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News From
April 11, 2018
For the good of the city
... Jeremiah 29:7
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Coming Up Soon:
- Wednesday, April 11
- 12:15 p.m. Midweek Meditation, Chapel
- 5:00 p.m. Praise Team Practice, Chapel
- 5:15 p.m. Phase 2 Yoga, Rm 212
- 5:30 p.m. Wednesday Night Dinner, Fellowship Hall
- 6:00 p.m. New Vibrations Bell Choir, Rm L17
- 6:15 p.m.
- Methodism 101, Rm L16
- Foundations, Rm 101
- 7:00 p.m. Venture Crew Meeting, Rm L37
- Thursday, April 12
- 1:30 p.m. Shepherd's Center Line Dancing, Fellowship Hall
- 6:00 p.m. Rhapsody Ringers Bell Choir, Rm L17
- 7:30 p.m. Sanctuary Choir Practice, Rm L18
- Friday, April 13
- 8:00 a.m. WAFFLE, State Street Elementary
- Saturday, April 14
- Men's Meeting Cancelled
- 10:00 Tempero Sandall Staff/Leadership Workshop
- Sunday, April 15: Tempero Sandall Speaker at All Services
- 8:15 a.m. Arise Worship Service, Chapel
- 9:00 a.m. Coffee Connection, Celebration Room
- 9:30 a.m.
- 9-3-0 Worship Service, Chapel
- Sunday School for All Ages
- Confirmation Class, Hearth Room
- 10:30 a.m. Coffee Connection, Celebration Room
- 11:00 a.m. Sanctuary Worship Service
- 2:00 p.m. Tempero Sandall Workshop with Rev. Dr. Roger Ross, Fellowship Hall
- Monday, April 16
- 6:30 p.m. Stephen Ministry Training, Hearth Room
- Tuesday, April 17
- 9:00 a.m. Quilting Group, Rm L35
- 7:00 p.m. Stephen Ministry Meeting, Hearth Room
- Wednesday, April 18
- 11:30 a.m. Nickel-A-Cup, McFarland's Restaurant
- 12:15 p.m. Midweek Meditation, Chapel
- 5:00 p.m. Praise Team Practice, Chapel
- 5:15 p.m. Phase 2 Yoga, Rm 212
- 5:30 p.m. Wednesday Night Dinner, Fellowship Hall
- 6:00 p.m. New Vibrations Bell Choir, Rm L17
- 6:15 p.m.
- "Meet the Good People" Study, Rm 105
- Foundations Study, Rm 101
- Methodism 101, Rm L28
- Hero Central, Chapel and Children's Area
- Thursday, April 19
- 11:30 a.m. Nickel-A-Cup, McFarland's Restaurant
- 6:00 p.m. Rhapsody Ringers Bell Choir, Rm L17
- 7:30 p.m. Sanctuary Choir Rehearsal, Sanctuary
- Friday, April 20
- 8:00 a.m. WAFFLE, State Street Elementary
- Saturday, April 21
- 5:30 p.m. Potluck Dinner and Movie, Fellowship Hall
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Church Office Hours
The church office is open Monday-Thursday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., and Friday, 9 a.m. to 12 p.m.
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| Welcome Our New Members
Last Sunday, it was our joy to welcome several new members into our church family. Brooke Waters joined during the 8:15 service, then Jason and Kayleen Hisle and Shirley Fudge joined during the 9:30 service. Please reach out to our newest family members to make them feel at home, and remember our commitment to supporting them in their walk with God.
Pictured: Brooke Waters, Jason and Kayleen Hisle, and Shirley Fudge officially joined our church family last Sunday.
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All-Church Potluck Dinner and Movie Night
Gather as a church family to enjoy a potluck dinner and a movie on Saturday, April 21st in Fellowship Hall. The meal will begin at 5:30, with the movie following at 6:15. Bring your pillows, blankets, or lawn chairs to get comfortable for watching the movie.
"Different Drummers," our movie for the evening, is a deeply inspirational film, based on a true story about the spiritual journey and unlikely friendship of two boys growing up in the mid 1960s. When David, who is in a wheelchair, accurately foretells the death of their 4
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grade teacher, his hyperactive friend Lyle devises a plan to find out if God really exists by attempting to get David to run.
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Wednesday Night Dinners
Join us for an intergenerational fellowship opportunity every Wednesday evening in Fellowship Hall. Adults and families attending Wednesday night classes gather from 5:30 to 6:15 p.m. for supper. Dinner prices have dropped for the Winter Session to $6 per adult and $4 per child, with a $20 maximum for families. Please, make a reservation online or on your bulletin tear-off on Sunday each week so we can be certain to have enough food for the group.
If your Sunday School class, church group, or family would be able to help prepare a meal, please contact Allison Brewer, Director of Children's Discipleship. The menu is already planned. You can choose to help cook, set up, and/or clean up. Learn more on our website.
Click the date on the menu to sign up and pay for your meal:
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Music...Just What the Doctor Ordered!
Don't Miss the 11th Annual,
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Music...Just What the Doctor Ordered!" Sunday, April 22, 2018 at 3 p.m. in our Sanctuary. No admission charge. A free-will offering will be accepted to benefit low-income uninsured residents of Shawnee County served by HealthAccess.
The concert will feature the musical talents of many local doctors, including:
- Dr. Grace Morrison
- Dr. Steve Crouch
- Dr. Robert Jacoby
- Dr. Scott Teeter
- Dr. Mary Franz
- The Dr. James Hamilton Trio
- Dr. Paul Kindling
- The Dr. Kurt Knappenberger Ensemble
- Dr. James Ransom
- Dr. Herschel Stroud and His Swinging Friends
- Dr. Kent Palmberg
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 Phase 2 Pickleball is Back for Spring!
Phase 2 Pickleball, Sunday, April 29th,4 p.m. at Hughes Court
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In Worship This Week: Tempero Sandall Guest Preacher
Rev. Dr. Roger Ross,
Director of Congregational Excellence in the Missouri Conference of the UMC
Scripture:
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Rev. Dr. Roger Ross
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Transform Our Church, Transform Our Community
Come hear our Tempero-Sandall Speaker, Rev. Dr. Roger Ross
Are you energized by our efforts to engage with downtown Topeka, like Cocoa, Cookies, and Carols and Downtown Connection Week? Do you get excited about helping our community through our missions projects? Find out how we can take this momentum a step further at our Tempero Sandall workshop on
Sunday, April 15th!
On April 15th, the Rev. Dr. Roger Ross will be at Topeka First UMC to preach during worship and lead a Sunday afternoon workshop as part of our Tempero Sandall Endowed Fellowship. Ross is the Director of the Center for Congregational Excellence for the Missouri Annual Conference and author of
"Meet the Goodpeople: Wesley's 7 Ways to Share Faith." The workshop on Sunday afternoon, from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m., is free and open to all. At the workshop, Ross will lead a discussion about how we can take our passion for transforming lives beyond our walls and out into the community.
The Tempero Sandall Endowed Fellowship was created in 1982 in order to provide the members of Topeka First UMC and the community with opportunities to enrich their religious experience through workshops, lectures, seminars, and performances.
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 Prayer Covenant Churches
The Topeka District of the Great Plains Conference has arranged a covenant calendar to ensure all churches in our connection are held in prayer by the others. We will pray for a different church each week. Check this newsletter for our next prayer covenant church, and join us in prayer for them as another church joins in prayer for us.
Prayer Covenant Church for the week:
Perry UMC |
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Meet the Goodpeople on Wednesday Nights
Study the book by our Tempero Sandall speaker!
During the Methodist movement John Wesley started in 18th-century England, he discovered seven ways to share faith with people. In "Meet the Goodpeople," Roger Ross updates those seven ideas for today's world. Join us for a discussion of this book, and ways we can share the good news of Jesus with our friends and neighbors. Michael Turner will lead the discussion on Wednesday evenings at 6:15, beginning on April 18th. Roger Ross, the author of "Meet the Goodpeople", will preach and lead a workshop at Topeka First UMC on April 15th.
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 Midweek Meditation
Looking for a quiet and safe space to escape from the craziness of the week? Midweek Meditation 30 minutes of silence, reflection, prayer, and communion. We offer this time as a chance to reconnect and recharge every Wednesday at 12:15 p.m. in the Chapel. All are welcome to this time of worship.
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 Weekend Summer Adventure
Volunteer Drive
This Sunday, April 15th
is your chance to sign up as a volunteer for our redesigned Vacation Bible School opportunities. We will offer two weekends of fun and growth for children at the church, which means we will have many opportunities for youth and adults to participate as guides, teachers, food servers, and more!
Mark your calendars for June 29th and 30th and/or July 27th and 28th and visit the display in the Celebration Room to learn how you can be a part of these adventures with children from our church and community.
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 Skills and Interests Survey
What are you passionate about? What do you enjoy doing, or do well? Let us know! Using your interests and abilities to serve God is satisfying and life-giving. We want to help you find your best fit for serving within the church and out in our in our community, for the good of the city.
We last surveyed our congregation for their skills and talents about five years ago.
This information has been used regularly as a resource to find support for various needs, activities, and missions-related projects.
This Sunday, April 15th and Sunday, April 22nd, you will find in your bulletin an updated version of the survey. Please take it home and thoughtfully fill it out. Your responses will become a part of our Church Life database, so you might get the occasional call if your particular skill or interest is needed for a church or mission project. You will also have the opportunity to indicate whether you are interested in working with one of our many teams and ministries. Indicating interest does not obligate you to serve, but it might open up a path for meaningful involvement in the life of our church.
Please return your survey by April 29th. You can place your survey in the box by the missions board in the Celebration Room.
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Click icon to learn more about Doorstep.
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Fill the Bag for Doorstep in April
This April, we are going to fill the food pantry at Doorstep. Please take a few extra minutes at the grocery store to fill a bag with any--or all--of the items listed below and bring it to the Celebration Room any time in April. Doorstep, Inc. strives to provide well-rounded food orders for their clients. The food is selected to put meals together and last for five days at three meals a day. They also need hygiene items like, deodorant. Below is a typical client food order:
- Macaroni and Cheese
- Pinto Beans
- Spaghetti
- Canned Fruit
- Canned/Packaged Soups: Tomato, Chicken Noodle, Vegetable, Ramen Noodles
- Milk - Canned/Powdered
- Cereal - Hot/Dry
- Jelly
- Bread
- Egg Noodles
- Rice
- Spaghetti Sauce
- Tuna
- Canned Vegetables: corn, green beans, peas, pork and beans
- Crackers
- Peanut Butter
- Hamburger--1 lb.
- Sugar, Flour, Cake Mixes, Cooking Oil, etc. per client request, if available.
Thank you for partnering with Doorstep to help our fellow Topekans, for the good of the city!
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Save the Dates for Summer Adventures at Topeka First UMC
- June 29th and 30th: Rolling River Rampage Vacation Bible School
- Friday, June 29, 5-7:30 p.m.: Family Friday Night
- Saturday, June 30, 8:30 a.m.-3 p.m.: Nursery and Programming for 3-year-olds through 6th graders
- July 27th and 28th: Summer Adventure Camp--Art, Science, Sports, and More!
- Friday July 28th. 5-7:30 p.m.: Family Friday Night
- Saturday, July 29th, 8:30 a.m.-3 p.m.: Nursery and Programming for 3-year-olds through 6th graders
Contact Allison Brewer, Director of Children's Discipleship, for more information and to volunteer!
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Upcoming Youth Events
- Friday, April 13th: Confirmation Event
- 6:15 p.m. Confirmands & Mentors meet for dinner at Glory Days at 10th & Gage/Fleming Place
- 7:30 p.m. Our Confirmation group will attend Temple Beth Shalom's Holocaust Remembrance Service
- Sunday, April 15th
- 9:30 a.m. Confirmation Class
- 9:45 a.m. High School Sunday School
High School Seniors: You should have received your high school senior Sunday mailing. Please email Ruth ASAP with the information requested. Thank you.
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The Youth Alaska Mission Trip Bake Sale & Baked Potato Bar was a wonderful intergenerational event with the Missions Committee. The total brought in was $1,560. Thank you to everyone who bought a potato and baked goods. We appreciate your support of youth in missions. Thank you to Mark Smith for help with set-up and to Sandra Rak and Dori Murphy for their help during the bake sale and cleanup. Our youth worked hard all morning, but stopped to enjoy worship on the big screens in the Celebration Room. This is a tight-knit group who is looking forward to the mission work ahead in Alaska. Did you know we have four families with more than one sibling going on the mission trip? One family has all 4 siblings going. This is such a great opportunity for spiritual growth for all our youth and adults going to Alaska.
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