HEALTH CONCERNS: Pancho Ybarra, Darla Nickell, Bryson Rinehart, Ron Enns, Bette Jalufka, Betty Butterfield’s brother—Pete, Niki Dillard’s brother in law—Brian, Naomi Crown, Jentry Noyes, Carol Adame

IN CHRISTIAN SYMPATHY: the family of Cheryl Schiller, the family of Patrice Kelch on the death of Bob Kelch, the family of Melissa Montandon on the death of her mother Mary Anderson.

JOY & CONCERNS: birth of David Benjamin Wentz—parents Ben and Tahia Wentz, Brittany & Matt Arambula are expecting a girl in January, Carson & Kristin Gerber expecting a baby in March

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, Kason Gabbard, Alisann Smookler, Addi Martinez, Lynn Guy, Thelma Fulton, Kelli Marr, Becca Hill, Clois Rowland, Carol Turner, Karen Dillehay, Rachel Stockstill, Rachel Musgrave, Hunsley Strickland, Earl Blair, Terri Gill, Annette Lippold 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 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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Permit No. 130

October 2018

from The Official Newsletter of First United Methodist Church, Canyon, Texas

phone: 806 655-2851 • web: www.firstchurchcanyon.com • prayer request email: fumcpray@gmail.com

Joys and Concerns

I’m excited that we have a guest columnist

today – my daughter Avery. May her words be a

blessing to you!!

Recently the idea of my future has almost

consumed me. I've always been the kind of

person to look ahead in life and dream about

what was next. I dreamed of getting into high school, turning 16,

going to prom, turning 18, graduating, and getting into college,

you know the “big things,” but now that all of those things don't

seem so big, yes they were important milestones in life, but now

I'm staring the biggest of things right in the face, adulthood.

Per usual all I want is to know what’s next so I can properly

prepare, I need God to hand me a planner with the important

dates in bright red ink. I need “you meet him today” and the “she’ll

be in your wedding” and don’t forget “this is the opportunity you

want to jump at,” you know the big things. After talking to God,

the fact of the matter is I cannot see the future and God isn't going

to make me psychic, sadly.

Because of these thoughts, my talks with God have followed a

similar theme of being still. You see I used to hate this phrase, it

haunts my life. Whenever I really need to listen to God, he always

throws this phrase at me. I hate being still, I have to be listening

to music, messing with a pen, moving around, or doing something.

The idea that I have to sit still in the stillness scares me simply

because it means I have to listen to what he says, and that maybe I

won't figure it all out.

God sat me down the other day and asked me to look around,

and sitting on the floor of my dorm room I saw it, across from me

was my amazing roommate, I had gotten into the dorm I really

wanted, I am apart of an unbelievable campus ministry, I had come

by the most incredible friends, and most importantly all of it was

good. It took me sitting in stillness to really see the good things

that God has placed in my life, and that each of these things I

hadn’t planned for, they had come in his timing.

You see if we refuse to sit still and know who our God is, then

we miss it. I’ve been so excited about what's next that the

anticipation is what's killing me. The “who’s it gonna be” and the

“when’s it gonna happen” questions will not escape my head or my

heart, and yet throughout this time God has been faithful. We

forget to look at all the things he has given us in his time, and it's

in these moments that we realize how good it is. The Bible says

“be still before the Lord and wait patiently for him,” and to “be still

and know that I am God.” God can ask us to do anything and yet

all he asks is that we would just be still. We cannot predict the

future, but God has very plainly told us that impatience is not

good and that his timing is. So please let this phrase haunt your

life like it does mine, and take the time to just be still.

Reference:

Psalm 37:7

Psalm 48:10

A Note From the Pastor’s Daughter

By the Numbers • YTD, we are averaging 193 in the 8:30 Traditional,

115 in the 10:50 Traditional,

and 119 in the 10:50 Modern.

• Overall, we are averaging 426 worshipers per Sunday

compared to 397 at this time last year. On August

26th, we had 553 worshipers which tied for most

attended non-Easter Sunday in the last 10 years.

• Our finances as of August 2018:

Income - $643,204, Expenses - $650,145

CHURCH STAFF SENIOR PASTOR Rev. Rick Enns

ASSOCIATE PASTOR/YOUTH MINISTER Charlie Keys

PASTORAL CARE Angela Asbill

SOCIAL MEDIA Roman Asbill

YOUTH ASSISTANT Kayla Irlbeck

YOUTH INTERN …………………………….Stephen Williams

YOUTH INTERN Carolyn Castro

YOUTH INTERN……………………………….Ramon Mendoza

CHILDREN’S MINISTER Kim Hopson

CHILDREN’S INTERN ………………………….. Danielle Rice

CHURCH ADMINISTRATOR Scott Dillard

FINANCE MANAGER Christi Ybarra

MUSIC DIRECTOR Melanie Brooks

ORGANIST Cameron McMinn

ACCOMPANIST B.J. Brooks

MODERN WORSHIP MINISTER Jason Lester

KITCHEN COORDINATOR Charlotte Wilson

SENIOR PASTOR ASSISTANT Sarah Tirey

IHH CHILD DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR Brenda Shepherd

Thank You Notes

We want to thank the whole church family at FUMC for all of the love, support and prayers you have given our family during the journey to correct Judah's spine. The surgery would never have been possible without all of you and we are forever thankful that Judah will now have a better quality of life!

The Asbills

Dear FUMC,

Thank you so much for the encouraging note with attached Pak-a-Sak drink card! What a treat! You shower us with such kindness! I am grateful!

Sincerely,

Shannon Stewart

FUMC,

I wanted to say thank you for all the prayers and support you have given to CIS. The cookout you hosted was wonderful. Ice cream with toppings before school started was also incredible! I personally appreciate all you do for us.

Many thanks,

Mindy Graham

Canyon FUMC, As I was looking through the budget today, I again saw how you guys gave us $9,000 this year as the conference was not able to give as much this year! WOW! I just wanted to thank you again, to let you know how much I appreciate all that you do for WTAMU Wesley Foundation and this town!

Mikey Littau

During Celebration Sunday in August, my name was drawn to receive a church t-shirt. The design on the front is unique as it depicts the architect’s drawing of our new church in the early 1970’s.

Thank you, church, for this shirt which I’ll wear proudly.

Love in Christ,

Marilyn Dees

Traditional Worship 8:30 & 10:50 a.m. Modern Worship 10:50 Sunday School Hour 9:40

Upcoming

Sermon

Series for

October

2018

Upcoming Events Ministry Spotlight Growgroups written by Nola Hopkins

UMW Book Review: Thursday, October 4 at 9:30 am, Church Library SPRC Meeting: Monday, October 8 at 6p.m.—Church Library Finance Committee: Monday, October 15 at 6 p.m.—Room #113

Trustee Committee: Monday, October 22 at 6 p.m. Room #113 Church and Church Office CLOSED Monday, October 8

Team Meetings & Announcements

First United Methodist Church Canyon exists “to make disciples of Jesus Christ for the transformation of the world.” To fulfill that mission, members should “glorify God in worship, grow in likeness of Jesus and give our lives in love of

Jesus.” Sounds good on paper, but how is that done? Joining a grow group is one way to grow closer to Christ and fellow believers. Sunday mornings offer 14 Grow Groups ranging in ages from the 20’s to the 90’s. All are Bible-based, but some emphasize stages in life such as the “Life & Marriage” class for those married one to 10 years, or the “Living in Faith Together” (L.I.F.T.) class for parents rearing children. “Hopeful Explorers” is for adults (18+) with special needs. The classes meet at 9:40 a.m. and are year-round. Most semester Grow Groups kicked off the week of Aug.29. They will run six to 12 weeks and are open to new people at any time. Four women’s groups offer a flexibility in time and days. Brenda Havens is leading a seven-week study on the book The Shepherd with Me on Mondays from 6-7:30 p.m. in Room 222. Karen Middleton is leading a Wednesday night group from 6:15-7:30 p.m on the character and nature of God. At the same time, Jonna Gumfory is leading ladies in a five-session study of Max Lucado’s book Anxious for Nothing based on Philippians 4:4-8. Francie Pittman resumed her brown bag lunch Bible study on Fridays from 11:30 a.m. to noon in room 113. The group is covering “Three Simple Rules: A Wesleyan Way of Living.” Men’s League, led by Bryan Smith and Kyle Dudley, meets on Wednesdays from 6:15-7:30 p.m. in the church Parlor. Its formal description is: a brotherhood of warriors bound by prayer, accountability and action, defending God’s will as spiritual leaders in our family, church, and community.” Three co-ed groups also meet on Wednesday nights after the fellowship meal. Pastor Rick Enns is leading a new study of the book A Firm Foundation that “engages the deep heart questions of United Methodists and casts a compelling vision by trustworthy voices for dynamic faith.” The class meets in room 221. Rick and Laura Reyher lead the Alpha to Omega class in the church library. “We are taking a video tour of Israel with Ray Vander Laan as our guide to help us see and understand Jewish culture where it happened,” Laura Reyher said. “We are enjoying the video for 20-30 minutes and then have an opportunity to express our thoughts from what we have learned.” The third co-ed class is learning about the history of the Chrismon symbols and creating Chrismon decorations for the modern worship service tree and to refresh ones on the traditional worship service tree. They meet in room 125/126 through Oct. 24, excluding Oct. 3. Leaders are Jodi Hartman, Sherry Neese, and Christi Ybarra. Four United Methodist Women missionary circle groups meet monthly. Anyone interested in joining a circle can contact Becky Harp

at rlhrdh5@yahoo.com. Pat Tyrer also leads a UMW reading program in the library at 9:30 a.m. on the first Thursday of the month. The national UMW Reading Program selects the books. Two Grow Groups focus mainly on prayer. A group of ladies of all ages and churches meets at Kathi Lee’s home off-site at 18 Fairway Drive on Wednesdays from 6:30-7:30 a.m. John Barnhart leads the Myron Dee’s Men’s Prayer Group in rooms 121/123 on Saturdays at 7 a.m. John Barnhart organizes GPS – Guidance through Prayer and Scripture. Barnhart sends e-mails with devotions to those in the group. Their focus is “to ask for God’s guidance and direction for ourselves, our church, our minister and staff, In His Hands Pre-School, the Wesley Foundation and Ceta Canyon Church Camp.” Anyone interested in being added to the list should contact him at barnhartphoto@sbcglobal.net or call him at 806-679-2316. Visitors and members who would like to know more about FUMC can attend “In the Know,” a four-week class. It meets Sunday mornings at 9:40 in the library. Staff and FUMC members lead the rotation format class which can begin on any Sunday. In addition to Grow Groups, the church also offers New Room Fellowship, “a grassroots ministry focused on providing a worship experience that appeals to those who have recently graduate college, singe, or young married.” It meets on Mondays from 7-8:30 p.m. in the fellowship hall. Children also have small groups on Wednesday nights. Children ages three through fourth grade are in small groups learning how to worship and learning scripture (its meaning and how it applies to their lives). Groups are focusing on serving these next nine months. Each week they will have a focal scripture or Bible story and a service project to go with it. Leaders will stress with the children that serving is not about them; they do it for others. Sunday small groups start at 9:40 a.m. The pre-kindergarten class focuses on Bible stories and activities to help remember them and why they are important. Kindergarten/first graders are learning what it means to be a Christian. Second-fourth graders and Club 56 (fifth and sixth graders) are learning facts that lead them to know the Bible is true. Kim Hopson is the children’s minister. The youth group has two grow group opportunities. On Sunday mornings students meet in the basement at 9:40 to go through a study called “Habitudes” which is talking about different habits each week to help them grow spiritually. On Sunday evenings the youth split into four groups: junior high girls, junior high boys, high school girls and high school boys all meeting from 6-7:30—a light meal is provided. The junior high groups are studying the book of Ephesians, and the high school groups are studying spiritual disciplines.

ONCE A MONTH BAKING

We spend a day together in the kitchen with fun, fellowship, and filling the freezer with baked goodies 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 coordinator Charlotte Wilson at usdkwilson@sbcglobal.net for more information.

Upcoming baking days:

October 12th

November - cancelled

December 6th

COME JOIN US FOR WEDNESDAY NIGHT FELLOWSHIP MEALS!

5:30 p.m. - 6:15 p.m. in the Fellowship Hall

$3 per individual & $10 per family

Everyone is welcome!

September 26th

Carolina Pulled Pork Sandwiches

Coleslaw, Southern Peach Cobbler with Frozen Vanilla Yogurt

October 3rd

Charlotte's Turkey Lettuce Wraps

Monkey Bars

October 10th

Grilled Chicken Burritos, Charlotte's Salsa

Avocado Salad, Frozen Yogurt Bars

October 17th

Taco Stuffed Peppers, Guacamole & Chips

Coconut Cream Poke Cake

October 24th

Chili Mac, Parmesan Crusted Zucchini Fries, Carrot Sheet Cake

SAVE THE DATE!!!!

NOVEMBER 3, 2018

UMW TURKEY DINNER & BAZAAR

MORE DETAILS TO FOLLOW!

We will have presale tickets, presale dressing, and pecans. If you would like to volunteer for this mission project we would love to find a place for you to help!

Contact Terrie Hartman – 806-654-6411

We invite all who are interested in singing with us on that Sunday to join us for rehearsals starting October 10 from 7:30-8:00 p.m. in the choir room. All are invited!

Wednesday, October 31

5:30—6:15 p.m. Fellowship Meal

6:15-7:15 p.m.—Trunk or Treat on the EAST side of the church (Happy State Bank side) NO Youth or Children’s activities.

If you would like to come and bring a car/tractor/pickup/etc. to participate in the event, please contact Charlie Keys

at 806-655-2851 or by email at ckeys@firstchurchcanyon.com

Stewardship Sunday

Sunday, September 30, 2018 We will be ending our current series “Give in Love of Jesus”. We are asking those who call this church their home to return an Estimate of Giving card for the 2019 year. If you need an Estimate of Giving card, please stop by the church office and we can make sure you have one. We hope that you join us in celebrating the blessings of FUMC Canyon.

Last day to order a church shirt will

Sunday, September 30. FUMC Canyon

has been making disciples since 1889!!!

Join the movement and help spread the

word about our awesome church! You

can order your 2018 church shirt by

clicking the link https://squareup.com/

store/fumccanyon

On September 9, 2018, David and Georgie

Cornelsen joined our church by profession of

faith. They own and operate Cornelsen

Automotive Repair Service. Their family also

includes a daughter Brooklyn. Brooklyn is a

junior at Canyon High School. Welcome to

FUMC Cornelsen Family. We are blessed you

have joined our church family.

New Members to FUMC Canyon

Sunday, December 9

“The Glory of

Christmas”

Happy United Methodist Church is seeking

a male youth leader to work along side of

an existing female leader. Must be available

Wednesday evenings and Sundays, as well

as other days when youth activities are

scheduled. Must have transportation, pass a

background check and drug screen. Contact

Tom at 806-336-9421.