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First United Methodist Church
Newsletter
FEBRUARY, 2017
Volume 21, Number 2
Pastor Steve Cole
SUNDAY SCHOOL 9:30 WORSHIP SERVICE 10:30
From the Colemine
“‘You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your
mind.’ This is the greatest and first commandment. And a second is like it: ‘You shall love your
neighbor as yourself.’ On these two commandments hang all the law and the prophets.” Matthew
22:37-40
We all need a little love in our life. Actually we need a lot of love in our life. Love goes two ways, we
receive love and we share love with others. God loves us and wants us to love God in return and share
God’s love with others as well. Jesus gave this love for God and others as the two greatest command-
ments.
When we look around the world and in our country there doesn’t seem to be a lot of love being shared.
Most of what we see on the news is about war, terrorism, hate crimes, political differences, prejudice and
disrespect. But if we look for it there are exceptions where people are reaching out to one another in love.
We aren’t going to be able to change the whole world, at least not all at once. We can however influence
the little part of the world we live in. We can show our love to God and to one another in our lives and the
lives of those we interact with.
Jesus had Matthew the tax collector and Simon the Zealot both as disciples. They were probably about
as far apart as someone could get politically, yet they both followed Jesus. We may not agree with one an-
other on politics or a lot of other things, but we can still follow Jesus and love one another.
Pastor Steve
Mission Statement
“The mission of the First United Methodist Church of Fort Scott,
Kansas, is to share the good news of the life, death and resurrection
of Jesus Christ and to exemplify the love of God by knowing Christ,
growing in Christ, serving Christ and sharing Christ.”
First United Methodist Church 301 S. National, Fort Scott, KS 66701
(620) 223-1950
Fun for the
Family
February Anniversaries: 6-Robert and Dina Wilson.
February Birthdays: 1- Virginia Myers; 3-Connie McKee; 4-Susan Willard, Jasmine Davis; 5-Jim Covey, Tyler Slinkard; 6-Maybelle Mertz; 7-James Lipscomb, Wyatt Tourtillott; 8-
AlexWard, Seth Norris; 9-Trina Arndt, Austin Ward; 11-Nolene White-side, Jack Link; 12-Stephanie Johnson; 13-Janice Patterson, Lauren Am-mons; 16-Suziee Barlet; 19-Debbie Sailors, Tim Bloomfield; 22-Dina Wil-son; 24-Kiptyn Hunziker; 26-Cindy Hiatt, Joce Renfro; 27-John Bloesser; 28-Peggy Bloesser.
Faith Builders in February
In February, we will be discussing “The Birthing of a New Community,” as outlined in Paul’s letter to the Galatians. Galatia was not a single community or congregation, but churches in a region in of modern-day Turkey, an area of the world that is often in the current news. Our topics are “Living in Harmony”, “Christian Free-dom”, “Life in the Spirit”, and “A Spirit Filled Life”. We invite you to come begin your Sun-day worship with coffee, discussion and fellow-ship. Ron Wood
The family of Nolene Whiteside would like to invite you to her 90th birthday reception on Sunday, February 19th, from 2-4 p.m. in Fellowship Hall at the First United Methodist Church. No gifts please, only your presence is re-quested. For those who are una-ble to attend and would like to send a card, her address is 406 Lee’s Circle Drive, Fort Scott, KS 66701.
Mike and Linda Leachner joined First United Methodist
Church in December 2016. Mike has been a part of
the Wednesday work crew and both Mike and Linda are
serving on different committees. Welcome! We’re glad
you’re here!
Graduating seniors and college students
(undergraduates only) who are interested in com-
pleting a Memorials Scholarship application need to
begin the process. Deadline for completing and
returning these applications to the church office is
March 1st. Please be aware of the March 1st dead-
line and understand that late applications may be
denied due to lack of funding availability. Applica-
tions are available in the church office, on the web-
site, or you may contact Marla at [email protected] and she’ll be
glad to send you the application.
Do you have high cholesterol or high blood pressure? Have members of your family suffered from these ailments? Do you have a poor diet? If you answer “yes” to any of these questions, you may want to consider being screened through the services of Life Line Screening. Life Line Screening uses ultrasound technology to view the plaque build up in your carotid arteries, the main arteries that carry blood to the brain. Blockages in these arteries are a leading cause of stroke. We are pleased to host this Life Line Screening event on 3/14/2017 at First United Methodist Church. Register for a Wellness Pack-age which includes 4 vascular tests and osteoporosis screening from $149 ($139 with our member discount). All five screenings take 60-90 minutes to complete. In order to register for this event and to receive a $10 discount off any pack-age priced above $129, please call 1-888-653-6441 or visit www.lifelinescreening.com/advantagemembers.
Thank you to the following who helped provide food or serve dinner to the family of Betty Clayton after
her funeral service. This ministry is appreciated by the family since it gives them a place to gather for
conversation and have a meal on the day of the funeral.
Barbara Wood, Carol Newcomer, Gloria Shankel, Janet Braun, Susan Carnes, Charlene Sipe, Joyce Todd,
Virginia Myers, Charlotte Swaim, Cindy Foxx, Betty Ruddick, Jan Hedges, Sheryl Bloomfield, Barbara Stu-
art, Dottie Kivett, Joyce Todd, Jackie Warren, Connie Conroy, Caroyln West, ladies of the Mapleton
Methodist Church, and Debra Wood
In remembrance of Betty Clayton who died
January 13, 2017.
First United Methodist Church,
We want to thank you for the won-
derful meal you prepared for us af-
ter our Mom, Betty Clayton’s, funer-
al service. It was wonderful to have
a place to get together. It gives
everyone closure to have a meal
and fellowship. The meal was deli-
cious. Thank you again.
The family of Betty Clayton
The east windowsill in Fellowship Hall
kitchen is overflowing with dishes,
bowls, plates, pans, etc. Please check
to see if one or more might be yours.
Items not picked up by the first of
March will be donated to the Beacon.
Thanks!
SUN MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT
1 *Wednesday work
session
1:30 Reading Group-
Parlor
2
4-9 p.m. First Thursday
Stitchers-Fellowship Hall
3 4
5 Communion
Sandwich sales
fundraiser after
worship
6
7 p.m. Bourbon County Parish meeting-Mapleton UMC
7 9 a.m. Fiber Fellow-
shipParlor
8 *Wednesday work
session
1:30 Reading Group-
Parlor
>FFiHN
9
5-8 p.m. Fellowship Hall
is reserved
10
11 10 a.m.-Noon Parlor
is reserved
11 a.m.-4 p.m. Fellow-
ship Hall is reserved
12 Fundraising
meal after worship-
Fellowship Hall
13
1 p.m. XYZ Club-Fellowship Hall
14 9 a.m. Quilts to
Comfort-Parlor
15 *Wednesday work
session
1:30 Reading Group-
Parlor
>FFiHN
16
17 March newsletter
articles are due
~11:30 a.m.-1:00 p.m.
Friendship Soup Lunch
sponsored by
UMW-Fellowship Hall
~1:00 DAR meeting-
Parlor
18
19
11 a.m.-5 p.m.
Fellowship Hall is
reserved
20
Office closed
21 9 a.m. Fiber Fellow-
ship-Parlor
22 *Wednesday work
session
1:30 Reading Group-
Parlor
>FFiHN
23
24 25
26
27
1 p.m. XYZ Club-Fellowship Hall
28 9 a.m. Quilts to
Comfort-Parlor
Dates, times and
activities may
change. Watch the
bulletin for updates.
Feb 2017 Each Wednesday:
*9:00 to Noon-Work session at the church
>5:30-7:00 p.m. (FFiHN) Feeding Families in His
Name meal served in Fellowship Hall
First United Methodist Church 301 S. National Fort Scott, KS 620-223-1950 www.firstumcfsks.org
Friendship Soup Lunch - The Friendship Soup Lunch will be February 17th beginning at 11:30 a.m. and lasting un-
til 1:00 p.m. in Fellowship Hall at FUMC. The soup lunch this month is sponsored by the United Methodist Women.
The menu will include chili and a variety of soups, desserts, and a drink. Free will donations will be accepted.
Everyone is welcome!
Here’s your February, 2017 Newsletter from….
First United Methodist Church
301 South
Fort Scott, KS 66701
Phone: (620) 223-1950
Fax: (620) 223-6802
E-mail: [email protected] OR
Uniting for ministry through the Bourbon County Cooperative Parish
Church Office Hours:
8:00 a.m.-Noon and 1:00-3:00 p.m. Monday through Thursday
8:00 a.m.-Noon Friday
During June, July and August 8:00 a.m.-Noon Monday through Friday
Visit our
website at
www.firstumcfsks.org
The people of the United
Methodist Church—
Open hearts
Open minds
Open doors
First United Methodist Church
301 South National
Fort Scott, KS 66701-1397
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