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1818 4th Ave Canyon, TX 79015
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Permit No. 130
February 2017
from The Official Newsletter of First United Methodist Church, Canyon, Texas
phone: 806 655-2851 • web: www.firstchurchcanyon.com • prayer request email: [email protected]
HEALTH CONCERNS: Kelli Marr, Meg Mordecai, Beau McGuire, Jim Silverthorn, Dean Hawkins, Nikki Curry, all those suffering from flu/RSV, John Spring, Gloria Gray OTHER JOYS/CONCERNS: Hope Ramos beginning new job, Meghan Brooks made all state band on bassoon, Jessie Lara and family for the return of great grandparents from Bovina, Kyla Matthews new job. IN CHRISTIAN SYMPATHY: the Davidchik family on the passing of Davolyn Davidchik, the family of Mel Wessels, the Clark family on the passing of Melissa Clark’s grandmother, the Watts family, the Rugger family on the loss of her brother Bernie, the family of Dusty (friend of Jason Lester), the Lara family on the passing of a niece from brain cancer BIRTHDAYS: Danna Hinders 1/1, Lynn Guy 1/2Vivian Thurman 1/7Amanda Holloway 1/10, Billie Davis 1/10, Janet Ingham 1/10, Melissa White 1/10 ONGOING PRAYER CONCERNS: Dylan Brown, Shelly Gross, Dick Elliott, Lou Ann Barnhart, Betty Hill, Carolyn Mason, Beth Sanchez, Judy Gilliam, Kimberly Conrad, Kathy Noel, Keith & Dorinda McCormack, Terry Gamblin, Betty Ketchersid, Merrell Winstead, Martin Mordecai, Waylon Malone, T.K. Baker, Erin Green, Priscilla Delatte, Christie Wilhite, Brandi Sustaire, Bobby Altman, Kingston Marr, Kason Gabbard, Alisann Smookler, Addi Martinez, Virginia Tovar, Lynn Guy, Kelli Marr, Becca Hill, Clois Rowland, Dean Hawkins, Carol Turner, Rachel Stockstill, Rachel Musgrave, Kenneth Schlabs ADDITIONAL INTERCESSORY PRAYERS: President Trump and our country’s leaders, Costa Rica Team, Backyard Missions, War-torn Countries, the economy, our policeman and firemen, those in the military, unchurched men, women and children and the Wesley Foundation. Please email [email protected] 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.
Schedules Joys and Concerns
CHURCH STAFF
SENIOR PASTOR………………………………….……..……Rev. Rick Enns
PASTORAL CARE ………………………………………………..Angela Asbill
LAY MINISTER …………………………………………..……….Roman Asbill
YOUTH AND DISCIPLESHIP MINISTER ………………….......Charlie Keys
YOUTH ASSISTANT ……………... ……………………………..Kayla Irlbeck
YOUTH INTERN …………………………………………….Stephen Williams
YOUTH INTERN …………………………………………….…Carolyn Castro
CHILDREN’S MINISTER …………………………………….…..Kim Hopson
CHURCH ADMINISTRATOR…………………………..……......Scott Dillard
FINANCE MANAGER…………………………………….…….Christi Ybarra
MUSIC DIRECTOR…………………………………………...Melanie Brooks
ORGANIST……………….…………………………….…...Cameron McMinn
ACCOMPANIST…………………………….…………......….......B.J. Brooks
CONTEMPORARY WORSHIP LEADER………………….…..Jason Lester
KITCHEN COORDINATOR………………………………….Charlotte Wilson
SENIOR PASTOR ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT………..….Sarah Tirey
IHH CHILD DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR……………..…Brenda Shepherd
A Note From the Pastor
Lay Leaders for the Traditional Services February 4 8:30—Joe Lombard 10:50—Donna Woodard February 11 8:30—Danielle Rice 10:50—John Barnhart February 18 8:30—Darin Barnes 10:50—Galen Chandler February 25 8:30—Lezlie Cooper 10:50—Janice Cranmer Prayer Room February 4 8:30—Anthony Tanksley 10:50—Jane King February 11 8:30—Carla Thurman 10:50—Pam Pandolfi February 18 8:30—Vivian Thurman 10:50—Lynda Shroyer February 25 8:30—Donna Warrick 10:50—Max White Acolyte Schedule for February February 4 8:30—Naomi Tirey, Braden Christian 10:50—Camy Langley, Bert DeGroot February 11 8:30—Christian Hukill, Josh Huddleston 10:50—Sam Montandon, Dominic Rodriguez February 18 8:30—Kyleigh Sexton, Addison McCord 10:50 Logan White, Jack McCord February 25 8:30—Camryn Langley, Braden Christian 10:50—Naomi Tirey, Kingston Marr Hosts and Welcome Desk February 4 8:15 West Door—Don Lee & Floyd Hartman East Door Mattie Hall & Wade Williams Welcome Desk Terrie Hartman & Kathi Lee 10:35 West Door—Joe & Pam Young East Door—Donna & Dan Warrick Traditional Welcome Desk—Scott Dillard Modern Welcome Desk—Carolyn Castro & Tolu Okelola February 11 8:15 West Door—Lezlie Cooper, Kristin Kantor East Door—Marilyn Dees, Deanne Rice, Welcome Desk—Kathy Rogers & Niki Dillard, 10:35 West Door: Carla & Dave Thurman, East Door—Mary Clare Munger & Pam Pandolfi Welcome Desk—Becky Harp & Nola Hopkins Modern Welcome Desk—Tina Stewart February 18 8:15 West Door—Darla & Dennis Rice East Door—Connie & Rich Hopson, Welcome Desk—Preston & Sarah Tirey 10:35 West Door—Johnny Back & Crystal Harriman, East Door—Laura & Bryan Smith Welcome Desk—Debi & Carroll Marriott Modern Welcome Desk—Niki Dillard February 25 8:15 West Door—Darla & Gerry Nickell East Door—Annette Lippold, James Mitchell, Welcome Desk—Pam & Kurt Landis 10:35 West Door—Guylene & Bobby Griffin East Door—Jon & Rhonda Behrens Welcome Desk—Robin & Galen Chandler Modern Welcome Desk—Scott Dillard
(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.)
January 7 8:30 am Traditional Worship…………………………………………………….203 9:40 a.m. Sunday School ………………………………………………………..255 10:50 am Modern Worship…………...…………………………………..……...102 10:50 a.m. Late Traditional Worship……………………………………………120 TOTAL IN WORSHIP………………………………………………………........425 January 14 8:30 am Traditional Worship…………………………………………………….182 9:40 a.m. Sunday School ………………………………………………………..236 10:50 am Modern Worship…………...…………………………………..……...133 10:50 a.m. Late Traditional Worship…………………………………………….109 TOTAL IN WORSHIP……………………………………………………….........424
January 21 8:30 am Traditional Worship…………………………………………………….233 10:50 am Modern Worship…………...…………………………………..……...128 10:50 a.m. Late Traditional Worship……………………………………………113 TOTAL IN WORSHIP………………………………………………………........474
Wrestling Jacob
Last Sunday I mentioned that if I were stranded on a deserted Island and could
only have two books with me that they would be the Bible and the Methodist
Hymnal. Those two books could sustain me for a life-time. One of the hymns
that I have come to love more and more over the years was originally titled
“Wrestling Jacob” by Charles Wesley. In our hymnal it is titled “Come, O Thou
Traveler Unknown” (#386 UMH).
It retells the story of Jacob wrestling with God from Genesis 32. In fact, I will be
preaching on that text next Sunday. You won’t want to miss it!
Below you will find the full text of the poem from Wesley. As you read it, use it
as a devotional. Place yourself in the story. Ask God to speak to you as you
read and reflect.
Come, O thou Traveler unknown, Whom still I hold, but cannot see! My company before is gone, And I am left alone with Thee; With Thee all night I mean to stay,
And wrestle till the break of day.
I need not tell Thee who I am, My misery and sin declare; Thyself hast called me by my name, Look on Thy hands, and read it there; But who, I ask Thee, who art Thou?
Tell me Thy name, and tell me now.
In vain Thou strugglest to get free, I never will unloose my hold! Art Thou the Man that died for me? The secret of Thy love unfold; Wrestling, I will not let Thee go,
Till I Thy name, Thy nature know.
Wilt Thou not yet to me reveal Thy new, unutterable Name? Tell me, I still beseech Thee, tell; To know it now resolved I am; Wrestling, I will not let Thee go,
Till I Thy Name, Thy nature know.
’Tis all in vain to hold Thy tongue Or touch the hollow of my thigh; Though every sinew be unstrung,
Out of my arms Thou shalt not fly; Wrestling I will not let Thee go
Till I Thy name, Thy nature know.
What though my shrinking flesh complain, And murmur to contend so long? I rise superior to my pain, When I am weak, then I am strong And when my all of strength shall fail,
I shall with the God-man prevail.
My strength is gone, my nature dies, I sink beneath Thy weighty hand, Faint to revive, and fall to rise; I fall, and yet by faith I stand; I stand and will not let Thee go
Till I Thy Name, Thy nature know.
Yield to me now, for I am weak, But confident in self-despair; Speak to my heart, in blessings speak, Be conquered by my instant prayer; Speak, or Thou never hence shalt move,
And tell me if Thy Name is Love.
’Tis Love! ’tis Love! Thou diedst for me! I hear Thy whisper in my heart; The morning breaks, the shadows flee, Pure, universal love Thou art; To me, to all, Thy bowels move;
Thy nature and Thy Name is Love.
My prayer hath power with God; the grace Unspeakable I now receive; Through faith I see Thee face to face, I see Thee face to face, and live! In vain I have not wept and strove;
Thy nature and Thy Name is Love.
I know Thee, Savior, who Thou art. Jesus, the feeble sinner’s friend; Nor wilt Thou with the night depart. But stay and love me to the end, Thy mercies never shall remove;
Thy nature and Thy Name is Love.
The Sun of righteousness on me Hath rose with healing in His wings, Withered my nature’s strength; from Thee
Pastor’s article cont. page 2
Upcoming Events
Children’s News—Kim Hopson—Children’s Minister—FUMC Canyon
Sunday Service Times
8:30 a.m. & 10:50 Traditional Worship—Sanctuary
10:50 a.m. Modern Worship—Fellowship Hall
9:40 a.m. Sunday School Hour
Wednesday, January 31
5:30 p.m.—WNF Meal
6:15 p.m.—WNF growgroups/activities (youth/children/
adult)
Wednesday, February 7
5:30 p.m.—WNF Meal
6:00 p.m.—UMW Exec. Board Meeting—Room #222
6:15 p.m.—WNF growgroups/activities (youth/children/
adult)
Thursday, February 8
9:00 a.m. UMW Book Review—Church Library
Monday, February 12
6:00 p.m.—SPRC Meeting—Library
Tuesday, February 13
6:00 p.m. Shrove Tuesday—Pancake supper
sponsored by Club 56—Fellowship Hall
Wednesday, February 14—Ash Wednesday
6:30 p.m. Ash Wednesday Service—Sanctuary
NO REGULAR WEDNESDAY NIGHT ACTIVITES
Monday, February 19—Church Office Closed—NO
SCHOOL
6:00 p.m.—Finance Meeting—Room #113
Wednesday, February 21
5:30 p.m.—WNF Meal
6:15 p.m.—WNF growgroups/activities (youth/children/
adult)
Saturday, February 24
6:00 p.m.—Daddy Daughter Dinner Dance—Fellowship
Hall
Sunday, February 25
5:00 p.m.—Movie Night—Fellowship Hall—Light Dinner
Next Newsletter will be March 2018 . If
you have any information you would like
to put in the newsletter please submit the
information no later than– Thursday,
February 22 by NOON. You can email
information to
Here we are, the first newsletter of 2018! We
are off to a great start! The kids have begun a year long
journey through the Bible. They are seeing the Bible
through hands-on experiments, games, and song. Three
fifth graders finished up a Worship study; 2 of them
travelled to Tulia to visit Kenneth Wyatt’s Art Studio, and
hymnals were given in recognition of their hard work. We
have recognized our acolytes. Goodbyes and thanks
were said to our retiring acolytes, congrats and thanks
were said to our returning acolytes, and welcome to the
team were said to our new acolytes. Third graders
received Bibles and will begin Bible class tonight to learn
how to use their new Bibles, and how God speaks to us
through its pages. Confirmation is in full swing, God is
beginning great things in our young people.
As we look forward, the kids in our ministry
have many exciting activities and lessons waiting for
them. Here are dates you need to put on your calendar
today:
February 13: Shrove Tuesday Pancake Supper, 6-7 pm
in Fellowship Hall
February 14: Ash Wednesday Service, 6:30 pm in
Sanctuary
February 16-19: Confirmation Merge Retreat, South
Fork CO
May 13: Confirmation/Children’s Sunday
Pictures: Kenneth Wyatt Art Studio: Collin Ingham,
Naomi Tirey, Robert Cooke
Stratton Barton strutting his stuff as he learns about the
Armor of God
Adaleigh Mitchell worshipping with her PreK Sunday
school class.
3rd Grade Bibles: Grayson White, Destinee Rice, Deagan Klotz, Rebecca Cooke, Wyatt Hartman, Sam
Rodriguez, Rudy Sattler
Finances as of December 31, 2017
Income
Received Year to Date $1,009,022.02
Budgeted for December 2017 $999,484.24
Expenses
Actual spent December 2017 $986,872.26
Budgeted for December 2017 $998,863.00
Actual
Income vs. Expenses $22,149.76
Budgeted Income vs. Expenses $621.24
Youth News—Charlie Keys, Youth Minister—FUMC Canyon Hello Church Family,
I am very excited to share with you that The
Uprising Youth Ministry will be returning to Service
Over Self in Memphis, TN for the third year in a row
this summer. If you do not know Service Over Self
(SOS) is a fantastic mission organization that was
launched 30 years ago by Christ United Methodist
Church in Memphis. SOS primarily focuses on helping
make homes safer, dryer, and warmer in underserved
neighborhoods around the city. But what I love about
SOS is that the organization not only focusing on the
condition of the person’s home, they are equally if not
more focused on the person’s salvation and life. SOS
does a wonderful job building relationships/friendships
with the homeowners. These friendships give the SOS
staff and our teams the opportunity to share the gospel
as well as biblical truths for life with the homeowners.
SOS also does a wonderful job training our students to
have a “potluck attitude”, which means they come to
SOS expecting to receive just as much as they give.
This year we will be taking four teams to SOS, which is
the largest group we’ve ever had. Our group will
consist of 16 students and 8 adult leaders. Below are a
few ways you can help support our mission trip to
Memphis, TN.
Pray for our team and our trip. You can find out more
about SOS and the work we will be doing at
www.sosmemphis.org.
Support our team financially. The trip will cost each
student/adult leader $465. We will be hosting two
fundraisers to help with expenses.
Envelope Wall Fundraiser – This fundraiser will take
place the entire month of February and will help with
mission expenses such as van rentals, gas, and
scholarships. We will have envelope walls with varying
dollar amounts in the narthex and fellowship hall. If you
would like to participate, you simply pick the envelope
with the dollar amount you would like to provide, place
your cash or check inside, and return the envelope to
the youth office.
Breakfast Burrito Fundraiser Sunday April 15 – This
is by far our most popular and successful fundraiser.
Our students will be selling burritos by donation only
before and after all three services on April 15. Plan on
coming to church hungry!
Thank You Notes My soul its life and succor brings; My help is all laid up above;
Thy nature and Thy Name is Love.
Contented now upon my thigh I halt, till life’s short journey end; All helplessness, all weakness I On Thee alone for strength depend; Nor have I power from Thee to move:
Thy nature, and Thy name is Love.
Lame as I am, I take the prey, Hell, earth, and sin, with ease o’ercome; I leap for joy, pursue my way, And as a bounding hart fly home, Through all eternity to prove
Thy nature and Thy Name is Love.
Creation Care Moment by Becky Harp Hey Church, do you know we have a KB cardboard recycling bin at our church? It is at the west end of the property next to the white maintenance building. You can't miss it, it is the BIG GREEN
BIN. Flatten your clean cardboard boxes and slide them in. We all can do our part in recycling and taking
care of the earth. God thanks you.
Running low on those great pecans? UMW still has pecans for you to buy. They are heart healthy! Contact Becky Harp or any UMW Leadership
Team member.
Missionary Conferences
of the United Methodist Church
United Methodist Women
2018 Geographical Study
Please join us for a “Saturday School”
presentation of the Missionary Conferences study.
Did you know there are three conferences designated
as Missionary Conference in the United Methodist
Church? Red Bird Missionary Conference in
Kentucky, the Oklahoma Indian Missionary
Conference, and the Alaska Conference of the
United Methodist Church each have exciting and
unique histories and areas of mission. Learning more
about these conferences gives us a better
understanding of “mission” through United Methodist
Women, as well as informing us about the many
ministries that are enabled through our pledges and
Mission Giving. Contact Becky Harp for more
information concerning registration or any questions
you might have—Becky Harp (Canyon Unit President)
The WT Wesley Foundation is getting ready for
the Wild Wesley Hoedown once again. This is
one of our biggest annual fundraisers and we
would love for you to join us for a night of fun- live
music by Young Country and great food- followed
by lots of dancing. Tickets are $25 each or $150
for a table of 8 (this saves them $50). This year
the Wild Wesley Hoedown will be in the WTAMU
Virgil Henson Activity Center Ballroom, Saturday
March 3rd, 2018 at 7pm. Tickets will be on sale
starting February 11th. If you have any questions
please email [email protected] or call 806-655
-3535.
THANK YOU!
A big thank you to Darlene Pulliam who brings donut holes to our Sunday Morning Hospitality EVERY Sunday year round! Thank you to Life's Beginning Sunday School Class for signing up and providing ALL the food and goodies (+ extra) for Sunday Morning Hospitality on January 14th! Thank you to Sharon Brown for the financial contribution towards donuts for our Sunday Morning Hospitality! And thank you to everyone else bringing in food, snacks and teas on Sunday mornings! It's very appreciated and a huge help! Charlotte Wilson, Kitchen Coordinator To our church family, Thank you so much for all the love shown to our family during this difficult time. We appreciate the meal after Tatum's service and most importantly, appreciate all the prayers on our behalf that keep us going. We are blessed by each one of you.
Love- Travis, Shawna, and Shaylin Schulte
FUMC family, Thank you so much for the prayers during my surgery and my recovery. JD and I appreciate those more than you know, as well as the meal the Searchers class and others we know provided.
Angela Ragland
ONCE A MONTH BAKING
We spend a day together in the kitchen with fun, fellowship, and filling the freezer with baked good-ies to use for our Sunday mornings hospitality. If you would like to join us on one of our Once A Month Baking days, please e-mail kitchen coordi-nator Charlotte Wilson at usdkwil-
[email protected] for more information.
Upcoming baking days: Friday February 9th, Thursday March 8th, Saturday April 7th, Thursday May 3rd
WEDNESDAY NIGHT FELLOWSHIP MEALS 5:30 p.m. - 6:15 p.m. in Fellowship Hall $3 per individual, $10 per family
Everyone is welcome!
January 31st Tortellini Sausage Soup, Garlic Bread
Peanut Butter Cake
February 7th Pulled Pork Sandwich, Coleslaw
Potato Chips, Butterfinger Poke Cake
February 21st
Chutney Chicken, Rice, Carrot Cake
February 28th French-dipped Sandwich, Potato Salad
Chocolate-Peanut Butter-Gooey Butter Cake
DADDY DAUGHTER
WINTER WONDERLAND BALL
FEBRUARY 24, 2018—Dinner at
6pm
$30 Advanced Ticket per Dad
$35 Ticket at the door per Dad
‘In His Hands Child Development Center’ of The First United Methodist Church and St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital will join hands to conduct a Trike-a-Thon. The event will promote bicycle safety and raise money for childhood cancer research. In twelve years we have raised around $50,000.00. ‘In His Hands’ was number 35 in the top 100 fundraising preschools for the St. Jude Trike-a-Thon for the 2017-2018 school year. The Trike-a-Thon will be held on February 6th and
7th.
If you would like to have a hand in this im-portant life saving research, please send your contributions to ‘In His Hands Child Develop-ment Center’, First United Methodist Church, 1818 4th Ave, Canyon, TX 79015. Checks should be made payable to St. Jude Chil-
dren’s Hospital. Thank you for your support!!!
Ash Wednesday
Imposition of Ashes
7:30 a.m. to 9:00 a.m.
Ash Wednesday
Service at 6:30 p.m. in
the Sanctuary