October 10, 2018 St. John the Apostle United Methodist Church 5450 Mansfield Rd. Arlington, TX 76017 817-468-8484 Office Hours: Monday - Thursday 9:00 am - 12:00 pm 1:00 pm - 5:00 pm Friday Office closed Visit our web site: www.sjaumc.org Click here to see our Facebook page! Quick Links Watch SJA Worship on YouTube Click here to catch up on services you may have missed. Watch live on Sunday mornings: 9:00 am worship 11:11 am worship 6:05 pm Wednesday Oasis worship Online Giving Click here to access electronic giving. SJA Building Usage Calendar Looking for an available room for a meeting? Want to know what room the meeting/ activity occurs? Click here to access the SJA calendar. SJA Calendar & Events OCT 10 - Wed. 11am-12pm Free Story Time in the Pumpkin Patch 12-8pm Pumpkin Patch is open 6pm Base Camp 6:05-6:30pm Oasis 6:35-7:30pm Adult Book Study (Rm. 151) 6:35-7:30pm Disciple Fast Track (Rm. 155) OCT 11 - Thur. 12-8pm Pumpkin Patch is open 7pm Guitar Circle (Rm. 127) OCT 12 - Fri. 9am Quilting Ladies (Rm. 127) 12-8pm Pumpkin Patch is open 6:30pm Faith & Family Night: UTA Volleyball OCT 13 - Sat. 10am-8pm Pumpkin Patch is open 4pm SJA Singles: South Street Art Festival, meet downtown Arlington OCT 14 - Sun. ALL DAY volunteer and sign up to work the pumpkin patch 8:45am Communion 9am Traditional Worship Service 10:10am Sunday School for adults, youth & preschool 10:10am Kids ’ Connection 11:11am Celebration Worship Service 11:11am Adventure Zone After 11:11 service: Lunch then unload Pumpkins 12-8pm Pumpkin Patch is open OCT 15 - Mon. 12-8pm Pumpkin Patch is open 7:30pm Travels with Moses (Rm. 113) OCT 16 - Tues. 12-8pm Pumpkin Patch is open 10:30am Travels with Moses (Rm. 113) 7pm Handbell Choir practice (Rm. 127) KEY SJA Events & Opportunities Fellowship Groups Youth Children Missions Children’s Quick Info Youth Quick Info Contact Information For info, contact our Director of Christian Education, Hannah Smith at [email protected] or call 817-468-8484, ext. 305. Communications Texting Service To sign up for text alerts and emails concerning Children’s Ministry, please text SJAChildren to 84576 Information Options Follow us on Instagram and Twitter @SJAUMCYouth Facebook at SJA Youth Ministry Contact Info: Josh Warthen Minister to Youth & Families [email protected] 817-468-8484 ext. 304 Communications Texting Service To sign up for text alerts and emails about youth events and happenings please text SJAYouth to 84576 Prayer Request Prayer Request Click here to submit your prayer request. Note: Names will remain on the prayer list for two weeks. You may renew the request as often as you’d like. Military Family Please continue praying for our soldiers. Click here for a list of military personnel names. Merry Mixers - Last One for 2018 Open to all adults that meet for a potluck dinner, fellowship and a game of chicken foot dominoes. Please bring a potluck item to share. We would like to have enough for everyone. Join the fun Tuesday, Oct. 23 rd at 6:30 pm in room 127. For questions, call Patricia or Jimmy Stewart at 817-453-9352. Youth Ministry SUNDAY SCHOOL – Sunday Mornings (10:10 a.m.) Senior High Room 125 & Junior High Room 121 UMYF - Sunday Evenings No UMYF this Sunday, unloading pumpkins Wednesday Night CORE Bible Study No CORE this evening Next Wednesday: 6:30 - 7:30 pm Pumpkin Patch Info Pumpkin Patch Student Volunteers By working 10 hours over the course of the Pumpkin Patch students can lower the cost of their Mission Trip from $325 to $150. As an added bonus students can work extra hours to be entered into a drawing for some amazing perks for their entire Mission Trip team. Students that work fifteen hours will receive a $5 Sonic card at the start of Mission Trip and a youth T-Shirt. Students that work twenty hours will be entered into a drawing to win a Fast Pass for all shower times while on Mission Trip. This Fast Pass will enable the student's entire team to be first in line during shower times for the whole week. Students working 20 hours will also receive a $10 Sonic card and $50 off the price of Mission Trip. This year we want to make sure that our student workers are spaced out and that critical times are covered so it is important that students sign up ahead of time using the sign-up binder located in the hallway at the Pumpkin Patch display. Next Pumpkin Unloading is this Sunday! Children’s Ministry Our Wednesday night Base Camp program is still in desperate need of a 2nd & 3rd grade teacher. Our kids programming can only accommodate families if it is appropriately staffed. Please consider a short term commitment so that all of our kids can participate in the awesome programming happening on Wednesday nights! Missions Fellowship Groups SJA Singles Open to all Single Adults Come join us for Sunday School at 10:10 am in room 152. Oct. 13 th South Street Art Festival , downtown Arlington, meet there at 4 pm Oct. 20 th Family Fun Day-find your place to serve Oct. 21 st Lunch after 11:11 Service Oct. 27 th Oasis Restaurant at Joe Pool Lake For more information on any of these events, contact Prissy at 817- 692-2110 or [email protected]. If you are interested in this opportunity, please see Hannah as soon as possible at: [email protected] If you have not yet been Ministry Safe certified, applications can be located between the staff office and the nursery. Guitar Circle Join us tomorrow, Oct. 11 th at 7:00 pm in the youth rooms. Open to anyone with at least a basic knowledge of the primary chords (G, D, C, E, etc…) but novices should feel free to come and pick up a few new chords or picking patterns or those who play percussion instruments. For questions, contact Carl Chaney at 817-480-1248. If there is no answer, leave a message and Carl will get back to you. Or contact John Garcia at 817-692-0771. KIDS AGAINST HUNGER volunteer opportunities If you are interested in volunteering for an upcoming off-site packing event, please save the date. Wednesday, November 7th - There is a national corporation that wants to host KAH packing events at 5 different locations throughout the U.S. Many KAH satellites will be participating. Our own KAH - Tarrant County will be participating by going to the corporation's DFW site. We do not have the specific info quite yet. Please save the date. If you have any questions, please call Steve Read at 817-876-7663, or email him at [email protected]. Christmas Play Practice Can you believe it is already time to start preparing for Christmas? Starting this Sunday (Oct. 14) the kids of SJA will begin to learn the songs for our Christmas play, The Christmas Express. Their Sunday morning attendance is crucial to our preparedness. Please mark your calendar for these performances on Dec. 23 rd & Dec. 24 th . More information about these performances in the near future. SJA Candace Payne, “Chewbacca Mom,” shows us how to be full of Joy using scripture, humor, and wisdom. This is a 7 week study led by Theresa Wright. We will meet on Wednesday evenings at 6:30 (room 152) and will be repeated Thursday mornings at 10:30 (room 124). There are sign-up sheets in the hallway this Sunday. If you have any questions, please see Theresa Wright. Study Group will meet: Wed. @ 6:30pm; Repeats Thurs. @ 10:30am New Study Starting Next Wed. (Oct 17th & 18th) Music quartet with Lavinia Williams (SJA Member) This new music ministry is for those who can no longer attend church because of health or other reasons. We will have a quartet visit him/ her in homes, hospital rooms, hospice centers or wherever the need is. This ministry is not just for our church family. If you know someone who would like a visit, contact Linda Formagus at 817-468-8484 ext. 303. New: Music Quartet Spreads God’s Love through Music Hot dogs Hot dog buns Cans of soda or juice pouches Small Bags of chips Individually wrapped cookies Cups Plates Napkins Trunk-or-Treat is just around the corner, and we need food donations to make it happen! This year, we will be serving hot dogs, bags of chips/cookies with a soda. Please consider picking up one of the filing items for donation next time you are at the grocery store: Donations will be collected on the counter in the kitchen. Thanks for your help! 1. BRING CANDY- there is a candy box set up in the church narthex, please pick up a bag of candy to donate next time you do your grocery shopping! 2. SIGN UP TO DECORATE YOUR TRUNK - We need help passing out candy, running carnival games, preparing food, and smiling faces to greet those in our community! This event requires a lot of hands, so if you are planning on bringing a child, we ask that you also sign-up to volunteer. Sign-ups are on the candy table. A prize will be awarded to the best decorated trunk! Please be prepared to move your trunk decor inside due to chance of rain. Volunteer sign-up sheets are in the hallway on the candy table. Sign up this Sunday. Join us for trunk-or-treat this year on October 31st, from 6-8pm. Attention Small Groups and Sunday School classes! Family Fun Day is October 20 th from 11am - 2pm. Everyone at the church looks forward to do this great day of fun, fellowship and most importantly, outreach to our community. We are asking you to discuss what booth or activity your group would like to do this year. Look for the sign-up table in the hallway. If you have any questions, please contact Keith Jones at [email protected]. Sign Up to Help with Set Up and Take Down Family Fun Day is October 20 th and we need volunteers to help get Family Fun Day set up with tables, chairs, etc.… We also need to take down all that was set up. If you are able to help, please sign up your name in the hallway Invite Friends, Family & Neighbors to Family Fun Day Family Fun Day is SJA’s annual blow-out. There will be music, games, bounce houses, food, and more and it’s all free! This is a great outreach opportunity to invite others to celebrate in the bounty that God has blessed us with! Sunday Opportunities Volunteer Sign-ups Sign up for a two hour time-slot in the pumpkin patch as an individual or sign up your small group. Binders are in the hallway. Come to Bethlehem! The Live Nativity needs your participation. Sign up this Sunday at the manger located in the hallway. New Sunday Series Join us this Sunday for the new sermon series with Pastor Marc. 9:00 am Traditional or 11:11 am Celebration 2 nd Pumpkin Delivery - THIS SUNDAY Help unload pumpkins on Sunday, after the 11:11 am service. Lunch will be provided but please bring a dessert to share. It is recommended that you bring for your comfort: gloves, hat, water and sunscreen. If you have a wheel barrow, please bring it. Note: If it is raining, lunch will be served indoors. St. John the Apostle United Methodist Church Sunday, November 4, 2018 8:30 am - 12:30 pm Carter BloodCare Bus in the SJA parking lot Mary Sweat - Volunteer Drive Coordinator Look for the sign-up sheet in the hallway then sign up for a time slot.
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October 10, 2018
St. John the Apostle United Methodist Church 5450 Mansfield Rd. Arlington, TX 76017 817-468-8484 Office Hours: Monday - Thursday 9:00 am - 12:00 pm 1:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Friday Office closed Visit our web site: www.sjaumc.org Click here to see our Facebook page!
Quick Links
Watch SJA Worship on YouTube Click here to catch up on services you may have missed. Watch live on Sunday mornings: 9:00 am worship 11:11 am worship 6:05 pm Wednesday Oasis worship Online Giving Click here to access electronic giving. SJA Building Usage Calendar Looking for an available room for a meeting? Want to know what room the meeting/activity occurs? Click here to access the SJA calendar.
SJA Calendar & Events
OCT 10 - Wed.
11am-12pm Free Story Time in the Pumpkin Patch
12-8pm Pumpkin Patch is open
6pm Base Camp
6:05-6:30pm Oasis
6:35-7:30pm Adult Book Study (Rm. 151)
6:35-7:30pm Disciple Fast Track (Rm. 155)
OCT 11 - Thur.
12-8pm Pumpkin Patch is open
7pm Guitar Circle (Rm. 127)
OCT 12 - Fri.
9am Quilting Ladies (Rm. 127)
12-8pm Pumpkin Patch is open
6:30pm Faith & Family Night: UTA Volleyball
OCT 13 - Sat.
10am-8pm Pumpkin Patch is open
4pm SJA Singles: South Street Art Festival, meet downtown Arlington
OCT 14 - Sun.
ALL DAY volunteer and sign up to work the pumpkin patch
8:45am Communion
9am Traditional Worship Service
10:10am Sunday School for adults, youth & preschool
10:10am Kids ’ Connection
11:11am Celebration Worship Service
11:11am Adventure Zone
After 11:11 service: Lunch then unload Pumpkins
12-8pm Pumpkin Patch is open
OCT 15 - Mon.
12-8pm Pumpkin Patch is open
7:30pm Travels with Moses (Rm. 113)
OCT 16 - Tues.
12-8pm Pumpkin Patch is open
10:30am Travels with Moses (Rm. 113)
7pm Handbell Choir practice (Rm. 127)
KEY SJA Events & Opportunities Fellowship Groups Youth Children Missions
Children’s Quick Info
Youth Quick Info
Contact Information For info, contact our Director of Christian Education, Hannah Smith at [email protected]
or call 817-468-8484, ext. 305.
Communications Texting Service To sign up for text alerts and emails concerning Children’s Ministry, please text SJAChildren to 84576
Information Options
Follow us on Instagram and Twitter @SJAUMCYouth Facebook at SJA Youth Ministry Contact Info: Josh Warthen Minister to Youth & Families [email protected]
817-468-8484 ext. 304 Communications Texting Service To sign up for text alerts and emails about youth events and happenings please text SJAYouth to 84576
Prayer Request
Prayer Request
Click here to submit your prayer request. Note: Names will remain on the prayer list for two weeks. You may renew the request as often as you’d like.
Military Family
Please continue praying for our soldiers. Click here for a list of military personnel names.
Merry Mixers - Last One for 2018 Open to all adults that meet for a potluck dinner, fellowship and a game of chicken foot dominoes. Please bring a potluck item to share. We would like to have enough for everyone. Join the fun Tuesday, Oct. 23rd at 6:30 pm in room 127. For questions, call Patricia or Jimmy Stewart at 817-453-9352.
Youth Ministry
SUNDAY SCHOOL – Sunday Mornings (10:10 a.m.) Senior High Room 125 & Junior High Room 121
UMYF - Sunday Evenings No UMYF this Sunday, unloading pumpkins
Wednesday Night CORE Bible Study No CORE this evening Next Wednesday: 6:30 - 7:30 pm
Pumpkin Patch Info Pumpkin Patch Student Volunteers By working 10 hours over the course of the Pumpkin Patch students can lower the cost of their Mission Trip from $325 to $150. As an added bonus students can work extra hours to be entered into a drawing for some amazing perks for their entire Mission Trip team.
Students that work fifteen hours will receive a $5 Sonic card at the start of Mission Trip and a youth T-Shirt.
Students that work twenty hours will be entered into a drawing to win a Fast Pass for all shower times while on Mission Trip. This Fast Pass will enable the student's entire team to be first in line during shower times for the whole week. Students working 20 hours will also receive a $10 Sonic card and $50 off the price of Mission Trip.
This year we want to make sure that our student workers are spaced out and that critical times are covered so it is important that students sign up ahead of time using the sign-up binder located in the hallway at the Pumpkin Patch display.
Next Pumpkin Unloading is this Sunday!
Children’s Ministry
Our Wednesday night Base Camp program is still in desperate need of a 2nd & 3rd grade teacher. Our kids programming can only accommodate families if it is appropriately staffed. Please consider a short term commitment so that all of our kids can participate in the awesome programming happening on Wednesday nights!
Missions
Fellowship Groups
SJA Singles Open to all Single Adults Come join us for Sunday School at 10:10 am in room 152.
Oct. 13th South Street Art Festival, downtown Arlington, meet there at 4 pm Oct. 20th Family Fun Day-find your place to serve Oct. 21st Lunch after 11:11 Service Oct. 27th Oasis Restaurant at Joe Pool Lake
For more information on any of these events, contact Prissy at 817-692-2110 or [email protected].
If you are interested in this opportunity, please see Hannah as soon as possible at: [email protected] If you have not yet been Ministry Safe certified, applications can be located between the staff office and the nursery.
Guitar Circle Join us tomorrow, Oct. 11th at 7:00 pm in the youth rooms. Open to anyone with at least a basic knowledge of the primary chords (G, D, C, E, etc…) but novices should feel free to come and pick up a few new chords or picking patterns or those who play percussion instruments. For questions, contact Carl Chaney at 817-480-1248. If there is no answer, leave a message and Carl will get back to you. Or contact John Garcia at 817-692-0771.
KIDS AGAINST HUNGER volunteer opportunities If you are interested in volunteering for an upcoming off-site packing event, please save the date.
Wednesday, November 7th - There is a national corporation that wants to host KAH packing events at 5 different locations throughout the U.S. Many KAH satellites will be participating. Our own KAH - Tarrant County will be participating by going to the corporation's DFW site. We do not have the specific info quite yet. Please save the date.
If you have any questions, please call Steve Read at 817-876-7663, or email him at [email protected].
Christmas Play Practice Can you believe it is already time to start preparing for Christmas? Starting this Sunday (Oct. 14) the kids of SJA will begin to learn the songs for our Christmas play, The Christmas Express. Their Sunday morning attendance is crucial to our preparedness. Please mark your calendar for these performances on Dec. 23rd & Dec. 24th. More information about these performances in the near future.
SJA
Candace Payne, “Chewbacca Mom,” shows us how to be full of Joy using scripture, humor, and wisdom. This is a 7 week study led by Theresa Wright. We will meet on Wednesday evenings at 6:30 (room 152) and will be repeated Thursday mornings at 10:30 (room 124). There are sign-up sheets in the hallway this Sunday. If you have any questions, please see Theresa Wright.
Study Group will meet: Wed. @ 6:30pm; Repeats Thurs. @ 10:30am
New Study Starting Next Wed. (Oct 17th & 18th)
Music quartet with Lavinia Williams (SJA Member)
This new music ministry is for those who can no longer attend church because of health or other reasons. We will have a quartet visit him/her in homes, hospital rooms, hospice centers or wherever the need is. This ministry is not just for our church family. If you know someone who would like a visit, contact Linda Formagus at 817-468-8484 ext. 303.
New: Music Quartet Spreads God’s Love through Music
Hot dogs Hot dog buns Cans of soda or juice pouches Small Bags of chips
Individually wrapped cookies Cups Plates Napkins
Trunk-or-Treat is just around the corner, and we need food donations to make it happen! This year, we will be serving hot dogs, bags of chips/cookies with a soda. Please consider picking up one of the filing items for donation next time you are at the grocery store:
Donations will be collected on the counter in the kitchen. Thanks for your help!
1. BRING CANDY- there is a candy box set up in the church narthex, please pick up a bag of candy to donate next time you do your grocery shopping!
2. SIGN UP TO DECORATE YOUR TRUNK - We need help passing out candy, running carnival games, preparing food, and smiling faces to greet those in our community! This event requires a lot of hands, so if you are planning on bringing a child, we ask that you also sign-up to volunteer. Sign-ups are on the candy table. A prize will be awarded to the best decorated trunk! Please be prepared to move your trunk decor inside due to chance of rain.
Volunteer sign-up sheets are in the hallway on the candy table. Sign up this Sunday.
Join us for trunk-or-treat this year on October 31st, from 6-8pm.
Attention Small Groups and Sunday School classes! Family Fun Day is October 20th
from 11am - 2pm. Everyone at the church looks forward to do this great day of fun, fellowship and most importantly, outreach to our community. We are asking you to discuss what booth or activity your group would like to do this year. Look for the sign-up table in the hallway. If you have any questions, please contact Keith Jones at [email protected].
Sign Up to Help with Set Up and Take Down Family Fun Day is October 20th
and we need volunteers to help get Family Fun Day set up with tables, chairs, etc.… We also need to take down all that was set up. If you are able to help, please sign up your name in the hallway
Invite Friends, Family & Neighbors to Family Fun Day Family Fun Day is SJA’s annual blow-out. There will be music, games, bounce houses, food, and more and it’s all free! This is a great outreach opportunity to invite others to celebrate in the bounty that God has blessed us with!
Sunday Opportunities
Volunteer Sign-ups Sign up for a two hour time-slot in the pumpkin patch as an individual or sign up your small group. Binders are in the hallway.
Come to Bethlehem! The Live Nativity needs your participation. Sign up this Sunday at the manger located in the hallway.
New Sunday Series Join us this Sunday for the new sermon series with Pastor Marc. 9:00 am Traditional or 11:11 am Celebration
2nd Pumpkin Delivery - THIS SUNDAY Help unload pumpkins on Sunday, after the 11:11 am service. Lunch will be provided but please bring a dessert to share. It is recommended that you bring for your comfort: gloves, hat, water and sunscreen. If you have a wheel barrow, please bring it. Note: If it is raining, lunch will be served indoors.
St. John the Apostle United Methodist Church Sunday, November 4, 2018
8:30 am - 12:30 pm Carter BloodCare Bus in the SJA parking lot Mary Sweat - Volunteer Drive Coordinator
Look for the sign-up sheet in the hallway then sign up for a time slot.
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