8:05 AM Awakening Service

9:30 AM Traditional Service

11:00 AM Contemporary Worship

Nursery provided for all services.

Sunday School for All Ages

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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.

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. William Bud Reeves 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 Discipleship Pastor: Bryan Tabakian, btabakian@heritage.church Congregational Care Pastor: Max Goins, mgoins@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: Debbie Marsh, dmarsh@heritage.church Early Childhood Coordinator Anna Utz, autz@heritage.church Financial Manager: Lisa Willis, lwillis@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

In Hospital: Tommy Dodd (hospital in GA) Neal Ellison (hospital in NWA) Emma Lee Kelton (hospital in LR)

At Home: Mary Ellen Weidman-Burris, Marjorie Howard, Betty James, John Luckau, Jeri Nash, Gary Pittman, Carolyn Scott, Linda Seubold, Shirley Touchstone, Doris Wortham, Mary Wrisinger

Assisted Living: Mary Coble (Crawford H & R) Gerlinda Dibble (Willowbrook) Geraldine Hurst (Pink Bud Home) Jean Stratton (Crawford H & R) Maxine Fahrner (Ashton Place) Donna Pape (Methodist Rehab) Joyce Hopkins (Legacy Heights)

In Sympathy: Mary Beth Autry and Family in the death of her cousin, Mazelle Chrouch.

Family and Friends in the death of their beloved, Melinda Bigelow.

Sunday, May 10: MOTHERS’ DAY

Wednesday, June 17: FAMILY NIGHT

AT ALMA AQUATIC PARK 6 PM

Saturday, June 20: OLD TIME GOSPEL SING

AT POOLE’S PLACE 6 PM

MAY VOLUNTEERS

Ushers

8:05 am John Poole

Mike Kneeland Drew Cone Max Garrett

9:30 am Seekers Life Group

11:00 am Kip James

Mark Anders Jennifer James

Greeters

8:05 am Bruce Brown Darlene Craft

Leanna Garrett Pat Poole

9:30 am Seekers Life Group

11:00 am Jena Harper Kris Ailes

FROM YOU PASTOR’S HEART … Honoring our Mothers!  

My  brother,  Tony,  is  having  a  great  me  telling  people  the  story  about my motorcycle wreck.  His favorite part is that while si ng in my emergency room bed, I realized that word about my accident was ge ng out on social media so I quickly texted my family to  let them know  I’d broken some bones and  injured some joints but that I was going to be okay.  I ended the text with, “DON’T TELL MOM!”   He  laughs  so hard  that  a 48  year old Army  colonel  and  lead pastor would  s ll be  so  concerned  about what his mother  thinks!    In my defense,  I simply did not want my mom  to have  to worry about  something  she already does not want me doing – riding a motorcycle!  She s ll doesn’t know so please don’t tell her!   

Our moms will always be our moms, no ma er how old we get!   I’ll always be my mom’s baby boy, and  I want to honor that.    I want to honor her and bless her in her old age.   Mother’s Day is a great opportunity to honor our moms.  I won’t get to be with my mother that day, so we are going to Li le Rock to visit her Thursday evening.  

Whether our mothers are  s ll alive on earth or not, we  can honor  them  this Sunday by giving  thanks  for  them, by  remembering  them, and by  celebra ng them for their part in giving us the gi  of life.   How will you bless and honor the 

mothers  in  your  life  this  Sunday?    Let’s  spend  some  me doing that together at Heritage!  

So blessed to be your lead pastor!  

Wes P.S. The Heritage Children’s Ministry will have a flower to give each woman  in church Sunday. 

Volume 29 Issue 19 May 7, 2015 

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 

In This Issue 

Memorials/Honorariums  New Members/Bap sms  Thank You  Prayer Shawl Mee ng  Children’s Ministry News  GriefShare  Healthy Congrega on  Na onal Day of Prayer  Food Pantry Needs  Volunteers Needed  Women’s Bible Study  Halo Report  Gospel Sing  Newcomers’ Recep on  Wedding Invita on  Prayer Chain  Preschool 

HONORARIUMS AND MEMORIALS

In honor of 2015 CONFIRMATION CLASS by: Mr. & Dr. Ron Smith (BF) In honor of WAYNE AND SUE WEEGE’S BIRTHDAYS by: M/M Bill Thomas (YM) In memory of RI C H A R D BALDWIN (father of Brad Baldwin) by: M/M Benton Cone (BF) In memory of JIM DIBBLE by: M/M Rocky Lambert (FP) Deloris Hayes

BF - Building Fund FP - Food Pantry YM - Youth Ministry

FOOD PANTRY NEEDS

We need volunteers to sack groceries and help customers on Fridays 9:30 am - 12 pm. If you are interested, please contact Roger Burkert at 462-3392.

PRAYER CHAIN

If you have prayers that you would like to share with your church f a m i l y , p l e a s e e m a i l prayerchain@heritage.church or call the office.

CHILDREN’S MINISTRY

Week-end VBS June 5-7th, 2015

June 5th 6-8:30 pm June 6th 3-5:30pm

and Family Fun 5:30-7:30pm

Children 2 years through 5th grade are invited to join us! Registration forms are available at the computer check-in stations in the children’s wing! If you are interested in volunteering for VBS, please see Debbie, Shawnna, or Nicole!

THANK YOU FOR YOUR PRAYERS

We feel the much-needed love and prayers of our HUMC family as we wrap up in our prayer shawls sent to Augusta. Dad is overwhelmed by his. Your continuous prayers have carried us through!

Hope to be back home soon! Ronda Brown Tommy & Maryann Dodd

THANK YOU

Dear Heritage Church family, We, the family of Megan Walk-er, would like to thank you for the love and care you showed us dur-ing a most difficult time for our family. Your prayers, your thought-fulness in all you did by opening the Fellowship Hall to our family, friends, children and faculty of the 9th grade Academy, was such a blessing for us. Thank you again, and may God bless each and every one of you. Doug and Deborah Pearson and Family

SUMMER IN THE SON

Ladies! A new Women’s Bible Study is coming this summer to Heritage. “Summer in the Son” Bible Study will be studying Beth Moore's Children of the Day. It is an in-depth study of 1st and 2nd Thessalonians. We will meet every Thursday from 6:30-8 pm in June and July. For more information, contact Nico le Beket a t nbeket@heritage.church.

NEW MEMBERS AND BAPTISMS

2014-2015 CONFIRMATION CLASS

Back Row: Zora Scott*, Alyssa Lambert*, Abbie Utz, Dylan Smith, Brandon Beaver, Avery Salisbury, Jackson Utz Middle Row: Wes Hilliard, Sam Midkiff, Shannon Rogers, Natalie Williams, Kynnedy Pendergrass, L i l l i e Warnock , Brayden Tabakian, Allison Hilliard Front Row: Blake Williams, Allyson Rauser*, Paul Niba*, Abigayil Lenzini, Tori Agent*, Ella Carson* Not Pictured: Baylor Shook

*Baptized

Ethan Routt Son of Rob and Nikki Routt

Anita Barnett

Pam Grazier

RUBIES’ BIBLE STUDY

Beginning June 8th, we will begin a study on Jennifer Rothschild’s, Hosea: Unfailing Love Changes Everything. Ladies, please join us Monday mornings at 9:30 am in the Welcome Center.

YOU’RE INVITED

Wayne and Debbie Stewart invite everyone to join them at the wedding celebration of their son,

SCOTT to KALIN SIMPSON Saturday, May 16th at 4 pm in the Heritage Sanctuary.

NEWCOMERS’ RECEPTION

If you are a guest or have come to Heritage within the last year, we would like to invite you to a meet-and-greet with Pastor Wes following each service in the Welcome Center.

PRAYER SHAWL MEETING

There is a meeting Sunday, May 17th at 2 pm in the Welcome Center. For more information, contact Kathy Alexander at 474-9799.

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED

I f you are interested in volunteering for the Old Time Gospel Sing on June 20th, we need people in the areas of food prep and kitchen, parking cars, set-up and tear down. Please contact the church office to sign-up.

HALO REPORT APRIL 27

The Men played two Monday night. The first game we played against, The Current. Game two was against Central Christian of Fort Smith. Excuse the pun, but the Halos started this trip as if they were floating downstream with the current as our heroes came out slugging the ball plating 7 runs in the first, 5 in the second and 6 in the third inning. Meanwhile the Current’s bats were cooled by the slow, cool, Barry White-esque pitch stylings of Mike Kneeland. The Current didn’t get into the groove until the fourth inning following the right, Reverend Kevin Hardcastle’s rally stopping defensive play. K. Hardcastle ran down a hard hit fly to the fence and snagged it saving at least two more runs from scoring in the top of the Halo half. Legend has it he jumped plum near ten feet high to snag that ball. First man up in next inning, Mr. Hardcastle showed his lets have fun competitive edge as he launched a rocket shot over the right field fence. As far as anyone knows that ball landed near Kibler Road. Others say it was filled with the Holy Spirit and hasn’t landed yet. When it does it will start a revival. It did sort of start a rally for the Current players as they scored a bunch or runs that inning. The following at bat for the Halos the right Reverend logged all three outs in the field against the fence in deep left-center. The Current rallied and made it close until the Halos hit a barrage of 4 dingers in the 6th innings pulling away far enough to win. Game two the Halos hit fewer homeruns, but strung together several hits in different innings piling up enough runs to stay ahead of Central Christian. This game highlighted Halo team speed both on offense and on defense. Andrew Elkins, Jason Lolley, Jason Bonner, Marshall Newby, Brian Curd, Justin Goins and Tyler Goodnight flew around the bases scoring runs and covered the ground on defense to stifle would-be Centrals rallies. Kevin Lea, Nick Holman moved around the bags well enough, but may need time in the Jacuzzi. Halo report April 30….Our Co-ed team split two with A to Z and First Baptist Kibler Blue. Game one Our Co-ed team matched runs with Kibler thanks to homerun power by Donnie Ostrander and Ryan Breeze. Shannon Morrow was solid as our lead-off batter and solid on defense in left field. Erin Ragland had three hits, while Angie Rushing kept a high on-base percentage and Katie Smith got two RBI’s on her first hit. Tracy Ostrander filled the third spot in the line-up with clutch hitting, while Donnie cleaned the bases three times to keep the Halos in the lead. Halos prevailed grabbing their first win of the season. Game two AtoZ hit well and kept on hitting. Our halos stayed up for a little while, until a couple of innings with some bad bounces, a handful of errors combined with timely hitting by A to Z. Good play wasn’t enough to catch up and our Halos lost the second game. Co-ed plays May 7th at 7:30 and 8:30 Men play May 12th at 6:30 and 8:30.