ST. MATTHEW’S GOOD NEWS UPDATE May 21, 2017 Welcome to our summer intern . Ugochi Ibekwe, our 24-year-old ministerial intern, is a senior at Prairie View A&M in Hempstead, TX. She is majoring in Chemistry, is a member of the Wesley foundation on campus, and is a member of Phi Theta Kappa International Honor So- ciety. Praises go out to Colleen Roberts and her family, as they will open their home to Ugochi while she is here. A big thanks to Johnny and Janet Jedkins and Greg and Laurie Pitzer for joining the Lay Encouragement Team. We need one more person to serve on this team. What else can we do for Ugochi during her stay? Let us know how you can help! TODAY IS HERITAGE SUNDAY Heritage Sunday is set aside for remembering our legacy as United Methodists. The day provides an opportunity for reflection on heritage, celebration of where the Church has been, how it understands itself as it shapes us to- day, and the meaning of Christian conferencing. Heritage Sunday calls the Church to remember the past by com- mitting itself to the continuing call of God. Read about the history of St. Matthew’s on our webpage at http://www.stmatthewsmethodist.org/history.html. WHAT IS ALDERSGATE DAY? Aldersgate Day is celebrated on May 24 (or the Sunday closest) to commemorate the day in 1738 when John Wesley experienced assurance of his salvation. Wesley reluctantly attended a group meeting that evening on Aldersgate Street in Lon- don. As he heard a reading from Luther's Preface to the Epistle to the Romans, he felt his "heart strangely warmed." Wesley wrote in his journal that at about 8:45 p.m. "while he was describing the change which God works in the heart through faith in Christ, I felt my heart strangely warmed. I felt I did trust in Christ, Christ alone for salvation; and an assurance was given me that He had taken away my sins, even mine, and saved me from the law of sin and death." (umc.org) meets this Thursday at 11:30 a.m. (Hwy. at 290 & Hollister) Sunday, May 21, 2017 Wednesday, May 24, 2017 Heritage Sunday CWM Closed 9:30 a.m. Worship Service 4:30 p.m. Weight Watchers, Rms. 104-105 10:30 a.m. Sunday School 6:30 p.m. Prayer & Praise, Parlor 4:00 p.m. Disciple II Bible Study, Parlor 7:30 p.m. Choir Rehearsal 5:00 p.m. Get Fit!, Fellowship Hall Thursday, May 25, 2017 5:00 p.m. Jr. Choir Ascension Day 6:00 p.m. Knitting/Crocheting, Rm. 107 CWM Closed 6:00 p.m. Youth Fellowship 11:30 a.m. Garden Club - Logan’s Roadhouse Monday, May 22, 2017 Friday, May 26, 2017 CWM Closed CWM Closed 10:00 a.m. Library Work Day Saturday, May 27, 2017 7:00 p.m. Troop 20 8:30 a.m. Weight Watchers, 104/105 Tuesday, May 23, 2017 CWM Closed 9:00 a.m. Quilters/Seniors, Rms. 104-105 SAVE THE DATES FOR VBS! July 24-26, 2017 5:30 p.m. - 8:15 p.m. Calling all SUPERHEROES to volunteer! For more information, please contact the church office at 713-697-0671 or Susan Smith Porterfield at [email protected]. SAVE THE DATES FOR VBS! EDUCATION CELEBRATION Today we are celebrating education by presentation of the Barden Scholarship. Recipients of this award are Trevor Stone- burner and Codi Cox. We congratulate them for successfully completing their first year of college! An intelligent mind acquires knowledge, and the ear of the wise seeks knowledge. ~ Proverbs 18:15 We also pause to celebrate another successful year in the life of the Children’s Weekday Ministries (CWM). Un- der the leadership of CWM Director Annette Garza and her staff and teachers, this extension of our church ministry is thriving and growing! PRAYER REQUESTS John & Joan Tracy Robert Brown Men & Women in Law Enforcement Virginia Perry Allen & Wynona Wagner Roberta Hill Florrie Gaddis Damon Gowan Lois Turner Gloria Jones Jerrie Akin US Military Men & Women Linda Renner Henry, Jeanette, & Anita Lindley To keep our Prayer List current, Wes Shaver Jean Mooney please contact the church office Jann Morton Doris Gunderson to add names of those who need Sean Frelk Danielle Sleeper (missing) prayer or remove those who have Betsy Feller, C. Cervantes’ Aunt received God’s blessing of healing. Terri, J. Cunningham’s Secretary Tabitha, C. Cervantes’ Friend John Cunningham Helena Marlow Do You Know Your Hymns? Match the hymn with the picture. “Crown Him With Many Crowns” “There Shall be Showers of Blessing” “The Church’s One Foundation” IRS AGENT “Holy, Holy, Holy . .” “There is a Green Hill Far Away” CONTRACTOR “Standing on the Promises . .” “Open My Eyes That I May See” “I Surrender All” “Pass It On” WEATHERMAN St. Matthew’s United Methodist Church Rev. Virginia Wall 4300 N. Shepherd Dr. Houston, TX 77018 May 28-31 - TX Annual Conference 713-697-0671 May 29 - Office/CWM Closed - Memorial Day May 30 - CWM Summer Session Begins Please call the church office at 713-697-0671 June 3 - Pancake Breakfast for questions or information on any opportuni- Methodist Men ties listed. Office hours are Monday-Thursday, June 4 - Pentecost Sunday/Graduate Recognition 9:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. Rev. Wall can be reached June 11 - Trinity Sunday on her cell phone at 713-204-8529 or e-mail at June 11-16 - UMArmy Lakeview Summer Camp [email protected]. June 18 - Father’s Day Check us out at stmatthewsmethodist.org. June 19 - Finance Committee View our website for an updated calendar and July 3-4 - CWM Closed newsletter! July 4 - Independence Day - Office Closed July 6-9 - Hosting Big House .