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Transcript of SPIRE 072813
Pastor’s
Corner
2
Save the Date 3
Announcements
4
Recap of Wacky
Wednesdays
5
School Supply List 6
Word Search 7
FUMC Staff Contact List 8
THE SP RE
J U L Y 2 8 , 2 0 1 3
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V O L U M E X X X 1 1 I S S U E 1 5
@firstbeaumont FUMC Beaumont
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Farewell from Terri
Dear friends,
I wanted to send this note to all my friends at
FUMC to say goodbye. You see, I've sold all my
businesses and am retiring. I will be moving
home to Ohio to be with my family again after
many years. I have lived in the south for 42 years
but I long to be with family. I will be gone before
August first. This all happened very suddenly so
I wanted to be able to say goodbye to as many of my dear
friends as possible. For 18 years First Methodist has been my
church home. You were with me during John's long illness and
death, and also during this difficult year of illness for me. I have
made so many close friends in Cornerstones class and
especially the chancel choir. I have loved singing under Renee
who has been a dear friend. And I thank the pastors for their
many visits. I want to thank those who prayed for me and sent
cards, flowers, food, and anything else I needed. I will miss you
all terribly and pray God blesses each and every one of you.
Love, Terri Mullins
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Estate Sale
There will be an estate sale July 26 and 27. See the website fumcestatesales.org
for details, address and pictures .
I have prayed this week and I have pondered this week, asking myself over and
over, “What is the Christian response to the verdict in the Trayvon Martin case?” I
was not in the court room. What I know of the proceedings comes from having
followed them in the media. I did not hear presentations from the lawyers or the
witnesses. I do not know what went on in the jury deliberation room or how the judge
issued rulings in the courtroom. I know I prayed for all of them as the trial progressed
and I continue to pray for Trayvon Martin’s family and for George Zimmerman and
his family. I am going to respect the judicial process and trust the work of the jury
because I think that is what it means to be a good citizen.
My questions come from wondering what it means to be a person of faith. This
case, as do so many others, reminds us that we still live in a very broken world.
George Zimmerman may well be a free man, but will he ever be really free? He will
live with the knowledge that he took a life for the rest of his life. A young black
teenager died after going to the store to get a snack. What does that say about ongoing
violence, fear, suspicion, racism, and crime in the culture in which we live? Don’t we
all share responsibility for creating or allowing such a culture? I am reminded that
minority mothers have been having conversations with their sons again this week
which I never had to have with my son and I am reminded that the need for such
conversations is wrong.
What I know for sure is that people of faith cannot let this time pass without
hearing again Christ’s call to us to love God with all we have and are, to love our
neighbors as we love ourselves, to be people of courage rather than fear, to live and
tell the gospel story, to seek to be people of compassion, to pray for the peace of
Christ that passes all understanding, and to speak boldly and prophetically to forces
within this culture that perpetuate violence and hatred. I did not have to have a
conversation with my son like the one that millions of mothers must have this week.
The conversation I need to have with my son and my daughter is to invite them to join
me in courageously and faithfully shaping a world where no children have to confront
public authorities in fear simply because of the color of their skin. I know God
expects at least that of me as a person of faith.
Karen
P A G E 2
SAVE
THE
DATE
July-August 20th
Pack-a-Backpack Drive
July 22-July 26th
Drama Beats Camp
at FUMC Beaumont
August 2nd-August 4th
Youth Retreat
August 17th
Kairos Kitchen
@ 5:00PM
August 25th
Backpack Dedication
@ 10:00 AM
Did you know...
We need host homes for the nights of August 26 & 27, 2013 nights. Host
homes save the Church expenses for a motel room, but more important it gives us
an opportunity to interface with this very uplifting Ministry. Merle and I cannot
say how much we have gotten from hosting them. Please let me know if you can
be a host for this visit. We will need 2 homes. If you can not host this time let me
know if you could host another time. Please contact me at [email protected]
or 866-2459 or 782-3560.
It is that time once again for all of us to help those less fortunate get their
children ready for school. All children need new clothes, shoes, backpacks, and
school supplies to be ready to begin a successful year of learning. Our backpack
drive has begun and will continue until August 20th. Last year we filled 112
backpacks. Let’s try to pack as many backpacks as possible and I know it will be
greatly appreciated by the children and their families. We are a Caring Church
with Big Heart, so let’s do our best! We are concentrating on grades Kindergarten
through Third grade. You will find a school supply list on the display table in the
Narthex. I invite all of you to take part in this worthy mission project. Put a SMILE
on a child’s face! Financial Contributions will be appreciated as well.
“Truly I tell you, just as you did it to one of the least of these who are members of
my family, you did it to me.”
Matthew 25:40
Phyllis Beaumont
Director of Involvement Ministries
*School Supply list is located on page 6
P A G E 3
Pack-A-Backpack
Needed Host Homes
P A G E 4
General Fund
UMW Board meeting will be
held August 26 at 10:00 am in
Room 122. The next general
meeting will be announced at a later time.
Youth News
UMW News
Marvin Hay recently welcomed his first born
grandson . Parents, Lucas and Stephanie, named him
Abel.
It’s a Newborn!
The Franklin House is collecting items to distribute to
those in need. If you are looking to clean out your
closet and be apart of a great cause this is where you
need to go. At the moment, they are asking for summer
clothes to be donated. The Franklin House can be
located at 5670 Concord Rd., Beaumont, TX 77708.
For further information contact: Delia Reagan at
(409) -499-1031
P.S. Delia Reagan expresses her appreciation.
Franklin House
There will be an estate sale July 26 and
27. See the website fumcestatesales.org for
details, address and pictures .
Estate Sale
In memory of Wilda Beck from: Billie Crockett
In memory of Engelking’s Sister, Margaret M., from:
Charles & Frances Alberto
In memory of Betty & Dale Karaff from: Ramos Family
Kairos Kitchen
SOP Back-to-School
In memory of Marline Coody on her birthday (my mother)
from: Christina Coody Joyner.
In memory of Lucie Aldridge from: Jim Aldridge.
Lakeview Camp Scholarship
In appreciation of Jim & Helen Balfanz, James & Anna Lee
Ruby, and Marianne Kondo from: Christina Coody Joyner
Thank you to all the youth who helped with VBS. You
did a wonderful job. We had 18 youth helpers for
VBS this year. Great!
We have some wonderful artist in our group. We had
12 youth attend painting with a twist it was great fun!
These are a few of the masterpieces!
Back to school retreat is Aug 2-4 at Lake Livingston.
Be sure to bring a swimsuit and towels. We had a few
people forget to pack suits last year. Meet at the
church at 5 pm on Friday. We will be planning
activities for the school year.
New Address Listed
Elaine Williamson : Summer Place Room 309, 2485
S. Major Dr. Beaumont, TX 77707
Nadine Hester: 4341 Effie St. Bellaire, TX 77401
P A G E 5
Recap of Wacky Wednesdays
P A G E 6
FUMC Beaumont Disciple Search
P B Q W J Y J H A H T P S C D
R A P Z E G M Y P H N I H Y T
J R E N N H A M A B M P Q E Q
A T J E H E T D Y O S A D U J
M H O G F O D T N G R G T L Z
E O A S B A J Y A T H O M A S
S L Z L E J U I X M U I O C P
X O H U W X Q X E U P G P G F
M M S H E K B A P T G I G R E
X E U X R L N V I E L R Q J N
F W Z Q D V A O I I T P E U S
M V D Y N C E V H A X E V U O
L K B Z A N H P G C C T R H U
A J K U G L M C C X M I A K G
S A I H T T A M K O P Q Q F V
ANDREW BARTHOLOMEW JAMES
JOHN JUDAS MATTHEW
MATTHIAS PETER PHILIP
SIMON THADDAEUS THOMAS
P A G E 7
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SUBMISSION DEADLINE FOR THE NEXT SPIRE: August 2, a.m.
FUMC Staff Phone # List: Pastor: Karen Dorris- 832-428-5040 (Cell)
Associate Pastor: Ben Burnside- 832-514-0680 (Cell)
Youth Director: Jana Windle- 409-656-2148 (Cell)
Communications Specialist: Danai Strother- 281-256-5319 (Cell) 409-832-0295 ext 16 (Work)
Church Involvement Director: Phyllis Beaumont- 409-201-5225 (Cell)
Office Administrator: Gladys O’Brien- 409-781-7266 (Cell)
Financial Secretary: Susan Clark- 409-730-6533 (Cell)