Calendar of Events Week of July 1–July 8, 2012

All submissions to The Weekly Word must be received no later than Wednesday at noon. Email Martha Upton at martha1@westburyumc.org.

NOTE: Calendar items, locations and times are subject to change. To confirm an event, please call the church office at 713-723-0175.

This Week’s News (cont.)

Make a splash at VBS 2012, July 30–August 3! Nearly 100 children (ages 3 through 5th grade) are already registered, and we’re determined not to turn any child away! Volunteers are asked to pick ONE training to attend after worship on Sunday, July 1, or Sunday, July 22, in Room 102. Let’s commit to invest in our children of Westbury UMC and those visit-ing from our community by teaching them about the deep love of God. Sign up at the table in the East Foyer or go online to www.westburyumc.org/children.

Support Braes Interfaith Ministries through their re-scheduled “The Best of Broadway” benefit concert, featuring Judy England and Glennie Scott. The concert will be held on Sunday, July 15, at 4:00 pm at Willow Meadows Baptist Church. For tickets (priced at $12), call 713-723-2870, or see Mike and Laurie Sturdevant.

Alzheimer’s disease and memory loss affect many in our community. If you’re a caregiver looking for support, consider coming to a monthly group spon-sored by the Alzheimer’s Association of Houston. The support group meets the second Monday of each month at 6:30 pm at the church. The next scheduled meeting is on Monday, July 9. For more details, call the Alzheimer’s Association at 713-314-1313.

You’ll see something new in your mail this week! Expect your copy of Westbury UMC’s newsletter in an expanded magazine format with more photos and more articles written by Westbury’s own members. We hope you’ll find it to be an engaging, collaborative publication spotlighting stories of ministry, mission and transformation at Westbury UMC. Feel free to grab an extra copy or two at the church next week to give to a friend or neighbor!

Sunday, July 1, 2012

8:00 am Community Fellowship Time Café

9:30 am Sunday School (all ages) All Classrooms

10:45 am Worship Service Sanctuary

11:00 am Adoración en Español Chapel

Noon VBS Volunteer Training 102

5:00 pm Impact (Youth) Humphrey Hall

Monday, July 2, 2012

8:15 am Exercise Class (M, W) 106

9:00 am Exercise Class (M, W) 106

Tuesday, July 3, 2012

9:00 am Handymen 101

9:30 am-2 pm Mother’s Day Out (Tu, Th) Children’s Wing

10:00 am Staff Meeting 103

2:00 pm Newsletter Preparers 105

6:30 pm Pack 705 105

7:00 pm The 7:14 Project (Prayer) Chapel

7:00 pm Piecemakers Quilters W201

Wednesday, July 4, 2012

Church offices closed for Independence Day

Thursday, July 5, 2012

9:30 am-2 pm Mother’s Day Out (Tu, Th) Children’s Wing

Friday, July 6, 2012

Church offices closed

Saturday, July 7, 2012

8:00 am Basketball Humphrey Hall

4:00 pm Kids Basketball Humphrey Hall

Sunday, July 8, 2012

8:00 am Community Fellowship Time Café

9:30 am Sunday School (all ages) All Classrooms

10:45 am Worship Service Sanctuary

11:00 am Adoración en Español Chapel

Noon Youth go to Astros game

5:00 pm No Impact (Youth)

FAMILY CONCERNSLinda Lee Vivian Koenig Joy Rutherford Betty Jean Heck Juanita Randolph Juanita Sheppard Pat Hicks Millicent Banks Dot Dickson Wava Fick Billie Hollingshead Cherie Schobelock

HOMEBOUND MEMBERSAnne Bell Rosemarie BrownMary Jo FarwellMarvin, Alta HamiltonEvelyn Houghton Lucendia White

U.S. ARMED FORCESIbim Briggs, Jr, Navy Ryan Brokaw, Army Clint Caughman, Marine Corps Caleb Crosby, Army Dale Dumo, Marine Corps Toni Coleman, Air Force Benjamin Goodhart, Navy Sean Neufeld, Navy Michael Palazzotta, Marine Corps Richard Pennard, Navy Ayodele Sokoya, Navy Ben Steves, Navy Paul Turk, Navy

OUR STUDENTS

EXTENDED FAMILY CONCERNSClaire Rogers, sister of Ida Bathey Braden Murry, friend of Loralva Lakey Sue Montgomery, sister of Dot Dickson Trevor Pauley, friend of Nina Crawley Jehliel Celestine, friend of Brenda ColemanChannel Celestine, friend of Brenda Coleman

Arthur Arias, brother of Joyce Garza Lorraine Sindelar, mother of Linda TollefsonEmily Fenlon, daughter of Susan Edge, Day School Director

LIVING IN A CARE FACILITYVirginia Breedlove, Heartland Health Care @ WillowbrookCharlene Chatfield, Clarewood House Kay Francis, Clarewood House Beverly Garton Meriana Gee, The Hampton Dow Harleston, Clarewood Rehab Bill Hazlett, Colonial Oaks @ Braeswood Pearl Jackson, The Hampton Norma Larks, Emeritus Sugar Land Monette Miller, Belmont Village West University Gwynn Molzahn, Clarewood House Inga Mosshart, Brighton Gardens Rehab Dennis Rabalais, Lumberton, TX Ruth Sledge, Friendship Haven, Friendswood, TX Della Sloan, Richmond Health Care Evelyn Smith, Colonial Oaks Marjorie Smith, Treemont Health Center Sallie Taggart, Seven Acres Marie Tutten, Clarewood House Ardith Watson, Clarewood House Alta Lee Whimore, Conservatory at Champion Forest

Let Us PrayThis list is provided by the Living Water Caring Ministry. Let us know your prayer requests by calling the church office at 713-723-0175.

PASTORAL STAFF

SENIOR PASTOR Rev. Tommy Williams ASSOCIATE PASTOR Rev. Romonica Malone-Wardley MUSIC & WORSHIP PASTOR Rev. R. DeAndre Johnson

SW FONDREN COMMUNITY PASTOR Ms. Hannah Terry

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THIS WEEK’S NEWS: JULY 1–JULY 8, 2012

Here’s a cool tie-in to our summer worship series! Check out our Pinterest board set up to supplement our weekly focus on characters in the Old Testament.

Go to pinterest.com/createathome/summer-bible-series where you’ll find a collection of crafts, games and snack ideas for preschool and early elementary children, all related to Bible heroes like Abraham, Esther and Jonah.

This summer, let’s aim to keep spiritual conversations and activities going on in our homes.

NEXT WEEK IN WORSHIP...Sunday, July 8 Jonah

Join us for “Taste and See: A Mid-Year Church Update” on Sunday, July 29, at 9:30 am in Humphrey Hall.

Bring a breakfast dish to enjoy together at this 5th Sunday Fellowship event. Pastor Tommy will share some news of what God is doing among us, including: goals and growth updates, missions and ministries and financial reports.

For more information, contact Cindy Parker in the church office at 713-723-0175 or cindy1@westburyumc.org.