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Newsletter for Wellspring

A United Methodist
Community of Faith
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PAID Wellspring-The Source
6200 Williams Dr. PERMIT NO. 85 All are Welcome, All are Accepted
Georgetown, Texas 78633 Georgetown, TX
A Monthly Publication
78627 May 2010
Rev. Debra Crumpton, Pastor
Church: (512) 930-5959 The Good News
Home: (512) 869-7838 “You are the salt of the earth. But if the salt loses its saltiness, how can it be made salty
Pastoral Care: (512) 677-3885 again? It is no longer good for anything, except to be thrown out and trampled by
men.” (Matthew 5:13, NIV)

During this Easter Season I have heard many stories of resurrection in the life of our Annual Conference.
On Sunday, April 11, I exchanged pulpits with Rev. Joel Robbins, pastor of Mooreville UMC. The Moore-
Worship Times: ville Church has been resurrected to new life over the past five years and is filled with joy and vitality.
But, Mooreville is not alone. The Frost UMC received fifty new members in 2009, including twenty-two
8:30 am-Traditional professions of faith; three adult men over sixty were baptized.
9:30 am-Traditional
The Mooreville and Frost stories are exciting because they are reminders that the Good News is still Good
11:00 am-Celebration News. These stories also show congregations that have reconnected to the call of Christian Discipleship
and are re-thinking the way they do church.

We, too, need to think about how we do church. In an effort to reconnect to the community, we are
evaluating how we advertise Wellspring. We want to update our appeal and seek new places to adver-
tise. Our new tagline line is: “Bringing Life to the Community.” This connects both with our name
(Wellspring) and our identity (Community of Faith). The term “community” has biblical roots and is the
English expression of the Greek word Koinonia. Koinonia occurs frequently in the New Testament in de-
scribing the relationship within the early church. Koinonia denotes sharing, caring, communion, joint par-
ticipation and close fellowship.
Charge Conference
Sunday, May 16th - 3:00 PM As Christians we are called to both live in community and welcome others into our community. Others
Wellspring Old Fashioned Picnic & Fundraiser come to our community through invitation and witnessing. Our words and deeds are our witness and
have the power to bring life or drain life
life. As the salt of the earth, we are called to bring life. In his trans-
Sunday, May 30th - 12:00 PM
lation of the New Testament, John Wesley wrote the following on Matthew 5:13:
Memorial Day
Office Closed Wesley’s Notes
Monday, May 31st 5:13 Ye - Not the apostles, not ministers only; but all ye who are thus holy, are the salt of the
earth - Are to season others.

In the month of May, our Evangelism Team will be going into the community giving bottles of water
with Wellspring information on them as an invitation to our church. If you cannot physically be a part of
this endeavor, please seek out other means to be a part of this ministry and share your seasoning with
others.

Blessings and Peace,

Debra
 May Picnic Calendar of Events
SUNDAY SERVICES: May Events and Activities:
Saturday, May 1
May 2nd, 9th, 16th, 23rd, 30th 8:00AM-UMM-Munch & Mingle
8:30AM-Traditional Worship-Worship Center Monday, May 3
9:30AM-Traditional Worship-Worship Center 4:00PM-Women’s Emmaus Group-Rm 203
11:00AM-Celebration!-Worship Center 6:45PM-Stephen Ministry Meeting-Rm 203
Tuesday, May 4
SUNDAY SCHOOL CLASSES OFFERED 6:30PM-Board of Trustees-Rm 202
*Wednesday, May5
9:30 AM-Senior High (Rm 109) 10:30AM-Cpmgregationsl Care Council-Rm 202
9:30 AM-6th Grade-Confirmation (Rm 203) 2:00PM-Prayer Ministry-Chapel
9:30 AM-Chapel Dwellers (Rm 204) Friday, May 7
9:30 AM-Journey (Rm 205) 10:00AM-Close Friends-Munch & Mingle
9:30 AM-7th & 8th Grade-Middle School (Rm 207) Monday, May 10
10:45 AM-S.T.I.R. Class (Rm 202) 4:00PM-Women’s Emmaus Group-Rm 203
10:45 AM-Seasons of the Spirit Class (Rm 203) Tuesday, May 11
Wellspring Old Fashioned Picnic & Fundraiser 10:45 AM-Cornerstone Bible Study (Rm 204) 9:00AM-Crafters Meeting-Rm 202
Sunday, May 30th - 12:00 PM 10:45 AM-Navigator’s Class (Rm 205) 6:30PM-Finance Team-Rm 202
BBQ with all the trimmings available for a love offering. *Wednesday, May 12
2:00PM-Prayer Ministry-Chapel
Pie-tasting & Pie auction SUNDAY EVENTS:
6:00PM-B.L.T.-Bringing Ladies Together-Rm 202/204
RSVP for the picnic by email/phone at admin@wellumc.org, 930-5959 Friday, May 14
or sign up at the church “Welcome Desk”. 5:30PM-Youth Snack Supper-Munch & Mingle 10:00AM-Close Friends-Munch & Mingle
6:00PM-Crossflow-Rm 109 Saturday, May 15
5:30PM-Emmaus Gathering-Worship Center
*WEDNESDAYS: Monday, May 17 - Deadline for May Newsletter
4:00PM-Women’s Emmaus Group-Rm 203
WANTED: 4:30PM-St. Helen’s Mass-Worship Center 6:45PM-Stephen Ministry Meeting-Rm 203
Mouth-watering pies for Wellspring’s Old Fashioned Picnic & Fundraiser. 6:00PM-Chancel Choir-Worship Center Tuesday, May 18
Sunday, May 30th - 12:00 PM 7:00PM-District Conference-First UMC, Temple
7:00PM-Singers-Munch & Mingle
Pull out your best pie recipe and make TWO of the same pie. *Wednesday, May 19
8:00PM-Deep Water-Worship Center
9:30AM-UMW Ruth Circle
We’ll taste one and auction off the other!
2:00PM-Prayer Ministry-Chapel
Sign up begins Sunday, May 2, at the church welcome desk. Thursday, May 20
9:15AM-A Child’s Place-Graduation
Scheduling of Events & Meetings: Friday, May 21
Please contact or email the office if you have an event or 10:00AM-Close Friends-Munch & Mingle
meeting to schedule or a change in date so conflicts in Saturday, May 22
room scheduling doesn’t occur.
2:00PM-Memorial Services-Marge Lawless
All events will be posted on the church calendar and can Monday, May 24
be accessed through the church website at 10:00AM-UMW Faith Circle
www.wellumc.org. 4:00PM-Women’s Emmaus Group-Rm 203
*Wednesday, May 26
2:00PM-Prayer Ministry-Chapel
Friday, May 28
The calendar is subject to 10:00AM-Close Friends-Munch & Mingle
change throughout the month. Monday, May 31 (Office close for Memorial Day)
4:00PM-Women’s Emmaus Group-Rm 203
 Adult Ministries
B.L.T.
(Brining Ladies Together for Bible Led Teaching)
May 12th @ 6:00 PM
Rm # 202/204
NAVIGATORS CLASS
10:45 A.M., Room 205 All Wellspring Women are invited to attend.
April 11th – May 30th Childcare is available upon request.
Glittering Vices-a new look at the seven deadly sins and Bring a salad or snack to share and your own soda,
their remedies by Rebecca Konyndyk DeYoung. coffee, or tea. Please contact Pat Merrick for more
YOU’LL FIND A WARM WELCOME IN THIS information at 512-240-5011.
SPIRITED DISCUSSION CLASS!
Cornerstone Bible Class
10:45 AM in the Chapel
A look at all 4 Gospels in comparison.
Textbook – Your Bible
WHO - All who are looking to study God’s word.
You are warmly welcome to our discussion.
Wellspring has a wonderful mission outreach program called
Close Friends that works with Alzheimer's patients and provides
a respite for their care givers each Friday from 10 am to 2 pm.
You can help support this group in a couple of ways. We need
people to help provide lunches for the patients and the volunteers
(see Marge Lawless for further detail) and we would welcome ad-
ditional volunteers to help with the program (see Jim Thompson).
Endowment Fund Youth Ministries
Do You Have A Vision of Expanding
the Ministries of Wellspring? Congratulations to our confirmands!
Please mark your calendars!
On Sunday, May 16th at 3:00pm., Wellspring will be
holding a Charge Conference presided by Rev. Rankin Confirmand: Samantha Campbell
Koch, Temple District Superintendent, with a purpose
Parents: Sam & Lisa Campbell
to establish a Permanent Endowment Fund.
Mentor: Janice Wilkins
A Permanent Endowment Fund is a fund that will be
Teacher: Sally Winslow
held in perpetuity and will provide for ministries be-
yond what is covered through the annual operating
budget. Through the generosity of members and
friends this fund will serve as a living reminder of the
love Christ holds for each of us, and will provide for
generations beyond our lifetime. It will not only bring
the hope of Christ to those that follow us, but will en-
courage them to strive to be generous givers as well.
Please plan to come to this historical event and share in
the celebration.
All questions may be directed to Patti Glanzer at 512-
869-3389.
Warren Washburn: Warren & Angela
Joseph Johnson: Dorothy Light & Matthew Johnson
Mary Blake Windham: Greg & Sara
Dear Wellspring family, I have been overwhelmed
Collin Turner: Chris & Jamie
by the prayers, cards, visits, phone calls, and food Teacher: Sally Winslow
from so many of you! I can't begin to tell Mentors:
you how much your loving support has meant to Cliff Barkley (Warren)
Ron Spates (Joseph)
me during the last few weeks. It has been a very
Sue Brock (Mary Blake)
scary time in my life and to know that so many
Jim Thompson (Collin)
people were standing in my corner, as well as our
loving and gracious Father, has meant the world to Volunteer Youth Mentors are needed on Sunday
me. Thank you from the bottom of my heart. evenings from 5:30-7:30pm. We are looking for vol-
Blessings to you all. --Lettie Lee unteers to share their love of Christ with the
Wellspring Youth Group.
You just need to love God and youth.
June Newsletter Deadline will be on 5/17/10. The Please sign up at the welcome desk. For more infor-
purpose of the newsletter is to inform the congregation mation contact the Youth Director, Nicole Swisher at
of upcoming events in the life of the church. 639-0625 or by email at youth@wellumc.org.
Please submit all requests to the office by email to
admin@wellumc.org.
*Newsletter deadlines will be the 3rd Monday of The Youth Group would like to thank all the
every month. Please submit your information on supporters of the Skit & Spaghetti Dinner
time in order to have it posted. Thank you. fundraiser. The event raised over $900.
We hope that everyone enjoyed the
event as much as the youth did.
 Ministry & Mission Opportunities Children’s Ministries

Who Benefits from Stephen Ministry?

Imagine No Malaria
Every 30 seconds a child dies from malaria. It is a disease
that is preventable and treatable. We eliminated it in
America in the 1950s, but today 90% of deaths from ma-
laria occur in sub-Saharan Africa.
Our conference raised $135,276 with the Nothing But
Nets Annual Conference offering in 2007, resulting in
13,527 bed nets now providing protective coverage for
families in Africa! Imagine No Malaria is the next step in
the goal of ending suffering and death from this prevent-
able disease. It continues to include bed nets, but ex-
pands into other areas of prevention, treatment, educa-
tion, and communicating life-saving information.
Our Central Texas Conference goal is to raise $1.00 per
member as our minimum. That means $164,000. The
kick off to accomplishing this is as Annual Conference.
What can you, your church, your organization do to
make this reality. The sooner we accomplish our goal
the sooner the world is rid of Malaria for good.
We anticipate a celebration of accomplishment in June
2011!
People Who Need Care . . .
• Receive quality, Christ-centered, confidential care
for their hurts and needs
• Find hope, healing, and a new sense of self-worth
through the support of a Stephen Minister
• Know they are remembered and supported by
their congregation in times of personal difficulty
• Receive ongoing care for continuing needs long
after the onset of a crisis, when many others have
forgotten about them
Grow in a deeper relationship with their Lord as they
experience God's unconditional love for them
through their Stephen Minister.
In May, Mary and Jim Thompson will be joining
the Stephen Leader team and Elizabeth Stewert,
Norma Davis, and Carol Williams will complete
training as Stephen Ministers. For Care: Contact
Stephen Leaders Bob Derse 869-3403, Linda Hud-
son 869-1509, Clara Yeck 868-4466, the Thompsons
868-1349, or the pastor.
Kids Art Music Play
PRESCHOOL DROP OFF MUSIC CAMPS
SPONSORED BY WELLSPRING UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
This summer we are offering several drop off preschool summer camps .
Each camp will focus on one of three themes: ‘SPLASH” “PLAY” or “JAZZ KITCHEN”.
Camp sessions are one week in length, 1 – 4 PM
For further information contact Julia Potter, 512-919-2953,
juliaannepotter@gmail.com.
“Thanks” to all who donated Easter Eggs and candy
for the egg hunt. The kids had lots of fun. We hid al-
most 1,000 eggs for many eager young hunters. It was
so nice to meet so many new young families and see so
many children from the preschool up here with their
moms and dads. This event has grown every year and
we are looking forward to expanding this event next
year. Special thanks also to our youth who helped make
this event possible. We couldn’t have done it without
them.

Intercessory Prayer List:

Those known in our membership: Stephanie & Nancy Schutz, Lettie Lee, Vicki Holzberg, Gene Wilkins, Harold A Child’s Place is expanding our program for next
Byram, Pat & Buzzi Ball, Trudy Derse, Pat Herff, Deborah McCartney, Anne & Ray Ranta, Lois Kahn, Pat Merrick, year. Thanks to the support of Wellspring, our teaching
Carroll Gregory, Dick & Lous Magel, Bob Mallonee, Lee Roberts. Those who mourn: Lawless Family. Members in staff and our families we will be able to offer quality pre-
care or homebound: Lola Atkins, Kathy Burrier, Anna Fitzpatrick, Louis Williams. Those serving in the military:
Justin Blakely, Daniel Cadena, David Corley, Travis Cox, Adron Elders, Jeffrey Gipson, Dereck J. Hall, Michael Harris,
school education to children 4 days a week. This expan-
Ron McLaurin, Matthew Miller, Robert Newman, David Pekar, Jr., Wes Stobaugh, Curt and Scott Taylor, Heath Vander- sion will give older children more opportunities to get
linden, Jeff Parr, Steve Kahn, Scot Sackreiter, Jacob Melear. Relatives of members: Carl Lidell, Cheryl Shell, Pat ready for Kindergarten and families more flexibility in
Whitson, James Macklin, Carolyn Maddux, Linda Maxcy, Cheryl Reece, Patti Jones, Dustin Carver, Todd Thomsen, accommodating work schedules. We are very fortunate
Anita Fragiacomo, Joyce Queen, Emmaline Barton, Mandy Morrison, Nancy Hutchins, Jurlene Hensley, Ruth Rogers,
Will Donato. Also for: Jim Rice & Family, our economy, World Peace, who suffer, grieve, have illness, our enemies, to have such an experienced and dedicated staff and
friends/families, jobless, homebound, homeless, ill, expectant mothers, nursing homes, our Sunday School, Volunteers, their hard work is really paying off. God willing, we
youth, staff, children, grandchildren, members, growth of Wellspring, the unchurched and for all in need. For prayer hope to continue to meet the growing needs of children
requests, email mtroublefield@verizon.net.
and their families in this community. We are looking
forward to a great next year