March 3, 2015
MISSION: To know God and to make God known
First United
Methodist Church
P.O. Box 277
1826 Nall Street
Port Neches TX 77651
Phone: 409-722-8357
Website:
www.fumcportneches.org
Email:
[email protected]
CHURCH STAFF
Pastor
Dr. Wesley Welborn
Home Phone 853-4233
Cell # 979-203-0755
Grace and peace in the name of God our Father and the Lord Jesus
Christ.
This Thursday a representative from Collette will be here to talk
about the group tour Greece: In the Footsteps of Paul, which will take
place October 14-24. We will meet in the Fellowship Hall at 6 p.m. This
meeting will be for the purpose of sharing information and answering
questions.
Next Sunday is time change. We will need to move our clocks forward one hour on Saturday evening, as we begin Daylight Savings Time.
We continue the Lenten theme of God’s Road Signs. The sermon
this Sunday will be No Passing Zone, Luke 14:7-24.
Love in Christ, Wesley
[email protected]
Secretary
Christy Champagne
[email protected]
Music Director
Brittany Perry
Pianist
Shawn Simonson
Financial Secretary
Gwen Hill
[email protected]
Mother’s Day Out/
Children’s Director
Allenda Savant
[email protected]
Youth Director
Alicia Permenter
[email protected]
Custodian
Robert Arnold
Rules for Living
Look for God
Someone once asked me, “What in the world is God doing?” This
was after a week of particularly bad global news.
I appreciated the question, because many have quit asking what
God is doing in the world. They have come to the conclusion that God
isn’t doing anything in the world, just watching from heaven. Isn’t that
better than believing God is responsible for everything happening in the
world, good and bad?
There are other ways to understand what God is doing.
 God established and enforces the laws that govern all events.
 God created the world in such a way that God’s plans and purposes
will ultimately be fulfilled, even though God has given us the freedom
to reject and resist God’s will in day to day living.
 If we entrust our lives to God’s providential care, God will make certain that His will for our lives will be fulfilled both now and into eternity.
NEWS FROM THE PEWS
HOSPITAL
Margaret Bailey
Nell Barbay
Bo Smith
Medical Center
Medical Center
Mid Jeff Ex Care
CHURCH MEMBERS
Eleanor Baird
Beverly Blanchard
Betty Clark Lovett
Everett Culver
Chuck DuBois
Garry Farris
Kent Hathorn
Cecil Holstead
Family of Wesley Horne
Lynn Jarrell
Alicia Permenter
Bo Smith
Jerry Thompson family
Richard Walker
Michael Worthington
FAMILY MEMBERS
Kelly Baker
Gilroy Broussard
Lois Broussard
Mahlan Broussard
Peggy Brown
Kimber Fondren
Martha Hall
Stan Hall
Jan Horton
Mike Leger
Lois Lovett
Steven Mazzola
THE MEMBERS AND STAFF OF FIRST CHURCH
EXTEND LOVING SYMPATHY TO…
The family of Wesley Horne, son of Tom & Beth Horne,
who died Wednesday, February 25, 2015. Visitation is
Friday, March 6, 5-8 pm. Memorial service will be
Saturday, March 7 at 10 am. Both will be here at the
church.
The family of Dr. Joseph H. Block, Jr., who died
Monday, February 23, 2015.
Please keep these families in
prayers.
your thoughts and
Kim Risinger
Joe Romero & family
Stephen Savant
(Doug’s brother)
Troy Schamber
Robert Smith
Peggy & Rodney
Stokes
Ted Tudor, Jr.
Ted Tudor, Sr.
Clint Weatherly
Rusty York
Come have breakfast with the Easter Bunny!
March 29 – Church Wide
Fellowship Hall, 9:30-10:30 am.
Sign up now thru March 22.
Menu: Pancakes, syrup, bacon,
sausage, coffee and juice
FRIENDS
Elisha Barnhill
Scott Bergeron
Wanda Bienvenue
Family of Joseph Block
Myrtle Broussard
Gina Cessac
Jackie Cross
Louis DeVillier
Mary Dominguez
Jerry Grisham
Carolyn Hamerly
Betty Healin
Susan Hilton
Natalie Laws
Dom Mars
Capri McCrate
Susan N
Tom O’Neill
Sandra Perkins
Janice Reesman
Anita Rice
Brooklyn Roy
Rick Taylor
Mike Trahan
Many Vara
HELP NEEDED TO FEED STUDENTS
AT THE WESLEY FOUNDATION AT LAMAR UNIVERSITY
If you’re available Monday or Tuesday morning,
the Esther Group needs your help.
They will begin preparing food
Monday, March 9 at 9 am here in the kitchen.
Tuesday, March 10 at 9:30 am they will meet here
to load up and head to
the Wesley Foundation at Lamar.
MILITARY
John Alexander
Chris Allen
Angie Keltz Brody
Brian Howard
Travis Johnson
Kevin Knippa
Zeke Mills
Joshua Needham
Eddie Pierce
Stephanie Smith
Jonathan Welborn
Military Families
ASSISTED LIVING/NURSING HOME
Lois Boudreaux
Nida Garrett
Cindy Hemmengway
Shirley Hurd
Marie Jordan
Troy Kerr
Larry McFatter
Gwen Park
Betty Ragan
Hugh Reeder
Evelyn Romberg
Charlene Williams
HOMEBOUND
Freddie Cotton
Kent Lee
Easter Lilies
$15.00 each
Order forms are now available to Honor or
Remember your loved ones. Look for them in the
bulletins & online at fumcportneches.org.
Fill out the order form and drop it off
with your payment to the church office or mail to:
First United Methodist Church,
P. O. Box 277
Port Neches, TX 77651
Deadline to
order is Monday,
March 23.
NEWS FROM THE PEWS
PRESENCE
Sunday, March 1, 2015
Trip to Greece
October 14-24, 2015
Informational Meeting for this trip is
Thursday, March 5
at 6 pm in the hall.
If you are thinking about going,
please attend.
A representative from Collette Travel will
be here to answer questions. For more
information visit https://
gateway.gocollette.com/link/645391
Sunday School ..................... 61
9 am Praise Service ............. 59
11 am Traditional Service..... 63
Worship Total ..................... 142
This Sunday,
March 8
is time to turn
our clocks
forward 1 hour.
Spring is just
around the corner!
ASBURY PARTY
Friday, March 13 at 5:45 pm,
The Asbury class will be eating at
New York Pizza & Pasta,
790 Neches St, in Beaumont.
Please contact Niki Lege’, 656-1568,
if you will be attending.
Palm Sunday
March 29, 2015
9 am & 11 am
All children are invited to
wave palm branches in
both church services.
If you want to participate,
meet in the lobby
of the church 15 min
before the service.
The Children’s Building
will not have
Sunday School due to the
Bunny Breakfast.
Holistic Christian Ministry
is holding
their very first Gala
on Saturday, March 28
at 5 pm in Jasper.
This will be a time to raise support
for ministry projects and raise
awareness for activities going on
with Joey & Patti Romero
in Ghana, West Africa.
There will be 36 tables that each
represent a different area
of ministry (ex: education, water,
food distribution, etc.)
Tables can be purchased
by individuals or groups.
Ministry projects range from
$400 to $2000 per table.
If you are interested in learning
more, please contact
Norresa Allen at 409-727-7752 or
Claysey Romero at 409-579-2027
[email protected].
Fried fish is on the menu!
SERVICE
March 8, 2015
Greeters: Fidelis class
Children’s Sermon: Dr. Welborn
Liturgist: Bonnie Miller
Story Hour: Niki Lege’ & Nancy
Smith
YOUTH NEWS
Know and Rely
And so we know and rely on the love God has for us. God is love. Whoever lives in love
lives in God, and God in him. ~~~1 John 4:16
Wednesdays,
6-7 pm
“Midweek Boost”;
Sundays, 4-5 pm
“Hangtime”; 5-7 pm
J29 Youth
Fellowship
For I know the plans I
have for you," declares
the LORD, "plans to
prosper you and not to
harm you, plans to
give you hope and a
future.
Jeremiah 29:11 (NIV)
Third Sunday
Of Lent
March 8, 2015
LECTIONARY READINGS
Exodus 20:1-17
Psalm 19 UMH 750
1 Corinthians 1:18-25
John 2: 13-22
We rely on many things in this world: water and food for nourishment, homes for shelter,
friends for companionship, family for love, accomplishment for security, and acceptance for significance. With all this world has to offer, why do we need to rely on God for anything?
The band Caedmon’s Call put it well when they sang: “This world has nothing for me and
this world has everything. All that I could want and nothing I need.” They are right; the world
has everything we could want. At the end of the day, though, everything the world offers will
eventually let us down, run dry, or leave us empty. Don’t be fooled! Stay centered on the urging
to know and rely on the love God has for you. God’s love is the only thing in the world that will
never fail, never leave, and never falter. Don’t just know God; rely on God. When everyone and
everything else fails, your God remains faithful and strong – your mighty warrior, greatest lover;
and truest friend.
What in this world do you rely on that potentially could let you down? Do you know
God, or do you know AND rely on God?
Until Next time . . .
Alicia
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THE WEEK AHEAD
SUNDAY, March 8
9 am Praise & Worship
10 am Sunday School
11 am Traditional Worship
4 pm SPRC meeting-Asbury
5-7 pm J29 StuMin Fellowship
6-7:30 pm Girl Scouts-Children’s Bldg
10 am Loose Threads
6-8 pm Pack 51-Adult meeting-Asbury
WEDNESDAY, March 11
7 pm Chancel Choir
4:30-7 pm J29-game room open
THURSDAY, March 12
9 am-2 pm MDO
4:30 pm Girl Scouts-Bible class
6 pm Praise Band practice
MONDAY, March 9
SUNDAY, March 15
9 am Esther Group-prepare food
10 am Bible Study-Alletta Thompson’s
9 am Praise & Worship
Home
10 am Sunday School
5 pm Worship Committee-library
11 am Traditional Worship
5 pm Wolf-Cub Scouts-Asbury
5-7 pm J29 StuMin Fellowship
6 pm Webelos-Cub Scouts-Asbury
6-7:30 pm Girl Scouts-Children’s Bldg
TUESDAY, March 10
9 am-2 pm MDO
10 am Esther group-feed Lamar
students