May 31, 2015 Family of Linda Larsen Lane Barton Todd Parks Bob & Melanie Rose Jason, Angela & Carston Rose Allen Cordell Charlene Boutwell Family of Ronnie Symank Keith Shelley Morgan James Tommy Bass Sheila Harris Faye Heine Beverly Musil Don Scott David Munden Lenny Todek Ralph Cordell Kevin Nix Lee Stewart Reba Allen Sara Anglin Dolores Rivera Linda Kroll Haley Donajkowski Sally Jo Truhlar Lone Davis McLennan Deke Hall Prayer Time St. Catherine’s Virginia Reese Clifton Nursing Home Faye Heine The Regent Patsy Watson At Home Dorothy Garrett Lee Stewart Ridgecrest Buddy Roberts Women’s Bible Study Tuesdays at 9am in the fellowship hall Lions Club is collecting used prescription glasses. You may deposit them in the collection box located in Fellowship Hall. WEDNESDAY FELLOWSHIP MEAL Wednesdays at 5:30pm Our fellowship meals will return on Wednesdays, THIS FALL! China Spring Cares needs food for this summer. Please see list in the May Newsletter and at the church entrances. If you are visiting, please designate by marking “visitor”, and putting your name, address and phone number in the red pew pad. If you are interested in joining our church, please fill out the back of the bulletin and give it to Pastor Jane. Sunday Attendance 8:30: 37 ; 11:00: 83 Sunday School: 41 ; Other Groups: 8 Meals on Wheels Ministry: Volunteers:18, Clients: 13 Children’s Ministry: VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL begins NEXT WEEK!!! June 7-10, 6-8pm Ages Pre-K- 6th grades This year’s VBS theme is called Mt. Everest: Conquering Challenges with God's Mighty Power. We are in need of outdoor adventure props, such as climbing helmets, ropes, poles, safety harnesses, sleeping bags, hiking boots and possibly a tent. If you have any of these items you are willing to let us borrow please let me know. *** Items will be returned! VOLUNTEERS ARE NEEDED! *** Bring any snacks you would like to donate to VBS to the Children’s area! YOUTH MINISTRIES- Student Ministries- Wednesday Night Gathering, 6:30pm to 8:00pm in the Youth Activities Building. To our graduating seniors: Matthew Garrett and Craig DeSpain Mission Trip will be here before you know it. Go to http://www.ctcym.org and click on individual registration. Follow the steps from there. To our Confirmands: Ryland Holt, Kenny Ulibarri, Ben Perkins and Talia Finley A Special Thanks from Nelda: A big thanks to everyone who helped make the TNT ministry a success this last year. A special thanks to my co-workers: Virginia Bryant, Linda Edelstein, Linda Wright and Cecilia Boutwell. Without these wonderful ladies, the meals would not have gotten off the ground. A personal thanks to everyone for the lovely flowers, cards, cakes and monetary gift I received. It was so thoughtful of everyone! Again, thank you so much for all of your help and support. If you have not been to TNT on Wednesday evenings, give us a try beginning again in September! There is lots of food, fun and fellowship! Some Thoughts from Pastor Jane Today is a very special day in the life of our Church. At our 8:30 service, we honor our two graduating seniors, Craig Despain, Jr. and Matthew Garrett. After having very successful high school careers, both of these young men are college-bound. No doubt they will do great things for our world because of their educations, but also because of their accompanying foundations of faith in God through Christ. At our 11:00 service, we will confirm four of our young people and bring them into full professing membership in Christ's holy church. We will confirm Talia Finley, Ryland Holt, Ben Perkins, and Kenny Ulibarri. Confirmation is the time when those who have been through a period of specific instruction in discipleship, come forward to proclaim their own faith in God through Christ, having been instructed and nurtured in that faith since their baptisms by their immediate families at home and by their extended church families. It is the point at which they profess that they are ready to assume their individual responsibilities to be active disciples for Jesus Christ, as reflected in the vows which they take today. Both of these celebrations recognize those times when people make transitions from one place in life to another. While we celebrate these young people's accomplishments today, what we really do is affirm how God's grace has already worked to bring them to this point of transition, and affirm our belief that God will continue to do so in each of their futures. In your prayers today I especially encourage you to pray for these young people, that they would hold fast to their faith beliefs, and trust God to continue to lead them in the path that lies ahead. As a worshiping congregation, we not only act as supportive witnesses, we participate in what takes place today. We, too, affirm how God has brought each of us through the many transitions of our lives, and profess our own faith in God's continuing works of grace as we look to our respective futures. My prayer is that through our worship services today, you will be encouraged as you recognize God's grace in your own walk of faith. Following our 11:00 service today, we will gather in Fellowship Hall to enjoy our 3rd Annual Church Fish Fry. Please join me in thanking Mike and Donna Herbert for providing the fish. We offer special thanks to all who have brought side dishes and desserts for the day. If you signed up to set up or clean up, we also especially thank you for your help! As the summer is now upon us, our weekly schedule will change, but there will be many special events coming up throughout the next two to three months. Please watch your monthly newsletter, and your weekly News for the Pews, for information. You may also want to stay in touch by going to our Facebook page and to our website, www.chinaspringumc.com Welcome to all who worship here today. All are always welcome at China Spring UMC! For the month of June we will collect the following items: rice, canned meats, macaroni & cheese and peanut butter and jelly. for Caritas. Please bring items to the fellowship hall. We have collected 561 lbs. so far this year. Church Staff Lead Pastor [email protected] Cell phone #: 254-931-4656 Parsonage: 254-836-4431 Choir Director/pianist [email protected] Chime Choir Director [email protected] Children’s Choir Dir. 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