Tennison Family Thanksgiving
Tennison enjoyed a lovely Family Thanksgiving dinner this Sunday afternoon, November 12th, in the TMAC. Thank you to everyone who submitted photos to share! Here's just a small glimpse of the festivities:
2023 Community Health Fair Update
Tennison hosted our annual community health fair on Saturday, October 14th. We served many members of the community by providing free health screenings and vaccines. We also fed volunteers and nursing students, and we were even able to provide extra food to community members.
We received the following update from TRMC, which outlines all the ways we were able to positively impact the community.
Wesley Foundation Fundraiser
A lovely Wesley Foundation fundraiser was held on May 18th, 2023. Tennison has a long history of supporting the Wesley Center at NTCC, which is a free respite center available to the public on campus. The Wesley Center provides a safe place to study and hang out, provides hot meals weekly on Taco Tuesdays, and has a food pantry available to help the students meet their needs.
Mendelssohn and Mistletoe
Enjoy a free Christmas concert in our sanctuary on Saturday, Dec., 10 at 6 p.m.
The Mt. Pleasant Chamber Orchestra will join a community choir in a special performance. The audience will be invited to sing a selection of favorite Christmas songs. Come share the spirit!
gOD'S aMAZING pROMISES
Our cute kids shared a VBS song with the whole congregation on Sunday morning. Watch them sing, "There are promises for you and me in the B-I-B-L-E!"
Give It Away
There are so many who need help, just not enough who are willing to give it. Will you act on the compassion you feel?
Straight Shots with Crooked Sticks
“I hate my enemies with a perfect hatred,” Devil Anse Hatfield roared. Then he made sure his entire family hated them, too.
If you don't believe God can save the foulest human, then you don't really believe in God’s power to save your own soul.
Christmas eve
Kids know all about Baby Jesus' birthday and the presents he got. But some of the other details of the story get fuzzy. Enjoy three short videos featuring Tennison's children as they act out the nativity story, read scripture and tell what happened long ago when the angel scared the shepherds.
Be a joyful giver -- but hurry!
The deadline for all 2020 tax year donations is 5pm, December 29th. Any donations received after this time cannot be guaranteed to be processed in 2020. You can give in person at the church office or on this website. Call our Finance Secretary Jeani Guest at 903.572.5341 if you have any questions.
Christmas Vacation
Clark wants everything to go perfectly at Christmas. We all do. But that’s not how 2020 has gone. Most of us see our plans are a wreck and feel overwhelmed by what is happening around us. That’s when we turn toward God with our worries and fears. We’re always better when we are close to God.
Dear Family,
We miss you this Thanksgiving. We miss our favorite recipes, family stories, weird relatives and big hugs. We wish you were here!
We serve our community.
Tennison UMC is a church full of loving, helping, caring servants to the Mount Pleasant community.
We help children.
From sewing and singing to reading and math, we love to teach children. We help them learn life skills like compassion for others and taking turns. We take care of their basic needs like having food to eat and a safe place to play. This is a church that loves all God's children.
We build ramps.
Imagine being stuck inside your house. Not just for a few months during the pandemic, but for years. That happens to many people when they can no longer use the steep steps outside their own front door. Our volunteers have built 30 ramps in the last 18 months bringing hope and freedom to those who were trapped. That's why we build ramps.
Homeless boy steals show
3D Printed Masks for COVID-19
Charlie Guest and his wife, Jeani, teamed up with local pastor Matt Davis to create face masks using a 3D printer. The printing process is explained in this short video. Davis explains his search for a way to help first responders and his congregation: https://www.txcumc.org/newsdetail/rural-pastor-creating-3d-masks-for-essential-workers-with-the-help-of-pef-fund-13995502
Backpacking on Hold
The Youth Backpacking Trip has been postponed. Not canceled -- just postponed. A planned trek in the Gila Wilderness will take place after the state of New Mexico lifts travel restrictions put into place during the COVID-19 pandemic.
A Prayer for the World
Dear God,
It seems like lots of uncertainty around us. So many people who need prayers.
Today, I pray…
For those whose health is compromised by the coronavirus or other health issues.
For those who suffer from the economic impact of the virus, in travel, manufacturing, hospitality, energy or so many other industries.
For healthcare workers and first responders, and other public servants who put themselves in harm’s way for us.
For our leaders of the world, our countries, states, and cities, as they seek to help manage this challenge
God, it can be overwhelming. But you tell us over and over again not to be afraid.
Show me how to trust in you.
As I examine my heart this Lenten season, help me to turn away from my concern with self,
and turn my heart, hands, and prayers toward the concerns of others.
In the name of Jesus Christ, I pray. Amen.
A Prayer for a World Facing the Coronavirus was adapted from a prayer posted by St. Luke’s United Methodist Church in Houston, Texas. 713-622-5710, 3471 Westheimer Road, Houston, TX 77027.