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Our shelves and our hearts are full as your generosity has served our neighbors well. Thank you for your donations of non-perishable food!     Thank You Mercy Chefs! We’re so thankful for our friends at Mercy Chefs, who are providing both perishable and non-perishable food for our community just in time for Thanksgiving! Next week during Mustard Seed, we’ll be sharing all the food that Mercy Chefs has generously donated to us. This year, through Light on a Hill, we’ve seen incredible impact — 402 volunteers have served over 3,000 hours, helping distribute 68,328 meals to our community. “It is incredible to see what God has done in such a short time at the Beacon of Hope location at Light on the Hill. Thank you again for your partnership and all you are doing.” -Sharalynn Lucero  Flood Relief Effort Information
kerrtogether.com Resources. Services. Support. KerrKind.org (New Website!) Dear Church Family, We are grateful that our Mustard Seed Food Pantry can help our neighbors throughout the year with food assistance, but especially during the most recent government shutdown. Thousands of families in Kerr County are affected by the suspension of SNAP benefits. During the month of November, we will be collecting non-perishable food donations in the lobby area at Kerrville First United Methodist Church. Shopping baskets will be available for you to drop off your donations throughout the week and on Sunday mornings. Some food items that are needed are canned chicken, canned chili, canned stew, macaroni and cheese boxes, canned spaghetti sauce, beans and rice. If you want to give a monetary donation, please make your check out to KFUMC and put Mustard Seed in the memo or you can give electronically through the KFUMC website. Just go to GIVE, then click on Give Online and scroll on down to Mustard Seed Ministries. Thank you for your generosity! Beth Palmer Candy, Costumes, and Cars — Oh My!Trunk or Treat was spooktacular! Between the cool trunks, creative costumes, and plenty of candy, our community came together for a night full of laughter, love, and a little spooky fun! Thank you to all who helped make Trunk or Treat so super sweet! Harvest Fest Recap 2025Saturday was a day filled with fun at our Harvest Festival! We loved spending time with our community this past weekend—playing games, dancing to DJ David, enjoying hayrides, getting our faces painted, sharing food, and so much more. What a wonderful way to celebrate the new season and spread the Lord’s love throughout our community. A huge thank-you to everyone who helped make this event possible. What a truly blessed day of faith, fellowship, and friends! UGRA River Trail Cleanup - Sign-up! River Trail Cleanup - UGRA.org UGRA is sponsoring a post-flood river trail and park cleanup on Nov 15 from 8 AM to 12 PM. The KFUMC ERT is putting together a team to work on this project and we would love to have you participate. If you decide to join us, please register for the event, select Group A which covers Tranquility Island, and let Ray or David know. Thanks! Each group has a limited number of slots so please register as soon as possible. Ray: [email protected] David: [email protected] Food Relief  Flood Support   It’s Almost Time for Trunk or Treat! Join us October 29th from 5:30–6:30pm at KFUMC for family fun, costumes, and plenty of spooky treats! Want to join in on the fun? Decorate your trunk! Arrive early to snag a parking spot—and maybe even win a prize for Best Trunk!  We Need Your Help With MEGA! Whether that means volunteering your time or bringing in plastic bags to help us bag up food for others, we could use your helping hand! Please bring any bags to Light on the Hill or the Kerrville First United Methodist Church office by Sunday. If you’re interested in volunteering, please reach out to Beth Palmer. Thankful for ERT Unpaid Servants! What a blessing to our flood survivors! Grateful for Mustard Seed Ministry! Unpaid servants bless our neighbors! There are so many people, churches and organizations continuing to work so hard to help our community on the journey to recovery after the devastating flood. I am so inspired by all of the resilient folks that make Kerr County such a wonderful place to live and work.  David, Lori and I were blessed to attend UMCOR disaster case management training last week. We learned so much and are now better equipped to help our community as we move forward in the long-term recovery. More people in our community will receive this same great training when UMCOR brings it to Kerrville in a few weeks. We are so grateful to be able to share and equip others with this knowledge. Even if you are not a trained case manager, the core principals of "Do no harm," and "Show compassion," are the ways we show love for our neighbors every day. Our Emergency Response Team under the leadership of Ray Dunton, has been making an impact in our community. Thank you to all of those amazing unpaid servants! If you want to get involved see Ray's call for help below... Team, We're going to need one more day of work to finish the Center Point house. I'm going to try Saturday 27 September to see if we can get some people who work during the week. Please let me know if you're available to work on the 27th. Please respond directly to me, either by text or email listed below. You can either work all or part of the day as your schedule allows. Thank you! Ray Dunton KFUMC ERT [email protected] (210) 781-9886  Found on the Guadalupe's efforts to reunite flood victims with their treasured objects. FOUND PROJECT We are currently looking for volunteer support on Saturday, 9/27 from 10:30am-3:30pm in Ingram, TX. Volunteers will be committing to hard and dirty work that day so please keep that in mind when recruiting volunteers. We are looking for 5-10 volunteers to support us. Some notes below outline what your volunteers can expect for the day. Please let me know if you have any questions. We appreciate it! lunch will be provided you will be cleaning hard goods & laundry found on the Guadalupe River. Please wear clothing that can handle: • Car wash and power washing • Being outside in the sun • Handling items covered in dirt and mud • Trips to the laundromat Bring any personal items you may need such as hats, sunscreen, or water bottles. We highly suggest changes of shoes including water boots. We have gloves and aprons available, but if you’d prefer your own gloves or aprons, please bring them. Masks – we do not provide masks, so bring your own if you’d like to wear one. The job is hard work. The bins are heavy, and the more people that show up, the easier the load . Thank you for your consideration in helping! Contact Angela Kennedy to volunteer or get more information Angela Kennedy Executive Director Heart of the Hills Heritage Center [email protected] (830) 955-5034       Flood ResourcesNeed Information About Flood Relief Efforts?
Click Here! Go to Kerr Together to Learn More Resources. Services. Support. KerrKind.org   Thank you, God, for giving us everything we need each and every day. Amen.  Leading Through the StormWatch and listen as our very own Rev. David Payne and Beth Palmer join Rev. Lisa Greenwood on the Igniting Imagination Podcast. Need Information About Flood Relief Efforts?Thoughts from Jane Davis... I am praying for you this morning… Things are always changing in our lives… We’re not as young as we were a minute ago. Children leave the nest. Floods, tornadoes and hurricanes change our lives and landscapes. We move from one place to another. Loved ones pass away. Our health changes. Life is different…will it ever be the same as it was yesterday? No. We are experiencing our “new normal." And, there’s hope in our new normal. God was with us in our yesterday… And He’s with us now… Creating. Again and again. That’s what He does. He’s The Creator. Things are different now…and He’s at work, Creating. Building. Restoring. Guiding. Each and every step of the process. And there’s progress. So, just when you’re settling into your new normal...Things will change again. But God never changes. Each of His days are normal for Him. No challenge is too big…for Him. Welcome to your new normal. “But for you who revere My name, the sun of righteousness will rise with healing in its rays.” —Malachi 4:2 So Many Ways to Serve our Neighbors in our Community! Our KFUMC Emergency Response Team (ERT) has been a blessing in our community!
Thank you to all of our volunteers! Thankful for our Mustard Seed Food Relief Unpaid Servants!Want to learn more about how you can help? Contact: Tina Box at 830.315.6104 or Beth Palmer at 830.459.5847   Mercy Chefs continues to help our community!Want to learn more? Contact: Marquetta Pitts at 210.413.5503  Help bring joy to folks in care facilities and homebound with a delivery of flowers! Contact: Dee Ann Foley at 830.459.4504 Want to Help Visit Folks in our Faith Community who are in the Hospital?Contact: Laura Shrader at 830.357.0800 Food 4 Kids is Kicking off with the New School Year! Want to help pack nutritional food for students to have over the weekends? Contact: Beth Palmer at 830.459.5847 Need Information About Flood Relief Efforts?FEMA Deadline Extended to Sept. 28th
the FEMA Individual Assistance registration deadline has been extended to September 28, 2025, for Texans impacted by the July 4th floods. Love God. Love Others. Make A Difference. This is our mission statement. Sounds simple, but living out this mantra takes daily intention. The good news? We don't have to do it alone. Together, we can embody this mission and make a lasting impact. First, love God. Well, that seems like a no-brainer. But loving God is more than just an emotion. It involves a surrender of oneself to God's will and a commitment to living according to His teachings. This includes obeying His commandments, prioritizing His word, and actively engaging in worship and service. Loving God is about aligning one's life with God's purposes and demonstrating love for Him through actions and a transformed life. Second, love others. This means that we are to treat others with kindness and compassion, recognizing the inherent value and dignity of all individuals. If we truly love God, then we must love every one of His children, even the ones who think and act differently than us. Don't we want everyone to know how much they are loved by God? The way we treat others is a reflection of Christ's love. Finally, make a difference. There are many ways to make a difference in the world and impact those around us. Making a difference as a follower of Christ essentially involves a holistic approach. It is about living out our faith, demonstrating God's love through our actions, serving those in need, and sharing the hope and transformation found in Christ. Together, with God's help, we can live out our mission, both near and far! Upcoming Events  Volunteer with Mercy ChefsNeed Support or Info with Flood Relief?25 YEARS...
It went by so fast. Thank you for all of your wonderful words and cards of encouragement celebrating twenty-five years of service at KFUMC. I am so blessed to have the privilege to serve with each of you! Thank you! Blessings, Beth 
The last 19 days have been unbelievable.
I know that we have all been heartbroken, and on our knees, praying. But the response of the people who have shown up to help in big, and small ways, and everything in between, has been incredible. I thank God for the helpers. We have first responders from out of town staying with us at Light on the Hill and we are so incredibly blessed to be able to share our campus with these wonderful folks. I know that many of you, in our faith community are asking how they can help? Again, thank you for the prayers and everything else you have been doing for the last two and a half weeks. I want to encourage you to continue praying. Continue to show up to serve our community. Two opportunities we have coming up are Monday morning, July 28, beginning at 7am, we need volunteers to help at the Mega Food Pantry at Light on the Hill. On Saturday morning, August 2, we need folks to help greet and welcome families to the Back to School Bash at Light on the Hill beginning at 8am. If you need more information about either of these events, contact Beth at (830) 459-5847 or [email protected] We will continue to thank God for the helpers as we continue to help the hurting in our community and strive with God’s help to bring hope and healing. Blessings, Beth 
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Message from David Payne  What a wonderful time of worship this past Sunday! Every service was overflowing with love and encouragement for our graduating high school seniors and that gift of encouragement was contagious in the very best way! I love that we were able to write notes of encouragement both last week to our college graduates and this week to our high school graduates. I know that God filled me with the Holy Spirit to remind myself to share words and deeds that encourage and bless others. There are so many ways to encourage each other and I pray that together we can make a difference in the lives of many! Blessings, Beth      |
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