Welcome New Members!

Please join us in welcoming Judy Lyons and Linda Adams to our church family!

Congregational Care Team Meeting

KUMC Care Team is having an informational training meeting! If you are interested in learning more about KUMC Care Team, please come to our meeting! The team serves KUMC by making monthly phone calls, making monthly visits to our homebound, helping with an occasional meal and serving our church members and their families while in the hospital or rehab. 

POSTPONED to Thursday, February 2nd

When: 6 pm to approximately 7:30 pm

Where: Church Fellowship Hall

A light meal will be provided so we can fellowship and learn while we work.

This mission has been active since 2014 and we invite you to come and hear about this meaningful way to serve your church and its members.  For more information, please contact Natha Caldwell at 512-618-3908 or Lynne Kyle at 775-338-2014. Thank you!!

Rally 'Round the Blessings Box

Sunday, February 5th, 3-4pm

Join us in getting to know our neighbors as we create notes and gifts of appreciation for the support staff at Kyle Elementary. Light snacks will be served!

Spring Church Campout

Overnight Camping: February 17-20th, Bastrop State Park (Hays ISD has that Friday as a Weather Makeup Day and Monday off).

Day Trip: Saturday February 18th- 1:00 Hotdogs and Smores with afternoon hike and communion

We now have a registration form for camping at Bastrop State Park February 17-20. Let us know if you would like to join us for camping overnight or visiting during the day. We will have lunch on Saturday at 1:00 for anyone who RSVP's (followed by a short hike and communion). Those who come are responsible for their day use fees and food (except lunch on Saturday). More info in registration link or email Pastor Kallie at pastor@kyleumc.org

Donuts and Fellowship

Did you know our yummy weekly donuts are provided by generous people in our congregation?

If you would like to contribute donuts for one Sunday, you can sign up in the Family Life Center or talk to Lisa and Ana Bible about how you can get involved.

January Blessings Box Drive- Winter Weather supplies

This month, help our neighbors stay warm with winter weather supplies. Donate foods like soups, chili, hot chocolate and more. Donations of winter hats, gloves and socks (new please!) are appreciated as well.

As always, diapers and wipes are a much requested item from the community.

Items can be placed directly into the Blessings Box, brought to church on Sundays or to the church office on Tuesdays and Thursdays. We are going to keep a basket in the FLC for donations!

Thanks for Loving your Neighbor, KUMC! As always, please help us maintain the integrity of our Blessings Box. Please no opened or used food or hygiene products.

Join us for our annual Fat Tuesday Pancake Dinner

Tuesday February 21 from 5:30-7:30pm! 

All are welcome to join us for this meal. All monetary donations collected will be given to the Hays County Food Bank. We are hopeful to have the same great turnout and to see so many community members come and show their support. Our goal is to raise $1,000 for the food bank which will then be turned into 4,000 meals!

Why do we celebrate Fat Tuesday with a pancake dinner? Shrove Tuesday is the day before the Lenten season and people would make huge meals and celebrate to get rid of all of the fattening foods before observing the Lenten fast. Pancakes were great for this because they used up the eggs, milk and butter that wouldn't last during the 40 days of Lent. So... PANCAKE DINNER!

We need many volunteers in many areas. We also need folks to bring prepared food items. It is very important that all bacon or sausage is pre-cooked and that fresh fruit is cut up and ready to be served, as we will not have time or space to do this in the Family Life Center.  For any questions or concerns please contact Lisa Bible at lisanicholeb@yahoo.com or 512-709-6098.

*Please note, all food items must be at the church, ready to be served, by 4:45pm. If you need to make different drop-off arrangements, please let Lisa know.

SOUPER BOWL OF CARING

Help support the Souper Bowl of Caring hosted by our youth group. On Super Bowl Sunday, February 12th, bring canned soups, chilis, raviolis, spaghettios to church and place in the bin for the team you want to win the Super Bowl.

We'll see which team our church is behind and all donated food items will go to our Blessings Box!

KUWF NEWS



Kyle UMW is now Kyle UWF - Kyle United Women in Faith. We hope you will come and join us as we serve our church, our community and share our faith.

Monday, February 6 at 12 noon UWF will host our quarterly “A Toast to Marie” Luncheon featuring a Mardi Gras theme with delicious Cajun food including a traditional King Cake dessert. The meal is donation only and the proceeds go to UWF Missions. We will have a door prize drawing that will go to the lucky person who gets the baby in the King Cake! Please plan on attending for good food, fellowship and a fun time!

JANUARY 2023 CHEER CIRCLE

The next Cheer Circle meeting will be on Monday, February 13th hosted by Betty Brooks and Devotional by Betty as well. The Cheer Circle meets on the second Monday of each month at the time and location above. We share a monthly devotional, prayers, fellowship, friendship and a light lunch. We invite anyone interested to please come and visit the Cheer Circle. We welcome new faces and new ideas. We enjoy working on our local and global missions; focusing on veterans/disabled, women and children’s needs.

If you want to learn more about this wonderful opportunity of faith and service, please

call Circle Leader Natha Caldwell at 512-618-6908. We can provide a ride too.

A TOAST TO MARIE LUNCH

KYLE UNITED WOMEN IN FAITH INVITE YOU TO A DELICIOUS LUNCH IN MEMORY OF MARIE ANDERSON’S FREE LUNCH MISSION.

IN THE KUMC FAMILY LIFE CENTER

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 6 AT 12 NOON – MARDI GRAS THEME

COME FOR THE FELLOWSHIP, FOOD AND FUN!

A DOOR PRIZE TOO! EVERYONE WELCOME!

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT LYNNE KYLE AT 512-504-3888

DONATIONS WELCOME AND WILL GO TO 2023 UWF MISSIONS

Coffee and Conversation

Everyone invited! Please plan to join a small group for a

1-hr social time on Tuesday, February 14 at 9:30am in Fellowship Hall. Bring your own choice of beverage to sit and chat.

We meet every other Tuesday, same time and place.

Adult Sunday School meets at 10am every Sunday.

Wallace Class- Join the class this Sunday for “Heroes, Rogues, and the Rest” by J. Ellsworth Kalas. Led by Brian and Lynette Barker.

Youth group - *we are going to try our the

4-6pm time in February and March since they are Rally Round the Blessings Box Sundays.

Youth Group Schedule:

Feb 5- Youth Group 4-6pm* (after Rally)

Feb 18- Youth Hang out in Bastrop for Church campout, 12pm-?. More details to come. Contact Miss Alissa if you'd like a ride

Feb 19- No Youth Group (holiday weekend)

March 5- Youth Group 4-6pm* (after Rally)



March 19- No youth Group (Spring Break)

Youth Sunday School meets at 10am on Sundays!

This new 4-week series teaches students to examine who (or what) the authorities in their lives will be this New Year.

Drivers needed

Meals on Wheels for Kyle is operating out of our Fellowship Hall and providing meals to our community 5 days a week. They are needing volunteers for help delivering meals. If you are able to help even just occasionally, please reach out to the coordinator, Gloria Yanez at 512-431-9150.

Faithful Heart Yoga

Instructors: Krystyn Fleischauer & Edmee Files

Saturday mornings, 8:30am – 9:15am

KUMC Fellowship Hall

For Active Older Adults, Chair Yoga options available, and anyone who wants to feel a Christian connection while working to heal and/or strengthen your body while building your connection to Christ!

RECOMMENDED DONATION: $5/person or a donation to the Blessings Box.

Bible on Tap

Join the bible study on Monday evenings at 6:30pm in person at Ilario's Restaurant.

Contact Krystyn Jensen at k.jensen0713@gmail.com for more information.

Our purpose is to serve God by dedicating ourselves to pray each day for each person, need and concern as listed in both the confidential prayer list and the persons named in the church bulletin and newsletter. We welcome anyone who would like to join us. For more on joining, contact Natha Caldwell (512-618-3908).

Prayer request slips are available on Sunday and may be placed in the offering plate to be given to the pastor. Persons may also contact Joann Runkle (832-741-7237) crunkle1@austin.rr.com  with requests (please include both email and phone info for us when sending request).

Prayers for Our Homebound

Craig Christensen, Alice Herzog, Paul Nipper, Irene Nixon, Olga Parker

For All God’s People

Melanie Tiemann, Cody Childress,

Curtis Rosenthal, Mark Bidwell, Joe Preslar, Ariel Ocanas, John Villanueva and family, David Straub, Flo Wright, John Cummings, Lolly Guerra, Julie Davis, Will Coffey, Mark Fleischauer, Emily Dodd, Donna and Bob Ranalli, Blake Fehr, Bob Dausmau

In Sympathy

The family of Ed Beard

The family of Kathy Bean

Weekly Events 

Sunday School for all ages at 10am weekly

Bible on Tap - Mondays at 6:30pm, Ilario’s, Kyle 

Choir Rehearsal - Wednesdays at 6:30pm, Sanctuary

Praise Band Rehearsal - Wednesdays at 7:30pm, Family Life Center

Faithful Heart Yoga - Saturdays at 8:30am, Fellowship Hall

Upcoming Events

February:

2 - Congregational Care Meeting, 6-7:30pm, FH

5 - Rally Round the Blessings Box, 3-4pm

5 - Youth Group, 4-6pm* (new time)

6 - A Toast to Marie Lunch, 12pm, FLC

9 - Missions Team Meeting, 6pm, FH

12 - Children's Jesus Loves Me Party, 10am, FLC

13 - Cheer Circle Meeting, 11am, FLC

14 - Coffee Hour, 9:30am, FH

17-20 - Church Campout, Bastrop State Park

21 - Fat Tuesday Pancake Supper, 5:30-7:30pm, FLC

22 - Ash Wednesday

26 - Pretzel Making for Lent, 10am, FLC

28 - Coffee Hour, 9:30am, FH