July 2, 2009 2214 Tenth Street

Wichita Falls,TX 76309

(940) 723-7151

SOON IT BEGINS!

FLORAL HEIGHTS 90TH Anniversary Celebration

90th Celebration Kick Off

Festival and Concert Saturday, August 22

6:00 – 9:30 p.m. – Church Parking Lot 6:00 – free hot dog dinner, T-shirts and activities for all ages

7:30 – Soul’d Out: A Contemporary Christian concert in the parking lot.

I Scream for Sundays!

Sunday, August 23rd Special music by Soul’s Out during the 10:50 worship service.

Stay & have lunch topped off with an ice cream sundae, as we start the new school year with our Back to School Sign-up.

Merle Anthony Preaching Series Sunday, Sept. 13th

10:50 a.m. – Rev. Steve Robertson; 7:00 p.m. – Rev. Paul Goodrich

Monday, Sept. 14

7:00 p.m. – Rev. Jim Palmer

Tuesday, Sept. 15

12:00 – noon – Lunch – Reflections from the previous pastors 7:00 p.m. – Rev. Dennis Wilkinson

Pearl Girls Luncheon & Fashion Show September (Date & more details to come)

November 1st

90th Anniversary (more information to come…)

Serving Our Church

July 5th, 2009 Acolytes: Jett Parker Johnson Ian Montgomery

Office Duties: Carolyn Allen Ed Smith

Usher: Larry Parks

Bus Ministry: Bob LaChance

Radio/Soundboard: Bob Montgomery

July 12th, 2009

Acolytes: Chris Wilson Logan Wissinger

Office Duties: Terry Curd Brad Prickett

Usher: Don Cravens

Bus Ministry: David Thelen

Radio/Soundboard: Brent Lamberth

To nurture a Christian Community through worship of God, Study of

the Bible, and Service to others.

The Church Office will be

closed on Monday, July 6th,

for the 4th of July Holiday!

LIVE BROADCAST OF OUR SUNDAY WORSHIP SERVICE 11AM

ON 102.3 FM KWFS

WEBSITE ADDRESS http://www.fhumcwf.org

TWITTER http://twitter.com/fhumc

FACEBOOK http://tinyurl.com/p4woov

VBS IS COMING!!!

SUNDAY, JULY 26 – THURSDAY, JULY 30

6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.

Dinner @ 5:30 in fellowship hall for all VBS participants

AGES 4 – 6TH GRADE

Contact Vicki Seigler if you would like to volunteer your time to work at Vacation Bible School this summer.

Your help is greatly needed!!! snapwoman@gmail.com or 940-224-1030

DECORATING SUPPLIES THAT ARE NEEDED FOR VBS:

UNDECORATED CHRISTMAS TREES – GREEN AND WHITE, LOGS, PINE-CONES, ARTIFICIAL FLOWERS, STUFFED ANIMALS – RACOONS, BEARS, AND OTHER FOREST WILDLIFE, TENTS, SLEEPING BAGS, BACKPACKS, OUTDOOR FOLDING CHAIRS, CAMP STOOLS, CAMP STOVES, CANTEENS, LANTERNS, BINOCULARS, FLASHLIGHTS, ROPES, OARS, CANOE OR KAYAK, INFLATABLE RAFT, SKIS. If you are able to donate any of the items please make sure they are la-beled.

7/6 Mary Jane Helmcamp 7/6 Gwen Nitschke 7/6 Linda Veach 7/8 Michelle Dickson 7/8 Jerry Hafley 7/8 Ross Harvey 7/8 Donavan King 7/8 Rylee King 7/8 William Swan 7/9 Lila Bumgardner 7/9 Amylauren Shinpaugh 7/10 Mark Anderson 7/10 Carolyn Looney 7/11 Laurie Bales 7/11 Charles Reeves 7/12 Billie Fairchild 7/12 Jessica Parks 7/12 Shonalatha Sudarshan 7/15 Will Bjordammen 7/15 Barbara Murphy 7/15 Chris Pharris 7/17 Mary Branton 7/17 Zach Eathorne 7/17 Megan Meese 7/17 Pat Rominger 7/17 Teddy Smith 7/18 Grace Dunn 7/18 Eric Rye 7/19 Jason Murphy 7/19 Rex Seigler 7/19 Amy Sterling 7/6 B.J. & Ethel Kelly 7/11 Monty & Amy Toliver 7/12 Marc & Michelle Corazao 7/12 George & Jean Tipton 7/15 Paul & Laura Jefferson 7/17 Howard & Judy Young

SOON IT BEGINS

FLORAL HEIGHTS 90TH Anniversary Kickoff Celebration

Saturday, August 22 - 6 - 9:30 p.m. featuring Soul’d Out

You have Been Invited. Will you be chosen?

Come and Hear the Music of Soul’d Out

Soul’d Out is a contemporary Christian band based in Sand Springs, Oklahoma. The follow-ing is taken from their website describing their music ministry:

Our music would be considered Adult Contemporary, but we love to play lots of different

styles of music. We truly have a mix of music that appeals to all age groups. The ministry of

Soul'd Out is mainly to the local church. We believe that God uses us to encourage and uplift

those who know Him and to draw others to Him. Our prayer is that our songs will promote a

closer look at and a closer walk with Jesus Christ. People who really know Jesus cannot help

but bring others to Him That is our goal. The future vision for Soul'd Out is simply this: To

share the message that God gives us with the audience He gives us.

SO, YOU WANT TO BE A YOUTH MINISTRY INTERN…

We have been so blessed to have Nikki Goodman serving and loving youth as our Youth Min-istry Intern over the past two years. As she prepares for her future life and ministry as a teacher, we are looking for the next to step into the proud and hallowed ranks of the Youth Ministry Interns!

What we are looking for in Youth Ministry Interns * The ability to articulate a developing personal relationship with Jesus Christ * Living a life of personal growth in faith * Active participation in church and community * Personal responsibility and maturity (preference given to those at least 2 years out of high school)

Outline of Responsibilities * Meet weekly with other Student Ministry Pastor to pray, reflect, and plan together * Participate with the church congregation in Sunday morning worship * Assist and participate in Sunday school, evening activities, and mid-week studies with youth * Join in leadership with special events, such as retreats, mission trips, and fellowship events * Be a part of students’ daily living through school lunches, sporting/artistic events, and other important life moments * Love God, and Love Youth!

Application Process Stop by the main office for an intern packet with a complete job description and application. Return the application to the main office or Student Ministry office at your earliest conven-ience.

Communications Desk I just wanted to let you know about the changes that have been going on behind the scenes at Floral Heights UMC. As many of you may know we have been trying to improve the quality of the radio transmission of our live broadcast on Sunday mornings through KWFS 102.3 FM. The old trans-mitter finally expired and the replacement did not signifi-cantly improve the sound quality, in fact many people re-ported that it was worse than before. To correct this, we have installed an internet connection which allows us to send our broadcast directly to KWFS without having to use a relay transmitter. This past Sunday was the first internet broadcast. Those who listened have reported that the sound quality was much improved. We are currently working to improve, tweak or upgrade the current sound system to provide the best quality sound ex-perience that can be offered in our fine Sanctuary. The web page has been evolving to include several social networking products that are currently being used by a large segment of the population. MySpace, Facebook and Twitter are three of the most commonly used social networks around now. Nationally, the use of these networks has tripled over the last year. These programs allow users to share their activities, photos, videos and opinions instantaneously wherever there is an internet or mobile phone connection. When using the social networks, remember these impor-tant rules: 1. Never post anything that could you do not want public knowledge. 2. Respect other peoples right to privacy, especially when posting prayer requests for other people. The social networks have methods to make things private (by invitation only) or public (anyone can see). Our church is linked now to all three major social net-works because national studies have shown that the majority of internet users have used the internet to look up spiritual topics and to pick new places of worship. If you need anything posted to the web page, email it to me at fhumcrs@gmail.com or place it in my regular mail box in the church office.

A brother in Christ, Rex Seigler

Bill Jones Celeste Helmcamp Dorothy Nelson Ken Huddleston Ann Dooley Jason Montgomery OJ Cooper Grace Dunn Thelma Gray Herb McCracken Elise Marks Jiggs Stewart Amy Hawkins

Food Pantry News Month of June

Food Pantry served 635 families; 1845 people.

Food item for the month of June

is Mac & Cheese.

Upcoming Meetings

The Alzheimer’s Support Group will meet on Saturday, July 18th, at 10:00 a.m. in the Open Door classroom.

The Men’s Caregiver Group will meet on Monday, July 20th, at noon in Fellowship Hall.

The Senior Adult Council will meet on Monday, July 20th, at noon in the Fellowship Hall.

The VBS Planning Committee will meet on Wednesday, July 22nd, at 7:00 p.m. Childcare will be available.

Residents of Presbyterian Manor are invited to communion at the manor on Monday, July

27th, at 11:00 a.m. in the library.

Financial Status

Status as of June 30, 2009

2009 Total Budget: $1,023,816

2009 Receipts: $383,366 37.44% 2009 Expenses: 431,212

<$47,846>

2009 Pledged: $654,675 Pledges Received : $306,709 (46.85%) Pledges remaining: $347,966

Kenneth Wyatt Painting for FHUMC A group from Floral Heights recently travelled to Tulia, Texas to tour the home studio of Methodist artist Kenneth Wyatt. While we were there, we decided to purchase (on faith and the church credit card!) a beautiful framed collage of Dr. Wyatt’s famous paintings of the Apostles, along with the book giving the description of each. This collage can be enjoyed for its beauty as well as being an educational tool for Sunday School classes of all ages. Please stop by the church office to view the book and collage. We have already had a donation of $100 given by one of the Sunday School classes. If you would like to make a contribution to this wonderful gift, please make the check payable to Floral Heights UMC and write Apostles Painting in the memo.

Attention! We do not need anymore flower vases at this time! Thank you for all that have been donated!

Welcome Reception!

Join us on Sunday, July 12th

at noon

in Fellowship Hall

to meet & welcome our

new Youth Pastor,

Justin Miller and family

The communion Rail offering

for Sunday, July 5th if for

VBS supplies.

Latchkey Director Needed! We are looking for a Latchkey Director for the upcoming 2009-2010 school year. If you know of anyone or are interested in this position, please call the church office at 723-7151.

Flower Calendar We have Sunday, July 19th, open on the flower calendar. If you would like to place flowers on the altar in honor or in memory of someone, please call the church office at 723-7151.

R&R at the Heights

The R&R at the Heights (Respite and Recreation) committee is working hard to get every-thing ready and in place by Friday, September 18th for the start of a new Floral Heights minis-try to families in the Wichita Falls community with special needs children. Rooms are being cleaned and painted, doors replaced, brochures designed, applications created, training scheduled and volunteers recruited. Many more things are needed for this ministry before our first night, including continued prayers from our church family for this ministry. Please see the list below and prayerfully consider how you can participate in this ministry gift Floral Heights will offer to the community of Wichita Falls.

Volunteers:

1. Room leader – become a trained leader for a specific age group with help from volunteer as-sistants 2. Room assistant – become a trained assistant to serve in a classroom with a room leader 3. Provide meals for volunteers

Classroom Needs: Clean toys, CDs, DVDs, TV/VCRs, Puzzles, Board Games, Floor Mats, Computers/Computer, Games, and Books. We will have a tub by the church office to collect these items.

Financial Support: Funds for printing, publicity, furniture, purchase of materials not donated, etc.

If you feel God is calling you to be a part of this new ministry with any of the above needs, please contact one of the following people:

Sherry Helmcamp

Director of Children’s Ministries -723-7151 shelm24@gmail.com

Rev. Kenny Dickson 723-7151

fhumckd@wf.net

Linda Parks

Chair R&R at the Heights Committee 723-7151 or 692-8785

ljparks@aol.com

“Let the little children come to me, do not hinder them for the Kingdom of God belongs to

them.” Matthew 19:14

Thank you for your prayerful consideration to be a part of this new ministry provided by the Flo-ral Heights family, R&R at the Heights Committee

YOUTH STUFF!

Youth J & K Welcome Par-tay! Wednesday, July 8, 6:00-8:00 pm at the Lowders’… All youth AND their families are invited for a cookout, swimming, and crazy-good times as we welcome Justin & Katie Miller to the Youth Ministry family!

Youth Sunday AM! Sundays, 9:40-10:40 am… Get your week started off right with the youth crew, and listen for where God is waiting for you and calling you to transform the world! Youth meet together for the summer on the 3rd Floor, 9:45-10:45 a.m.

Youth Group! Sundays, 6:30-8:30 pm, 3rd Floor Youth Room… Games, recreation stuff, around-town trips, and other activities here to build each other up – a great place to make friends and experience a family of God, with other teens and with caring and dedicated adult Youth Workers! * July 5: Big-Screen Movie Night with Kung-Fu Panda! * July 12: Look Out for the Bear and other games in the dark

Summer Dinner Flicks! Wednesdays, 6:00-8:30 pm, 3rd Floor Youth Room… Come for summer fun on Wednesday nights with the youth crew! Dinner & a movie each Wednesday. Just bring $2 to help cover cost of food. In July, get to know your new Youth Guy better as you get to see Justin’s Picks!

Senior High Bridgeport Summer Camp! July 20-25… Camp is a life-changing event! Each day is filled with Christian fellowship, creative worship, dynamic music, family groups, fun games, teambuilding activities, arts and crafts, and outdoor rec! Children and youth will have an incredible week having fun, making life-long friends, and growing in their faith in Christ! Camps sometimes fill up early, so contact the church office today to get your registra-tion packet.

Kid’s Corner

Summer at the Heights! July 8th & July 15th: Wednesday Lunch Bunch

11:00-11:30 3rd-6th Sanctuary/Chapel Crew 11:30-12:00 Lunch 12:00-1:00 pre-school through 2nd Story Circle 12:00-1:00 3rd- 6th Kaboom Bible Study

July 9th: Thursday Extreme Explorers 1:00-3:00 kg-6th Artist Stuff – Karen Lamberth

July 16th: Thursday Extreme Explorers 1:00 - 3:00 kg-6th Mystery Day

Friday, July 17th Movie Day 1:00-3:00

Summer Mission Project: Loose Change for Imagination Library. Bring pennies, nick-els, dimes, quarters, dollars and put into the Imagination Library jar to help buy books for children from birth to 5 years old.