Parish Paragraphs 2018 Summer Worship Theme: An Altar in the World How you can participate: 1. Bring in (cleaned/rinsed) rocks that can be used by all throughout the summer for altar-building. Learn more on Sunday morning! 2. Come as you are on Sunday, June 17th in shorts, t-shirts, whatever makes you comfortable! 3. Read along in Barbara Brown Taylor s book, An Altar in the World. What s Inside What s coming up in Worship Ladies Tea Feed My Sheep Giving Tree Feed your Neighbor Growth Groups Calendar Just for Laughs Financial News Point Place Community VBS Cave Quest P O I N T P L A C E U N I T E D C H U R C H O F C H R I S T
I can t remember the exact quote (or where to find it), but I do remember it making me stop and think: Smaller churches want to feel bigger. Bigger churches want to feel smaller. Interesting, right? As much as a church like ours wants to have more people, we also acknowledge that we don t necessarily want to lose the familiarity and closeness that mega-churches often struggle to attain. Around Thanksgiving last fall, we did a whole liturgy called Abundance and Scarcity. It is about how powerful the scarcity mindset is for so many of us: always focusing on what we don t have or what we wish we had more of. And how God is a God of abundance: we are enough, we have everything we need to live the abundant life of Christ. So as a church knowing 1) the grass isn t always greener on the megachurch s side of the fence, and 2) our abundance is more of a mindset based in our faith what is God doing in the abundance of our church community? in the abundance of our Point Place community? in the abundance of your life? The Leadership Team is currently exploring what it looks like to develop spiritual community both inside the church and with those who do not have a church home. And the key to all of this is to shift our focus from all that we don t have to all that we do have and what God can do with our little baskets of bread and fish. As the trees fill with leaves, gardens fill with flowers and vegetables, the air fills with warmth, ask God to open your eyes to see his abundance in and around you. ~ Pastor Jon Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in the heavenly realms with every spiritual blessing in Christ. Ephesians 1:3 Page 2
What s Coming Up in Worship June 3 rd : 2nd Sunday after Pentecost 10:30am: Worship with Communion Genesis 28:10-22: The Practice of Waking up to God June 10 th : 3rd Sunday after Pentecost 10:30am: Worship Exodus 3:1-6: The Practice of Paying Attention June 17 th : 4th Sunday after Pentecost*** 10:30am: Celebrate Worship John 1, 13, 19, 21: The Practice of Wearing Skin ***Come as you are worship: wear shorts, t-shirts, what ever makes you comfortable to worship June 24 th : 5th Sunday after Pentecost 10:30am: Worship John 9:1-11: The Practice of Walking on the Earth ** Thursday (6/21) at 10:00am Worship at Genesis HC ** FEED YOUR NEIGHBOR We will pass out bags on Sunday June 3rd and collect them the following week on the 10th. June Focus: Snack foods (granola bars, crackers, fruit snacks, individual snack bags) Page 3
Community VBS: Cave Quest June 18-22, 2018 at Messiah Lutheran Church Our Theme: Cave Quest: following Jesus, the Light of the World Our Mission: Crafts! The Point/Shoreland Churches invite you to EXPLORE and find Jesus, the Light of the World. As always, there will be fun, music, games, snacks, stories, and crafts. And it s all FREE! Register online at https://cavequest2018.eventbrite.com If you would like to help plan and/or lead a craft for one or more days of VBS, talk to Pastor Jon. The craft ideas are already provided with our curriculum, so this is mostly about rounding up supplies and making sure we have volunteers. Women s Growth Group Present Over Perfect Join us for our next meeting for this series on Thursday, 6/7, at 7pm.. We are using the workbook, Present Over Perfect. to guide our journey away from a life of frantic living, where we have to prove our worth, to one where we embrace our essential self and who God created us to be. Page 4
Monday Growth Group June 4th & 11h at 7:00pm On the 1st and 2nd Monday of each month this group gathers for fellowship, Scripture, prayer, bible studies, missions, and social time. We gather at various members homes. All are welcome. If you have any questions about the group, please contact Susan at 419-297-4674 or at sdkorecki@gmail.com. Elizabethans Women's Group Monday, June 4th at 6:30pm The Elizabethans will meet on the 2nd Monday this month at 6:30pm in the conference room. All women are welcome to this small but mighty fellowship group. Retired Men s Group Have a great summer! See you in the Fall. Something Brewing June 1st at 7:00pm This men s group meets at Black Cloister Brewing (Monroe & Erie St. downtown). You don t have to have a beer to enjoy conversation about what God has brewing in our lives and the world around us. Page 5
FATHER S DAY TRIBUTE Once again, Point Place United Church of Christ is offering an opportunity to honor your fathers on Father s Day, June 17, 2018 Perhaps you would like to honor your own father or a father-like figure in your life. Husbands, brothers and friends who are dads can be honored, too! For a donation of $1 or more per name we will print your tribute in a special folder on Father s Day. The proceeds will be divided evenly between Grace Community Center and Feed My Sheep. Please fill out the form below, and with your gift, give to Bonny Beebe, Becky Chesko, or Jim Armstrong. Please make checks payable to Point Place United Church of Christ. Deadline for tributes: June 13, 2018 If you have questions please call: Bonny Beebe 419-726 -5074 or Becky Chesko 419-350-0190 (Please print names legibly) In Honor of: In Honor of: In Memory of: In Memory of: Honorary Father: My gift of $ is enclosed. Phone # Signed Please use back for more names. Page 6
CHOIR NEWS Choir just finished for the season. Thanks to all of the dedicated people that saw us through another year. We will keep you posted for next season start times. Summer is upon us. If anyone is interested in providing special music for summer services, please contact me or Pastor Jon. ~Kevin Korecki, Music Director Worship the Lord with gladness; come into his presence with singing. ~ Psalm 100:2 Monday, June 11 Dinner at RiverPoint Ministries 2862 131st Street Tuesday, June 19 Quiche Salad Veggies, Dessert Coffee, Juice, Water Tuesday, June 26 Chicken Pasta Salad Veggies, Dessert Coffee, Juice, Water Page 7
Anniversaries 3 Candy & Charlie Grindle 10 David and Bonnie Meiers 13 William and Sharon McCord 14 Clif and Cindy Trudeau 15 Glen and Linda Woodall 20 Michael and Laurie Dyer 22 Jim and Donna Armstrong Birthdays 1 Carol Puderbaugh 5 Jim Armstrong 8 Jillian Usher 8 Miranda Withrow 11 David Browning 14 Lori Jarrell 15 Laurie Dyer 16 Mary Berry 16 Christina Aricchi 18 Betty Bellair 21 Candy Bisbee-Grindle 27 Christopher Mayfield 27 Vickie Naylor If your birthday or anniversary is not listed, please contact the office. The Birthday Club The Birthday Club celebrates our Birthdays of the month with a lunch at a local restaurant. Look for June s lunch details in a future Worship Folder. Financial Information for April 30, 2018 4/30/18 Year to Date (4/30/18) Total Income $ 9,735 $ 35,433 Total Expenses $ 10,579 $ 49,315 Net Income $ 844 $ 13,882 Balance in General Checking Acct 4/30/18 $10,462.19 Money designated to Funds (FMS, Celebrate) ($11,059.76) Amount available in General Funds 4/30/18 -$597.57 Page 8
THE GIVING TREE The Monday night Growth Group is still sponsoring the Giving Tree but we re trying something new. Instead of asking for different items each month we ll be emphasizing our Manna Bag Mission project all year. We need travel size personal items such as shampoo, soap, lotion, toothpaste and also, tooth brushes, combs, socks, water bottles, gloves, small bags of snack food or granola bars. When the bags are complete they will be on the Giving Tree table in Paterson Hall. We re asking everyone to take one or two at a time and give them away to someone in need. Funny Church Signs ~submitted by Dick Berkhoudt Page 9
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