Each time you wash your hands for 20 seconds at least,

say a little prayer… You can change the world!

To shop at Amazon Smile, our unique charity link shares a percentage with the church:

 https://smile.amazon.com/ch/74-3024016

 Dinner With Friends Meal is cancelled until further notice due to Covid-19.  Be safe folks!

                                  Office hours are 8 am - 2 pm Mon-Fri. 

Note from Pastor Bill:

Dear Friends, 

September 20th all three morning services will resume with the same CDC recommendations of

1) Hand Sanitizers, 2) 6ft Social Distancing, sitting in pews not taped off, and 3) all will wear Face Masks.

Please pray for the schools and universities who are opening and closing with increased cases.

  Praise rehearsal will be on Wednesdays at 5:30 pm at its normal scheduled time.

 Please continue to keep each other in your prayers.  

In Christ's Service, 

Pastor Bill Duke, Mission FUMC

 Worship Service will continue, as always, to be streamed on Facebook live each week at 9 am where it will remain on our Facebook page as a post.   In order to view, first find our Facebook page:  ‘First United Methodist Church of Mission, TX’.  Then, Like us.   You will now be able to view each week. Please call office if you need help 956-585-1665.

Giving can be mailed in to:  FUMC Mission, 1101 Doherty, Mission, TX 78572

ALSO DONATE Online here:  https://2db4ab52.churchtrac.com/give

Restaurant Fellowship Fundraiser Days

Ace's BBQ Fundraiser 956-205-2151 1st and 2nd Mondays each month, TO GO or eat in,    ALL day 11 am- 9 pm is our fundraiser days at Ace's! Yummy BBQ at a good price for you, and 15% of your purchase for the church.  *Verbal Church ID required while ordering for credit.  THANK YOU ACE'S!!   www.acesbarbq.com 

Yelateria - 3503 N. Ware Rd, Every Tuesday ALL day, each month. Located just south of Nolana. Ice Cream specialties as well as gourmet hamburgers, hot dogs, wings, subs, paninis, wraps & salads. 15% of sales from the church will go specifically to our Food Pantry. 956-618-3815. *Verbal Church ID required while ordering 

Oriental Kitchen Fellowship Fundraiser Day 3rd & 4th Mondays each month ALL day from 11am to 8 pm. 1801 N. Conway. They donate $1.00 per plate sold with drink purchase.  Call in your order to (956) 599-9076.  If busy call 956-313-3345.  TAKE OUT Available/ Curbside service. *Verbal Church ID required while ordering for credit.

 Committee Meetings dates for Oct:

SPRC - Thursday, October 8th at 6 pm.

Trustees - Tuesday, October 13th at 5:30 pm.

         (2nd Tuesday for this Month only)

Stewardship - Tuesday, October 20th at 4 pm.

Finance - Tuesday, October 20th at 5:45 pm.

Church Council - Tuesday, October 27th at 5:30 pm.

All meeting will be in the Fellowship Hall to maintain social distancing. The Church Council meeting date is 

the only meeting for us to vote the Nominations for 2021 and the pastors' compensations before the deadline of November 2nd.

We will assume COVID will be ending and 2021 will be a better year. Praying to bring back all the ministries of our church.

 -Pastor Bill Duke

Facebook Live Bible Study Coming! 

Good Grief Bible Study on Facebook Live, begins Mondays at 2 pm with the orientation class September 14th and will continue for 10 Mondays, ending the week of Thanksgiving.  We have 9 available here at the church for sale.  The title is GOOD GRIEF by Granger F. Westberg. Cost between $8.00 -$10.00 by Fortress Press. The book is also available online at Cokesbury.com along with a journal and other resources. 

EMMAUS NEWS 

Men’s Emmaus Reunion Group every Tuesday morning at 7:30 am here at the church in the Coffee Bar Area. Cancelled for now.

 Women’s Emmaus Group If you would like to join on Saturdays at 9:30 am, contact Ange Duvall at 956-627-5407 or 956-662-9632 for meeting location.

Women’s ‘Gonna Be Angels’ Group meets 8:30 am Fridays. Contact Ande Leatherman 956-583-1178

Pilgrim applications are now being accepted for the VEC #110 Men's Walk TBA. Fee $170. See the Valley Emmaus website for more details.  Go to www.valleyemmaus.com for application.  De Colores!

Note to all

Judy McDonald is going to Iowa with her daughter Aug 5.  she sends her love to all in this church & thanks you all for so much love shown to her.  Her address in Iowa is: 1652 329th Lane, Madrid, IA 50156

A BIG THANK YOU to the Food Bank of the RGV!  Thanks to grants received by the Food Bank, they have applied these grants to our bill and for 3 months, April - July, and we have had no charges during that time to help feed others!  THANK YOU!!!

Amazon Smile

 www.smile.Amazon.org  Donations to the church everytime you buy from Amazon once you set it up!

This link will take people directly to smile.amazon.com in support of our organization so you won’t have to search for your charity among almost a million other organizations. Use this link in all your AmazonSmile marketing promotions. It’s the easiest way for customers to find and support our church.     https://smile.amazon.com/ch/74-3024016

 Needed Volunteer

 If you have any extra time you would like to help out in the office for a morning or afternoon during the week, to help answer phones, greet visitors, or help fold bulletins, contact office or the pastor.

Estudio bíblico en español todos los jueves por la noche a las 6:00 pm en la capilla con el pastor BB. Vey aprende la Biblia con el Pastor BB - en español. Todos son bienvenidos

Do you have any unused glasses? Cell phones? Hearing aids? The Lion’s Club would LOVE to take them off your hands! Just bring them to church with you and drop them in the box at the Welcome Center They will be recycled by being distributed to those who are in need, but cannot afford them.

Do you have old Upper Rooms? How about Daily Breads? Any other devotionals? Folks at the Salvation Army are in need of them to help them with their journeys to the Lord. A basket has been placed in the Welcome Center for you to put them in