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First United Methodist Church

2600 East Main Street Gatesville, TX 76528

(254) 865-2520

Non-Profit Org. U.S. Postage Paid

Gatesville, TX

Permit No. 74

Change Service Requested

SP TLIGHT First United Methodist Church of Gatesville

January 2020

The mission of our church is to raise up disciples of Christ through love, service, and example.

FROM STEPHEN’S STUDY

First UMC Gatesville Family and Friends, Karen and I want to wish all of you a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. Our prayer is that all of you will make room in your heart for Jesus and celebrate his birth. The celebration of Christ’s birth continues after the start of the New Year with the season of Epiphany. I want to share the following poem with you. It reminds us that Jesus was a special gift of God’s love to us. Happy New Year.

See you Sunday, Stephen

A Christmas Lesson

By Tom Krause

"A Christmas Lesson" is an original Christian \poem that teaches the true meaning of Christ-mas through the eyes of a young boy.

"Is there a purpose? Why are we here?" A little boy asked as the yuletide drew near. "I really do hope that someday I will know

The reason we stand out here in the snow, Ringing this bell as people walk by While snowflakes descend from out of the sky." The mother just smiled at her shivering son

Who would rather be playing and having some fun, But soon would discover before evening was done

The meaning of Christmas, the very first one. The young boy exclaimed, "Mother, where do they go, All the pennies we collect every year in the snow?

Why do we do it? Why do we care?

We work for these pennies, so why should we share?" "Because once a small baby, so meek and so mild

Was born in a manger," She said to the child. "The Son of a King was born in this way,

To give us the message He carried that day." "You mean Baby Jesus? Is He why we're here, Ringing this bell at Christmas time every year?" "Yes," said the mother. "That is why you should know

About the very first Christmas a long time ago." "The present God gave to the world on that night Was the gift of His Son to make everything right. Why did He do it? Why did He care?

To teach about loving and how we should share." "The meaning of Christmas, you see, my dear son, Is not about presents and just having fun. But the gift of a Father—His own precious Son—

So the world would be saved when His work was all done." Now the little boy smiled with a tear in his eye, As snowflakes kept falling from out of the sky—

Rang louder the bell as the people walked by While down deep in his heart, at last, he knew why.

Due to the office being closed, this

publication will be mailed out January 7th via

USPS. Sorry about any inconveniences this

may have caused. You will still be able to

access the electronic version via email on

December 30th.

We hope you have all had a blessed Christmas and New Year!

P r ay e r Co n c e r n sP r ay e r Co n c e r n sP r ay e r Co n c e r n sP r ay e r Co n c e r n s Sally Jund

Tommy Kaderka

Barbara Miller Ilene Whittle

Alessandra Wike

Robert Peevey MH Shepherd

Bennie Hansson

Beverly Logan

Ginger Nelson

Keith Thompson

Grant Fitch

Danny Valenzula

Ollie Loggins Linda Hayes

KC Keith Johnson

Dale White

Nellie Sheldon

Michelle Martin & Family Shelly (Hughes) Friederich

Lacefield Family Billie Mutz—Pam Kemp

Nancy Suson

Jane Majusiak

Merry & Larry Nation

Randy Thomas Pat Boren

Tammy Mchargue

Patsy Smart David Lovelace

Brookshire Family Patsy Smart Helen Theaker Emily Young

Kara Butler

MemorialsMemorialsMemorialsMemorials

Tom Jackson

Jeanette Shepherd

Ken & Velva Riddle

Billy Barton

Carol Smith

Ronnie Smathers

Ruth Jones

Get WellsGet WellsGet WellsGet Wells David Lovelace

Wilma Wall

Patsy Smart Wilma Wall

Ken & Velva Riddle

Nellie Sheldon

Wilma Wall

Helen Theaker Wilma Wall

2 Inez Arnold

5 Payne Sullins 6 Kristen Sullins 7 Joe Patterson

9 Monte Comer 9 Roger Miller 10 Wesley Wiegreffe

11 Mary Minshew

13 Carole Corgill 13 Phil Zeigler 20 Patsy Smart 21 Sharon Sullins 22 Bob Self 25 Emily Young

26 Rex Huse

26 Michael Kaibas 28 Zula Ayers

MILITARY

Brandon Durham

Tyler Cooper Tom Cushing John Decker

Dusty Dossman Than Dossman Dylan Hartmann Larrett McCoy Matt Mohler Fredrick Ralls Wesley Reay

Jacklyn McAndrew

Michael McAndrew

Jeron Tarpley Eric Ward

Dakota Elliott Roy Thomas LeAnn Mullins

January LITURGISTSJanuary LITURGISTSJanuary LITURGISTSJanuary LITURGISTS

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December 1

Sunday School 39

8:30 Worship 39

10:30 Worship 67

December 8

Sunday School 52

8:30 Worship 37

10:30 Worship 97

December 15

Sunday School 43

8:30 Worship 40

10:30 Worship 123

December 22

Sunday School 39

8:30 Worship 36

10:30 Worship 86

December 29

Sunday School 44

8:30 Worship 201

10:30 Worship 87

January 5

8:30 A. Daze

10:30 W. Wall

January 12

8:30 R. Jones 10:30 Kathleen B.

January 19

8:30 V. Riddle

10:30 R. Sweazea

January 26

8:30 L. Klontz 10:30 G. Sadler

January

The Christmas Stop and Shop 2019 was a success!

This year with the Christmas Stop & Shop booth rental funds we were able to sponsor a family for Christmas and give them $400 to use towards their meal, toys, gifts and anything else they might need this Christmas season! Thank you to everyone who came out to shop and eat! We appreciate you taking the time out of the busy holiday season to support this great event!

Special Sunday Offering—Human Relations Day Sunday, January 19, 2020!

Turn on the news or drive around the outskirts of your town and you will find what Jesus called “the least of these.” Those living in the margins of society, struggling to survive. People like:

• An immigrant teenager in Texas’ poorest county, being recruited by a local gang

• A father struggling for sobriety in Little Rock, Arkansas

• An Oklahoma woman recently released from incarceration looking for work Over and over Jesus served people like this, embracing them. And that’s what we want to model as the people of The United Methodist Church. To continue the ministry of Jesus we established Human Relations Day as a Special Sunday that calls all of our churches to partici-pate in helping all God’s children to realize their potential.

Join us on Sunday, January 19th as we take a special offering for Human Relations Day!

Sunday School K-3 4-6

Jane Harvey Jennifer Boyd

Bible Stories each week: Unit 2: Jesus Leads the Community Jan. 5-.Jesus is Baptized; Mark 1:9-11 Jan. 12- Jesus Brings Good News; Luke 4:14-30

Jan.19-.Jesus Calls Levi: Luke; 5:27-32 Jan.26-.Jesus Sends the Disciples; Mark; 6:7-13

Children’s Church

4y-3rd grade

Jane Harvey Singing praises to God in the little Chapel

Wednesday Word

(K-6th Grade) Jane Harvey & Linda Klontz

Awesome Animals in the Bible Jan. 1- ** No Wed Word**Holiday**New Year’s Day** Jan. 8- Adam & Eve; Genesis1:27

Jan.15- The Psalm of the Shepherd King; Psalm 23:1

Jan. 22- Do Not Worry; Matthew 6:33

Jan. 29- **Game Night**

CAFÉ Upcoming Events

JANUARY 25: Trip to Mayborn Space Museum at CTC. Price is $15. We will see 2 shows and will have to have a total of 20 people to go. Ticket price does not include meal cost and the restaurant we will be eating at is to be determined.

UNITED METHODIST WOMEN The United Methodist Women will meet Tuesday, Janu-ary 14, at 5:30 p.m. in the Banquet Room. The Call to Prayer and Self Denial program will be presented by Shirleen Chandler. Hostesses are Carol Dildine and Kathleen Blankemeyer. All women are invited.

This year Rhonda Mohler was able to mail a total of 40 scarves and 2 hats for Operation Gratitude! Thank you everyone who has contributed to this wonderful ministry!

Join the Youth IMPACT on February 2nd for their annual Souper Bowl

Sunday fundraiser! They will be selling delicious homemade soup in the foyer after both services!

We are aware there were a few mailing issues for this years stewardship campaign letters/forms! We have placed some ex-tra copies in the foyer (More Than Enough Stewardship Cam-paign 2020)—if those of you who haven’t turned those in would please fill them out and place them in the basket beside them marked ’Completed Stewardship Forms’ or mail them into the church office we would greatly appreciate it! These forms are VERY important for our yearly planning and 2020 is here!!!!

“This is a big shout out to the members of the Methodist Church Group that brought such a great spread out for my mom, Sandra Brookshire. She loved a hotdog roast and you supplied all we needed. The cookies were wonderful. Thank you so much for sharing in my moms day.”

The Sandra Brookshire Family

“All of my life the Methodist Church has been a rock. Thank you.” Joy

IMPACT meets every Sunday @ 9:30am and Wednesdays @ 5:30pm

Call the church office for

special youth events and more information 254-865-2520.

IMPACT

Our church delivered 39 boxes (78 dozen cookies) to Oak Park UMC Monday. Thank you to all who contributed to this missions opportunity.

The United Methodist Women of FUMC Temple cordially invite all interested persons to an Epiphany Brunch January 11, 2020 at 9 a.m. in the Worship Center. A program will follow featur-ing Debi and Phil Jones of Sunrise Ministries from Manchaca, TX. The brunch will be a morn-ing of scrumptious food, delightful entertain-ment, and items for sale. One of the vendors will emboss your name on your Bible for $10. She will donate $1 to Missions. Call Velva (254-865-6056) before January 2nd to make your reservation. All are welcome.

January Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1

OFFICE CLOSED

Happy New Year! No Wednesday Night Activities

6:30 AA

2

OFFICE CLOSED

5:30-6:30 Karate Class in FLC

3

OFFICE CLOSED

6:30 AA

4

5

8:30 Worship 9:30 SS 10:30 Worship

4:00 Oaks

6

6:30 AA

7

5-6 Women’s Bible Study


8

5:30 Wednesday Word

6:00 Choir 6:00 Prayer and

Bible Study

6:30 AA

9


10

6:30 AA

11

9:00 Epiphany Brunch @ Temple FUMC

12


13

6:30 Harvest Festival Planning meeting in BR

6:30 AA

14

5-6 Women’s Bible Study 5:30 UMW in BR

15

5:30 Wednesday Word


Bible Study

6:30 AA

16


6:00pm Game Night at DQ

17

6:30 AA

18

19

Human Relations Day


20

OFFICE CLOSED

6:30 AA

21

5-6 Women’s Bible Study 5:30-6:30 Karate Class in FLC

22

5:30 Wednesday Word


Bible Study

6:30 AA

23


24

6:30 AA

25

CAFÉ trip to Mayborn Museum

26


27

6:30 AA

28

5-6 Women’s Bible Study 5:30-6:30 Karate Class in FLC

29

5:30 Wednesday Word


Bible Study

6:30 AA

30

Private Event in FLC


31

6:30 AA

THE COOKING SCHEDULE IS POSTED ON THE CHILDREN’S BULLETIN BOARD IN THE HALLWAY.

UMM Pancake Supper The United Methodist Men will host their annual Pancake Supper Tuesday, February 11, 2020, from 5:30 -7 p.m. in the Family Life Center. Pancakes, bacon, and sausage, coffee, milk, and juice will be served. Proceeds benefit local missions, including sponsor-ing a little league baseball team, the Big Sting to help those with medical expenses (cancer), the Methodist Children’s Home, Church Growth and Development shares, and other needs.

Please come and enjoy the evening of food and fellowship, and help support the mission pro-jects. A planning meeting will be announced in January.

MEETING ALERT: The Harvest Festival Committee will meet Mon-day, January 13, at 6:30 p.m. in the Banquet

Room. An update of the 2019 Harvest Festival will be shared and the budget for 2020 will be pre-

sented for approval.

Do you come to church on Sunday? Do you want to get to know more of your church family and

have the opportunity to meet new guests that visit the church? If you said ‘yes’ to any of these ques-tions, WE HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR YOU!

We could use your help on Sunday morning greet-ing and/or ushering! It is a pretty great gig and you get to know so many cool people! If you’d like to

sign up or just know more information please con-tact Courtney in the church office 254-865-2520 or

talk to Pastor Schmidt on Sundays.

WELCOME TO OUR NEW CHURCH MEMBERS!

Elaine Romanchek, Mikala Bryson, Allayne Philbern & Jaycee Shelton!

17171717 Therefore, if any-

one is in Christ, the

new creation has

come: The old has

gone, the new is

here!

2 Corinthians 5:17

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