This Month at Russell (March 2014)

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Look Out for Lent The season of Lent is

comprised of the fortydays, not countingSundays, leading us to theresurrection celebrationof Easter. This holy seasonbegins each year with AshWednesday, which fallsthis year on March 5.Traditionally, Lent is atime of introspection, oflooking within to see whateach of us might give upas a Lenten fast or take upas a Lenten discipline tohelp us draw closer toGod. But is that how Jesusspent the forty days thatled him to Calvary?

Scriptures speak ofthe moment in Jesusministry when he set hisface to go to

Jerusalem (Luke 9:51),knowing full well whatawaited him there. Clearly,it was not for his own

Children and youth (pg. 2) Help Wanted (pg. 2)

Important Dates (p. 4) Calendar (p. 5)

Vol. 10, No. 3 March 1, 2014

(cont. on pg. 6)

In this Edition

Honoring Mr. McLeod Have you seen our new signmemorializing the awesomegift given by Mr. StewartMcLeod? You can check itout for yourself. It is locatedon the north side of ourplayground fence. Thechurch and the day schoolare so appreciative of the

land and all of the things Mr. McLeod did for us. He loved this churchand the people here and was (and is) a shining example for us all.

ABC Room I thought everyone would like a report on our Birthday Party - as wellas Bunco. And I want to thank you all again for another fun year. Itwas Terri's rst time to come and she loved it! She even wants totake the idea of sitting at a birthday month table to her church, toencourage their quarterly meetings folks to try sitting somewhereother than their same old spot! LOL. Bunco was so much fun - and Ireally appreciate all the Methodist representation. Our intake forthis year - $5,365.91! Woohoo! Sure will come in handy as we are inDESPERATE need of a new home for the ABC Room. It was greatseeing everyone at the Birthday Party - I've missed you all somuch. And once again, you were so generous to. You've been theresince Day 1- and I appreciate it more than you will ever know. At theparty - the ABC Room was gifted with $469. in cash and in -kinddonations. Thank you - thank you - thank you!!!!Karen Forester


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Food Drive HELP! The Middle School

back pack program needsfood! This vital programsends backpacks lled withfood home each weekendwith students in need. Itemsshould be easily opened andconsumed by a child (nothing

requiring a can opener). Small containers andsingle-servings are helpful, as well. I washungry, and you gave me food. (Matthew25:35)

Join us onWEDNESDAYSfrom 6:00 to 7:00p.m. in the Deenbuilding. Bringyour kindergar-ten through 4thgrader for fun,food, andfellowship. Come

at 5:30 p.m. for our K5 Kids Choir!

The Youth Group is moving nights! StartingMarch 19th youth will meet on Wednesdaysfrom 6:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. Come join us forfood, fun, and fellowship. We always have agreat time! Dont forget to bring a friend,anyone in 5th through 12th grade is welcome!

Opportunity Knocks... Are you looking for a way to help our K5 Kids

and Youth Group? We need volunteers to helpprepare and serve a light snack -supper eachweek. Or maybe helping directly with the kidsis more your style. We arelooking for folks ready to make adi erence in the lives of thesechildren. If interested, contact thechurch o ce.

Help Wanted! As you may know, RussellMemorial is charter for our localBoy Scout Troop. As such, wehave a position as chair person ontheir troop committee. This posi-tion has long been held by Mary Keller. She hasfaithfully served for many years, even after herson was long out of scouts. She is retiring fromscouts and we need to nd someone to stepinto this position. If you, or anyone you know,is interested, please contact the church o ce(903 -873-2569). We would like to thank Maryfor so many years of faithful service to thescouts on behalf of the church. We appreciateall you do!

Community Garden Many of you have expressed interest in ourchurch family helping establish a communitygarden in Wills Point. Good news: the wheelsare in motion! Look for more information verysoon at church, and out in the community.When the time comes, be sure to sign up, shareyour interest, and help spread the word.


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Help Jana on Her 3 Day Journey Jana Davis, and her husband Damon, will walk intheir 2nd 3 Day 60 mile journey in November toraise money for breast cancer research. They arewalking in memory of Linda Glover. If you wouldlike to help them meettheir fund raising goal,forms will be available atthe church or you candonate online atthe3day.org. Also, ourMarch communion railo ering will be given tothis cause.

Miles to be Honored Our very own Cotton Miles will be honored onApril 5th at Woodrow Wilson High School. Mr.Miles is being inducted into their Hall of Fameat their 85th Anniversary celebration. We arevery proud of you, Mr. Miles!

UMW 2014 Hands on Project Health Kits As promised, here is the precise list of items which will be required for the 2014 health kits. Keep inmind that each kit will be checked manually to ensure that it ONLY contains the items request-ed. The reason for this is that these kits are sent to all kinds of countries and some are very strictabout contents. It is also important for the kits to be uniform in order to facilitate orderlydistribution wherever they are needed. A copy of this list will be posted at the church as well so wecan begin to collect items earlier in the year and avoid the rush! You will notice that $2 per kit is alsobeing requested this will be used to purchase the toothpaste and help pay for shipping. If youwould rather just participate with a monetary donation, we will gladly accept your generous o er todo that! Checks can be made out to UMW or UNITED METHODIST WOMEN please mentionhands on project in the memo eld so our wonderful Treasurer Theresa Turner can maintain herrecords. Blessings to you all! Gerda K David

1 Hand towel (15x25: up to 17x27), no kitchen towels 1 Wash cloth 1 Comb (large and sturdy, not pocket sized) 1 Nail le or ngernail clippers (no emery boards or toenail clippers) 1 Bath-size bar or soap (3 oz. and up) 1 Toothbrush (single brushes only in original wrapper, no child -size brushes) 6 Adhesive plastic strip sterile bandages Assembling directions: Place these items inside a sealed one (1) gallon plastic bag. Do not include any personal notes, money or additional materials in the kits. These must be removed and will delay the shipments.

In a separate envelope enclose at least $2 for each kit. One dollar is for the tube of

toothpaste and one dollar enables the kits to be sent to areas in need.

2014 Church Leaders

Do you want to know who our church leadersare for the year? Come see Nancy in thechurch o ce, or give her a call and shell get acopy of the names to you!


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Our Presence and Our Gifts Feb. 2 Feb. 9 Feb. 16 Feb. 23

the early service 42 30 44 48 Sunday School 89 89 93 99 Traditional Worship 111 106 92 99

$8,344.00 $8,101.40 $5,146.28

Dates to Remember! 3-4 Shrove Tuesday Pancake Supper 6:00 p.m.

3-5 Ash Wednesday Service 7:00 p.m.

3-16 Church Council Meeting 12:00 p.m. 3-19Kids and Youth Move to Wednesdays! K5 Choir 5:30 p.m., K5 Kids & Youth 6:00 p.m. 3-22 Neighbor to Neighbor 11:00 a.m. 3-23 NO POTLUCK THIS MONTH

3-30 VCI Pre-consultation Meeting

March Worship Assistants

Altar Guild: Kathleen Bobbitt (Chair), Judy Powers, Becky Hardy,Bonnie George, Sharon Lumsden, Dana Hullum Ushers: Sherri Rowe (Head), Lynn Rowe, Andy Anderson, SherriAnderson

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Happy Birthday! Hayden Wilcoxson 3-1

Beth Basham 3-5 Robert Manion 3-6 Bonnie George 3-7 Kathy Laney 3-10 Jim Smith 3-10 Denny McCormick 3-11 Jean Allred 3-13 Stacey Ellis 3-15 Pat Vann 3-17 Frank English 3-18 Ginger Hess 3-20

Austin Caldwell

3-21

Dorothy Bruster 3-24

Chealsey Brown 3-24 Ti any Hulsey 3-24

Matt Fincher 3-27 Robert Butts 3-29 Margaret Butler 3-31

Community Outreach Program Neighbor to Neighbor Lunch

11 am-1pm Fourth Saturday of each month

Deen Building - George Hall OPEN TO ANYONE

WHO CHOOSES TO COME

Please contact Gerda David fordetails (214-538-0192).

March


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Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

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28:30 am EarlyService9:45am SundaySchool11:00am Worship5:00pm K5 Choir5:30pm Youth

K5 Kids

310:00 am PrayerGroup6:00pm Trustees

4 6:00 pm ShroveTuesday PancakeSupper7:00 pm CubScouts

5 4:00pm Girl Scouts6:00pm Hand Bells7:00pm AshWednesday Service7:30pm Choir

6 7 8

Supper Club

9 Day Light SavingsTime Begins8:30 am EarlyService9:45 am SundaySchool11:00 am Worship

10 10:00 am PrayerGroup6:00pm Finance

11 12Birthday Girls7:30pm SanctuaryChoir

13 14 15

16 Scout Sunday7:30 am UMM

Breakfast8:30 am EarlyService9:45 am SundaySchool11:00 am Worship12:00pm ChurchCouncil3:00 pm Crestwood

1710:00 am PrayerGroup6:30pm DaySchool

186:00pm JesusGirls7:00 pm CubScouts

194:00pm Girl Scouts5:30pm K5 Choir6:00pm K5 Kids &Youth6:00pm Hand Bells7:30pm SanctuaryChoir

20 21

Youth Event

22 Neighbor to NeighborLunch 11 am 1pm

23 8:30am EarlyService 9:45 am SundaySchool11:00 am Worship

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30 8:30am EarlyService 9:45 am SundaySchool11:00 am WorshipVCI Pre consulta-tion meeting

2410:00 am PrayerGroup

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257:00 pm CubScouts

2610:00am SunshineCircle4:00pm Girl Scouts5:30pm K5 Choir6:00pm K5 Kids &

Youth6:00pm Hand Bells7:30pm SanctuaryChoir

27 28 29


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bene t that Jesus resolved to take up the cross. Rather, it was for you,for me, and for an entire creation bound by sin. You see, rather than looking within, Jesus spent

the weeks leading up to his passion, death, and resurrection, looking out at a world in need.

This year at Russell, we are striving to follow the example of Jesus through the holy season ofLent. Many of our Sunday school classes have begun working through The Externally FocusedChurch, a book which profoundly impacted many who read it during the initial phase of our VCIprocess (see below). This book wrestles with what it means to be the church of Jesus Christ, whichsurely is called to be fundamentally concerned with impacting the needs of the community beyondits own doors with the love of Jesus. In my Lenten teaching series, Look Out for Lent, Ill bewrestling with the concepts put forth in The Externally Focused Church, revealing their roots inScripture, and striving to discern what they mean for each of us individually, and for all of us as achurch family.

Jesus set his face on Jerusalem, on his own passion, death, and resurrection, not for his ownsake, but for the sake of others. Surely the people who claim the name of Jesus should have thesame mind within them (see Philippians 2:5). It is worth considering if an internally focuses life orchurch can with any integrity claim the name of Christ. Jesus lived an externally focused life, andwe give thanks to God for it. His people and His Church are surely called to do the same.

I am excited to spend this holy season with you as we learn to Look Out for Lent together. Grace & peace,

(cont. from pg. 1)

VCI Update Phase two of the Vibrant Church Initiative (VCI) is well underway. Many of our Sunday Schoolclasses are working through the book The Externally Focused Church, which Dr. Watson will beutilizing in his Lenten teaching series, Look Out for Lent. Some have even begun looking atSimple Church. These two books had the greatest impact on members of our VCI team, who readthem during the initial phase of this process. Members of ourchurch council, with help from many of you, are compiling data inanticipation of our church consultation in April. On the afternoonof Sunday, March 30, a representative from the Texas AnnualConference will join us for a pre -consultation workshop. Markyour calendars for this important date, and well give you moredetails as soon as we have them. Should you have any questionsabout VCI, and what it means for the future of our church family,please feel free to contact Dr. Watson.


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Dear Church Family, Thank you for helping to make Christmas 2013special for some very needy Wills Pointfamilies! Together with your generous contri-bution, we were able to provide Christmas(clothes, coats, shoes, toys) for 380 kids andfood (including turkey, hen or ham) for their123 families. Without your generosity, thiswould not have been possible. Thank you

again! Sherri Rowe

Wills Point Community Angel Tree Program

Thank you so much for your recent donation tothe Wills Point Middle School backpack pro-gram. Your generosity is greatly appreciated. WPMS Backpack Program

Dear Friends, Thank you so much for the food you bring tome. I appreciate your thoughtfulness so much. Love, Ruth Bayless

Thanks so much for the love and compassionyou have shown in my sickness. Your prayersas my church family have brought me to notfeel alone. Margaret Butler

Remember in Prayer: America Bennie Scott Bill Kennedy Bill Lacy Bo & Maxine Clopton Caleb & Stephanie Stephens Chris Cagle Cotton & Lue Miles Debbie, Sam, & baby Dennis Basham Don & Judith Hollister Elizabeth Blasingame Eldon Hiler Garcia Family

Methodist Church (RMUMC) Henry Watson Inez Wade & Family Israel, Egypt, Syria, & Russia Jane Webber

Jay & Marty Miller Jean Silvers Jennifer Langford Joe Bob Anderson Johnny & Laura Bates Joni Tunnell Judy & Walter Cook Ken Davis L.N. Hill Liz Ellis Londell Green Louis Carter Lopez Miles Mack Waller Margaret Butler

Mark Brown Martha Waldrop Mary Helen Castleberry Matthew Burgess Norma Hundley

Olympic Games Our Armed Forces Our World Ryan Massey Robin & Gigi Pruitt Shari Magar Thomas Hill Tony Trent Tracy Wingo Travis Sissel


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The Russell Report

Russell Memorial United Methodist Church A Family Rooted in Christ and Reaching Out in Love 201 S. Fourth Street P. O. Box 335 Wills Point, TX 75169

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Dr. Billy Watson, Pastor Dr. Bob Gilbreth, Music Director Nancy McDonald, O ce Administrator Fritz Gilbreth, Organist Theresa Turner, Ladies Hand Bells Director Mary Keller, K5 Kids Coordinator Denise Ross, Pianist Jackie Cockerham, Financial Administrator

O ce Hours: 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., Monday -Thursday

Join us Sunday Morning! Contemporary Worship @ 8:30 Sunday School @ 9:45 Traditional Worship @ 11:00

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