Our weekly digital newsletter
February 23, 2020

The Shueyville Church: Digital Dove
1195 Steeple Ln NE
Swisher, IA 52337
319-848-7213
[email protected]


Pastor Brody 
 
Ministers:
Each of Us

Lead Pastor:
Brody Tubaugh

Director of Finance:
Janan Berstler

Director of Children's Ministries:
Heather Nekola

Youth Pastor:
Mike Jones

Church Secretary:
Julie Perry

All God's Children
Preschool & School Age Care
 
A ministry
of Shueyville Church 
 
AGC Program Director:
Alison (Ali) Huebner
 
AGC Assistant Director:
Brooke Weber
 
AGC Office Phone:
(319) 848-2393
 
Sunday Regular Schedule

Worship 8:00 a.m.
Fellowship  9:00 a.m.
Worship 9:15 a.m.
Fellowship  10:15 a.m.
Worship 10:45 a.m.

Sunday's Attendance

266

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February Giving Items 
Donations for the month of February are canned soup with meat for the J Street Apartment Pantry. Please leave donations at the back entrance of the church near the Welcome Center. Thank you for your generosity.

Donations for March will be non-perishable items for Easter Baskets. Cash donations are also welcome for purchase of fresh fruits and vegetables.
Your Lentin Discipline
Please don't forget the critical thinking and prayerful discernment we've done about health during the last month. We considered health in four ways; spiritual, mental, physical, and relational. As you prepare for Lent, the season of discernment and sacrifice leading up to Easter, please consider focusing on improving an area of health mentioned above. Is there a spiritual practice you could commit to doing daily or a way you can become more physically healthy? Could you pay attention to being more positive or letting go of worry? Or maybe you could tend to a key relationship in your life with more forgiveness and grace. Whatever the case may be, Lent is a perfect time to become healthier so that we can glorify God in all we say and do. 
Food For Our Souls
The Who, What, When, Where and
Why of Holy Communion
Lent, the 40 days leading up to
Easter, is meant to be a time of deep soul-searching. You may have an area of focus you are asking God to help you 
with or you may be sacrificing something for the growth of your faith and someone else's well-being. Whatever the case may be, Holy Communion is one of the ways that we are strengthened for the journey of faith. With souls that are full of the Holy Spirit, we can be the hands and feet of Jesus in the world. Pastor Brody will be answering some of your questions about this sacrament and by the time Easter Sunday rolls around, Holy Communion will have a renewed sense of meaning in our lives. We hope you will join us each Sunday to learn more about Holy Communion and God's gracious love.
SUMC Carnival & Pancake Supper
Join us Saturday, April 4th for our Annual Easter Carnival and United Methodist Men's Pancake Supper. For kids PreK through 3rd grade, the Egg Hunt begins at 5:00 p.m. with a Craft, Snack and Story Station from 5:15-6:00. The men's Pancake Supper is from 5:00-7:00.
VBS 2020-June 22-25, 6:00-8:00 p.m.
Rocky Railway
Jesus' Power Pulls Us Through
Believe it or not, it's time to start thinking about VBS. We are in need of lots of volunteers to make this a week  the kids will remember. The first step is to fill the Station Leader Spots. The Bible Story Station is still in need of a leader. This is the station where the kids hear the story for the day and do an activity. The VBS starter kit comes with a manual full of ideas to pick and choose from. Please contact Heather Nekola if you have any questions or are at all interested in looking through the manual and talking about what the station might look like. If a station leader is not for you, we will need lots and lots of shepherds. These are the people that take their group from station to station throughout the evening. The VBS volunteer and child
sign-up will be online soon. You don't have to have a child to volunteer!
AGC Enrollment Begins Soon
All God's Children All God's Children 2020 summer
enrollment and enrollment for the
2020-21 school year will begin soon!
We offer three and four year old
preschool and wrap around childcare. For school agers, we offer childcare before and after school, on Prairie's No School Days, Snow Days, Late Starts and
Early Dismissals. For more information or to visit classrooms, please call us at (319) 848-2393 or email the Director, Ali Huebner. Enrollment for new families begins March 3rd. We hope to hear from you!
Prairie High School 
Grab and Go Pantry
Prairie High School Grab and Go Pantry is always in need of snacks for their students. As a way to help, SUMC is asking for your help by donations of granola bars, fruit snacks, cereal bars, cheese crackers, etc. There is a blue tote in the lobby near the UMW corner for donation items. Collections will be accepted now through April.
SUMC and Social Media
Facebook-Shueyville Church
Instagram-shueyvillechurch
Twitter- @shueyvillechrch (notice there is not a "u" in church due to space limitations). Please like and share us with your family and friends. The more exposure we have, the better. 
This Week's Calendar
Item not listed? Please make sure you've contacted Julie with your 2020 meeting schedule.

Sunday, February 23  Nursery Care offered from 9:15 through end of 10:45 service.
8:00 a.m. Traditional Service in the Sanctuary
9:00 a.m. Fellowship
9:15 a.m. Traditional Service in the Sanctuary
10:15 a.m. Fellowship
10:45 a.m. Contemporary Service in the FLC

Monday, February 24
9 a.m-4 p.m. Church office hours
7:00 p.m. Boy Scout Troop 37

Tuesday, February 25
9 a.m.-4 p.m. Church office hours
5:30 p.m. Wolf Den

Wednesday, February 26
9 a.m.-4 p.m. Church office hours
6:00 p.m. Dave Ramsey Financial Peace Class
6:45 p.m. Ash Wednesday Service

Thursday, February 27
9 a.m.-4 p.m. Church office hours
No activities

Friday, February 28

Church office closed
No activities

Saturday, February 29

Church office closed
No activities

Sunday, March 1
Nursery Care offered from 9:15 through end of 10:45 service.
8:00 a.m.
Traditional Service in the Sanctuary
9:00 a.m. Fellowship
9:15 a.m. Traditional Service in the Sanctuary
10:15 a.m Fellowship
10:45 a.m. Contemporary Service in the FLC
Coordinating Our Building Use
Are you needing a place at the church for a committee meeting or event? Please note that ALL scheduling of the building's use must be cleared and scheduled through Julie in the church office. This is not a "permission" issue, but we do need this central location for keeping track of the building's activities (we are thankful to be able to host a growing number of Boy and Girl Scouts this year!). Just drop an email or phone the office (848-7213), so there are no surprises. Thank you!