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Join us this Sunday for the last of the 6 Dumb Things We Do To Mess Up Our Lives series. This week we will hear the message "Neglecting Relationships."
Everything that matters in life comes from a relationship. We are often too busy with work, school, and life and we don’t take the time to connect with those we love and we may start neglecting relationships. This includes the relationship with God. Jesus said, "I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me (John 14:6).”
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Worship with us in person or online
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Monday, May 30 is Memorial Day, when we honor soldiers who have given their lives while serving in the American armed forces. In observance of Memorial Day, the church office will be closed. |
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Pentecost Sunday, June 5 | 8:30 - 12:30 PM
Sunday, June 5, is Pentecost Sunday. First Grapevine is planning a big celebration and opportunity for that Sunday. Pentecost has long been seen as the birthday of the Church. On that day, just a few weeks after the Resurrection, people gathered in the upper room outside the temple in Jerusalem. God filled them with the Holy Spirit, they burst forth into the surrounding area, spoke the glories of God, Peter preached an amazing sermon, and 3,000 were baptized and added to the brand-new Church that day. Because we would like to have enough time for the sacrament of baptism and remembrance of baptisms, we will move the sacrament of communion in all services to the second Sunday in June (June 12).
- Wear red. Red is the color of Pentecost, and it signifies the tongues of flames seen over the heads of those praying together. The Scripture also tells us that the sound of the blowing of a violent wind filled the house where Jesus' followers were praying.
- In each Worship space, we will have a red rose in celebration of everyone and every family who united with our Church in the previous year, including all our young people who were confirmed.
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We will offer a special invitation to church membership for everyone who has yet to join our Church and has been looking forward to that opportunity. Online guests may join our Church by completing the form at FirstGrapevine.org/become-a-member
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We will offer all guests and visitors who want to learn more about our Church an invitation to meet the pastors on Wednesday, June 8 at 6:30 PM in Leach Hall.
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We will offer a time to remember your baptism for those who want to reaffirm their faith in Jesus Christ in this special way (Also by immersion or sprinkling). Let Us Know If You Would Like To Remember Your Baptism. Please note "Remembering Baptism" in the Comment section of the form if you plan to be immersed.
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Town Hall Meeting
May 25 | 7 PM | Sanctuary
First Grapevine is scheduling a church-wide town hall meeting on Wednesday, May 25, at 7:00 PM in the Sanctuary Church-wide means anyone who desires can join us. Pastor Grant and Pastor Mike will lead this meeting.
First Grapevine is in a very good place in our life and mission: beginning a new worship service, celebrating our graduating seniors, preparing for a special Pentecost Sunday, and a great summer season of children’s and mission ministries.
But in this same season surrounding us is the denominational disunity that creates broader issues we don’t have much control over (we live in a very divided world). We know there are many questions people are asking, and we want to answer them as best we can. Our Executive Team (our old Administrative Board) has discussed much of this, and we feel like we are in a good place as we prepare for what’s next as a faithful church of Jesus Christ with a history that goes back to 1866.
Prayers for our church and the community God has called us to serve.
-Pastor Grant Palma and Pastor Mike Ramsdell
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Science + God+ Humanity Book Q & A with Author Rodney Bond
June 1 | 6 PM | Leach Hall
The physics-based videos shown during the “God is Big Enough” series are snapshots of topics presented in the book Science + God + Humanity, written by Rodney Bond. On June 1, Rodney will host a Q&A session about the videos, as well as other topics in the book. The session will be held in Leach Hall, at 6 PM.
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Family Fun Rangers Baseball Game
June 5 | Noon | Meet at Church
Deadline to Register May 27
Bring your family to join us for an outing to see THE TEXAS RANGERS! This event is open to all our church families as we celebrate the incoming 4th graders and their families to the Tween Ministry, as well as our new church family! We have tickets at the Rangers vs. Mariners on Sunday, June 5. We will be sitting in the new all you can eat section! We will leave the church following the 11:00 AM services. Transportation by charter bus will be provided, but space on bus is limited to 50. Please let us know if you would like a ride, or you can follow/meet us there. The game starts at 1:35 PM. Thanks to a gracious FUMCG donor, this event is FREE of all costs! Questions, contact Sandy ( sandyr@fumcg.org).
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Pastor Carly Payne's Pastor Ordination
June 13 | 7 PM | First United Methodist Fort Worth
Join us for the Central Texas Annual Conference 2022 at First United Methodist Church Fort Worth (800 W. 5th St, Fort Worth, TX 76102). Pastor Carly Payne will be officially ordained! We hope to see you at First United Methodist Fort Worth showing your support!
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Men's Conference:
Arise and Build: A Man’s Challenge from the Book of Nehemiah
June 18 | 9 - 12 | Family Life Center
Pastor Mike Ramsdell will be leading a free Men’s Conference on Saturday, June 18, from 9:00 AM to noon in the Family Life Center of First Grapevine. In this interactive study from the Book of Nehemiah we will look at ways to strengthen our lives, our relationships, our church, and our community with the guidance of a Bible Book aimed clearly at anyone who wants to discover guidance for decisions and choices that lead us in the Christian life as well as lead into a new future God is always calling us into. Nehemiah was a man living a very comfortable life, already a success in many ways, who found himself in a very different place when he authentically made himself available to God.
Key verse “When I heard these things I sat down and wept!” (Nehemiah 1:4) What makes you cry?
All men are invited, Church and community. So bring your friends.
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Feed Our Kids Big Week
June 27 - July 1
Feed Our Kids Big Week is from June 27 to July 1. We need your help to pack lunches for the children of the Grapevine / Colleyville ISD area. We will make around 800 lunches each day in the Family Life Center and deliver them to 6 sites. We will continue the following 3 weeks, July 5-8, July 11-15, and July 18-22 at the Scribner site in partnership with Shady Oaks, one of our Grapevine Villages. Feed Our Kids is a summer lunch program designed to serve those children who are on free lunch during the school year. All ages are welcome to volunteer. Please go to the Sign-Up Genius link to volunteer & find out more details. Please contact Deb at (debscheiwe@verizon.net) for information. GOD IS BIG ENOUGH FOR FEED OUR KIDS!
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First Grapevine's Feed Our Kids is a 4-week summer program that will serve around 800 lunches each day to kids in our community during our Big Week, June 27 - July 1, plus another 75 meals per day at our own Grapevine Village from July 5 - 8, July 11 - 15, and July 18 - 22. We are looking for donations of individually packaged multi-packs of snacks to include in our lunch bags:
• Cookies, Rice Krispies treats, granola bars
• Chips, Goldfish, Cheez-its, Chex mix
• Fruit snacks, fruit cups
• Capri sun/box drinks, Large cans of Lemonade mix
There will be a Donation Station set up following the services on Sunday, June 5th. Please pick up a flyer and return your donations the following week June 12 through June 19. Thank you for helping us Feed Our Kids!
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Congratulations University Graduates! |
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Ukrainian Refugees
Refugee services of Texas anticipates approximately 3,000-5,000 Ukrainian refugees will be resettled in Texas in the coming months. Through our partnership with them, we want to expand on our current refugee ministry team to welcome as many as we can. There will be opportunities to donate furniture, clothing and household needs as well as serve on a team to welcome them to their new home in our area and extend hospitality and a warm Texas welcome. If you would like to join this team to help with these families, please contact Pastor Allen ( allenl@fumcg.org) Thank you for your prayers and support of this ministry. |
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Home-bound Love First Team
First Grapevine UMC has many members who are unable to physically attend church anymore for a variety of reasons. While they are still cared for by the pastoral staff and friends, we would like to ensure that they still are connected to the faith life of our church. We are creating a team of lay people who will commit to visiting our home-bound members at least quarterly, send cards and extend the love of this congregation to them at their homes. You can commit to having one or several “home buddies” to visit. If you would like to be a part of this important ministry, please contact Pastor Allen at ( allenl@fumcg.org). |
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Summer Sunday School Volunteers
Will you consider taking a week, a month, the summer, whatever you can offer and teach a children’s Sunday school class?
Our regular Sunday school leaders faithfully teach during the school year and we want them to enjoy a summer break. Don’t let the thought of teaching scare you. We set you up for success.
The curriculum volunteers, Nancy Baku, Tommie Weir, Dawn Martin, Kim Evans and Betty Turner work very hard to make sure everything you need is ready to go and in the classroom. We send you the lessons by Wednesday and you walk in the classroom ready to go. Requirements are ministry safe trained (we’ll schedule that for you) and willingness to have fun with the kids. Time is 9:30 AM-10:45 AM.
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STEM Camp
June 13-16 | 9 AM - 12 PM
STEM Camp is all about getting messy, trying new things, and learning about the amazing science all around us! Kids ages 5-8 are welcome to join us as we learn about chemistry, the human body, simple machines, engineering, and so much more! $50 per child.
Would you like to assist with camp (no experience necessary)? Email Monica Lackey (monical@fumcg.org).
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Created to Create Arts Camp
June 20-24 | 9 AM - 12 PM
Showcase: June 26 |12 - 1 PM
Creative Arts Camp is a five day camp designed to give students the opportunity to try new things like culinary arts, crafts, and music theatre. Camp will culminate with a Gallery and Showcase at 10:15 AM in Founders Chapel and Founders Chapel Atrium. Students having completed Kindergarten through 6th grade are invited to register. Registration is $75 per student with a $25 discount for additional students in the same family.
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Vacation Bible Camp
July 25 - 28
Bring your child to Vacation Bible Camp (VBC) at First Grapevine! They will enjoy 4 days of fun, laughter, and learning about Jesus. This year's VBC is called "Making Waves" because it's possible for kids and volunteers to create a ripple effect that can impact the world around them in ways they will never forget. God put you on this planet to do the same thing - to make waves. You won't want to miss our favorite week of the year!
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Triumph Sports Camp
Triumph Sports is a Christ-Centered sports camp that uses sports as a means to help spread the Gospel. At camp every child will learn memory verses as well as hear a Bible lesson at snack time. Triumph Sports partners with churches.
Triumph Sports Camp
June 20-23
After Arts Camp
1-4 PM (Ages 5-12)
July 25-28
After VBC
12 - 4 PM (Ages 5-12)
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Last Week's Numbers & Gifts |
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In-Person Worship: 331
Online: 225
Sunday School: 156
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- Congratulations to Matt & Sandy Howe on the birth of Emilia Inez born May 20, weighing 7 lbs 1 oz and 20.5” long! Emilia’s proud grandparents are Mark & Carol Howe.
- Congratulations to our Kenya family members, Eustus and Doris Kithinji on the birth of twins, Tyler Muriuki and Tasha Kanana, on May 14.
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- We extend Christian condolences to Gay Ingram and family on the loss of her husband and father, Gary Ingram on May 19.
- We extend Christian condolences to Matthew Perez and family on the loss of his grandfather, Dr. Terry Rives on May 19.
- We extend Christian condolences to Jeff Edgren and family on the loss of his father, Ed Edgren on May 21.
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Gary Ingram, 70, passed away peacefully on May 19, 2022, in Florida after a long battle with cancer. He was born January 2, 1952, in McKinney, Texas, to parents Melba and Crate Ingram.
Growing up, Gary lived in many different cities and states. Ultimately, he found his home of many years in Texas, where he dutifully devoted thirty-one years of service to the community as a firefighter for the City of North Richland Hills. He retired in 2008 at the rank of Battalion Chief. Fire safety was his true passion. He was also a member of the Crash Crew at Texas Motor Speedway and for NASCAR at multiple races across the country and Mexico. After he retired from NRHFD, he spent several years as a Safety Officer for TAS Environmental Services. In 2013, at the age of 60, he completed his Bachelor’s degree in Emergency Management Administration from West Texas A&M University. He was proud to finish his degree and was the second oldest student in his graduating class.
Outside of work, Gary enjoyed many things. He was a Grapevine First Grapevine Music Team member, first in the choir and then in the Contemporary service band. He extended numerous volunteer efforts for the church during his thirty-six years in Grapevine. Aside from his passion for music and his church community, he found joy in the following activities: collecting Hard Rock pins, jam sessions with his music buddies, Bible study with his men’s group, Texas Rangers baseball, collecting hats/ball caps, McMurry University baseball, playing golf, tinkering, and listening to any music, especially The Beatles.
Gary was a devoted man of God his whole life and leaned on his faith even at the end of his life, trusting in God that he had fulfilled God’s plan for him on this Earth. Gary was not afraid to die; rather, he found comfort knowing that God was calling him Home and his glorious journey into the Kingdom of God had begun.
Gary is survived by his wife of 44 years, Gay, his son Sam and his wife Katy, and daughter Sarah and her husband, Shawn. Gary was also blessed with five grandchildren: Payton (10), Brooklyn (8), Bailey (8), Luke (6), and Gavin (5).
“And God shall wipe away all the tears from their eyes, and there shall be no more pain; for the former things are passed away.” Revelation 21:4
“Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for you are with me. Your rod and your staff, they comfort me.” Psalms 23:4
In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations are made to First United Methodist Church Grapevine Endowment Fund (FirstGrapevine.org/give) or Guns and Hoses of North Texas (1891 Forest Ln, Garland, TX 75042; 972-880-8095).
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Love to Bake? Join the First Grapevine Baking Team |
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Methodists are known for focusing on grace, welcoming congregations, serving those in need, hospitality, and of course, DELICIOUS FOOD! If you love to bake and are looking for a way to serve, we have just the team for you. Kathy Langham, also known as "The Cookie Lady," is looking for a few good bakers to help provide homemade cookies and treats for receptions and special events at First Grapevine. If you can serve on this team and help with the hospitality, something that comes naturally to those in our church, please email Kathy ( m.kathy.langham@gmail.com). |
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Be Our Guest
On May 17, our church hosted 67 guests for our monthly Be Our Guest neighborhood meal. Thank you to our servant-hearted leaders for preparing the meal, serving, hosting, and supervising. We couldn't do this ministry without you!
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We are excited about our ministry and missional events. This is just a friendly reminder that we have some procedures to make your ministry or missional events successful. Our Media and Communication Guide lists deadlines for e-news, updates to the website, ministry spotlights, videos, and more. The First Grapevine Brand Identity Standard Guide will help to ensure that your marketing materials are in line with the church's brand standards. If you have an upcoming event, be sure to let us know by filling out the Room Request form on our website (FirstGrapevine.org/roomrequest) or by entering it into ServiceU so that our staff can help make your event possible. We couldn't do church without you. Thank you for helping others experience and share God's love!
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First Grapevine, A United Methodist Church
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