This Sunday, October 8th, Henry Stotler will hold his annual Pink Lemonade Stand fundraiser for the American Cancer Society and the Making Strides Against Breast Cancer Walk. This year, he will be joined by his friends in the Youth Sunday School class!

The stand will be outside on the corner of Sutton and Flora after worship from 12:00-12:45pm. Stop by for a refreshing lemonade and support this wonderful cause!

Want to be part of planning Advent and Christmas worship services, including, but not limited to the decorations? Reach out to Pastor Kim at pastorkim@maplewoodumc.org or 314-651-9999.

Looking for ways to help our Children's Ministry Team join us this fall as we continue painting and organizing the Sunday School Wing. We will have lots of opportunities and flexible timeframes if you are interested in helping in any way please sign up to help! 

Click Here to join the Team

Thank you MUMC. Kwasha classrooms are completed. Praise be to God. 

Greetings and thank you from the students.  

Karen Raborn 

Dear Friends,

^“He [Jesus] said, ‘Then you see how every student well-trained in God’s kingdom is like the owner of a general store who can put his hands on anything you need, old or new, exactly when you need it.’”  Matthew 13: 52 (The Message)

A few days ago while I was in the kitchen with one of my sons, he noticed the handle one of our measuring cups had broken off the cup. I explained that I was trying to straighten the handle, and accidentally pulled it off, (oops) I then added that this measuring cup has been in use for good long while. I know because it was a wedding present.  Some of our kitchen equipment is forty three years old. We keep these things because they still work. While are still on the same set of measuring cups, we are on the third set of everyday dishes. Apparently, we are harder on dishes than we are measuring cups. And some things can’t stay the same.

This Sunday we will conclude the Re Vision sermon series, that focuses on Maplewood UMC’s new vision of “A Community whose body, mind, heart, and spirit are fed through the love of Christ.” We will focus on how we live into this vision. But as we step into a new vision, we will celebrate the blessing of bringing forward some practices that have worked in the past that will help us move into a new future. 

I am excited to share this Sunday!

God’s grace and peace be with you,

Pastor Kim

Gearing up for Ghost Stories, a new sermon series that begins on October 15. You are invited to start sharing your best Trick or Treat jokes with the congregation. Email them to pastorkim@maplewoodumc.org. We will share them before worship on the slides and during worship as well.