!
Creation Kids Links:
Stay connected in Creation Kids Children's Ministry! Follow us on our Facebook page, Creation Kids, and our Instagram page, @creationkidsfumcmidlo, to keep up with resources for connection. For more information, email Keelee Allen.
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Junior & Senior High Youth meet
Wednesday nights during the school year from 6:30-8 PM and Sunday School from 9:45-10:35 AM.
Stay connected in FUMC Midlo Youth Ministries! Follow us on our Youth Facebook page, FUMC Midlo Youth (public) and our Instagram page, @fumcmidloyouth. Youth and Youth parents, join our private Facebook Group, FUMC Midlothian Youth. For Remind 101 for Youth, text @midloyouthto the number 81010. If you have any questions, please email the Youth Team.
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We offer Nursery and Early Childhood Care (infant through pre-k) during our Sunday morning worship services. Please email Keelee with any questions. For information regarding God's Garden Preschool, go to God's Garden. Thank you!
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Though GGP is currently full, you can register to get on the waitlist. Visit God's Garden online to learn more about this program or click below to register!
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Please send your prayer request to MaryBeth or Joy. If you want to join our Prayer/Card Ministry group, send your request to Joy. Not everyone sends cards, but you can pray, thus PRAYER/CARD ministry.
New Prayer Requests:
Continuous Prayer:
Karen Wilson, Dorothy Wares, George & Dee Culps, Don Lish, John Lowe, Chelsea Peel, Jim Sibley
Military:
ARMY - Matt Carroll, Tim Kruettner, Harold Barton, Josh Schenck, Austin Lockwood
NAVY - Matthew Price, Andrew Cantrell, Zachary Tucker, Thomas Shirley, Matthew Watford
AIR FORCE - J.D. Culps, Andrew Miller
MARINES - Josh Dunaway, Bradley Perez, Elizia Delapaa, Cash McAdoo
NATIONAL GUARD - Derek Boots
TEXAS ARMY NATIONAL GUARD - John Jackson
Remember in Prayer:
Our world, our country, our community leaders, all our military troops and first responders around the world, our church, our pastors, the staff, church members, visitors, and Midlothian community
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To the Prayer Warriors,
Thank you to all who sent condolences and cards and words of encouragement and offered up prayers. My family was very touched by the outpouring of love from you all in the loss of my stepfather as well as my father-in-law. God is good all the time.
Melodee Sieg
Men, women and children (with the help of an adult), if you'd like to thank the church in the newsletter and/or become a part of the Prayer/Card ministry, please send an email to Joy Price. Thank You.
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Thank You for Your Generosity |
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Thank you for your generosity! We continue to do great ministry as a church because of you and your faithfulness. We encourage you to continue giving to the church's ministry either by mailing in your financial gifts or giving online by clicking on the button below. Every gift helps us do greater things for God's Kingdom!
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*Please note that we are using a new online giving system. It should be much easier to use, cost effective and will help our staff be more efficient. Thank you! |
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FUMC Midlothian | 972-775-3993
Office Hours: M-Th: 8 AM - 4 PM, F: 8 AM - 12 PM
Pastors are available for non-emergencies Monday - Thursday during office hours.
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