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Oak Hill This past year our UMM elected a full slate of officers for the first time. Also through a series of church wide meetings we identified the direction we wanted our group to take and created five teams for the men. Spirituality, Fellowship, Outreach, Service, and Support. Each team is comprised of a team leader and four or five more men with the caveat that at least two of the members have not been active in UMM in the past.We feel this will broaden our appeal to more men at Oak Hill as well as having 20-25 men involved in our UMM leadership instead of the two or three we have had in the past. Looking forward to an exciting year. Mark Sullivan Past president OHUMC UMM RETURN TO TOP Northwest Hills Weekly and Monthly Schedule: Prayer breakfast each Wednesday starting at 7am and finishing at 8am. Men’s breakfast the first Saturday of each month starting at 8am. La Grange Meeting Schedule: We meet the third Thursday of each month at 7 p.m. There is no meeting in December. What We Do: We have a meal followed by a devotional. We attempt to have a program each month and this follows the devotional. Last month our program was presented by the retiring supt.of schools for La Grange and the incoming supt. This program covered the building usage of the school district and our meeting was held during the first week of school. Our program this month will cover a somewhat controversial subject of providing water to the San Antonio Water System. We give our speakers an opportunity to depart before we start our business meeting. Several years ago our group began selling BBQ at the Round Top antique show and this operation has grown considerably through the years. It has become our "cash cow" which enables us to provide considerable support for various charitable causes (both local and beyond). We now have our operation at the Marburger Farms. We serve clients Tuesday through Saturday at the April and October shows. The size of our volume has outgrown the ability of UMM to handle the staffing needs. Our wives, youth of FUMC and various other individuals make it possible to continue. A partial list of organizations receiving funding from us in 2006 is listed below:
While giving money to various causes provides good feelings among our membership, there are other events which cost little or nothing except for our labor and produces greater self-satisfaction. One such event occurred recently when a local resident was hospitalized with a foot amputation. Although he is not a member of our church he was known for planting flowers around our high school and hospital. Four of our members built two wheel chair ramps after learning his wife was concerned about his mobility. This was truly a warm, outreach action by our group toward this respected, minority family. Personal Energy Transportation "P.E.T." Project: Another ministry we are enjoying is helping the P.E.T. Project in Luling. We have taken a crew two times to assist in building the mobility units which are shipped to many third world countries. We will also set up a system to build component wooden parts here in La Grange. We will buy the wood and our members will cut, sand and drill holes making them ready for assembly in Luling. We have a busy group here at FUMC but face the same problems other churches deal with. How to grow our membership among the younger men who have such demands on their time. We enjoy a large group of retirees so that keeps us going. Bill Hill 979-968-6567 (home) 979-968-8323 (church office) RETURN TO TOP Buda Weekly Schedule: Buda United Methodist Church Men's Group Meets first Sunday of each Month (unless otherwise notified) Fellowship Hall, Buda United Methodist Church, 7:30 a.m. Hearty breakfast, outside speaker, business meeting, all in one hour! Outreach: Probably the two chief beneficiaries of our Men’s Group is the church’s annual mission trip; we contribute $5,000 towards the church’s "Extreme Home Makeover" (“matching funds” towards building a home for a deserving family) and $300 individual “Scholarships” for Buda UMC graduating seniors to use toward furthering their education. Organization: Past President Chip Sparks helped us to get formally affiliated with the larger United Methodist Men, and Immediate Past President Mike Schneider helped us to find a “balance” between our devotional time and our monthly business meeting. (It was largely a business meeting formerly.) Two of our current areas of focus are including ALL men of Buda United Methodist Church whether they are members of the “Men’s Group” or not and making a conscious effort to recruit younger Men’s Group members. Our Executive Committee at this time consists of a Men’s Group President, Vice-president for Programs, and a combined Secretary/Treasurer. Buda UMC Men’s Group activities include:
Your brother in Christ, Clark Lyman Men’s Group President 512-295-7777 (home) 512-295-6981 (church office) St. Mark's Austin We have a group of men that consists of between 8 and 13 that meets every Tuesday morning at 8:00 AM for breakfast. We swap stories, discuss world affairs and then we do odd jobs that needs to be done around the church and parsonage. We call our group "The Honey Doers". There is not much that needs to be done around the church that this group cannot repair. By doing this we save the church quite a bit of money. We assist with our food pantry by getting food from Austin Food bank and helping the ladies stock our pantry. Clovis Caprenter, President, Men's Group Tarrytown Meeting Schedule: Our meetings are open to women and any and all non-members who might be interested in the program that has been announced. There are several women in the church who are "regulars" at our meetings. Organization: Annual Charter maintained UMM a part of the new member orientation series If checked, letter and invitation sent to prospective member announcing next meeting Outreach: Annual Church Service Fairs, Two consecutive Sundays each Spring; UMM booth staffed by UMM Shrove Tuesday Pancake Supper in Conjunction with Children's Mardi Gras Affair - a major UMM fundraiser Donation of funds to programs and missions within and outside the church: District Methodist Habitat for Humanity House 2006 Giving:
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