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April 5, 2017 St. John the Apostle United Methodist Church 5450 Mansfield Rd. Arlington, TX 76017 817-468-8484 Office Hours: Monday - Thursday 9:00 am - 12:00 pm 1:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Friday Office closed Visit our web site: www.sjaumc.org Click here to see our Facebook page!
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Happening This Week
Youth Ministry
SUNDAY SCHOOL – Sunday Mornings (9:45 am) Senior High Room 125 & Junior High Room 121
UMYF – Sunday Night (5:30 – 7:30)
MIDWAY – Catch your breath at this mid-week small group study. (Wednesday Nights from 7:00 – 8:00)
Summer Mission Trip Grades: Completed 6th grade - 12th June 18th - 23rd Cost is $150 ($50 deposit was due April 1st) This year’s trip will be in Jacksonville, Arkansas. Each summer our youth join with other churches and travel to another city or state to lend a hand to those in need. For many youth, it is the highlight of their year to be able to give back to God's people while growing in the likeness of Christ with old friends and the new ones they make on the trip. Click here to register.
Jr. High Camp Expedition Camp 2: July 9-14 Expedition Camp is for campers going into 6-8th grades fall of 2017. It is an overnight, weeklong camp. Camp activities include worship, fishing, swimming, canoeing, hiking, crafts, archery, zip line, small group meetings and specialized sessions. Scholarships are available. See Joshua for details. Click here to register.
Children’s Ministry Children’s Quick Info
Youth Quick Info
Contact Information For info, contact our Director of Children’s Education, Lindsey, at [email protected]
or call 817-468-8484, ext. 305.
Text Messaging Please text SJAchildren to 84576 to join.
Prayer Request
Prayer Request
Click here to submit your prayer request. Note: Names will remain on the prayer list for two weeks. You may renew the request as often as you’d like.
Follow us on Instagram and Twitter @SJAUMCYouth Contact Info: Josh Warthen Minister to Youth & Families [email protected]
817-468-8484 ext. 304 Communications Texting Service To sign up for text alerts and emails about youth events and happenings please text SJAYouth to 40650
Military Family
Please continue praying for our soldiers. Click here for a list of military personnel names.
ALL Day through Easter - Labyrinth is open in “the Patch” APR. 5 - Wed. 6pm Wacky Wednesday 4yr - 4th grade 6pm Base Camp 5th & 6th grade 6:45pm Easter Cantata rehearsal 7 pm Midway APR. 7 - Fri. 9am The Quilting Ladies 6:30pm Set up the sanctuary for KAH packing event APR. 8 - Sat. 9 & 10am Upward Soccer games 9-10:30am KAH Packing 10:30am-12pm KAH Packing 12-1:30pm KAH Packing Singles: Kids Against Hunger packing APR. 9 - Sun. 8:30am Traditional Service 9:45am Blended Service 11am Contemporary Service 9:45am Kids ’ Connection 9:45am Youth Sunday School 11am Adventure Zone 12pm Family Picnic & Easter egg hunt 8:30/9:45/11am Service -
Sign up to be an organ, eye or tissue donor
Order Easter Lilies
Buy tickets for Dearly Beloved (A Wesleyan Thespian play)
Donate goodies for our soldiers
Drop off your military photo
5pm UMYF APR. 10 - Mon. ALL Day If you are parent of a youthie or child, reply to either [email protected]
Or call 817-468-8484 and let Josh or Lindsey know that you are bowling on May 6th. KEY SJA Events & Opportunities Fellowship Groups Life Groups Youth Children Missions Upward Soccer
Find an Adult Sunday School Class! Click here to find a class that fits your needs.
Online Giving Click here to access electronic giving.
Recent Sermons Miss a sermon or want to hear one again? Click here to listen.
SJA Digital Directory Get your copy of our SJA Directory. This is available digitally through the following options:
Sign up on the computer: click here.
To get the app: Apple device: Click here Android device: Click here Kindle Fire: Click here Search for Instant Church Directory if you are downloading it in your app store.
If you prefer a printed version, contact Darla in the office. 817-468-8484.
SJA Building Usage Calendar Looking for an available room for a meeting? Want to know what room the meeting/activity occurs? Click here to access the SJA calendar.
SJA Singles Open to all Single Adults Come join us for Sunday School at 9:45 am in room 152.
April 8th Kids Against Hunger packing event. Sign up now! April 15th Dinner out - Details next week. April 22nd Save the date.
For more information on any of these events, contact Prissy at 817-692-2110 or [email protected].
Wesleyan Thespians - SJA Drama Team
SJA
Holy Week and Easter Schedule Palm Sunday, April 9 at: 8:30 a.m. Traditional Service 9:45 a.m. Blended Service* 11:00 a.m. Contemporary Service* *The children will wave palms in the sanctuary. 12:15 p.m. Family Picnic & Easter Egg Hunt - Bring a lunch for your family. (drinks and cookies are provided) Bring a basket!
Maundy Thursday: April 13 at 7:30 p.m.
Good Friday: April 14 at 7:30 p.m.
Easter Sunday Services: April 16 7:00 a.m. Sunrise service at the Pavilion 9:00 a.m. Traditional Service 11:00 a.m. Celebration - The children will be performing
Easter Cantata: April 23 at 8:30, 9:45, 11:00 am Our SJA choir will tell the Passion and Easter story through music and narration.
Palm Sunday - Easter Egg Hunt Please join us after the 11:00 an service this Sunday for lunch and the Easter egg Hunt. Just a reminder bring a basket, and your own family picnic lunch. Drinks and cookies will be provided.
Palm Waving Please join us at 9:45 or 11:00 to see your kiddos waving palm leaves in the sanctuary. Join us after the 11:00 am service for lunch (families please bring your own picnic), and then we will have the Easter egg hunt.
Bowling All families are invited to join Mrs. Lindsey and Mr. Josh for a family bowling night. We need to know by April 10 what families will be joining us to make the reservation.
Vacation Bible School is June 11-15 (Sunday-Thursday), 6:00 to 8:30 p.m. Registration forms are in the hallway, pick up a form or sign up your children on line - click here. Want to know more? Click here to see the action packed video!
Correction In the April edition of the Monthly Newsletter the VBS dates are incorrect. VBS is June 11-15. We apologize for any confusion this may have caused.
Thank You to those who donated cardboard boxes, Children's Ministry no longer needs them.
Missions
Kids Against Hunger Millionth Meal Packing Event is THIS SATURDAY! We are meeting at SJA this Friday, April 7th at 6:30 p.m. to break down the sanctuary and set up for our Millionth Meal packing event. If you are available to help, it would be wonderful!!
The packing event starts at 9:00 a.m. on Saturday. We will also need help putting the sanctuary back together around 1:30. Any help is greatly appreciated!
Tasting will be during the April 8th packing event at SJA. Come and be a part of this exciting event. If you signed up to compete, bring your dish no later than 10:00 am. The winner will be announced during worship on Sunday morning.
Sunday Opportunities
THIS SUNDAY - Get Signed up with Donate Life Texas Registry During the month of April, we celebrate the lives saved by organ, eye and tissue donations, remember those who have donated and pray for those who are still waiting. Many people don’t even know, but a member of our congregation received a kidney transplant almost two years ago. Sue Wardell, and her husband Joe, are now active volunteers with Donate Life Texas, helping to encourage others to donate. Sue and a couple of other volunteers will be in the SJA hallway this Sunday, April 9 for all three services to help register anyone who wants to sign up! If you prefer, click here to register online.
The Wesleyan Thespians will present the southern-fried wedding comedy "Dearly Beloved" by Jessie Jones, Nicholas Hope and Jamie Wooten (the authors of the hit TV show "Golden Girls").
The Futrelle Sisters, Frankie, Honey Raye and Twink, are throwing a wedding. Frankie has almost made herself sick with elaborate preparations for her daughter Tina Jo's "Gone-with-the-Wind" themed wedding, and the rumor mill in their small town of Fayro, Texas, is working overtime. Although the sisters did survive the scandalous breakup of their almost-famous gospel singing trio, The Sermonettes, Twink's desperate attempts to get her boyfriend of fifteen-and-one-half years down the aisle, Frankie's ongoing conversations with their dead mother, and Honey Raye's tendency to race to the altar at every opportunity have kept tongues wagging for years. When the prodigal Honey Raye arrives at the church in a questionable outfit, consumed by hot flashes and a steely de-termination to right old family wrongs, Frankie's hope of the dream wedding is shaken. To add to the mayhem, word reaches the church that Tina Jo and her fiancé have fled Fayro and eloped. As a last ditch effort to save the day, The Sermonettes reunite and sing again.
April 28 at 7:00 pm
April 29 at 2:00 pm & 7:00 pm
Tickets are $10 and can be purchased on Sunday mornings through April 23.
Click here for instructions to purchase tickets by mail.
Attn: Youthies, Children & Parents! Join Josh and Lindsey for bowling on May 6 at 2:00 p.m. But first, we need to know who will join us. Please let either Josh or Lindsey know by April 10 so we can book the lanes. Email [email protected] or [email protected] or call: 817-468-8484.
You are invited to venture out into “the Patch” this Lenten season. Running through Easter you will discover a labyrinth, which is a winding path for the purpose of meditation and reflection. It is not a maze, in which you can go the wrong way. There is only one path to the center, the same path in which you will return. John Wesley encouraged believers to develop a method to journey inward to their sacred center. Walking the Labyrinth is one of many methods to refocus to our God-centered selves. The labyrinth is presented by the outreach team. Be sure to invite neighbors and friends.
Walk the Labyrinth at SJA
Last Sunday to Order Easter Lilies We are taking orders for Easter lilies to remember a loved one or honor someone special in your life. Envelopes are located in the hallway and forms are in the Attendance pads. Each lily is $10 each and will be used to decorate the chancel for Easter. Complete the form/envelope and drop it in the offering plate if you wish to purchase a lily/lilies. Deadline to order is April 9th.
For more information, click here.
Click here to see the video shown this past Sunday.
Correction This previous week, Palm Sunday Blended service was printed with the incorrect time. The Palm Sunday, April 9th Blended Service is at 9:45 a.m. as usual. We apologize for any confusion this may have caused.
5th Sunday Salute in April On the 5th Sundays throughout the year, we fill our 5th Sunday Salute Thank You Boxes for the military personnel church members, relatives, and close friends. The collection box is in the SJA hallway for donation drop offs every Sunday in April. Click here for a list of suggested items. Click here to see the military personnel we support. Anything that doesn’t get shipped to those we support will be donated to the USO.
We would like first and foremost to encourage you to lift these military personnel in your prayers. See the names under the Prayer Request section at the end of this page.
Now open through Easter!
A big thank you to church family for all of the cards, prayers and well wishes. I would also like to thank you for honoring the hospital’s rules for visiting as I was in ICU. Doing so much better now and knowing those lovely prayers were there are a large part of that healing process. Love to all my SJA family. Vince Formagus
Divorce Care - Divorced? Separated? Divorce is tough enough; there is no need to go through it alone. Participate with a small group of friendly, caring people who understand what you are going through. Everyone is welcome! No need to be a member of St. John the Apostle United Methodist Church and all denominations are encouraged.
For more information please contact: Mike and Betty-Jean (BJ) Kurowski at 920-217-6704 or [email protected]
“‘For I know the plans I have for you,’ declares the Lord, ‘plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future’” (Jeremiah 29:11).
Tarrant County Veterans Service Office Photo Initiative If any member who served in the U.S. military and resides in Tarrant County, the Tarrant County Veterans Service Office would like a photo of: the service member and their name, branch of service, and years of service. Drop off the photo to the church office on Sunday morning or during regular business hour. Chaplain Stoglin will take the photos to the Tarrant County Veterans Service Office. The photos will be initially placed on the bulkhead (wall) and then, eventually digitized as a lasting record of those who served. For those who choose to participate in the Photo Initiative, Chaplain Stoglin ask that each submission has the submitter in uniform. It does not matter, if the uniform is a dress uniform or a field uniform. Please note, the deadline for the submission is April 9th.
Head to Heart - the Lenten Journey Continues Head to Heart is the theme for our Lenten journey as a church family this year. This theme is intended to help us focus closely on our relationship with God between Ash Wednesday and Easter. You can view daily prayer prompts on the SJA Facebook page - just click here, or pick up a printed version is available in the church lobby.
You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind. Matthew 22:37
In Search of… Vacation Bible School is coming in June and we need a craft supplies that you can donate. We need empty toilet paper rolls - Place in the box under the VBS table
All women are invited to join Mrs. Lindsey for one hour for a six week Bible study on 1 & 2 Kings, and learning Holy Habits of Prophets and Kings. We’ll explore the central stories of these intriguing men of God and some of the practices they observed.
If you are interested in joining this class please join Mrs. Lindsey on April 20 (Thursday), at 7:00 p.m. for a meeting to discuss when you would like the class to meet, what time, and if you will need childcare.
April 20th at 7pm in room 120