Couts Countdown Go WEST - Welcome, Equip, Serve, Transform January 1, 2017 Volume 11 Issue 1 Happy New Year Worship 10:30 a.m. Sunday School 9:30 a.m. 802 North Elm Weatherford, Texas 76086 817-599-8601 Church Office Hours 8am - 5pm Monday - Thursday Closed on Friday Visit us on the Web www.coutsmethodistchurch.com Sr. Pastor - Matt Hall
January 2017 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Mission Team Meetings - 7pm Prayer Force, Kidzone, Tweens, Youth & Bible Studies starting today Girl Scouts 5pm on Thurs. Lifeline Screening Fellowship Hall 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Finger Foods And 42-6:30pm Snack Suppers starting again 5:30 pm Girl Scouts 5pm on Thurs. Emmaus Community Gathering@ Couts 6:30 Dinner Jr. League games 15 16 17 18 19 20 21Baby Shower for Kayliegh Nager Bazzell 5:00 p.m. Staff Parish Relations Committee 7 pm 22 23 24 25 26 CCA 27 28 Open House Prayer Event 29 30 31 Chicks in Action Meeting 6:30 pm Trustee Meeting 6:30 pm Wednesday Schedule Jr. League games 2:00 p.m. - Prayer Force 6:00 p.m. - Bible Study 3:30 p.m. - Kidzone Tweens, Youth, 5:30 p.m. - Snack Supper Music Page 2
Church Council Membership Chairperson: Chris Safford Vice Chair: Clent Collier At Large Members 2017 Linda Fuller 2018 Curtis Nager 2019 Janice McKinney Lay Delegates to Annual Conference - Kathy Smith and Nancy Martin Lay Leader: Nancy Martin - SPRC Chair Fred Coonce Trustees elect their own chair - Finance chair Bill Shatford Worship Mary Ann Rooney - Youth - Whitney Petersen Nurture/Outreach Helen Hearnsberger and Chris Safford Technology Becky Bond Administrative Committees Staff/Pastor Relations Committee: Chair: Fred Coonce 2017 Fred Coonce 2018 David Vela 2019 Lisa Cockrell Julie Bishop David Wuerflein - Children s Education - Mona Holderfield, Treasurer - Sue Thomas Board of Trustees: elect their own chair 2017 Becky Bond 2018 Richard Noe 2019 Curtis Nager Angela Arthurs B.J. Bishop Carrie Worsham Ean Bazzell Lorene Clerihew Kenneth Kammer Finance/Stewardship Committee: - Chair: Bill Shatford At large: Eliza Utley, Randy Samson - Stewardship Chair Becky Bond SPRC Chair Fred Coonce - Trustees Chair Elect their own Lay Leader Nancy Martin - CCA Director Amy Nesler Stewardship: Becky Bond, Chair, Lorene Clerihew and Sherry Couch Ministry Teams: Worship: Mar Rooney, Chair - Karen Salyer, Pam Collier, Dora Jones, Sharmyn Lowrey, Myra McClatcherty, Carol Real, Donna Williams, and Staff Liaison: Josh Garrett Education Children: Mona Holderfield, Chair, Janice McKinney, Stephanie Jester, Staff; Sarah Moden-Alliston Nurture/Outreach/Mission: Chris Safford & Helen Hearnsberger, chairs, Kayliegh Bazzell, Ralph Ragsdale, Georgia Orr, Kathy Curry, Nancy Martin, Kathy Smith, Barbara Corder, Staff Liaison: Rod Corder Youth: Whitney Petersen, Chair, John Jester, Christy Garrett, Staff Liaisons: Amy McSwain and Katrina Nager Hospitality Table Team Gloria Black, Christy Garrett, Linda Fuller, Karen Smith, Cathy Shatford Technology Ministry Team: Becky Bond, Chair, Larry Vanhoozer Committee on Lay Leadership: (Chair) Matt Hall - (Vice-Chair) Nancy Martin 2017 Cissi Coonce 2018 Katrina Nager 2019 Jimmie Whitt Wayne Slimp Stephanie Jester Couts Christian Academy Board Marion Dearman (Chair), Karen Mitchell, Eliza Utley, Paul Stull, Karen Garrett, Bill Shatford, Lisa Cockerell, Wilton Jordan Safety Committee: Allen Taylor, Chair Pastor Matt Hall, Trustee Rep Children s Ministry Director Sarah Moden-Alliston Youth Ministry Director Amy McSwain & Katrina Nager - CCA Director Amy Nesler Lay Leader Nancy Martin - SPRC Rep Fred Coonce Page 3 2017 Couts Leadership
Upcoming Events: Our Wednesday after school program resumes Wednesday, January 4, as does our Tweens youth group. The 2017 Confirmation: All classes will meet after the 10:30 service. Sunday Jan. 8-class will begin with a parent meeting and film in Fellowship Hall snack lunch included. Sunday Jan. 29 Chapel Sunday Feb 5 Chapel Sunday Feb. 19 Chapel Sunday March 5 Chapel Sunday April 2 Chapel Sunday April 30 Chapel Sunday May 21 Chapel #There are two dates still TBA: Bishops day retreat with confirmands in the spring; Out reach project decided on by the class. Page 4
Newsletter Jan. 2017 Happy New Year! For I know the plans I have for you, declares The Lord, plans to prosper you and not harm you, plans to give you hope and a future. Jeremiah 29:11 Sunday School & Service Time Sunday School 9:30 am Service 10:30 am Snack Supper Menu: 1/11 Spaghetti/salad 1/18 Pulled pork/ chips 1/25 Enchilada bake/salad Check us out at CoutsYouth on the Facebook, and the Instagram. To receive mobile updates by text message, text keyword coutsyouth to 77948. Mark your calendars! 1/1 SS 9:30a "Hot Topic" 1/4 Wed night 5:30 7:30p "If We Are The Body" 1/8 SS 9:30a "New Years Resolutions" Sunday Eve youth 5P-6:30P DODGE BALL TOURNAMENT VS. THE OAKS UMC 1/11 Wed night 5:30-7:30P "Human Trafficking Awareness" 1/15 SS 9:30am Starbucks! Bring $ for coffee or hot coco No evening youth holiday weekend 1/18 Wed night 5:30-7:30 "Spiritual Gifts" 1/22 SS 9:30a "Talk Sheet" Youth attend CELEBRATION SUNDAY 11:45AM 1/25 Wed night 5:30-7:30p "Outreach Night" 1/29 SS 9:30a "Talk Sheet" Youth Lunch (Rosas & Bowling @ Film Alley) 11:45a-2p Bring $5 CONTACT INFO Katrina Nager - katrina@coutsumc.org Amy McSwainamy@coutsumc.org For Questions about Couts UMC Youth Ministry, call the church office at 817.599.8601. Page 5
Go Welcome, Equip, Serve, Transform Couts Methodist Church 802 North Elm Weatherford, Texas 76086 W E RE ON T HE WEB - V I S I T US WWW. C OUTSMETHOD I S T C HURCH. C OM Our Military January Birthdays 2017 Debt Reduction Campaign Special Dates January 8 - Gratitude Sunday. January 15 - Ministry Sunday. January 22 - Celebration Sunday. January 28 - Prayer event. January 29 - Commitment Sunday. February 12 - First Fruit offering. February 19 - Announcement Sunday. Brad Bishop Billy Burris Matt Couch Warren Crouch Will Dowd Derek Geyer Michael Gilliam Jeff Johnson Cory Jones Blake Hubbard Mike Hebert Hunter Hiett Kali Yarnell Lussier Matthew Mitchell Josiah Sorrells Doug Yarnell Cody Williams Page 6 January 1 Bob Jenkins George Pendergrass January 5 Sue Ensminger January 6 Patricia Rider January 7 Monte Martin Robert Miller January 11 Leta Jester Jennifer Dowd MaryAnn Rooney January 13 Jerry Nesler Zoe Petersen January 16 Loretta Vick January 17 Neal Hibbitts Ralph Ragsdale January 20 Cissi Coonce January 22 Ella Jester January 23 Ricky Torbett January 26 Caleb Samson January 27 Charles McNutt January 29 Pam Collier