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with a Warm Heart A few years ago I sat down with a group of 10 people. We were all strangers. The oldest was 74 and the I was the youngest . I wondered what I would say to these people. I wondered why God had called me to be with these particular people. We held hands together and I asked them to bow their heads.“Lord bless us as we begin this journey through your Holy Word.” Through the course of the 8 months; a mother became a grandmother, a late career father was laid off and then found a job; a wife shared that her husband had contracted stage 4 cancer; I became a father; we all walked through the major themes of the Bible each week. We brought our life to the table, and we poured our life into the word of God. We had plenty to talk about, and more importantly, God had plenty to say to us. There is a promise that Jesus makes to us, Remain in me. And I will remain in you. (John 15). None of us know what life will look like eight months from now. We are uncertain if our hearts will be filled with joy, restlessness, or frustration. We can be certain that if we remain in God, God will remain in us. This fall we will begin the same Disciple 1 Bible Study I did years ago. We will sit down with a group through Gods guidance. All of us will have uncertain futures. Yet we can all be certain that by making room for God in the busy lives that we lead, we will not be alone. This will be my fourth time to take this study. Every time I bring a different part of my life before God, and God works in my life with different answers and in different ways. I hope you can join me in this journey and be certain of God working in our uncertain lives. Grace & Peace, Rev. Preston Greenwaldt
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Hardy
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We’re the Church with a Warm Heart
August 2014
A few years ago I sat down with a group of 10 people. We were all strangers. The oldest was 74 and the I was the youngest . I wondered what I would say to these people. I wondered why
God had called me to be with these particular people. We held hands together and I asked
them to bow their heads.“Lord bless us as we begin this journey through your Holy Word.”
Through the course of the 8 months; a mother became a grandmother, a late career father was laid off and then found a job; a wife shared that her husband had contracted stage 4 cancer; I
became a father; we all walked through the major themes of the Bible each week. We brought our life to the table, and we poured our life into the word of God. We had plenty to talk about,
and more importantly, God had plenty to say to us.
There is a promise that Jesus makes to us, Remain in me. And I will remain in you. (John 15). None of us know what life will look like eight months from now. We are uncertain if our
hearts will be filled with joy, restlessness, or frustration. We can be certain that if we remain in God, God will remain in us. This fall we will begin the same Disciple 1 Bible Study I did years ago. We will sit down with
a group through Gods guidance. All of us will have uncertain futures. Yet we can all be certain that by making room for God in the busy lives that we lead, we will not be alone.
This will be my fourth time to take this study. Every time I bring a different part of my life
before God, and God works in my life with different answers and in different ways. I hope you can join me in this journey and be certain of God working in our uncertain lives.
Grace & Peace,
Rev. Preston Greenwaldt
WE UPHOLD OUR VOWS
By Our Prayers: All Hardy homebound members, all nursing home
residents, all our brave service men & women & their families, Kathleen
Flournoy, Sonny Westerman, Raimon Swanger, Johnie Butler, Bobbie
Chambers, Addie Bonham, Jean Stephens, Harold Grimmett, Dick
Melton, Mary Norwood, Jean Godfrey, Dolores Barr, Tom Murphy, Melba
Boyd, Ken & JoAnn Swanger, Ken & Sandy Griffith, and our nation’s
leaders.
By Our Presence:
Through Sunday, July 27th
June 29th July 6th July13 July 20 July 27th
Sunday School 212 209 189 188 337
Sunday Worship 288 325 270 266 195
By Our Gifts: Through July 27th
2014 Budget Received through July 27th Received to date
$515,696 $47,000.64 $310,146.13
Building Fund Received through 27th Received to date
$136,167 $5,624 $45,244
2014
Apportionments Paid to Date Balance
$66,086 $35,121 $30,965
Hardy Memorial United Methodist Church
Texarkana, Texas
Phone: 903-793-1116 Fax - 903-793-6663
Staff
Rev. Preston Greenwaldt
Pastor Home: (903) 794-7746
Cell: (713) 857-6245 [email protected]
Pam Akin
Church Secretary [email protected]
Debbie Roberts
Christian Education Director [email protected]
Laura Marlowe
Financial Secretary [email protected]
Makki Currie
Director of Children’s Ministries [email protected]
Billy Whitt
Youth Director [email protected]
Brooke Bender
Assistant Youth Director [email protected]
Sue Jones
Nursery Director [email protected]
Sonny McBay
Director of Kitchen Ministries [email protected]
David Favors
Director of Maintenance
Altar rail offering will go toward
Hardy Food Pantry
August Lay Readers
3rd: Sydnee Russ
10th: Mary Lou Thornton
17th: Paul Miller
24th: Linda Akin
31st: Billy Whitt
August Ushers
The United Methodist Women
Hardy Happenings
August 6th: 7:00am - United Methodist Men (UMM) Breakfast
August 12th: 6:30pm—Finance meeting
August 16th: Hardy Dinner Club @ Old Tyme Burger Shoppe
August 17th: Food Pantry Donations: Bring a non-perishable item. Suggested items to bring are meals in a can (stew, chili, soup etc.),
tuna and canned meat, low sugar cereal, canned vegetables, rice, sugar, flour, pasta & pasta sauce and dried beans.
August 19th: 10:00am - UMW General Meeting - Fellowship Hall - This will be a covered dish meal , so bring your favorite dish.
August 20th: 10:00am - Celebration Women’s Prayer Time
August 20th: 6:00pm - Choir meeting and Pot Luck Dinner
August 24th: Blessing of the Backpacks
August 25th: New Horizons - Ages 55 and older are welcome to join us for Bingo and a pot luck lunch.
It’s time again for Chef Sonny to be in the kitchen!
Dinner will be served at Hardy every Wednesday evening.
Beginning August 27th from 4:45pm to 6:00pm the Fellowship Hall will be
filled with a wonderful aroma of the dinner of the day.
No need to make a reservation there will plenty of food for your entire
family. A child’s plate will be available upon request for those 7 and under.
MENU
Hamburgers with fixens, corn-on-cob,
house potatoes chips and fresh peach pie
Kids: Hot dogs
Choir News
The Choir will have a meeting
on Wednesday August 20th at
6:00pm in the Fellowship Hall.
This will be a pot luck dinner
with the meat, bread and
drinks provided.
Please prayerfully consider
being part of the Hardy Choir
family. We would love to see all
the chairs full as we sing and
worship on Sunday.
Kids’ Corner
Welcome Back!
The days of childhood fly by quickly. What precious little time we have to teach our children the amazing stories of
our faith. Fall, with the start of a new school year, is a perfect time to get back to church or to join for the first time.
Hardy has a place for every child, parent and grandparent. If you have any questions concerning Hardy's children's
ministry or would like to be more involved, please contact me at the church office or through email at
[email protected]. I look forward to seeing you this fall!
Blessings,
Makki Currie
Director of Children's Ministries
6TH, 7TH & 8TH grades led by Brooke Bender, Sunday morning at 9:45 in the library.
SENIOR HIGH YOUTH 9TH - 12TH grades led by Billy Whitt, Sunday morning at 9:45 in the lodge.
Bring your friends and come join in the fun with the Hardy youth.
Jr. & Sr. High youth meet at 5:00pm every Sunday afternoon in the youth lodge.
Aug 3rd - 6:00pm -7:30pm - Jr. & Sr. High - Bowling at College Bowl - Bring $10 to help with cost and any money
you want to use for arcade games.
Aug 20th - 6:00pm - Jr. & Sr. High - Gathering at Mr. and Mrs. Elmore’s house for fellowship and food.
Aug 27th - 6:00pm - Wednesday night Jr. & Sr. High Bible Study will begin.
Promotion Sunday, August 24 at 9:30
Hardy is very excited about the start of a new school
year. We are inviting all children to attend a promotion
breakfast on August 24, at 9:30 in the fellowship hall.
We will take time to meet our new teachers, eat
breakfast and fellowship with friends.
At 10:00, teachers and students
will parade to their classrooms.
Blessing of the Backpacks, August 24
Kick off the school year right!
Hardy is sending our students and school staff members
back to school with our prayers and blessings.
During our worship service, we will have a special time of
prayer. We encourage students and school staff
to bring their backpacks, lunch boxes, briefcases or grading
book. Any school item will work!
Wednesday is Back!
Please join us on Wednesdays at 6:00 following the evening
meal. While the adults meet for Bible study, all children age
three (by September 1st) through fifth grade are invited to join
us for faith, fellowship and fun! We will kick off a new year on
August 27th. A nursery for younger children will be available for
parents attending the adult Bible study.
Attention All Third Grade Parents
If you have a child going into the third grade,
please contact Makki Currie by September 1st
with the child’s full name. They will be receiving
their bibles on Sunday September 7th during the
morning worship service.
Wednesday Evening Activities will Resume August 27th.
Dinner, Bible Study, BIG, Club-N-Between and Youth.
September is bring a friend month!
Every Sunday in the month of September there will be something special happening!
Sept. 7th: Back to Church Celebration - We will celebrate the new school year, ending of summer
vacations and the beginning of the upcoming fall season. There will be a hamburger luncheon, so
bring a friend and come join in this celebration as we all get back into the routine of coming back to
church.
Sept. 14th: Children of Hardy will be singing special music & the presentation of the third grade
Bibles will done during morning worship
Sept. 21st: “Pig Skins & Jesus” - Wear your favorite Jersey and come celebrate the beginning of
football season as we worship and put Jesus on the 50 yard line.
Sept. 28th: Youth Sunday - The Youth will provide the service.
Don’t forget to bring a friend and come celebrate this month with us
as we fellowship and fill our hearts with the word of Christ!
Intro for
“Disciple Bible Study”
August 27th @ 6:00pm
Disciple is a program of disciplined Bible study aimed at developing strong Christian leaders. The study gives the
Old and New Testaments equal time, emphasizing the wholeness of the Bible as a revelation of God. Disciple
draws upon the work of scholars, the personal Bible reading and study of the participant, and dynamic group
discussion to aid understanding the Bible
Hope you will join us as we become better
Disciples through this study.
The Sunday night “Romans” study will continue through the month of August.
Welcome New Members
Library News
Contributions of religious books to our church
library are greatly appreciated. Requests for books in
certain areas are also taken and research is done on
ordering those books.
Please let Fran Keasler know if there is any way
the church can help you use the library.
Thank You
Thanks to all of you for your calls, cards and
prayers for our mom, Velton Fedric. Hardy is truly the
“Church with a warm heart.”
Blessings,
John Fedric & Mary Langhair
Hardy Memorial,
Thank you so very much for thinking of me on
my special day! The Bible was a wonderful gift. Thank
you again.
With Love,
Avery Whitehurst
We would like to thank everyone at Hardy for their
prayers, phone calls, food, and memorials for our mother
Mary Lou Smith. We felt the love from all of you.
Blessings,
Lynn Hodge & Elaine Haraway
The family of Thomas Gray wish to thank you all
who have contributed to his memory. We are grateful to
the Service class for the meal and to David for clean up. I
was especially by the choir singing one of his favorite
anthems and by those who spoke. To all who helped in
anyway, Thank You.
Blessings,
Beverly and family
The mission project for VBS this year was “Operation
Kid to Kid.” The children of Hardy collected $340.40 to
help bring clean water to third world countries.
The organization sent Hardy a thank you letter
expressing their gratitude. We are very proud of the
Hardy kids.
Dear Friends at Hardy UMC
We are so grateful for your gift of $3,750.00.
With your help, we were able to ship more than 41
million meals to 31 countries.
Thanks to donors like you, Stop Hunger Now is
also able to supply millions of dollars-worth of essential
aid to needy people around the world.
Please accept our sincere appreciation for
sharing in our vision of a world without hunger. Thank
you Hardy you are Heros!!
Allen
Chief Programs Officer
Chayta Mills
536 Appaloosa Trail
Texarkana, AR 71854
Home - 870-774-8621
Cell - 903-826-8621
Hardy Memorial UMC
Thank you for the Bible! I love it and appreciate it so
much.
Blessings,
Brittny Wilhite
Memorials
Merle Tooke Bowden
Barry & Donn Bullard
Mary Butler
Dr. Theresa Kiley
Jimmy & Renda Gross
Barry & Donna Bullard
John & Gloria Miller
Bell UMW Circle
Dale & Ladelle Ivey
Betty Head
Rick & Cheryl Terry
Lisa Looney
Debra & John Lively
Ernestine Sluck
Tom Gray
Jimmy & Renda Gross
John & Gloria Miller
Bob & Linda Akin
James & Linda Moffatt
Les Stratton
Bob & Joyce Bell
Dean & Elizabeth Stone
Herman & Sara Barnett
Jack & Beverly Baker
Carolyn Bland
Dale & Ladelle Ivey
Ed & Pat Black
Carl & Charlotte Nyman
Betty Head
Rev & Mrs. Frank Boutwell
Mack & Jane Walker
Jeanette Akin
Richard & Pat Reynolds
John & Jennie Fedric
Ernestine Sluck
Honorariums
UMM Cooks
Joe Strickland
Mary Delle Smolarz
Hardy Membership Care Committee
Ephesians Sunday School Class
Steve & Tamara Hackett, Joy & Tom Wimsatt, Johnie Butler
Friendship Sunday School Class
Steve & Tamara Hackett, Joy & Tom Wimsatt, Johnie Butler
Mark Patterson & Hardy Boy Scout Troop
Steve & Tamara Hackett, Joy & Tom Wimsatt, Johnie Butler
Jerry Black
Steve & Tamara Hackett, Joy & Tom Wimsatt, Johnie Butler
Robin Christen
Steve & Tamara Hackett, Joy & Tom Wimsatt, Johnie Butler
Preston Greenwaldt
Steve & Tamara Hackett, Joy & Tom Wimsatt, Johnie Butler
David Favors
Steve & Tamara Hackett, Joy & Tom Wimsatt, Johnie Butler
Joe & Dee Williams, Billy Whitt, Shelly Whitehurst, Jenni deBie, UMArmy
Youth
Bob & Sara Weber
Service Class
Jimmy & Mary Norwood
Memorials
Martha Miller
Ed & Dottie Miller
Mary Joyner
Betty Burnett
Carl & Charlotte Nyman
Jerry & Jennifer Black
Lehona Hargrave
Royce & Mary Lou Thornton
Emmett & Laura Marlowe
Coot Phillips
Linda McClemens
Steve Harland
Jerry & Jane Rochelle
Margaret & Michael Snook
Vivian & Arthur Kackley
Betty Head
Mary Smith
Bob & Linda Akin
Tommy & Patti Pierce
Jimmy & Renda Gross
Herman & Sara Barnett
Young, Hoy, & Burnett CPAs
Wilma Butler
The Solomons
James Butler
Dale & Ladelle Ivey
Ed & Pat Black
Gary & Eunice Jeans
Ralph & Elaine Haraway
Randy & Becky Moore
Service Class
Richard & Pat Reynolds
Jimmie Wade Keener
Coot Phillips
Memorials
Vel Fedric
Dale & Ladelle Ivey
Bob & Joyce Bell
Linda McClemens
Ed & Dottie Miller
Jerry & Jennifer Black
Bob & Lou Pickens
Carl & Charlotte Nyman
Dianne & Madison Bagley
Betty Head
Royce & Mary Lou Thornton
Herman & Sara Barnett
Randy & Becky Moore
Emmett & Laura Marlowe
“Coot” Phillips
Mack & Jane Walker
Jeanette Akin
Service Class
Richard & Pat Reynolds
Jimmy & Renda Gross
Daphne Davis
Tom & Patti Pierce
Richard Seibold & Michele Garrett
James & Linda Moffatt
Memorials
Donald Webb
Emmett & Laura Marlowe
Bob & Joyce Bell
Jerry & Jennifer Black
Buddy Nettles
Betty Head
Gary Gildon
“Coot” Phillips
Kenneth Thompson
Betty Burnett
Royce & Mary Lou Thornton
Jerry & Jennifer Black
Service Class
Willie Bonham
Ernestine Sluck
Honorariums
Mickey & Mary Spencer
Jimmy & Mary Norwood
Linda Hinson
Jimmy & Mary Norwood
Mary Ann Davis
Jimmy & Mary Norwood
Shane Richardson
Betty Head
Carvel & Dianne Goode
Linda Hinson
Preston Greenwaldt Family
Bobby & Debra Wheeley
Jerry & Lynda Poore
Bobby & Debra Wheeley
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“We’re The Church With The Warm Heart” Hardy Memorial United Methodist Church
6203 N. Kings Hwy.
Texarkana, Texas 75503
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CONGRATULATIONS HARDY!
In the past two and half years,
the church has received in the love of Christ,
200 New Members!
