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The bazaar featured homemade crafts and holiday items, scarfs, jewelry, baked and preserved items, and "Trash & Treasure". Breakfast items, priced at $1.00 each, were available for shoppers to enjoy at the event or carry out. </font></p> <center> <img src="/pix/Murrys09.jpg"></center><br><br> <p align=left><font face="verdana" size="2"> This group, plus 4 from Marysville, traveled to Little Rock September 16th for a matinee at Murry s Playhouse. It was such fun another trip was planned for October.</font></p> <p align=center><font size="3" color="#0000ff"> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~</font></p> <p align=left><font face="verdana" size="2"> On Sunday, September 20, the following people joined our church membership and we welcome each of them into our fellowship: <BR><BR> Karla and Dwayne Long<BR> Mark Reynolds<BR> Garrett West<BR> Haley Morino<BR> Lisa and Brook Murray<BR> Kimberly Stephens<BR> Gret and Kerri Marx (Aubrey and Sydney)<BR> Adam McInis<BR> Matt and Erin Carter (Will and Aubrey)<BR> Trevor Smith<BR> Katy Murphy (Benjamin)<BR> Scott, Connie, Taylor and Lucas Reed </font></p> <p align=center><font size="3" color="#0000ff"> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~</font></p> <p align=left><font face="verdana" size="2"> On August 16, 2009, the following 23 couples were honored in the Sanctuary Service for having been married for 50 or more years. <BR><BR> W.C. & Veta Blewster<BR> Bob & Joyce Brown<BR> Ed & Ailene Cook<BR> Bill & Dot Craig<BR> Sam & Sue Crawford<BR> Royce & Norma Dean<BR> Robert & Jane Dudley<BR> R.J. & Mary Haney<BR> Robert & Winnie Hood<BR> Randall & Janis King<BR> Floyd & Beulah Thomas<BR> Fred & Sue Worsham<BR> Herman & Jerri Martindill<BR> Aaron & Jeanette Morgan<BR> James & Billie Nelson<BR> Bill & Mary Sue Noble<BR> Jerome & Dolores Nunnally<BR> Herman & Betty Jo Ratcliff<BR> Ron & Carolyn Robinson<BR> Claud & Geraldine Robinson<BR> Jesse & Thelma Stevens<BR> Al & Betty Stover<BR> David & Martha Yocum </font></p> <p align=left><font face="verdana" size="2"> The Mission Committee January - June 2009</b><BR> The first half of 2009 has been very productive for the Mission Committee, which allocates money and services from three separate funds: The church budget, the Dollar Giving Fund and the Lusk Mission Endowment Fund. </font></p> <p align=left><font face="verdana" size="2"> Money budgeted by the church has been used in a variety of worthy causes this year. Equipment was purchased for the Hillsboro Activities Center, the Abundant Life Christian Center, and a donation was made to the "Under Grace Ministries" for the Tucker Maximum Prison Chapel building project (a non-denominational, statewide project). The committee voted to begin an annual commitment to Shana Harrison, a foreign missionary in Santiago, Chile supported by the AR Conference of the United Methodist Church. Finally, a donation will be hand delivered to the (African) Clergy Spouses Water Well Project by Arkansas Bishop Charles Crutchfield and his wife. They will be attending the UMC North Katanga Annual Conference in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The North Katanga Conference is a "sister" conference to the Arkansas Conference. </font></p> <p align=left><font face="verdana" size="2"> The majority of the money from the Dollar Giving Fund has gone to area food pantries. Money collected May 24 - June 14 was donated to the "Strength for Service" drive. In addition, donations went towards the purchase of a computer program for the Hillsboro Activity Center and the Pastor's Discretionary Fund. Currently only money collected at the altar rail during communion goes into the Pastor's Discretionary Fund. The committee voted to use the dollars collected the first Sunday of each month for this purpose as well. </font></p> <p align=left><font face="verdana" size="2"> The Lusk Mission Endowment Fund is restricted for hands-on mission work not otherwise covered by the regular church budget. A number of groups have used monies from this fund for their activities including youth training for our OMP team, supplies for the team we will be hosting in July, the IHS Gleaning Garden, the Kaleo Class ministry project to the Hillsboro Activity Center, scholarships for two church members to participate in a mission trip to Kenya with the Global Village Education Foundation and the upcoming "This Olde Church" mission work day. Funds set aside for the May Rio Bravo mission trip have been put on hold anticipating the rescheduling of the trip later in the year. </font></p> <p align=left><font face="verdana" size="2"> In an ecumenical effort, a bare city lot was transformed into a beautiful IHS Gleaning Garden garden, providing wonderful homegrown vegetables for the IHS food pantry. Volunteers are always needed and welcomed! </font></p> <p align=center><font face="verdana" size="4" color="#0000ff"> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~</font></p> <p align=left><font face="verdana" size="2"> On May 17, 2009, the following high school seniors were honored in the 10:30 Sanctuary sevice. They were joined by their families for a meal in the Fellowship Hall following the service.<br><br> Abby Abbott<BR> Reaves Alewine<BR> Clay Anthony<BR> Morgan Butler<BR> Taylor Evers<BR> Teri Beth Mitchell<BR> Jessamyn Ratcliff<BR> Collins Scott<BR> Alexandra Walthall </font></p> <p align=left><font face="verdana" size="2"> <b>Receiving college degrees</b><BR> Anna Murphy from Hendrix College<BR> Laura Beth Bevill from the University ofTulsa<BR> Mary Candace Depper from Henderson State University<BR> Lauren Yocum from University of Central Arkansas.<BR><BR> Receiving masters degrees</b><BR> Hannah Guthrie from University of North Texas<BR> Adam Guthrie from the University of Alabama at Birmingham<BR> John Hall graduated from the University of Arkansas School of Law<BR> Annie Depper received her law degree from the University of Texas<BR><BR> We especially congratulate Dr. Cindy Dupuis upon the receipt of her doctoral degree. </font></p> <p align=center><font face="verdana" size="4" color="#0000ff"> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~</font></p> <p align=left><font face="verdana" size="2"> On Easter Sunday, April 12, 2009, we welcomed the following confirmands into the United Methodist Church and our congregation:</font></p> <p align=left><font face="verdana" size="2"> Jay Anthony Brooks<BR> Suzanna Haygood<BR> Sophie Lowery<BR> Whit Reynolds<BR> Lawson Smith<BR> Wesley Tyson </font></p> </font> <p align=center><font face="verdana" size="4" color="#0000ff"> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~</font></p> <p align=left><font face="verdana" size="2"> UMW Sunday was celebrated at both worship services on March 15, 2009. Pam Brule gave the message at both services and Circle members served as ushers at FirstLight then led the entire worship service at the Sanctuary Service. During the Sanctuary Service, the Special Mission Recognition Award presentation was made. Thanks to a generous private contribution, two awards were provided so that both Ed and Melba Ainsworth could be recognized for their many contributions to our church, community and neighboring areas. </font></p> <p align=center><font face="verdana" size="4" color="#0000ff"> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~</font></p> <p align=left><font face="verdana" size="2"> The FUMC Women's Outreach Ministry hosted a Women's Conference on Friday and Saturday, January 9 & 10, 2009. The speaker for the event, which drew women from all over Arkansas and neighboring states, was Jan Silvious, known for her association with Women of Faith as well as many other ministries. In addition to Jan's Proverbs based sessions on "Fool-proofing Your Life", there were activites such as Chinese cooking, needle arts, watercolor painting, line dancing and scrapbooking scheduled before and after the Friday night session. </font></p> <p align=center><font face="verdana" size="4" color="#0000ff"> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~</font></p> <p align=left><font face="verdana" size="2"> FUMC El Dorado was honored to welcome world renown author and speaker Josh McDowell for the Adele MacFarlane Preaching Series the weekend of January 23-25, 2009. Mr. McDowell gave four talks over the course of the weekend as well as leading a workshop on Saturday morning for parents and youth workers. </font></p> <br><br> <center> <font face="verdana" size="3"><b> It Happened Archives</b><br><br> <a href="/archive2006.html">2006 Archive</a> | <a href="/archive2007.html">2007 Archive</a> | <a href="/archive2008.html">2008 Archive</a> | <a href="/archive2009.html">2009 Archive</a></b></font></center><br><br> </td> </tr> </table> </td> </tr> </table></td> </tr> </table> <TABLE width=800 border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <TR bgcolor="#d8d2d8"> <TD width=800 valign="baseline" bgcolor="#d8d2d8" align=right> <!--- beige F2F2E6 ----> <font face="verdana" color="#000000" size="1"> This site designed and maintained by <a href="http://www.hipdogwebdesign.com">HipDog Web Design&reg;</a><br> Copyright 2005. All Rights Reserved.</TD> <TD width="19%">&nbsp;</TD> </TR> </TABLE> </td> </tr> </table> </body> </html>