This Sunday. Join us for our weekly worship experience on Sunday, February 7th in the Commons Area at 10:30 a.m. at Millard West High School.

Craig's message this Sunday is Stop Acting Like a Christian. Many of us make great efforts to ACT like a "Christian," but how many of us actually realize what it means to BE one? Too many times we see faith as an external behavior modification program. If we just stop [fill in the blank], then we will be good Christians. Instead, we need to see faith and our witness to those around us stemming from an internal heart transformation, living from the inside out and not the outside in. In the next two weeks we will allow God to change us from the core of our being and give us freedom to stop trying to ACT like a Christian and to just actively BE a Christian.

February 7th - Stop Acting Like a Christian

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February 14th - Just Be One

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Order Christine Caine's book: Stop Acting Like a Christian...Just Be One.

Worship reDefined

Each Sunday The Frog Pond (Sunday School for kids 3 years old to 6th grade) and The Little Frog Pond (a nursery for newborns through 2 year olds) are open from 10:00 a.m. until after worship is over (usually about 11:40 a.m.). We have a state of the art paging system for parents. Kids love The Frog Pond!

Map and Directions to Millard West High School.

Jesus Loves Children and So Do We

Each week more and more of God's children are being developed in The Frog Pond. Kids from birth to two years old go to The Little Frog Pond (they will love our new nursery at Millard West) and kids three years old to sixth grade go to The Frog Pond where they will learn and grow with other students their age.

The Bible is brought to life and presented to kids in a way that they can understand and in a way that is fun! Parents are encouraged to serve once a month, in an area they feel comfortable, to help this ministry flourish and continue growing.

United Methodists have had a long-standing relationship with Haiti through the Methodist Church of Haiti.

The strong ties between the Methodist Church of Haiti and The United Methodist Committee on Relief (UMCOR) helped in facilitating the opening of the UMCOR Haiti field office in 2005. Because administrative costs are funded by United methodist Churches throughout the world, 100 percent of your gift will go to support relief and development efforts due to emergencies in Haiti.

You are invited to attend a social gathering potluck to learn about the Fireproof Your Marriage class. This gathering will be Friday, January 29 at 6:30 pm in room 227 at Faith-Westwood. We will have activities for your children, so bring them!

This will be an opportunity for you to learn more about the six-part study that challenges couples to look at love as a lifetime commitment and grow in their marriage.

The Fireproof class begins on Wednesday, February 3 at 6:30 and meets in Room 205. Childcare is available with registration. Register Friday evening at the gathering or at the Connection's Table on Sunday morning.

Do you want to connect with other women of faith? Do you want to strengthen your walk with God?

Join us at our second Annual Retreat, Fire up your Faith, March 5-6, 2010 at the Lied Lodge and Conference Center. Our special Guest Speaker, Pastor Shanté Buckley, is an energetic and dynamic Associate Pastor at Lovers Lane UMC, in Dallas, TX, and friend in ministry to Pastor Craig. Shanté comes to help us to embrace a personal relationship with Jesus Christ and discover our God given gifts and passion for life.

Shanté Buckley will also be speaking at The Water's Edge on Sunday, March 7th.

Read your Bible during the month of February. Our Bible Study Plan will cover the Seven Deadly Sins.

The next 28 days will allow us to examine our lives and hopefully remove some of these self-destructive behaviors from our lives..

One Month in the Bible Plan

Yes, we know we are experiencing crowding on Sunday mornings. We are currently working on both short-term and long-term solutions.

This Sunday morning we will have additional seating so you have a place to sit and can bring a friend. Also, here are some things you can do to in the short-term to help.

• Arrive a few minutes earlier than normal.
• Sit in the first few rows.
• Sit in middle of the row rather than on the outside seats.
• Sit next to each other rather than leaving an empty seat.

Long-term, in the fall, we will be adding an additional worship experience at 9:00. In the next few weeks and months we will be sharing details about this exciting ministry opportunity!

Thanks for your help as we work through these growing pains.

Plan now

February 21st

After worship

Some of the best food you will eat all year

Some of it might even be kind of almost sort of about healthy

The Great Chili Cook-Off

The Great Dessert Contest

• for people who don't like church.
• where God meets people where ever they are.
• for people to learn and practice the teachings of Jesus.
• where people can make friends and bring friends.
• for people to worship in a relaxed and comfortable setting.

Give us a try. You'll be surprised!

Soul Seeker's Valentine's Dinner

Sunday, February 14th
6:00 pm - 7:30 pm 
Faith-Westwood Family Life Center
Ticket Cost: $10 per ticket
Tickets on sale @ The Water's Edge on January 31st and February 7th 

Fat Tuesday Pancake Feed

Tuesday, February 16th

5:00 pm - 8:00pm

Faith-Westwood Family Life Center

Ticket Cost: Adults (13+) $5

Kids (5 - 12) $3

Chldren four and under are free

$20 mximum per family

Tickets on sale @ The Water's Edge on Sunday mornings

To celebrate a birthday with a round number as the second digit and a four as the first digit, on January 31st Craig's message was: 40 Things I’ve Learned (or at least should have learned) in 40 Years: Wit and Wisdom from Saints, Sinners, and My Journey with God.

Listen to 40 Things I've Learned in 40 Years

Read the 40 Things