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Attendance ..................................... 2
Financial Info. ................................ 2
This Week ...................................... 3
Children’s Ministries ....................... 4
Youth News .................................... 5
News & Events ............................... 6
Prayer Page ................................... 7
More News ..................................... 8
In This Issue
Lyle and Linda are taking some well-deserved vacation time this week.
They will be back by Sunday, June 25, and his column will be back
next week.
CHURCH STAFF
Rev. Lyle Holland
Pastor
Rev. Andy Curtis
Associate Pastor
Stacie Johnson
Children’s Ministries
Dan Marsengill
Choir Director
David Dempsey
Organist
Jane Lewis
Pianist
Steve Boullemet
Praise Team Director
Dora Hayes
Administrator
Jennifer Thomas
Coordinator, Kids 1st
Jill Pike
Secretary
Fred Bush
Bldg. Director/Custodian
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FINANCIAL INFORMATION ................. June 2017
MONTHLY
2017 Monthly Budget Needs......................... $43,083.67 Monthly Budget Receipts ............................. $28,634.10 ANNUALLY
2017 Yearly Budget: ...................................... $517,004.00 2017 Receipts ................................................ $241,662.24 2017 Expenses .............................................. $235,766.74
ATTENDANCE 6.18.2017
MEMBERSHIP ................ 610
T1 Worship 8:30 ............... 31 New Community .............. 34 T2 Worship 10:50 .......... 109 The Landing ....................NA Children’s Church ..........NA Nursery .............................. 11 Total Worship ............ 185
Chapel ..............................NA Wed. Youth .....................NA Sun. Youth ......................NA
Sunday School Adults ................................. 74 Youth ................................. 10 Children/Teachers ............. 9 Total Sunday School .... 93
HOURS
Monday
Tuesday &
Thursday
10 am to 2 pm
256-435-1891
8 am to 4:30 pm M-Th
8 am to 12 noon Fri.
Foy Morgan
Beth Johnson
Dear Friends,
On Sunday, July 2, the Chancel Choir will
present the cantata
“Liberty”. I would like to
invite any of you who do not
sing in the choir regularly to
join us on Wednesday nights
at 7 pm as we prepare for
this performance and then
to sing with us on July 2. The only re-
quirement is that you can read music. Please
let me know.
Dan Marsengill
256-435-4386
June 25 Youth to Lake Junaluska
Children to Upper Sand Mountain Parish
June 26 9:30a Kids 1st GMSC
6p Healthy Living Class
June 27 9:30a Kids 1st GMSC
12p Staff meeting
6:30p NA
June 28 9a Kids 1st Chapel
9:30a Kids 1st GMSC
10a JOY meeting
June 29 9:30a Kids 1st GMSC
11a Warm Hearts
5:30p The Landing
6:30p NA
7p Audience of One reh.
June 30 9a Bridge Group
9:30a Kids 1st GMSC
12p JOY Sew Day
Calendar
The pastor would like for the ladies
of the congregation to lend him their
electric girdles for the pancake
breakfast next Sunday.
“A merry heart doeth good like a medicine.”
Proverbs 17:22
Services This Week
8:30 am Traditional Sanctuary
Kim McCutcheon
Holy Communion
Scripture: Psalm 86:5-10, 16,17
Romans 6:1-11
Sermon: On the Roman Road:
Alive to God
10:50 am Traditional Sanctuary
Rev. Lyle Holland
Scripture: Psalm 86:5-10, 16,17
Romans 6:1-11
Sermon: On the Roman Road:
Alive to God
8:30 am New Community McWhorter Activity Center
Rev. Lyle Holland
Scripture: Psalm 86:5-10, 16,17
Romans 6:1-11
Sermon: On the Roman Road:
Alive to God
Those Who Serve God in His Church
June 25• Third Sunday after Pentecost
8:30 am 10:50 am
Ushers: Connie Thompson David Myer
Frank Hartzog Tom Weems
Ken Hoffman
Paula Hoffman
Readers: Mitch Conroy
Lexi Curtis NC
Acolytes:
Nursery: Lynn Mitchell Melanie Curtis
Carol Stokesberry (SUNDAY SCHOOL)
Children’s Church Volunteers: No Children’s Church
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Children’s Ministries with Stacie Johnson, Director of Children’s Ministries
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Vacation Bible School
What an amazing week! This year we had 123 kids
ranging from 2 years old through 6th grade attend
VBS. To say they had a blast is an understatement.
We had so much fun learning about how God de-
signed each one of us for a purpose! Thank you so
much to all of the volunteers who helped out during
the week. Also, a special thank you to those who
came and helped out with getting decorations ready
and cleaning everything up! It takes a lot of people to
make VBS happen. Thank you to everyone!!
Special thank yous to Screened Image for our t-
shirts, Traffic Signs for our VBS banners, and Mr.
Refrigeration for the white dryer tubes and HUGE
boxes! Also, thank you to everyone who donated
(supplies or financial donations) to VBS. All the
decorations looked amazing!
Upper Sand Mountain Parish
This Sunday, June 25, the children will be going on
their first mission trip of the summer to Upper Sand
Mountain Parish. We will gather at 8:20 am to load
the vehicles. We will be leaving around 8:30.
What to bring on the trip/reminders:
Sack lunch
Around $5.00 to shop in their community store
Water bottle
Wear cool, comfortable clothing and tennis
shoes.
If you have any questions about our trip, please
contact Mrs. Stacie. The last day to sign up to go is
Saturday, June 24.
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Ugandan Thunder
On Monday, July 10, the African Children’s Choir,
Ugandan Thunder, will be coming back to our
church. Make plans to come that night to hear these
amazing children.
We are currently in need of host homes for small
groups of children (and an adult) to spend the night
after the concert. If you would be willing to serve as
a host home, please contact Stacie as soon as possi-
ble.
Mrs. Stacie
June Children’s Church
During the month of June, we will not be
having Children’s Church.
Summer Mission Trips
June 25 - Upper Sand Mountain Parish
July 30 - UMCOR
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Natasha Jackson
Summer Mission Trip Coordinator
Vicki Shaw
Encounter Coordinator
Elizabeth Renfroe
Minor Events Coordinator
Becky & Rusty Simmons
Safe Sanctuary Volunteer
Coordinators
Marita Watson
Youth Sunday School Coordinator
Buffy Lockette
Publicity Coordinator
Frank & Cheryl Hartzog
Game & Snack Coordinators
Woody Francis
Carol Stokesberry
Pumpkin Patch Coordinators
YOUTH
LEADERSHIP
TEAM Rev. Andy Curtis, Associate Pastor
Self-awareness is a valuable thing.
Being aware of our personal
tendencies, behaviors and triggers
impacts how we engage the
world. The same can be said for
the Church. A self-aware church
is one that understands who it is,
whose it is and how it should en-
gage the world.
Jesus’ self-awareness was off the
charts! He knew exactly who he
was and how he was to engage
the world. Jesus clearly lets us
know this when he offers a state-
ment about himself by quoting the
prophet Isaiah. Jesus said, “18 The
Spirit of the Lord is upon
me, because the Lord has anointed
me. He has sent me to preach good
news to the poor, to proclaim re-
lease to the prisoners and recovery
of sight to the blind, to liberate the
oppressed, 19 and to proclaim the
year of the Lord’s favor” (Luke 4:18
-19).
This same awareness and mission-
al mindset is to be at work in
each of Jesus’ followers. And, I am
delighted to say that from June
25th-28th eleven youth and four
adults from JFUMC will be striv-
ing to preach good news to the
poor, liberate the oppressed and
proclaim the Lord’s favor on mis-
sion in Lake Junaluska and Ashe-
ville, NC.
Lake Junaluska has partnered with
Rise Against Hunger, and has set
a goal to sort, pack and provide
25,000 meals to some of the
world’s most vulnerable people.
Your youth mission team will be
helping in this effort.
Also, the Asheville Buncombe
Christian Community Ministry
provides a variety of services to
Asheville’s poor and homeless.
They offer meals, supplies from a
food pantry, a clothes closet,
counseling, and many other re-
sources. Your youth mission team
will be helping with this as well.
Without a doubt, our mission
trips are some of the most trans-
formative times of the year, and it
all starts with God’s people going
out on mission and loving and liv-
ing as Christ taught us to.
Please pray for us, and those
whom we serve on this mission
trip.
Peace,
Andy
Because of the Mission Trip, there will be no Youth Activities on June 28.
Kids 1st is currently seeking both
full-time and part-time teachers.
Qualified applicants must be at
least 19 years of age, possess a high
school diploma or GED, be willing
to submit to background checks and fingerprinting,
and have at least one year experience in working with
preschool-aged children.
Interested applicants should pick up an application
from the Kids 1st office Monday through Friday be-
tween the hours of 8:00 am and 3:00 pm, or send a
resume to: [email protected].
If you have any questions, you may reach Jennifer
Thomas in the Kids 1st office at 256-782-0388.
June 25 Children to Upper Sand Mtn. Parish
June 25-28 Youth to Lake Junaluska
July 30 Children to UMCOR in Decatur
Women’s 2018 Beach Retreat
February 22 - 25, 2018 Registration due NOW
DETAILS Total cost is $200 per person.
The next payment of $50 is due in July.
If you would like to go and have not paid
a deposit, you may pay $100 in July.
Two additional payments of $50 each
will be due in October and January.
For more info, contact Elizabeth Renfroe
or Pat Borstorff.
Checks should be made payable to
JFUMC with
“beach retreat” in
the memo.
Come with us and
join the fun!
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Pray for Those Who Serve our Country:
If you have names and addresses for other military church
members, please call the office: 435-6021.
† Deployed overseas ‡ Home (in the States)
MSG (P) David Beard ‡
MAJ JEFFREY BUCKNER ‡
HN Jake Daniel ‡
LTC Michael Dempsey ‡
COL Doug Drake ‡
SPC Kyle Fields ‡
LTC Pete Garver ‡
SFC Matthew Reid †
SGT Garrett Rose ‡
Greater love has no man than this, that a man lay
down his life for his friends. John 15:13
Therefore encourage one another and build one another up, just as you are doing. 1 Thessalonians 5:11
Note: We encourage you to contact the church office any time you want to place someone on the prayer list. Help us keep the list
trimmed: if you know of someone who has recovered and needs to come off, be sure to let us know. Prayer requests will be rotated off
after 2 weeks if we have received no updates.
HELEN BARTHEL
DONNA BUTNER
GLADYCE CORNELIUS
CHALCY EVANS
EARL GIBSON
MARTHA GIBSON
EVELYN GLAZNER
HENRI GUNNELLS
LOTICE JONES
BETTY LAWLER
JACK LAWLER
LOUISE LUALLEN
CAROLYN LYNCH
VICKE MOLAN
Diane Ponder
MARGARET POTTS
MARY ROBERTSON
RONNIE SANDERS
TROY SANDERS
RITA SPRUIELL
MARGARET VALINE
RANDY WOODROW
Laura Youngblood
(ALL CAPS denotes church members)
Pat Apton
Richard Atkinson
Payton Brigman
BOB DOBSON
Susie Duncan
Corliss Ann Gibson
EARL LOCKETTE
Arlis Mitchell
Judy Noyes
Bo Reeves
Curt Sasser
Chris St. Clair
LIZ WEEMS
DORIS YOUNG
Christian Sympathy is extended to
DEE DEE LLOYD and family in the death of her
cousin, David Brooks.
BELINDA LEVY and family in the loss of her un-
cle, Bob Coley.
The family of FOY MORGAN.
First United Methodist Church PO Box 1025 109 Gayle Avenue SW
Jacksonville, Alabama 36265
ph (256) 435-6021 fx (256) 435-6262
www.jaxfumc.org
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WORSHIPTIMES
Sundays: Traditional - 8:30 & 10:50 am
Contemporary - 8:30 am Sunday School - 9:45 am
Jacksonville First UMC is partnering with the Ala-
bama Cooperative Extension Service for a free six
session workshop on planning healthy, affordable
meals for your family. It starts Monday, June 19 at
6:00 pm and will meet in the Multipurpose Room
(Room 121).
Each class will include a healthy recipe tasting, nutri-
tion information and other incentives to help you
and your family eat healthier.
To register for the class, call Crystal McPherson at:
(256) 237-1621 (Extension Service) OR
Elizabeth Renfroe at: (256) 239-6033.
Class Dates:
June 19, June 26,
July 17, July 24, July 31,
and August 7.