The Young Adult Singles will watch and consider the story behind the life of Christopher Gardner through the movie, The Pursuit of Happyness, on:

• Sunday, January 29, 2012
• 6:30pm
• On the 3rd Floor of FUMC
• Feel free to bring your supper with you!

After watching the movie on the big screen, Jessica Holley will lead a discussion focusing on:

• The misspelling of “happiness” – the constant why;
• The testament of the human spirit and overcoming great challenges life gives us; and
• That maybe God wants us to reach out and help others.  Does that constitute true happiness?

For more information about the Young Adult Singles,
contact Rev. Troy Sims
(tsims@fumcwf.org or 940-766-4231, x229).

We may not be in the Garden of Eden,
but we are planning a
Garden of Eatin’ Chili / Stew / Dessert Cook-Off!

Plan now to enter your recipes and to be present to vote for this wonderful event that supports our four primary mission focus:

• PowerPaks 4 Kids – 40%
• Texas Ramp Proj­ect – 25%
• Imagine No Malaria – 25%
• Faith Mission – 10%

Even if you do not enter a recipe, we hope you’ll bring your appetite and money to share (any cash donation or check accepted)!

• You’ll vote for your favorite chilis, stews, and desserts by placing money in a box by your favs.
• You can vote for as many as you want and give as much as you want when you vote!
• Cost to eat:
  $10 / Adult
  $5 / Child
  $25 MAX / Family

If you plan to enter a recipe, let us know by filling out the form below!  Good luck!

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As we go forward into the new year of 2012, I have already learned something new that I wish to share with you.

We all probably know that when lion trainers/tamers go into a cage with one or more lions, that the trainer carries a whip, a pistol, and a stool. I have always wondered why they carried a stool into the cage, and I just learned why.

The trainer holds the stool by the back and thrusts the legs toward the face of the lion. The lion tries to focus on all four legs at the same time. In trying to focus on all four legs, a kind of “paralysis” overwhelms the lion. The lion becomes tame, weak, and disabled, because its attention is too fragmented.

I believe that we humans can experience the same thing. We may want to accomplish many worthy goals in 2012, for ourselves, our family, and / or our business. But if we focus on too many goals at once, we will not be able to focus on any goal.

Let us make sure that we focus on only those things that we can handle at once. It may be 3 things, two things, or only one. But staying focused as we go forward will enable us to accomplish many things.

As always, I look forward to seeing you, especially in worship.

Paul Goodrich

Marjorie Arthur, 91, who joined FUMC on February 14, 1971, passed away on Friday, January 13, 2012.  Her service will be:

• Sunday, January 15, 2012
• 2:00pm
• In the FUMC Sanctuary
• Rev. John Dillard will officiate
• Owens & Brumley will direct the proceedings

More information will be provided as it becomes available.

Please, keep Marjorie’s family in your prayers.

Leave a note below about what Marjorie meant to 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!

For more information, contact
Rev. Troy Sims (tsims@fumcwf.org or 940-766-4231, x229).

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