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Keller UMC News January 12, 2021
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Hebrews 13:6 - We can say with confidence, 'The Lord is my helper; I will not be afraid.'
The prayers of your church family are with you as you live in faith and not fear.
KUMC offices are currently open to staff only, due to COVID-19. Phones will be answered from 9am-4pm, Monday-Thursday, and Friday, 9am-noon. Worship is in Hybrid format, (online and in person) by reservation, Sundays at 9 and 11am.
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Leadership Teams
This page of the website hosts information for the Lay Leadership Teams of KUMC. Agendas, meeting minutes and more for Finance, Lay Leadership, Ministry Council and more may be found here!
Year-to-Date Budget
Click here to view.
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Please notify your church family at 817-431-1332 if you or a loved one are hospitalized, or if there has been a birth, death or wedding in your family. If you are in need of pastoral care, let us know as well and a minister will respond.
Prayer Requests
Samuel Waghmare
The Edins Family
George Henderson
Shirley Henderson
Michael Pratt
Danielle McCarthy and family on the loss of her father-in-law
Altar Flowers
The Chancel flowers are given to the glory of God and in celebration of Jan Grant's birthday, by Jimmy Grant.
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 KUMC Resource Center is open Tuesdays, 10am-1pm and Wednesdays, 4-7pm. If you know someone that needs help with food in this time of uncertainty, please refer them.
Click here to serve!
Need a cloth face mask? Stop by the church and pick one up from the bin outside the offices.
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5th and 6th
Grade Ministries
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 Just for You!
We have a Facebook page to share information on social media with you. Click here! We also, have a Remind for 5th and 6th Grade Fellowship. If you are not already signed up, use code: @5thamp6 to get connected!
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Children's Resources
Visit Keller UMC Kids Ministry Facebook page for announcements, spiritual formation resources, group chat opportunities and whatever else we can create to help us through the days ahead. KUMC Kids Facebook
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 Sermon Focus this Coming Sunday:
A New Understanding
John 3:1-8
John 3:1-8 may be a rather familiar text for many. The verbiage of this text has been used on bumper stickers and at football games. The verbiage of this text has been used to tear down and build up. It feels as if we know all there is to know about this text. So how can anything be new to us this day? I wonder if this text is not calling us to figure out how to be born again, but to acknowledge that there is Someone willing to bear us once more?
Hybrid Worship - Sunday, January 17
Digital Worship Guides are available here as well.
In-Person Sanctuary Worship at 9 and 11am
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Pastor Jim Chandler Retires 
We are sad that we are not able to send Pastor Jim off in any kind of grand fashion due to COVID, but we want to let you know that he and Donna will be in the area for a while before they make the move to Austin. If you would like to send a card or note of thanks, please feel free to send to the church and we will see that he gets them! We wish Jim and Donna well and thank Jim for his special brand of kindness and loyal service at KUMC.
A Texas Sized Thank You!
Dear Keller Church Family,
Donna and I are deeply touched by all of the expressions of love and well wishes from so many of you as I begin my second retirement. Being a part of Keller UMC has been such a blessing to both Donna and myself. We just fell in love with all of you four years ago and for the past three and a half years I have been blessed to be one of your pastors serving along side a wonderful staff and lay leadership. Keller Church, you will always have a warm place in our hearts. We are building a house just south of Austin and will possibly move there in May.
- Pastor Jim and Donna Chandler
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Music for the Soul
For so many of us, music has been a massive source of comfort, catharsis and affirmation throughout the pandemic. Click here to listen to the soundtrack and heartbeat of your church family and find affirmation, catharsis and hope.
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Celebrate the Babies of 2020!
Babies! We know that babies join families many different ways. If you welcomed a new baby/child into your home in 2020, we want to celebrate with you and reaffirm how much these children mean to our church family! In worship on Sunday, January 24, we will share a montage of all of the babies, as we celebrate and pray a blessing over all the families that have welcomed new babies/children this past year. Click here to register by January 21 to participate.
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UMW Reading Express Book Discussion 
This group meets the third Friday of each month (September-May) at 10am. January 15 they will discuss Rosemary: The Hidden Kennedy Daughter, by Kate Clifford Larson. The book is well researched regarding Joe and Rose Kennedy, their wealth, the era of Rosemary's birth, coming of age and later years and how mental and intellectual disabilities were regarded by the medical community and society in general. We hope to have very thoughtful discussions regarding the events then and how they might have been different now. Email Imma Jeanne Alexander for group access.
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Small Groups Online
If you have not engaged with a small group and would like to, click the links below to request access to the group that interests you!
Current Group Meetings:
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Youth Ministries (7th-12th Grade)
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 Confirmation Class
Begins January 24
We have some news to share with you, and we are super excited! 2021 Confirmation classes begin this January! This group is open to all current seventh graders who are interested in being confirmed in the United Methodist Church. Get details and register here!
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Please, see this week's Youth News and our social media pages for important updates regarding COVID-19 accommodations.
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