March 6th Newsletter

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Worship Schedule

7:45 AM & 10:00 AM 

Sunday School 8:45 AM

FUMC, Killeen extends a (belated welcome) to Sara Charlton. Sara began working as our part-time website manager (officially in Dec. 2024). She is in the office on Mondays and Tuesdays, from 9:00-12:00. The truth is, Sara works more hours than she is compensated for, often working from home, to ensure the website stays current. It took no time at all for Sara to become a valuable part of our team. She has updated our website in innovative ways. She has made the website more interactive. Old news is “archived,” and current news is front and center. She has input links that are user friendly, allowing viewers to navigate with ease, to the various ministries within the church. She highlights upcoming calendar events. She is solely responsible for posting announcements on the screens, in both the Welcome Center and in the Sanctuary. Sara is worth FAR more than we currently pay her; so, when you see her, give her a “HEARTY” thank-you and voice your appreciation.

    Kudos go to the CDC Board members. They are (listed alphabetically): Ralph Cartmell, Carol Morgan, Elaine Passman, Cynthia Potvin and Becky Smith. The CDC Board members support the Child Development Center in a variety of ways. They encourage the staff by celebrating them during the holiday season. They often bring little “treats and appreciation goodies” to the staff. CDC Board members (and some of their spouses), were there to help when the CDC had a fun-filled Christmas Extravaganza for the children (complete with various activity stations and a visit/photo session with Santa). The CDC staff are also recognized and appreciated for the many things they do to ensure the children in their care grow and thrive. They do an excellent job. Our director, Michele Street and Assistant Director, Juanita Sims, have gone the extra mile to make sure the community knows we are here, open, and ready to receive and serve new students. Our enrollment is up, most classrooms are full (or nearly full); and we now have a rather lengthy “waiting list.” Parents (especially parents of infants) are willing to “wait” for a spot for their child to become available. We have even had some CDC parents become an active part of our church. Lastly, we offer great appreciation to Michelle Mock (crawler aide), and Adriana Gaskin (three-year-old class), who serve in our nursery area on Sunday mornings, when needed.

    Bryan Charlton is still in need of a few men and women, to complete the twelve, who will sit with the Jesus character at the Living Last Supper. He is missing 6 disciples, 2 high priests, Caiaphas, Pilate's Wife, Roman Soldiers, Crowd members, and a light-weight Jesus who can be lifted. Please contact him and say you WANT to be part of this meaningful Maundy Thursday annual event. Yes, “Judas,” we need you too!!! Here is a cautionary word. The suffering and crucification of Jesus is depicted to be as close to reality as possible. Please be discerning with your children.

Blessings,

- Confirmation -

We will be having confirmation classes on Saturday, March 29, 2025, and Saturday, April 5, 2025, from 9:00-12:00. Confirmation Sunday is April 6, 2025. If you have a child between the ages of 11-13, please sign up for Confirmation Classes. Please note parents are invited to attend and participate. You will be AMAZED at what you will learn!

- Opportunities at FUMC - Killeen -

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Below is a list of highlighted events for the upcoming week. Items in italics indicate off-site events. Click on the link above to view the full church calendar.

Sunday, March 9

Daylight Savings Begins

7:45 AM & 10:00 AM | Worship

8:45 AM | Adult Sunday School Classes & Emmaus Prayer Group

4:00 PM | Youth Group Meeting

Monday, March 10

8:30 AM | Frisch Park Workday

6:30 PM | Scouting America #2111 G Meeting

6:30 PM | Scouting America #211 B Meeting

Tuesday, March 11

9:30 AM | Mary Ruth Circle Meeting - Book Study

10:00 AM | Domino Group

10:30 AM | Quilting Circle

5:30 PM | Son N' Fun Bunco Fellowship

Wednesday, March 12

9:00 AM | CDC Kinder Dance

10:30 AM | Morning Bible Study with Ken Smith

1:00 PM | Grief Share Group

6:00 PM | Lenten Lessons with snack meal by Methodist Men

7:00 PM | Chancel Choir Practice

Thursday, March 13

6:00 PM | Living Last Supper Meeting & Rehearsal

6:30 PM | Cub Scout #211 den meetings

6:30 PM | Rainbow Emmaus Gathering - Harker Heights Methodist

Friday, March 14

8:30 AM | Frisch Park Workday

Saturday, March 15

10:00 AM | Feed the Need in Killeen - with Flint Rock Builders

11:00 AM | Church Reset Meeting

Sunday, March 16

7:45 AM & 10:00 AM | Worship

8:45 AM | Adult Sunday School Classes & Emmaus Prayer Group

9:00 AM | Guiding Young Minds (GYM) Sunday School Class

1:00 PM | Eagle Scout Reception

3:00 PM | Eagle Scout Court of Honor Presentation

4:00 PM | Youth Group Meeting

Save the Dates

March 15 | Church Reset Planning Meeting

March 17 - 21 | KISD Spring Break

*March 30th is a fifth Sunday. There will be ONE service with a brunch to follow, provided by the UMM. Please join us for the Church Council meeting following the brunch. ALL members are needed. Important votes will be taken.

General Fund/Building Fund Offering

**Note - Totals are tallied from Tuesday to Monday of the following week after the Sunday offering is reported. If there is a Monday holiday, the Sunday offering will be entered on Tuesday but the reporting will be added to the previous week's tally to ensure we always have a Sunday offering included in each week's totals.

Total Attendance for February

Please report all your small group attendance to the office after each meeting or email your attendance to the church office. Thank you!

2nd Thursday 6:30 PM Potluck Fellowship/News/Worship/Holy Communion