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All Saints Day is Sunday, November 3 2024.
Please send us the names of the loved ones you would like to be remembered during the worship service on All Saints Day. To send names: CLICK HERE
| October is Pastor appreciation month. Share your appreciation for Pastor Andy! Notecards and supplies can be found in the back of the sanctuary, send an email or a card to the church, or find your own creative way to thank Pastor Andy for all he does for our community and congregation! | |
Kwasha Quilt Dedication
On Sunday, October 20 there will be an opportunity in worship to lift up prayers of blessing for Karen Raborn and the Kwasha School. We will have a quilt made especially for Karen on the altar table, that will be given to Karen as an expression of how much she and her work mean to Maplewood UMC. Anyone present will be able to lay hands on the quilt and offer your own prayers of blessing.
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Food Storage and Disposal
SPECIAL REQUEST from the TRUSTEES
In order to keep the building clean and free of unwanted pests, please take special care with food used during ministry activities. Ministries that include food should please make plans to store food in refrigerators or other rodent-proof storage containers. Please clean spills thoroughly, and empty trash cans of any food waste by taking the trash bags to the large trash containers on the north side of the building. Thank you so much for caring for our facility, so that it can be a vibrant hub of ministry and a center for our church community. (Run for 3 weeks
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A Note from Pastor Andy
This Sunday we’ll wrap up our three-week series, “Rethink Generosity.” We’ve been busting money myths during this series, including the myths, “The church needs your money” and, “Giving time and talent is enough.” The third and final myth that we’ll tackle this week is, “Bigger is better.”
Simply put, financial discipleship is not about amount; it is about proportion. As followers of Jesus, we do not need to think about our giving in terms of “how much” we give, but rather in terms of “what percentage of our income” we are giving. And the guidance from Scripture and from generations of church tradition indicates that proportion should be 10%, which is known as a “tithe.”
This matters, because this week we will consecrate our promises of financial discipleship for the upcoming calendar year. Promise cards have been distributed in worship for the past two weeks, and will be available again this week. There are blanks on those cards on which we all will be asked to write down some numbers. One is for the amount we are promising to give, and one is the proportion of our income that amount represents.
As you pray about what number you are going to be putting in that blank, start with your income. Divide that number by ten. That will give you the 10% target of your tithe. Easy peasy. Now, you may very well be in a season of your life where your giving needs to be under the 10% mark. That’s understandable. You may very well be in a season of your life where your giving can exceed the tithe. That’s wonderful.
Either way, it is about taking the time to prayerfully discern our capacity to give, and making a promise to give at that capacity, whatever it is. It is not about the amount, it is about the intentionality and faithfulness we put into the discernment.
The Holy Spirit is doing some wonderful things in and through Maplewood UMC. It is such an exciting season to be a part of this vital community of faith. My prayer is that our financial discipleship flows with an equivalent wonderfulness and vitality, an energy to match what God is doing in our midst.
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Join Pastor Andy every Thursday at 9:30 a.m. for the "Thursday thought for the day" on the church's Facebook page. If you can't join live you can always pick it up later. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mumcstl
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Ad Council Proposes New Mission Statement
“Maplewood United Methodist Church creates spaces where people can
have authentic encounters with Christ, discover their Spiritual gifts, and use them for God’s glory.”
At their September meeting, the Administrative Council continued discussing the congregation’s mission. The statement above comes from a sentence on the “I’m New” page of the website. The Council believes it is actually a statement that fittingly describes the mission of the congregation. Please give prayerful consideration to this statement for the next few weeks. If you have any input, please contact an Administrative Council member. The Council will vote on the statement at the November meeting. The proposed statement would replace the current Mission Statement: “Feeding the community - body, mind, heart, and spirit - through the love of Christ.” The official Vision Statement would remain “A community whose body, mind, heart, and spirit are fed through the love of Christ.”
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Help needed collecting empty water bottles
Build A Gift is in need of 80 empty 16-ounce water bottles with lids. Clean and dry would be greatly appreciated. Thank you for supporting this event. Place under the easel in the back of the Sanctuary (Narthex) by the end of November.
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It is that time of the year again to join our BOO CREW!
The crew will greet Trick or Treaters at MUMC and pass out treats on Halloween. You can sign up for the Boo Crew “24 on the easels in the Narthex (room behind the sanctuary) or the website/app. Donations of candy and non-candy treats can be brought to the church. To sign up to help or donate, CLICK HERE
Please meet at the church by 6:00 p.m. on Friday, October 31st. If you have any questions, contact the church office or email Brittany (brittany.1@maplewoodumc.org.
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You're invited to an open house
The Chandler family business, CAT Computers, is having an open house at their new office on Friday, October 11th from 4:30-7:30 for refreshments and to see our new digs. Our new office is located at 3622 Greenwood, Maplewood, MO 63143. *There are some stairs.
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Want to join the Quilter's group?
To sign up online, CLICK HERE or on the easel at the back of the Sanctuary (Narthex). If you have any questions contact Rona at ronaleaze@gmail.com
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Election Night Communion, so go to the polls, then come to the table.
This campaign season has been brutally divisive. Here is a chance to be a part of something different, something better, something more. On election night, Tuesday, November 5, at 7:00 p.m., all are welcome and encouraged to gather in the chapel on the campus of Eden Theological Seminary to worship, and to celebrate the sacrament of Holy Communion together. This service is a collaboration of Maplewood, Unity, and Webster United Methodist Churches, and it is open to all. The unity of the sacrament is stronger than the divisiveness of an election.
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NEW DATES TO THE CALENDAR ARE IN GREEN
Thursday, October 10
9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Church Office open
9:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. Second Time Around Shop - Halloween Costumes
6:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. Praise Band Practice
6:30 p.m. Maplewood Library Book Club meets
7:00 - 8:00 p.m. Choir Practice
Saturday, October 12
10:30 a.m. Women's AA Group
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Sunday, October 13
Consecration Sunday
9:30 a.m. Prayers with Pastor
9:45 a.m. Adult Discussion Group
9:45 a.m. Children and Youth Sunday School
11:00 a.m. Worship
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Monday, October 14
Indigenous Peoples Day
1:00 p.m. Overeaters Anonymous Meeting
6:30 p.m. Nominations Team Meeting
Tuesday, October 15
9:00 a.m. to 12 p.m. Church office open
1:00 pm. Prayer time via Zoom.
Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/3745711178pwd=dktsaWkwNlNhVjRmOHpjTFNqR1dqQT09 Meeting ID: 374 571 1178
Passcode: 674257
7;00 p.m. Searching for God Knows What Book Study
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Wednesday, October 16
9:00 a.m.- noon - Church Office Open
6:00 p.m. Cub Scouts
6:30 p.m. Cub Scouts
Thursday, October 17
9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Church Office open
9:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. Second Time Around Shop - Halloween Costumes
5:00-6:30p.m. Community Unity Dinner
6:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. Praise Band Practice
7:00 - 8:00 p.m. Choir Practice
To see the entire calendar - click below https://73855810.view-events.com
| Have an idea of what you would like to see in the church newsletter? Email: jbrx10@yahoo.com | |
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...Tori Chandler, for her week-long EEG. Hoping it will help clarify her epilepsy treatment going forward.
...Spencer Wilson
...Billy Hawn, grateful for prayers of healing and being home after two surgeries
...Linda Vawter, prayers for nephew Allen to have guidance with new health issues, for sister in law Kathy for guidance following stroke
...Peg Chulick: continuing prayers for Jer’s vision and heart challenges.
... Sharon & Bill Housewright's friends, Jerry Chipps & Pat & Butch Ried for health concerns.
...Nancy Thompson- Please pray for my son, Peter Munshaw, to find appropriate employment.
Continuing prayers for ....
...Karen Raborn healing of hip issues
...Skip Reynolds - for freedom from urinary tract infections and comfort and healing.
...Amy Cordeal’s sister, Diana, for health concerns
If you have prayer concerns you wish to share with the congregation, let Kathy Schmid know: kschmid2005@sbcglobal.net
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This Sunday we will discuss what it means to be greedy and how we can "Be rich in God!" | |
Last Sunday we will learned about the "Good Samaritan." We talked about what the Samaritan gave to the man in need and why it was unexpected. Sometimes giving and helping others is difficult and inconvenient but it is important! We focused on ways we could show compassion to others! | |
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