Three items were printed incorrectly in the district calendar
listed for our page in the latest Witness.
It should have read as follows:
District Board of Ordained Ministry meeting Tuesday, August 24th
at 10:00 a.m. at FUMC McAllen
Pastors/Prof. Meeting Tuesday, September 14th at 9:00 a.m. at
FUMC Raymondville
District Board of Ordained Ministry meeting to follow on
Tuesday, September 14th at 1:00 p.m. at FUMC Raymondville
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MEETING NOTICE
WHAT:
DISASTER
RECOVERY Meeting
HOSTED BY: Faith Communities for
Disaster Recovery serving Starr , Hidalgo , Cameron and Willacy
Counties
WHO: All
state emergency, county emergency,
and other agencies and ministries working
along the Rio Grande River in to assist
families in our communities following Hurricane
Alex and the existing and current flooding in these areas.
WHEN: Wednesday, August 4,
at 10:00 a.m.
If you have any questions, please contact Susan Hellums at
shellums@@mcfirst.com
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24 Hour Port Mansfield Fishing Event. Starts 6pm Friday night and
ends 6 pm Saturday night.
Contact Jim Callaway at
jim@rgvumm.com or 24-7 at
956-492-5888.
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Jerry and I are have volunteered to be group
leaders for the Bishop Dorff Holy Land Trip in January. I have
posters and information for anyone who is interested in going from
our District. The trip is 10 days, leaves from San Antonio on
January 31st and is a great deal!
The cost is $2246.00, plus tax and tips. That
includes roundtrip airfare from San Antonio, 1st class hotels,
buffet breakfast and dinner each day, all entrance fees to
attractions, guided sightseeing, and a deluxe motorcoach to take our
group around to all the sites. It will be a great trip and the
opportunity of a lifetime.
If you have any questions please contact Cathe
Evins at
caatperk@aol.com
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Anyone from the east side going to
McAllen/Pharr?
See below.
Is there someone from the Harlingen area that
will be going to McAllen/Pharr that could take 75 registration pads to
Laredo when they take the buckets?
If so, please let me know and I'll have
them ready. Thanks,
Darlene Topp
Administrative Assistant
First United Methodist Church
956-423-0540
Website:
www.fumcharlingen.org
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Attached please find the district calendar for
August and beyond.
You will see some changes due to updates
===> the first Pastors/Prof.meeting
scheduled for September 14th in Raymondville
===> and the first two Cabinet sessions.
The Women's walk is now November 11 thru 14. Please
change your calendar. Thanks.
Hope everyone is having a great July as we continue
to keep all of the flood victims in our prayers.
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Attached are two articles of information
concerning the flooding in Laredo.
City of Laredo to Receive,
Distribute Donated Items
“AFTER THE FLOOD”
WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW
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We have approximately 200 (or more) red
plastic registration pads that we are no longer using. The white attendance
registration pages from Abingdon Press are included. Is there a church in our
district that would like to have them? If so, contact me. at:
Darlene Topp
Administrative Assistant
First United Methodist Church
956-423-0540
Website:
www.fumcharlingen.org
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EMERGENCY APPEAL
From Bishop James
E. Dorff
On behalf
of Bishop Raul Garcia de Ochoa re: flooding in Eastern Conference
Methodist Church of Mexico including the Rio Grande Valley.
This is an emergency request for assistance.
Items are
needed immediately.
The last
collection date will be Tuesday, July 27.
Another
appeal may be necessary in order to meet the needs on the U.S. side
of the border.
Cash gifts are most urgently needed and should
be given through the SWTX Conference Disaster Response – Conference
Advance #2050. Please designate “Mexico Disaster Response” on the
memo line with the Advance #.
SPECIFIC items requested:
Water (bottles)
Beans (2 lb bags)
Rice (2 lb bags)
Cereal (Varieties of
Cheerios/Chex)
Canned Goods
(Tuna/Corn/Tomatoes)
Fideo (pasta)
Disposable Diapers
IMPORTANT NOTE:
Expiration date on any item must not be less
than 3 months, preferably 6 months.
No clothes, PLEASE.
Drop points for items:
McAllen District: First UMC, Laredo and
First UMC, McAllen
Contact Person: Susan Hellums –
shellums@mcfirst.com
Corpus Christi District: Corpus Christi
District Office
Contact Persons: John Alsbrook s –
j.alsbrooks@att.net
Mickey Viar -mviarwelder@gmail.com
Items will be transported to Mexico and given
through the Methodist Church of Mexico to those in need.
Many families along the border have been
evacuated from their homes and communities but in other areas such
as Monterrey there has been major flooding and deaths that have
occurred, as well.
Any questions, please contact Susan Hellums,
Border Area Mission Coordinator at (956)648-8509 or
shellums@mcfirst.com
THANK YOU!
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Members of the Falfurrias FUMC constructing a wheelchair
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Rio Bravo Deaf School News
March was a busy month for our group who go to the deaf school in Rio Bravo.
We have gone every week this month, bringing food and money to buy food there. A blessing from Mr. Bill King, a Winter Texan from our Church, has been putting
in lighting and replumbing the water lines to the bathroom and the kitchen. Another blessing came from Mr. Felix Paterek another Winter Texan who donated
food, supplies and a
generous monetary donation. What a Blessing our Church is and folks like Bill, Felix and YOU!!
Our Youth - Our District
Youth On The Move….
The recent “garage sale” was a huge success, The Youth participated with a fun evening the night before and a hard days work on Saturday.
The rains came, but not before they had sold a lot of “stuff.” Thank you for all of the assistance and donations.
The Youth are always working toward a better relationship with their Lord and Savior - and look for more from the Youth of FUMC La Feria.
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