First United Methodist Church

25 About midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the other prisoners were listening to them. 26 Suddenly there was such a violent earthquake that the foundations of the prison were shaken. At once all the prison doors flew open, and everybody’s chains came loose. 27 The jailer woke up, and when he saw the prison doors open, he drew his sword and was about to kill himself because he thought the prisoners had escaped. 28 But Paul shouted, “Don’t harm yourself! We are all here!”

29 The jailer called for lights, rushed in and fell trembling before Paul and Silas. 30 He then brought them out and asked, “Sirs, what must I do to be saved?”

31 They replied, “Believe in the Lord Jesus, and you will be saved—you and your household.” 32 Then they spoke the word of the Lord to him and to all the others in his house. 33 At that hour of the night the jailer took them and washed their wounds; then immediately he and all his family were baptized. 34 The jailer brought them into his house and set a meal before them; he was filled with joy because he had come to believe in God—he and his whole family.

Next Sunday, July 11 is Graduate Sunday. We will celebrate by recognizing our graduates of high school and college during worship, and have a reception for them during Fellowship Time immediately following worship.

If you have a graduate in your family and have not let the church office know, please do so as soon as possible. A special insert with names, etc. is planned for Sunday. Thank you.

VBS dates are July 25-29 (Sunday-Thursday), 6:00-8:30 PM with the closing program on Sunday, August 1, at 6:00 PM, all at the Free Methodist Church on 4th Street.

Monday, July 26, is the evening that FUMC is responsible for supplying extra help and snacks. Volunteers are needed for as many evenings as they are available, however.

The menu is the same one we had last year:

• Grilled cheese sandwiches
• Watermelon and cantaloupe
• Rice Krispie treats
• Drink

At this time we have the following volunteers:

Food for July 26: Velma Hendrix, Sue Mardis, Marilyn Chattin, Kathy Case

Storyteller for July 26: Lillian Klipsch

Registration: Linda Dobbyn

Guides: Khelia Brink for 1st and 2nd graders; Betty Mardis

Crafts: Jennifer Hensley, craft director for the entire VBS; Susan Meier and Pep Salmond

Games: Judy McLear, Diane Stepro, Abby Miller

Youth (to be placed as needed): Belana Stepro, Allison Miller, Nathan Springfield, and

Haylee Green

I think there were a couple of others who have told me they would help, but have not signed up on the bulletin board. Anyone else who is available; please let me know if you are planning to assist and your available dates and areas of interest.

Also, help with the preschoolers is still needed. Volunteers are still needed to work with the 3-4 year olds in a self-contained class setting. Music and crafts will be planned for this age by the music and craft volunteers and you will have assistance with games, but you (and a host of others) will be responsible for storytelling and keeping the little ones contained.

Please let me know how you wish to help or sign up on the bulletin board at church. Thanks, Cindy 886-6932

1. SOMEONE TO HELP GATHER THE SUNDAY SCHOOL ATTENDANCE AND OFFERING EACH WEEK;

2. SOMEONE TO TEAR OUT AND PICK UP THE ATTENDANCE SHEETS FROM SUNDAY MORNING WORSHIP AND PUT THEM IN THE SECRETARY’S MAIL BOX;

3. HELP NEEDED WITH THE SOUND SYSTEM ON SUNDAY MORNINGS DURING WORSHIP AND ON SPECIAL OCCASIONS;

4. SOMEONE TO EMPTY THE DE-HUMIDIFIER IN THE DECKER ROOM ON WEEKENDS;

5. SEVERAL FOLKS TO HELP PLAN AND FIX FOOD FOR THE YOUTH GROUPS ON SUNDAY EVENING;

6. SOME NEW VOLUNTEERS TO BE A FLOWER DELIVERER IN 2011 — PERSONS DELIVER FLOWERS AFTER WORSHIP TO THE MEMBERS WHO CANNOT ATTEND WORSHIP;

7. BEING A GREETER ON SUNDAYS – CALL ANN COUCHENOUR IF INTERESTED. 882-8242.

The following church members are celebrating anniversaries this month:

• 1 Dick & Cindy Helton
• 8 Bud & LaVaughn DeHon
• 9 Jeff & Melissa Gurchiek; Roger & Sue Montgomery
• 18 Jim & Terri Gislason
• 20 Dave & Sandy Ellis
• 21 Mark & Melissa Hendrix
• 28 Bill & Barbara Ringer
• 29 Scott & Carla Hendrix

Happy anniversary from Vincennes First United Methodist Church!

If you would like your anniversary added, or find corrections, please contact the church office. Thanks!

The following church members are celebrating birthdays this month:

• 1 Shannan Hunter Turpin
• 4 Fred Peach, Gwen Tewalt
• 7 Tanner Dobbyn
• 8 Judy Sturm
• 13 Sandy Ellis, Walter Madden, Dave Salmond
• 15 Aaron & Adam Groves, Bill Vaughn
• 16 Alicia Fujihara
• 17 Ginny Ebersold
• 19 Linda Dobbyn, Jan Green
• 20 Darcy Lyle
• 22 Dave Hermes
• 24 Eli B. Hendrix IV
• 25 Khelia Brink
• 29 Juanita Stultz, Emma Whaley
• 30 Melissa Gurchiek
• 31 Bethany Vaughn

Happy birthday to all from Vincennes First United Methodist Church!

If you would like your birthday added, or find corrections, please contact the church office. Thanks!

While you are experiencing the summer with family and friends, please remember your church as it continues to do the work of the Lord each week.

IF YOU ARE PLANNING AN EVENT AT THE CHURCH, PLEASE CONTACT THE CHURCH OFFICE FIRST FOR AVAILABILITY. IF YOU NEED TO USE THE CHURCH VAN FOR CHURCH ACTIVITIES, PLEASE CALL THE CHURCH OFFICE TO RESERVE IT. THANK YOU.

Dear Church:

We have noticed a video projector in the All-Occasion Room sitting on the conference table. In lieu of recent events with our microphones being stolen, Pastor John as moved the video projector to his locked office for security reasons. If this video projector is yours, please contact the church office.

WEDNESDAY, June 30

7:00 PM — BIBLE STUDY studying the Book of Psalms with Bill Amers in the All-occasion Room.

SUNDAY, JULY 4

9:30 AM – MORNING WORSHIP
Message: “Free or Not” by David Draeger
Scripture: Acts 16:25-34
Greeters: Horace Foncannon (Narthex);: Paul & Ann Couchenour (Whitman Center)
Acolyte: Briley Robb
Worship Leaders: July 4: Annie & Abby Miller
Ushers: Mike Knoll, Matt Hensley, Dave Couchenour, Dave Hermes (Main Floor); Abby & Allison Miller (Balcony)
Nursery Helper: Belana Stepro

NO K.I.D.S. CHURCH the first Sunday each month.

10:45 A.M. SUNDAY SCHOOL FOR ALL AGES:

All Pre-School through 5th Graders will meet in the Media Center for “The One Room Sunday School” lesson with Diane Stepro.

Adult Classes Eccl. 4:10 Class; I.C.U. Class; W.H.O. Class; Home Builders Class.

Please ask an usher for assistance in finding a class to attend.

NO YOUTH ACTIVITIES ON JULY 4th. Celebrate your independence!

PRAYER CONCERNS

Vicki Powell, Karla Brown & Family, Pep Salmond, Terrell Clark, Jean Davis’ granddaughter – Lori, Mary Middleton Holman, Toni Holmes, Denise Barker, June Peach, Ruth Ann Staley, Eric Williams, Shawn Nonte Cardinal, Anita Lynn (Poole) Edenfield, Pat Case, Jeffrey Beard & Family, Dorris Bechtlofft, Ben Berry, Cody Wilson, Eileen Chattin, Janice & Jim Campbell & Family, Basil Stone, W.C. Bird, Nursing Home Members and Friends, Those who have lost loved ones recently, Those without jobs or homes, Our Schools, Our Children and Youth, Our Country, The President, Government Officials, The Military, AND PLEASE CONTINUE TO PRAY FOR THE SOUTH KNOX CLUSTER CHURCHES CONSISTING OF COMMUNITY UMC, WALNUT GROVE UMC, HAMLINE CHAPEL UMC AND FIRST UMC.

Please help us keep this listing up to date. If you know of anyone who needs removed/added to this listing, please call the church office (882-0742) to let us know. Thank you for your help keeping our listing current.

NOTES OF THANKS

To my Christian Family,

Many thanks to everyone who helped make the weekend at RockvilleWomen’s Prison a special, life-changing experience for 42 women. Special thanks to all who baked cookies and made placemats. Special thanks to all of you who prayed for God to shower extra blessings on these women and let them know just how much He loves each of them and as His church, just how much we care. It was very hard for them to comprehend that people were willing to do all of this for them. They were so very grateful. One woman at my table said that she had never heart the words, “I love you” before in her life. Another woman said that although she had to live the rest of her life in prison for the bad choices she had made, she now could live for Christ.

God asked you to visit Him in prison and that is just what you did. Thank you.

Together in His service, Robyn Draeger

Bill and I want to thank Pastor John and our church friends of FirstUnitedMethodistChurchfor their prayers during my recent surgery. We know that prayer works, as was evident in my case, which took only half the time they thought for the surgery. Thank you for your support and love. Bill & Betty Amers

Dear Reverend John,

Thank you for the beautiful flower arrangement from the Wolven family in honor of their sister. A week later it is still pretty. I still have three to four more months of healing the Dr. tells me, but I am feeling some relief as a result of the surgery. Thank you and the Wolven family for your thoughtfulness. Sincerely, Bud DeHon

Dear members of FUMC, Thank you for your generous donation of $2,340.00 to the VincennesCommunity Food Pantry MissionFund.
The Vincennes Community Food Pantry

Sunday night, Judy Ritterskamp made a wonderful presentation about the development of her prayer life and the nature of prayer. Following her program, youth spent time proceeding through prayer stations set up to help them pray for the problems facing young people and children around the world while rejoicing in the many gifts God has given them.

A wonderful dish of homemade macaroni and a water balloon fight rounded out the evening.

Reminder: No youth or children’s events next Sunday, July Fourth.

51 As the time approached for him to be taken up to heaven, Jesus resolutely set out for Jerusalem. 52 And he sent messengers on ahead, who went into a Samaritan village to get things ready for him; 53 but the people there did not welcome him, because he was heading for Jerusalem. 54 When the disciples James and John saw this, they asked, “Lord, do you want us to call fire down from heaven to destroy them?” 55 But Jesus turned and rebuked them, 56 and they went to another village.

57 As they were walking along the road, a man said to him, “I will follow you wherever you go.”
58 Jesus replied, “Foxes have holes and birds of the air have nests, but the Son of Man has no place to lay his head.”

59 He said to another man, “Follow me.”
But the man replied, “Lord, first let me go and bury my father.”

60 Jesus said to him, “Let the dead bury their own dead, but you go and proclaim the kingdom of God.”

61 Still another said, “I will follow you, Lord; but first let me go back and say good-by to my family.”

62 Jesus replied, “No one who puts his hand to the plow and looks back is fit for service in the kingdom of God.”

Greetings,

While you are experiencing the summer with family and friends, please remember your church as it continues to do the work of the Lord each week.

Blessings and prayers,

John Groves

IF YOU ARE PLANNING AN EVENT AT THE CHURCH, PLEASE CONTACT THE CHURCH OFFICE FIRST FOR AVAILABILITY. IF YOU NEED TO USE THE CHURCH VAN FOR CHURCH ACTIVITIES, PLEASE CALL THE CHURCH OFFICE TO RESERVE IT. THANK YOU.

Wednesday, June 23

7:00 PM — BIBLE STUDY studying the Book of Psalms with Bill Amers in the All-occasion Room.

SUNDAY, JUNE 27

9:30 AM – MORNING WORSHIP
Message: “Excuses” by Pastor John Groves
Scripture: Luke 9:51-62
Acolyte: Chayton Green
Worship Leader: Leah Abendroth
Ushers: Dan Marczak, Dan Wolven, Mark Hendrix, Steve Simonds (Main Floor); Kenny Deetz, and Tanner Dobbyn (Balcony)
Nursery Helper: Annie Miller

10:45 A.M. SUNDAY SCHOOL FOR ALL AGES:

All Pre-School through 5th Graders will meet in the MediaCenterfor “The One Room Sunday School” lesson with Dave Hermes.

Adult Classes Eccl. 4:10 Class; I.C.U. Class; W.H.O. Class; Home Builders Class.

Please ask an usher for assistance in finding a class to attend.

4:00-6:00 pm – CHILDREN’S ACTIVITY TO BE ANNOUNCED.

4:00-6:00 PM – YOUTH Grades 6-12 – PRAYER WORKSHOP – Meal & games to follow.

6:00-7:00 PM – High School Book Study Group

TUESDAY, JUNE 29

7:00 PM – FINAL VBS MEETING at Free Methodist Church, 1423 N. 4th St.

STORYTELLERS need to attend this meeting.

A NOTE OF THANKS

Dear Church Family,

We appreciate all of your love, care, concern, prayers, calls, visits, flowers, and food, during our time of loss and sorrow. God bless you all, Rona & Marshall Miller

PRAYER CONCERNS

Karla Brown & Family, Melissa Hendrix & Family, Pep Salmond, Terrell Clark, Betty Amers, Jean Davis’ granddaughter – Lori, Rona & Marshall Miller, Bob & Jill Harrison, Mary Middleton Holman, Guatemalan Missionary-Tom Heaton, Denise Barker, June Peach, Ruth Ann Staley, Eric Williams, Shawn Nonte Cardinal, Toni Holmes, Anita Lynn (Poole) Edenfield, Nancy Mathis, Pat Case, Jeffrey Beard & Family, Harold Wilson, Dorris Bechtlofft, Ben Berry, Cody Wilson, Eileen Chattin, Betty Anne McCormick, Janice & Jim Campbell & Family, McKenna Conner, Marjorie Peter, Basil Stone, Carolyn Willis, W.C. Bird, Nursing Home Members and Friends, Those who have lost loved ones recently, Those without jobs or homes, Our Schools, Our Children and Youth, Our Country, The President, Government Officials, The Military, AND PLEASE CONTINUE TO PRAY FOR THE SOUTH KNOX CLUSTER CHURCHES CONSISTING OF COMMUNITY UMC, WALNUT GROVE UMC, HAMLINE CHAPEL UMC AND FIRST UMC.

Please help us keep this listing up to date. If you know of anyone who needs removed/added to this listing, please call the church office (882-0742) to let us know. Thank you for your help keeping our listing current.

REPORT ON SHUT-INS: (A complete listing of shut-ins is available at the office.)

Eileen Chattin is now at Bridge Pointe Health Campus, 1900 College Ave.Vincennes, IN47591

Ruth Ann Staley is back at her home, 150 Fox Ridge Dr., Apt. 126, Vincennes, IN47591

Helen Courter is now at 2598 US Hwy231, Loogootee, IN47553

WE EXTEND OUR LOVE AND PRAYERS TO. . .

Dr. & Mrs. Mark (Melissa) Hendrix and Family upon the passing of her dad, Gary Jones of Vincennes, IN, from this life to a new life with Jesus Christ on June 18, 2010.