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In Worship This Sunday, November 15
Holy Vessels: Brokenness and Wholeness
Each of us is created to be a precious vessel of God's love. Sometimes, we experience hurt or circumstances that bring a sense of brokenness into our lives. One of our goals as a church is to help individuals and families to find wholeness in the midst of this brokenness. This week we continue our series of sermons with Rev. Jenn Pick speaking. More about worship...
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Holy Vessels: Focus on Mental Health
For the next few weeks, we will provide resources and opportunities for you to address mental health needs. Whether you have experienced brokenness from depression, addiction, grief, or other circumstances, we hope you will join with us in beginning a journey toward healing and wholeness. Visit our website for full details...
If you missed last Sunday's session with psychologist Dr. Matthew LaGrange, you may listen to it on our
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Give 150 for the Next 150
If you are connected to social media, you may have noticed that we have been posting daily posts about things we are thankful for on Facebook and Twitter. This is one of the ways we are focusing on how blessed we have been as we move into our 150th year of ministry at First Methodist Grapevine. We started our 150 days right after Commitment Sunday for our "Give 150 for the Next 150" campaign, and we will wrap up right before Easter. It's not too late to commit yourself to prayers, presence, gifts, service and witness in 2016. You may submit your commitment online, place your commitment card in the offering plate, or send/bring it to the church office. Additional cards are available in the pews and in the church office. Read more...»
As for our goals, here's where we stand at this point: 240 pledges, totaling $1,263,119, with 160 step-ups and 97 committed to auto-debit. |
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News to Note...
Jesus Calling Film Crew Coming to FUMC Grapevine
by Dr. Cindy Ryan
Many of you are familiar with the devotional book, Jesus Calling, written by Sarah Young. Our congregation has countless individual and corporate stories of how this little book has helped us. Recently, the Jesus Calling team heard about our church and asked if they could send a film crew from Nashville to Grapevine to capture our stories in a video. They will be here on December 6 and 7 to film our congregation in action and to hear some of our stories. Read more...
Empanada Pick-Up
The Youth Costa Rica mission team would like to thank everyone who supported them by purchasing empanadas! If you did not pick yours up on Sunday, they are in the FLC kitchen freezer with your name on them. Please leave payment in the office, with "empanadas" in the memo. The suggested donation is $12 for beef and apple and $15 for chocolate.
Council on Ministries Update
The minutes from the latest Council on Ministries meeting are now available on our website. You may also read ministry reports from our ministry leaders. The next COM meeting will be Tuesday, November 27, at 6:30 PM in Room 2007. Read more about the COM at www.firstmethodistgrapevine.org/com.
Family Ministries News
The fall edition of the Family Ministries Newsletter is now available. Click here to view the PDF...
Have You Seen....?
We are in the process of trying to reach the following members but no longer have the correct contact information. If you have a current home address, phone number or email address that you can provide, please notify Membership Secretary Cheri Rutledge at cherir@fumcg.org or 817-481-2559, x110.
Brad Alexander
Linda Armbruster
Adam & Darlene Baker
Lauren Baker
Betty Belcher
Morten Beyer
Michael & Janet Bonner
Nicholas Brown
Brenda Burgdorf
Alex & Carolyn Caballero
Dan Carrithers
Mary Castillo
Roy Daniel
Clay Davis
Lisa De Roche
Lindsey Evans
Ryan Evans | Marcelene Forbus
Aaron & Molly Fraser
Matt Garvin
Chance & Heather Gillespie
Cole Grissom
Michael Harris
Tom Herbig
Billy Hicks
Brian & Kim Holland
Susan Hyde
Peggy Jameson
Faye Jordan-Herbig
Wendy Keller
Kelly LaFarge
Roy Lange & Johnny Sue Reynolds | John Leach
Dave & Tally McCormack
Michael & Mandy McKnight
Oma Nobles
Susan Perry
Andrea Ray
Melvin & Jimmie Robertson
Fred Smith
Julie Sumberg
John & Sallie Swearingen
Hugh Theodore & Sheelagh Schano
Nathan Walker
Will & Kelly Whitley
Nick Yeargin
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Opportunities to Serve and Give...
Pecan Fundraiser
The youth will be selling pecans for your holiday baking on Sundays, November 15 and 29, and in the office during the week.
Latvia Gifts and Greeting Cards Church members from the Latvian Methodist Church create handmade greeting cards, jewelry, bags, and artwork to help support their ministries and members. We have a variety of items available and will have them in the foyer and atrium on Sundays, November 15 and 29. Any items left over will be available for purchase in the church office on weekdays.
Operation Christmas Child National Collection Week Next week, November 16-23, is the official collection week for Operation Christmas Child! If you have been filling a shoebox or planning to, be sure you return it to the church next week. You may also deliver it to any official collection point in the metroplex. Visit the Samaritan's Purse website for collection locations.
Thanksgiving at the SLAB Volunteers are needed to provide food and serve the Thanksgiving meal at the Church on the Slab on November 26. Food items needed include: Turkey, Gravy, Dressing, Mashed Potatoes, Vegetables, Cranberries, Dinner Rolls, Coffee, Instant Tea, Ice. Volunteers are also needed to serve the meals. We will need Hostesses, Food Servers, Waiters and Cleanup Crew. ...>
Methodist Children's Home Bikes We will be providing Christmas bikes for the Methodist Children's Home again this year. This year's goal is to provide 77 bikes and helmets for the MCH Waco, Boys Ranch and Dallas locations. The cost for a bike and helmet is $95. We will assemble the bikes on Friday, December 11, and deliver on Saturday, December 12. To give to this effort, mark "Christmas Bikes" in the memo of your check or online gift. ...>
Holiday Gift-Giving Looking for more meaningful gifts for the holidays? Our Holiday Gift-Giving Catalog is now available! View the catalog online at www.firstmethodistgrapevine.org/gifts or pick up a printed copy in the Foyer or Atrium this Sunday!
Nursery Need
The Nursery Ministry is in need of evacuation cribs for our baby classrooms. These are special types of cribs that can hold several small children and be wheeled out of the building in case of emergency. We have been blessed with lots of new babies in our church family, and while we hope to never need them, these new cribs will provide safe transport for them should we need to leave the building quickly. If you are able to give a contribution toward the purchase of the cribs, please mark "Nursery" in the memo of your check or online gift. Questions? Contact Nursery Director Monica Vickery at monicav@fumcg.org or 817-481-2559 x145.
God Can
Don't forget to buy some extra groceries for the GRACE Food Pantry while you're out shopping. Pantry needs list... |
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Volunteer Connection
Christmas Eve Family Service
Our Christmas Eve Family Service will be at 5 PM on December 24. We need families to read scripture, pray, usher, acolyte, light the advent candle and hand out individual candles. If someone in your family would like to participate, please contact Linda McClure at lindam@fumcg.org or Amy Gravitt at amyg@fumcg.org by November 15. ...>
May 2016 Adult and Family Costa Rica Trip
Save the Date! The May 2016 Costa Rica trip to the San Jose Methodist Children's Home will be May 14-21. This trip is for college age students, young adults, families or anyone that has a passion in their heart to help with on-going construction projects and VBS at the orphanage. Contact Jon De La Cruz ( jondlc@hotmail.com) for more info. ...>
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Caught Caring
Men's Bible Study
Seven men from the Thursday Morning Men's Bible Study were caught caring by raising $1,220 in a day to fill a need at Grapevine Middle School for student athletes. They provided 20 volleyball and football players team meals for a season. The cost of the team meals was $55 per player and there were 20 kids that were bringing sack lunches because their families could not afford the extra expense. These guys didn't just provide meals, they also provided the ability for these athletes to feel like part of the team, and that is priceless.
CAREibbean Cruise Gala
We had a great time at the CAREibbean Cruise Gala last Saturday! A special thanks to all of the volunteers who made this great event possible, to the Gala Committee for their year-long hard work, and to all of you who attended and gave so generously. This year we raised approximately $61,000 for our beneficiaries! Great job!
John Erickson - Walk for Kenya
John Erickson walked to church last Sunday, raising $2,700 for Kenya! When members of First UMC Grapevine started their visits to our village in Kenya, they often talked about the people who walked to church every week. Most of them traveled many miles, yet they never seemed to be tired or grumpy about their journey. As John approached his 73rd birthday, he remembered these stories about our friends in Kenya and decided that as his birthday came on a Sunday this year, he would walk to church, 10.8 miles from their home in Keller, to honor our brothers and sisters in Kenya and raise funds for our village in Kenya. Keep reading...Jill, Ed, Kim, Ed, and Donnie by Angelia Ozymy We never know when we will have an opportunity to serve, often it's unexpected and unplanned. With a possible move in the future for the church Thrift Shop, we had an opportunity to receive a lot of much needed, good quality shelving that required a quick response to the offer. It may not have been how they planned to spend the Columbus Day holiday on October 12th, but when asked, Jill & Ed Lakey and Kim & Ed Crater did not hesitate to come help break down, load and transfer all the shelving donated by the Tuesday Morning store in Southlake. On one of our trips to unload, FUMCG facilities team member, Donnie Johnson, saw what we were doing and immediately offered his help, even though it was his day off. I could not begin to thank these folks for giving of their time and hard work but I know they did it because they are caring people, always eager to help others. Support Our Troops Volunteers We would like to thank everyone who gave items to fill the care packages for our troops! Last Sunday we were able to pack 21 boxes to send to our troops in Afghanistan. |
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