Dear Shawnee UMC Family,

Please join us this Sunday for Worship

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

The Scripture for Pastor Changsu's message will be:

Ecclesiastes 4:9-10

  9 Two are better than one, because they have a good reward for their toil. 10 For if they fall, one will lift up the other; but woe to one who is alone and falls and does not have another to help. 

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 146:5-10 The person whose help is in the God of Jacob--the person whose help rests on the Lord their God--is truly happy! God: the maker of heaven and earth, the sea, and all that is in them, God: who is faithful forever, who gives justice to people who are oppressed, who gives bread to people who are starving! The Lord: who frees prisoners. The Lord: who makes the blind to see. The Lord: who straightens up those who are bent low. The Lord: who loves the righteous. The Lord: who protects immigrants, who helps orphans and widows, but who makes the way of the wicked twist and turn! The Lord will rule forever! Zion, your God will rule from one generation to the next!

Leviticus 19: 9-18 When you harvest your land's produce, you must not harvest all the way to the edge of your field; and don't gather up every remaining bit of your harvest. Also do not pick your vineyard clean or gather up all the grapes that have fallen there. Leave these items for the poor and the immigrant; I am the Lord your God. You must not steal nor deceive nor lie to each other. You must not swear falsely by my name, desecrating your God's name in doing so; I am the Lord. You must not oppress your neighbors or rob them. Do not withhold a hired laborer's pay overnight. You must not insult a deaf person or put some obstacle in front of a blind person that would cause them to trip. Instead, fear your God; I am the Lord. You must not act unjustly in a legal case. Do not show favoritism to the poor or deference to the great; you must judge your fellow Israelites fairly. Do not go around slandering your people. Do not stand by while your neighbor's blood is shed. I am the Lord. You must not hate your fellow Israelite in your heart. Rebuke your fellow Israelite strongly so that you don't become responsible for his sin. You must not take revenge nor hold a grudge against any of your people; instead, you must love your neighbor as yourself; I am the Lord.

Matthew 5: 33-37 “...Again, you have heard it said to those who lived long ago: Don't make a false pledge, but you should follow through on what you have pledged the Lord. But I say to you that you must not pledge at all. You must not pledge by heaven, because it is God's throne. You must not pledge by the earth, because it is God's footstool. You must not pledge by Jerusalem, because it's the city of the great king. And you must not pledge by your head, because you can't turn one hair white or black. Let your yes mean yes and your no mean no. Anything more than this comes from the evil one..."

1 Thessalonians 4:13-18 Brothers and sisters, we want you to know about the people who have died so that you won't mourn like others who don't have any hope. Since we believe that Jesus died and rose, so we also believe that God will bring with him those who have died in Jesus. What we are saying is a message from the Lord: we who are alive and still around at the Lord's coming definitely won't go ahead of those who have died. This is because the Lord himself will come down from heaven with the signal of a shout by the head angel and a blast on God's trumpet. First, those who are dead in Christ will rise. Then, we who are living and still around will be taken up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. That way we will always be with the Lord. So encourage each other with these words.

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.

LECTIONARY NEWS

Lectionary readings for

May 7, 2024

Acts 1:15-17, 21-26

1 John 5:9-13

John 17:16-19

Psalm 1

Zoom ID 991 9640 5385

password 061620

CHURCH COUNCIL NEWS

Church Council met on April 18th. To view the minutes of the meeting, please click on the link below:

April Minutes

Copies are also available in the church office.

OLD SHAWNEE DAYS PARADE

The SUMC parade committee is looking for the following help for the upcoming Old Shawnee Days Parade, Saturday, June 8th.



We need two artificial ficus trees –preferably 6 feet tall to put on the float. They will be returned.

We will need walkers! Walkers will be wearing our new red SUMC t-shirts. If you don’t have one, please contact Mary McCoy and she will get you one.

BOOK CLUB

The Book Club will meet at 1pm in Common Ground to discuss The Dog I Loved by Susan Wilson. Kathy Stull will lead.

Our June 27 discussion will be led by Susan Ozga. We will discuss Beautiful Country by Quain Julie Wang.



As always, all are welcome.

Connie Mitzner 913-481-9594

SUMC Schedule

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

THURSDAY, MAY 2

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

-TOPS-Room 308-3:00pm

FRIDAY, MAY 3

-Community Movie Night-Fellowship Hall-6:00pm

SATURDAY, MAY 4

-All Church Clean Up-9:00am

SUNDAY, MAY 5

-Equip Sunday School-Room 304-9:00am-Zoom ID 938 0969 0560

-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, MAY 6

-CrossLines Food Kitchen

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

-GriefShare-Room 304-6:00pm

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

TUESDAY, MAY 7

-Lectionary-Room 304-10:00am

-Prayer Quilt-Room 307-1:00pm

-Yosakoi Dance-Gym-7:00pm

-Boy Scout Camp Meeting-Fellowship Hall-7:00pm



WEDNESDAY, MAY 8

-COVID Testing-Narthex-9:00am

-Handbell Rehearsal-Room 303-6:00pm

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

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

-Chancel Choir Rehearsal-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