2/7/25 CRFUMC Email Blast
- Matt Franks
- Feb 7
- 4 min read
Join us this Sunday Morning
9 a.m. Modern Service
10:45 a.m. for the Traditional Service
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Upcoming Events
February 13: Leah Circle/UWF; 11:45am, Fellowship Hall
February 20th: Men’s Lunch Group, Pegasus, 11:30 am
February 20th Celebration of Life for Dolores Lowery at 11 a.m.
February 20: Knot Again, 6pm
February 21: Deadline for Deadline for March Newsletter articles
March 5: Ash Wednesday Service at 6:30 pm
March 6: Game Night, 6-8 pm, Fellowship Hall
March 9: Return to Daylight Savings Time; set your clocks one hour forward.
March 9: Stewardship Campaign Kick Off Sunday
March 9: Prison Ministry cards available for backpack contributions (teams after Sunday)
March 30: One service 10:45am, Easter Cantata “Song of the Shadows”
April 13: Palm Sunday
April 16: Stations of The Cross from 12pm. until 6 p.m.
April 18: Good Friday Service 6:30 p.m.
April 20: Easter Sunday
No Cantata Rehearsal Sunday, February 9
Rehearsals for “Song of the Shadows” will resume on February 16 with a delicious potato bar lunch before rehearsal. With 6 more rehearsals before the March 30 presentation during the 10:45 Worship, it’s not too late to join the cantata choir. At the February 2nd rehearsal, we doubled the size of the choir with singers from within our church community and added a few from beyond our walls. The music is beautiful; and not too difficult to learn. See Nancy Docksey before or after the traditional service if you need more information.
Soup-er Bowl Food Drive:
Don’t forget to bring your bag of nonperishables to church this Sunday and leave them in the sanctuary in front of the team banner — Eagles or Chiefs — you hope wins the Super Bowl. It’s a win for our local Help & Hope Food Pantry.
Meal Group Photos
Please send recent photos of your lunch or dinner group to Julie Bailey (juliesings@gmail.com) by February 21. We’d like to do a photo page in the March newsletter.
Prison Ministry.
On March 6th, the opportunity to help with the backpack portion of our Prison Ministry begins with donation cards available for pick up. Mike Vitek notes that 48 backpacks (36 for men and 12 for women) are needed for this mission project benefitting the Douglas County Detentions Center who distribute them to inn gates as they a. We purchase backpacks and then fill them with a wide variety of personal items and devotional material. The supplies and monetary donations for the backpacks need to be returned to the Church by Sunday, March 30th.
Leah Circle
"Remember the Alamo? It was one of the most infamous battles in Mexican-American History! At our February 13 Leah Circle, Joyce Morales-Caramella will be portraying Juana Navarro Alsbury who was at the Alamo during the 13 day siege and battle." Come join us for a lunch (provided), devotions, and this special program
Contemporary Bible Study
The book chosen is Life of the Beloved: Spiritual Living in a Secular World by Henri J. M. Nouwen, who writes: "All I want to say to you is, 'You are the Beloved,' and all I hope is that you can hear these words as spoken to you with all the tenderness and force that love can hold. My only desire is to make these words reverberate in every corner of your being - 'You are the Beloved.’’"
In person runs Monday January 27 2025-Februarys 17 2025 6:30 to 8:00PM;
Zoom session, Fridays to January 31th to February 21 2025 6:30 to 8:00PM
Tuesday Morning Bible Study
Tuesday Morning Bible Study will begin its study of Adam Hamilton’s Words of Life: Jesus and the Promise of the Ten Commandments Today by Adam Hamilton at 9:30 a in the church library beginning January 7.
Nearly everyone has heard of the Ten Commandments, the list of “thou-shalt-nots” found in the Bible. Jesus saw these commandments not as onerous burdens, but as guideposts to help us experience a good and beautiful life. These ten ancient “words” were given to us by a loving God who longed to set safe boundaries, create order out of chaos, help communities live peacefully, and protect us—often from ourselves.
New and used copies can be purchased at Amazon from $7 - $15, similar to copies available through Cokebury and Thriftbooks.
We have been asked how can we help with the Wildfires in California.
You can help with prayer: pray for God to provide safety, comfort and hope.
You can also give to our United Methodist Committee on Relief (UMCOR) https://advance.umcmission.org/p-620-umcor-us-disaster...
You can keep updated with info here: https://www.facebook.com/UMCcalpac
If you have questions please reach out to the Church office.
Daily Scripture Readings from: https://lectionary.library.vanderbilt.edu
Monday: Isaiah 6:1-8, (9-13)
Tuesday: Psalm 138
Wednesday: 1 Corinthians 15:1-11
Thursday: Luke 5:1-11
Quote for the Week
We are secure, not because we hold tightly to Jesus, but because He holds tightly to us. R. C. Sproul
Weekly Prayer
Lord, help me to follow You in every thought, word, and deed. Give me a heart of obedience and trust that I would not get wrapped up in my doubt or what I think is the right choice. In Jesus name we pray, Amen
Loving God we lift up to you
The United Methodist Church
Mountain Sky Annual Conference
Bishop Kristen Stoneking,
Those impacted by the wildfires in California
Our Pastors and Staff
Little Blessings Families
Leona and Garrett Mathes, sister and brother-in-law to Chuck Bailey
Duane Osborn Brother in law of Nancy Docksey Heart Surgery Dec 11th
Tom Johnson
Maxine Ferguson
Connie Berry, cousin of Denny Pottenger
Anne Shuman
Bill Hurst father of Callie Hurst
Evelyn Kelly, friend of Louise Molieri
Louise Molieri
Vinny Molieri
Nick Roy, brother of Cheryl Smith
David Spencer
Teresa Kindt daughter of Ken and Gayle Kindt
Phoebe Brady, friend of Pat and Kay Jones
Juanita Trujilo Friend of Rose Andrade
Gloria Bennett Friend of Rose Andrade
Sheldon Lewis Brother of Rose Andrade
Daniel Greene, father of Gabby
Bill McDonald
Family of Rev Bob Toll
Family of Delores Lowery
