CONCERNS FOR THIS MONTH

HEALTH CONCERNS: Betty Wallace, Mary Clare Munger, Arline Rugger,

Dollie Bell, Angie (cousin to Janet Ingham), Kimberly Wilson

IN CHRISTIAN SYMPATHY: Lori Wilhite and family on the death of her

mother Carole, the Fields family on the death of Bruce Fields, Toni

Huddleston and family on the death of her grandmother—Effie Blair, the

Ingham family on the death of Janet’s cousin’s grandson

JOYS: Chad Hopson is engaged to Julie Bessemer from Lubbock, Kasey

Wilson got engaged to Ashley Stinnett, Great time at the Daddy Daughter

Dinner Dance, the Ho-Gland’s expecting their first baby, Karen Middleton

project 3/4 completed, thanks to the church choir, B.J. and Mel Brooks and

Cameron McMinn for sharing their amazing talent

OTHER CONCERNS: Major Kyle Lippold deployment for 1 year, Jacob

Hopson and his team mates mountain bike racing, Spring Break travels

BIRTHDAYS: Sam Williams 3/7, Nichole Mustoe 3/8, Chisum Hartman 3/8,

Judah Asbill 3/14

ANNIVERSARIES: Darin & Brooke Barnes—19 years

ONGOING PRAYER CONCERNS: Brynn McPherson, Dylan Brown, Shelly

Gross, Dick Elliott, Glenda Abernethy, Lou Ann Barnhart, Betty Hill, Dorothy

Cook, Glen Miller, Carolyn Mason, Beth Sanchez, Dorothy Haley, Judy

Gilliam, Tata McCartney, Kimberly Conrad, Kathy Noel, Keith & Dorinda

McCormack, Anna Overhulser, C.W. Stubblefield, Terry & Helen Gamblin,

Betty Ketchersid, Merrell Winstead, Martin Mordecai, Waylon Malone, Gib

Satterwhite, T.K. Baker, Erin Green, Christie Wilhite, Dusty Koehler, Shirley

King, Donny Cook, Brandi Sustaire, Patti Kolb, Bobby Altman, Kingston Marr,

Kason Gabbard, Alisann Smookler, Addi Martinez, Hope Ramos, Virginia

Tovar, Anna Ruth Erwin & Mel Wessels, Virignia Bonifield, Dean Hawkins,

Major Kyle Lippold

ADDITIONAL INTERCESSORY PRAYERS: President Obama and our

country’s leaders, Costa Rica Team, Backyard Missions, War-torn Countries,

the economy, our policeman and firemen, those in the military and the need

for a local drug and alcohol addiction recovery treatment center.

Please email fumcpray@gmail.com or call 806-655-2851 with all prayer

requests, joys, concerns or updates. If you have requested someone be

added to the Ongoing Prayer Concerns, please update us on that person

occasionally; especially if that person needs to be removed from the list.

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Worship Leaders for the 9am Service March 29 Bill Rogers April 5 Easter Sunday Donna Woodard 10:10 Service Roman Asbill April 12 Joe Young April 19 Children’s Sunday April 26 UMW Sunday

Prayer Room March 29 9:00—Mary Clare Munger 11:15—Brenda Havens April 5 9:00—Pat Holcomb 10:10—Roman Asbill 11:15—Jane King

April 12 9:00—Roberta King 11:15—Joe Lombard

April 19 9:00—Roman Asbill 11:15—Kathy Rogers

April 26 9:00—Virginia Bonifield 11:15—Kay Holloway

Acolytes for the 9 am Service

March 29 Gabriel Sexton and Chord Cogswell

April 5 Easter Sunday Caleb Gill and Ciara Neal

10:10 a.m. Judah Asbill and Reid Enns

April 12 Colton Hukill and Chord Cogswell

April 19 Gabriel Sexton and Caleb Gill

April 26 Ciara Neal and Rebekah Huddleston

Hosts

March 29

8:45 Vanda Paris, Jackie Patterson, Mary Rice, Kathy Rogers

11:00 Clois & Dorothy Rowland, Sharon Brown, Betty Brown Johnson

April 5 Easter Sunday

8:45 Rusty & Barbara Blackwell, Tim & Debbie Crown

10:00 Steve & Donna Woodard, Jo Jackson and Betty Hudson

11:00 Danna Hinders, Pat Holcomb, Darin & Brooke Barnes

April 12

8:45 Bobbie & Guylene Griffin, Steve & Sally Lewis

11:00 Jon & Rhonda Behrens, Shawn & Lynn Burns

April 19

8:45 Joe & Pam Young, Janice Cranmer, Peggy Davis

11:00 Danny & Kelly Nusser, Scott & Vickie Robinson

April 26

8:45 Melissa Schlabs, Judy Welch, Wade Williams, Marilyn Dees

11:00 Bill & Kathy Rogers, Bryan & Laura Smith

(If you are unable to fulfill your obligation in any of these areas, please find a replacement and call the church office and let them know the change. Thank you.)

Attendance Record: March 1 9:00 am Traditional Worship……………………………………………….…...261 10:10 am Sunday School…………………………...…..……………………….277 11:15 am Contemporary Worship………………………………………...…….141 TOTAL IN WORSHIP………………………………………………………..…..402 Attendance Record: March 8 9:00 am Traditional Worship…………………………………………………….231 10:10 am Sunday School…………………………...…..……………………….259 11:15 am Contemporary Worship………………………………………….…...124 TOTAL IN WORSHIP………………………………………………………........355 Attendance Record: March 15 9:00 am Traditional Worship…………………………………………………….224 10:10 am Sunday School…………………………...…..……………………….209 11:15 am Contemporary Worship………………………………………….…….93 TOTAL IN WORSHIP………………………………………………………........317 Attendance Record: March 22

9:00 am Traditional Worship…………………………………………………….200 10:10 am Sunday School…………………………...…..……………………….198 11:15 am Contemporary Worship………………………………………….……109 TOTAL IN WORSHIP………………………………………………………........309

Schedules Joys and Concerns

CHURCH STAFF

SENIOR PASTOR………………………………….……..….……Rev. Rick Enns

PASTORAL CARE …………………………………………………...Angela Asbill

DIRECTOR OF DISCIPLESHIP………..…………………………...Roman Asbill

DIRECTOR OF YOUTH MINISTRY……………….…………….….Charlie Keys

YOUTH INTEREN…………………………………………………..Lupe Acevedo

DIRECTOR OF CHILDREN’S MINISTRIES………………………..Kim Hopson

CHURCH ADMINISTRATOR………………………………..…….......Bill Rogers

FINANCE MANAGER………………………………………….……Christi Ybarra

MUSIC DIRECTOR………………………………………………..Melanie Brooks

ORGANIST……………….………………………………….…..Cameron McMinn

ACCOMPANIST………………………………….…………......….......B.J. Brooks

CONTEMPORARY WORSHIP LEADER…………………………..Jason Lester

KITCHEN COORDINATOR………………………………..…….Charlotte Wilson

IHH CHILD DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR……………………Brenda Shepherd

A Note From the Pastor In Sync

ne of the joys of being a dad is getting to

see your children perform in school

events. This week my son’s 4th grade

class had a “recorder” concert. It’s so

great that in 4th grade these children are

learning how to read and play music. And I must

say that this group was outstanding! They played

several numbers on their brightly colored recorders.

My son’s recorder is orange, but they had blue,

green, red, pink, black and white recorders as well.

It was a rainbow of beautiful music. Everything from “Mary had a little lamb” to

“Ode to Joy” was played.

However, one of the harder songs they played was “Amazing Grace.” And as they

played this well-known hymn I noticed that some of the students were rushing the

song. It was almost a fight between the music teacher trying to keep the tempo

and several of the students who were out of sync. As this is going on I’m watching

my son play. And I notice him look up from the music. He’s looking to the music

teacher for direction. He’s playing his notes correctly, but they are not matching

up with what he is hearing around him.

It made me smile because I saw it as a metaphor for life. How often do we get out

of sync with our heavenly Father? We might be playing all the notes right, but not

in sync with the melody of life. We might be playing in tempo with the world

around us, but it’s not the tempo that God wants for us. Sometimes God wants us

to slow down. It’s a reminder that we need to look up to the Father to make sure

that we are on the right path. That the music of our life is being played in sync

with the timing of the Father’s will.

During this season of Lent, I pray that you would be intentional about slowing

down your tempo and spending time in prayer and meditation with God. For

God’s tempo is best!

I look forward to seeing you Sunday!

In Christ,

Rick Enns

revrick@firstchurchcanyon.com

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Easter Sunday Brunch April 5th from 8:00 a.m to 11:15 a.m. in Fellowship Hall

Please watch for sign-up sheets in your Sunday School Class to help out with this, or contact kitchen coordinator Charlotte Wilson at usdkwil-

son@sbglobal.net.

Palm Sunday—Sunday, March 29 during 9:00 a.m. traditional and 11:15 a.m. contemporary Maundy Thursday Service– Thursday, April 2 6:30pm Sanctuary Good Friday Service—Friday, April 3 6:30pm Sanctuary Easter Sunday Services—Sunday, April 5 9:00 & 10:10am (traditional) 11:15am (contemporary)

Church Office will be closed on Friday, April 3

YOU CAN GIVE YOUR TITHES &

OFFERINGS ONLINE

Just scan the QR code on your smart phone or go to

our website (www.firstchurchcanyon.com) and click

on the ‘donate now for tithes and offerings’.

This semester is quickly passing. I just can’t believe that

we are a few short weeks from Easter, and soon follows

the end of our Wednesday evenings. Below are

important dates you need to know.

Wednesday, April 1: Easter Egg Hunts

Easter Egg Hunts will occur during our regular

Wednesday evening classes (6:15-7:30). Each class will

have a special Easter show/activity and hunt eggs

(THERE IS NOT A SPECIFIC HUNT TIME). Club 56 will

hide eggs for nursery/Cubs/K1/234.

Nursery and Cubs will hunt on the grassy playground

(weather permitting).

K1 will hunt on the back playground (weather

permitting).

234 will hunt on the front playground.

Wednesday, April 22: Last Wednesday Evening

Activities until September

Friday, April 24: Confirmation will meet at 3:45 on the

West side of the church to load up and head out for a

wonderful retreat weekend. We will return Sunday

evening, April 26, (the plan is by 6 pm).

Sunday, May 10: Confirmation/Children’s Sunday, 9 am

service

Upcoming Events

Children’s News

Wednesday, March 25

5:30 p.m. WNF Meal

6:15 p.m. Brillhart Circle—Room #224

6:15 p.m. Children’s, Youth and Growgroups

7:15 p.m. Chancel Choir-Choir Basement

Sunday, March 29

9:00 a.m. Traditional Sunday Worship Service

10:10 a.m. Sunday School

11:15 a.m. Contemporary Sunday Worship Service

3:30 p.m. GrowGroup-B Havens-222

5:30 p.m. 6th Grade Confirmation-223/225

6:00 p.m. FUMY—Youth Activities-Basement

Wednesday, April 1

2:00 p.m. UMW Book Review—Church Library

5:30 p.m. WNF Meal

6:00 p.m. UMW Executive Board Meeting-Room #222

6:15 p.m. Children’s, Youth and Growgroups

7:15 p.m. Chancel Choir-Choir Basement

Thursday, April 2

6:30 p.m. Maundy Thursday Service-Sanctuary

Friday, April 3—Church Office Closed

6:30 p.m. Good Friday Service—Sanctuary

Sunday, April 5

8:00 a.m. Easter Brunch Celebration

9:00 a.m. Traditional Sunday Worship Service

10:10 a.m. Traditional Sunday Worship Service

11:15 a.m. Contemporary Sunday Worship Service

Wednesday, April 8

5:30 p.m. WNF Meal

6:15 p.m. Children’s, Youth and Growgroups

7:15 p.m. Chancel Choir-Choir Basement

Saturday, April 11

6:00 p.m. W.T. Wesley Hoedown

Sunday, April 12

9:00 a.m. Traditional Sunday Worship Service

10:10 a.m. Sunday School

11:15 a.m. Contemporary Sunday Worship Service

3:30 p.m. GrowGroup-B Havens-Room #222

Our New Youth Intern

I am extremely excited to

introduce you to our new youth

intern Lupe Acevedo. Lupe is

from Florence, TX and has been

attending West Texas A&M since

2012. He is pursuing a Bachelor

of Science in Speech

Performance. Along with

pursuing his degree Lupe is also on the leadership

team at the Wesley foundation and is a part of their

mentor ring. Currently Lupe is also the President of

Christians United for Israel. Lupe began serving in the

youth ministry at FUMC in February. He has done a

fantastic job connecting with the students and is

already leading our High School Sunday School class

and is co-leading our guy’s small group on Sunday

nights.

Many of you may have already met Lupe so I thought

we would ask him a few questions to get to know him a

little better.

Chocolate chip or Oreo cookie? Chocolate chip

Favorite Bible verse? John 14:27

What is the one item you CAN’T live without? Shoes

and socks

Would you rather fight a giant snake or giant spider?

Giant spider

Where do you see yourself 10 years from now?

Working in ministry

If you could only eat one type of food the rest of your

life what would it be? Pizza

What is your favorite sport? Basketball

Would you rather live on the moon or the bottom of

the ocean? Moon

What nickname would you give yourself? Bam-bam

What is your favorite thing about FUMC canyon? The

leaders and their commitment to discipleship and Godly

fellowship.

If you see Lupe or any of our youth ministry volunteers

in the hallways please be sure and pat them on the

back and say THANK YOU for the amazing ministry

they are accomplishing!

Chase the Lion,

Charlie

Finances as of February 2015

Income—Year to Date—$144,328.01 Budgeted $155,999.09

Expenses—Year to Date—$143,436.69 Budgeted $160,001.90

Income/Expenses—Year to Date $891.32

Youth News

Thank You Notes

Dear Canyon FUMC,

Thank you for faithfully participating in the Wesley’s free lunch

program. We are grateful for your support. Again thank you for

giving your time & resources to help us reach out to the students

of WT!

Sincerely,

The Wesley Staff

Dear Prayer Team at FUMC,

I thank everyone for all of your prayers these past months. The

heart cath found NO blockages therefore, no stents—PRAISE

God!

I am still experiencing symptoms and request your continuing

prayer. I have changed my eating habits and worrying habit and

grateful for the time God has given me!

Blessings,

Genie Gilley

Next Newsletter will be Wednesday, April . If you have

any information you would like to put in the newsletter

please submit the information no later than– Thursday,

April 23 by NOON. You can email information to

cybarra@firstchurchcanyon.com.

2015-2016 ENROLLMENT ‘IN HIS HANDS’ CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER PRESCHOOL AND PARENTS DAY OUT Registration for our Fall 2015 classes begins April 21st! Make sure your child’s place is secured before classes become full. Class sizes are limited and are on a first-come-first-serve basis.

‘IN HIS HANDS’ CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER SUMMER FUN CAMP ENROLLMENT Birth – 2nd Grade (age as of Sept. 1, 2014) June 9th – July 16th

(excluding the week of VBS, June 22-26) Tuesdays and Thursdays 9:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. This is a fun time for your child. Many activities will be planned to keep your child waiting for the next day to attend. You may pick up an enrollment form in the Preschool Office after April 15th. Classes fill up fast, so if you are thinking about enrolling your child in this enjoyable program, turn your form in quickly. Volunteers Needed

‘In His Hands’ would like to invite you to our annual Open House and Fundraiser Meal on Tuesday, April 14th. Please come enjoy all ‘In His Hands’ has to offer including preschool programs in the Sanctuary at 6:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. The Ranch House will prepare Mexican Pile On so please come and support “IHH” on the 14th. There will be sign up sheets available in your Sunday School class bags so that you may sign up to help serve at our

fundraiser.

WEDNESDAY NIGHT MEALS

Please join us from 5:30 to 6:15 p.m. in the Fel-lowship Hall. Everyone is welcome! $3 per individual or $10 per family.

To-go boxes also available.

March 25th Sloppy Joes, Veggie Sticks & Ranch Banana S'mores April 1st Lasagna, Garlic Bread, Mixed Salad Butterfinger Blondies & Berries April 8th Hummus-Crusted Chicken, Mixed Salad, Rolls Ice Cream & Toppings April 15th Balsamic Roast Beef, Zucchini-Squash Lasagna, Green Beans, Rolls and Fresh Fruit & Dip April 22nd - last meal for the Spring Season BBQ Chicken, Cornbread Salad

Strawberry Sheet Cake

Easter Lily Sales United Methodist Women The Ruth Ann Brillhart Circle will be selling Easter Lilies on Sunday March 29th—this is the last Sunday to purchase the lilies.

The lilies will be $15.00 a piece and all proceeds go towards missions. The United Methodist Women work hard to raise funds for those women and children that are struggling locally, nationally, and worldly. We hope that you’ll buy a flower that will brighten either your home or someone else’s, but know you’re really making a contribution to those less fortunate. Thank you!

Friends and Fellowship! Karlie Venhaus, Kross

Dudley, Abigail Ruiz, and Kenedee Winfrey.

‘In His Hands’

2015-2016 Registration

Birth-2nd grade

Remember the Church in Your Will

All it takes is one simple sentence. Consider adding the following

statement in your will. “After all my bills are paid, I want 10 percent of

my estate (a tithe) to go to First United Methodist Church of Canyon.”