Dear Shawnee UMC Family,

Please join us for Worship

this Sunday

in-person or on Facebook Live at 10:30am.

The Scripture for Pastor Changsu's message will be:

Romans 6: 1-11

What then are we to say? Should we continue in sin in order that grace may abound? 2 By no means! How can we who died to sin go on living in it? 3 Do you not know that all of us who have been baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into his death? 4 Therefore we have been buried with him by baptism into death, so that, just as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father, so we too might walk in newness of life.

5 For if we have been united with him in a death like his, we will certainly be united with him in a resurrection like his. 6 We know that our old self was crucified with him so that the body of sin might be destroyed, and we might no longer be enslaved to sin. 7 For whoever has died is freed from sin. 8 But if we have died with Christ, we believe that we will also live with him. 9 We know that Christ, being raised from the dead, will never die again; death no longer has dominion over him. 10 The death he died, he died to sin, once for all; but the life he lives, he lives to God. 11 So you also must consider yourselves dead to sin and alive to God in Christ Jesus.

The Tuesday Lectionary Group invites you to share some of your favorite scriptures, which we will then share with all members.

Please email them to:

maryann13fenstermacher@gmail.com.

Here are this week's scriptures for study and meditation:



Psalm 88:1-7 Lord, God of my salvation, by day I cry out, even at night, before you--let my prayer reach you! Turn your ear to my outcry because my whole being is filled with distress; my life is at the very brink of hell. I am considered as one of those plummeting into the pit. I am like those who are beyond help, drifting among the dead, lying in the grave, like dead bodies--those you don't remember anymore, those who are cut off from your power. You placed me down in the deepest pit, in places dark and deep. Your anger smothers me; you subdue me with it, wave after wave.

Acts 27:41-44 But they struck a sandbar and the ship ran aground. The bow was stuck and wouldn't move, and the stern was broken into pieces by the force of the waves. The soldiers decided to kill the prisoners to keep them from swimming to shore and escaping. However, the centurion wanted to save Paul, so he stopped them from carrying out their plan. He ordered those who could swim to jump overboard first and head for land. He ordered the rest to grab hold of planks or debris from the ship. In this way, everyone reached land safely.

1 Kings 5:7-12 Hiram was thrilled when he heard Solomon's message. He said, "Today the Lord is blessed because he has given David a wise son who is in charge of this great people." Hiram sent word back to Solomon: "I have heard your message to me. I will do as you wish with the cedar and pinewood. My servants will bring the wood down the Lebanon mountains to the sea. I'll make rafts out of them and float them on the sea to the place you specify. There I'll dismantle them and you can carry them away. Now, as for what you must do for me in return, I ask you to provide for my royal house." So Hiram gave Solomon all the cedar and pinewood he wanted. In return, Solomon gave an annual gift to Hiram of twenty thousand kors of wheat to eat, and twenty thousand kors of pure oil for his palace use. Now the Lord made Solomon wise, just as he promised. Solomon and Hiram made a covenant and had peace.

Mark 14:17-21 That evening, Jesus arrived with the twelve. During the meal, Jesus said, "I assure you that one of you will betray me--someone eating with me." Deeply saddened, they asked him one by one, "It's not me, is it?" Jesus answered, "It's one of the Twelve, one who is dipping bread with me into this bowl. The Human One goes to his death just as it is written about him. But how terrible it is for the person who betrays the Human One! It would have been better for him if he had never been born."

PRAYER REQUESTS

If you would like the prayer team to pray for you or anyone you have concerns for, please email Julie Italiano at

jbitaliano4@gmail.com. She will send it on to the prayer team.

You may also send prayer requests to Connie Perry in the office at connie@shawneeumc.org, or call the office at (913) 631-2280.

You may also pick up a paper copy of the prayer list at the church.

AMBASSADORS LUNCHEON

Monday, September 11th at 11:00am

Time again for some great potluck food, visiting with good friends, and a program!

Our host and hostesses are Linda Bush, Steve and Nancy Wallace

The main course is Shredded BBQ Pork.

Our program is by a speaker from JoCo Kansas Heritage Foundation, “Bleeding Kansas and Civil War”, an opportunity to learn some Kansas history! A short business meeting follows the program.

Join us for a fun time. Bring a covered dish to share and your own table service (plates and silverware). Bread and drinks provided.

LECTIONARY NEWS

Scriptures for Tuesday, September 12th:

Exodus 14:19-31

Romans 14:1-12

Matthew 18:21-35

Psalm 114

Zoom meeting id: 991 9640 5385

password 061620

CHURCH COUNCIL NEWS

Attached below please find Church Council Minutes from August 24th. Copies are also in the office.

Church Council Minutes

COLLECTIONS FOR HAWAII WILDFIRE RELIEF

The Missions Committee is now collecting donations for the wildfires in Maui, Hawaii. The donations will be sent to UMCOR which is an agency of the United Methodist Church that works with disaster relief across the entire world. 

Please make your checks out to Shawnee UMC or SUMC and write UMCOR in the memo section of your check. We will be collecting donations through September.

BOOK CLUB

The book club will meet Thursday, September 28 at 1pm. Pat Franz will lead the discussion of The Diamond Eye by Kate Quinn.

October 26th's selection is The Prayer Box by Lisa Wingate. Susan Ozga will be the leader.



Everyone is welcome!

Connie Mitzner

913-481-9594

Volunteers Needed at the Patch

This is our 13th year for the SUMC Pumpkin Patch!

It’s a very visible outreach SUMC does with the community and now that downtown Shawnee becoming more active it’s a perfect fit.

All this could not have happened without generous volunteers taking their time to organize, operate, and meet with our neighbors. It’s fun and easy with many different ways to participate.

• First of all - check your calendars during the Month of October and schedule to work a shift! Or even one shift a week! It’s easy work. The patch is open from 10AM to 7PM every day in October with the day divided into 3 shifts. The on-line sign-up genius will be up soon. So plan ahead, pick a date and invite a friend to work a shift together.

• There are many other opportunities to get more involved. The Pumpkin Patch Committee is looking for some “assistants” to work alongside the different positions that make the patch run even more smoothly. If your good with organizing, party planning, finances, stuffing kids bags, or just jack of all trades there is something you can help with at the patch! 

If you spot something that intrigues you, just give me a call. All volunteers welcome & appreciated!

Steve D’Amato – Pumpkin Patch Committee Chair at 913-515-6200 or sdamato@groebner.com

KATE ASIEDUA

Shawnee Presbyterian, at 6837 Nieman Rd, Shawnee, KS 66203, is having a reception for Kate, a former member of Shawnee UMC as she prepares to move back to Ghana. The reception is on September 10th, after their worship service at about 11:30am. 

Those who are unable to attend can send cards to the church to arrive before Sunday, September 10th.

United Women in Faith will have a Book Sale on October 13th and 14th.

Save your books for the sale and bring them any time to the church library, notated for the book sale.



We can also pick your books up if you would like. Call Susan Ozga at 913-271-0385 for pickup or questions.

This sale will help in our mission work in our community and UWIF district pledge.

A Bake Sale is being held with the Book Sale.

You can start bringing your baked goods on October 12th in the afternoon. Please mark your goods as to what it is and if it has nuts.

Thanks for your help.

Any questions, call Sandy Daley at (913) 831-1226.

SUMC Schedule

(Please contact Connie in the church office to reserve a room.)

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 7

United Women in Faith--Room 304--10:00am

Prayer Quilt--Room 307--1:00pm

TOPS--Room 308--3:00pm

Prayer Shawl--Common Ground--7:00pm

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 9

Girl Scouts (Teen Outdoor Cooking)--Church Parking Lot--12:00pm

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 10

Equip Sunday School--Room 304--9:00am

-Zoom ID 938 0969 0560 for Equip Class

Genesis Sunday School--Room 305--9:00am

Keystone Sunday School--Chapel--9:00am

Maranatha Sunday School--Room 307--9:00am

Children's Sunday School--Room 300--9:15am

Worship Service--Sanctuary--10:30am

Yosakoi Dance--Gym--4:00pm



MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 11

Coffee & Chat--Common Ground--10:00am

Ambassadors--Fellowship Hall--11:00am

Boy Scouts--Fellowship Hall & Gym--6:30pm

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 12

Lectionary--Room 304--10:00am

Trustees Meeting--Common Ground--7:00pm

Yosakoi Dance--Gym--7:00pm

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 13

COVID Testing--Narthex--9:00am

GriefShare--Room 304--6:00pm

Mid-Week Fellowship--Zoom--6:00pm

Girl Scout Meeting--Fellowship Hall--6:00pm

Choir Practice--Sanctuary--7:15pm

Changsu Kim

Senior Pastor

changsu@shawneeumc.org

(913) 752-7275

Phyllis Stauffer

Associate Pastor

phyllis@shawneeumc.org

(913) 710-8205

Connie Perry

Office Administrator

connie@shawneeumc.org

Christine Phillips

Children's Ministry Coordinator

christine@shawneeumc.org

Avaree Norman

Worship & Music Director

avareem@gmail.com

Valerie Wellington

Piano Accompanist

valeriewellington@gmail.com

Sue Kim

Digital Media Coordinator

sue@shawneeumc.org