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“NEW WINE FOR NEW WINESKINS”—A WORD OF INVITATION…& WARNING │ Many products include warning labels. Most are helpful to pro-tect users, but some are just ridiculous, like Nytol sleeping pills, which comes with the warning

label, “May cause drowsiness;” and the warning on chainsaws which reads, “Do not hold the wrong end of a chainsaw;” and the label on a carton of eggs which warns, “This product may contain eggs.” While it is often overlooked, the Gospel of Jesus Christ includes its own warning label: “Do not put new wine into used wineskins, because the wine will burst the skins, and both the wine and the skins will be ru-ined. Instead, new wine must be poured into fresh wineskins.” (Mark 2:22).

Mark includes this warning to assure readers that the Gospel is not for people who just want a little religion to make them respectable – something they might tuck in their pockets or fit

neatly into their busy, overburdened lives. Instead, like new wine the Gospel message is an explosive force which will be neither contained nor tamed. Its transformative power will burst open negative self-concepts and narrow world-views, will explode harmful prejudices and defeatist outlooks, and will both enlarge dreams and redirect passions.

Beginning August 30, worship in the Bridge will focus on Mark’s explosive gospel in a series called, “New Wine.” I am honored to have been asked to preach this series almost every week, and I am excited about the amazing, engaging worship which Shannon Chandler and the design team have planned. I invite you to take part – not just to attend passively, objectively, and unaffected, but rather to embrace and experience fully the transforming power of the Gospel.

The grace and truth of Jesus Christ mingle together to form explosive, cleansing, empowering new wine. That wine offers new life and comes with a warning, “Drink deep or taste not.”

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It’s called Disciple Fast Track. Along with large shrimp and silent scream, Disciple Fast Track is an oxymoron. There is nothing “fast track” about discipleship. There are not short cuts: there are no bypasses. Becoming a disciple of

Jesus Christ is a life-long process of growth and development. There is no instant disciple of which I know anything!

I have been studying the Bible all my life. Like God’s mer-cies, the Bible is new every morning! The Bible is not a book you can fast track. The Bible consumes us! It shapes our perspectives and transforms our lives. You cannot fast track the Bible.

So it is odd that the latest version is called Disciple Fast Track: Bible Study for Busy Lives. Given my objections to the notion that you can fast track becoming a disciple or reading scripture, I like what the publishers have done with this new version.

Here are some of the changes from the original version to Disciple Fast Track:

• Instead of 17 weeks on the OT and NT, now there are 12 weeks in each Testament.• Instead of 2 ½ hour group meetings, they are re-duced to 1¼ hours.• Instead of reading about 70% of the Bible, partici-pants will read about 50%.• Instead of a limit of 12 people per group, there is a group model to accommodate more.• The new version is much more busy life friendly! If you have wanted to take Disciple but resisted because of time limits, now is the chance for you to enjoy the benefits of this great study.

I am excited about leading a group of people through the Bible again. It has been several years since I participated in Disciple. I invite you to register for one of these Dis-ciple groups and join in the wonderful venture of studying scripture and growing as a disciple. If you give 24 weeks to studying the Bible in Disciple, you will be a stronger disciple and a more knowledgeable Bible student.

The cost of materials is $32.00 and you can register online at fumct.org/adult-ministries/weekly-small-groups.

In Matthew 5, we will study what is called the “Antithesis.” Jesus begins by saying, “You have heard it said of old…” then he will quote an Old Testament verse: Then he said, “But now I say to you…,” and he gives a new and deeper interpretation of the text. One of the things that Disciple will do for us is give us a fresh “but now” understanding of scripture. You have never read the Bible with the life experience, the wisdom, and the current life situation you are now living. The Bible is new, as we hear God’s word for us and for our lives today. Join us, in an exciting study of Disciple Fast Track!

This year we will offer three opportunities to participate in this truly transformational Bible Study starting the week of September 2:

• SUNDAYS │ 4:00-5:15 PM led by Lynne Richardson & Mary Meadows• WEDNESDAYS │ 11:00 AM-12:15 PM led by Sandra Reed• WEDNESDAYS │ 6:00-7:15 PM led by Dr. Ken Dunivant

Then he took a cup, and after giving thanks he gave it to them, and all of them drank from it. He said to them, "This is my blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many.” —Mark 14:23-24

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The Sunday 11:00 AM Traditions Worship Service is broadcast on WACT 1420 AM. CDs of Traditions & DVDs of The Bridge are available in the church office. Contact Celesta at 205.345.7261, ext. 15 for more information. Listen to sermons on our website at

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■ Don (Doris) Townsend in the death of his twin sister, Dorothy "Dot" Townsend Quarles of Mountain Brook, Alabama on July 23.■ In thanksgiving for his life, Ed Graves, who passed away on August 1. Sympathy to his daughter Donna Graves O'Connor, his son Edward Lee Graves III, granddaughter, Katherine "Bethy" O'Connor Heath (David Scott), and his great-grandchildren, Morgan Elizabeth Heath, Madeline Scott Heath, and David Brady Heath of Hoover, Alabama.■ Former member, August (Sam) Junkin of Fayette, AL on the death of her father, Charles Davis of Fayette, AL on August 4.■ Shannon (Eddie) Templeton in the death of her paternal uncle, Dr. Patrick E. "Pat" Shipp of Albuquerque, New Mexico on August 16.■ Amy (Justin) Smith in the death of her grandmother, Annette Perdue Freeman of Montgomery, Alabama on August 18. Sympathy also to Henry and Harmon Smith in the death of their great-grandmother.■ In thanksgiving for his life, Rev. Randle Dew passed away August 22. Sympathy to his wife, June Dew, and to his sons, Jordan Dew of McCalla and Dr. John Dew of Troy, Alabama.■ In thanksgiving for her life, Mrs. Bessie Sasser passed away August 22. Sympathy to her children, Jan Sasser of Charleston, South Carolina, Jo Marie Armstrong of Hesperia, California, and John Sasser of Reno, Nevada.

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Recent births | congratulations■ 7.24.15: Congratulations to Brian and Lauren Hurd, on the birth of their son, Harrison Rhoades Hurd, and grandson of Paula and Doug Harless.■ 7.3.15: Congratulations to Kara and Michael Warr on the birth of their daughter, Judith Mills Warr on July 3, 2015.■ 7.28.15: Congratulations to Crystal and Riley Hollyhand on the birth of their daughter, Lola Jane. Congratulations also to her grandfather, Doug Hollyhand.

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Special Guest Speaker & fashion photographer, Michael Belk in The Bridge Sunday, September 13 │9:00 AM & 11:00 AM sponsored by the lee bible conference & lee sunday school class

During the past 30 years, Michael Belk’s photography has appeared in fashion publications including Vogue, Elle, GQ and Vanity Fair for clients that included Nautica, J.Crew and others.

Combining his gift for photography with a natural sense for sales and a little marketing savvy, Michael created catalogs and print collateral and, eventually, advertising campaigns throughout the clothing industry. With his unique style, quality of products, speed of delivery and value, his business and his reputation grew. He has been the man behind the cam-era, the creative director and the account executive for his own boutique fashion-advertising agency, Michael Belk & Company. He says that it has not been as much about work as about doing something he loved while traveling the world, working with many great models and crews in the industry.

By 42, Michael says that his life was defined by “great excitement, huge success, but very little substance.” It was a busy life, but one running on empty. Something was missing. That's when he had a visitor and he recalls “the absolute presence of God” in his room. God asked, “More of your way or would you like to try Mine?” He wanted to try “God’s way.” Although Michael’s world was not instantly restored, a change was underway and the journey to know his Lord and Savior had begun.

Sensing that God had greater plans beyond his fashion career, he began pursuing an idea that he believes God put on his heart. The idea was to produce a collec-tion of fine art photographs that would depict messages of Jesus and show His relevance in our modern world. The idea became a project and in 2008, Michael closed the gallery and put his fashion photography on hold to begin work on Journeys with the Messiah. The project, which was first published in late 2009, consists of 45 images and the “parable-like” messages they depict. It has received accolades from around the world, including Dr. Charles Stanley of In Touch Minis-tries in Atlanta.

The images have been interpreted beyond the limited-edition, signed and num-bered fine art original to include a coffee table book, behind the scenes DVD, post-ers and more. Michael travels to churches and other venues to present the images in an exciting audio/visual presentation. An exhibit and more images are planned.

Visit www.journeyswiththemessiah.org for more information and to see more of his work.

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David & Liz Kindred

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CALLING ALL CHILDREN’S BAKSETBALL COACHES FOR 2015 -2016! │ FUMC offers a children’s basketball program for boys and girls ages 5 years to 12 years. Our program is part of the PARA Basketball League and registration usually starts in Oc-tober. PARA and FUMC will post the registration deadline and information on respective web sites when it is available. All fees are paid to PARA and games will be at PARA Community Centers. Practices will be in our FUMC Church Activity Center (CAC) usually starting in early November 2015 with possibly one or two games before Christmas Holidays and the rest of games in January and February 2016. We need FUMC volunteers to coach children! If you are interested, please contact Linda Dunn 205.345.7261 Ext. 120 or ldunn@fumct.org. It is mandatory for all basketball coaches to complete a Safe Sanctuary background check before they are approved to coach our children.

NEW HOURS FOR THE BODY & SOUL FITNESS ROOM │ Mon-day-Thursday from 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM and Friday 8:00 AM to 12:30 PM │You must be 19 years old to use the Body & Soul Fitness Room.

ENDOWMENT FUNDSImpacting People

You May Never KnowIn June, when over 100 of our youth went to a retreat on the Gulf Coast, the church ensured that we had adequate and safe transportation. The cost of the buses, $8,800 was paid from two endowments of our church—the Shanley-Matthews Fund and the Callahan Endowment. These families left gifts to the church in their wills such that the earnings from their endow-ments paid for charter buses.

Another source, the Conwill-Armstrong Endowment was part of the funding too. Mrs. Billie Ruth Moore, an active church member, funds this in memory of her parents. It is amazing that these families gave to make this trip possible for students and parents that they will never know personally.

Recently, Dr. Olivia Kendrick established the Women’s Discipleship and Mission Endowment. The purpose of this fund is to enable training and opportunities for women to develop into leaders in the church and to grow as strong disciples for Jesus Christ. By allocat-ing the earnings from this investment for years to come, our church will be able to extend its influence on women that are just babies in our nursery now. As they grow, so will the funding, enabling women to become more impactful leaders.

First United Methodist Church is important to our membership as evidenced by the generosity of current and former members as these. If you are interested in ensuring your legacy by establishing an endowment, please contact Gina Johnson, gina@fumct.org or 205.345.7261 ext 101.

First Church now has a college newsletter. Cam-pus Connection is a weekly email blast to college students with tips, scripture, and news from our church. The purpose of this newsletter is to keep the busy lives of students informed on the latest news that will help them focus on a Christ-centered college experience. If you know someone who would like to receive this newsletter, please send their email to Liz Kindred at liz@fumct.org.

United MethodistWomenFaith • Hope • Love in Action

4th Annual

FeaturingArts & Crafts from UMW Circles,

Local Vendors/Artists, and a Silent Auction!

Sunday, November 15th

from 10:00 Am – 4:00 pmin the

church activity center

Interested in being a vendor?

The vendor application deadline is October 15. Apply to be a vendor or to download a hard copy

of the application visit www.fumct.org/mission-outreach/turkey-tinsel-2015.

For details contact Ann Curry at 205.393.3927 or ac386164@charter.net.

Interested in donating for the Silent Auction?

To donate items for the Silent Auction, please contact Ann Curry at 205.393.3927 or

ac386164@charter.net.

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PURE & SIMPLE by Dr. Gorman Houston

Dr. Gorman Houston’s blog, Pure & Simple, is available online. This BLOG is a ministry de-signed simply to offer a witness to the life-trans-forming work of the grace and truth of Jesus Christ. The concept is more lifestyle Christianity than institutional Christianity --the emphasis is not on activities and programs but on relation-ships and a life fashioned and shaped by Jesus Christ. Be sure to sign-up to receive his devotion-als following the New Wine study of Mark this Fall at pureandsimple.net.

Scan the QR code above to see Gorman's Pure and Simple blog. You must have a QR code reader

on your smart phone before you can scan.

Thank You, Cooper!Cooper Shattuck has submit-ted his resignation as primary pastor of The Bridge, after serving in that position for six years. We thank Cooper for his leadership in that role. welcome, shannon!Bridge Worship LEaderWelcome aboard, Shannon Chandler! Shannon has ac-cepted the position as The Bridge Worship Leader.

Church office closedThe CAC and church office will be closed for Labor Day, Monday, September 7. Have a great holiday!

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CHILDREN'S WORSHIP ARTS THIS FALL │ WEDNESDAY NIGHTS STARTING SEPTEMBER 2 FROM 6:00-7:00 PM │ Children, 3 years old through 5th grade, are invited to join us on Wednes-day nights this fall for a time of fun, fellowship, and praise. Children’s Worship Arts is divided into three age groups: Preschool Worship Arts (PWA) - ages 3 and 4, Kids Worship Arts (KWA) – Kindergarten through 2nd grade, and Psalm 150 – 3rd through 5th grade. These three groups meet from 6:00 – 7:00 pm on Wednesday nights starting September 2.

Our goal is to provide kids with an age-diverse music and arts ministry that allows them to learn ways to praise and worship through music, dance, drama, and theater. This fall, we will begin working on our Christmas musical, “An Out of the Box Christmas” by David and Celeste Clydesdale.

Also, all three CWA groups will lead worship in the Bridge and Traditions throughout the year. Our first date to lead worship is September 27, when KWA and Psalm 150 will sing in the Music and Worship Dedication service in 11:00 AM Traditions. We would love for your children to join us!!! For more information, contact Mandy Smith at mandy-loo_38865@yahoo.com.

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ACTS 2 │ Wednesdays at 6:00 PM in Room 210 │ Acts 2 is a new WNA offering led by Ali Lindsey and Ashley Green. Children in K–5th will experience a fun focus on the ide-als of this scripture. Please join us as we learn and grow together!

"And they devoted themselves to the apostles' teach-ing and the fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayers." -Acts 2:42

• June - October 2015 Training of Stephen Leaders & Educa-tion of Congregation about Stephen Ministry• November - December 2015 Recruitment, Applications, Interviews, and Selection of Stephen Ministers• January - May 2016 Stephen Minister Training

• April - May 2016 Care Receiver referrals, selection, and matching with Stephen Minister• June 2016 LAUNCH │Begin ministry with care receivers

Stephen Ministry can be a wonderful outreach of Christ’s love both to our own members and to the community. In the second chapter of his epistle, James tells us, “Faith by itself, if it is not accompanied by action, is dead.” He says we need to be “doers of the Word, not just hearers.” Just talking about loving and car-ing for one another doesn’t automatically make us a loving and caring congregation. We need to be doers! Stephen Ministry is a wonderful way to be doers of the Gospel.

WOW TEACHER TRAINING │ WOW Teacher Training will be September 6 at 12:15 PM in the library next to W.O.W.

W.O.W.'s Children's Worship will not resume until September 13. Please remain in the service with your parents until then.

ACOLYTE MINISTRY │ If you think your Kindergarten-5th Grade children would like to serve as acolytes, please bring them and join us in the sanctuary at 9:45 AM on September 13. Acolytes light and extinguish the candles,

help collect the offering, and are an important part of the Traditional service. Please join us to learn more. If you have any questions, please contact Amy Thigpen amy@fumct.org or Nini Jobson jodynini@bellsouth.net.

3RD GRADE BIBLE SUNDAY │ Sunday, September 20 at the 11:00 AM Service │ If you have a child in this age group, please email Amy Thigpen at amy@fumct.org with questions. This is a very special Sunday and we want every-one to be included!

WNA MEALS │ Wednesday Nights Alive! Continues with dinner at 5:00 PM in Chitwood Hall │ Adults-$6; Children-$4; Family-$20 │ See below for menus for the month:

SEPTEMBER 2, 2015: Tossed Salad, Coleslaw, Chicken Pot Pie, Steamed Rice, Steamed Vegetable Blend, Yeast Rolls, Dessert & Ice Cream, Tea, Water, Coffee, Kidzone-Hamburgers, French fries, Lemonade

SEPTEMBER 9, 2015: Tossed Salad, Baked Chicken, Steamed Squash, Fried Okra, Mashed Potatoes, Cornbread, Dessert & Ice Cream, Tea, Water, Coffee, Kidzone-Hot Dogs, French Fries, Lemonade

SEPTEMBER 16, 2015: Tossed Salad, Potato Salad , Fried Chicken, Green Beans, Macaroni & Cheese, Yeast Rolls, Dessert & Ice Cream, Tea, Water, Cof-fee, Kidzone: Fried Chicken Tenders, Macaroni & Cheese, Lemonade

SEPTEMBER 23, 2015: Tossed Salad, Chopped Sirloin Steak w/ Mushrooms & Onions, Steamed Broccoli, Corn Nuggets, Mashed Potatoes, Yeast Rolls, Cookies & Ice Cream, Tea, Water, Coffee, Kidzone-Pizza, Lemonade

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STEPHEN MINISTRY VIDEO │ If you missed August 23rd's mission minute on the new Stephen Ministry Series, you can view it online. Scan the QR code to watch the video! (You must have a QR code reader in order to view the video.)

Be the Hands and FeetOne of the best ways to tell that our church cares for its members is through our commitment to Congregational Care Ministries. God can make a difference in other people’s lives through you! If you want to help accom-plish God’s caring work and express God’s love to other members in our congregation, get involved in our Card Care Team, Nursing Home/Retirement Home Visitation Team, Valet Parking Team, or our Funeral/Memorial Usher Team. We need YOU to help be the hands of feet of Christ to our church family.

For more information on any of our Congregatinal Care ministries, contact Susan Kizziah at susank@fumct.org or 205.345.7261.

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WEDNESDAYS AT NOON:Pastor's Brown Bag Bible StudyFrom 12:00-1:00 PM in Chitwood Hallbeginning September 2

Drinks and desserts are pro-vided. Everyone is encouraged to bring a lunch and share in the study. This Fall's Bible study is entitled Living with Conflict and Controversy: A Study of Mark's Gospel. Everyone is welcome!(No pre-registration is needed for this class. Just show up!)

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Wednesday HappeningsThere's lot more happening on Wednesdays! Check out www.fumct.org/adult-ministries/weekly-small-groups for a listing of small groups that you may be interested in! Small groups and Wednesday night meals begin September 2!

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Welcome to a new school year! │ With this new year upon us we also get ready to start yet another se-mester of our Wednesday Nights Alive programming and this year we have several new offerings to make Wednes-day night at church a wonderful option for each of you and your families. One new venture we are trying this semes-ter is weekly mission projects on Wednesday night!

Each Wednesday night of this semester we will be host-ing a mission option. Some weeks we will be working in the church on projects to deliver to various ministries and individuals. These projects will mirror our current mission program; we will work on projects for local, national, & international ministries. We will do this each week from right here in our own building (for the most part). Each week will be independent from the other offering individu-als the chance to participate on weeks of their choice without needing to participate each week and there is little to no preparation required on the participant’s part. Please read below for the schedule of projects and a small synopsis of each project.

How many hours are you technologically connected on a normal day? If you were to add up your hours online, your glances at text messages, your streaming music, your perusing social media, your Netflix addiction, how many hours would you count? It’s probably a lot. Our culture is obsessed with technology—and with good reason. Technology keeps us connected to each other and to the world around us. Nearly every device we own trans-mits signals to something else, somewhere else. Why? Because that’s how they’re wired to function. Our phones, tablets, smart watches, gaming sys-

tems—they all are wired to connect to something outside them. And the same is true for us. We are wired for connection. It’s in our design. As we take a closer look at what Jesus called “the greatest commandment”, we discover that we were wired to have three vital relationships: with God, with ourselves, and with others. And when those connections are made, everything else begins to function as God designed it. Come Join us for Wired at Foomack. Wired Series begins in September! Join us Wednesday nights for Worship, Fun and Fellowship 6:00-7:30 starting September 2nd, Sunday School at 10:00 am on Sunday, & Small Groups starting after Labor Day.

September 2 & 9 │ Letters of encourage-ment and teacher care packages for Central Elementary & MLK Elementary Teachers- We will be writing notes of encouragement to each member of the faculty and staff at both of our school partners. We will then put together care packages to go with these letters and deliver them to both schools.

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September 16 & 23 │ On Wednesday September 16 we will load up on the church buses and go take an educational tour of the Phoenix House Ministry. The Phoenix House is a ministry we support that is operated by two of our own church members. This minis-try seeks to assist individuals with drug and alcohol addictions in a Christian environment. We will be led by Jennifer Colvin and shown what we have done as a church to assist these individuals and also what we can do in the future to make sure we have this most needed ministry for our community. Then on September 23 we will work on a project for the clients of the Phoenix House and have them delivered to these clients.

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September 30-october 21 │ For these four Wednesday nights, we will be working on gath-ering, sorting, boxing, and shipping Christmas boxes to each of the 196 children at Challenge Farm Orphanage in Kenya. This project is com-parable to Operation Christmas Child, however, we know, support, & have visited children at Challenge Farm. We hope you will adopt a child from Challenge Farm and bring items to us to be sent to our friends in Kenya.

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november 4 │ We will be hosting our fourth “Stop Hunger Now” event in the church CAC. We will again be packing meals to ship out to areas of the world where food security is low or there has been a recent disaster that has led to a shortage of food. This is a high energy event for people of all ages. We will begin our work in the CAC at 5:00 pm this night and we will enjoy the food we are packing for dinner in Chitwood Hall starting at 4:45 PM. So come eat and join us for a night of mission fun!

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november 11 & 18 │ Tree of Bears has been an annual project of 1st UMC Tuscaloosa for many years. Each year we work with Tusca-loosa County Department of Human Resources and help get Christmas presents for the foster children in their care. This is a wonderful project that will have some Sunday volunteer opportini-ties to make sure all the "bears" are adopted. We will then gather, wrap, and deliver these gifts to DHR for Christmas day.

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No registration or preparation is necessary for these groups. Please at-tend any group any given week. For more information or to volunteer to assist with these projects please contact Joshua Davis at 205.345.7261 or at jcd1177@charter.net.

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FOOMACK NEEDS YOU! │ If you are in middle school or high school….come on! We are hav-ing fun, learning, sharing and just being together. Welcome back! Share your photos with #foo_mack or #foomack_discovery & follow us on Instagram! Find a friend and lets have some fun!

PARENTS, WE NEED YOUR HELP, TOO! │ If you can help with Sunday School, small groups, confirmation or just hanging out with us Wednes-day night, contact charlee@fumct.org. We promise it will be easy but probably a little crazy! We will give you everything you need to have fun with us. All were are missing is your presence…Come on, we will take it easy on you!

150 middle school kids, 57 high school leaders, 100 adult volunteers, Mike Adkins speaking and The Jon Harkey Band playing means one great Discovery! Thanks to everyone who helped make Discovery 2015 fun for everyone. It was a great kick off to the season and a fun way to continue our faith journey. SURRENDER! What a great outreach from FUMCT and the students of FOOMACK to our middle school youth. The high school students led while the middle school students had fun learning about our faith and how to SURRENDER. I can’t wait to see where the journey leads! Let’s keep having fun, discovering and surrendering! See you at FOOMACK.

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See a video of Discovery 2015 at vimeo.com/fumct/discovery!

Celebration Circle MeetingTuesday, September 1st 5:45 p.m.Parker Fireside Room-enter through Great Hall DoorFall Kickoff Tailgate Social at 5:45 p.m.Gorman Houston has the pro-gram

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