First Word Weekly

First United Methodist News

April 9, 2015

Holy Week Services

Maundy Thursday 12:15pm 44

Maundy Thursday 7pm 94

Good Friday 7pm 130

Attendance - Sunday, April 5

8:30am Sanctuary 186

11am Sanctuary 520

11am Family Life Center 231

Nursery 25

Worship Total 962

Sunday School

Adult 199

Kids 33

Youth 25

Youth 5pm (no meeting)

Wednesday Night Life 4-1-15

Communion 56

Family Dinner 70

LIFEgroups 71

Calling all High School Seniors(! fsFUMC will be honoring seniors this year on Sunday, May 3rd. If you would like for your teen, grandchild, etc to be a part of this special dedication please email or text Jayne at hunterbj@peoplepc.com , 479-651-5069.

Baseball Night! fsFUMC has been invited, again, to sing the national anthem on Friday, May 1st at the Naturals baseball game in Springdale, AR. Tick-ets are available at a discounted rate of $9 for a premium ticket behind the dugout. There will be fire-works after the game. Carpooling from the church will be provided. All fsFUMC attendees will gather at the game at 6:30pm. To RSVP tickets contact Nan-cy at nvernon@fsfumc.org or 479-782-5068 before April 20th. This will be a fun night for family and friends of fsFUMC.

Free Hymn Festival: The Fort Smith Chapter of the American Guild of Organists and First United Methodist Church cordially invite you to attend a

Hymn Festival

-Sunday, April 26th

-3p.m.

-Sanctuary of fsFUMC

Featuring Guest Concert Organist Bradley Welch of Dallas, TX.

Also, featuring a 100 voice massed choir represent-ing 14 local churches. A love offering will be taken for the Antioch Consolidated Association for Youth and Family, Inc.

Children’s Sunday School Opportunity: There are currently two job opportunities in our Sunday School area. The church nursery has openings for a kindergarten teacher and a 3 year old teacher on Sunday mornings. Literature and training are provided. For more information, please contact Alison Underwood at (479) 420-6405. fsFUMC has a very strong commitment to children and their fami-lies. Jesus said, “Let the Little Children Come to Me” Mark 10:14

We rejoice with Kevin and Sarah Ridgley for

the Baptism of John August on Easter Day.

Maternal Grandparents are Wendell & Becky

Martin and Paternal Grandparents are John & Gail

Ridgley.

We rejoice with Kevin and Lark Peterson for

the Baptism of Sean Michael on Easter Day.

Maternal Grandparents are Gail Cowart and

Paternal Grandparents are Jean and Mike Lucas

and Mike Peterson.

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In Our Prayers

Sparks: Ross Payne

Mercy: Dorothy Doville

& Harry Shipley

Sympathies

Bill Faught, Tammy Faught

O’Dell, Whitney & Julianne

O’Dell on the loss of wife,

mother and grandmother,

Barbara Faught.

Pat & Tommy Fleri and Susan

Delay on the loss of mother-in-

law and grandmother, Virginia

Fleri.

Recent Memorials were made in Memory for:

Don Smith by Ben & Lane Shipley, Gary & Tracy Keifer, Mr & Mrs John Deaton.

Evelyn Turner by Mary Ellen Fraser.

Sam Bateman by Mary Ellen Fraser.

Ann Goodman by Mary Ellen Fraser, Gary & Tracy Keifer, Carlos & Rebecca Westerman, Robie Goodman.

Mary Sue Christie Dawson by Janice & Bob Powell & Family, Harry Shipley, Rebecca Phillips, Thelma Carter, Ted & Ginger

Taylor, Doug & Loretta Parker.

Opal Tuggle Bell by Roma M. Goebel.

Connie Choate by Disciples Sunday School Class.

Alice Fretheim by Harry Shipley.

Nelda Deen Womack by Dick & Ann Appleton.

Morgan Wright, Jr. by Thelma Carter, Edyce & Buddy Shermer, Mrs. Ira Jones, Phyllis Davidson.

Margaret Hendricks by Ted & Ginger Taylor, Gene III & Teija Nelson, Gary & Tracy Keifer.

Rob Magruder by Mr & Mrs Doug Smith, Jr., Donald & Helen Weis, Fran Bateman, Family of Rob Magruder, John & Denise

Furness, Gary & Tracy Keifer.

Rose Bethell by Sarah cobb Baker, Adele Baker McCarron & Mary M. Baker.

Recent Honorariums made in Honor of:

Dr. Rowland Vernon by Sally Ware.

This Sunday - April 12

2nd Sunday of Easter (United Methodist Women’s Sunday)

Sermon: Stories of Jesus

Scriptures - I John 1;1-2:2, Psalm 133, and John 20:19-31

Theme: “But Some Doubted”

11am Family Life Center

Rev. Dane Womack

Presented by the Worship

Band:

“Our God”, “Lord, I Need

You”, “Come As You Are”

8:30am Roebuck Chapel

Rev. Charles Murry

Offertory Anthem: “ Prayer For Today”

Soloist: Micah Alt

Holy Grounds (Narthex) hosted by: Pat Little

11:00am Sanctuary

Rev. Charles Murry

Prelude: “ Celebration for a Festival”

presented by Ladybells

Anthem: “ Prayer For Today” presented

by Bayliss Hall Singers, Choir II

and Chancel Choir Women

Offertory Anthem: “ The Child”

presented by the Chancel Choir

Acolytes: Dylan White and Finley Rossi