The mission of St. Paul s United Methodist Church is to Teach, Share, and Witness the Love of Jesus Christ

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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 St. Paul s continues to partner with Irving Elementary School to assist in helping with school supplies and uniforms. They are in need of uniforms in all sizes red, white, or navy blue solid color polo shirts (no logos), and navy blue or kaki pants. We are asking for you help in collecting supplies needed. Now is the perfect time to catch these items on sale. From January through the end of the school year is when school supplies and uniforms are most needed. Irving estimates they will need donated supplies for at least 50 to 100 students. The following is an abbreviated list. A complete list is available from the church office. You are welcome to leave your donation on the table in hallway. For Students: Backpacks 24 count regular size Crayola Crayons Wide Ruled Notebook Paper Wide Ruled Spiral Notebook (70 count) Elmer Glue Sticks Scissors, Fiskars Pink Erasers 2 plastic ruler #2 Pencils For Teachers: Post-it Notes Folders Expo Dry Erase Markers Clorox Wipes Hand Sanitizers Baby Wipes Kleenex Page 1 VBS UMW 2 Pastor s Column 3 Parish Nurse 4 Spiritual Nurturing 5 Birthdays Thank You s 6 Brown Bag & Doorbell Upcoming Events Safe Gatherings 7 Aug. Calendar 8 Sept. Calendar 9

2 Snappy the Grab wants to thank all of the children (there were a total of 14) who participated in the 2016 Surf Shack Vacation Bible School. We all had a great time listening and participating in Bible Stories from Sharon and Geneva about Moses, the Baptism of Jesus, and how Jesus calmed the storm. We participated in recreational time with Taylor, Emily, William, & Arthur (especially liked the water balloons), and creating awesome crafts with Marie, Mary, Rosa, and Margaret. Did you know that we also learned from Dana and Ann how to blow a bubble inside of another bubble, how warm air is lighter than cold air by demonstrating it in a cup of water and how when you mix hydrogen peroxide, dish soap and dry yeast and water you get a fountain of foam what fun. We can t forget the great meals we had each evening prepared by Merilyn, Vona, Delilah, Margaret, Mary, Nancy, Sandy and Marsha. Each evening we were greeted by two lovely ladies Mary and Norma Jean and Jacob, Allison, and Reagan led us in song each evening. Raelene was there with her cow bell to let us know when it was time to move to our next session and Jack took wonderful picture of the children. They put them in the frames that they made during craft time. We can t forget Jovonne, Cora S, Cora B and Lilyann who were gracious enough to helped out were they were needed. Pastor Danny was on hand for all events. A very special Thank You to Mike Fllier, the artist who painted all the murals.. Didn t they look super! A big THANK YOU to everyone who contributed and helped make this a very fun and successful VBS. Our Vacation Bible School Overall Theme Verse: Remember that the Lord is great and awesome Nehemiah 4:14b United Methodist Women There will be no meeting of the United Methodist Women during August. The next meeting will be on Wednesday, September 14, Reminder: Continue to bring personal hygiene items for Women s Crisis Center and Campbell Soup labels for McCurdy School. Deadline for the October Ministry newsletter is Monday, September 19, 2016 Page 2

3 Greetings, Keep watch over yourselves and all the flock of which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers. Be shepherds of the church of God, which He [Jesus] bought with his own blood. Acts 20:28 Recently a devotion was shared with me titled The Main Thing. The discussion was about my responsibility or Main Thing as a pastor. My main thing or responsibility is to teach the scriptures and to feed the flock. In the past, when I would substitute preach for our pastor, my topics were mostly based on current events in my life or the life of the church. However, now that I am preaching each week, I want to ensure I keep to the Main Thing and not focus on a limited set of topics. To this end I have chosen to use the Gospel lesson from the lectionary each week. For the most part, it coincides with the church year and covers most of the Bible in a three-year cycle. Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path. Psalm 119:105 I am finding that the lectionary is a great Bible study plan. Granted it does not give any explanations but that s where researching enhances my study. To prepare for each Sunday, I read and study each section of scriptures (Old Testament, Psalms, New Testament and Gospel) for that week. I look at several cross references and commentaries to understand the meaning behind each scripture. Additionally, I use the 20/20 approach to reading each scripture. The 20/20 is reading at least 20 verses before and at least 20 verses after the verse(s) to be studied. This helps to understand the environment or back story for the scripture. For those who do not have a study plan I would like to suggest using the lectionary or its schedule for a study plan. We are currently in year C of the lectionary cycle. Below you will find a table of scriptures for the next 2 months. If you do not have a current study plan, try using the lectionary as a guide. You can study the scripture either before or after the Sunday it was used. There are many Bible study resources in print such as The Upper Room available here for free at St Paul s. Other resources are available at a Christian book stores, online stores. There are many online Bible study programs for your computer, tablet or smart phone. I have an app for my phone from YouVerse. It has many different Bible versions available, some versions have a reading feature where the scripture is read to you. I enjoy being read to. The important thing is to find a way and time to read and study your Bible. It s all part of the preparation for the time when we are called to join Jesus in heaven. Grace and Peace, Pastor Danny U Week The Lesson (OT) The Response (Psalm) The Epistle (NT) The Gospel Aug 14 Isiah 5:1-7 Psalm 80:1-2,8-19 Hebrews 11:29-12:2 Luke 12:49-56 Aug 21 Jeremiah 1:4-10 Psalm 7:1-6 Hebrews 12:18-19 Luke 13:10-17 Aug 28 Jeremiah 2:4-13 Psalm 81:1,10-16 Hebrews 13:1-8,15-16 Luke 14:1,7-14 Sept 4 Jeremiah 18:1-11 Psalm 139:1-6, Philemon 1-21 Luke14:25-33 Sept 11 Jeremiah 4:11-12, Psalm 14 1 Timothy 1:12-17 Luke 15: Sept 18 Jeremiah 8:18-19:1 Psalm 79:1-9 or Psalm 4 1 Timothy 2:1-7 Luke 16:1-13 Sept 25 Jeremiah 32:1-3a, Psalm 91:1-6, Timothy 6:6-19 Luke 16: Page 3

4 From the Cooking for a Crowd: Food Safety in the Church Kitchen The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates that each year roughly one in six Americans nearly 50 million get sick, 128,000 are hospitalized and 3,000 die from foodborne diseases. The risks for food poisoning increase when we feed the multitudes, when large quantities of foods are prepared by many volunteer hands and those foods are left at room temperature (e.g., on a buffet table) for extended periods of time. The following guidelines can help our willing volunteers in the kitchen ensure safety of foods and beverages. Background Most state health departments have offered guidelines for safe food handling for many years. But these guidelines have been loosely enforced in kitchens of faith-based organizations, school concession stands, fraternal and patriotic organizations and postdisaster food service events. No Bugs On the Menu! When large quantities of food are hurriedly prepared and served, shortcuts in food handling, preparation, cooking and storage of leftovers can lead to serious illness, even death. To prevent bacteria and viruses from crashing your party, follow these simple kitchen commandments (summarized from the United States Department of Agriculture Food Safety and Inspection Service s Cooking for Groups: a Volunteer s Guide to Food Safety ): PLANNING Select a reliable person to be in charge, to provide instructions to volunteers, answer questions and oversee the preparation, service and cleanup. Make sure you have trained volunteers for the job (no one with fever in the last 24 hours, cough or cold, or open cuts on hands/arms, etc.; long hair controlled by clips, hairnet or pony tail; clean clothes; aprons and nonlatex gloves provided on-site as needed) STORAGE Make sure the refrigerator temperature is 40 or lower and freezer temp is 0 or less. Check temperatures with appliance thermometers. Refrigerate foods (purchased, prepared and leftovers) within two hours. Place raw meat, poultry and seafood in containers to prevent their juices from dripping on other foods. PREPARATION Wash hands and surfaces often, using warm water and soap for 20 seconds before and after handling foods. Never thaw food at room temperature. Wash cutting boards, dishes, utensils and counter tops with hot, soapy water after preparing each food item before going on to the next item (a solution of 1 tablespoon of liquid chlorine bleach in 1 gallon of water may be used to sanitize washed surfaces and utensils then, rinse well). (continued on page5) Page 4

5 (Parish Nurse continued from page 4) COOKING Use a food thermometer to check internal temperature of meat, poultry, casseroles and other foods, checking several places to make sure the food is evenly heated. Never partially cook food for finishing later. Don t use recipes that include raw or only partially cooked eggs (must be cooked immediately after breaking!). Microwave foods must be cooked to safe temperature throughout. Check with a food thermometer (better yet, use the microwave to reheat foods that have been completely cooked in a standard or convection oven). REHEATING Heat cooked, commercially vacuum-sealed, ready-to-eat foods (e.g., hams) to 140 or higher. Foods that have been cooked ahead and cooled must be reheated to at least 165. Reheat sauces, soups and gravies to a boil. Reheating in slow cookers, steam tables or chafing dishes is not recommended because foods may stay in the danger zone between 40 and 140 too long, allowing bacteria to multiply rapidly! CLEANUP Discard perishable foods (meats, poultry, eggs and casseroles) that have been left at room temp longer than 2 hours (1 hour if room temp or outdoor temp, if picnicking is 90 or higher). Exceptions to the discard rule are foods such as cookies, crackers, breads and whole fruits. Immediately refrigerate or freeze remaining leftovers in shallow containers. Remember, when we serve food, we want our guests to be blessed, not bugged! These rules can help you avoid food poisoning outbreaks, and tools for training your kitchen crew are available from numerous sources. Spiritual Nur turing (marla lichtsinn, r.n., m.p.a., f.c.n., lcms pacific southwest district, parish nurse representative, lcms life and health ministries) Spiritual Nurturing meeting from Monday, July 11. Following is topic of discussion: Dolores Kinkead, Parish Nurse Vacation Bible School: Met with Mike Flallier concerning artwork for walls. VBS will be from July 26 through July 29. Light supper will be provided. Irving School: Pastor Danny will be meeting with Lise the social worker from Irving to discuss needs for the school year. Bridging the Gap: Needed volunteers to attend Bridging the Gap sites the 3 weeks prior to school starting. St. Paul s would like to be a site during Spring Break. Brown Bag: The number of Brown Bags given out daily has greatly increased. Spiritual Nurturing will be asking that all money received for Brown Bags go to purchase the supplies. It was originally set up that half of the contributions collected would be to purchase supplies and the other half given to pay for Mission and Ministry to the Conference. Spiritual Nurturing meeting from Monday, August 8. Discussion on the 2016 Vacation Bible School. It was decided that the curriculum for next year Vacation Bible School would be purchased now to better help in the planning for next year. Small bags of food will be assemble for Irving School. (Continued on page 6) Page 5

6 Jonathan Nguyen... 1 Amy Jaime-Wood... 2 Sandy Gray... 8 Jennifer Jepsen... 8 David Stowers Alyssa Lamson Margaret Nguyen Elliott Braynov Liliana Gonzalez Devin Hay Vernon Koerner Devyn Simpson Dorothy Potter... 2 Heidi Sterner... 2 Monica Nienstedt... 5 Mary Nguyen... 6 Robert Burris... 7 Elton Powell... 7 Emmett Gray... 8 Marilyn Powell Stan Gray Wayne Moore Nancy Powell Philip Koontz Taylor Phillips Candace Powell Vernon White Lesley Whitley Dana DeMarco Laura Nakhleh Tiffany Powell David Nienstedt Dalton Powell Jim Sterner Hillary Braynov Harry Carroll Dalton Hunn John Skinner Sean Frangenberg Mary Handkins Easton Scheer Duane Simpson Tuan Nguyen Kendra Simmons Lilly Willis Andrea Simmons Thank you very much for the Gift Basket Clayton Urban A very special Thank You to Pam and Charles Cooper for finding my ring. The ring was made and given to me by a very special friend. Mary Handkins We are grateful for you support of McCurdy Ministries and thank you for the box tops and UPC (Campbell s Soup) labels. We appreciate you helping us to do God s work. VIM, Kathy Nutt, McCurdy Ministries (Spiritual Nurturing continued from page 5) The Brown Bag Lunch programming is growing. Nearly $200 was received for this program in the Sunday offering. Is there any interest in starting the Dutch Treat Dinner again? Please let the church office know if you are interested. Dutch Treat Dinner is on the 2nd Sunday of each month at a local restaurant. If you are doing something as a community service from St. Paul s, please let Pastor Danny know so that it can be shared with the conference office. St. Paul s Missions is to Teach, Share and Witness the Love of Jesus Christ. Page 6

7 Brown Bag Lunches & Doorbell Ministries Two important ministries of St. Paul s are the Brown Bag Lunch Ministry and the Doorbell Ministry. The Brown Bag Lunch Ministry is a lunch that is given to persons who come to St. Paul s in need of a meal. Each lunch contains a can of Vienna sausage, cup of applesauce, cracker with cheese or peanut butter, cup of pudding, fruit bar, spoon and napkin. The cost of each lunch is just under $1.50. We are seeing a continued growth in the amount of lunches we give each day. The Doorbell Ministry is for persons in need of gasoline or other small purchases. We do not give out cash but we do give $5 gift cards to Quick Trip or Dollar General. Recently all of the gift cards we had were stolen from the church office. We now need your help with contributions to replace those cards. Mark you calendars for these upcoming events: Work Day: August 13, at 9 AM. Starting in October it will be the 2nd Saturday of every month. September 24: Make noodles at 8 AM. October 20-22: All Church Garage Sale. You are welcome to bring your items for the garage sale any time during regular office hours Safe Gatherings Safe Gatherings is a biblically-based boundary awareness and abuse prevention program developed to certify volunteer workers, staff and clergy, enabling them to work with children, youth and vulnerable adults. All person who volunteer at St. Paul s with children, youth and vulnerable adults are required to complete this certification program. Upon completion of the certification program you will be authorized at the church level and also the conference level. The program is done online from the comfort of your home at your own pace. If you are unable to do it at home, please call the church and you can set up a time with Marsha to do it in the church office. Once registered with the online learning system, you are encouraged to complete the training process for certification in 30 days. They also require a state and national background check. The cost is $30. The church will pay for this cost if you are unable to. To start your Safe Gatherings process go to For more information, please contact the church office. Page 7

8 Sunday Services: 9:30 am: St. Paul s Sunday School 10:30 am: Coffee Time 10:45 am: St. Paul s Worship Page 8

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

10 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 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 10