Please Pray For One Another First United Methodist Church
Rosenberg, Texas
Concerns: (5-17) Terrie Bradley, Wayne Morris, Linda Moody,
Elaine Bergman, Sabina DeBord
First United Methodist Church
Mailing address: 1106 Fourth Street
Phone: 281-342-3333 or 281-232-3246
(5-24) Ann Vyvial, Grace Redifer, Mary Lou Bailey
Sanctuary: 1127 Third Street
Web site: www.fumcrosenberg.net
Rosenberg, Texas 77471
(5-31) Our high school graduates: Lyndey, Kimberly, Christopher,
Ramblings:
Fax: 281-342-3333
Patrick, Cash and Schane
The Good Book as summer reading
(6-8) Eric White, Tommy and Dawn Jordan, VBS coordinator Janis
Check us out
I remember, as a kid, looking
Knuckols and all of her helpers
in color!
forward to this time of year. Summer
was a magical time of swimming,
Christopher Bailey riding bikes, canvassing the
neighborhood for other kids to play
Larry Bolton with. It was what made the long nine
Scott Cayton months of school worthwhile. We
longed for school to be over. During
Jason Johnson those terribly cold, dark days of
Jeremiah Judkin winter (well, not that cold, I grew up
in San Antonio) it was the promise of
Rachel Miller summer that kept us going. More
than once I took the time to calculate
Dannielle Pope Needler not just how many days until
freedom was mine again, but the
June is our month hours, minutes and even seconds
(math nerds are a little odd)
to collect for dragged.
Once the final bell rang on the last
Helping Hands day we would race out of the school
and head home content in the
knowledge that all knowledge could
safely be forgotten and nothing but
fun awaited. We would wake up the
next day with a full agenda of fun. It
was glorious. There was just one
problem with summer vacation, it
never ended up the way we
dreamed it would.
It turns out that there is only so
much swimming you can do. Only so
much playing with the four or five
friends who live close enough to be
around all the time. There are only
so many miles you can ride on your
All donations this month will go to Helping Hands. They accept all bike and then suddenly it happens;
non-perishable food items as well as personal hygiene items, such boredom sets in. I remember many
as soap, shampoo and deodorant. Please drop your donations in our summer conversations with my mom
that went, "What are we going to do
regular food pantry boxes when you are at church or bring the items today?"
to the church office during regular business hours. "We're going to strip the beds and
do the wash, clean the bathrooms,
Save the date - July 20-24 sweep the floors, iron the clothes
Summer Fun Camp from 9 a.m. until noon and clean the kitchen."
Free for ages 4 years old - 5th grade Games, crafts, music, lessons, snacks, fun! "No, what are we going to do that's
Contact Elizabeth Fairfield for more info. fun?"
"I don't have anything special
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planned. We'll probably go
swimming this afternoon if I can get
everything done."
"But I'm bored!"
"Only boring people get bored.
Read a book."
That was Mom's answer to the
bored problem. Actually, she would
offer me the opportunity to take on
one or two of the 50 things she had
on her plate. But when I graciously
declined, the answer was almost
always, "Read a book."
I used to hate that line, "Only
boring people get bored. Read a
book." But over the years I have
found two things. First, the things
you hated your parents saying to
you just seem to roll naturally off
your tongue towards your own
children. Second, that may have
been the best thing she ever told
me. (Other than, "If you don't marry
Misty you're a fool.")
Often in life we aspire to certain
things, summer vacation, a new job,
a bigger house, etc. We just know
that once we have that everything
will be glorious. But once we get the
object of our desire, it just doesn't
seem so grand anymore. I will
suggest that my Mom's advice
should be taken by everyone. Read
a book. Not just any book, but God's
book. You will find so much in the
Bible that you didn't know was there.
You will find more than you can
imagine by reading that book. You
will find stories of people just like us.
And if you're not careful, you may
find something you didn't even know
you were looking for.
"Only boring people get bored.
Read a book."
IGS,
John
Opportunities To Serve
Wednesday, June 10:
9:00 a.m. - Mothers’ Morning Out
2:00-4:00 p.m. - Youth Room open
7:00 p.m. - High School Bible Study
7:30 p.m. - Sanctuary Choir rehearsal
Thursday, June 11:
2:00-4:00 p.m. - Youth Room open
7:00 p.m. - Ignited Worship Team rehearsal
Saturday, June 13:
9:00 a.m. - VBS Work Day
Sunday, June 14:
8:30 a.m. - Blended Worship Service
9:40 a.m. - Sunday School classes for all ages
10:50 a.m. - Traditional Worship Service
4:00 p.m. - Financial Peace University
5:00-7:00 p.m. - Combined Youth (grades 6-12)
Monday, June 15:
9:00 a.m. to noon - Vacation Bible School
9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. - Chick-fil-A Day
2:00-4:00 p.m. - Youth Room open
7:00 p.m. - Boy Scouts
7:00 p.m. - Finance Committee
Tuesday, June 16:
9:00 a.m. to noon - Vacation Bible School
10:00 a.m. - Richmond State School Volunteers
2:00-4:00 p.m. - Youth Room open
5:30 p.m. - Young Families
7:00 p.m. - Women’s Prayer Group
Monday, June 15, is our Chick-fil-A Day! Summer hours are
9am - 6pm! Drive thru or dine in and mention First UMC
and we receive 20 percent back. The monthly corporate
donation is building up our children’s playground fund!
FIRST CHURCH STAFF
JOHN R. BLACK………………………………………….…...Pastor
ADRIANE GRAY…………………………….....Nursery Coordinator
DEBRA RADOWICK……………..…....…. Administrative Assistant
KRIS WOLDY……………..………….…..………..…Music Director
JOSE LUNA ……………………….……..………...Church Custodian
GAYNELL PSENCIK………………….…..……...Financial Secretary
JESSICA MYERS………………….…………………..……...Organist
REBEKAH ANDERSON…………….………………..Youth Director
UMC will be joining us for the first
time in June.
Word, and create Bible Point crafts
they’ll take home and play with all
We will be installing siding and we summer long.
really need a volunteer who can help Plus, kids will learn to look for
with the planning and supervision of evidence of God all around them
this kind of work. We will also need through something called God
Anahuac Comeback workers to bring tools for cutting and Sightings. Each day concludes at
attaching the siding. You will need to Firefly Finale - a celebration that
June trip volunteers will receive a bring a sack lunch this trip. YOU’RE INVITED TO CROCODILE gets everyone involved in living what
free Anahuac Comeback T-shirt. Be Call or email Margaret to sign up: DOCK: WHERE FEARLESS KIDS they’ve learned. Family members
sure to sign up for this trip on June SHINE GOD’S LIGHT and friends are encouraged to join in
20. Volunteers from Christ UMC in molawley@yahoo.com daily for this special time.
Sugar Land and from Missouri City or 281-342-9651 Our Vacation Bible School and Kids at Crocodile Dock will join
summer kids’ event will be Crocodile nearly a million children sharing
Register for Mothers’ Morning Out Dock from June 15-19. Kids jump
into bayou fun at Crocodile Dock
God’s love in a hands-on mission
project, helping disaster victims in
where they participate in memorable North America.
The Nursery and Children’s Minis- snacks. Here are the dates: June 10
Bible-learning activities, sing catchy Crocodile Dock is for kids from age
try are hosting Mothers’ Morning Out and 24; July 15 and 29, and Aug. 12.
songs, play teamwork-building 3 to those who have just completed
this summer. Cost is $5 per child. Space is limited and pre-registration games, dig into yummy treats, grade 5. Fun is from 9 a.m. to noon
Moms can bring their children, is required. Please talk to Adriane to experience electrifying Bible each day. For more information, call
ages 0 through the fifth grade and reserve your space. Email her at adventures, collect Bible Memory 281-342-3333. Registration forms
enjoy a morning out on their own adrianemgray@sbcglobal.net or call Buddies to remind them of God’s are available now.
from 9 a.m. until noon. Children will 281-467-7250.
enjoy playtime, games, crafts and
The United Methodist Men donated 56
plates of food to the Fort Bend Women’s
Training for Acolytes Shelter from their last fund raiser. With
the economy raising stress levels, the
& Ushers set June 28 residents in women’s shelters is increas-
ing so the food was a blessing to them!
All children going into the third grade and older are invited to be ~~~~~
acolytes during the worship services. This is a fun, exciting way for the Several months ago Society of St.
children to serve the church. If your child is interested in becoming an Stephen allocated monies to Anahuac
Come Back to help with prescriptions
acolyte, please contact Elizabeth Fairfield at and durable medical equipment as part 6) Oak Island resident - (Pediatric pa-
elizabethfairfield@sbcglobal.net of FUMC Rosenberg Mission’s Pro- tient) parents lost home and had to
gram. The latest information from the move to Double Bayou.
A training session will be Sunday, June 28, at 9:40 a.m. in the
Anahuac area is: 7) Hankamer Resident - Family suffered
Sanctuary. substantial damage to home. She had a
1) Oak Island Resident - Lost home - stroke shortly after the storm and was
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Antibiotic able to come home in April because we
Ushers are needed for the 10:50 a.m. service. If you are interested in
2) Oak Island Resident - 2nd genera- could help her with her meds.
serving, please contact David Fairfield at tion - One of only a few residents who 8) Oak Island resident - Lost home -
did not lose home - Had 4 families in her Blood Pressure meds
dafairfield@sbcglobal.net
house for 3 months after the storm 9) Oak Island resident (crabber) Lost
No experience is necessary. A training for all ushers will be Sunday, (Antibiotic, RX for nausea, pain med) home and business
June 28, at 4 p.m. in the Sanctuary. 3) Anahuac resident, county employee, 10) Oak Island Resident - (crabber) lost
substantial damage to home (Anti- home and business - helped with Blood
inflammatory) Glucose Testing supplies
4) Former Smith Point resident - indi-
gent, with no insurance. Waiting for kid- Thanks so much for your generos-
How in the World Do You Do That Months ney transplant. Probably would not have ity! As difficult as it may seem to those
gotten this prescription without help. of us in Rosenberg, the need is still
July will be "How in the World Do You Do Handbells" Month. Watch 5) Oak Island resident - Lost home - great in that area. Your Society of St.
for more details. Typical person who has fallen through Stephen monies have again been allo-
August will be "How in the World Do You Do Singing (and Music the cracks - Too young for Medicare and cated to help with medications and dura-
Reading)" Month. Details to come. has no insurance. Separated from hus- ble medical equipment.
band right after the storm. Judy Morris, Missions Chair