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Please contact the Church Office for comments or suggestions regarding this newsletter at:
P.O. Box 417, Leakey, TX 78873
(830) 232-6266 or leakeyumc@hctc.net
Our Website: www.leakeyumc.org
CROSS-TALK
It’s hard to believe that another year has come and gone, for some this was a great year that seemed too soon, others
are looking forward to saying good riddance to a year that was challenging. Even with the challenges that 2018 has
brought, it was a pretty good year. Over this year we have cried at funerals for several of our brothers and sisters in
Christ, celebrated the joy of Baptism, and welcomed several new members into the family. So here we are again at
the dawning of a new year, full of hope, promise, and new opportunities.
I know that this time of year, many of us make New Year’s resolutions. We promise that we are going to eat better,
exercise more, or do something new to make ourselves better this year. While our resolutions often focus on our
physical health, I think it’s of great importance that we think about out spiritual health as well. What would it look
like to rededicate ourselves to God? One way we can do that is part of the Covenant renewal service, where we
pledge ourselves anew to God. Part of the prayers in that service says:
Lord, make me what you will.
I put myself fully into your hands:
put me to doing, put me to suffering,
let me be employed for you, or laid aside for you,
let me be full, let me be empty,
let me have all things, let me have nothing.
I freely and with a willing heart
give it all to your pleasure and disposal.
Can you imagine what our lives and our community would look like if we would pray this daily and fully surrender to
what God has in store for us? This prayer is part of my new year's resolution for 2019, to pray it daily and to ask God
to continue to transform my heart for service to others. Friends, will you join with me in claiming 2019 as a year of
transformation, renewal, love, and service? I don’t know what our path will look like this next year, but I do look
forward to walking it with you.
Grace and peace,
Pastor Walter
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From our front porch…….
Please WELCOME our new Treasurer, Darlene Mabry. We are so please she volunteer for this job. It isn’t
always easy keeping all the finances straight. So, give her encouragement and a thank you!
Please Welcome our newest Members: Carol & Ed Mack. They joined our church on December 16th.
Normally we have….
Every Mon. - Women’s Community Bible Study @ 6:15 p.m.
Every Tues - The Emmaus Breakfast meets @ 6:45 am and Choir practice @ 6 p.m.
Every Wed. - Youth meetings are @ 5:30 p.m. and the Deep Blue Kids meetings are @ 3:45 p.m. Bible Study is @
6:30 pm
Once a Month:
1st Mon. of the month the Men’s Prayer Breakfast meet @ 7 am. This month it is at The New Fellowship
Church.
2nd Tues of the month the Big Springs Auxiliary meets @ Noon. Also, the Community Church Service on Jan. 6th
@ 6 pm, will be at The New Fellowship Church.
3rd Wed. of the month the United Methodist Women meet 11 am - all are welcome / you don’t have to be a member
so please come! Reach out and bring someone or someone who is homebound! Also, there is Bible Study @ 6:30
pm.
4th Sun. of the month is the Noisy Offering and the Fellowship Meal after church! All are welcome to have lunch. If
you can… bring a dish.
5th Sun. … There is a 5th Sunday Sing Sing (location to be announced).
Liturgist are needed…. If you would like to volunteer for a Sunday or several Sundays, the sign up sheet is at the
back of the church! We need you! Please sign up for Altar Flowers! We need to fill several Sundays. You can email
your request to us or write it on the 2019 Calendar at the front of the church. The cost is $25.00 and a reminder will
be sent to you.
Highlights & Notes to Jot Down:
Tithe the New Way!
If you would like to make your donations online go to the home page on our website www.leakeyumc.org
You can designate to which fund you would like to designate to… like general fund, youth, altar flowers, back pack,
etc. It’s secure and private.
No meetings from Jan. 1 - 5th, 2019
January 6th - Please come help to remove the “Greens” and the Christmas decorations. This will happen after the
11 am service.
January 8th - Choir will resume their schedule of meeting on Tues. @ 6 pm.
January 15th - The new One Board Model Meeting will be held in the Fellowship Hall @ 4 pm.
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The women of UMW chose to host a Christmas party for the residents of Cedar Hill Nursing Home in Camp Wood as their Christmas
project of 2019. On Wednesday, December 12, we caravanned to Camp Wood, loaded with over 80 shoeboxes filled with toiletries and
other gifts, as well as gifts for all the staff. Cookies and punch were served, and some pretty rowdy games of bingo took place.
Throughout the morning’s party, carols were sung. What a blessing for all who attended! Big thanks to Rick Austin, who played the
piano for us, and all the men from the church who joined us and made the party extra special.
Thanks to all who were able to attend the Christmas brunch on December 2. We are grateful for all the support from the congregation
throughout the year. The food was wonderful and if you didn’t get to see John and Sandi Patrick in their new Christmas sweater, you
missed a special moment.
Our next meeting is Wednesday, January 16 at 10 AM in the Fellowship Hall. If you haven’t participated, maybe now is your time. This
is a great opportunity for women of faith to share and encourage each other through prayer, study, and wonderful Christian fellowship.
If you have questions about any of our activities, please contact Betty Jo Bates at 232-6262 or Pam Gasper at 232-4621.
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JAM (Jesus and Me)
Our Wednesday after-school children’s Bible program for ages K-5th grade has a new name as we head into a new
year.
On Wednesday, December 16, we had our last class of 2018. We made advent wreaths and learned what each
candle represented. Then we had a birthday party for Jesus! Thanks to Rhonda Turner for making the birthday cake,
to Mark and Roxane Rutherford and Suzanne Lambert for the pizza, and several who made gift bags.
We will resume on January 9, 2019. Activity leaders are in place, but we need helpers! Could you commit to one
Wednesday a month from 3:45-5:30? Or be willing to be a substitute? For more information, call Pam Gasper at
232-4621.
Youth will resume on January 9th @ 5:30 pm.
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“Suppose someone sees a brother or sister in need and is able to
help them. If he doesn’t take pity on them, how can the love of
God be in him? Dear children, don’t just talk about love. Put your
love into action. Then it will truly be love.” 1 John 3:17-18 NIrV
DECEMBER 2018
YEAR 5 OF THIS OUTREACH PROGRAM -- WE ARE SERVING 33 STUDENTS AT LISD!!
WHO: Leakey United Methodist Church, St. Raymond’s Catholic Church, other local churches and
community volunteers in partnership with LISD. All volunteers are unpaid.
WHAT: Weekend food program for LISD school children who do not have enough food to eat on
weekends.
WHERE: Food housed at Leakey UMC
WHY? : 53% of LISD students qualify for free or reduced breakfast and lunch programs
HOW: Volunteers donate monies, purchase the food, pack the bags, and deliver the bags to the
school each week. All funds are received from individuals or groups. NO Govt. $$.
HOW MUCH DOES IT COST? The cost to feed 1 child each month is $50.00. If you want to sponsor 1 child
for the 2018-2019 school year, the cost would be $450.00/year or $50.00/month. Make your check payable
to Leakey UMC and put “Backpack Ministry” on the memo line. Donations can be mailed to LUMC, P. O. Box
417, Leakey, TX 78873. Any amount you donate is greatly appreciated.
SPREAD THE WORD: Your friends from the community are welcome to participate… spread the word!!
We encourage participation by groups or individuals in support of these students. Monetary donations and
“hands and feet” volunteers are always welcome.
HOW DO YOU VOLUNTEER? Contact Roxane Rutherford at 232-4969 or LeeAnn Collier at 232-4203 to
volunteer. A brief training session is required for all volunteers. We will be happy to talk to you about
volunteer opportunities!
THANK YOU to all our faithful supporters and volunteers. We cannot carry out this ministry without your
hands, feet, heart, prayer and financial support. THANK YOU!!
Hope all the supporters and volunteers had a Merry Christmas!
Roxane Rutherford and LeeAnn Collier, Co-Coordinators
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JANUARY BIRTHDAYS 2019
Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
1 2 3 4 5
6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Kathy Suttle Dub Suttle Meredith Pendley
Troy McCraray
13 14 15 16 17 18 19
Tom Caldwell Suzanne Lambert Jim Armstrong Houston Smith
Lorri Gonzalez
20 21 22 23 24 25 26
Debbie Cox Sarah Breshears Sandi Patrick Kaitlynn Smith
Whitney Ondrovik
27 28 29 Anna Lousie 30 31
Richard Collier Ferguson Steve Gray
Helen Stephens
01/31/86 Helen & Eddy Stephens
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This is a monthly update. Prayer recipients will be removed at
the end of each month unless the requestor notifies us at
leakeyumc@hctc.net or call 830-232-5955. You may also fill
out a prayer request card at church and drop it in the offering
plate. For immediate prayer notification by email:
lumcprayerteam@yahoo.com Thank you.
CHURCH MEMBERS
Adami, Lee
Armstrong, Patti
Blazek, Judy - Mother in law (heart)
Burchfield, Roberta
Cockrell, Janet
Foshee, Diane
Gregory, Charlotte
Hallum, Jan & Jack
Hirst, Diane & Johnny
Judd, Bea
Lamontagne, Leo & Barbara
Longanecker, Charlie
Mason, Allison & Bertie
Price, JP
Sanderlin, Tillie
Sansom, Bettie
Scott, Hugh
Tom, Shasta
Williams, Linda
Young, Jack
Pray for Pastor Walter Prescher
FRIENDS AND LOVED ONES (fr. = friend of)
Armstrong, Chris - Jim Armstrong’s nephew
Auld, Lorna - David Auld mom
Auld, Rhonda & Dan - David Auld brother and wife
Blazek, Donna - fr. of the church
Caldwell, Jim - brother of Tom Caldwell
Chavez, Juanita - (parents Jose & Yeseli) - fr. of Catherine P.
Cochran, Patsy - Lynda Mayer’s sister in law
Couch, Gerald - Lorna Auld’s brother
Doickenstaff, Oaklee Grace - Dan & Rhonda Auld’s granddaughter
Ferguson, Mom - Annie Louise Ferguson’s mom
Herod, Gene - fr. of JP & Diane Price
Hirst, Mike - Patricia Hammond
Kennedy, Jerri - Rhonda & Dan Auld’s daughter
Lowitzer, Ali - fr. Robin Albright
Martinez, Aurora - the niece of Frank & Ramona Martinez
Martinez, Danny - Frank’s brother
Murray, Violet - fr. of the church - 1 yr old child
Nephews - of Lorrie Gonzalez
Pate, Mary - Catherine Prescher’s grandmother
Paull, J.C. - Paull’s son
Prescher, Jr., Walter - Pastor Walter’s father
Reynolds, Guy - Mary & Brent Kinard’s sons father in law
Spurgin, Phyllis - Shasta Tom’s Daughter
Straughan, Laura - Marinez’s granddaughter
Storch, Kathy - fr. of Maudie Jones
Un-named - prayers for her breast cancer
Valvar, Hal - fr. of Theresa Auld
Vaugh, Kim - fr. of the church
Welsh, Sharon - LeAnn Barnes cousin
Westmoreland, Brian & Lori - Lisa Westmoreland’s brother in law & sister
Worden, Adrian - Jan Hallum’s son
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Continue….
Pray for our teachers, students and college students.
Pray for first responders, law enforcement, and our country and leaders.
Pray for our veterans, soldiers and our country to be One Nation Under God! Pray for the division in our country.
Pray for law enforcement and first responders.
Pray for all the local churches / pastors to come together as one in Christ.
Pray for all abuse victims.
PRAY FOR OUR MILITARY
Matt Cylon - grandson of Sandy White
Karley Gregory - granddaughter of Charlotte Gregory
Caylor Jones - fr. of the Rutherfords
Christopher Koch - fr. of the church
Austin McClendon - grandson of Linda Hassell
Chad McClendon - son of Linda Hassell
Chyna Phillips - fr. of the church
Ruby Preston - fr. of the church
Alex Smith - grandson of Ginger & Herschel Perkins
Cody Stratton - grandson of Ramona & Frank Martinez
Jake Wright - grandson of Linda Williams
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Leakey United Methodist Church
January 2019
SUN MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT
1 2 3 4 5
NEW YEAR’S DAY
6 8:30 am Contemp. 7 8 9 10 11 12
Service 6:45 am Emmaus Brkfst. 3:45 pm JAM
9:30 am Bible Study 7 am Men’s Prayer
11 am Comm. Service Brkfst. @ Noon - Big Spring Aux. 5:30 pm Youth
Removal of the Greens New Fellowship Church
6 pm Comm. Church 6:30 pm Bible Study
New Fellowship Church 6 pm Choir
13 14 15 16 17 18 19
6:45 am Emmaus Brkfst. 10 am UMW meeting
8:30 am Contemp.
Service 9:30 am Zoom 3:45 pm JAM
9:30 am Bible Study 4 pm One Board Meeting 5:30 pm Youth
11 am Regular Service
6 pm Choir 6:30 pm Bible Study
20 21 22 23 24 25 26
6:45 am Emmaus Brkfst. 3:45 pm JAM
8:30 am Contemp.
Service 1-4:30 pm Frio Canyon 5:30 pm Youth
9:30 am Bible Study Homemakers
11 am Comm. Service 6:30 pm Bible Study
27 28 29 30 31
6:45 am Emmaus Brkfst. 3:45 pm JAM
8:30 am Contemp.
Service 5:30 pm Youth
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9:30 am Bible Study
11 am Regular Service 6:30 pm Bible Study
6 pm Choir
Leakey United Methodist Church
P. O. Box 417
Leakey, TX 78873
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