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Week of September 2, 2018
15th Sunday after Pentecost
CHURCH DIRECTORY PHOTOGRAPY
You’re invited to be a part of our new photo directory. Our last directory was printed in 2014. As you look
around you today, you will see that we have new families. There have been weddings, and babies, and kids
who are young adults now. We’re changing, and a new photo directory will help us capture these changes.
Go to windcrestumc.org to schedule your appointment. Our directory won’t be complete without you!
Sign up today.
Volunteers are needed to help with the new photo directory! If you have a few spare hours on any of the
days that the photographers will be here, please consider helping out. We need a couple of people to work
in 2-3 hour shifts, to sign in each participant when they arrive for their photography appointment. If you are
willing to help out, please call or email Marcy at the church office, 210-654-0404 or
m.williams@windcrestumc.org. Or, see her at the Lifetouch sign up table in the Gathering Place today.
2018 FALL BAZAAR—Saturday, October 13, 2018
There will be vendors, crafts, Pumpkin Patch, games, rummage
sale, silent auction, and much more! For vendor information
contact the church office 210-654-0404
8101 Midcrown, Windcrest, Texas 78239 · 210 654-0404 · www.windcrestumc.org
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From the Church Office
IN THIS ISSUE Next week’s reading 9/9/18:
Special Events 1 Song of Solomon 2:8-13
From the Office 2
Psalm 45:1-2, 6-9 or Psalm 72
Meet & Greet/Mission Focus 3
From the Pastor 4 James 1:17-27
Fall Bazaar Rummage/Food Pantry 5 Mark 7:1-8, 14-15, 21-23
Calendar 6-7
Neighbors Helping Neighbors Update 8
WUMC Children & Youth 9 CHURCH OFFICE CLOSED
United Methodist Wormen 10
Prayers & Praise 11
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 3rd
Bible Study 12 IN OBSERVANCE OF
LABOR DAY
By the Numbers
Worship and Sunday School Attendance
based on usher head count
Sunday –August 26, 2018
Worship Services Sunday School
8:15 am 50 Children 35
9:30 am 159 Youth 18
11:00 am 97 Adults 68
TOTAL 306 TOTAL 121 Thank you for visiting our church. If you have
any questions or need assistance, please visit
Wednesday, August 29
our information booth in the Gathering Place.
Worship – 27 We look forward to seeing you next Sunday.
www.windcrestumc.org
Online
Visit
www.windcrestumc.org/support or scan
the QR Code to set up and manage your
2/September 2, 2018 one-time and recurring gifts.
This ministry began in 2000 at Bethany UMC on Eisenhauer near I-35. It provides our homeless neighbors a
safe place to get out of the cold when temperatures reach 32 F and below.
They also provide:
A warm appetizer at check in at 5 pm.
A Laundry and showers
A clothing pantry
A hot meal at 7 pm
Breakfast and a sack lunch to go.
The neighbors are gone by 8 am.
Each winter, the number of days the shelter is open depends on how cold the weather is. Last year it was only
open 4 times with 30-40 clients each time.
Bethany UMC is a small church so any donations help keep this ministry going. They need a commercial washer
and dryer to replace their old ones. They always need men's white socks, gloves, hats (darker colors), men's
jeans, general assortment of clothes, and warm jackets. They also need, laundry detergent, paper plates,
bowls, plastic utensils, toilet tissue, paper towels, paperback books and magazines.
If you would like to help financially, write your check to Windcrest UMC and mark it Cold Weather Shelter
or CWS.
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Disciple Bible Study
One of my greatest joys in ministry has been teaching Disciple Bible Study. I have taught every year except
one since my ordination, and I learn something every time. So even if you have taken it before, I encourage
you to take it again. For years Windcrest has had a Morning Bible Study, and they have asked me to
continue this tradition. I propose one of the classes for the 2018-2019 year meet at 10:00 a.m. on
Wednesday mornings. If there are 10 to 14 people who would like to meet at another time, I would be
more than happy to teach another group. All groups would need to start the week after Sunday, September
9 so we can be finished before Memorial Day. Please let the church office know if you can attend the
Wednesday morning class or feel free to propose another day and time.
Disciple Bible Study may not be like any Bible study you have done before. Disciple is about transformation,
not information. People are invited to be challenged and comforted. We will explore how the Hebrew
scriptures of the Old Testament support the New Testament, and now the New Testament in turn
illuminates the scriptures of the Hebrew Bible. Each class is 2 ½ hours long, spending the first 30 minutes or
so exploring the human condition and asking how scripture can be relevant in our lives. There will be a short
video
presented by a well-known scholar and then an in-depth study of one of the readings assigned for the week.
The end of the class each week will be spent looking back at the human condition established at the
beginning and asking how the scriptures we have read and studied through the week can help us on our
faith journey. We will learn how we can live as Christians in the contemporary world around us.
We will be looking and studying the Bible from beginning to end leaving a focused study of individual books
for another day. It would be very difficult for most of us to read the entire Bible in 34 weeks, so we will read
samples of all the major portions of the Bible. We will look for a continuous theme and message from
Genesis to Revelation. By limiting the class to between 10 and 14 people, each person will have time to
speak out and be heard while minimizing those awkward moments of silence.
I hope you will join with me on this incredible journey, and we can get to know each other in a meaningful
and personal way. During our time together, we will become part of a community of believers who have
learned to listen to each other in love and trust.
See you Sunday, Jim
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WE NEED RUMMAGE
Have you recently moved or plan on moving in the near future? Are you down-sizing,
organizing your garage, doing fall cleaning, or have things you no longer need? What
better way to recycle your gently used items than to donate them to UMW’s Fall Rummage
Sale to be held Saturday, October 13th from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. All donations except
clothing and shoes will be greatly appreciated. Due to lack of available storage space, we
are unable to accept rummage donations until Wednesday, Thursday and Friday of the
bazaar week (October 10, 11, 12) in Room 301. Should you have any questions, or need
help getting your things to us, please contact Jeanette Green 210-854-2289 or Sue
Strickland 210-637-6809. As usual, all proceeds will go to UMW missions.
Spaghetti
Sauce
In an effort to keep the Windcrest UMC pantry sufficiently stocked, we are asking for the
following donations each month.
First Sunday – Jelly
Second Sunday – Saltines
Third Sunday – Pasta Sauces
Fourth Sunday – Canned Vegetables
Fifth Sunday – Beans/Rice (in great need of bags of rice and beans)
If you feel led to help out, please consider these donations when you are out doing your grocery
shopping. We will have a table or cart in the Gathering Place each Sunday to collect the items and
stock the shelves of the pantry. Thank you so much for your help and support of our
Neighbors Helping Neighbors ministry.
To see video please go to www.windcrestumc.org or the Church Facebook.
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SUNDAY— SEPTEMBER 2 MONDAY— SEPTEMBER 3
8:00 am Children & Family Ministry GP ALL– DAY CHURCH OFFICE CLOSED
- UMW Table 2:00 pm Line Dancing Class –cancelled
- Meet & Greet 5:00 pm Walk to Health –BH
8:15 am Traditional Worship Service –Sanctuary 6:30 pm Girl Scouts –BH
7:00 pm Boy Scout Parent Meetings –cancelled
9:30/10:45/ Sunday School-All Campus
11:00 am 7:00 pm Men’s Bible Study –305
9:30 am Traditional Worship Service
11:00 am Praise Worship –Sanctuary TUESDAY—SEPTEMBER 4
ALL-DAY Lifetouch Picture Directory
9:00 am Sit and Be Fit –BH
10:00 am Grief and Life Change Support Group – 105
6:00 pm Altar Guild Meeting—GP
6:30 pm Church Council –305
6:30 pm Cub Scout Pack 157 –BH
New at WUMC!
Sunday, September 2,2018 begins a new year of Sunday morning programming for Children & Youth Ministry.
Age/Grade by 9/1/18 Time Room Class
0-3yr 9:30-10:30 203 JAM: Jesus & Me
nd
4yr-2 grade 9:30-10:30 308 Godly Play
rd th
3 -4 grade 9:30-10:30 208 Club 34
th th
5 -6 grade 9:30-10:30 307 Tweens
th th
7 -12 grade 9:30-10:30 105 Youth
All children (thru 6th grade) must be checked in and out by a parent/guardian at the beginning of class
in the hallway of the Jones Building (children’s wing). Children will then be led by their teacher to and
from class.
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WEDNESDAY—SEPTEMBER 5 THURSDAY – SEPTEMBER 6
ALL-DAY Lifetouch Picture Directory ALL-DAY Lifetouch Picture Directory
8:00 am Library reserved—104 9:00 am Sit and Be Fit—GP
10:00 am MOM’s Club of San Antonio NE - 303 5:00 pm Walk to Health –BH
10:30 am Chair Yoga—BH 6:15 pm TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) –BH
6:15 pm Wednesday Worship Service—Sanctuary 7:00 pm AA Meeting –105
7:30 pm Chancel Choir Rehearsal –choir room 7:00 pm Praise Team Rehearsal –Sanctuary
FRIDAY— SEPTEMBER 7
Please donate books, CDS, ALL-DAY Lifetouch Picture Directory
and DVDs (no magazines) to
9:30 am Line Dancing Class –BH
support our choir.
6:30 pm First Friday Family Fellowship—BH
The funds raised are used in
so many ways to support
our music ministry, and we are so grateful for SATURDAY—SEPTEMBER 8
your donations! ALL-DAY Lifetouch Picture Directory
You may bring your donations to the church
office.
Thanks for your support!
Becky Fair, Debbie Andrews Go to www.windcrestumc.org for a list of upcoming events.
And the Chancel Choir
SEPTEMBER 2018
MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY
Line Dance Sit & Be Fit Senior Chair Yoga Sit & Be Fit Senior Line Dance—Adv.
Classes 2:00 to adults light exercise 10:30 –11:30am adults light Classes 9:30 to
3:00pm 9:00am exercise 9:00am GP 11:30 am
Walk to Health 5:00 Grief & Life Change Walk to Health
pm to 5:35 pm Support Group – 5:00- 5:35pm
10:00 am 105
All events will be in Bayless Hall unless otherwise designated. For more information please call 210 654-0404.
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UPDATE ON SAN ANTONIO FOOD BANK STATUS
The August Mission Focus has been Neighbors Helping Neighbors/San Antonio Food Bank and although all
the donations for August are not in at this time, we wanted to update you on where we stand. You have
been generous and kind, with your prayers, your presence, your gifts, your service AND your witness. We
had a record turnout with volunteers for August. Many of these volunteers are not church members but
came to us through a group called Volunteer Buddies of San Antonio/ Meet Up. All our volunteers, donors
and prayer warriors are so important to us. Thank you ALL.
We will be funded into 2019 with these donations and will update you periodically.
Donations to date are listed below:
Don and Carol Hobaugh in honor of Teddy Behrens
Anonymous donor
Nancy and Lee Treadway
Anonymous donor
Anonymous donor
Emmaus Community of Windcrest UMC
Susie McClung
Roberta "Bunny" Nelms
Norm Nelms
Anonymous donor
Vacation Bible School WUMC
Anonymous donor
Anonymous donor
Anonymous donor
"And whatever you do, in word or deed, do everything in the name of the Lord Jesus giving thanks to God
the Father through him." Colossians 3:17
8/September 2, 2018
Congratulations to the Windcrest Felt Faith Puppet Ministry!
Thanks for an entertaining and fun puppet show! Keep up the good work!
Special thanks to Randy Bristow for writing another great script! Thank you Randy & Cheryl Bristow for help
setting-up and tearing down the stage, Darren Miller for helping set up, Sully Baxter for jumping in to help as
needed, all the adult sponsors, and for our awesome congregation for coming to the shows!
Puppeteers
Marilyn Bentancourt Jennifer Perez
Alex Davis Jordan Turner
Dakota Hendrick Samantha Turner
Magan Gaines Shelby Vadnais
Abigail Kilpatrick Kylee Valenzuela
Brianna Miller Kali Wilson
Annette Perez
Adult Sponsors
Dawn Crews Lori Tarnow
Michael Gaines Noah Tarnow
John Tarnow
United Methodist Youth Fellowship
Wednesday youth group resumes September 5, 2018 from 6-8pm. A simple dinner will be served for a small
$2.00 donation. Meet in the Youth Space for Bible Study, fun and fellowship. Bring a friend and get a prize!
Youth Back 2 School Pool Party
On Sunday, September 9, 2018 from 2-4pm, all 7th grade thru 12 grade students are invited to the parsonage
(Rev. McClain’s house) to swim and hang out. Information was passed out in Sunday School but if needed,
contact Dawn for swim release forms and/or more information. (d.crews@windcrestumc.org)
First Friday Family Fellowship: September 7, 2018 at 6:30pm in Bayless Hall
It’s movie time! Come enjoy free popcorn and a science-fiction movie in 3D.
We will be watching an oldie but goodie- The Blob (1958) Everyone is invited!
Pumpkins are coming September 30, 2018 at 1pm! Do you want to get more involved with the Pumpkin
Patch this year? Help is needed! Can you commit to one day a week during the month of October to “be in
charge”. This means that you would find volunteers to serve on that day if no one has signed up or serve
yourself during those times.
Can you call volunteers the day before their shift and give them a friendly reminder? Can you commit to
working multiple shifts in October? Signup sheets will be in the Gathering Place on September 9, 2018. Please
sign up! Online signups will begin Today! Visit windcrestumc.org to sign up.
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SOCIAL CORNER
As we approach Labor Day this week – we focus on issues that face the laborers of yesterday,
today and tomorrow. Below is an excerpt from the United Methodist Women’s website:
“Income and wealth inequality in the United States impacts women and communities of color,
which, in turn, further marginalizes those who may already be vulnerable. Decades of poor
policy choices got us to this point. Fair and just policy changes now could reverse the income
and wealth gap. United Methodist Women are called [to] act locally and in national efforts to
begin to bridge the inequality gap. United Methodist Women is engaging in education to better
understand these changes in economic policy and how they impact women, youth and children.
We will be exploring these realities in our communities, state, and nation and taking action to
seek greater equity and dignity, living wages, sustainable livelihoods and economic security for
all.”
“God remembers those who suffer;
He does not forget their cry,
And he punishes those who wrong them. …
The needy will not always be neglected;
The hope of the poor will not be crushed forever.” (Psalm 9:12, 18)”
Marilyn Olivarez, Social Action Coordinator, WUMW
HELP US KEEP OUR PLANET GREEN RECYCLE
Ink cartridges, cell phone, iPad, tablets, iPhone
There is a box on UMW table in the Gathering Place. Help us
keep electronic waste out of our landfills and water source.
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Thank you for worshipping with us. OUR MISSION:
We hope that you found our service The mission of Windcrest United
meaningful and inspiring and our Methodist Church is to make new
people warm and welcoming! We disciples of Jesus Christ for the
would love to see you again! transformation of the world.
Like us on Facebook:
www.facebook.com/windcrestumc
Here are a few things to know about our church: Worship Services:
Sundays
Traditional—8:15 & 9:30 am
We believe in grace. We believe in the forgiving Contemporary Praise –11:00 am
grace of God. We also believe in extending grace
toward one another. That means that we can be Wednesdays –6:15 pm
authentic about who we are and the things about
which we struggle. In a world that admires getting BIBLE STUDIES & SMALL GROUPS
ahead, we believe Christ is the one who makes us
whole. We are all equal in our need for him. There SUNDAYS @ 9:30 am
are many places in our church life where you can
receive and extend grace - retreats, small groups, The Inquirers-McClung Bldg., 302
worship services, Sunday School classes, mission Millennium Miracles (M&M)-McClung Bldg.,
trips, ministry opportunities. 303
We love to study. We have several Bible Studies The Searchers-McClung Bldg., 305
being taught both in the evenings and in the day
time. Some are topical, others focus on a SUNDAYS @10:45 am
particular part of Scripture. You don’t need to be a
member of our church to join any of our studies. Builders Class-McClung Bldg., 301
We love kids! We feel very strongly about
providing to our children and youth everything they SUNDAYS @ 11:00 am
need to develop a strong faith to be equipped to Good News Bible Study-McClung Bldg., 303
face the world. Our children’s ministry uses a
variety of ways to instill the Word of God into the The Procrastinators-McClung Bldg., 305
heart of a child. It dramatically shapes a child's life
and—it is just plain fun!
There is a place for you. It doesn’t matter where you
have been or what you have done. You may feel far MEN’S BIBLE STUDY
from God or closer than you have ever been. If you Mondays 7:00 pm - room 305
do not have a church home, we invite you to be a
part of what God is doing in us and through us.
We thank you for visiting.
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