Special Called Charge Conference



We are holding a brief special called charge conference on May 14th following 9am Worship in order to elect new delegates for 2023 to send to Annual Conference as ours are unable to attend. The only order of business will be for that purpose. Those voting will be the Administrative Council members. Per disciplinary requirements this is our first notice to the church that this will be taking place. If you have any questions you can contact our council chair, Jayme Bryson or Pastor Kallie. 

Special Called Charge Conference: Sunday May 14th following 9am service in Sanctuary

Next regularly scheduled Church Council Meeting: Sunday, May 21st at 1pm in the Fellowship Hall.

Fellowship Game Night

Tuesday, May 23rd, 6:00 -7:30pm

In the Family Life Center

Bring a game and your favorite snack to share.

We will have lots of games here as well.

All ages welcome! Come and hang out with others from the church!

Directory Photos

We are working on updating our Picture Directory to share with the congregation and new members. The directory is a great way to help learn names and faces and stay connected with each other.

Currently we have many missing photos. We will be passing out directory pages to everyone in the directory on Sunday mornings so that you can review and update information. Please send photos to admin@kyleumc.org.

Free Garage Sale Update

Thank you to everyone that donated items and sorted and helped with the Free Garage Sale. We served 122 households with 504 people!

Missions Meeting

Thursday, May 18th- 6:00pm in the Fellowship Hall

(date changed due to scheduling conflicts)

All are welcome to join us as we plan upcoming summer missions projects!

Senior Recognition Sunday

Please join us in recognizing our graduating seniors Sunday May 28th during both services. If you have a friend or family member that is graduating high school or colleg that you would like us to recognize and pray for during the service, please send their name to admin@kyleumc.org.

Reception: There will be a short reception following the 11am service for our graduating senior Arje Vanderwege. Please join us in celebrating and congratulating him.

Our Children and Youth Ministry is GROWING!

We are so excited to have so many new friends joining us in worship and for Sunday School! If you are able to help support this growing ministry, please contact Children and Youth Ministry Director, Alissa Villarreal at 361-441-4206 or childrenandyouth.kumc@gmail.com.

Children's Ministry Needs:

• Volunteers for Children's Church during the 11am service
• Sunday School teachers for Preschool and Elementary Ages (can be on regular rotation or a sub)
• Volunteers for Vacation Bible School in July (more details to come)

Youth Ministry Needs:

• Sunday School teachers (can be on regular rotation or a sub)
• Adult Volunteers for Youth Group (meets every other Sunday Evening)
• Meals and snacks for youth group

Children and Youth Ministry Safety Training

All volunteers that work with Children and youth need to be safety trained through Safe Gatherings. If you would like to volunteer with children and youth, including VBS this summer, you need to do the 3-step application and certification process.

Step 1 is an online application through Safegatherings.com.

Step 2 is a self-paced online training module with quiz.

Step 3 (In Person or Online Facilitated Session) is offered on the following dates:

May 20th, 2-4pm we will be offering a group training at Kyle UMC in the Family Life Center.

May 25th, 6-8pm (online from home via Zoom)

Register for any of the above sessions here: https://riotexas.org/safetrainings

For more information about the Safe Gatherings Certification process, contact Children's and Youth Ministry Director Alissa Villarreal at childrenandyouth.kumc@gmail.com

New Sunday School class for Preschoolers!

Starting the Sunday after Easter, we will be bringing back our Preschool Sunday School class so that our youngest friends can learn and grow in an environment geared especially toward them!

If you are interested in helping with the Preschool Sunday School class, please contact Alissa Villarreal.

May "Flours" Blessings Box Drive

This month consider donating baking supplies like flour, sugar, baking spices, boxed cake and muffin mixes, pancake mixes and more!

As always, canned soups, chili, raviolis and spaghettis are much needed. Also, diapers are a much requested item.

*Please keep donations to new, unopened and nonperishable items.

Donuts and Fellowship

Sunday mornings in the Fellowship Hall at 10am

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 Fellowship Hall or talk to Lisa and Ana Bible about how you can get involved. Please let them know if you intend to bring donuts so we don't duplicate efforts.

Eagle Scout Church Beautification Project

You have probably noticed significant progress on the Eagle Scout project underway outside FLC. The area has been shored up, mulch added, and this week, river rocks are being placed, similar to the Rock the Church project from summer 2022. 

Our appreciation to Ryder Runkle, grandson of Joann and Terry Runkle, for the significant effort he and his troop and friends are putting into this beautification of our grounds.

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.

Our next UWF event is on June 11 – UWF Sunday. We look forward to leading both services as is a tradition each year.

Please contact UWF President, Martha Jo Young at 512-761-1919 anytime with questions. We can provide a ride!

2023 CHEER CIRCLE

The Cheer Circle met on Monday, May 8th hosted by Simone Schrott. We postponed making Hygiene Kits for UMCOR, one of our missions, until our September meeting on Monday, September 11th. Cheer Circle takes a summer break each year from June through August.

The Cheer Circle meets on the second Monday of each month at the time and location above except during the summer. 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.

Tuesday Coffee Group

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

1-hr social time on Tuesday, May 23 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 in the Family Life Center.

NEW! We are starting a new Wallace Room Class that focuses in on the scripture used in worship that Sunday and connecting it’s meaning to our lives. Led by Valerie Olalde and Chava Raymes.

Save the Date for

Family VBS in the Park!

We are taking Vacation Bible School out into the community this year at Gregg Clarke Park! We will meet three Sunday evenings in a row from 6-8pm.

July 9th, 16th and 23rd 6-8pm in the Park

July 30th- We'll invite families to a Celebration at the church!

This will be a Come and Go Family event where kids and families will go from station to station learning the Bible Story for the day and participating in fun activities like crafts, science, recreation and games, music and more! You do not have to attend all 3 Sundays if you aren't able... But we hope you will plan to join us and invite all your neighbors and friends! More info to come!

Youth group - we meet every other Sunday during the school year for fun, games, food, bible study and more!

Youth Group Schedule:

May 21- Youth End of Year Party- details to come

Youth Sunday School meets at 10am on Sundays!

Join us for Social - This new 4-week series asks students to examine what story they are telling on social media.

Help us welcome Ashlee Schultz- She'll be joining Paul Mojica and Shannon Taylor as a new youth Sunday School teacher!

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, Mark Fleischauer, Blake Fehr, Bob Dausmau, Natalie Zamora, Joyce Shierlow, Cameron Wood,

John Newell, Ronnie Hoggatt, Trey Bahney, Roger Eaton, Alva Baker, Michael Rusk,

Curtis Fallgren

Prayers in Sympathy

The family of Bruce Edwards

Weekly Events 

Sunday School for all ages at 10am weekly

Coffee and Conversation, Sundays at 10am in the Fellowship Hall

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

May

18* Missions Meeting, 6:00pm, FH (*date change due to scheduling conflicts)

20 Safe Gatherings Training (Step 3), 2-4pm, FH

21 Church Council Meeting, 1pm, FH

21 Youth Group End of Year Party

23 Fellowship Game Night, 6-7:30pm, FLC

28 Senior Recognition Sunday both service. Reception at 12:00pm, FLC

June

11 United Women in Faith Sunday, 9am and 11am services

11 Youth Group activity