The United Methodist Men (UMM) of St. Andrew United Methodist Church (SAUMC) met on Saturday, 09 February 2013. Steve Sutton led this meeting attended by 16 men.

Messenger of Hope Scholarship
There was a brief discussion about the Messenger of Hope Scholarship.

Sweetheart Dinner & Movie
Online registration for Sweetheart Dinner & Movie is progressing and the variety of food items being brought is better than might be expected. Registration ends on 11 February 2013. This event is on Friday, 15 February 2013 and begins at 6:30 PM in Festival Hall. The movie “Midnight in Paris” should begin at 8:00 PM.

Shrove Tuesday Pancake Supper
The United Methodist Men need to arrive at the church on Tuesday, 12 February 2013 at 4:30 PM to prepare pancakes for the Shrove Tuesday Pancake Supper. The program begins at 6:00 PM in Wesley Hall. Ten men signed up to help at this event.

Registration
Register for the Shrove Tuesday Pancake Supper and/or the Sweetheart Dinner & Movie at http://www.standrewumc.org/connect/events-and-registration/.

Fearless by Max Lucado
Jim Vittetoe led the continuation of this study. Chapter 5 My Child is in Danger – Fear of Not Protecting My Kids was discussed. The agenda for this discussion was:

• Current Day
  
• Jesus Day
  
• Responses
  
• Discussion

Fears include:

• Loosing Child to Accident
• Not Helping Financially
• Enabling Poor Financial Behavior with Financial Assistance

SAUMC UMM 2013 Objectives
Discussion of what should be done in 2013 over and above the usual activities. 

What actions need to be taken to increase the UMM membership? 

People will join activities before they join the group. 

Have staff minister speak to UMM quarterly. These sessions might have to be on a day other than Saturday to accommodate the staff minister’s schedule. It might be possible to arrange for interns from Perkins Theological Seminary to fill this objective. – Tom will take the lead on this. 

Messenger of Hope Scholarship – Mike, Jeff, Joe, and Micah will take the lead here; will be invited to join these leaders

• Help kids find more scholarship dollars (http://www.fastweb.com/)
  
• Keep focused – expand scholarship program – mentor students throughout their college career (Rotary Club Model)   with one United Methodist man paired with one college student; however, MinistrySafe might require two adults per student
  
• Provide team mentoring – team with United Methodist Women
  

Social Activity – Scott will take the lead for this

The United Methodist Men of St. Andrew United Methodist Church met on Saturday, 08 September 2012. We enjoyed breakfast that included a tasty casserole made by Marla Womack (the wife of a member) bagels, spreads for the bagels, and coffee. Jim Womack called the meeting to order and began the meeting with a prayer.

Plans for the 12th Annual Messenger of Hope St. Andrew United Methodist Church Golf Tournament were finalized. The tournament will occur on Friday 05 October 2012 at The Old American Golf Course, 1001 Lebanon Road, The Colony, Texas 75056. Pamphlets that provide detailed information about the tournament were provided to members for distribution to potential supporters and /or participants. Registration entries can be completed on the next four Sundays. Members signed up to promote the tournament on the next four Sundays. Members agreed to staff the registration table at the golf tournament. This golf tournament raises funds for the Messenger of Hope Scholarships.

Ron Weaver led a devotional based on the book Fearless by Max Lucado, Chapter 1 – Why Are We Afraid? We watched a video about this chapter and discussed related questions. It was stated that this lesson should help identify how to overcome fears and identify when fear is a protection. Good fears stop us from doing something that would cause harm.

Jim Womack closed the meeting with a prayer.

Following the UMM meeting, three members helped Ron Weaver disassemble a six crib piece of furniture that no longer meets code. This piece of furniture is going to a church in Laredo, Mexico.

United Methodist Men of St. Andrew United Methodist Church met on Saturday, 12 May 2012. Eight were present at this meeting. Reasons for the small turnout are unknown. Topics discussed included: 

• Delivery of scholarship certificates to recipients’
• Fund raising through golf tournaments
• We need to publicize Messenger of Hope Golf Tournament on the Internet
• We need to get more sponsors for the Messenger of Hope Golf Tournament
• Lunch to honor scholarship recipients on 20 May 2012 – 85 to 100 people are expected to attend this lunch