Happy 4th of July from Noah's Ark
Big House is a group of Jr. High youth and adults who are working on churches in our area this weekend. These youth are from several different United Methodist Churches and will be using FUMC as a base of operations. Please pray for this group and their work.
Big House participants will be with us in worship this Sunday.
You may have learned a new word this week – “Twitter.” 
Twitter is an amazing communications tool being used by people all around the world to send short messages to each other. The protestors in Iran have been using it to coordinate their efforts to change the outcome of recent elections, the United Methodist News Service uses it to keep interested people up to date on events involving our denomination and we are beginning to use it too.
Twitter can send updates to your Twitter account or to directly to your cell phone. Your choice. And it’s free. Check it out below.
The UM ARMY (United Methodist Action Reachout Mission by Youth) is in Fairfield this week June 14-20. 60+ Youth and adults will be using FUMC as a base of operations as they work on homes in the area. The group will build wheelchair ramps, replace steps, windows, porches and make other small repairs on homes to make them more livable and safe.
To recommend a house for repairs contact the church office at 903-389-2225.
June 11, 2009, twenty members of our 50+ older adult group traveled to Corsicana for dinner and a show. We ate at the Sirloin Stockade and saw the play, “Dearly Beloved,” at the Warehouse Theater.
50+ meets for lunch on the first Wednesday of each month and takes trips like this every 4 to 6 weeks. Come Join us for Lunch on July 1, 2009 at 11:30a.m. in the Fellowship Hall.
The youth and friends met at 1:00 p.m. Wedensday to go see the movie UP in 3D. About 18 youth and three adults made the trip. Unfortunately the road construction at Long Lake had the group stopped for 30+ minutes. Missing the movie the group shifted plans and went to Dogwood Junction. The manager was very nice and understood the change in our plans. We got a discount and some free food and drink refills & compliments on the behavior of our Youth.
Getting signed in for the trip. Jacob is taking names and cell numbers.
This week we will be playing volley ball at Sonic in Fairfield. We will meet at the church at 7:00 p.m. and take the church van to Sonic (to save parking) We will be finished at 9:00 p.m. Come Wednesday night and join the fun.
Come join in the Summer Fun of Swim and Scripture. Follow this link for more photos and information.
College Ministries
In the Factory
On Thursdays, at 7:00 pm
“Living the Faith in Our World”
If your home for the summer come join the group. We will be planniing activities, trips and just hanging out.
Senior Recognition Sunday
Graduating Seniors we are honoring include:
Chelsea Cherry, Candice DeFriend, Courtney Eidson & Caitlyn Neal
Sunday was a great day in the life of First United Methodist Church. We clebrated worship as a community of faith and honored our 2009 Graduating Seniors.
Jordan Jackson, a graduate of Fairfield High School, delivered the sermon and the challenge to the graduates and the congregation. We were all reminded that we are bound together in covenant relationship through baptism and the seniors were reminded that the church will continue to pray for them and support them as the attend college and begin this new stage of life.
“Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not rely on your own insight.
In all your ways acknowledge him,
and he will make straight your paths.”
Proverbs 3:5-6
