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Pleasant Retreat Pleasant Retreat Pleasant Retreat Pleasant Retreat United Methodist ChurchUnited Methodist ChurchUnited Methodist ChurchUnited Methodist Church Where Our Family Becomes Your FamilyWhere Our Family Becomes Your FamilyWhere Our Family Becomes Your FamilyWhere Our Family Becomes Your Family

Prayer ConcernsPrayer ConcernsPrayer ConcernsPrayer Concerns Virginia Baker Bill Blackstock Michelle Brashear (Dunklin) Norris & Nelda Buie Ervin Chappel Saundra Clark Stacy Clinton Brian and Anna Cox Tom Cox Elijah Deuibliss Rita Dunn Yolanda Durham Karen & Lily Evans Randy Fair Ezra FiGs & Family Arthur Freeman

Sideline Saints Helen Black Ardita Davis Jim Fairbanks Lynda Fowler Ethel Leatherman

Hal McFarland Sam & Minnie Murphy Dona Wilkerson

Military Personnel Jus�n Bailey Kris DeCapua Jay Dunklin Brandon Hart

Mitchell Moorehead Ryan & Samantha S�dham Daniel Westall

Please call 903-592-7183 or email secretary@pleasantretreat.org if you have any addi!ons or removals to/from the prayer list or Upcoming Events & Ac!vi!es.

Jane & Lauren Porter Natalie Powell Chris Reeder Mark Reeves Jennifer Perkins Roland Nancy Rozell Landon Sakolevidis Tony Sanders Nell Smith Dorothy Spath Kay Spradlin Ronald S�dham Mary Torres Billy Ware Johnny Watson Doris Willis

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Upcoming Events & Ac)vi)es

Nicole Hart Wedding Shower: Saturday, May 19, 2-4pm. Welcome Center.

Everyone is invited to celebrate bride and groom to be Nicole Hart and George

Santos! They are registered at Bed, Bath and Beyond.

Methodist Men Fish Fry: Saturday, May 19, 6:00pm, Family Life Center. Invite

your friends and family! Cost is $10 per person (children 10 and under are free).

All proceeds will be used for church related projects. Contact CliOon S�dham at

903-571-5015 for more informa�on or to help serve.

Senior Recogni)on Sunday: May 20 10:00am. We will have one worship service

at 10am (Sunday school at 9am) where we will recognize our gradua�ng seniors

(Ashlynn Beaird, Lindsey Porter, Logan Porter, Hannah Reeves, Gavin Sexton and

Lukas Hightower).

Pentecost Sunday: May 20 10:00am. Wear RED to celebrate Pentecost Sunday.

UMW Ruth Subgroup Mee)ng: Monday, May 21, 6:00pm, Family Life Center.

Salad Supper.

Finance Commi;ee Mee)ng: Wednesday, May 23, 6:00pm, Welcome Center.

Office Closed: Monday, May 28. The office will be closed in observance of

Memorial Day.

Methodist Youth Fellowship: Sundays, 5-7pm, Family Life Center.

Women’s Exercise: Monday Evenings, 6:30-7:30, (except when UMM meets),

Welcome Center. Contact Debbie Wade at 903-520-8495 for detailed info.

Piecemakers: Thursdays, 9am We meet at PRUMC to sew, quilt, & handcraO items

for various mission projects. Anyone is invited to join.

Hearts and Hands: 1st & 3rd Thursday, 6-8pm, Welcome Center. Join us for

kniQng and croche�ng . All ages & skill levels welcome.

Emmaus Reunion Group: Last Saturday of each month (May 26), 9:00am, Original

Pancake House on Old Jacksonville Hwy. If you have been on a walk or if you want to

learn about Walk to Emmaus you are invited. Contact David Evans at 903-293-3776

for more info.

Property Loan Update: Thanks to your generous dona�ons, we have made

several extra principal payments and our property loan debt is now down to

approximately $36,000! All dona�ons to the property fund pay off the principal

amount of our loan. Simply notate “Property Fund” on your contribu�on.

LeeAnn Grant Luke Grumbles & Family Ted & Mary Hand PJ Hanke Darrell Helms Priscilla Holt Cornelia Hood Payton Jordan Claire Kudrick Rick Lawrence LaqueGa Lemmert Kyle Lucas James Mooney Sarah Morgan Richard Neely Casey Perkins

Once upon a time, a tiny eaglet fell out of his nest in a tall tree near a farm, but landed safely in a chicken coop below. He found himself surrounded by little chicks and thought they were his siblings. He grew up like them, learning to scratch for insects and peck at the seeds the farmer scattered in the barnyard. The young eagle's wings and feathers began to grow, but he never perceived himself to be anything more than a member of his chicken family. One day an older eagle, soaring in the sky, spotted him in the barnyard. The eagle swooped down and had a face-to-face talk with the young eagle. "You are not a chicken," he said, "You are an eagle. You are not supposed to hop around on the ground looking for bugs. This is not your life. You are meant to fly in the heavens and ride the wind."

These words opened the little eagle's eyes to who he really was and gave him the desire to join his new friend above the clouds. He spread his wings and, after a few attempts to lift off, flew to the nearest tree. With each try he flew farther and higher; before long, he mounted up with the wind and disappeared into the vastness and freedom of the sky. This story illustrates how we as believers are meant to live up to our God-given potential. It also teaches us that the foundation for our behavior and success comes from our understanding of who we are in Christ. Wear red with me this Sunday as we celebrate the gift we have in the Holy Spirit — a reminder of who we are in Christ and an encourager to “fly” and “soar”! Our young graduates are a testament and reminder to the means of grace God gives us in His Spirit. We all have an access every day to learn whose we are, a how we can have a new identity and discover new heights! God is good indeed! Grace and Peace, Richard Luna richard@pleasantretreat.org Office: 903-592-7183

A�endance & Offering

Sunday, May 6, 2018

Traditional Worship 80

Fresh Start Worship 35

Communion Offering $127.00

Worship Offering $15,645.00

Sunday, May 13, 2018

Traditional Worship 81

Fresh Start Worship 38

Worship Offering $7,651.00

We need volunteers for

Vacation Bible School!

Dates are: July 13 & 14 (Friday evening/all day Saturday)

Sign up sheet will be in the Welcome Center or go to

vbspro.events/p/prumc2018

Special thanks to the Piecemakers group who raised

$800.00 for the Property Fund during their recent

fundraiser! You ladies are wonderful and your efforts are

much appreciated!

A Thank You

A short note of thanks to every member of the Chancel Choir for your hard work and dedication to the Traditional

Worship Music of PRUMC. Special thanks to Johnnie Russell to whom I am forever grateful. A thank you also to members of the Praise Band for

their hard work and dedication to the Fresh Start service. Another round of thanks to the many volunteers who assist

with the computer slides and sound system and more in both services. Finally, thank you, members and friends of PRUMC for

your incredible support, love, and encouragement you continue to give me.

-Otis Summer Special Music Opportunity

Have a special song you would like to bring to worship? If you would like to sing, play an instrument, etc., consider this your personal invitation! Let me know and we’ll get you on the

calendar. If you know someone who may not volunteer, give me

their name and I’ll be happy to invite them to bring us some special music.

METHODIST YOUTH FELLOWSHIP The Branson trip is coming soon and everyone is getting excited… really excited! We have made enough plans to keep us busy all week long. There’s the Passion Play on Saturday night, we’ll visit a church in Eureka Springs on Sunday morning, Dolly Parton Stampede on Sunday night, mission work with Jesus was Homeless on Monday, Sights and Sounds Theatre production of Samson, Shepherd of the Hills and much more. Last week at MYF we were talking about all the things that we are getting to do. A few things are just for fun, but the majority of what we are doing in Branson and Eureka Springs is aimed at spiritual growth for these youth. We also discussed how blessed and how grateful we are to Pleasant Retreat for supporting the youth in the way that you do. This trip would not be possible if it weren’t for the generosity of those who support us financially and by prayer. I really think that lives will be changed and hearts will be opened on this trip. It’s a wonderful thing to know that because of people like you, the love of Jesus will continue to grow not just for our youth, but for those that they come into contact with outside these walls as well. Please continue to pray for us as the trip nears. We have 422 miles to travel in two vans and a truck. We have 3 young ladies, Emily, Savannah, and Ellie who will be joining us for the first time as they transition out of the children’s division into MYF. We have 19 youth and 3 adults going on this trip, and I have also appointed 2 of our older youth, Jen and Zach, to be youth leaders on this trip, as they have shown the qualities needed to influence the younger kids in a very positive way… and they are very excited about that! We have another young lady, Taylor, who will be joining us for the first time. So there’s plenty to pray for. If you think of anything else, write it down and pray about it! We can feel your prayers. I can’t say enough how much we appreciate your support. This is a very generous and loving church. I think it’s pretty awesome that God chose all of us to work together as the Body of Christ at Pleasant Retreat. He may be up to something good, and there’s no doubt that He knows what He’s doing. Thank you all again for your support, and may God continue to bless this church!!

-Jeremy

In April, ten of our

Children's Division

kiddos brought big

smiles to the faces

of those we were

able to meet/greet with a joyful noise:

Helen Black, Dona Wilkerson,

Bertha Benson, Bob & Virginia

Baker. As we left Park Place, we

stopped to bring a song to those

eating in the commons area. One

song wasn't enough as they

clapped and asked for more,

which we gladly obliged them! We

hope to make this an annual service

project and one of the ways our children

learn to pay it forward while praising

God. Thanks to Jeremy Dick for serving

as our chauffeur and guitarist.

Mr. & Mrs. Bret Hart would like to

extend an invitation to the

congregation to their daughter

Nicole’s wedding:

June 23, 2018, at 5:00p.m.

745 Bellwood Golf Road, Tyler

RSVP to Lurae Hart

at 903-245-8601.

SO MUCH GOING ON!!

Everyone is welcome to stop by the Family Life Center during Sunday school hour (9-10am)

and congratulate our graduates!

Splish, Splash, it’s a water

bash! Children’s Division will

be having a water party after

second service on May 27th.

Lunch will be provided.

Bring your swimsuit, a towel

and sunscreen!