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News From
July 18, 2018
For the good of the city
... Jeremiah 29:7
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Church Office:
785-233-8100
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Coming Up Soon:
- Wednesday, July 18
- 11:30 a.m. Nickle a Cup, McFarlands Restaurant
- 12:00 p.m. Downtown Engagement Team meeting, Celebration Rm
- 12:15 p.m. Midweek Meditation, Chapel
- 5:00 p.m. Praise Team Practice, Chapel
- Thursday, July 19
- 10:00 a.m. Joshua-Winning the Battle Study, Morris Family Hearth Rm
- 11:30 a.m. Nickel a Cup, McFarlands Restaurant
- 3:30 p.m. Emmaus Group, Rm 106
- Saturday, July 21
- 9:30 a.m. VBS Volunteer Training. Fellowship Hall
- Sunday, July 22
- 8:15 a.m. Arise Worship Service
- 9:00 a.m. Coffee Connection, Celebration Rm
- 9:00 a.m. Youth Summer Fun, Fellowship Hall
- 9:30 a.m. 9.3.0. Worship
- 9:30 a.m. Foundations Study, Rm 105
- 10:30 a.m. Coffee Connection, Celebration Rm
- 11:00 a.m. Sanctuary Worship Service
- 12:15 pl.m. Leadership Council, Rm 105
- 5:00 p.m. SPR committee meeting, Rm 105
- 6:00 p.m. Pool Party, Garfield Pool
- Monday, July 22
- 6:00 p.m. Phase 2 Pickleball, Hughes Court
- Tuesday, July 24
- 7:00 a.m. Church Grounds Clean Up
- 9:00 a.m. Quilting Group, Rm L35
- 5:00 p.m. Worship Task Force, Rm 105
- Wednesday, July 25
- 11:30 a.m. Community Lunch
- 12:15 p.m. Midweek Meditation, Chapel
- 5:00 p.m. Praise Team Practice, Chapel
- 5:15 p.m. Board of Trustees meeting, Morris Family Hearth Room
- 7:00 p.m. Venture Crew, Rm L37
- Thursday, July 26
- 10:00 a.m. Joshua-Winning the Battle Study, Morris Family Hearth Rm
- 3:30 p.m. Emmaus Group, Rm 106
- Friday, July 27
- 5:00 p.m. Summer Adventure Camp: Family Friday Night, Fellowship Hall
- Saturday, July 28
- 8:30 a.m. Summer Adventure Camp: Programming for 3 year olds - 6th Grade, Fellowship Hall
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Sunday, July 29
- 8:15 a.m. Arise Worship Service
- 9:00 a.m. Coffee Connection, Celebration Rm
- 9:30 a.m. 9.3.0. Worship
- 9:30 a.m. Foundations Study, Rm 105
- 9:30 a.m. Youth Mission Trip Presentation, Fellowship Hall
- 10:30 a.m. Coffee Connection, Celebration Rm
- 11:00 a.m. Sanctuary Worship Service
- 4:40 p.m. Phase 2 Dinner and a Movie, Regal 14 Theaters/Jason's Deli (exact time to be announced)
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Church Office Hours For Summer
Monday-Thursday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Closed on Fridays.
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In Worship This Week:
Message:
Living Questionable Lives: Learning
Rev. Jeff Clinger, Lead Pastor
Scripture:
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 Midweek Meditation
Looking for a quiet and safe space to escape from the craziness of the week? Midweek meditation is 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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 All-Church Pool Party
Invite a friend and beat the heat with us at our All-Church Pool Party this
Sunday, July 22, 6-8 p.m. There is no cost
to jump in with the party at the Garfield Family Aquatic Center (1600 NE Quincy). We will provide water and juice packs--you provide the snacks! Please bring a (non melting) snack to share. Be ready for a refreshing time of fellowship. If you don't want to swim, no problem--just bring you lawn chair to sit poolside and visit.
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| Summer Schedules for Worship and Fun
Summer has arrived, and with it comes changes to our worship schedule and plenty of opportunities for fellowship and fun.
Summer Worship
Join us on
first Sunday of each month for a summer celebration! Gather at
10 a.m. for ONE exciting combined worship experience in the Sanctuary, followed by food and fun outside on the church grounds from
11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Everyone is welcome!
Celebration Sundays:
- August 5 - Ice Cream Party at Church
- 10 a.m. Combined Worship in Sanctuary.
- 11 a.m. Food Truck Lunch, Complimentary Ice Cream and Kona Shaved Ice, and Outside Activities
- Food Trucks include
- Food Truck prices will range from $5-$10/person.
- August 12 - Back to School Blessings
- We will follow the regular worship schedule
- September 2 - Blessings for Public Servants & Labor Day Picnic
- 10 a.m. Combined Worship in Sanctuary
- 11 a.m. Picnic & Outside Activities
All other Sundays will follow our regular worship schedule:
- 8:15 a.m. Traditional in the Chapel
- 9:30 a.m. Contemporary in Chapel
- 11:00 a.m. Traditional in Sanctuary
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 Summer Sunday Symposium
In July and August, there will be speakers at the 9:30 hour in Fellowship Hall on featured Sunday mornings. As many adult classes take a break for the summer, this is a chance to reconnect in fellowship and learning.
July 29
The youth and adults who traveled to Alaska will share stories of their ministry and adventures.
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Phase 2 Dinner and a Movie
Join the Phase 2 group Sunday, July 29 at 4:40(ish) at the Regal 14 Theater. The summer movie is
Mama Mia, Here We Go Again
. For those who would like to grab a bite to eat after the movie, we will head over to Jason's Deli. Definite movie time will be announced closer to the date.
Please sign up for this event on the Church Connection Portal.
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Phase 2 Pickleball
Anyone interested in playing Pickleball is invited to join other community members each week at Hughes Courts (725 SW Orleans) at 6:00 p.m. You don't have to register just show up!
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2018 Senior Adult Summer Caravan
We will visit several retirement communities that we did not get to on our caravan last summer. Our next stop will be Wednesday, August 1st,10:30 a.m.at Presbyterian Manor (4712 SW 6th- enter from Fairlawn). We will meet in the Independent Living entryway and take a tour followed by a complimentary lunch in their dining area. There will not be a sales pitch. This is a time to look around and gain information. Please call Tiwana at the church with any questions. You may sign up on our connection portal or on the bulletin tear off.
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Camp Chippewa Fun 
Several families were able to attend Camp Chippewa this last weekend at the Parents and Kids Camp. All who attended had a great time learning new things, learning about God, and having fun fellowship with old and new friends! Special thank you to the church's United Methodist Women for providing scholarships to families for camp.
Keep Camp Chippewa in mind for outdoor fun and fellowship throughout the year.
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 Sponsor a Family for Summer Adventures at Topeka First UMC
Children's Discipleship activities are a wonderful way to introduce others to the love of God! We are opening our church to children and families from our community for Children's Discipleship Summer Adventures. Would you help a new family encounter Jesus by sponsoring t-shirts and meals? Thirty dollars will cover an entire family! Or, see Allison if you would like to help with deferring the cost of meals or t-shirts for an entire weekend. Thank you for helping make this a great experience!
Don't miss our next VBS weekend. Invite your friends and neighbors to our Summer Adventure:
- July 27 and 28: Summer Adventure Camp--Art, Science, Sports, and More!
- Friday July 27, 5-7:30 p.m.: Family Friday Night
- Saturday, July 28, 8:30 a.m.-3 p.m.: Nursery and Programming for 3-year-olds through 6th graders
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Summer Sundays for Children
Traditional Sunday school has paused for the summer. In its place, children will join their families for worship and have opportunities to help with different elements of worship. Families may pick up worship bulletins and activities at the entrances to the Chapel and Sanctuary.
During worship, children may go with volunteers to a short time of age-appropriate lessons in the Celebration Room. This Summer Worship Readiness class is available for children age 3 through those going into 2nd grade. The teacher will meet the children at the back of the Sanctuary or Chapel before the sermon and will return with the children in time for the offering.
The nursery will remain open during all worship services for children 4 and younger.
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Youth Return Home from Mission Trip
The youth mission trip to Fairbanks, Alaska was a success. They blessed the Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church with three new classrooms and did some much needed cleaning to provide room for a communion and food pantry. A lot of fun was had, and a lot of new skills were learned.
Please join the youth on Sunday, July 29th at 9:30 a.m. in Fellowship Hall. They will be sharing Alaskan desserts and drinks along with stories of their adventure.
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Upcoming Youth Events
- Sunday, July 22
- Youth attend 9.3.0. worship together
- 6:00 p.m. All Church Pool Party at Garfield
- Sunday, July 29
- 9:30 a.m. Mission Trip Presentation, Fellowship Hall
- Sunday, August 5
- 10:00 a.m. One Worship Service and Food Truck Event:
- Four Square on the Floo
- Make Your Own Scented Play Dough
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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 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:
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Habitat for Humanity
Topeka First UMC is now one of 14 faith partners with Topeka Habitat for Humanity. We have committed to providing prayers, and both financial and volunteer resources for a faith build in the Ward Meade area. This home is to be complete in the last half 2018.
A Raising the Wall celebration is scheduled for Saturday, August 4. More information including a time and place will be forthcoming.
We will "Bless the Boards" in all three of our worship services this Sunday, July 21. You will be given the opportunity to write your blessings and prayers on the boards which will be used in the construction.
Please be present to bless this project and remember to keep this build and the volunteers in your prayers.
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WAFFLE Volunteers Needed
The school year is quickly approaching and plans are being made for our WAFFLE program at State Street Elementary School. We are in need of several volunteers to complete our teams for the 2018/2019.
As a church, we have committed to continue our outreach in this community and to help meet the needs of working parents by providing programming for the children on Late Start Fridays. Our volunteers have a wide range of talents and interests. We have former teachers, parents, scientists, mathematicians, librarians, business leaders, musicians, artists and pastors. We want to add your skills and interests to this list!! Please email
Jaena Greenwood or call 785-220-8796 to find out more about this fun opportunity.
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| July Missions Collection
Our July mission collection will be school supplies for Topeka North Outreach. Please consider bringing new supplies and placing them in the designated Missions corner in the Celebration Room. Supplies needed include:
Antibacterial wipes and/or Baby wipes
Ballpoint pens - black or blue
Big Erasers
Colored markers - 10 ct.
Colored markers - 10 ct. washable
Colored pencils - 12 ct.
Composition books
Crayons - 24 ct. box
Crayons - 8 ct. box, large size
Dividers for Binders - 5-tab
Dry-erase markers
Elmer's glue - 4 oz. bottle
Facial tissues, standard box
Glue stick - jumbo
Glue stick - regular size
Index cards - 3" x 5", lined
Loose-leaf filler paper - college rule
Loose-leaf filler paper - wide rule
Pencil boxes
Pencil pouch for binder
Pencils - #2
Pencils - husky
Pencils - mechanical
Pocket folders
Rulers - with cm and inches
Scissors - blunt tip
Scissors - pointed tip
Spiral notebooks - college rule
Spiral notebooks - wide rule
Sticky notepads - 3" x 3"
Yellow highlighters
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Our church nursery is a thriving place! |
Nursery Staff or Volunteers Needed
The church nursery is a fun and thriving place. If you love to hold babies or play with toddlers, keep reading! If you know someone who is good with kids and would like a part time job, forward this information! Our church Nursery would like to add one to two new people to our current staff and volunteers. We are hiring for 9:15 a.m.-12:15 p.m. every Sunday. To be hired as nursery staff, they must be at least 16 years old and have experience working with children.
Nursery volunteers can be age 15-115! Contact Allison Brewer, Director of Children's Discipleship, for more information. There are occasional sitting opportunities available throughout the year, too.
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