HEALTH CONCERNS: Mel Wessels, Terri Bigham-Gill, Chuck Tucker, Lupe

Fetter, Trisha McGill, Dusty Koehler, Kevin Bural, Don Hefner, Betty

Butterfield, Peggy Davis, Jan Winstead, K’Lynn Yoakum, Mary Munger,

Stephanie Standley, & Emily (Nusser) Langley

IN CHRISTIAN SYMPATHY: FUMC & the family of Dink Cottrell as they grieve

his death; FUMC & the family of Harry Buster as they grieve his death; Barbara

Schneider & family as they grieve the death of her brother Paul McCurley;

Tony Burrus & family as they grieve the death of his brother Charles; Aurora

Thurber as she grieves the death of her aunt Anna Delgado

JOYS: Calvin Burns got a 1 on both his solo & ensemble at the band

competition; Tanner Martin (Texline Basketball coach), grandson of Buell &

Sandy Martin, was inducted into the Panhandle Sports Hall of Fame; Danielle

Rice got a 1st place in her choir solo

OTHER CONCERNS: prayers for Mallory (WT softball catcher) and her mother

Becky who were injured in a car accident

ANNIVERSARIES: David & Penny Carr – 2/9 - 18 yrs.; C.W. & Joyce

Stubblefield – 2/19 – 65 years

BIRTHDAYS: Geraldine Parks – 2/2; Chris Cornelius – 2/5; Danny Cornelius –

2/6; Sabrina Reyher – 2/7; Sydney Jane Barton – 2/7; Juanita Warwick – 2/21

ONGOING PRAYER CONCERNS: Mary Williamson, Brynn McPherson,

Dylan Brown, Shelly Gross, Milt Hudson, Dick Elliott, Glenda Abernethy, Sue

Thomas, Lou Ann Barnhart, Betty Hill, Dorothy Cook, Glen Miller, Carolyn

Mason, Beth Sanchez, Dorothy Haley, Judy Gilliam, Tata McCartney, Kimberly

Conrad, Kathy Noel, Keith & Dorinda McCormack, Bruce Fields, Anna

Overhulser, C.W. Stubblefield, Terry & Helen Gamblin, Betty Ketchersid,

Merrell Winstead, Martin Mordecai, Waylon Malone, Gib Satterwhite, T.K.

Baker, Erin Green, Christie Wilhite, Dusty Koehler, Shirley King, Donny Cook,

Guy Crenshaw, Brandi Sustaire, Patti Kolb, Bobby Altman, Dick Watson, Diane

Reid, Kingston Marr, Kason Gabbard, Alisann Smookler, Addi Martinez, Hope

Ramos, Virginia Tovar & Anna Ruth Erwin

ADDITIONAL INTERCESSORY PRAYERS: President Obama and our

country’s leaders, Costa Rica Team, Backyard Missions, War-torn Countries,

the economy, our policeman and firemen, those in the military and the need for

a local drug and alcohol addiction recovery treatment center.

Please email fumcpray@gmail.com or call 806-655-2851 with all prayer

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

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Worship Leaders for the 9am Service March 2 Youth Sunday March 9 Bill Rogers March 16 Donna Woodard March 23 Joe Young March 30 Melissa Schlabs

Acolytes for the 9 am Service March 2 Rilee Barnes and Caleb Gill March 9 Sam Williams and Chord Cogswell March 16 Jonah Hopson and Rilee Barnes March 23 Lane Miller and Kristian Wilhite March 30 Danielle Burns and Jordan Wilhite

Hosts March 2 - Youth Sunday March 9 9:00 John Barnhart, Johnny Back, Mary Clare Munger, Judy Welch 11:15 Darin & Brooke Barnes, Clois & Dorothy Rowland March 16 9:00 Floyd & Terrie Hartman, Don & Kathi Lee 11:15 Shawna King, Brenda Goodwin, Steve & Donna Woodard March 23 9:00 Rich & Connie Hopson, Kurt & Pam Landis 11:15 Jo Jackson, Pam Pandolfi, Betty Brown Johnson, Betty Hudson March 30 9:00 Mattie Hall, Annette Lippold, Jon & Rhonda Behrens 11:15 Virginia Bonifield, Jackie Patterson, Gerry & Darla Nickell

Prayer Room March 2 9:00—Lou Bulman 11:15—Joe Lombard March 9 9:00—Guylene Griffin 11:15—Nita Kennemer March 16 9:00—Jo Jackson 11:15—Roman Asbill March 23 9:00—Kathi Lee 11:15—Kathy Rogers March 30 9:00—Mary Clare Munger 11:15—Lezlie Cooper

(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: February 2

9:00 am Traditional Worship.………………………………………………….211

10:10 am Sunday School……..……………………………………..………...225

11:15 am Contemporary Worship….…………………………………..……..107

TOTAL IN WORSHIP……………………….…………………………….……318

Attendance Record: February 9

9:00 am Traditional Worship………………………………………………….341

10:10 am Sunday School…………………………...…..……………………..304

11:15 am Contemporary Worship………………………………………...…..146

TOTAL IN WORSHIP………………………………………………………..…487

Attendance Record: February 16

9:00 am Traditional Worship…………………………………………………..231

10:10 am Sunday School…………………………...…..……………………..206

11:15 am Contemporary Worship………………………………………….….110

TOTAL IN WORSHIP………………………………………………………......331

Attendance Record: February 23

9:00 am Traditional Worship…………………………………………………...244

10:10 am Sunday School…………………………...…..……………………..252

11:15 am Contemporary Worship……………………………………………..122

TOTAL IN WORSHIP…………………………………………………………..366

Schedules Joys and Concerns

CHURCH STAFF

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

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

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……………….………………………………….…..Cameron McMinn

ACCOMPANIST………………………………….…………......….......B.J. Brooks

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

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

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

Formed in Christ

Gracious and loving God, it is with thankfulness that I

hear your call to become Christlike. Something deep

within my heart stirs in its heavy sleep at your call. The

memory of something I was to have been, but am not,

yet could still be flits on the fringes of my consciousness.

O loving God, stir up this hunger in my heart until it

becomes the all-consuming passion of my life.

Robert Mulholland Jr., Invitation to a Journey

I love the prayer above from Robert Mulholland. I remember the first

time I read his book, Invitation to a Journey, in my early twenties. It had a

huge impact on my walk with Christ. It opened up to me the vastness of

the ways that we are called to be formed in Christ.

This past month in worship we have been looking at the different ways

that we are indeed formed in Christ. As we had Coffee with Christ, we

looked at the spiritual disciplines of prayer, meditation, study and fasting.

These disciplines are crucial as we grow in likeness of Christ. But there

are other disciplines as well. I hope that you will journey out and study

these disciplines and make them habits in your life. And it is my hope that

God will indeed stir up within you an all-consuming passion of knowing

Christ more and the ways in which we can grow.

I’ve listed several resources below that can help you in this journey. I

have found these helpful over the years. I pray they are a blessing to you

as well.

I look forward to seeing you on Sunday!

In Christ,

Rick Enns Senior Pastor revrick@firstchurchcanyon.com

Spiritual Discipline Resources A Spiritual Formation Workbook by James Bryan Smith and Lynda

Graybeal Invitation to a Journey by M. Robert Mulholland Jr. The Good and Beautiful God by James Bryan Smith Celebration of Discipline by Richard Foster The Jesus Habits by Jay Dennis Sacred Rhythms by Ruth Haley Barton Real Faith for Real Life by Michael Foss A Guide to Prayer for All God’s People by Rueben Job and Norman

Shawchuck A Blueprint for Discipleship by Kevin Watson

A Note From the Pastor

Church Conference

Sunday, March 2

Sanctuary

6:00 p.m.

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

fumccanyonnewsletter@gmail.com

Next Newsletter is March 26—Deadline

is March 20 at noon for information to

be in the newsletter.

I can’t believe it but we are about

half way through this spring

semester. Time flies when you’re

having fun. I just have a few things

I want you to keep in mind this

month.

1. Mission - Stuffed animals and used

electronics. I am collecting these items.

We will pray over these items and

distribute them to the hospitals and

various other child organizations.

2. Pancake Supper – Club 56 will be

holding the annual pancake supper on

Tuesday, March 4. Come join us for

dinner at 6 pm. All donations will be used

to support the various missions of Club

56.

3. 3rd Grade Bible Study – does not meet

tonight, Feb. 26. We will meet

Wednesday, March 5 to finish up our

study. We have had so much fun. I hate

to see this time coming to a close. We

will meet from 5 – 6:30 pm upstairs in our

regular room.

4. Spring Break – March 10-14.

5. 6th Grade Confirmation begins Sunday,

March 16 at 6 pm.

Upcoming Events

Children’s News

February 26 Wednesday Night Activities 5:30 p.m. Meal begins 6:15 p.m. WNF Activities begin 6:15 p.m. UMW Brillhart Circle—Room #222 February 27 5:00 Records & History—Room #113 February 28 11:30 a.m. Noon Bible Study—Room #113 March 2 6:00 p.m. Church Conference — Sanctuary March 4 6:00 p.m. Club 56 Shrove Tuesday Pancake Dinner—Fellowship Hall March 5 7:30 a.m. Implication of Ashes 2:00 p.m. UMW Book Review—Library NO Wednesday Night Activities 6:00 p.m. UMW Executive Board Meeting—Room #222 6:30 p.m. Ash Wednesday Service March 6 6:30 p.m. Women of Worship—Sanctuary/Parlor March 8 9:00 a.m. UMW Spiritual Growth—Room #125/127 March 16 5:30 p.m. Confirmation Parent Meeting—Sanctuary 6:00 p.m. Confirmation Class—Room #224 March 17 6:00 p.m. Finance Meeting—Room #113 March 19 Wednesday Night Activities 5:30 p.m. Meal begins 6:15 p.m. WNF Activities begin March 20 9:30 a.m. UMW Irene Elder Circle Meeting—#89 Jynteewood 6:00 p.m. Administrative Board—Room #125/127 March 24

6:00 p.m.—Trustee Committee Meeting—Room #113

Staff Anniversaries

Greetings! I hope that all is well in your life and that you are finding great joy in seeking after our Creator. The other day Anna Grace and I had the opportunity to go out to Palo Duro Canyon to go hiking. She has never been

out to the lighthouse, so I invited her to try and attempt the hike with me. The hike out to the lighthouse is around 6 miles round trip, which does not include the hike up on top of the large structure. Needless to say this a great length for a 5 1/2 yr old! I was amazed at how strong my daughter was to hike 2 miles before finally allowing me to carry her to the base of the lighthouse. She then hiked all the way up to the

lighthouse (where we had lunch) and then all the way back down. I carried her on my shoulders on our 3 mile journey back to the car. On our walk back I told her I was proud of her for reaching the lighthouse to which she responded in equal excitement about reaching her goal. I truly believe that my daughter had the goal of reaching the lighthouse in her heart, which is what gave her the ability to press on. I believe that as she saw the large goal she became even more excited and willing to press forward. I believe that because she had me (her father) with her she was able to press on and do more than she thought capable. Why do I tell you this? Read Hebrews 12:1-3. This passage has a whole new meaning to me after our hike and I would imagine you can relate. Many times in our lives we feel like giving up, but if we will fix our eyes on Jesus, know that the Holy Spirit is with us and

that our Creator is walking with us we can travel extraordinary lengths. Be blessed, Tyler Looney

Thank You Notes Geraldine Parks called wanting to say “Thank You” to her church family for all the Christmas notes and cards that were sent to her. She also just had a birthday on February 2nd and received many birthday wishes, notes and cards. She wants everyone to know how much her church family means to her and how much she misses everyone here. She is so very thankful for this

wonderful church family

and hopes that for her next birthday, she can celebrate it here with all of

you.

Dear FUMC Staff, Thank you for once again providing lunch for our free lunch program. We always enjoy it when y’all bring lunch; you help things run so smoothly. Thanks for the food and all the ways you love and support college students. The potatoes were excellent! Thanks for taking time out of your busy schedules to help us reach out to the WT

campus.

Sincerely,

The Wesley Staff

Dear FUMC Staff,

Thank you for the get well cards of encouragement! It makes the road to recovery easier. Thank Donna Johnston for her

visit and words of comfort!

Thank you,

Cole Lippold

Rick,

We are ever so grateful to the church for all of your help & donations this past year. We could not have fed all these kids without the generosity of our community. Thank you for your continued support as we strive to help yet 2 more schools in need this next semester. You are

greatly appreciated!

Thank you.

Cindy Sheets

Executive Director

Snack Pak 4 Kids

Dear Church Family and

Pastor Rick,

We opened our store in Snyder and are making plans to move down that way. We feel honored to have been members of FUMC Canyon. We will always remember the 3 G’s, and will keep you in our prayers. Thank you for all

your love and support.

Sincerely,

Martha & Jerry Johnson

W.O.W.

Women of Worship

When: March 6, 2014

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!

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!

FUMC Canyon Welcomes

New Members

Youth News

Trike-a-Thon raises $6,537.60 for 2014

The ‘In His Hands’ preschool Trike-a-Thon, held on Feb. 4th and 5th, raised $6,537.60 for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. In nine years of sponsoring this event, ‘In His Hands’ preschool has raised over $30,000. Thank you to all who

helped with this fantastic achievement!

“Sharing God’s Story for 125 Years”

In December, 1922, the Quarterly Conference Report stated that a resolution had been approved to construct a new building at the location convenient for both the congregation and the WT student body; this site was at 1818 Fourth Avenue. The Building Committee was Pastor M. M. Beavers, Chairman, C. W.

Warwick, John Guthrie, S. B. Orton, and G. G. Foster.

In February, 1925, the first service was held in the new red brick building at 1818 Fourth Avenue. More than 500 people attended

Sunday School and more than 550 attended the worship service.

“The Call: Living Sacramentally, Walking Justly”

Study led by Pam Zwickey & brought to you by the

FUMC Canyon unit of United Methodist Women

Join us as we explore the meaning and relevance of the

sacraments in our changing world. Communion and baptism are

so much more than just rituals that we do. As we explore ways

to “live sacramentally”, we will also learn how to “walk justly” as

Scripture teaches. According to John Wesley, sacramental living

expresses itself in works of mercy.

All are welcome to this exciting study!

March 8, 2014

Searcher’s Classroom

9:00 am - 3:00 pm

Lunch furnished

Wednesday Night Fellowship Meals 5:30 p.m. to 6:15 p.m.—Fellowship Hall

Wednesday March 5th NO MEAL - ASH WEDNESDAY Wednesday March 12th NO MEAL - SPRING BREAK Wednesday March 19th Tilapia Tacos with Toppings and Frozen Strawberry Crunch Cake Wednesday March 26th Chicken Fingers with Veggie Sticks and Dipping Sauces Berry Smoothies

LOST & FOUND

Please take a moment to check the LOST & FOUND cart in the

Fellowship Hall Kitchen to see if anything belongs to you!

Shirley Leach on completion of 10 years (combined IHH-3-1/2 & Church Office-6-1/2) on February 17th. Jason Lester on completion of 4 years (3 1/2 years Part-time & 6 month – Full Time) as Contemporary Worship Leader/Communications on March 28th (came on full time August 1st, 2013)

New Pictorial

Directory

We will be begin taking

pictures for the new

pictorial directory’s. The

dates available for pictures are March 20th 2:00 to

9:00 p.m., March 21st 2:00 to 9:00 p.m., March 22nd

10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., March 27th 2:00 to 9:00 p.m.,

March 28th 2:00 to 9:00 p.m., March 29th 10:00 a.m.

to 5:00 p.m., April 3rd 2:00 to 9:00 p.m, April 4th 2:00

to 9:00 p.m. and April 5th 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

The link for sign ups will be available on our website

(www.firstchurchcanyon.com) beginning the week of

March 3, 2014.

Sine Phillips was baptized and joined FUMC as an Associate member on January 26, 2014. While attending WTAMU, she wishes to be a part of First

United Methodist Church Canyon. Her home church is Park Hills Christian Church in El Paso, Texas. Sine is also active in the Wesley on the WT Campus. Welcome to

FUMC Canyon!

Roy Lee Calvin III joined FUMC by Profession of Faith on January 26, 2014. Roy is a student at WTAMU and is active in the Wesley on the WT Campus. He also is on the worship team

for FUMC. Welcome to FUMC Canyon!

Corey DeWitt joined FUMC by Profession of Faith on January 26, 2014. Corey is a student at WTAMU and is active in the Wesley on the WT Campus. Welcome to

FUMC Canyon!

Danielle Johnson was baptized and joined FUMC on January 26, 2014. Danielle is a student at WTAMU and is active in the Wesley on the WT Campus. Welcome to

FUMC Canyon!

Myles Smith was baptized and joined FUMC on January 26, 2014. Myles is a student at WTAMU and is active in the Wesley on the WT Campus.

Welcome to FUMC Canyon!

$ Giving Opportunity $

High School Senior Scholarship

Each year we like to give scholarships to as many graduating seniors as we can. The more money we have, the more scholarships we can give out. If you or your Sunday School class or organization would like to participate, please make your check payable to FUMC and put “senior scholarship fund” in the memo section of the check. We need funds turned in by

Sunday, April 27, 2014.