July 2018 newsletter

July 2018
Consequently, you are no longer foreigners and aliens, but fellow citizens with God’s people and
members of God’s household, built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, with Christ
Jesus himself as the chief cornerstone. In him the whole building is joined together and rises to
become a holy temple in the Lord. And in him you too are being built together to become a dwelling
in which God lives by his Spirit. (Ephesians 2:19-22)

FROM THE PASTOR
WHAT IS YOUR NEXT STEP?
While committing one's life to Jesus and becoming a Christian is a decision that can take place in a
moment, or over a short span of time, living as a Christian Disciple who actively follows Jesus is a continual
process.
Discipleship is what happens when we get serious about putting our Christian faith into action and living a
life that draws near to Christ and obeys Christ. The primary way we "do discipleship" is through the
Christian Spiritual Disciplines.
One of the most basic Spiritual Disciplines is worshiping together on Sunday, the Lord's Day, because it
actually combines several Spiritual Disciplines into one experience. When we gather we pray, we worship,
we listen to God's Word, we receive the Sacraments, we can encourage one another and talk with one
another about our lives. Sunday morning worship brings together many of the Spiritual Disciplines in one
place, and since the beginning of Christianity, it has been the most basic Spiritual Discipline or Spiritual
Practice of Christians.
But once we have a good habit of worship established, we should be asking, what is the next step?
After corporate worship services the most important spiritual practices are probably personal/family
devotions at home on the one hand, and small group ministries on the other.
Praying and reading Scripture at home, praying with our families, is an important way that we seek to stay
connected to God throughout the weeks between Sundays. It is an important part of handing off the faith
to the next generation.
Joining a small group such as a Sunday School Class or a Bible Study or Book Study is important because it
allows us to get to know our fellow church members in a way that is really difficult during Sunday Services.
In small groups we can study Scripture and Christian teaching more closely; we can share more of our own
stories and prayer requests; we can ask hard questions and struggle together with our small group in
seeking answers that go beyond the surface level.
Worship, Devotions, and Small Groups help us grow in our faith, but they also provide the spiritual fuel
and encouragement we need to then turn outward and engage in acts of Service and Charity to others,
sharing with those in need, inviting newcomers to Christ's Church, seeking to be agents of love and
positive change in our community.
Regular habits and disciplines of Worship, Devotions, Small Groups, and Outreach...
What is your next step?
May the Lord Jesus Christ bless and keep you+
Rev. Daniel

WHAT’S HAPPENING

WHAT’S HAPPENING
On Sunday, July 29th during our 5th Sunday
Potluck, we will have a Congregational
Conversation centered around the Five Practices
of Fruitful Congregations. Below is some
information on the book and the practices it
outlines to have a quality ministry.
People know that the mission of the church is to make disciples
of Jesus Christ, but they are seeking to understand how to fit
this larger mission into their communities of faith in a practical
way. These practices—Radical Hospitality, Passionate Worship,
Intentional Faith Development, Risk-Taking Mission and Service,
and Extravagant Generosity—are so critical to a congregation’s
purpose that failure to perform them in exemplary ways results
in diminishing the church’s mission. The evocative words used
to express these qualities are irresistible because they move us
from abstract intentions to practical and personal directions for
ministry. Once our mission becomes practical and personal, it
becomes memorable and achievable.
This book is designed to challenge leaders in holding a mirror to their own ministries to ask the
questions, “How are we doing in practicing these qualities of ministry in our worship, music
ministries, serving teams, study and support groups, mentoring programs, and leadership teams?
How are we doing in our personal discipleship in our neighborhoods, workplaces, and the spaces
where we engage friends and those we do not know?” The task of learning, deepening, repeating,
and extending these practices should drive conversations about the work of the church, guide
ministry teams, and shape planning and leadership training.

WHAT’S HAPPENING
-Give Thanks Always-
Thank you to the 30 plus youth that volunteered to help with Vacation Bible School. What a
great group of high school and middle school youth! They led the children by example and
gave 100% to the children.
Thank you to the adult volunteers that worked VBS. We had such a devoted group of
parents, grandparents, CHASE staff and others that made the week go smoothly and the
children happy with cool science experiments, creative and delicious snacks, keepsake craft
projects, fun games, music that kept them dancing & singing and engaging bible stories.
A special thank you to Debra Davis, the Key Leader Team and the Church Council for
devoting their time and energy into guiding us as we plan for the future of our church, both
short-term and long-term.
Thank you to all who have signed up to provide meals to the Fiser Family. What a
wonderful thing our church family is doing to care for each other in a time of need.
SFUMC is a prayer partner for The Upper Room Prayer. Prayer calls are taken
once a month on a Wednesday evening from 5:00 pm until 7:00 pm in the
church office. If you feel you would like to become a part of this important
ministry and volunteer to answer calls, please contact the church office.
July 25 August 22
September 26

stfrumcchildrens@bellsouth.net lizhazlip@yahoo.com
635-3763 office 241-1645 cell
Children's Ministry:
Back to School
Snocone Social
August 5th
4:30 pm
Together, we can
be the church.

stfrumcyouth@gmail.com
dillonguillot19@gmail.com
610-6368 cell
FORGE and HIGH POINT
THE UNTOUCHABLES
A 4-WEEK SERIES ON JESUS
Jesus did and said some pretty controversial things
during His ministry, like the way he chose to spend time
with the kind of people other people usually avoided.
Whether it was sick people, different people, poor
people, or unlikeable people, Jesus surrounded Himself
with people others wouldn’t touch. In this 4-week series,
students will be challenged to see, serve,
embrace, and love others the way Jesus saw, served,
embraced, and loved them.

July 2018
Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
1
8:30 am Worship (S-N)
9:30 am Fellowship (FH)
9:45 am Sunday School
10:45 am Worship (S-N)
1:00 pm Banana Bonanza @
Country Manor Nursing
Home on Hwy 10
2 3 4
Church Office
Closed
Happy 4th of
July!
5 6 7
7:30 am
Community
Prayer Breakfast
(FH)
8
8:30 am Worship (S-N)
9:30 am Fellowship (FH)
9:45 am Sunday School
10:45 am Worship (S-N)
3-6 pm Children’s
Incredible Faith Social
(FH)
9
5:30 pm Board
of Trustees (RH)
10
7:30 pm AA (FH)
11
5:30 pm YOUTH GROUP
(FH)
12 13 14
15
8:30 am Worship (S-N)
9:30 am Fellowship (FH)
9:45 am Sunday School
10:45 am Worship (S-N)
16
17
18
19 20 21
5:30 pm Finance
Committee Mtg (RH)
7:30 pm AA (FH)
5:30 pm YOUTH GROUP
(FH) MOVIE NIGHT
22
8:30 am Worship (S-N)
9:30 am Fellowship (FH)
9:45 am Sunday School
10:45 am Worship (S-N)
12-4:30 pm Key Leader
Team Retreat (FH)
23
5:30 pm Church
Council Mtg (FH)
24
7:30 pm AA (FH)
25
5:30 pm YOUTH GROUP
(FH)
26 27 28
29
8:30 am Worship (S-N)
9:30 am Fellowship (FH)
9:45 am Sunday School
10:45 am Worship (S-N)
12-2:30 pm
5th Sunday Potluck &
Congregational
Conversation (FH)
30 31
7:30 pm AA (FH)
Notes
S-Sanctuary
N-Nursery Provided
FH-Fellowship Hall
RH-Robb House

Pray For Each Another (James 5:16)
“As members of St. Francisville United Methodist Church, we faithfully
participate in its ministries by our prayers, our presence, our gifts, our service
and our witness.”
Prayers for Healing &
Comfort:
Michael Alexander
Leslie Bickham
James Blake
Stella Bourgeois
Jane Breland
Kevin Bustamante
Jean Caldwell
Billy Calhoun
Betty Carlin
Sheila Clausen
Cathy Combs
Ken Cooper
Don Crankshaw
David Daniel
Lois Daniel
Delilah DeLee
Dana Dileo
Patsy Dreher
A. J. Ferguson
Rob Fischer
Jesse Lane Fudge
Sadie Fudge
Madison Garraway
Ann Garris
Jesse Grant
Gertrude Graves
Debbie Hammack
Mitchell Harris
Bob Holmes
Lester Jarreau
Randy Jarreau
Christopher Jenkins
Janet Kendrick
Thomas Kendrick
June Lewis
Stuart Maginnis
Mary Malone
Clara Martin
Faye Martin
Daryl Miller
Donna Morrison
Allison Netterville
Tommie Jo Netterville
Travis Norsworthy
Nellie Partin
Richard Peabody
Janice Piper
Laura Polis
Butch Rawlins
Mamie Rawlins
Natalie Rawlins
Danielle Ritchie
Faye Ritchie
Katherine Salter
Joe Salter
Scott Sanchez
Ken Smith
Chip Soule
Tom Temple
Mackenzie Triche
Marcel Valois
Tom Vlahos
Peggy Waddill
Pam Wall
Prayers for Those Fighting
Cancer:
Sadie Aitken
Howard Arceneaux
Jeannette Barron
Gerald Bates
Tammy Benjamin
Isabella Bertucci
Mary Beth Britt
Donald Broussard
David Burruss
Dawn Caldwell
Dennis Castleberry
Clara Clemons
Jessica Enfinger
Sandy Fiser
Glory Folse
Stewart Hardie
Donald Hartung
Mary Heine
Lori Jarreau
Elaine Joseph
Bob Kennedy
KC Leach
Karen Place
Daryl Miller
Kim Miller
Pam Morrison
Charlotte Murrell
Jimmye Norwood
Karen Smith
Patsy Spillman
Sonny Sykes
Babette Vlahos
Randy Waddell
Patricia Wells
Prayers for Those in the
Military: ** Deployed
**PO2 Beau Broussard
**Col. Stuart Burruss
Lt.Cpl. Bret Cain
Lt.Col. Walker M. Field
Sgt. Bryce Kennedy
2nd Lt. Travis Odom
Prayers for Sympathy:
LORD, Please walk beside me through this day. Clear the heavy air with the lightness of Your Presence.
Guide my hands and steady my heart that I may give comfort when I cannot give hope, that I may give
relief when I do not have a cure, and that I may radiate Your healing peace when the limits of science, time,
and the human body overwhelm. Amen.

WHAT’S HAPPENING
July 1 July 8 July 15 July 22 July 29
Snacks
Bob & Linda
Holmes
D’Aquilla Family Daniel & Metz OPEN McKinney Family
Flowers Karen Berman Hixon & Smith Mary Anne Bryant Sandra Cothren
Billy & Emily
Honeycutt
8:30 Wayne Slater Dot Temple Abby Cochran Leigh Hughes Wayne Slater
10:45
Liturgist
Kati Williamson Sue Catchings Christene Hixon Kerry Everitt Lee R. Smith
8:30 Lida Stallone
Mary Catherine
Lott
Brylee Broussard Ella McKinney Lida Stallone
10:45 Peyton Daniel & Ian Alberstadt & Collin D’Aquilla Layson Ferguson Aiden & Taylor

WHAT’S HAPPENING
July Birthdays
July 1 Kati Dooley
July 3 Sidney Bickham, Parker Varnedoe
July 4 Emily Slater
July 5 Kate Cochran, Michael Lord
July 7 Charlotte Ritchie
July 11 Emma Pittman, Maddie Pittman
July 12 Kelly D’Aquilla, Judy Kendrick, Ethan Mott,
Theresa Stevens
July 13 Blake Kelley
July 14 Michael Hagen Kirby, Becky Posey
July 18 Colleen Ramshur
July 19 Lee Kirby
July 20 Gino Bertucci, Larry Chamberlain
July 22 John Dallas Andries, Sutton Green
July 23 Wendell Dietz
July 24 Catherine McKinney, Faye Ritchie
July 25 Breanna Smith
July 30 Stan Ard, Charlotte Elizabeth Harvey,
Sue Horton, Kelly O’Brien
June 3
8:30 am—75
10:45 am—64
Total—139
June 10
8:30 am—77
10:45 am—87
Total—164
Worship Attendance
June 17
8:30 am—73
10:45 am—80
Total—153
June 24
8:30 am—66
10:45 am—66
Total—132
Mo Avg
147
YTD Avg
162
Blessings to you on your birthday!

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August 28
August 29
August DATES TO NOTE
Youth Group
UMM Prayer Breakfast
Sunday Worship Services
Children’s Back to School Party
Youth Group
Sunday Worship Services
Board of Trustees Meeting
Youth Group
Sunday Worship Services
Youth Group
Sunday Worship Services
ACTS Luncheon
Youth Group
Upper Room Prayer Line
St. Francisville United Methodist Church Non Profit Organization
P.O. Box 2908
U.S. Postage Paid
St. Francisville, LA 70775 St. Francisville, LA 70775
Permit # 11
Address Service Requested
July 2018
St. Francisville
United Methodist Church
Sunday
Worship Schedule
8:30 AM Early Worship Service
9:30 AM Fellowship Time
9:45 AM Sunday School
10:45 AM Late Worship Service
Church Office Hours:
8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Mon - Thu
Closed Fri, Sat & Sun
P.O. Box 2908
9866 Royal Street
St. Francisville, LA 70775
(225) 635-3763 office
stfrumc@bellsouth.net
Www.stfrumc.org
Pastor:
Rev. Daniel Hixon
Cell Phone: (318) 791-3486
revhixon@gmail.com
Children’s Ministry Director:
Liz Hazlip
Cell Phone: 225-245-1645
lizhazlip@yahoo.com
stfrumcchildren@gmail.com
Youth Director:
Dillon Guillot
Cell Phone: 225-610-6368
dillonguillot19@gmail.com
stfrumcyouth@gmail.com
Church Office Manager:
Tudy McCann
Cell Phone: 225-572-3329
stfrumc@bellsouth.net
Facilities & Janitorial Manager:
John Bel
Cell Phone: 985-969-5787
fbcateens@yahoo.com