This week at First United Methodist Church in Grapevine | July 13, 2016
Sunday, July 17
Worship at 8:30, 9, 9:45, 11 AM

Rev. Grant Palma will speak on Psalm 1 in the English services. Rev. Armando Alvarado will speak on Psalm 18 in the bilingual service.


Welcoming Jason Chavarrķa

We are excited to welcome our new Director of Music Ministries, Jason Chavarrķa and his wife Carrie. Jason has begun work this week and will be with us in worship this Sunday. We invite you to contribute to a "gift card pounding" for Jason and Carrie. Bring gift cards to your local favorites and cards of welcome next Sunday, July 17.



Town Hall Meeting
This Sunday, July 17, at 4 PM in Leach Hall, the Trustees will share their recommendation regarding how to disperse the proceeds of recent property sales. We'll give an update on the lease of the former Grapevine Senior Activity Center and renovation plans for Founders Chapel. Please plan to join us to hear all the great plans that are in motion!...»
This Week
Swim & Study tonight (Wednesday, July 13) will be 6:30-9:00 PM at the Schultz's home - 2719 York Ct., Southlake....»


Feed Our Kids Big Week
Feed Our Kids Big Week is going great! We've been serving increasing numbers each day. If you would still like to help, we could use your donations of large cans of lemonade mix and individual packages of cookies. Plus, it's not too late to join the fun! Come help pack lunches at 10:30 AM in the Family Life Center, or join us at one of the sites! Questions? Contact Deb Scheiwe at debscheiwe@verizon.net or 817-412-1762. Check out our photo album on our Facebook page! (no Facebook log-in required)
Upcoming News and Events
07/18/2016 - Feed Our Kids - Grapevine Village
After Feed Our Kids Big Week, we will continue to feed our friends at the Shady Oaks/GRACE site for three more weeks! Come join us as we serve with our neighbors from Shady Oaks providing lunches to 100 children each day. The menus are set, the leadership is in place, now we need you for the fun part!  Pick a day that works for you and come out to Feed Our Kids at Shady Oaks and get to know your neighbors and have some fun! Here's how: Come out to grill hot dogs one day 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM. Bring a craft to share with the kids 11:45-12:45. Come and play with the kids 11:45-1:00. Surprise us!  Come share anything that you think kids might enjoy.  Face painting, water balloons,  pets or sponsor Kona Ice!  Please contact Debbie Price if you are interested in having some fun serving with our neighbors, debbiep@fumcg.org or call 817-481-2559....»


07/18/2016 - Latvia Village Share Session
Our Latvia Mission Team has just returned and they are excited to share their experiences with you! We invite you to join us on Monday, July 18, at 7 PM in Room 2001 to hear all about their trip. We're only able to share a few highlights with you in worship, but you can hear "the rest of the story" straight from the team members at this gathering. If you are interested in going to Latvia, this is a great time to hear what it's like. If you're already a Latvia-lover, you'll want to hear stories from all the ministries you've grown to care about....»


07/19/2016 - Be Our Guest Neighborhood Meal
Be Our Guest neighborhood meal is served the third Tuesday of each month 6-7 PM in the Family Life Center. This is a home-style meal, open to everyone - individuals, couples and families. Our congregation members serve as hosts and servers for the meal. The menu for July 19 is hamburgers/hot dogs, potato salad, baked beans, watermelon, and ice cream treats. If you would like to volunteer to help, email bogvolunteers@gmail.com....»


07/21/2016 - Blood Drive
Our next Blood Drive is coming up on Thursday, July 21, 4 to 7 PM in Room 2001, and we need your donations. Appointments are made in twenty minute increments beginning at 4 PM (note that the 4 PM time slot is now full). You may make your appointment online or contact contact Miriam Ward at m-i-ward@juno.com or 817-456-1650....»


07/29/2016 - Youth Mystery Trip
The Mystery Trip is in place of Youth Week this year... All the fun stuff of youth week, crammed into one weekend!! We can't tell you much, because it's a MYSTERY... but trust us you'll want to go. RSVP to Linda McClure (lindam@fumcg.org)....»


08/03/2016 - Tween Mission Trip
Our Tween Mission Trip will be August 3-6, starting at 5 PM on Wednesday evening and running until 1 PM on Saturday. Our theme this year is "You Are My Neighbor." If you would like to help, we could still use some work team volunteers and a transportation coordinator. If you have questions or would like to volunteer, contact Sandy Robinson, Tween Director, at sandyr@fumcg.org, 817-481-2559 x136....»


08/06/2016 - CONNECT Back-to-School Fair
On August 6, 2016 Connect will host the 5th Annual Connect/GCISD Back to School Fair at Grapevine High School. This fair serves those in GCISD who are classified as economically disadvantaged, which is roughly 1 in 4 of the students GCISD serves. Over 1,800 children are already signed up to attend the fair and receive school supplies, backpacks and information about community resources. We have an urgent need for full size backpacks for all grades (K-12). Bring new backpacks to the church office, sanctuary or atrium outside Founders Chapel by August 2.  If you would like to volunteer at the fair, use Sign-Up Genius or contact Carolyn Ann Walgren (cawalgren@connectgcisd.org or 817-300-4435). Out of respect for the students' anonymity who are attending the fair, we are only asking for adult or college-aged volunteers.  The fair will be held Saturday, August 6, from 9-noon at Grapevine High School....»


08/08/2016 - All-Star Sports Camp
We are excited to host the All-Star Sports Camp in cooperation with Triumph Sports again this summer! The Sports Camp is a multi-sport camp consisting of fun games like Dodgeball, Kickball, Capture the Flag, and other games revolving around classic sports like Basketball, Flag Football, and Soccer. Camp is open to boys and girls, ages 5-12. The second camp of the summer is August 8-11 (8:30-11:30 AM). Register at www.TriumphSports.com/FUMCGrapevine....»
Opportunities to Serve and Give...
 Latvia Mission Trip Recap and Needs
Check out our recap video to hear about our Latvia Mission Trip and some of the opportunities you have to be a part of the ministries in Latvia. Here's a list of those opportunities: 
  • Give to the Hope Center. Any amount helps, and you can simply mark "Hope Center" in the memo of your gift. 
  • Give scholarships to Wesley Camp. The current need is for $122 per camper, but any amount helps! Mark "Wesley Camp" in your memo.
  • Support the Latvian Pastors' Salary Fund. The churches in Latvia are not yet able to support their pastors with a living wage, so any gifts to this fund help. Mark "Latvia Pastors" in the memo. 
  • Support our covenant congregation, Riga First. Our monthly commitment to Riga First is $450/month. You may give a one-time gift or set up monthly giving. Mark "Riga First Support" in the memo. 
  • Go to Latvia. Any of our team members will be happy to contact you and answer any questions you may have. 
  • Be a part of building relationships with Riga First. We are always looking for ideas of how we can strengthen our connection. 

We invite anyone who is interested in hearing more about Latvia to join us on Monday, July 18, at 7 PM in Room 2001 for our Latvia Share Session! Questions? Contact Bev Campisi (beverlyc@fumcg.org, 817-481-2559 x140), Melissia Mason (melissiam@fumcg.org, 817-481-2559 x109)....»



Christmas in July!
It's Christmas in July! This is a great time to be collecting school supplies, toys, hygiene items, etc., and planning packing parties for Operation Christmas Child. OCC brings joy and hope to children in desperate situations worldwide through simple, gift-filled shoe boxes and evangelistic materials that tell the Good News of God's love.  If you'd like to donate items, please leave them in the box outside the church office through the month of July. We'll also need volunteers to help with our efforts as we get closer to collection time in the fall. If you're interested in helping, contact Neil Anderson (817-430-1678 or stealthna@charter.net). Visit www.samaritanspurse.org/OCC for more information on what items to donate and details about how to pack a box....»


ATTN: Doctors

Our friends at FUMC in Hurst are planning a mission trip to Panama October 8-16. They are in great need of a physician to accompany the team. This doctor will work with nursing & support staff serving low income patients and doing general family practice/community health medical work. Read more at www.fumchurst.org/panama. If you are interested, please contact Rev. Clint Jones as soon as possible at cjones@fumchurst.org or 817-682-7956



God Can for the GRACE Food Pantry

Don't forget to grab some extra items when you do your grocery shopping! Note that GRACE has recently updated their needs list! They are out of saltines, instant potatoes, jelly, salt and pepper (shakers), juices, chili... and they are low on a number of other items. Click here to view the full list of needs (pdf). If you would like to donate any of these items, please bring your donations to the God Can bins outside the church office or in the Sanctuary Foyer/Atrium.
Opportunities to Grow...



Breath Prayers
by Fred Rigdon
Breath prayers, sometimes called prayers of the heart, are simple prayers, usually of fewer than eight syllables, that can be repeated to the rhythm of our breathing. They can be said silently or aloud and can be repeated over and over throughout the day. Since they are short and simple prayers, they can help us to follow Paul's command to "pray without ceasing" and to be aware of God's presence throughout the day, even while we are engaged in other activities. Keep reading...>>>
Caught Caring

Middle School Mission Trip
Dianne Hackney reports that everyone is having a great time & working hard on the Middle School Mission Trip! Today Clyde UMC is making dinner, then the kids will be having a Lip Sync Battle. The group has created a Facebook group - CTCYM Clyde - if you would like to follow their work this week.







Feed Our Kids Big Week
We had a great start at Feed Our Kids Big Week! We had 81 volunteers and we fed 590 lunches on Monday... and even more on Tuesday and Wednesday! It's not too late to be a part of the fun... pack lunches at 10:30 AM in the Family Life Center and/or join us at the sites! Visit our Facebook page to see more photos!





Hispanic Ministry Institute

Our Church hosted a morning seminar this past Saturday, July 9, in the Family Life Center. Justice For Our Neighbors, Maria Macias (Immigration Attorney), Rev. Dean Reed (Executive Director), Representatives from Arapaho UMC (Clinic site), Genesis UMC (Clinic site), and FUMC Grapevine (Clinic site) were our presenters. We had a special guest from the National Justice For Our Neighbors in Washington D.C. give a special testimony about how his life has changed due to JFON. We had 17 people attend from our community, GRACE, Grapevine Police Department-The Outreach Center, and several churches from the community. The event started with breakfast, updates on immigration laws, services JFON provide and ended with Q & A. This is one of several events that will occur throughout the year. The Hispanic Ministry Institute is a ministry that provides training & insight to churches who want to start a Hispanic Ministry. Read more about HMI...
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