Life and the life of faith are a journey for which we need nourishment – physical, emotional, and spiritual.  Join John Dillard on Ash Wednesday, February 22, 2012 at 12:00noon or 6:30pm in Perkins Chapel to consider how Ash Wednesday and Lent are related to our journeys of life and faith.

Then, on February 29, 2012 at 12:00-1:00pm, begin a weekly Lenten study (skipping March 14 for Spring Break) using Robert Schnase’s book, Forty Days of Fruitful Living: Practicing a Life of Grace.  The study will go through April 4, 2012 and will be led by Kim English (children@fumcwf.org or 940-766-4231, x272).

Even if you choose not to participate in the study, we hope you’ll consider getting a copy of the book to read for personal devotional use throughout the season of Lent.  If you do use the book for the study or only personal use, you’ll start reading on Ash Wednesday, reading each successive day except on Sundays when you’ll read the unnumbered thematic introductions.

The book costs $12, and the church will not order the book for you until receiving the money.  Or, if you prefer to order the book yourself, click the image of the book or the title of the book above.

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A provocative new study will begin on Sunday afternoons beginning February 12, 2012 as the Sunday Afternoon Study Group discusses Gregory A. Boyd’s book, The Myth of a Christian Nation: How the Quest for Political Power Is Destroying the Church.

In writing of this book, Tony Campolo says that it “addresses a major concern of evangelical Christians who are fearful that patriotic zeal is being confused with Christianity and that Christianity is being used to legitimize a socio-political system that ought to be biblically critiqued.  We’ve needed this book.”

The author, Greg Boyd, is the founder and senior pastor of the mega-church, Woodland Hills Church, in St. Paul, Minnesota.

Here are details of the class:

• Sundays, beginning February 12, 2012
• 4:30-6:00pm
• In Room 302.
• Childcare available upon request
• Cost for the book:  $11 (you must pay for the book before the church can order it for you)
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New to the United Methodist Church?

Been in the UMC a long time
but not sure of our basic beliefs?

Just want to know more about the UMC?

This 4-week Sunday School Class is for you!

Led by our ministry staff, this class will cover:

• United Methodist History / Structure
• United Methodist Theology
• Programs of FUMC

This class will be held on Sunday mornings during the Sunday School hour (9:30-10:15am).  The class location will depend on how many register.

Please, register below so we’ll know how many to expect!

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This documentary follows former priest, James Carroll, on his journey of remembering and reckoning as he considers some of Christianity’s dark history.  It traces the legacy from the Emperor Constantine’s vision of the cross as a sword and symbol of power, to the rise of genocidal antisemitism, to modern-day wars sparked by religious extremism.

On:

• Sunday, January 22, 2012
• 4:00-6:00pm (we’ll start promptly at 4:00pm – PLEASE, don’t be late!
• On the 3rd Floor of the Education Wing

we’ll watch this movie on the big screen and briefly discuss it after the fact.

For more information, contact
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This study helps us engage the Psalms at the deepest level of our hearts, where God’s faithfulness confronts the most challenging aspects of our lives when we ask,

“How long, O Lord? Will you hide forever?”
(Psalm 89)

and when we pray,

“Great is the Lord and greatly to be praised.”
(Psalm 48)

Class Details:

• Day:  Thursdays, beginning January 12, 2012
• Time:  10:30-12:00pm
• Duration:  10 Sessions
• Location:  Room 302 (Genesis Classroom)
• Cost: $10 (includes cost of study guide)

For more info, contact Rev. Troy Sims:  940-766-4231, x229 or tsims@fumcwf.org.

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Let us prepare our hearts and souls for the coming of Christ with this 4-week Advent study led by Rev. Troy Sims:

• Wednesdays, November 30-December 21, 2011
• 12:00-1:00pm

One of the larger and faster growing United Methodist Churches is Ginghamsburg Church in Tipp City, Ohio, which began in 1863.  Their current pastor, Rev. Mike Slaughter, was appointed there in 1979 and took it from an average worship attendance of 90 to the number of 4,500 today.  His life-long passion to reach the lost and set the oppressed free has made him a tireless and leading advocate.  He is the author of the book that will inspire this study, Christmas Is Not Your Birthday: Experience the Joy of Living and Giving like Jesus.

Every year, we say we’re going to cut back, simplify, and have a family Christmas that focuses on the real reason for the season—Jesus. But every year, advertisements beckon, the children plead, and it seems easier just to indulge our wants and whims. Overspending, overeating, materialism, and busyness rob us of our peace and joy and rob Jesus of his rightful role as the center of our celebration.

This Advent, let’s attempt to cut through the hype that leaves us exhausted and broke at the end of the year. Instead, let’s seek to experience the peace of knowing that God is truly with us, the joy of giving sacrificially, and the love of a Savior who gave everything he had for us, leaving us an example.

The cost of the book is $10, and we must have payment before the book can be ordered.  Register NOW below!

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The YES Committee of FUMC has arranged for an

• AARP Drivers Safety Class
• Date:  Tuesday, November 1, 2011
  (please, note this has changed)
• Time:  10:00am-3:00pm
• Location:  Room 17-U (Bi-the-Way Classroom)
  in the Undercroft of FUMC
• Cost for AARP Members: $12
• Cost for military personnel, veterans, and spouses:  FREE with proof of service
• Cost for all others:  $14

This class is open to ANY licensed driver.
No pre-registration required; just show up.

Coffee and light refreshments will be provided.
Lunch from 12:00-1:00pm is on your own.

For further information,
contact Linda Johnston,
AARP driving class chairman,
at 940-716-0799.

Come read and study the book that Rev. Troy Sims says has been the most transformative book he has ever read!

The Powers That Be: Theology for a New Millennium by Walter Wink makes us re-think our worldview, reclaiming the divine realm as central to human existence by offering new ways of understanding our world in theological terms. It reformulates ancient concepts, such as God and the devil, heaven and hell, angels and demons, principalities and powers, in light of our modern experience.  Wink helps us see heaven and hell, sin and salvation, and the powers that shape our lives as tangible parts of our day-to-day experience, rather than as mysterious phantoms.  Equipped with this fresh world view, we can embark on a new relationship with God and our world.

Cost of the Book:  $11 (we must receive payment before the book can be ordered, but feel free to order yourself by click thing image of the book below)

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UM101 is a free, basic online course designed for new United Methodists and anyone wanting to know more about the denomination. Each of the four modules contains interactive features and takes about one hour to complete. Led by minister Tom Slack. Upon successful completion, learners are awarded .4 SACEM CEU.

The course dates are August 3 – September 14, 2011, but you need to register by August 3, 2011.

CLICK HERE to register now!

The 3rd Thursday St. Simeon Group will begin a new book review on Thursday, September 15, 2011.  We’ll use Bernard Brandon Scott’s book, Re-Imagine the World: An Introduction to the Parables of Jesus.  If you’d like the church to order you a copy of the book, it costs $15, and we need money in hand before we can order the book.

This study sets the interpretation of key parables of Jesus in the context of other things Jesus said and did (and in the context of the 1st century). The result is a startling and provocative picture of Jesus as an historical figure and the challenge he presents to contemporary life.

Register below or contact Rev. Sims (tsims@fumcwf.org or 766-4231).

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