United Methodist ChurchWestbury

United Methodist ChurchWestbury

United Methodist ChurchWestbury

United Methodist ChurchWestbury

WestburyUMC.org5200 Willowbend Blvd. Houston, TX 77096713-723-0175

JULY 26–AUG. 2, 2015

Let Us PrayThis list is provided by the Living Water Caring Ministry. Let us know your prayer requests by calling the church office at 713-723-0175 or fill out a card in worship.

SENIOR PASTOR Rev. Taylor Fuerst ASSOCIATE PASTOR, PASTORAL CARE Rev. Homer Williams ASSOCIATE PASTOR, MUSIC & WORSHIP Rev. R. DeAndre Johnson

ASSOCIATE PASTOR, FAM Rev. Hannah Terry

HOSPICEElodia “Lola” Martinez

FAMILY CONCERNSMary ArthurLoLo BriggsBetty BrokawLaralee DeHartTed DoerrDaphne DumoJanice DupréDan & Joyce GarzaEllie HansonDaniel & Lindsey HeathcockLillie JohnsonDeborah LigganDon and Louise MillerOscar RayJon ReidThe Rorai FamilyCharlotte SewellMike SturdevantKevin Vega

HOMEBOUND MEMBERSAnne BellCarl & Wava FickMarvin & Alta Hamilton Evelyn HoughtonDottie Proper

U. S. ARMED FORCESIbim Briggs, Jr., Navy Caleb Crosby, Army Toni Coleman, Air Force Dale Dumo, Marine CorpsBenjamin Goodhart, Navy Sean Neufeld, Navy Richard Pennard, Navy Ayodele Sokoya, Navy Joshua M. Terry, Marine Corps Joel E. Terry, Marine Corps

EXTENDED FAMILY CONCERNSLisa Rogers, daughter of Janice DupréDavid Stewart, father of Hillary PeeteYvwania Richardson, sister of Carolyn WashingtonEmma Collier, mother of Vanessa CollierChris Caldwell, friend of Lewis and Dorothy WilliamsSharon Goddin, sister-in-law of John GoddinTim Sturdevant, nephew of Mike Sturdevant Elaine Bishop, sister of Linda HallJim McGann, brother-in-law of Audrey McGannJoel Terry, brother of Hannah Terry

Rodney & Carl Speers, friends of Linda HallMeme Hodge, grandmother of Rachel HodgeDre Johnson, husband of Wyn JohnsonBarbara Burrell, aunt of Nate Burrell Jr.Judy Killabrew & Lovie Gibson, friends of Patricia OliveriresNaomi Davison, sister of Juanita SheppardMary Don Wilkerson, aunt of Kathlyn FowlerRickie White & Seymour Marsh, brother & uncle of Zelma BranchRonald Shanks, son of Lydia ShanksDebra Meador, daughter-in-law of Donna MeadorRena Boggs, relative of Mamie ArbuckleKim Jones, friend of Joyce AkinsCourtney Johnson, daughter of Wyn JohnsonFrenchie Henderson & Laura Hicks, parents of Ken HendersonV. Demasiliere, relative of Janice DupréCelester Gatewood Jr., father of Lambra HollowayLinda Rosen, friend of Becky GrinsteadMonica, niece of Ruby MilesGary Campbell & John Campbell Jr., son & father of Carolyn WashingtonVanessa Watkins, friend of Yvonne CanidaSylvia Fowler, aunt of Kathlyn Fowler Jerry Mason, father of Jennifer FloresMichelle Hanson, daughter-in-law of Ellie HansonEddie MartinezTraci Canida, niece of Yvonne CanidaKara Leon, daughter of Ellie Hanson

LIVING IN A CARE FACILITYCarmin Cleavenger, TreemontBetty Davenport, TreemontVelma Ferguson, Treemont Meriana Gee, Oyster Creek Manor Emmitt Griggs, Brookdale Place Dow Harleston, Clarewood House Bill Hazlett, Colonial Oaks at Braeswood JoAnn Hazlett, Belmont at West U. Richard Heetderks Sibyl HenleyBillie HollingsheadJoAnn Long, Harbor HospiceMonette Miller, Belmont at West U.Gwynn Molzahn, Clarewood HouseEd Owen, Belmont at West U.Naomi Schobelock, Oakridge CottagesJo SullivanSallie Taggart, Seven AcresArdith Watson, Clarewood House Alta Lee Whitmore

Ways to serve & give

Can you make some calls? TACCOR representative Carol Greenslate, who is managing the Houston Volunteer Flood Relief Center out of Westbury UMC, invites anyone who has available daytime hours to help make phone calls for flood relief. Choose a time that best fits your schedule (Tuesdays–Fridays, 10 am–3 pm) in the Youth Wing. You’ll call people affected by the flood about their 311 report and make them aware of FEMA deadlines. Contact Carol at cgreenslate@txcumc.org or (832) 857-2135. Westbury UMC has been actively

developing a master plan for our facilities. A committee, chaired by Dan Grinstead, has been working since June with Merriman Holt Powell architectural firm to assess the needs of our ministries, the gifts and challenges of current facilities, and our goals and hopes for the future. Through interviews with staff and ministry leaders and visits to other churches, we are gathering what we need to envision ways that our building can be adapted, renovated and renewed. On Sunday, August 2, immediately following worship, all are invited to linger in the Sanctuary, where we will hear from the architect and committee about what we have learned and what to expect in the next couple of months. There will be a brief presentation, followed by an opportunity for questions and further discussion with the architect and committee members. We hope you’ll come and see what God is doing as we dream about another 60 years of ministry at Westbury UMC!

Master PlanTown Hall Meeting

SUN, AUG 2 � NOON

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Community celebrations

What’s happening this weekSUNDAY, JULY 26

9:30–10:30 am in the Parlor Family Sunday School (children +parents)

Noon in Room 103 Missions Meeting

12:15–1:30 pm, off-site Young Adult Lunch + Learn

5–7 pm at the Patlans’ Home Youth BBQ & Backyards

MONDAY, JULY 27

9:30 am–1 pm in the Parlor PrimeTimers (program: Summertime Hymns)

TUESDAY, JULY 28

9:30 am–2 pm in the Children’s Wing Summer Mother’s Day Out

THURSDAY, JULY 30

9:30 am–2 pm in the Children’s Wing Summer Mother’s Day Out

SATURDAY, AUGUST 1

9 am–1 pm, churchwide VBS Decorating

SUNDAY, AUGUST 2

Noon–1 pm in the Sanctuary Master Plan Town Hall Meeting

5–7 pm at the Beards’ Home Youth BBQ & Backyards

AnnouncementsFROM HERE TO THERE

When the choir returns to their regular schedule this fall, they will make a grand entrance by wearing brand new choir robes that have recently been ordered. But the celebration doesn’t end there!

Soon, a church in Kadem, Kenya, will receive a shipment of our choir’s retired robes for their own choir to wear. Just a few days before the choir planned to wear their old robes for the last time, the church received a call out of the blue asking if we happened to have any robes we could donate to the Kenyan church.

A woman named Suzanne came to pick up the robes, and she was bubbling over with excitement as she packed them in her car. She was so joyful because it is her home church in Kenya that will receive the robes. She explained there are many people in the church who long to sing in the choir, but they must have a robe to do so. Suzanne’s mission has become to find enough robes that are no longer wanted in the United States and send them to Kenya in order to provide one to anyone who wants to sing in a choir, not only in her home church, but in every church in Kenya.

“We have been allowed to be a part of God’s plan,” says choir president Juanita Rogillio. “We had 60 robes that we had wanted to replace for so long and someone else had an urgent desire to pick up almost the exact same number of robes on the last day we wore them to send to members of another church thousands of miles away who view them as a great gift and are excitedly waiting to receive them.”

Before she left, Juanita asked Suzanne about the name of her home church so that we could keep them in our prayers. It is Sota SDA Church. How wonderful it is to know that we can join our Christian brothers and sisters all over the world in singing praises to the God who made us all!

For folks 55 and over, PrimeTimers will meet on Monday, July 27, in the Parlor. Games will begin at 9:30 am, followed by a short meeting. Remember to bring a salad or a dessert for the lunch at 11:15 am. Our program will feature Sarah Winkel at the piano leading us in singing “Summertime Hymns” at noon.

With Vacation Bible School just around the corner, help feed hungry tummies with healthy snacks. Stop by the Café to sign up to donate snacks for the 150 kids and volunteers we will welcome. We appreciate your generosity! If you have questions, contact Hillary Peete, Director of Children’s Ministry, at 713-723-0175.

We’ll be raising up snow-capped mountains and pitching tents to decorate for our upcoming “Everest” Vacation Bible School. Help us transform the church on Saturday, August 1, from 9 am to 1 pm. It’s come and go as your availability allows, with refreshments served. If you have questions, contact Hillary Peete.

Having rested their voices throughout July, the Sanctuary Choir will resume weekly rehearsals on Thursday, August 6, at 7 pm in Room 200. If you’ve thought about singing with the choir, now is a great time to join! For details, contact Rev. DeAndre Johnson at 713-723-0175 or deandre1@westburyumc.org.

t Gwenevere Bernice Jenkins, daughter of Joel and Tiffany Jenkins, was born on Friday, July 17, at 2:20 am, weighing 5 lbs, 2 oz. Here is baby girl with her proud grandmother, Gwen Johnson.