JUNE 2016

First United Methodist Church

Newton, North Carolina

Loving People into the Kingdom of God in the Heart of Catawba County.

IN TOUCH

300 N. Main Ave. PO Box 926 Newton, NC 28658

828-464-8422

fumcnewtonnc.org

facebook.com/ fumcnewtonnc

First United Methodist Church

Staff:

David Greene, Pastor

cell: 828-461-5910

Lara “Willis” Greene, Pastor

cell: 828-461-5918

John Coffey, Organist

Beth Fowler, Choir Director

Michael Roberts, Praise Service

Rose Bibeau, Children’s Music

Julie Braswell, Children’s Ministry

Ann Cook, Administrative Assist.

Kayla Sigmon, Nursery Ministry

Kristi Harvell, Preschool

Message from the

Staff Parish Relations Committee,

I want to start off by giving a heartfelt

thanks to everyone who has ap-

proached David and Willis in the past

weeks extending their congratulations

as well as offers of help during and

after the transitions to their new ap-

pointments in July. In appreciation to

David for his devotion, hard work, and contributions to our

church over the past seven years, the SPRC is planning an in-

formal celebration in his honor on Sunday, June 26th at 3:30 in

the church fellowship hall. Additionally, there will be a basket

in which you may leave any cards, honorariums, and well

wishes for David.

You are a great congregation and the SPRC wants to thank you

for all you do in keeping this church vibrant as we fulfill our

mission of serving God.

Paul Campbell,

Chairman

Adults and children alike enjoyed the fellowship and

celebration of the Pentecost Party in the church garden.

July 4th Weekend

Holiday Service

one service will be held on

July 3rd @ 11:00am

for the Holiday weekend

JUNE 2016

Children's Ministries

FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH

Summer Sunday School Children K-5th

10:00 to 10:45 am

Please join in the fun of High

Seas Expedition where

we learn all about God's Word!

First Youth Summer Events

And I heard the voice of the Lord saying, "Whom shall I send, and who will go for us?" Then I said, "Here am I! Send me." Isaiah 6:8 Thirteen of our youth along with three adults will be giving of themselves in service to others at Team Effort's Mission Trip in Jacksonville, Fla. Please join us on Sunday, June 12th at the 9:00 am Praise Service where we will bless them in a Commissioning Service. Our group will load up and head out at 7:00 am on June 19th. They spend their week working on repair projects at a local church and school. Each evening they will gather together in worship with the other groups. Remember them in your prayers as they travel, serve others, and make new friends.

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UP***IN***OUT Children K-5th grade

Wednesday, June 29th

9:00 am to noon, Activity Room

UP - We worship God

IN - We grow closer together in Christian friendships

OUT - We serve others

Got it? Plan to attend, we have a great time!

All of us at kids 4 Christ want

to say a huge thank you to

Lynn Delancey, Mary Yoder,

Becky & Paul Campbell,

Tracy & Adam Wilson, Colby

Kelley, Harris & Vickey

Jones and Rose Bibeau. We

had a great year and we

could not have done it with-

out all of you.

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Roberts, Lisa 6/23

Doty, Rebecca 6/24

Windham, Ryan 6/24

Barringer, Adam 6/25

Cossich, Jackson 6/25

Foster, Sam 6/25

Johnson, Sarah 6/25

Freeman, Justin 6/26

Templeton, Skye 6/26

Wray, Tim 6/26

Chapman, Debbie 6/27

Hefner, Addison 6/27

Fowler, James 6/28

Glenn Jr., Emerson 6/28

Mull, Alexander 6/28

Richard, Julia 6/28

Powell II, Will 6/29

Templeton, Riley 6/29

Kelly, Betsy 6/30

Lee, Michael 6/30

Setzer, Kerri 6/30

Dellinger, Jackie 6/1

Elliott, Alden 6/2

Ingle, Sue 6/2

Shaw, Matthew 6/2

Benton, Hon 6/3

Boston, Chase 6/3

McLawhorn, David 6/3

Wilkinson, Becky 6/3

Yancey, Savannah 6/3

Ellis, Susan 6/4

Reitzel, Harold 6/4

Smith, Mike 6/4

Trivette, Deena 6/4

Yount, Jim 6/4

Bean, Melissa 6/5

Caldwell, Sara 6/5

Faust, Ann 6/5

Rights, Debbie 6/5

White, Michelle 6/5

Kelly, Lee 6/6

Clontz, Michael 6/7

Fay, Gary 6/7

Jackson, Joseph 6/7

Drum, Corbin 6/8

Hildebran, Lauren 6/9

Bohler, Barbara 6/10

Cable, Bill 6/10

Dennie, Neel 6/11

Sigmon, Becky 6/11

Drum, Kyle 6/12

Wooten, Jewell 6/12

Carter, Becky 6/14

Hardin, David 6/15

Autry, Stella 6/16

Hunsucker, Leah 6/16

Gibson, Michelle 6/18

Smith, Robert 6/18

Wanzer, Susan 6/18

Wilson, Kayla 6/18

Phillips, Greg 6/20

Sitzer, Madelyn 6/22

Gregory, Stacey 6/23

Tom & Margaret Dixon 6/16

Stephen & Brigette DeArman 6/17

Joe & Judy Beaman Jr. 6/20

Don & Becky Sigmon 6/20

Wilson & Lynn Caldwell III 6/22

Hugh & Leigh Ann McLaughlin 6/22

Tai & Joanna Orange 6/22

Ken & Pat Lawing 6/23

Ray & Billie Shrum 6/23

Jeff & Debbie Carter 6/24

Gabe & Allyson Ervin 6/24

Bruce & Jessie Pannell 6/26

Nicky & Kay Smyre 6/27

Bob & Brenda Saunders 6/28

Tommy & Christine Lowman 6/29

Ken & Pat Simmons 6/29

Jack & Anne Brooks 6/30

Michael & Heather Clontz 6/2

Wayne & Faye Swofford 6/2

Danny & Lynn Delancey 6/4

Jacob & Tammy Smith Jr. 6/4

Howard & Wadine Smith 6/6

Robert & Diane Smith 6/6

Carl & Michelle Wayne 6/6

Mark & Tracie Kelley 6/8

Donald & Shirley Hayes 6/9

Harris & Vickey Jones III 6/10

Kenneth & Gaye Keener 6/10

Jason & Heather Raines 6/11

Tommy & Patricia Howard 6/12

Joe & Nancy Killian 6/12

Lucas & Lindsay McKay 6/14

Burt & Dot Hoage 6/15

Larry & Frances Hollar, Sr. 6/15

New Prayer Team Ministry at FUMC

Do you have a compassionate heart for the needs of others? We need you as a member of the new

prayer team at FUMC. You can choose to be involved in any of these ways: praying for our pastors be-

fore church services, meeting as a group to pray for church members and others, making time to pray

at home for members, prayer through digital communication, and more. Please fill out this form, re-

turn it to the church office, and someone will be in touch with you soon. Or, if you need further infor-

mation, call the church office at 828-464-8422. “Devote yourselves to prayer with an alert mind and a

thankful heart.” Colossians 4:2

Name _________________________Telephone ________________Email ____________________________

Graduation Sunday

Sunday, June 5 is Graduation Sunday when our

church will honor our high school and college

graduates. Please call the church office with in-

formation on all members who will be graduating

this year along with college degrees obtained.

May Memorials

Bob Rights, Sr. Current Expense Fund

June Sherrill Current Expense Fund

Robert Sherrill Current Expense Fund

Bob Powell Current Expense Fund

Hope Abernathy Current Expense Fund

May Honorariums Joe and Judy Beaman Robe Fund

Paul Campbell Capital Building Fund

Sharing Our Gifts

Sunday Attendance Tithes and

Offerings

Capital

Bldg. Fund

May 1 291 9,578.00 425.00

May 8 261 10,544.75 315.00

May 15 234 7,314.75 70.00

May 22 216 8,750.75 590.00

May 29 133 5,195.17 155.00

PB & J Sundays

On the first Sunday of every month, First UMC cele-

brates PB & J Sunday, a day designated for every-

one to bring either a plastic container of peanut but-

ter or a plastic container of jelly.

These donations are for Conover School.

Father’s Day Bulletin

Our Youth will sponsor a special Father’s Day bulletin. You may honor or remember a father, grandfa-

ther, or that person who is very special to you by filling out the form and returning it to the church of-

fice along with $1.00 for each person honored or remembered. Please use a separate form for each

name. The deadline for submitting the form will be Monday, June 13.

In Honor of:___________________________________________________________________________

or

In Memory of:_________________________________________________________________________

By: __________________________________________________________________________________

(please use a separate form for each name)

The Trustees are looking for volunteers to help open and close the

church on Sundays and for special events throughout the week. If

you could help fill this need, please call Anne Lemons at 828-464-

3445. Thank you for considering helping your church in this manner.

Exciting new Senior Program coming soon to FUMC!

Hello Friends,

I just wanted to take a moment to let you know about a

new program that will begin at our church in August. The Joy

Ministry will begin on Thursday, August 11th. This program is

being offered to all of our senior adults within our church as well

as within our community. The name, Joy (Just Older Youth) was

used years ago when quite a few of our senior church members

gathered for social interaction, and we would like to honor what

they began all those years ago by keeping the name "Joy" in this

new adventure for all senior adults within our community.

We will meet on the second Thursday of every month (beginning August 11th) in our fel-

lowship hall. This will be a morning program followed by lunch being served at 12:00 noon. The

morning will be filled with fellowship, devotions, prayer concerns, and a 30-40 minute program,

followed by our noon meal.

I personally want each of you to know that this is not some wild, fly-by-night, "let's give

this a try" crazy idea. This is a new program that has been prayed over, thought out, and talked

about for almost two years now. I am beyond excited to get this started!

As with any well-run program, we are going to need volunteers willing to help get The Joy

Ministry up and running smoothly and efficiently. I have met with several people who are inter-

ested in volunteering, and I know we need more! So, will you please pray for this new ministry?

And if you feel like this could possibly be something that you would like to help with, then I

would love to talk with you!

We are going to have a volunteer meeting on Monday, July 11th in the fellowship hall as

follows:

• 2:00pm - All those interested in helping with Registration (name tags, pre-registering for the

following month, visitor forms etc.)

• 3:00pm - All those interested in helping with Hospitality (greeters, decorations, table games,

etc.)

• 4:00 pm - All those helping with Food ( serving, dessert teams, coffee/snacks etc.

If you cannot attend the volunteer meeting in July, just let me or Joe Beaman know that

you are interested in volunteering, and we will definitely be grateful for your help!

Again, I am beyond excited to see this program finally "take flight" in August! I truly ap-

preciate the feedback and support that we've received as we've dreamed of bringing The Joy Min-

istry back to our church. To God be the glory for this great thing that He is doing. May each sen-

ior adult that enters our fellowship hall for this program feel His love through us.

Thank you,

Beverly Underwood

Community Helper

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Newton Methodist

Preschool

City of Newton Police City of Newton Firemen

Rev. Lara “Willis” Greene, United Methodist Minister

Brandy Burnette, Catawba County Library

Let's celebrate the work people

do in our communities!

As the children build literacy, develop vo-

cabulary, practice math concepts, sing songs,

sort materials, and participate in dramatic

play activities, they learned about the tools,

uniforms, and tasks of a variety of commu-

nity helpers such as police officers, firefight-

ers, ministers, and librarians.

If you would like more information about the

Newton Methodist Preschool, or to enroll a

student for the 2016-2017 school year begin-

ning September 6th, please call our Preschool

Director Kristi Harvell at 828-465-6397.