Volume 7, Issue 15

August 6, 2014
WORSHIP/SUNDAY SCHOOL TIMES
8:45 am Contemporary Worship Service
9:45 am Sunday School
10:55 am Traditional Worship Service

Church Office (936) 564-8308
Fax (936) 564-8582
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.fumcnac.org
NEWSLETTER

AUGUST
10 - Celebration Sunday at
12:00 noon - FLC
11 - Primetimers at 10:30
am - FLC
14 - Preschool Meet the
Teachers at 9 am - FLC
Heart-to-Heart Chorus
rehearsal at 9:30 am - Choir
Room and performance at
Willowbrook at 10:30 am
23 - Preschool Meet the
Teacher at 9 am - FLC
31 - Promotion/3rd Grade
Bible Celebration

September
01 - Church Office Closed
in observance of Labor
Day
05 - Back-to-School Bash





Inside this issue:
A Message from
Bishop Huie - pg 3 & 4
A Word from our Pastors
- pg 2
Back-to-School Bash
- pg 1
Calendar - pg 7
Celebration Sunday - pg 1
Kroger Rewards - pg 5
Memorial Gifts - pg 6
Missions - pg 5
Prayer Concerns - pg 8
Third Grade Bible
Celebration - pg 1
UMW - pg 6
VBS - pg 6




First United Methodist Church
201 E. Hospital Street, Nacogdoches Texas 75961
Office Hours: Mon-Thur: 8:30 am - 4:30 pm; Fri: 8:30 am - 4:00 pm. Closed for lunch 12:00 -1:00 pm
CELEBRATION SUNDAY - AUGUST 10
Sunday, August 10 at 12 noon in the Family Life Center
The Missions Team is highlighting TJR Adopt a School Project. There will be a Mission
Moment in worship highlighting what God is doing through this ministry. Then, the entire
congregation is invited to join together in the Family Life Center for a covered-dish lunch, at
noon, with games and fun for all. Bring your favorite dish, enough to feed your family.
Be sure to look at the informational booths that will be displayed during lunch.
PROMOTION SUNDAY/ THIRD GRADE
BIBLE SUNDAY - AUGUST 31
Promotion Sunday
Children will be promoted to their next level Sunday School Class.
There will be a special celebration in the submarine room with
refreshments from 9:45-10:45 a.m.

3
rd
Grade Bible Presentation
3
rd
grade students who are actively enrolled in Sunday School will
receive a special Bible from their FUMC family during both services.

Prayers for Our Children
As the FUMC family gathers for worship, there will be a basket
with a collection of school bus cards, bearing the name of an
FUMC kid. Take a school bus card, locate the child and ask
for their teachers name, write it on the back, and pray for this
child and the teacher for the school year.


BACK-TO-SCHOOL BASH - SEPT 5
Back to School Bash: An Awesome celebration is
planned for children and youth at the SFASU Recreation
Center! We will have private use of the pool and courtyard
on Friday, September 5
th
from 7:30-9:30pm. The whole
family is invited to enjoy the fun! Children, youth and par-
ents are welcome to visit, swim, play volleyball, and enjoy
the fellowship. Music will be provided by Youth Praise
Band.

The hot and busy summer is coming to a close, time to get ready for a busy fall.
We have had a great summer here at the church filled with camps, mission trips, Vaca-
tion Bible School, trips, and great worship together.
Recently, I read Have A Little Faith, by Mitch Albom, and he told a story that
reminded me of the hard work we have all been doing.
The Reb once gave a sermon in which heaven and hell were shown to a man. In
hell, people sat around a banquet table, full of exquisite meats and delicacies. But their
arms were locked in front of them, unable to partake for eternity.
This is terrible, the man said. Show me heaven.
He was taken to another room, which looked remarkably the same. Another banquet
table, more meats and delicacies. The souls there also had their arms out in front of
them.
The difference was, they were feeding each other.
That is the way a church should look, feeding each other; when that happens,
weve come close to heaven!
As we get back into school mode I will be starting a sermon series called Offer
Them Christ. It is based on John Wesleys words in 1784 when he commissioned
Thomas Coke to go to America to ordain Francis Asbury and to spread the gospel. The story goes that as Coke was
boarding the ship to America he asked Wesley what he should say when he got here. Wesleys response was that he
should, offer them Christ. My sermon series will focus on how we offer the grace that Jesus gives us to those around us.
School is starting, vacations are over, it is a great time to be back in church. Bring a friend and join us for this series.

August 24 I Thessalonians 4:1-12 The Encouragement of Christ
August 31 Mark 1:40-45 The Compassion of Christ
September 7 John 20:19-23 The Forgiveness of Christ I God Forgives
September 14 Matthew 18:21-35 The Forgiveness of Christ II We Forgive
September 21 James 2:14-25 The Hand of Christ
September 28 Matthew 9:9-13 The Welcome of Christ
October 5 Mark 14:22-24 The Body of Christ
October 12 Luke 4:14-21 The Freedom of Christ


Peace,
Jeff, Lenee, and Bailey


10
For as the rain and the snow come down from heaven, and do not return there until they have watered the earth,
making it bring forth and sprout, giving seed to the sower and bread to the eater,
11
so shall my word be that goes out from
my mouth; it shall not return to me empty, but it shall accomplish that which I purpose, and succeed in the thing for which I
sent it.
12
For you shall go out in joy, and be led back in peace; the mountains and the hills before you shall burst into song,
and all the trees of the field shall clap their hands.
Isaiah 55:10-12 (NRSV)

I hope youre like me and have enjoyed spending the past few weeks reading through the parables of Jesus in
Matthew. Parables have always fascinated me. They are like poetry. In them we not only find meaning, but beauty. This is
one thing I have always appreciated about the Word of God. Our scriptures cannot be simplified to a single meaning. As
you know, two people can disagree over an interpretation and both might still be genuinely seeking God. Most likely, even
in their disagreement, they can learn from one another. This is true beauty. These words have been studied for thousands
of years, and every day we find new inspiration in their pages. Like poetry, scripture is much deeper than surface level. So
I challenge you, dont get caught on the surface and miss out on the wonders below. There is so much to discover as we
open ourselves to experiencing the Word in our lives.

God bless you all,

Trent

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A MESSGE FROM BISHOP HUIE



A Pastoral Leter from Your Bishops
to the People of The United Methodist Church in Texas


July 17, 2014


Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ,


Greetings in the name of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.

Today a humanitarian crisis is unfolding on our southern border with the arrival of tens of thousands of unaccompanied
children. Many of you have communicated with us about your heartfelt desire to provide compassionate care for the
unaccompanied children who are suffering in our midst. As bishops we have been conferencing with each other about
how the people of The United Methodist Church might respond in a manner that is most faithful to the gospel.

We have also been in conversation with the United Methodist Committee on Relief (UMCOR), community leaders, and
government officials. Our colleague, Bishop Jim Dorff, and other leaders in the Rio Texas Conference have just re-
turned from three days on the border assessing the situation and representing the gospel and the church and encour-
aging people in a Christ-like response.

Let us be guided by the Biblical witness of faith:
Jesus said, Let the little children to come to me for to such belong the kingdom of heaven. (Luke 18:15-16)
Jesus instructed us to feed the hungry, give drink to the thirsty, welcome the stranger, clothe those in need, visit
the sick and those imprisoned. Then he said, When you have done it for one of the least of these brothers and
sisters of mine, you have done it for me. (Matthew 25:40)
We are to extend hospitality to strangers. (Romans 12:13; Hebrews 13:12)

We do not understand all that these children have experienced in their home countries or in their arduous journey to
our borders. We do know that their plight breaks the heart of God. Children are some of the most vulnerable members
of the global community. Many come seeking to survive. They all need our compassion and care. At a time of con-
cern about a struggling economy and national security, it is easy to give in to fear and to let that fear, rather than Gods
heart, shape our hearts and our response. God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power, love and a sound
mind. (II Tim. 1:7). As followers of Christ, we have the power and wisdom of God to care for these unaccompanied
children.






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As the Bishops of the United Methodist Conferences of Texas, we call on the people of The United Methodist Church
to:
Pray regularly for the physical, emotional and spiritual well-being and healing of these children and families, wis-
dom for our government officials, and peace for the countries from which these children have come;
Work with faith and community leadership to provide housing, life necessities, pastoral/spiritual care, and as stable
an environment as possible for these children and families while their long-term status is being resolved;
Be attentive to seeing Christ in the faces of these children;
Be alert for specific opportunities to offer ministries of compassion and care, which we will share as needs emerge.

In the words of John Wesley, founder of the Methodist movement, Do all the good you can by all the means you can in
all the ways you can in all the places you can at all the times you can to all the people you can as long as ever you
can.

In the name and spirit of Christ, we join with you in Christian love for these children. God bless you.



Earl Bledsoe
Bishop of the New Mexico and Northwest Texas Conferences

Jim Dorff
Bishop of the Rio Grande and Southwest Texas Conferences

Janice Huie
Bishop of the Texas Conference

Mike Lowry
Bishop of the Central Texas Conference


Mike McKee
Bishop of the North Texas Conference
Continued from page 3 - A letter from Bishop Huie

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Collections of Birthday Bags will continue!
We delivered 30 birthday bags to H.O.P.E. after our last Service Sunday.
They were so excited to receive these bags, and said it was a terrific idea.
So many of the families who come to H.O.P.E. for essential food are not able
to provide birthday celebrations for their children. These birthday bags allow
them to give their child something they may have never had. We want to
continue these collections so that this can be an ongoing addition offered to
H.O.P.E. clients. We ask for your continued support by supplying completely
- filled bags or supplies needed for this project. The following items are
needed: handled bags (plain or decorated, no larger than 13H x 5D x
13L); cake mix (with expiration date over 6 months out); frosting (with ex-
piration date over 6 months out); small birthday candles; one to two gifts
(suggestions at Missions table). Optional items: paper plates, napkins,
favors.
Back-to-School Shared Blessings
We are planning for Back-to-School. We will participate with Love INC
and our own TJR Adoption Project by collecting gently-used and new
school clothes, including new socks and underwear. You can bring your
contributions and place them in the blue barrel in the hallway by the Missions
bulletin board. Love INC is working with Hospice of East Texas Thrift Shop
and Wal-Mart again this year on Wednesday, August 13
th
and Thursday, Au-
gust 14
th
for families to do their shopping. If you would like to donate money
for this project, $35 will sponsor one child for both days and allow them
several outfits, new underwear and socks. Make checks to FUMC with Shared Blessings in memo space. Families
must apply to Love INC, and they will start processing applications in mid-July. Volunteers are needed at Love INC to
help process these applications, help with set-up, and to assist clients on shopping days. If you know of a deserving
family, please be sure to let them know to pick up an application at Love INC.
Thanks again for your help in feeding the children
There was a need for a hundred more bags of food to feed the children in the park over the weekend. Individuals and a
Sunday School class contributed the monetary funds to buy the food, and 18 church members showed up to help fill the
bags for another delivery to the parks on July 18
th
and July 25
th
. We couldnt have done it without you. We were also
able to deliver more food to the Food Bank.
MISSIONS
KROGER COMMUNITY REWARDS PROGRAM
Kroger Community Rewards - Giving More Back to the Community! Kroger is committed to helping our
communities grow and prosper. Year after year, local schools, churches and other nonprofit organiza-
tions will earn millions of dollars through Kroger Community Rewards. Kroger Community Re-
wards make fund-raising easy...all you have to do is shop at Kroger and swipe your Plus Card! Sign
up effective Friday, August 1, 2014. Please note that you are required to sign up yearly.

Go to the Kroger website: www.kroger.com. Then click on the link that says Community and scroll down to Kroger Com-
munity Rewards and click Learn More or click this link:
https://www.kroger.com/communityrewards
This link will take you to the Kroger Community Rewards Site. Scroll down to TEXAS and click the box in RED marked
ENROLL NOW. Then, either create an account or log-in to your existing Kroger online account.
1. Find Your Organization - type in First United Methodist Church, and you will see a list of FUMC's.
2. Select your organization - please select First United Methodist Church - 201 East Hospital Street, Nacogdoches TX
75961.
3. Click Save. NPO# 81990

If you are unable to enroll, call the church office 564-8308 and we will assist you.
2014 KROGER REWARDS - effective Fri, Aug 1

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Memorial Gifts were given:
In Memory of Joyce Taylor from Ed Cole, Floy Bousman, Directors, Officers and
Employees of BancorpSouth-Fredonia
In Memory of Earline Baggett (Pat Almanys sister) from Ed Cole
In Memory of James Raney from June Jones & Family, Martha Sullivan
In Memory of Jeff Gaston (Martha Gastons son) from Mary Akin, Floy Bousman
In Memory of Gwen Cole, David Dobbs and Bill Peacock from Martha Sullivan
MEMORIAL GIFTS
United Methodist Women animated shorts are a fun way to learn online about United Methodist Women missionary leg-
acy and the women who made it happen. The short features include:
The Amazing Adventures of Alma Mathews - a United Methodist Women foremother and hospitality "ninja" for young
women immigrants arriving in New York City harbor at the turn of the 20th Century.
The League of Extraordinary Methodist Women - foremothers organizing to send the first female missionaries to
India.
Pauli Murray and the True Story of Courage - foremothers investigate and document racial injustice, information
later used in the landmark Brown v. Topeka Board of Education desegregation case.
These videos and more can be found at http://www.unitedmethodistwomen.org/assembly/video.


Joyce Hancock, Audry Quick, Amy Lambert, and Katherine Whitbeck from FUMC
Nacogdoches attended the Texas Conference UMW Mission u event, held July 24 - 26 at
Lakeview. Amy (left) and Katherine (right) are pictured next to a banner created for the con-
ference by Lisa Wrench from our church.
Katherine and Amy competed the 8-hour Mission Study
"The Church and People with Disabilities" and will present a fo-
cus group on this topic at the East District Mission u.

Amy was one of 15 first-time attendees at Mission u as well as
the youngest UMW member present. She was recognized by
Conference Organizer Theresa Graham.

East District Mission u will be held Saturday, August 16th at Hun-
tington United Methodist Church. The morning plenary will be
about "The Women of Texas," with afternoon focus groups on all
three Mission Studies. We will meet in the church parking lot at
7:30 am to carpool to Huntington. Kindly contact Jo Taylor
([email protected], 936-465-3901) for more details. All are wel-
come...hope you can join us!
UNITED METHODIST WOMEN

VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL
A very Special Thank You to all who participated in making VBS such a huge success! Though we did not know
what to expect with our first evening VBS, we were thrilled with the quality of spiritual formation that we were able to
impart in intimate class environments and with a higher level of family participation. We served 109 children! We also
successfully packed 75 boxes of fortified rice meals to serve the village of our sister church in India, and we have al-
most raised the funds to cover the cost of that! What a success! We have raised $1,800.00 and just have $600.00 to
go to meet our goal of $2,400.00. Thank you, church, for your dedication to Vacation Bible School and its mission!

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AUGUST
07 - Board of Trustees Meeting at
5:15 pm - Library
10 - Celebration Sunday at 12:00
noon - FLC
11 - Primetimers at 10:30 am - FLC
12 - UMW Circle VI Meeting
14 - Preschool Teachers meeting at
9 am - Library
Heart-to-Heart Chorus
- rehearsal at 9:30 am - Choir Room and performance at Willow-
brook Nursing Home at 10:30 am
Communication Team/Evangelism Committee Meeting at
5:30 pm - Library
Isaiah Bible Study at 7 pm - Parlor
17 - Youth Game night at 6:30 pm - FLC
18 - Childrens Ministry Meeting at 5:45 pm - Conference Room
19 - Preschool Board Meeting at 6:30 pm - Library
20 - Christian Writers Fellowship at 5:45 pm - Library
21 - Finance Committee Meeting at 6:00 pm - Library
Isaiah Bible Study at 7 pm - Parlor
23 - Preschool - Meet the Teacher at 9 am - FLC
24 - Youth Prayer Night at 6:30 pm - Youth Center
27 - Christian Writers Fellowship at 5:45 pm - Library
28 - Church Council Meeting at 5:30 pm - Parlor
Wesley Foundation Event at 5:30 pm - FLC
ROOM RESERVATIONS
If you are planning to reserve a room in the Church
for a meeting, gathering, etc., a request can be made
either by emailing [email protected] or
by completing a Building Use Form that can be found
in the Workroom.

ACCESS ACS
To obtain an ACCESS ACS user ID, logon to
www.fumcnac.org, click the ACCESS ACS link at
the bottom of the page. For more information, kindly
contact Sharon Bright at 936-564-8308 or email
[email protected].

Articles Due for Next Newsletter
The next Newsletter will be dated Wednesday,
September 3 , 2014. Articles for this issue should be
emailed to [email protected] by
3:00 pm, Wednesday, August 27, 2014

BULLETIN DEADLINE
Please email all information to
[email protected] for our weekly
Bulletin by 3:00 pm on Tuesdays.


Regularly-Scheduled Meetings - Please note: some ministries do no meet in the summer.
Please call the Church Office - 936-564-8308 for more information.
Mondays:
Mens Emmaus Reunion Group meets at 6:30 am in the Parlor (1st, 3rd, and 5th Mondays)
HRT Emmaus Reunion Group meets on Mondays at 5:30 pm - Barbara LaFours
Girl Scout Troop 1406 meets on Mondays at 6:00 pm in the Scout Lodge
Tuesdays:
Girl Scout Troop 1016 meets every other Tuesday at 5:30 pm in the Scout Lodge
Celebrate Service Rehearsal at 7:00 pm in the Sanctuary
Wednesdays:
Christian Writers Fellowship at 5:45 pm in the Room 204
YoWe (Youth on Wednesday Evenings) at 5 pm Doors open; 6 pm Worship and Message; 7 pm Small Groups
Bell Choir Rehearsal at 6:00 pm in Room 207
Chancel Choir Rehearsal at 7:00 pm in the Choir Room.
Thursdays:
Grace Emmaus Reunion Group meeting at 8:30 am in the Library
Heart-to-Heart Chorus at 9:30 am in the Choir Room and performances at Nursing Homes at 10:30 am
(2nd & 4th Thursdays) - May through August, 2014 - 2nd Thursdays ONLY.
Sundays:
Youth Praise Band practice at 4:30 pm in the Youth Lounge
Cub Scouts meets at 5:00 pm in the Scout Lodge
Youth on Sunday Night 5:30-Youth Open Gym; 6:30 pm Youth Snack Supper; 7:00 pm Youth Bible Study
Scout Troop 161 meets at 7:00 pm in the Scout Lodge
FUMCNAC CALENDAR


PRAYER CONCERNSUPDATED, Monday, August 4 (am)
For a more up-to-date Prayer List, kindly contact our Church Office564-8308.

Wheel & Debbie Crawford (friends of Sheila Smith), Marsha Woznuck (Ernestine Fountains
daughter), Elizabeth Biggers (Steve Wallaces mother), Leon Smith, Martha Gaston, Jim Broom,
Marilyn Odom, Rebecca Yarbrough (Betty Yarbroughs daughter-in-law), Jacy Watson, Raymond
Franks, Doris Johnston, Virginia Abernathy, Kalynn Cole (friend of Carolyn Davis), Slayton Smith,
Darlene Mawson, Joseph David Canino (Audry Quicks brother-in-law), Miranda Nichols, Judy
Steger (Lee Ann Risners sister-in-law), Emmie Peacock, Florence Brake, Nancy Robinson (Jenny
Johnsons mother), J. R. Wright, Katelyn Wolfe (John & Gale Whites granddaughter), Allan Bryant
(Suzy Crouses cousin), Ashley Akin (Mary Akins granddaughter), Robert Greer, Nena Smith,
Fred Williams (Gale Whites father), Leah Kahn, Brownie Covin, Lauri Miscoi (Rev. Terry Smiths
friends daughter), Amy Ames,(Debra Bankstons niece), Steve Kahn.

Military Personnel in Combat Zone
John Lewis, Erick Perez, Bo Russell, Mark Escoe, Ariel Santoyo, Bill Stephens (Pat Stephens
Williams brother)

Our Hearts Go Out To
The family of Dorothy Jacobs on her passing.
The family of Polly Ritterskamp on her passing.
Igor Gusyakov and family on the passing of his grandfather.

Names will remain on a published prayer list for 90 days. The prayer team appreciates
current updates on requests. Please email your requests and updates to
[email protected]. If you know of a member of FUMC who is in the hospital or
who will be having surgery, kindly contact the Church Office - 564-8308.
EMERGENCIES, call 936-585-2294.


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Our Staff
DR. JEFF McDONALD
Senior Pastor
[email protected]
REV. TRENT OLIVER
Associate Pastor
[email protected]
BETSY BALES
Director of Preschool
[email protected]
SHARON BRIGHT
Office Manager
[email protected]
JEFF CAMPBELL
Director of Youth Ministry
[email protected]
DR. TOD FISH
Director of Music Ministry
[email protected]
JIM JENKINS
Building Manager
[email protected]
ELSA JORDAN
Director of Childrens Ministry
[email protected]
DR. ANDY PARR
Organist
[email protected]
KATHY THOMAS
Financial Secretary
[email protected]
DR. GARY WURTZ
Celebrate Worship Leader
[email protected]