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To My Church Family,
Thank you for helping me through the long
illness and death of David. It was your prayers,
calls, visits, cards, food, and love that gave me the
courage and strength to get through it.
The beautiful sympathy cards lined my dining
room table. I loved every on of them. What a
solace.
Thank you for your many donations in his
memory. May God bless you.
Love, Betty Walker, Vidal,
and family
Dear Ones,
Thank you so much for all your kindness and gracious
thoughtfulness with J. C. He loved you! Our
kindred spirits can so relate! “Thank God from
whom all blessings flow.”
Love, The Donna Matlock Family
Dearest Church Family,
“Words cannot express…” Over the past few weeks, this
phrase has taken on new meaning for me. It is extremely
difficult to express in words what is felt in the heart but I
will try. My heart is filled with gratitude for your many,
many acts of love and kindness. You brightened the long
days with your special hospital visits. Your overwhelmingly
abundant supply of cards and notes of encouragement
have been amazing and are prominently displayed in
my living room. Your home visits and frequent telephone
calls of concern are most reassuring. The meals you lovingly
prepare and so generously share are delicious. But,
most importantly, I am deeply thankful for your compassionate
prayers of guidance for the physicians who are
treating me, and for my comfort and healing. You are an
awesome group of Christian friends who have a very special
place in my heart. I treasure each of you, and I thank
God daily for the blessings of your friendship. Mitzie Pyle
Dear Church, I want to thank everyone that has helped
make the 4th Saturday Meal such a success this year We
have gone from preparing 225 to 260; serving over 2600
meals this year!!!!!!This could not have been so successful
without EVERYONE that helped. The dedicated cake bakers
have prepared delicious cakes that look & smell great.
It has been such a blessing to work with the cooking people,
the servers, and the delivery people; it is such a joy to be
able to serve with each of you. I am blessed to be able to
be a part of this great mission project and to be a part of
such an awesome church family! We are going to take a
rest for the months of November and December as I am
told that the families of the people we serve take care of
them for Thanksgiving and Christmas. I look forward to
seeing everyone again in January when we will start up. I
really do appreciate all the help and patience! God is
good....all the time. God is good! Blessing, Penny Mills
Paige Lecher and family in the passing of
her sister, Rebecca Ward.
Donna Matlock and family in the passing
of J.C Matlock.
Rashay and Ryan Rodgers in the passing
of her mother.
You are invited to a Blue Christmas
Service
Sunday, November 27 at 4:00 PM
First United Methodist Sanctuary
If you have experienced the loss of a loved
one or loss or change of job,
please join us for this powerful service of worship and
remembrance.
For more information, please contact
Pastor Jeana at 693-4341, ext.223
You’ve probably read or heard about Grow-One Sunday
coming up Sunday, November 20. We are asking that you
consider raising your giving by 1 percent of your income
(GROW TOWARD TITHING) or that you GROW A STEP
in a dollar amount of your own choosing.
When we Grow-One, how will our church use the money?
• Staffing to meet the needs of our youth,
the elderly, and every congregation family;
• Christian Education to maintain and improve our
teaching materials and to offer new and expanded
programs;
• Missions to meet our pledge to make disciples;
• Property and maintenance to keep our property
in an appropriate state of repair and/or to purchase
equipment (these are a few of our needs).
Our church budget process begins with our income. We can
only budget our expenses after we determine our income for
the coming year. Please pray with your family to determine
your giving growth. We need EVERY MEMBER on the
team! Let’s all GROW (at least ONE) together.
Blessings,
Carolyn Kennedy
Stewardship Chairperson

From the Pastor’s Heart….
Today’s Message
I had just graduated from college with a business degree and was working full time. My grandmother was beginning
to have some difficulties with her day-to-day living. We were approaching that difficult time of seeking assistance for
her and she was very reluctant. In her mind, all was well; all except one thing. She realized that it had become more difficult
for her to take care of her business. One day she finally asked me if I could help her take care of paying her bills and
tending to her business affairs. I was so honored that she would let me help her in that way. We were always very close
and I learned much from her guidance and love.
The first day I went to help her, we sat down at her breakfast table (which is now located in the parsonage) and she
always began the conversation the same way. It went something like this: “Now honey this is private and I want to be sure
you remember that I don’t talk about my business with anyone other than you.” I smile as I write this, remembering those
words. Followed by that consistent beginning to our conversation were always words something like this: “When I get my
monthly Social Security and pension checks, the first thing I want to do is write my check for the church. God calls us to
tithe 10% of what we receive and I’m gonna be faithful to that.” So when we opened the checkbook, the first check we
wrote was always payable to her church. It was not a huge amount but it came from her huge heart and it was a tithe of
God’s blessings in her life. I will never forget that.
Today, just over twenty years since her death in 1991, from that experience I remember two lessons that were imprinted
in my brain. First, the life we live is a witness to those around us. It can be a positive, sweet witness that we recall
for the rest of our lives. It can be a witness to the love and grace of God that my Grandmother lived for me to see. Or – it
can be a negative witness that becomes a shadow of our past that we wish to forget. Second, God calls us to be faithful to
his call to give back a tithe of the blessings he pours upon us. It was a lesson from my Grandmother, but it was so much
more. It is a Biblical standard. When we stop to think of the mighty ways God has blessed us (monetarily and otherwise),
how can we do any less?
November is the month in the church when we address financial stewardship and so we’ll be talking more about
this. Don’t avoid worship because you don’t want to hear talk about money! If you’re gone, you’ll miss something special
and we will not be complete without you! Make a point to be present in worship so together, we can celebrate God’s goodness
in our lives and look forward to all that God has in store for us! I hope to see you each Sunday as we claim the promise
of God’s provision for us in all of life. Thanks be to God!
Blessings
Ellen
October 2, 2011
Budget $19,191.85
Capital Campaign 3,555.00
Other 1,031.00
October 9, 2011
Budget $13,603.50
Capital Campaign 740.00
Other 612.00
October 16, 2011
Budget $12,643.17
Capital Campaign 785.00
Other 972.00
October 23, 2011
Budget $6,981.55
Capital Campaign 110.00
Other 360.00
2011 Budget
Budgeted thru 10/23/11 $675,538.76
Received thru 10/23/11 $582.187.11
Spent thru 10/23/11 $652,893.64

Sherry Cossey 11/01
Bryan Miller 11/01
Dawstian Sperry 11/01
Virginia Robbins 11/02
Martha Dodd 11/02
Vivian Moore 11/02
Kalynda Cochran 11/02
Mason Morris 11/03
Sheila Mejia 11/03
James H. Herbort 11/04
Ruth Jackson 11/04
Kristi Gouge 11/04
Dalton Ryan 11/05
Les Pieratt 11/05
Kris Wilson 11/06
Pat Willbanks 11/07
Sharon Dare 11/07
Timothy Bedard 11/08
Bill Riddle 11/08
H. Dale Brown 11/09
Bill Terrell 11/09
Clark Polson 11/09
Melissa Riggs 11/09
Julie Johnson 11/10
Tandy Freeman 11/11
Lisa Hambrick 11/11
Mary Lee Webb 11/12
November 1-30
L. Carol Givins 11/12
Khris Russell 11/12
Carolyn Seriff 11/13
Kathy Wright 11/13
Janette Bowers 11/13
Sheila Berlin 11/14
H.C. Brantley 11/14
Brittany Miller 11/14
Brian Freeman 11/14
Ellen Ely 11/14
Clinton Powell 11/15
Carolyn Beck 11/16
Bryan Coffey 11/16
Brad Hall 11/16
Donald Bryant 11/16
Sally Bryant 11/16
Margaret Thomson 11/16
Betty McKinney 11/17
Kate Cravey 11/17
Katelyn Robertson 11/18
Brett A. Piatek 11/19
William R. Lee 11/19
Milloraye Holden 11/20
Bailey Freeman 11/10
Johnnie Wilson 11/21
Ashley Kuhlmann 11/21
Wende Morren 11/21
Upcoming Events
On Saturday, Nov. 5, the Trustees are
having an All Church Work Day. Please
come prepared to work from 8:00-
12:00, or whatever part of the morning
you can. Bring gloves, weedeaters,
rakes, limb cutters, and any other tools
you think would be helpful.. God will bless whatever
our results are as we do what we can to make our
church property more beautiful to His glory.
Andrew Foote 11/21
Hester Sitterle 11/21
Sara Dilworth 11/22
Joanna Piatek 11/22
Melinda Savage 11/22
Rickey Pope 11/22
Sue Schenck 11/22
Jeana Martin 11/22
Mildred McDonald 11/22
Kinsey Cossey 11/23
Priscilla Hillhouse 11/23
E.J. Offer 11/24
James R. Page 11/24
Danette Deanne Seelig 11/24
Laura Mann 11/24
Michele Parsons 11/24
Melisa Rapstine 11/26
Cody Luebke 11/26
Jeanette Pickard 11/27
Lorraine Teeters 11/28
Connie Booth 11/28
Alan Henderson 11/28
Mary Powers 11/28
Howard Murchison 11/29
Rachel Alton 11/30
Gordon Hollenbeck 11/30
Church Staff
Senior Pastor: Ellen Ely
Assoc Pastor: Jeana Martin
Education: Janiece Collier
Programs: Robin Kaspar
Music Director: Joni Bedard
Youth Pastor: Jon Weems
Administration: Sharon Pehl
Bldg Super.: Larry Dowers
Missionaries: Ray & Lidia Zirkel
First United Methodist Church
of Marble Falls
1101 Bluebonnet Drive
Marble Falls, TX 78654
830-693-4341 voice
830-693-2922 fax
Web site fumcmarblefalls.com
Email fumc@nctv.com
November 18, 2011
Volunteers Needed to Decorate the Church
Please put November 20th, 2-4 PM on your schedules to help us decorate
the church inside and out. We need lots of helping hands to go up
on ladders to hang garland and wreaths. Many helpers are needed to
hang ornaments on the angel and crimson trees. The more the merrier—see
you on the 20th!
Operation Christmas
Child
Pack your shoe box and
return it to the church by
November 13th
Share God’s love and the joy of Christmas by
packing a gift-filled shoe box for a hurting child
overseas. Your simple gift can make an eternal
difference.
Mark your calendars to turn your
clocks back on
Saturday, November 5.
Daylight Savings Time Ends.

St. Frederick’s requests help with the
following items for their community
Thanksgiving meal on November 19th
TURKEYS may be brought any time
November 1st through 12th.
Start bringing on Monday, November 14:
Cornbread Celery Bell Peppers Onions
Please bring pies and cakes on November 18th.
Last but not least your $$$ donations and
volunteer help is welcome all week!
Remember everyone that we are helping St Frederick
Baptist Church with the cakes for Thanksgiving
Dinner just as we have in years past. We will need
LOTS of cakes and pies. They can either be brought
to our church or you can take them to St
Fredericks. That is also the 3rd Saturday and we will
serve and deliver. I am not sure of the total yet but I
am sure it will be close to 1,000 as it was last
year! Again, thank you for your prayers and support
for this Amazing Mission Outreach project!
Dear Church,
We would like to have a memorial
fundraiser for J. C. Matlock’s widow,
Donna. It had been our intention to
have a golf tournament to assist J.
C. with medical bills, etc. Unfortunately, we were
unable to do this because of J. C. ‘s declining health.
If you would like to contribute to the J. C. Matlock
Memorial Fund, please make your checks out to
FUMC.
Thank you for your prayerful consideration.
FUMC Staff
The Trustees are also asking for wildflower seeds to
plant in J. C. ‘s honor on their workday, November 5.
At that time, they will prepare the ground and plant
any seeds that are given. If you can help with this
effort please bring seeds to the church office.
The Missions BBQ dinner after church
on October 30 will feature brisket, pinto beans
and potato salad with cake for dessert. Donations
are requested. Funds raised will go to a
relatively new ministry, True Vineyard, which is
working in Rwanda to help widows and orphans of the 1994
genocide work toward economic independence. Their current
most pressing need is funds to fence a parcel they are
trying to lease from the government to expand their sheep
herd and increase the supply of high
quality wool. The wool is spun into
yarn and sold for weaving into saleable
products.
Following the meal, there will be a
Knockout Basketball Tournament,
which is a repeat event from a couple of years ago. Entry fee
for the tournament is $5. We hope you will join us for one
or both of these activities.
Fellowship Class
Henrietta Kemp
Dorine Edgar
Marble Falls Assisted Living
Marvin & Delores Junker Marti & Paul Sullivan
Diane Axtell H. C. & Kaye Brantley
Theron & Joan Brooks Fred & Nina Horlen
Rebecca & Davis Ward
Nealon & Sue Carter Paul & Marti Sullivan
H. C. & Kaye Brantley
Shane & Bernece Mahan
Joined 10/16/11
Dorothy Stripling
David Walker
Fellowship Class Marti & Paul Sullivan
Betty Walker
Ode Carlisle
Paul & Marti Sullivan
J. C. Matlock
Paul & Marti Sullivan Mickey Reaves
Glenn & Beverly Slay

Ashbaugh,Connie Bad accident required surgery. Kelly’s sister-in-law.
Bateman, Jonn Recovering from heart surgery.
Brown, David Seizures. Judy Miller’s cousin.
Campbell, Jerry Pneumonia. Recovering at home.
Carina, Dorothy Liver failure. In the hospital in Spain.
Carter, Nealon Back pain
Cary, Dale Leukemia. Patty McAlpin’s father.
Cherry, Jim Brain tumor has returned.
Conaway, Becky Tumor/hernia
Cook, Billye Lung cancer. Bess Blitch’s sister-in-law.
Cotrell, Karen Rare form of breast cancer.
Cunningham, Mary Beth Breast cancer surgery. Kerri O’Connor’s aunt.
Dempsey, Tammy Jones Cancer. Friend of Jeana’s.
Dingle, Tessie Dysautonomia
Dopson, Deward Brain surgery. Friend of Collier’s.
Ebsen, Linda Esophageal cancer
Flores, Diana Breast cancer
Fullilove, Bill Liver cancer
Hancock, Pat Abdominal cysts. Surgery successful.
Hatch, Olga COPD. Moved to nursing home for rehab. Steve Hatch’s mother.
Hayden, Gage Leukemia in remission. Higgason’s grandson.
Hernandez. Dora Palsy stroke
Highfill, John Serving our country in the military.
Horlen, Nina Kidney problems
Jarmillo, Adrienne Leukemia in remission
Kuhlmann, Buster Cancer. Dean’s uncle.
Lambeth, Brenda Ongoing cancer treatment. Bill & Jeanette Pickard’s daughter.
Langford, Jessica & Kevin Serving in Asia for two years.
Littlefield, Dale Working in Afghanistan. Ragsdill’s son-in-law.
Martinez, Adian Bone marrow transplant
McFadden, David COPD
Nichols, Phyllis Stroke. Doing well.
Olson, Ginny & George Martha & Jimmy Dodd’s family in missions in the Philippines.
Parks, Aaron Brain tumor
Pyle, Mitzi Breathing problems. Home recovering.
Rodriguez, Alicia Recovering from accident
Rose, Kathy Ongoing cancer treatment
Schenck, Skip Recovering from melanoma removal.
Schnelle, Kelly Working overseas
Skelton, Iris & Glen Joni’s mother and father.
Summerlin, Ainsley Blood disorder
Taylor, Sandee Recovering from fall
Walter, Bill Tumor on kidney. Greg Mills’ cousin.
Wariner, Marie Cancer
White, Darla Undergoing chemo. Jon Campbell’s cousin.
White, Wade Craniofacial disorder. Wendy Bingham’s nephew.
Yandle, Maxine Breast cancer returned. Surgery, Dianne Pride’s sister.
Belding, Virginia Gateway
Curfman, Janet Gateway Gardens
Curfman, Ruth Windchime
Gregg, Cora Lee Gateway Villa
Horlen, Fred & Nina Claremont
Jackson, Lorraine & Rex Gateway Gardens
Jackson, Ruth Kingsland Nursing Home
Jones, Ruby Jon Home
Kemp, Levi Home
Larson, Jack Claremont
Laycock, Helen Windchime
Mezger, J.Lee & Kookie Home
Minard, Margo Country Oaks Assisted Living
Offer, Dorothy & Ed Gateway Gardens
Owens, Lucille Claremont
Raesener, Ethel Mae Gateway Villa
Slack, Aline Waco
St. John, Merle Gateway Gardens
Terrill, Bill & Vallie Home
Wallace Wanda Home
Willis, Betty Home
Wilson, Johnnie Home