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Our Church Staff Our attendance for Sunday, March 15, 2015 Pastor Lee on his cell @ 361-205-5421 Servants of Love & Joy...... Each Member of JC FUMC 1st Service: 57 March 22, 2015 SWTX Conference...... UMC Bishop Jim Dorff 2nd Service: 86 Kerrville District Superintendent...... Reverend Bill Henderson Sunday school: 50 5th Sunday in Lent Pastor...... Pastor Lee Romero ******************************************************************* Pastor Emeritus...... Rev. Bill Wiemers Happy Anniversary! Pastor Emeritus...... Rev. George Joehnk Education Director...... Bubba & Paula Moeller, March 27 Youth Director...... Carrie Anders Happy Birthday! Church Secretary...... Angela Bacon Financial Secretary...... Elaine Swiss, Carol Willis Marjorie Heard, March 22 Treasurer ...... Carol Schlachter Anna Sneed, March 22 Lay Leader...... James Sultemeier Lance Odiorne, March 23 Nursery Attendants...... Dorothy Hair D'Lee Pickett, March 24 Music Director...... Sandra Danz Carrie Anders, March 25 Pianist...... Sandra Danz Grace Burke, March 27 Praise Team...... Bryan Anders, Louis Broussard, Jan Christensen, Chelsea Kristen Dahmann, March 27 Herring, Ashlyn Millican, Skipper Scott, Savanna Sultemeier & Darlene Young Tracy Scott, March 27 8:30 Usher...... James Deal June Dahmann, March 28 10:50 Usher...... Paul Watt *******************************************************************

The nursery is available during Worship Services and Sunday SUNDAY SCHOOL CLASSES school for pre-school children and babies. We love to have our older children in worship. FELLOWSHIP – led by Elaine Swiss. The class is studying "The Prayers of Jesus." A Video presentation and class discussion of Jesus' Payers. New members Opportunities for Serving Christ and visitors are welcome to join in. The class meets in Fellow Ship Hall, located near the Sanctuary. Sunday – March 22nd 8:30 & 10:50 am...... Worship Services...... Sanctuary JOHN WESLEY – led by Barbara Hudson. The Class will begin a 5 week study on 9:40 – 10:30 am...... Christian Ed Classes...... the Apostle Paul and his missionary journeys on Jan. 2nd. There will be hand-outs 4:00 – 6:00 pm...... High School Youth – Service Project...Activity Center for the lessons. Monday – March 23rd 9:30 am...... Exercise...... Fellowship Hall NOMADS’ – Nomad’s class will be watching a 10 DVD sermon series by Dr. David Tuesday – March 24th Jeremiah on Agents of the Apocalypse. Pastor Jeremiah will explore and explain the 9:00 am...... Games...... Fellowship Hall key to end-time players in the book of Revelation. He will provide biblical guidance 5:30 pm...... Education Meeting...... Fellowship Hall on how to avoid being a participant in the Tribulation through faith in Christ. There 7:00 pm...... Adm. Cncl. Meeting...... Fellowship Hall will be discussion following each session. Everyone is welcome to join us at any Wednesday – March 25th time. 9:30 am...... Exercise...... Fellowship Hall SEEKERS – “From Roots to Fruits” Learn more about how the Fruits can help us lead 4:00 pm...... Praise Band Practice...... Sanctuary better lives. Bible study, discussion and fellowship. Everyone is welcome to join us. 6:00 pm...... Prayer Shawl...... Fellowship Hall 6:30 pm...... Middle School Youth ...... Activity Center YOUTH – Join us as we talk about Submitting during the Lenten Season. 7:00 pm...... Choir Practice...... Fellowship Hall Snack and discussions for all. Thursday – March 26th “A PLACE TO GROW IN CHRISTIAN LOVE” 6:30 pm...... Missions Committee Mtg...... J. Wesley CHILDREN – Preschool Class, K-2nd, and 3rd-5th Grade. “The Gospel Project for 3:30 pm...... Confirmation Class...... Activity Center Kids”, a Bible study that presents the story of redemption through Jesus. Friday – March 27th All classrooms are accessed from the hallway by the church office. FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 9:30 am...... Exercise...... Fellowship Hall ********************************************************************************************** 7:00 pm...... Game Night...... FUMC Our Wesley Nurse Cindy Leonard 105 N. LBJ DR. ******************************************************************************************** Hours are Monday through Friday 8-12 & 1-5 PO BOX 207 Her number is 512-771-8783 JOHNSON CITY, TX 78636 Mexican Dinner at the Good Shepherd’s Catholic Church E-mail: [email protected] 830-868-7414 Today - Sunday, 22nd from 11 – 2pm The office is open Website: www.fumcjctx.org 9-12 and 1-3 Monday through Thursday [email protected] If something is needed when the office is closed you may call: [email protected] [email protected] (lemonade and water provided) First Awakening Traditional Service (A Time of Quiet Reflection) Contemporary Worship Service 10:50 a.m. 8:30 a.m. “Do no harm. Do good. Stay in love with God.” John Wesley Word of Assurance “You Are the Body of Christ Raised” Open Hearts, Open Minds, Open Doors May almighty God, who caused light to shine out of darkness, shine in our hearts, cleansing us from all our sins, and restoring us to the light of the Announcements knowledge of God's glory, in the face of Jesus Christ, our Savior. Amen. Opening Prayer Announcements (THE BOOK OF WORSHIP 1944, ALT.) Passing of the Peace Passing of the Peace Affirmation of Faith UMH #881

Songs of Praise / Centering Opening Hymn “This is the Day of New Beginnings” UMH #383 Joys and Concerns Joys & Concerns Call to Worship BOW #329 Lord’s Prayer (see prayer in 8:30 Service Order of Worship)

Pastoral Prayer / The Lord’s Prayer – All (You are invited, if you would like, to hold your neighbors hand during the Leader: Since, then, we have a great high priest who has passed through the Lord’s Prayer.) Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name. heavens, Thy kingdom come, thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Offering/Doxology Give us this day our daily bread. All: Jesus, the Son of God, let us hold fast to our confession. Anthem And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those Who trespass against us. Leader: For we do not have a high priest who is unable to sympathize with Children’s Time And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. our weaknesses, Hymn of Preparation “At the Name of Jesus” UMH #168 For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, forever. Amen All: but we have one who in every respect has been tested as we are, Scripture Jeremiah 31:31-34 Offering yet without sin. Let us therefore approach the throne of grace with boldness, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to Sermon “Never Again!” Children’s Time help in time of need. Dedication Hymn “Change My Heart, O God” FWS #2152 Scripture Jeremiah 31:31-34 (HEBREWS 4:14 16) Benediction Sermon “Never Again!” Hymn of Praise “Lift High the Cross” UMH #159 Sending Forth “Since Jesus came Into My Heart” FWS #2140 Song of Reflection Prayer of Confession BOW #488 ******************************************************************** Benediction We confess that the circle of love is repeatedly broken because of our sin of “This worship service is over – your service to God begins.” exclusion. ******************************************************************** Closing Song We create separate circles: the inner circle and the outer circle, the circle of ********************************************************************* power and the circle of despair, the circle of privilege and the circle of Today’s Scripture deprivation. Common English Bible “This worship service is over – your service to God begins.” ********************************************************************* Forgive us our sins, as we forgive all who have sinned against us. Jeremiah 31:31-34 31 Our Mission Statement We confess that the circle of love is broken whenever there is alienation, The time is coming, declares the LORD, when I will make a new covenant 32 The mission of the Congregation of the First United Methodist Church is to continue whenever there is misunderstanding, whenever there is insensitivity or a with the people of Israel and Judah. It won’t be like the covenant I made to be a committed fellowship of disciples sharing the love of God through Jesus hardening of the heart. with their ancestors when I took them by the hand to lead them out of the land Christ and furnishing a place of Christian worship, programs, services and facilities of Egypt. They broke that covenant with me even though I was their husband, for its members and the people of the Johnson City area. Forgive us our sins, as we forgive all who have sinned against us. declares the LORD. 33 No, this is the covenant that I will make with the people of Israel after that time, declares the LORD. I will put my Instructions within Teddy Bear Ministry We confess that the circle of love is broken whenever we cannot see eye to eye, whenever we cannot link hand to hand, whenever we cannot live heart to them and engrave them on their hearts. I will be their God, and they will be You are invited to hold a bear during joys and concerns and then take it and give it 34 to someone who needs a word of encouragement, healing, or up-lifting. We ask that heart and affirm our differences. my people. They will no longer need to teach each other to say, “Know the you do not take one for yourself. We also welcome bears that you would like to LORD!” because they will all know me, from the least of them to the greatest, donate. They don’t have to be new. We are able to clean most “old” bears. Forgive us our sins, as we forgive all who have sinned against us. declares the LORD; for I will forgive their wrongdoing and never again remember their sins. ~*~*~*~*~*~*~ Through God's grace we are forgiven, by the mercy of our Creator, through the love of the Christ, and in the power of the Spirit. Family Picnic at the Johnson City Park ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* Let us rejoice and be glad! Sunday, March 29th from 12 - 2pm Glory to God! Amen. We are in need of adding a nursery worker on staff. Until we locate a staff Bring your picnic basket, blankets, kids and friends person we are looking for volunteers to assist Dorothy Hair in our nursery. (MIRIAM THERESE WINTER, U.S.A., 20TH CENT., ALT.) If you would consider helping us out as a volunteer or be interested in the staff position, please call Angie in the church office at (830)868-7414.