You are invited to the St. Paul s All Church Picnic Sunday, June 10 from 5 to 9 pm at Minisa Park 704 W. 13th Street North

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1 The mission of St. Paul s United Methodist Church is to Teach, Share, and Witness the Love of Jesus Christ You are invited to the St. Paul s All Church Picnic Sunday, June 10 from 5 to 9 pm at Minisa Park 704 W. 13th Street North We will be playing BINGO again this year. Please bring a white elephant item to be used as prizes. From the Pastor Graduates Puzzle & Craft Volunteer VBS Scripture Readings Birthdays Deaths Spaghetti Dinner UMW Meat, drink and tableware will be provided. Please bring a side dish and/or dessert to share. Ad Board Sunday School 6 Calendar 7 Page 1

2 What does it mean to live by faith? Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not Hebrews 11:1 seen. What is Faith? Faith is a personal, positive, and dynamic relationship with God involving your whole being and life. Martin Luther called it 'a confidence on which one stakes one's life,' building on the claim in Hebrews 11:1. "Faith as trust is complemented and explained by faith as belief: a set of theological propositions arrived with reason and logic. Belief is knowledge about God. Trust is knowing God firsthand, made possible through prayerful receptivity and allowing God to live in us and work through us. Both knowledge about God and knowing God are necessary, and each complements the other. Otherwise trust can be mindless and irrational, and belief can be empty and irrelevant. As United Methodists understand that faith is about having our life transformed by God in whom we put our trust. John Wesley organized people into small groups whose members could watch over one another in love. They helped each other live lives that honored God. They got together and talked about their struggles with sin and the difficulties of life. They encouraged one another to pray, to read the Bible, to attend public worship, to fast and to reach out in love toward their neighbors. They worked side-by-side to offer help to anyone in need. It was a comprehensive approach of personal and public devotion paired with public and personal service to neighbor. Today, we continue in this approach. We pray, study and worship with other Christians to connect to God and to deepen our knowledge of and love for God. As we respond with acts of compassion to people s needs and acts of justice to put right what creates some of those needs, we strengthen our ability to love our neighbor. We also confess and repent of our sins, ways in which we fall short of God's way, and we recommit ourselves to living a life of faith. In this way, our inner thoughts, and motives as well as our outer actions and behavior are made more like Jesus. To live by faith is to live in a trusting, loving and ever-deepening relationship with God and every neighbor in which our own lives are transformed. We become part of the way God s love transforms the world. Grace and Peace to each of you. Pastor Danny Adapted from an article by InfoServ, a ministry of United Methodist Communications. First published April 30, It is getting close to the time that St. Paul s recognized all of the graduates. If you know of a graduate high school, college, or technical schools that have graduated or will be graduating, please contact the church office at Page 2

3 May The 2018 Annual Conference of the Great Plains UMC Conference will be held in the Century II Convention center from June 13th through June 16. Volunteers are needed as greeters/ushers for the event(s). This will be a great opportunity for members to represent St. Paul s while serving at the Annual Conference. If you are interested, please contact Danny for more information. Page 3

4 Attention Children and Parents!! Vacation Bible School is schedule from July 11 through August 8, 2018 Look for more information in next month s newsletters. If you ordered Lilies for Easter but have not paid for them, would you please do so as soon as possible. If you are not sure or if you have any questions, please contact the church office at Weekly Scripture Readings for May Week The Lesson (OT) The Response (Psalm) The Epistle (NT) The Gospel 5/6 Acts 10:44-48 Psalm 98 1 John 5:1-6 John 15:9-17 5/13 Acts 1:15-17, Psalm 1 1 John 5:9-13 John 17:6-19 5/20 Acts 2:1-21 Psalm 104:24-34 Romans 8:22-27 John 15:26-27, 16:4b-15 5/27 Isaiah 6:1-8 Psalm 29 Romans 8:12-17 John 3:1-17 Deadline for the June Ministry newsletter is Monday, May 21, 2018 Page 4

5 Jack Webster... 1 Daniel Glenn... 3 Lucky Whitley... 4 Cliff Simmons... 5 Lilyann Bazzelle... 5 David Jacob... 6 Vicki Mercer... 8 Aaron Simmons... 8 Nancy Bell Paxton Barns Drake Warner Roy Nelson Al Fleming Pete Savute P.J. Brown IV Andrew Nguyen Randy Butcheck Tim Jepsen Tabitha Bean Jeff Goetzinger Jack Lamson Tony Pruitt Tony DeMarco Penny Ferris The St. Paul s congregation extends their prayers and sympathy to: Jacob Kresky and family in the death of his grandmother, Ilene Fuller of McPherson, KS, on April 6, To the family of St. Paul s member, James Moody, who passed away on April 12, 2018 at the age of 95. Memorial has been established with Midian Shrine Plane of Mercy. Thank you to everyone for their very hard work before, during, and after the Spaghetti Dinner on Saturday, April 28. A very special thank you to Robert Scott for organizing the event. The dinner netted $3,057 in sales and we served 478 people (372 for dine-in and 106 for carry-out). The raffle took in $564. Congratulations to Allison Koontz, winner of this years raffle. United Methodist Women St. Paul s United Methodist Women will meet on Wednesday, May 8, All women are invited to attend. General meeting and program begin at 10:30 am followed by a covered dish dinner at 12:30 pm. Page 5

6 News From Administrative Board Administrative Board met on Thursday, April 26 (they meet on the 4th Thursday of every month). The following were items of discussion and decisions. Finance Report: Total Income for First Quarter: $38,379 Expenses for First Quarter: $43,601 Pledges for the First Quarter: $14,275 (25% of total pledges for 2018) Council on Ministry: Vacation Bible School has been set for 6 to 8:30 pm every Wednesday Evening from July 11 through August 8. Planning is progressing. Gift will be given to all mother s in attendance on Mother s Day, Sunday, May 13. Trustees: Leak has developed in ceiling of gym. Jack will have bids made on repairs. Getting bids to lay tile in basement rooms. Other Items of Discussion: A Cub Scout troop is starting at St. Paul s and will meet every Monday evening at 6 pm begin on April 30. St. Paul s Annual Garage Sale has been tentatively set for October 18th, 19th, & 20th. If you are not a part of a Sunday School Class, we encourage you to be a part of those available at St. Paul s Classes meet at 9:45 on Sunday morning and everyone is welcome to attend. ABC is studying from the book A Case for Christ by Lee Strobel. A seasoned journalist chases down the biggest story in history is there credible evidence that Jesus of Nazareth really is the Son of God? They meet in McGriff Room in basement. Pauly s Players is studying Women of the Bible Amazing Woman of the New Testament by Glenn Pease. Who were some of the important women of the Bible and how were the things they did necessary for God s plan? They meet in Rm 210 on the main floor. Junior/Senior High is studying the disciples of Jesus. Who were the 12 men selected by Jesus to be His first disciples and whatever happened to them. They meet in the basement parlor. Page 6

7 Sunday Services: 9:30 am: St. Paul s Sunday School 10:30 am: Coffee Time 10:45 am: Traditional Worship Service Page 7

8 S t. P a u l s U n i t e d M e t h o d i s t C h u r c h 1356 North Broadway Wichita, Kansas Phone: stpauls@st-pauls-umc.org Return Service Requested Pastor:... Danny Bye pastor@st-pauls-umc.org Administrative Assistant:.. Marsha Simpson marsha.simpson@st-pauls-umc.org Janitorial:... Pam Cooper Parish Nurse:... Dolores Kinkead parish.nurse@st-pauls-umc.org Office Hours: Monday, 9 AM to 12 Noon (Parish Nurse is out of office until further notice) For prayer requests: prayer@st-pauls-umc.org Sunday Worship Sunday School... 9:30 AM Fellowship Time... 10:30 AM Traditional Worship Service.. 10:45 AM Church Office Hours Monday 8:30 am to 5:00 pm Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday 9 am to 1 pm Closed on Friday Web page: stpauls@st-pauls-umc.org Phone: Fax: Page 8