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Revive UMC Azle Announcements
Holy Week - March 29 - April 3, 2026 Revive will hold the following Holy Week services. Invite others and please note the location of each event.
Palm Sunday - March 29 (11:00 a.m.) at Cross Timbers Elementary Come for a lively and joyful service. It will be a palm-waving, hosanna-singing good time for the whole family!
Maundy Thursday - April 2 (7:00 p.m.) at Azle Christian Church (117 Church Street). We will join with Azle Christian Church for a service of communion and remembrance as share the story of Jesus’ last supper with his disciples.
Good Friday - April 3 (7:00 p.m.) at Azle Christian Church (117 Church Street). We will join again with Azle Christian Church for a solemn service as we walk with Jesus to the cross.
Easter Sunday - April 5 at 11:00 a.m. Join us for a celebration of resurrection and new life on Easter Sunday. We will begin at 10:30 a.m. with a potluck community breakfast followed by a worship service of joyful hope.
Easter Lilies - Let’s join together to make our “sanctuary” beautiful on Easter Sunday. You can purchase an Easter Lily that will adorn our worship space on Easter Sunday and will be yours to take home after worship. Cost is $15 per lily. Sign up to purchase your lily here (https://reviveunitedmethodistchurch.breezechms.com/form/53a48d) BEFORE Wednesday, March 18.
Glow in the Dark Easter Egg Hunt - Saturday, March 28 5:00 - 8:00 p.m. Join us and invite all your friends to our community-wide Glow in the Dark Easter Egg Hunt! All ages welcome! Face painting, Glow in the Dark Temporary Tattoos, Crafts, & Games. Come before your age group and stay for the extra fun! Children will receive a prize bag at the end of each hunt.
Egg Hunt Wishlist - We need your help to make it a success! Please scan the QR code or use this link (https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/WKSBE0YTV27C?ref_=wl_share) to donate items for our community wide Glow in the Dark Easter Egg Hunt that will be held on March 28.
Crafting Ministries has decided to take a hiatus from their regular gatherings until next fall. They will not be meeting in the coming months. Be on the lookout in the fall for information about crafting ministries in a new format. We thank the crafters for their important and continuing ministry, particularly supporting the sick and grieving with prayer quilts.
Children’s Service/Mission Project - This semester, Revive UMC Children’s Ministry is leading a service project to support the Child Reintegration Centre (CRC) in Sierra Leone. CRC helps rehome children orphaned due to war and other regional crises and works to ensure every child grows up in a safe, loving family. Spare change will be collected each Sunday and Wednesday. So far, we’ve collected $548.91.
Learn Our New Song - We introduced a new song in worship recently and we have another new song being introduced in a few weeks! Check out the following YouTube videos to get more familiar with our worship songs before you show up to worship! Here’s the link for Ask Me Why (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qVrVlmsYvPk) and the link for Firm Foundation (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x9ndiD0_qNk).
Youth Mission Trip 2026 - Kelsi will be taking our youth group to our first mission trip in 2026 with UMArmy! The dates will be May 31-June 6 and will be hosted by our friends over at Couts Memorial UMC in Weatherford! Plenty of adult volunteers will be needed, as well as youth grades 7-12 willing to give back to our communities! Registration ends April 15, so please be in prayerful consideration if you’d like to join in on the fun! Cost will be $275 per person, so be on the lookout for upcoming fundraisers!
Sermon Series
Lent was originally a season for new converts to learn and prepare for their baptism on Easter. During that time, they would study what was central to Christianity - a message of good news for the whole world. At the heart of Jesus’ teachings, we find liberation, love, mercy, and grace—all of which are meant to be very good news for us all. This Lent, let us remember that the good news really is good news. It is joyful—like fine wine saved for celebration. It grows like a mustard seed and smells like perfume poured from an alabaster jar. It tastes like bread passed endlessly through a hungry crowd. It sounds like laughter and feels like mercy. The good news is alive in the world.
Ongoing Activities
Wednesday Morning Bible Study: Adults meet to discuss the scripture for the upcoming Sunday morning sermon. Pastor Katie leads this lively and fun discussion. Azle Christian Church, 10:00 - 11:00 a.m.— No Bible Study March 18, 2026.
Revive Community Night: Every Wednesday evening we meet at Azle Christian Church for dinner and activities for all ages! A light dinner is served at 5:30 p.m. Adult Bible Study, Youth Group, and Children’s Programming starts at 6 pm. — No Revive Community Night March 18, 2026.
Community Caring Center: Current needs include jelly, bar soap, canned chicken/tuna/meats, canned soup, ramen, side dishes-instant mashed potatoes, rice, and pasta mixes, and personal care items. Every Sunday we collect food before worship, so please bring donations with you. Thank you for your continued generosity; both through food donations and financial donations On the first Sunday, we collect plastic bags.
Stop, Drop, and Pray - Thursdays at 10:00 a.m.: Every week, Revive takes a few minutes to stop, drop, and pray! This is a 10 minute or less zoom call where a single leader leads us in a time of prayer over our community, our church and our world. Just drop in when you can so that we can be in consistent prayer for guidance and blessing from the Holy Spirit. Get the zoom link by signing up here (https://reviveunitedmethodistchurch.breezechms.com/form/efb7a3%C2%A0).
Seed the Capital Campaign: In order for Revive to purchase property or a building, we’ll need to have a capital campaign. In advance of that future effort, you are invited to prayerfully consider today what will fuel our future as the people called United Methodists here in this place. Your second-mile giving can help “seed” our building fund. Check out the big thermometer each week and place any offerings in the bowl beneath it. Our Building Seed has grown to $32,246 (as of 02/27/26). See Dana Hollingsworth for more info.
Upcoming Special Events
March 15 Visioning Team Meeting (12:30 p.m.)
March 15 Board Meeting (1:30 p.m.)
March 18 NO WEDNESDAY ACTIVITIES - Spring Break
March 28 Glow in the Dark Easter Egg Hunt
March 29 Palm Sunday
April 2 Maundy Thursday Service at Azle Christian Church
April 3 Good Friday Service at Azle Christian Church
April 5 Easter Sunday
May 31- June 6 Youth Mission Trip 2026