The Seekers Class continues to join in Pastor Nathan’s study of “The Call”. Following the pastor’s
study the Seekers will start “The Trouble with the Truth” by Bob Renfroe.
The Jacob class continues to join in Pastor Nathan’s study of “The Call”. Following the
pastors study, the Jacob class will start the book of Daniel.
A Recent PUMC Mission: Partnering with a Parkwood Elementary School
parent and teacher
By Frank and Brenda Stephans
Over this past summer, Brenda and I, along with eight other church members, volunteered to pick up free breakfasts and free lunches. This mission was initiated by the NOW Team, and carried out by our volunteer team. We picked meals up at Parkwood Elementary, drove to the Emerald Forest or Forest Glen apartments, and then distributed the meals to the children of these communities. Although Brenda and I started out by handing out breakfasts at Forest Glen, we were soon assigned regularly to Emerald Forest, where we became familiar with the apartment’s staff, parents and children. Our granddaughter Alyson also joined us in mission several times while she vacationed with us. Alyson enjoyed interacting with the children.
We enjoyed being out in the summer morning weather, although we quickly learned to pack bug repellent, to protect our legs from the mosquitoes!
This experience was rewarding to us in that we were able to help the children’s nourishment, while getting to interact with the children and their families. This mission was indeed a Glory!
The next meeting of the Parkwood United Methodist Women is scheduled for September 24th, 7:00 p.m. in the Fellowship Hall or the Jacob Classroom. We will have Lisa Wells as our guest speaker. She will be speaking on Prison Ministry in the district. We hope to see you there!
Parkwood UMW met on Thursday, August 27th. 2015 in the Jacob Classroom at PUMC. Betty Byrd welcomed fifteen women this month to the meeting. Members took a few minutes to share joys/ health concerns and birthdays. Refreshments this evening were provided by Marietta Abbott, Pat Nestler. Marie Porter assisted with setup.
Charlotte Thompson showed us children’s art work from around the world. She closed the Prayer Calendar portion of the meeting with a prayer from her sister.
We will be meeting at 9:00 a.m. to decorate the Chrismon tree and decorate the church for the
Advent season. Our next meeting will be Thursday, September` 24th. We look forward to
seeing all the women of the church interested there.
Knit Purl Pray will be, again, participating in the Southwest Elementary PTA Craft Fair on November 21st. Please come and look at the items made this year. Do some Christmas shopping while you are looking.
Rev. Laura Whitman was our guest speaker. She gave us a little background on how she received the calling into the ministry. She has been influenced by Debra and Giles in Judges. It was an interesting presentation and we got to know her more.
September 13: Casseroles for Urban Ministries 5-7 pm
September 20: Drive up Prayer 5-7 pm
September 27: Meeting at church 5-7 pm
October 4: Dinner with firefighters 5-7 pm
October 9-10: Lock in
October 18: Flowers to nursing home after church
October 24: Trunk or Treat
November 1: Movie night at church 5-7 pm
November 8: Trash pick up after church
The Parkwood United Methodist Men (UMM) will meet on Saturday morning September 19th for breakfast at Beneties Restaurant in the Greenwood Commons shopping center off Sedwick road at 8:00 am
The final Come to the Table get together for 2015 will be held on Saturday, September 26th. Dinner plans for this service have not been finalized; be on the look out for more information here on the website or in the Sunday Service bulletin.
Don’t worry, the “Come to the Table” dinners may be gone for the rest of the year after September 26th; gone but not forgotten. Be on the lookout for the winter edition of “Come to the Table” starting in January. Break out the 2016 calendar and circle Saturday, January 30th, 2016.
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