LeadershipFirst Alumni
***** December Newsletter *****
LeadershipFirst Newsletter
In this newsletter, you will find amazing opportunities to flex your wonderful skills that you learned, enhanced, and grew during your LeadershipFirst classes!!!
Go through the opportunities and contact those specific group that needs your help filling those leadership roles that you were made for!
I can only say that if we all say..."It's okay...someone else will fill that spot...", then you know these groups will never get the help they need and deserve!
So prayerfully consider where you can best help out! And if none of these things work for you, then please consider this question, "Who do you know who would be a fit for this opportunity." Don't be shy about sharing the needs with those you know and helping connect folks to ministry areas!
Don't miss the funny pages at the very bottom for a good laugh!
In this newsletter, each of the red bars you see, are really buttons that open new web pages to other sites and more information! So click and enjoy... your main newsletter will stay open on its own page!
Oh...and don't forget to have a great Holiday Season... BAM!
Letter from Laura....
As we celebrate this Christmas season, we are cognizant of the many blessings we have that we can share with others within our church community and outside of the FUMCR campus. Thank you for dedicating your talents to serving our church community through your participation in Leadership First. We wish each of you and your families a very merry Christmas and a blessed holiday season.
Sincerely,
Laura H. Caston,
Leadership First Alumni Chair
LeadershipFirst --- Step up to the Opportunities
Otherwise read below for other specific needs... you can come back to this bar later...
Opening Day Opportunities
OPENING DAY
Our Celebration Team is actively preparing for an exciting Opening Day on Sunday, January 29th.
We look forward to hosting guests, members, neighbors and partners in the community, as we share our new buildings and the vision for how they facilitate our mission. And we'd love for you to be a part of this special day!
Our team is looking for volunteers to act as hosts on Sunday morning, January 29th.
* You will be asked to work 1-2 shifts, not the entire morning. You choose which shift works best for your schedule
* T-shirts, name tags and "Fun Facts" sheets will be provided
* Volunteers will receive a short "training" to have all the information you need.
We absolutely need YOU to make Opening Day a success!
If you or your family members are interested, please send your name and contact information to Beth Smith (bsmith@fumcr.com). LeadershipFirst is looking for a minimum of 5 folks from our ministry area to help out in this way. Beth will forward your name to Kristen and she will be in touch with additional details after the holidays!
Thank you LeadershipFirst Alumni for your consideration!
100 Days for 100 Families
At Access we desire to open the new building and morning Access Service with some consistency of families as the Access service continues to grow. We’re looking for 100 families to commit to joining Access for the first 100 days of the year. That is 15 Sundays of Access Worship. By having 100 families committed to Access for the first 100 days of the year, there will be a feeling of consistency and familiar faces for new or returning members. We hope that you will join us in this endeavor.
Even, if you are a traditional service family, please spread the word about Access and all that the Access team is doing.
SPAN Committee Opportunities
SPAN ----- Single Parent Action Network
We are looking for people to serve on the SPAN committee. This group meets the 2nd Monday night of each month at 6:15 until about 7:15 and coordinates the SPAN program.
We also are in need of a new chair of the SPAN committee. Since no one from the present group is currently able to serve in that capacity, we need a volunteer who is new to the SPAN group to help coordinate the activities with other volunteers.
These are amazing ways you can flex all that you have learned from LeadershipFirst and apply it for a great cause!
Please contact Joy Anderson at janderson@fumcr.com or call her at 972.235.8385 to grab the reins and take off!!!
Youth Opportunities for LeadershipFirst
There are two main opportunities for LeadershipFirst Alumni to help our amazing and Wyrd youth group!
- · The youth are still in need of another 10th grade Sunday school teacher!
Youth Sunday school teachers lead lessons in a team teaching set up alternating Sundays, so they teach about two Sundays a month. We are looking for someone who enjoys working with youth and who has the passion to teach bible lessons. We provide training and curriculum.
- · The youth also need another snack supper volunteer for 4th Sundays.
Volunteers will help prepare dinner, serve, and clean up. The time commitment is usually from 5:30-7 pm. Snack supper is a light meal served between junior high and senior high UMYF (6:20 - 6:50 pm) on Sunday evenings.
To sign up, contact Pavielle Chriss Jenkins at pjenkins@fumcr.com or 972-996-0132.
Focus Ministry Opportunity
Do you like to shoot? A camera that is!!!
The Focus Photography Ministry at FUMCR mission is to share God’s love, one photo at a time. Grab your camera, and partner with us to capture the thousands of God moments that are happening all around us.
LeadershipFirst Alumni, you can help us record the life of the church!
Next meeting on December 6th - Tuesday night - 7PM - Rm. 209
Find out more about us at fumcr.com/focus <Click here>
If you can help please contact Kevin Burns: kburns@fumcr.com or call him at 972.996.0135
Children Sunday School Teacher Opportunities
Ever watch "Kids say the darndest things!" Well here is the opportunity to experience it firsthand!
But more than that, kids are our future leaders... it is up to us to help mold , shape, and teach them in the ways of Christ... no matter what age, they learn from us!
Beginning in January the Children's Ministry needs the following teachers:
- 9:45am ---- Kindergarten - 2 teachers needed
- 9:45am ---- 4-year-olds - 2 teachers needed
- 11:00am --- Kindergarten/1st - 2 teachers needed
If you have what it takes (or know the perfect someone... you know that person that you always tell, "You are so awesome with kids!")... then please contact Laura Evans at Levans@fumcr.com or call her at 972.996.0129
Drivers Needed for Senior Adult Ministry
Senior Adult Ministry Trippers take trips in and around the Dallas Metroplex and sometimes a bit further on a monthly basis. These take place during the day leaving in the morning and returning by mid-afternoon.
One of the problems we are facing is a lack of bus drivers for our church buses. A regular driver’s license is all that is needed. LeadershipFirst Alumni can fill that gap for us!
We presently have about 5 drivers and an additional number would make life easier for all of us so to plan accordingly so no one driver has to commit more than a minimum number of times.
If you have the time and willingness to put your LeadershipFirst skills in action by driving an amazing group of Senior Adults, then please contact Fred Trevino <email click here>, or call him at 972.996.0103
Announcements
New Church Website!!!
From the desk of Gloria....
Have you seen it? WOW.... What are your thoughts?
"Change is good?, What did they do with my site?, or It is what it is?"
Go check it out for yourself!!!
From the Choir (credit to LF Alumni - Jonsey McConnell)
Join us in music, won't you?
The Chancel Choir
Do you want to sing! Join the Chancel Choir in the new Orr Music Suite that houses the amazing Fleming Rehearsal Hall!
We practice on Wednesday's from 7:00pm to 8:45pm! You get a robe, music, and everything you need to look and sound glamorous in the Choir Loft on Sunday's!!! Plus you get first wave at all baptismal babies!!!
The Journey Youth Choir
What about kids! Yes, they have a spot as well! Youth can join The Journey Youth Choir! They rehearse on Sunday's before UMYF (United Methodist Youth Fellowship) Usually about 4:30pm.
The Children Choirs
Got younger ones? That's great, from K to 6th, we have a spot for them as well! We rehearse Sunday afternoons from 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Contact Info for more information or to join:
The Chancel Choir:
Contact Mike Lightfoot for more information at mlightfoot@fumcr.com or 972.996.0123
The Journey Your Choir:
Contact Becky Moody for more information at bmoody@fumcr.com or 972.996.0151
The Children Choirs:
Contact Kim O'Neil for more information at koneil@fumcr.com or 972.996.0108
The Funny Pages
LeadershipFirst Alumni
Email: llfalumni@fumcr.com
Website: www.fumcr.com
Location: 503 N Central Expy, Richardson, TX, United States
Phone: 972.996.0156