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The Sand Dollar
Volume 34
Newsletter
July 2015
Number 7
Sunday Worship
Traditional Worship — 8:30 a.m. | New Traditions Worship — 11:00 a.m.
Sunday School for all ages — 9:45 a.m.
www.FWBFUMC.org
Volunteer Opportunities & Ways to Give Back in July & Early August
Imagine No Malaria: Donate money to help the UMC Alabama-West Florida Conference eliminate the
disease in Africa. Donations can be put in the Sunday offering plates or turned into the front office.
Just $10 saves one life.
Flower Ministry: Donate time once a week (Mondays) to help make flower arrangements and deliver
them to people in the FWB area who need to be uplifted or simply just need a visit. Contact the front
office if you are interested in helping out.
Backpack Program: Donate food to help feed needy children in the local community. Every weekend,
backpacks/sacks of food go home with kids. Contact: Cathy Wyant [email protected].
Stephen Ministry: Apply to become a Stephen Minister. On-going. Applications in church office.
Freedom Festival: July 4, 6 to 9PM. Help set up prior to the event, grill hot dogs, serve food, serve
snow cones, and popcorn, monitor the waterslides during the event, clean-up after the event.
Freedom Festival Cake Walk: Help by bringing a baked good for the Cake Walk. Can be dropped off
the day of the Freedom Festival by 5:45 p.m.
Vacation Bible School: July 6-10, 9AM to 12PM. Volunteer to decorate ahead of time or be a group
leader, lead stations (games, cinema, expeditions), prepare snacks the week of the event.
Children’s Movies On Wednesday Mornings: 8:45AM to 12PM Select Wednesdays during the summer.
Help drive vans or chaperone children at the movies.
1 Peter 4:10 New International Version (NIV)
Each of you should use whatever gift you have received to serve others,
as faithful stewards of God’s grace in its various forms.
Freedom Festival: Sat, July 4 From 6 to 9PM
Join us for our 11th Annual Freedom festival which will be held from 6-9PM on the side lawn of the
church. The event is free! There will be food, fellowship, 2 water slides, patriotic music sung by the
choir, and activities for all ages. The event will conclude by watching the city of Fort Walton Beach
fireworks, which are fully visible from the church grounds. Please bring bathing suits and towels for the
kids and folding chairs or blankets for seating.
Baked Items Needed – Freedom Festival Cake Walk!
We hope you can join us for the Freedom Festival on Saturday, July 4th, 6PM –9PM. We need baked
goods for the Cake Walk. Baked goods can be cakes, pies, cookies (preferably packaged in quantities of
6-12), cupcakes, breads...basically anything you can bake! Baked items do not have to be homemade
but we do hope they will have a 4th of July theme!
Please drop off your baked goods by 5:45pm on that Saturday at FWBFUMC. We will have tables devoted to the Cake Walk. If you need to make other arrangements, please contact Stacey Izer [email protected] / (850) 830-6424. Thank you!
www.FWBFUMC.org
FWB First UMC Preschool News
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The preschool office will be open one day a week, Tues mornings from 9AM to 12PM, until fall classes begin. Note: all 2015/2016 classes are currently full except for the 3 year old classes (5 days a
week) and 2 year old classes (2 days a week). There are waiting lists for all of our classes. Circumstances of our preschool families change over the summer, especially living in a military town, and
people moving. So, be sure to get on the waiting list if you have a child or know of a parent that is
interested in having their child enrolled for the 2015/2016 school year.
July Book Club Selection
The July book club selection is “Taken” by Dee Henderson. The next meeting is 6PM Tues, July 14,
location to be announced. If you are interested in joining the women's book club, please contact Denise Whited.
Upcoming Community Breakfast Teams
July7
July 14
July 21
July 28
Robbins Team
Ravan/Whitney Team
Wagner Team
Barkalow Team
Beach Clean Up Make-up Date
Since we were unable to participate in the last clean up date due to our Great Day of Service, on Saturday, July 11th our church will participate in a make-up day. We will meet at Beasley State Park at
8:00AM.
Registration Is Going On Now For July 6-10 VBS!
EVEREST: Conquering Challenges with God’s Mighty Power is the theme of this year’s Vacation Bible
School. It will be a fun week of new friends, amazing experiments, games, snacks, adventures, and incredible music! 9AM to 12PM Mon, July 6 through Fri, July 10 for ages 4 to 5th grade. A $5 optional donation benefits the Backpack Ministry. Register at FWBFUMC.org or Contact Cathy Wyant
[email protected] with questions. Hope to see you there!
CD and Tape Requests
A CD or a tape recording of our services can be made available upon request. If you are interested in
obtaining a copy, please call the church office at 243-9292. Orders will be available for pick up in the
church office within one week, or if you would like, a copy can be mailed to you.
Lost and Found
We have several pairs of reading glasses, earrings, a few books, a bible, a sweater, a ladies watch and
a purse that have been misplaced. If you are missing any of these items, please stop by the church office Monday through Friday, and take a look...hopefully one of these items are yours!
Facebook / Twitter Information
Join in our conversations and see pictures of our most recent activities and ministries! Find us on Facebook at Fort Walton Beach First United Methodist Church. You can now follow us on Twitter at
1stMethodistFWB. Visit us on our website at www.fwbfumc.org
www.FWBFUMC.org
Opportunity Place Meal Schedule
Jul 27
Aug 24
Faith Followers Class
FUMC Staff
New Women’s Bible Study: Wednesday Mornings During The Summer
9:30AM to 11:30AM, June 17 through July 29 (Room G123). The book is The Best Yes by Lysa Terkeurst
and the theme is how to make wise decisions in the midst of endless demands. Cost for the book/study
guide is: $17. Please note, the study will not meet Wed, July 8 because of Vacation Bible School.
Members recently enjoyed getting to see Lysa Terkeurst live, in-person in Destin, so we decided to do
another one of her Bible studies! We hope you enjoy it this summer!
Life Together Wednesday Night Goes On Break For Summer
Life Together Wednesday Night Dinner and Bible Studies is on break for the summer and will begin
again on Wed, Aug 26. Equipped For Every Good Work: Building A Gifts Based Church will be the focus
of the studies when they start back up!
United Methodist Women
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No UMW Board meeting this month.
UMW General meeting will be an “Out To Lunch” on July 13 at 11:00 at Longhorn’s. If you plan to
attend and have not let Susan Palmer know, please let her know by July 10.
Please remember to support the Backpack Program through the summer.
Circles 1 & 2 will meet at 11:00 on Monday July 20 at the home of Joy Bates. We will enjoy a
movie and a salad lunch.
Circle 4 will need to watch the bulletin for time and place of their meeting.
WORDS OF WISDOM FROM UMW: “Prayer and praise are like the wings of a bird--both must work
together.”
Youth Ministry Important Dates
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Oakwood: July 13 to July 17
Children’s Ministry News
School Supplies are needed for the families at Fresh Start. We will pack new backpacks filled with new
school supplies for the children that are in the Fresh Start program in August.
School supplies needed: Pencils, pens, erasers, markers, paper, spiral notebooks, binders, calculators,
folders with brads and pockets, rulers, scissors, backpacks, and lunch boxes. We will be collecting
these supplies during the month of July. Backpacks will be given to the children approximately August
10th.
Wednesday Movies: Children’s Ministry will be going to the movies this summer on select Wed mornings. Cost is $5 per child and it includes: movie, popcorn, and drink. Arrive 8:45AM. The bus leaves
promptly at 9AM. The children will return back to the church no later than 12PM. Please sign-up ahead
of time by contacting Cathy Wyant [email protected]. Volunteers/Chaperones are needed to help
out with taking the children to the movies and driving the vans. If you are able to help, please let
Cathy know!
July dates: July 1 (Turbo), July 15 (Mr. Peabody), July
22 (Penguins of Madagascar) and July 29 (Dolphin Tale 2)
August dates: Aug 5 (Alexander and The Terrible, No Good, Very Bad Day) and
Aug 12 (The Lego Movie)
www.FWBFUMC.org
Summer Psalms
The book of Psalms is the focus of Sunday Worship this summer. Hope to see you all on Sunday mornings
at 8:30AM or 11AM. If you are unable to make it to worship, you can listen to Sunday sermons on our
website.
Backpack Program Needs Donations All Year Long!
Donations are needed for the Backpack Program which provides food to local kids in need all year long.
Items needed weekly: 31 of each - oatmeal, grits, ramen noodle, mac & cheese packs, 31 chicken noodle cans, 31 Chef Boyardee cans, 62 snacks. Contact Cathy Wyant [email protected] to help out.
Stephen Ministry Seeking More Ministers To Train
Caring nurtures the seed of God's love in the care receiver's heart and in the Stephen Minister's. Are you
a good listener and want to help others? Stephen Ministers training will equip you. And, the FWB First
UMC congregation will support you so that you can show God's mercy, care, and compassion to another
who is hurting. You will walk beside this person, pray for them, and help them work through life's difficulties. If you are interested in becoming a Stephen Minister, please fill out an application in the front
the office or call Margaret Nordlie at 850-865-4109.
Important Summer Dates
July 3
July 4
July 6 to 10
July 11
July 13
July 13
July 13 to 17
July 14
July 20
July 20
July 27
Aug 6—8
Aug 10—14
Aug 23
Aug 24
Aug 26
Fri
Sat
Mon—Fri
Sat
Mon
Mon
Mon—Fri
Tues
Mon
Mon
Mon
Thur—Sat
Mon—Fri
Sun
Mon
Wed
Church Office closed
Freedom Festival
Vacation Bible School
Beach Clean Up, Beasley State Park
UMW General Meeting, Longhorn’s
Beachside Emmaus Meeting
Youth, Oakwood
Finance Meeting
Circles 1 & 2, Joy Bates’ home
Trustee’s Meeting
Administrative Board Meeting
Inner City Mission
Youth Week
CPR/Defibrillator Training
Council on Ministries Meeting
Life Together Wednesday Dinner and Studies Begin Again!
Welcome New Members!
Please join us in a warm, heartfelt welcome to our new church members: Nancy Willis Dillard, Susan
Morrison, Stephen Gonitzke, Jason & Angela Parsons, and Mary Linda Moody Cole.
Prayer/Breakfast—Wednesday mornings
Every Wednesday morning, a Prayer Group meets in the Chapel at 7:00 a.m. to pray for our
Congregation and concerns, then afterwards, meet at a local restaurant for breakfast and fellowship.
All are welcome to join!
CPR/Defibrillator Training
Sunday, August 23rd FWBFUMC will be hosting a CPR/Defibrillator training class in the fellowship hall
from 1:00 till 2:00PM. Our instructor will be FWB Fire Marshall Glenn Guarin of the FWB Fire Department. Lunch will be provided at 12:30PM. This is a free class and will not be for any official certification. It is simply to gain practical training, knowledge and information to help in times of distress and
need. Please register through the church office to let us know who and how many to expect.
www.FWBFUMC.org
Birthdays
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Sadie Randolph
Kaitlyn Helton, Margaret Nordlie
Laura Barkalow
Ashleigh Anderson, Andrew Hinton
Cliff Long
Tracy Hart, Brooks Tinsley
Ty Smith, Brian Trigg
Donna Bennison
Joan Moody, Ruby Wells
JoAnne Henderson
Lilly Revette
Col. Lonnie Spivey
Joy Brown, Trish Duggan, Victoria Palmer
Kay Walker
John Daugherty
Karen Anderson, JoEllen Carnathan
Reed Garick, Luke Hambleton
Ed Allison, Danette Prescott
Barbara Stricklin
Wes Norton, John Tisdale III
Mary Lou Goodman
Hayden Beck
Doré Bumpers, Dr. Lynn Lancaster,
Jerry Melvin
Justin Robbins, Cathy Wyant
Natalie Fowler
Drew Bruner, Reja Klug
Illy Reiker, Kim Risalvato
Tina Lee
Scotty Dreyer, Sarah Nell Williams
Wedding Anniversaries
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27—
29—
Tom and Kim Risalvato
Jeffrey and Barbara Black
Doug and Lee Tolar
Bobby and Sydney Rollins
Ira and Kim Tryon
Jack and Judy Trossbach
Dennis and Marjorie Barebo
Jeffrey and Abby Brown
Steve and Janice Chambers
Cliff and Betty Long
Chris and Julie Garick
Craig and Janie Clemons
Neil and Anna Gates
FWB FIRST UMC WEEK AT-A-GLANCE
Sunday Classes & Worship
8:00AM
8:30AM
9:45AM
11AM
5:30PM
Library open 8:00AM thru 12:30PM
Traditional Worship
Sunday School
New Traditions Worship
Sunday Night Youth
Weekday Classes & Events
Mon/Thu
Mon/Fri
Mon to Fri
Mon
Tue
Tue
Tue
Tue
Wed
Wed
Fri
Monthly
Various
AM & PM Taekwondo Classes
9AM Walk, Walk, Walk
9AM to 2PM Library Open
7:30PM Crossroads College Ministry
6:30AM Community Breakfast
9AM to 12PM Preschool Office Hours
6PM Stephen Ministry 1st /3rd
each mo.
7PM Hugs, Not Drugs
7AM Prayer Group, Breakfast
Afterwards
Summer Music Schedule: Choir 6PM,
Praise Band 7:15PM
8PM Hugs, Not Drugs
Book Club, UMW, First Friends
Many Adult, Youth, Children’s &
Music Ministry options to choose
from.
Note: Calendar changes regularly, so please visit
the online calendar for the latest information!
Programs On Summer Break
Preschool
Life Together Wednesday Dinner and Studies
Deadline For Announcements
The Sand Dollar deadline is 10th of the month prior
to the month that you would like your
announcement to run. Email Ann-Marie
[email protected].
July 2015
Go to FWBFUMC.org for a complete list of daily activities!
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
1
Thu
2
Prayer/
Breakfast
Fri
3
Church
Office Closed
Movie Day
‘Turbo’
5
6
7
8
9
10
Prayer/
Breakfast
Sat
4
Independence
Day
Freedom
Festival
11
Beach
Clean-up
CHILDREN’S VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL—MOUNT EVEREST
12
13
14
15
UMW Gen.
Mtg.
Finance Mtg
Beachside
Emmaus
Book Club
16
17
Prayer/
Breakfast
18
Taekwondo
Testing
Movie Day
‘Mr. Peabody’
YOUTH SUMMER CAMP—OAKWOOD
19
20
21
Admin. Board
Meeting
28
29
Prayer/
Breakfast
Movie Day
‘Dolphin
Tale’
24
Taekwondo
Dan Bong
Clinic
Movie Day
‘Penguins of
Madagascar’
Trustee’s
Mtg.
27
23
Prayer/
Breakfast
UMW Circles
1&2
26
22
30
31
25
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Fort Walton Beach First United Methodist Church Contact Information
Rev. David Barkalow
Senior Pastor
850-243-9292
[email protected]
James Whited
Asst. to Pastor &
Director of Programs
850-974-6789
[email protected]
Patrick Carnathan
Director of Youth Ministry &
Director of Communications
850-243-9292
[email protected]
Denise Whited
Director of Adult Ministry
850-830-0301
[email protected]
Rew Randolph
Director of Music and Worship
850-418-1022
[email protected]
Ann-Marie Rider
Admin Asst./Church Office
850-243-9292
[email protected]
[email protected]
Denise Severson
Director of Preschool Ministry
850-897-5864
[email protected]
Diana George
Finance Assistant
850-243-9292
Cathy Wyant
Director of Children’s Ministry
850-642-1643
[email protected]
Stephanie Wheat
Children’s Music Director
850-496-4027
[email protected]
Dennis Barebo
Business Administrator
850-651-0807
[email protected]
Prayer Chain
850-217-2254 (Joy Bates)
[email protected] (Judy Klug)
Diana Salmon—Organist
Sharon Simmons—Pianist
After Hours Emergency Pastoral Assistance Rev. Dave Barkalow 850-573-5991