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A Modern Day Parable, by Leonard

Sweet…

There was a pretzel stand in front of a big

office building in New York City. "Pretzels 50

cents," read the sign. One day, a man came

out of the building and saw a look of pain

and frustration in the face of the old woman

behind the pretzel stand. Whereupon, he

plunked down two quarters, and then went on his way without

taking a pretzel. That happened every day for weeks. Finally, the

old woman running the stand spoke up and said, “Sir, excuse

me. May I have a word with you?”

The man replied, “I know. I know. You're going to ask me why I

give you fifty cents every day and don't take a pretzel.”

“Not at all,” the woman replied. “I just wanted to tell you that the

price is now 75 cents."

How many of us are like that with God--who continually lavishes

grace and gifts on us without anything in return except our asks

for more.

I pray that today you recognize the grace and gifts of God and

that you lavish those gifts on others. I look forward to seeing you

Sunday.

In Christ,

Rick Enns [email protected]

HEALTH CONCERNS: Bill Tirey, Ferne Hefner, Marcy Cropper, C.W.

Stubblefield, Shirley King, Ryan McGill, Douglas King, Ernest

King, Lester North, Scottie Hopson & Kingston Marr

IN CHRISTIAN SYMPATHY: Keith Dietz & family as they grieve the

death of Keith’s dad Jimmy Dietz, Brent Newton & family as they

grieve the death of Brent’s grandmother Rena Rae Newton, Lee

Ann Lefevre & family as they grieve the death of her grandfather

Dr. Robert Splawn, Greg Stockstill & family as they grieve the

death of his grandmother Pauline Stockstill, Ronay Bach &

family as they grieve the death of her grandmother & Bob Ford

& family as they grieve the death of his wife Libby

OTHER CONCERNS: prayers for healing for Darla Nickell’s foot and

for God’s Will to be done with the vision of W.O.W. (women of

worship)

BLESSINGS/JOYS: Rachel Smith made the Girl’s All State Choir,

Scott & Erinn Ingham welcome their new baby girl Annabelle

Claire born on January 8, 2013 & Danielle Rice and Justin

Johnson made Spirit Wind Choir for Summer 2013

BIRTHDAYS: Marian Hefley – 1/12, Brent Newton – 1/14, Dalton

Bye – 1/15, Dollie Bell – 1/16, Lainye Meador – 1/19 &

Coleman Curry – 1/28

ONGOING PRAYER CONCERNS: Mary Williamson, Brynn

McPherson, Dylan Brown, Shelly Gross, Milt Hudson, Dick Elliott,

Elmer Oberst, Glenda Abernethy, Sue Thomas, Lou Ann

Barnhart, Betty Hill, Mike Baker, Roy & Dorothy Cook, Glen

Miller, Carolyn Mason, Beth Sanchez, Dorothy Haley, Judy

Gilliam, Tata McCartney, Kimberly Conrad, Helen Glispie, Peggy

LaPier, Harold Lenfestey, Keith & Dorinda McCormack, Gracey

Cornelius, Bruce Fields, Anna Overhulser, Dorothy Jarrett, C.W.

Stubblefield, Terry & Helen Gamblin, Betty Ketchersid, Merrell

Winstead, Joe Carruth, Martin Mordecai, Waylon Malone, Estelle

Pandolfi, Gib Satterwhite, Harry Buster, Pam Allen, Audree Rose

Gomez, Darcie Milsow, Sheryl Bellah White, T.K. Baker, Erin

Green, Angela Kirkland, Christie Wilhite, Dusty Koehler, Shirley

King, Paula Kay Siemens, Donny Cook & Guy Crenshaw

Please email [email protected] or call 806-655-2851 with all

prayer requests, joys, concerns or updates. If you have requested

someone to be added to the Ongoing Prayer Concerns, please update

us on that person occasionally; especially if that person needs to be

removed from the list.

1818 4th Ave

Canyon, TX 79015

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Permit No. 130

January 30, 2013

from The Official Newsletter of First United Methodist Church, Canyon, Texas

phone: 806 655-2851 • web: www.firstchurchcanyon.com • prayer request email: [email protected]

Acoloytes for the 9 am Service

Feb. 3 Brayden Gerlich Markos Tijerina

Feb. 10 Zach Robinson Calvin Burns

Feb. 17 Morgan Niemiec Kaelyn Blaskowski

Feb. 24 Jace Venhaus Bryson Edwards

Worship Leaders for the 9am Service

Feb. 3 John Lemons

Feb. 10 Boy Scout Sunday

Feb. 17 Francie Pittman

Feb. 24 Joe Young

Hosts

Feb. 3

9:00 Ferne Hefner, Jan Winstead, Danny & Wendy Cornelius

11:15 Don & Kathi Lee, Hal & Charlotte Ratcliff

Feb. 10

9:00 Scott & Vickie Robinson, Ben & Pam Bentley

11:15 Bob & Deborah Lee, Danny & Kelly Nusser

Feb. 17

9:00 Rich & Connie Hopson, Jackie Patterson, Barbara Blackwell

11:15 Joe & Babs Lombard, Steve & Donna Woodard

Feb. 24

9:00 Bobby & Guylene Griffin, Garre & Lisa Robinson

11:15 Ken & Vi Smart, Kathy Rogers (Jeff), Linda Tinsley

Prayer Room

Feb. 3 9:00—Doug Cowan 11:15—Marian Hefley

Feb. 10 9:00—Virginia Bonifield 11:15—Kathy Rogers (Jeff)

Feb. 17 9:00—Jackie Blair 11:15—Jane King

Feb. 24 9:00— 11:15—Brenda Goodwin

(If you are unable to fulfill your obligation in any of these areas,

please find a replacement and call the church office and let them

know the change. Thank you.)

Attendance Record: January 6

9:00 am Traditional Worship.………………………………………………. 291

10:10 am Sunday School……..………………………………………………306

11:15 am Contemporary Worship….………………………………………. 91

TOTAL IN WORSHIP……………………….…………………………………….. 382


9:00 am Traditional Worship………………………………………………..236

10:10 am Sunday School…………………………...…..…………………..233

11:15 am Contemporary Worship…………………………………………133

TOTAL IN WORSHIP……………………………………………………………...369



10:10 am Sunday School…………………………...…..…………………..278


TOTAL IN WORSHIP………………………………………………………………449



10:10 am Sunday School…………………………...…..…………………..273


TOTAL IN WORSHIP……………………………………………………………...334

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CHURCH STAFF

SENIOR PASTOR………………………………….……..…………Rev. Rick Enns

PASTORAL CARE MINISTER………………………....Rev. Donna Johnston

INTERIM DIRECTOR OF DISCIPLESHIP………..…………….Roman Asbill

DIRECTOR OF YOUTH MINISTRY.……………….……………...Tyler Looney

DIRECTOR OF CHILDREN’S MINISTRIES……………………..Kim Hopson

CHURCH ADMINISTRATOR………………………………..………....Bill Rogers

CHURCH SECRETARY………………………………………..…….Shirley Leach

FINANCE MANAGER………………………………………….…….Christi Ybarra

MUSIC DIRECTOR………………………………………………..Melanie Brooks

ORGANIST……………….………………………………….…..……...David Conley

PIANO ACCOMPANIST………………………………….………...….....Clay Allen

CONTEMPORARY WORSHIP LEADER………………………….Jason Lester

KITCHEN COORDINATOR………………………………..……Charlotte Wilson

IHH CHILD DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR……………..…Brenda Shepherd

A Note From the Pastor

2013 Daddy Daughter Dinner Dance

First United Methodist Church of Canyon

1818 4th Ave

Saturday, February 23rd

Dinner: 6:00 - 6:45 pm Dancing ‘til 9:00 pm

$30 Advanced ticket/Dad $35 at the Door/Dad

Daddy Daughter Dinner Dance 2013

A Night Under The Stars

LATEST INFORMATION ON NAME TAGS

If you requested a name tag (a new one or replacing an old one) They are

now in the Parlor on white vertical racks

at the top, in alphabetical order PLEASE pick them up.

Thanks, Jerry Woods

We are off to a

great start. It is so

wonderful to see

everyone again on

Wednesday nights.

If you haven’t

joined in the fun

yet, come on in.

The doors are

always open and everyone is welcome!

Acolyte Training

Sunday, February 10 4-6 pm

Kids will meet at 4 in the Sanctuary for a

lesson and hands on training. Parents will join

them at 5:00 pm for pizza and information.

Pancake Supper—Tuesday, February 12

6-7 pm, Fellowship Hall

Join Club 56 as they host the annual Shrove

Tuesday Pancake Supper. Bring your appetites

and wallets and help the kids raise money for

missions.

Ash Wednesday—Wednesday, February 13

No Regular Wednesday Night Activities

Ash Wednesday Service in the Sanctuary 6:30

VBS 2013—July 8th thru 11th

Please begin to ponder the idea of helping with

VBS. It is 4 fantastic days (July 8-11) of sharing

God’s word with the children of our community.

Anyone interested in volunteering can contact

Kim: 655-2851 or [email protected]. I

look forward to hearing from you.

Upcoming Events

Youth News Children’s News

Jan. 30—Trustees Meeting—6 pm—Library

Feb. 6—UMW Executive Board Meeting—6

pm—Room #222

Feb. 7—Women of Worship—6:30 pm—

Sanctuary

Feb. 11—SPRC Meeting—6:30 pm—Library

Feb. 12—Club 56 Shrove Tuesday

Pancake Supper—6 pm—Fellowship Hall

Feb. 13—Ash Wednesday Imposition of

Ashes—7:30-8:30 am—Sanctuary

Feb 13—Ash Wednesday Service—6:30

pm—Sanctuary No MEAL—No WNF

Activities

Feb. 18—Church/Office CLOSED

Feb. 18—Finance Meeting—6 pm—Room

#113

Feb. 21—Irene Elder Circle—9:30 am

Feb. 23—Daddy Dinner Dance—6 pm—

Fellowship Hall

Feb. 24—Adult Council—5:30 pm—Room

#113

Feb. 25—Trustees Meetng—6 pm—Room

#113

Website Remember to keep our new website in mind.

It’s just one more way to stay up to date and

connected to the life and the happenings at

FUMC. It answers questions that visitors

might have, allows you to listen to previous

sermons, and if you need information on any

of our ministries, it is easy to find. Just log on

to: www.firstchurchcanyon.com

Greetings!

I trust that

everyone is

having a

wonderful new

year! The youth

ministry has

enjoyed a

wonderful start

to the new

year. Wednesday nights have started strong

and we have incorporated Grow Groups into

our Sunday nights. I am especially excited

about the Grow Groups as I truly believe that

they will make the greatest impact on our youth

as they seek to truly grasp hold of what it

means to be a disciple. The concept for our

Grow Groups is to send youth out for the week

with challenges to practice in order to live the

lifestyle of a disciple instead of just talking

about it. Our grow groups are broken down by

age and gender in order to better meet the

needs of each student. The point is that I really

believe Grow Groups are going to make a huge

impact and I would ask you to encourage the

youth in your lives to participate!

We also have a retreat coming up February 16-

17. The retreat will be held out at Ceta Canyon

and is called Restore. The purpose of the

retreat is to help youth break out of the grind of

everyday life and focus on being restored in

their relationship with God. If you would like to

sign your youth up for the retreat you can do so

by contacting me at [email protected] or

calling me at 336-1699.

Last but not least, do not forget about sign ups

for summer camps. Dates and info can be

found on Ceta Canyon's website

(cetacanyon.org). Sign ups need to go through

First United Methodist Church of Canyon office!

Some scholarships are available.

Thank you for continuing to pray for our youth

in Canyon!

Don't forget our youth schedule!

Sunday Mornings-10:10 am

Sunday Nights– 6 pm

Wednesday Nights-6:30 pm

Newsletter Schedule

If you would like to put anything in the

newsletter please submit the information the

Thursday prior to the newsletter by noon to

[email protected]

February 27

W.O.W.

Women of Worship

When: February 7, 2013

Time: 6:30 p.m.

Where: Sanctuary - FUMC Canyon

Address: 1818 4th Ave Canyon, TX

What’s up? A gathering of area women,

young to mature, to fellowship, worship the

Lord, food (snacks) and fun!

Holly Campbell is doing the Short Talk

(author of Rainbows Through the Storm)

Come One, Come All!

Bring at least 2 friends and

make new friends!

(We will meet every first Thursday of the

month, so put it on your calendar!!)

Every woman desires to fellowship with

other women for the sole purpose of

worshipping the Lord. The “Soul” purpose

of W.O.W. is to glorify the Lord!

Canyon Emmaus

February 7-10 Ladies Emmaus Walk

Thursday, February 14 Golden Spread Emmaus

Community—First United Methodist Church-

Canyon

Wednesday Night Meals In the Fellowship Hall from 5:30 to 6:15 p.m. No

charge for meal, but we do appreciate a donation.

Proceeds go to The Costa Rica Mission Team.

January 30

Chicken Fajitas, Condiments, Oatmeal Raisin

Cookies

February 6

Chicken Tortilla Soup, Cornbread, Chocolate Cake

February 13

Ash Wednesday - No meal

Thank You Notes Thank you to everyone for all you did to make

the Angel Tree Ministry of 2012 such a

success. Thanks to your willingness to be the

hands and feet of Jesus on earth, 159 children

in our community had a much happier

Christmas this year. It would be impossible to

accomplish such a tremendous undertaking

without the help of our church family who

served as volunteers for Angel Tree in so many

ways. Whether you made cookies, delivered

gifts, purchased presents for the children,

helped with work days to organize for parent

pick-up day...the list of volunteer opportunities

goes on and on. A special thanks to the church

office staff for the extra duties they took on

during such a busy time of the year. We are

also grateful to the adult Sunday School

classes who helped make sure that all the

children were shown the love of Jesus in action

during this Christmas season.

Blessing to each and every one of you!

Rita Wynn and Rhonda Behrens

(Angel Tree Ministry Coordinators)

Dear Church Family,

Thank you all for your thoughts and prayers

during our time of loss and grief. We are truly

blessed with such a great church family.

God bless you all,

Tim, Toni & the Huddleston family

Dear Church Family,

Thank you so much for your support and love

as I have begun exploring the call to ministry. I

am especially grateful for your help in providing

plane tickets for me to fly to Asbury to preview

the seminary. Being on campus for a day and

a half helped me to make the decision to

attend Asbury and to pursue a Masters of Arts

in Spiritual Formation.

I am looking forward to what God is doing in

you and in me, and I will miss you so much

while I am away at school!

Thanks again,

Vondel Stevens

Thank you, Thank you Thank you—

I was recently blessed by some members of

your congregation and words cannot express

how your unconditional care for others have

touched our lives and have made a simple

home with many needed repairs look, so

elegant! When the statement, “God Bless

without stress” comes into play I and my

daughter experienced this first hand—some

gentlemen—Shawn Burns and Chuck Cogswell

made arrangements to assist me (a single

mother) to have beautiful carpet put in 3 rooms

of my house. The task wasn’t easy, but LW of

Quality Carpet wouldn’t even take a bottle of

cold water until the job was almost done. I was

short on carpet and another arrangement

made at what I thought was a minimal expense

to get the job completed. I was so over joyed to

get the hand me down carpet laid that I was

speechless. Now some weeks later came

home after night school to open the mail for

the day to see that the money I spent to buy

additional carpet had been sent back to me. I

began to cry to think considerate Christian

people who know nothing of me had put

themselves aside to bless me and mine.

Thanks to all of you and your mission through

Backyard of Canyon for all you do and I truly

appreciate you!

God Bless,

Bettye Parker & family

Hands and Hearts Wanted

Due to the high number of children attending, Kim

Hopson, Director of Children’s Ministry is looking for

some willing hands and hearts to come love these

children and help disciple them. The 234 class

(2nd, 3rd, & 4th graders) are having 25-30 kids a

week and she is looking for more volunteers so we

can minister to these children more effectively.

Crafty personalities wanted to help out with the

Club 56 Art Club. All the leaders do a marvelous job

and I am so proud of our program. Just looking to

add to the greatness we have. AND More kids

equal more opportunity to share the Story of God! If

you are interested in helping, please contact Kim

Hopson at 655-2851 or [email protected].

She can’t wait to hear from you.

Farewell from the Biffles

Dear Friends,

We want to take this opportunity to express

our love and appreciation for more that 20

wonderful years at FUMC Canyon. George

has been hired as the Director of Music

Ministries at Polk Street United Methodist

Church in Amarillo. It is with mixed emotions

that we begin this new chapter in our lives.

Nancy moved to FUMC Canyon with her

family (Davis) when she was 10 years old and

remained until she graduated from college.

We returned as a couple in 1992. George

was blessed to serve as choir director for 16

years and Nancy has loved teaching, leading

retreats and serving on various committees.

We’ve made life-long friends and FUMC has

played a major role in our spiritual

development. We will continue to support

Costa Rica VIM with our prayers, finances

and presence. Our time with you was life

changing. We thank God for all these

blessings.

This opportunity came as a complete and

unexpected surprise. However, we sense

God’s leading and hope you will rejoice with

us as we enter this new ministry. We are

eager for the opportunity, but we will dearly

miss our brothers and sisters in Canyon,

especially the Searchers Class taught by

Mike Bellah. Our friends we have loved in

Wednesday night choir, Bible studies and

UMW are too numerous to mention.

We are thankful for our time with Rick Enns.

There is no doubt in our mind that God sent

Rick’s strong leadership in answer to many

prayers. Our thanks to the entire staff and

membership of FUMC Canyon for making the

past 20 years unforgettable. You all remain

in our prayers.

Love,

George & Nancy Biffle

Ash Wednesday—February 13th

Imposition of Ashes—7:30 a.m. to 8:30

a.m. in the Sanctuary

NO Wednesday Activities, NO Wednesday

Night Meal

Ash Wednesday Service—6:30 p.m. in the

Sanctuary

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