Heritage United Methodist Church 1604 East Pointer Trail

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Mission Statement:

To Love and to Lead

The Mission of Heritage United Methodist Church

is to Love God and people passionately and to Lead

people into a passionate relationship with Jesus Christ.

In Hospital:

Bill Thomas (Sparks)

Louise Hansel (Sparks - VB)

Judy Spencer (Mercy)

Louis Whorton (Mercy)

At Home:

Wayne Ames, Lisa Gist, Charley Hartley,

David Hendrickson, Judah Martin, David

Moore, Steven Peer, Gary Pittman,

Teddy Shrader, Debbie Stewart, Shirley

Touchstone, Buddy Turner, Connie

Warren, Saylor Wilkinson

Assisted Living:

Steve Burns (Fianna Hills NH)

Mary Coble (Crawford H&R)

Gerlinda Dibble (Willowbrook)

Geraldine Hurst (Pink Bud Home)

Harry May (Crawford H&R)

James Minor (Crawford H&R)

Pike Robinson (Alma Rehab)

Jean Stratton (Crawford H&R)

Warren Taylor (Methodist)

Therese Zolk (Valley Springs H&R)

In Sympathy:

Jack Infield and Family in the death of his

sister, Naneen Marcell Horn.

Mary Juarez and Family in the death of her

sister, Nancy Forrester.

JULY USHERS

8:05 am Steve Peters

Myron Kirksey

Scott Treece

Eddie Prince

9:30 am Ed Buckalew

Harry Sher

Joe Johns

Mark Stafford

11:00 am Roger Burkett

Jon Harper

Matt Harper

David Harper

July 30

CELEBRATION OF CHUCK KING

AND HIS MINISTRY

AT HERITAGE

August 20

FALL KICKOFF WITH

SUMMIT TRACE

September 6

TIMOTHY TEAM BEGINS

Heritage Happenings is published weekly Office Hours: Mon - Thurs: 8 am - 5 pm; Fri: 8 am - 12 pm

Phone: 479-474-6424

FAX & E-mail Address: 474-8549; office@heritage.church

Church Web Page: www.heritage.church

Arkansas Area Bishop: Rev. Gary Mueller

District Superintendent: Rev. Steve Coburn

Lead Pastor: J. Wesley Hilliard, whilliard@heritage.church

Pastor Emeritus Bill Kelton, bekelton@sbcglobal.net

Director of Ministries: Roger Goins, rgoins@heritage.church

Welcome Minister: Becki Kneeland, bkneeland@heritage.church

Congregational Care Pastor: Max Goins, mgoins@heritage.church

Outreach Pastor LaToya Shepherd, lshepherd@heritage.church

Ministry Development Pastor: Ron Lewis, rlewis@heritage.church

Worship Arts Minister: Chuck King, cking@heritage.church

Accompanist: Rick Endel, rendel@heritage.church

Youth and Family Pastor: Brian Seewald, bseewald@heritage.church

Associate Youth Minister: Brad Martin, bmartin@heritage.church

Middle School Pastor: Brad Sneed, bsneed@heritage.church

Children’s Minister: Shea Marsh, smarsh@heritage.church

Financial Manager: Leticia Schelm, lschelm@heritage.church

Publications Secretary: Kathy Goins, kgoins@heritage.church

Staff Secretary: Pam James, pjames@heritage.church

Facility Manager: Steve Kelton, skelton@heritage.church

Newsletter/Bulletin Announcements: office@heritage.church

Volume 31 Issue 29

July 20, 2017

Heritage Happenings (USPS Periodical Permit 24448) is published weekly (except Christmas) by Heritage United Methodist Church, 1604 Pointer Trail, Van Buren AR 72956-2326. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to Heritage United Methodist Church, 1604 Pointer Trail, Van Buren, AR 72956-2326 PH 479-474-6424

The Upper Room

Baptism Sunday

Audio/Visual Ministry

Discipleship Training

Encounter Service

Dinner for 8

Young at Heart

ASIST

Backpack Sponsors

Volunteers Needed

Joy Seekers

The Invitation

In This Issue

FROM YOUR PASTOR’S HEART ... VICTORY BELONGS TO JESUS!

What a powerful weekend we had at Heritage! The Church on Fire

Summit was tremendous. Jon Mitchell was on fire. The worship led by

Chuck King and Aaron Jackson was on fire. Bishop Thomas and the

Heritage “Mass” Choir was on fire. Thank you for your participation.

Pastors were ignited and healed. Prayer warriors were refreshed and

encouraged. Bishop Thomas gave the prophetic word of a tidal wave of

revival coming to this area. Let’s catch that wave and ride it out!

Bishop Thomas closed the Sunday services with the song, Victory Belongs to Jesus! That song is still ringing

in my ears and in my spirit! HE is the One who brings the victory – certainly NOT my striving!

This week, we are back to our Encounter Time on Wednesday evening at 6 p.m. in the Block. I want to

teach the session on the Lord’s Prayer Model. And then we will keep practicing it as a group. I am so

excited about the Spirit-inspired prayer that is erupting in me and I sense welling up in our congregation.

Sunday, we return to The Church Jesus Wants! This Sunday we hear the message to the church at Sardis,

Revelation 3:1-6. Jesus pleads for a church that is REAL! Not just a church in name only! Oh, this is

good! There is a great warning for the church that does not repent and some great promises for those

who do!

Come get “all in” the Church on Fire!

See you Sunday!

Wes

MEMORIAL In memory of JOYCE HOPKINS by:

Kimmy and Karen Nash (BF)

BF - Building Fund

BAPTISM SUNDAY

If you are interested in being

baptized at church this Sunday, July

23rd, please contact the church

office at 474-6424.

WRITING MINISTRY Expressions’ will meet Thursday,

August 3rd at 6 pm in the

Welcome Center. Anyone can

submit a writing at anytime to Lu

Ann Donahou at 479-259-3861. *Our writings are published in a monthly

newsletter that is available in the Great

Hall.

ALTAR PRAYER TEAM The team will meet Sunday, August

6th at 3 pm in the Fellowship Hall. If

you are not a member or would

like to join, please come.

PRAYER MEETING Let’s put some action to making

America Great by coming together

as a part of the River Valley and

praying at the Community Prayer

meeting on Monday, August 7th

from 7-8 pm at Encounter Church

on Rena Road in Van Buren.

NEED A WORD? The Upper Room is a great source

for a daily devotional. The July-

August issue is available in the

Great Hall. Available in large and

small print.

PULSE (grades 9th-12th)

Upcoming activities:

7/19: Prayer/Worship & Ice Cream

Sundaes

7/26: Dinner & Prayer/Worship

7/28-29: Lake Day (must register by

7/21) F o r m o r e i n f o , g o t o

heritage.church under the ‘What

We Do’ tab.

HERITAGE PRESCHOOL Registration for the 2017-18 school

year has begun. Feel free to stop by

the church office and pick up an

enrollment form or call Shawnna

Seewald at 479-474-6424 or email

at sseewald@heritage.church.

ENCOUNTER SERVICE We will resume this Wednesday,

July 19th at 6 pm in The Block.

ROOTS CLASS Want to better understand the

Hebraic roots of our Christian

faith? Join us Monday, August 14th

at 6 pm in room 133. Lucy Barry

will facilitate.

BLESS THE KIDS The number one need for children

going back to school is tennis shoes.

As you clean out your closets and

do your school shopping, consider

donating new or gently worn tennis

shoes of all sizes for ages 6-18. We

will donate them to local schools.

Please put them in the box on the

stage in the Fellowship Hall.

AUDIO/VISUAL MINISTRY We are looking for volunteers

interested in the audio/visual

ministry. Ages 15 and up, even

married couples, can volunteer

together. It's a great service for our

church, and if you think this might

be for you, please see Fred and

Michelle in the sound booth this

Sunday.

THE INVITATION to The Devotional Life of a Disciple

Invitation is a 90 minute workshop that provides motivation and a practical

plan to help people spend quality daily time with God in His Word and

prayer. The Heritage Discipleship Leadership Team along with Mr. John

Wallace will provide this opportunity on Saturday, August 5th, from 8:30-10

am at Heritage. It is your invitation from God

To enjoy a relationship with the One who weighs the mountains in His

hands and cares for the fallen sparrow.

To a relationship with the One who is eagerly waiting to transform

your life to be more like Jesus.

To a relationship with the One who wants you to enjoy His company

through loving communication and closeness.

Are you willing to RSVP to God’s invitation? Please call or email Pam

James at pjames@heritage.church or 474-6424.

WE NEED YOUR HELP We need food prep volunteers for

our Fall kickoff on Sunday, August

20th at Adoni Tsuri (John Poole’s

place with an air conditioned

kitchen ) We will meet for a

n i g h t o f f a m i l y f u n a nd

music. Contact Becki Kneeland at

bkneeland@heritage.church if you

can help!

BACKPACK SPONSORS NEEDED Sponsors are needed to support our backpack program. Thanks to you, this

program has been a great success in past years. Please sponsor a child by

stopping by the church and picking out a child’s name from the wall by the

children’s wing. We ask that you purchase a backpack, a pair of inexpensive

tennis shoes, socks, and underwear for the child(ren) you sponsor. We will

fill the backpack with school supplies once it is returned. Please return

the backpacks to the church office by Tuesday, August 1st.

If you prefer not to shop, donations will be gladly accepted and we will shop

for you. Just drop off your donation at the office, or put it in the offering

plate in an envelope marked, “BACKPACK”. If you have any questions,

please contact Tara Teague at 414-5775.

JOY SEEKERS The Joyseekers are travelling to Crystal Bridges Museum on Friday, August

4th to see the Chihuly: In the Gallery and In the Forest exhibit. We will

leave from Heritage at 9:30 am. The cost is $25 which covers your exhibit

ticket and transportation on the church bus. We will each lunch (Dutch treat)

at the museum ($7-$15). To reserve your spot, sign up and pay this Sunday in

the Fellowship Hall. Checks can be made out to Heritage Church.

Deadline is Sunday, July 30th. Everyone is invited. It is not limited to the

Joyseekers. For questions, contact Alta Poppe at 471-1780 or Vesta Everitt

at 471-5476. For more information on the Chihuly exhibit, go to

crystalbridges.org/exhibitions/chihuly.

YOUNG AT HEART If you are 55 or older, please join

us for a time of food and fellowship

Thursday, July 27th, from 6-8 pm in

the Welcome Center. Bring a dish

to share!

DINNER FOR 8 If you are looking to meet new

people and to make new friends,

make your reservations this week

in the Fellowship Hall for Dinner for

8. Dinner for 8 is designed for us to

connect and/or reconnect to one

another. Begin the journey this

summer! Don’t miss out.

ASIST Many in our community, our schools, and even our congregation have been

touched by suicide. Suicide is preventable. Anyone can make a difference. If

you could recognize people at risk of suicide; talk to them, hear their

stories, and understand their situations; and help them stay safe with a life-

affirming intervention would you? Want to know how?

Heritage is hosting a two-day ASIST (Applied Suicide Intervention Skills

Training) workshop August 10-11. It is open to anyone 16 or older and is

widely used by both professionals and the public, ASIST offers something to

every participant, no matter how experienced. It is especially helpful for

counselors, chaplains, law enforcement, and teachers.

Register today—there are only 45 seats available-at www.heritage.church/

events. The cost is $5 and includes lunch both days.

God’s Power at Work! “Now to Him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine,

according to His power that is at work within us,” -Ephesians 3:20

A few weeks prior to my

graduation from Ozark Bible

College I was asked to choose a

verse of scripture that would

become the theme verse for my

life and ministry. I chose the

above verse of scripture from

Ephesians. It is a salute to God,

who is able to do much more that

any of us could even imagine when

the power of His Holy Spirit is at work in us.

I have a great imagination. Upon graduation I had some

grand plans for my life. During the years I worked

toward my degree I also spent time studying the stronger churches in America and in some instances

learning from their Pastors. I had the privilege of

spending an entire morning in the company of W.A.

Criswell, pastor of First Baptist Church, Dallas,

Texas. At that time, it was the largest congregation of

Christians in America. He shared many of the methods

used in growing the church. That experience alone gave

me many great and wonderful ideas for church

growth. Let me repeat, “I have a great imagination.”

It will soon be fifty-two years since my graduation. The

words of my theme scripture have been fulfilled many

times over. I will not bore you with stories of how God

has used His power in my life. I will simply say that He

has been wonderful to me.

I have been able to do many things that I could not have

even imagined. I have been places, done things and seen

God do things that took my breath away.

So, this article is just a tiny salute to God for what He

has done in my life. I am what I am because of His great

love for me, love so great and undeserved that it goes

beyond my wildest imagination.

What about you? Are you allowing the great God of the

universe to have His way in your life? Are

you allowing Him to work out His good

pleasure in your life? I highly recommend

it.

Max Goins Congregational Care Pastor

THE BEAT (grades 6th-8th)

Upcoming activities:

7/19: Prayer/Worship & Ice Cream

Sundaes

7/26: Dinner & Prayer/Worship

7/30: Pool Party at the Kneeland’s

F o r m o r e i n f o , g o t o

heritage.church under the ‘What

We Do’ tab.