Dido United Methodist Church May 30, 2024

Weekly News

Sunday Worship:

10:30 am (In person & online on Facebook)

5570 Dido Hicks Rd. Fort Worth, 76179

www.didoumc.com

didoumchurch@gmail.com

Special Offering

Every year our Annual Conference takes up an offering to benefit a mission. This year our offering will benefit The Disaster Relief Fund, which provides financial aid in response to natural disasters like tornadoes, flooding and wildfires in our area. Dido will be taking up a special offering on June 2 and 9 that will go to help the people in Texas who have recently experienced natural disasters.



For other ways you can help please click HERE.

All Church Potluck

Sunday, June 23 after worship

Theme: Taco Salad

Here's a link to the Taco Salad Signup Genius. 

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0F44AFA62BAAF5CF8-49828703-taco

Vacation Bible School

SERVANTS NEEDED

July 22 - July 25

As of May 30, 20 children are signed up!

We are preparing for VBS this summer and need all the servants we can get. We need people to decorate, prepare food, shepherd the children, lead music, lead stations, and all sorts of other things. Please use this Sign Up Genius to volunteer.

Children, age 4 - 6th grade are welcome to participate. Sign your child or grandchild up by clicking HERE.

Purchase a Pew Bible in Honor or Memory of Someone

There are still bibles available for purchase at $20 each. Please choose a bible without a name plate from a pew and bring it to Marianne Wiggins in order to purchase it and have your name plate placed inside.

Choir Practices & Performances

Saturday Practices: June 1, June 15, June 22, July 13, July 20, July 27, Aug 3, Aug 10, Aug 17

Performances: June 23, July 21, Aug 18

Sunday Morning Breakfast Sign Up

Below is a link to the Sunday Morning Breakfast sign up. We invite you to create an account in and use SignUpGenius. It is fast and easy to do. If you prefer to avoid technology all together, you can see Robin Harris and sign up for breakfast that way. We never turn any volunteers away!

Sign Up to Make Breakfast By Clicking HERE!

SPR Vision & Planning Meetings

Thursdays, June 6, 13, 20, 27 at Dido

6-7 pm

Central Texas Annual Conference

June 9-11

FUMC Round Rock

Dido Administrative Council

July 14, After Worship

Committee reports due to edwinyoungblood@live.com by July 7

Eagle Mountain Elementary News

(Dido's Adopted School)

• The nurse has asked Dido to continually collect new underwear, gently used T-shirts, elastic waisted shorts, and leggings for all grades to replenish her supplies. Underwear and shorts for kindergarten are especially needed. Please place items in the worship entryway.
• Currently, we are taking the school 30 snack packs per week.

Yaukani United Methodist Church Update

Our Sister Church in Nigeria

Here's how Dido has recently Served the people of Yaukani (Thank you Church!):

• Paid the pastor's salary for Oct., Nov., & Dec. of 2023
• Funded the construction of a 2 bedroom parsonage.
• Purchased 50 chairs for the sanctuary space.
• Purchased a motorcycle for the pastor's transportation.
• Sent the pastor to seminary for three years.
• Paid the past four years of tuition for a member of the church to get her degree in nursing and we sent money for the fifth year in March, 2024.
• Felicia Bitrus, pictured above, passed away from cancer in February, 2024. We sent funds to help with her hospital bills and pay for her burial.

Get Involved with Feeding our Community! Serve Community Link!

We continually collect items just inside the entrance to the Fellowship Hall and in the entryway to the Sanctuary. Please drop your items off and we will take them each week. Thank you in advance for your help!

Here are some of the items needed:

• Peanut Butter
• Pasta
• Rice
• Canned Green Beans
• Canned Fruit
• Beans(canned and dry)
• Spaghetti sauce
• Ramen Noodle
• Canned tomatoes
• Cereal
• Canned vegetables
• Mac n cheese
• Plastic shopping bags

Community Link Food Pantry

Gather groceries for those in need. Pick your days and times. They are open for volunteers: M-Th 9 am-2 pm, F 9 am-12

Click Here to Volunteer!

Sign Up to Receive Important Reminders from Dido!

Receive Text reminders and Important Announcements

from Dido UMC!!

All Church Reminders: Text @didoc to 81010 Click HERE to watch instructions!

Thank You for Giving Your Tithes and Offerings!

• In Person: Place your offering in the offering plates at the front or rear of the sanctuary.
• By Check: Please mail your offering to 5570 Dido Hicks Rd., Fort Worth TX 76179!
• By Credit or Debit Card: Use the PayPal button (you do not need to be a PayPal member) on the Give page on the Dido website by clicking this link: www.didoumc.com.
• Through Venmo: @Dido-unitedmethodist, Code:2122

Moses: In the Footsteps of a Reluctant Prophet

Wednesday Bible Study on Zoom

Begins Wednesday, May 8 at 11 am

(Directions for joining Zoom are in this newsletter)

The book, by Adam Hamilton, is available on Amazon and Kindle.



Directions for Using Zoom Conferencing

On any device with a camera and microphone do to zoom.us or download the Zoom app, click join and enter the following when prompted.

Join ID: 896 6318 1305

Password: 400299

On any phone: dial any of the numbers below. Long distance charges will apply on home phones. Cell phones: no charge. You'll be prompted to enter the meeting ID: 896 6318 1305 and password: 400299. We won't be able to see you if you don't have a camera, but we can hear you!  

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    +1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago)

    +1 646 558 8656 US

Call Pastor Jana with any problems 817 832-6250