Dear Shawnee UMC Family,

Please join us for Worship

this Sunday

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

Pastor Changsu's sermon Scripture will be:

Proverbs 19: 11

Those with good sense are slow to anger,

    and it is their glory to overlook an offence.

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 9:18-20 Because the poor won't be forgotten forever, the hope of those who suffer won't be lost for all time. Get up, Lord! Don't let people prevail! Let the nations be judged before you. Strike them with fear, Lord. Let the nations know they are only human.

Isaiah 25:7-9 He will swallow up on this mountain the veil that is veiling all peoples, the shroud enshrouding all nations. He will swallow up death forever. The Lord God will wipe tears from every face; he will remove his people's disgrace from off the whole earth, for the Lord has spoken. They will say on that day, "Look! This is our God, for whom we have waited--and he has saved us! This is the Lord, for whom we have waited; Let's be glad and rejoice in his salvation!" 

John 10:4-10 "...Whenever he has gathered all of his sheep, he goes before him and they follow him, because they know his voice. They won't follow a stranger but will run away because they don't know the stranger's voice." Those who heard Jesus use this analogy didn't understand what he was saying. So Jesus spoke again, "I assure you that I am the gate of the sheep. All who came before me were thieves and outlaws, but the sheep didn't listen to them. I am the gate. Whoever enters through me will be saved. They will come in and go out and find pasture. The thief enters only to steal, kill, and destroy. I came so that they could have life--indeed, so that they could live life to the fullest..."

Hebrews 2:14-18 Therefore, since children share in flesh and blood, he also shared the same things in the same way. He did this to destroy the one who holds the power over death--the devil--by dying. He set free those who were held in slavery their entire lives by their fear of death. Of course, he isn't trying to help angels, but rather he's helping Abraham's descendants. Therefore, he had to be made like his brothers and sisters in every way. This was so that he could become a merciful and faithful high priest in things relating to God, in order to wipe away the sins of the people. He's able to help those who are being tempted, since he himself experienced suffering when he was tempted. 

Clena (Jones) Wilson, a lifelong member of Shawnee United Methodist Church, passed away at the age of 103 on the 1st of January 2023, in Pocatello, Idaho. She was the church organist for many years, even playing the piano at church events as a child in the 1930s.

Memorial events will be planned by her family to take place around her birthday, the weekend of the 22nd of July. Her obituary and more details on memorial events will be forthcoming in future announcements. 

God's gifts of the written word and the pleasure of reading await you with a good book.

Several books will be added to the library, donated from the UWIF reading program. You can find three of them in the library stand outside common ground.

Tattered and Mended the Art of Healing the Wounded Soul, by Cynthia Ruchti.

Born on Third Base A one percenter makes the case for tackling inequality, bringing wealth home, and committing to the common good. By Chuck Collins

The Book of JOY Two leading spiritual Masters (Dalai Lama and Desmond Tutu) share their wisdom about living with joy even in the face of adversity, sharing personal stories and teaching about the science of profound happiness and the daily practices that anchor their emotional and spiritual lives.

VOLUNTEERS ARE NEEDED TO HELP WITH

THE CHILDREN'S MINISTRY!

Please contact Christine Phillips if you can help.

Thank you!



HEIFER PROJECT

CONTRATULATIONS! You, members of SUMC, have donated an ARK of $5000.00 and more to help the people of third world countries. We actually donated $6626.00. Because the recipients of animals are required to pass on an offspring of their animal to someone else, our donation is a gift that keeps on giving.

Ambassadors luncheon and program next Monday, January 9, 2023! 

Our hostesses are Susan Ozga and Margie Beets who are serving chili.

Bring a covered dish and your own plate and silverware. Bread and drinks provided.

Our program is Pastor David Livingston from Old Mission United Methodist Church.

His topic is Changes in the United Methodist Church.

Come and join us for good food and good fun visiting with others! 

The book club will meet at 1:00 January 26 to discuss THE BOOK WOMAN’S DAUGHTER by Kim Richardson. Janis Henkel will be the leader. See you in the Common Ground. All are welcome!



Connie Mitzner 913-481-9594

Food Partners Ministry

Our Food Donation Partners ministry is underway. We have trained several volunteers to pick up the frozen food from two different McDonald's in the area and deliver it to Shawnee Community Services to help feed those who are hungry and dealing with food insecurities. The donations from McDonald's include biscuits and other bread items, sausage and hamburger patties, chicken nuggets, folded egg portions, some desserts and pastries and more.

A note to our members and friends: If any of you are experiencing any stress or food insecurity and would like to have some of this food, please reach out to Changsu by email (changsu@shawneeumc.org) or cell (913) 752-7275 or Julie Italiano by email (jbitaliano4@gmail.com) or cell (913) 444-0126.. This will be kept confidential.

SUMC FOUNDATION

Any group wanting funding from the Foundation, please fill out a Fund Request Application available in church office.

The application needs an itemized list of what is needed, the purpose of the funds and when funds are needed.

The applications are due by January 31, 2023.

PUTTING AWAY THE GREENS

We will be putting away the Christmas decorations on Saturday, January 14.

If anyone would like to help, please join us from 9 am to 12 noon, or however long it takes.

See you there!

Julie Italiano, Worship Co-Chair

PLEASE HELP!

We are looking for a volunteer to make coffee on the 4th Sunday of each month to include a sweet treat beginning January.

Please contact Sarah Graves if you would like to help. Thank you.

SUMC Schedule

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

THURSDAY, JANUARY 5

CrossLines Food Kitchen

UMIF Executive Meeting--Room 304--10:00am

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

TOPS--Room 308--3:00pm

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

Yosakoi Dance--Gym--7:00pm



SUNDAY, JANUARY 8

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

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

Youth Sunday School-- Room 103--9:15am

Worship Service--Sanctuary--10:30am

Yosakoi Dance--Gym--4:00pm

MONDAY, JANUARY 9

Mature Singles Ministry--Common Ground--10:00am

Ambassadors--Fellowship Hall--11:00am

Congregational Care Meeting--Conference Room--2:00pm

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

TUESDAY, JANUARY 10

Lectionary--Room 304--10:00am

Trustees--Common Ground--7:00pm

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 11

COVID Testing--Narthex--9:00am

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

Bell Rehearsal--Room 303--6:00pm

Girl Scouts--Fellowship Hall--6:30pm

Chancel Choir Rehearsal--Sanctuary--7:15pm

THURSDAY, JANUARY 12

TOPS--Room 308--3:00pm

Church Council--Room 304--7:00pm

Yosakoi Dance--Gym--7:00pm



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

avaree@shawneeumc.org

Valerie Wellington

Piano Accompanist

valeriewellington@gmail.com

Sue Kim

Digital Media Coordinator

sue@shawneeumc.org