Here’s the YouTube link: youtube.com/watch?v=yWLwCHjPGuE
You can find the bulletin here: caumcmanhattan.org/bulletins
Looking for a previous service? Here’s the College Avenue United Methodist Church YouTube page: www.youtube.com/c/caumcMHK.
Volunteer Spotlight
I want to take a moment to recognize some folks that are putting their faith in action by volunteering in our local community organizations. Driving for Friendship Meals (Meals on Wheels) is a great way to love your neighbor. Drivers from College Avenue UMC include Brad and Susie Shaw, Dale and Sheryl Fjell, Arlene and Duaine Sherwood, Dori Milldyke, Janice and Leland Reitz, Forrest Buhler, Sylvia Campbell, and Melinda Rose. Thank you all!
Draw the Circle Wide
My colleague, Pastor Karla Sheffy, pointed me in the direction of this song, Draw the Circle Wide, by Mark Miller. It can be found in Worship and Song. Wanting to hear it, I found the following video on YouTube. It brought me joy and I wanted to share it with you.
Parent’s Night Out
Parents, do you need a mid-week break? Look no further. Let us watch the kids on July 26, 2023, 6:00-8:00p.m. It’s parent’s night out. You’ll be free to go out and enjoy dinner with your spouse, catch up on some laundry, or whatever you might choose. We will provide pizza, crafts, and a movie. You can sign up here.
Link: https://bit.ly/44BjxM2
Worship — Sunday, July 9, 2023
Here’s the YouTube link.
You can find the bulletin here: caumcmanhattan.org/bulletins
Looking for a previous service? Here’s the College Avenue United Methodist Church YouTube page: www.youtube.com/c/caumcMHK.
Book Club Tonight
A last minute reminder that we’ll be meeting in the fellowship hall tonight (Thursday, July 6, 2023) at 7:00 p.m. to discuss God and the Gay Christian.
Junia the Apostle
I’m excited to be preaching on Junia the Apostle this coming Sunday, July 9, 2023, and welcoming new members into College Avenue UMC. Hope to see you all there!
Art by Sarah Beth Baca. She has a whole series on women in the Bible at www.sarahbethart.com.
Worship — Sunday, July 2, 2023
Here’s the YouTube link: youtu.be/fZ4HJ4NzKJY?t=588
You can find the bulletin here: caumcmanhattan.org/bulletins
Looking for a previous service? Here’s the College Avenue United Methodist Church YouTube page: www.youtube.com/c/caumcMHK.
Worship Tomorrow (July 2, 2023)
Tomorrow, Sunday, July 2, 2023, I’ll be preaching on Jeremiah 29:1, 4-7, 10-11 with a sermon titled “The Plans God Has for Us.” We’ll celebrate Holy Communion and hear a report on the 2023 Great Plains Annual Conference from Grace Hutchinson.
Bishop Wilson is Requesting Prayer
As you probably guessed, I’ve been reappointed to College Avenue UMC for another year, but I know a lot of folks who are moving. I was thankful for this message from Great Plains Bishop Wilson.
This Sunday is a pivotal day in the lives of our Great Plains Annual Conference churches.Many pastors will begin preaching in their new appointments. Others will continue serving in their assigned mission field.Newly retired clergy will not be preaching for the first time in years. Our new class of ordinands will assume their duties in new roles.In each of those locations, laity are exploring ways to work with pastors who are new to them or to work even more effectively with pastors they have come to know and love.I ask that you join me in prayer this weekend for all of these transitions in the life of our annual conference. I pray that the Holy Spirit will continue to guide all as our faithful clergy go into these transitions with excitement, joy and grace to lead congregations and ministry settings. I pray for our laity who will continue to help clergy with these transitions with love and grace. I pray for God’s continued blessings upon our ministry and service together in the Great Plains Annual Conference and beyond.
I’m praying for all my friends and colleagues who are preaching their first Sunday at a new church tomorrow. But I’m very happy to be continuing at College Avenue UMC. I’m looking forward to all the possibilities of the coming year.