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Knowing Your Story. Shaping Our Future
Making disciples of Jesus Christ is our mission and it never ends. We need to always be adapting to maximize our service to God and others. In our attempts to zero in on our direction for the future, please follow the survey link below to four short questions. It should take around five minutes to fill out.
Encountering the Resurrection
Have you had any moments lately where you’ve felt the power of the resurrected Christ? I pray you have and continue to feel the grace of God in amazing ways.
As we continue our study of the experiences of the resurrected Christ in scripture, we brush up against the reality of the physical resurrection. In Luke 24, Jesus clearly shows the disciples that he isn’t a mist or ghost but flesh and blood back to life. But what does that mean for us? I’ll see you Sunday as we discern the impact of the physical resurrection of Christ and the hope that it gives us in the midst of pain.
Keep Growing Your Faith
At Shueyville UMC, we believe that being a follower of Jesus is a journey. It isn’t just worship, spiritual growth, or service. It’s all of those aspects combined that help us grow closer to Jesus. Take a look at the opportunities below and try to take in each of the areas of emphasis: Deeper Roots (worship), Stronger Branches (your personal faith), Bountiful Fruit (serving God and others).
Deeper Roots
Worship can look a variety of ways and all are wonderful when our hearts are engaged in praising the Lord.
- 8:00 a.m. Traditional Worship In-Person
- 8:45 a.m. Worship on Facebook Live
- 9:30 a.m. Blended Worship In-Person (Sunday School included)
- 10:30 a.m. Contemporary Worship In-Person
We require masks to be worn in the church at this time. If in-person worship isn’t right for you at this time, please continue to worship online. We value your presence in the body of Christ.
- We are currently set to offer a mask-optional service on May 30 at 10:30 a.m. only. The 8:00 a.m. and 9:30 a.m. will still require masks. Please find the service that fits best for you, given the options.
- 380 Kids and Exit X have concluded for this school year. Please let Pastor Brody and Heather know if we can continue to help your young people in any way. We are gearing up for a great summer and already planning for next year.
Stronger Branches
Part of growing in our faith is prayer. Please take a moment to pray for these people and situations, plus what is on your heart.
- Gib Marcucci, Cindy Ireland's father was hospitalized last week
- Tim Broghammer family at the death of his father
- Bob Schwake, as he continues his battle cancer
- Wanda Lou, whose cancer has returned. She is a friend of Marilyn Johnson
- Caretakers
- Community/National/World Leaders
- Jacob Vance
- Deena Moyle as she recovers from eye surgery
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Jennifer Blair, recovering from cancer treatment
- Rowena Torrevillas
- Lois Ganske. Her cancer is back and has spread
- Last week at the 10:30 service we celebrated the baptism of Emerson and Easton Swales. They are the children of Ryan and Lindsey Swales, members of our church.
Scripture Text Groups! You can receive a text each morning with scripture and a reflection. Over 130 people connected to our church are doing this. Join us!
Mission Staycation is June 10th - 12th.
Sponsor a youth for the Mission Trip 2021
You can visibly see all the youth who need sponsors, as their names are on the wall outside the Family Life Center. Stop by and see it on a Sunday or call the church office to have us pick one for you. There are plenty of young people who still need sponsors.
Thank you for your continued support of the ministries of Shueyville UMC. Your gifts of your time, talents, and money are all instrumental in sharing God’s love in our community. Thank you.
How are you engaged in serving others and bearing the fruit of love in the world? We’d love to hear so please let us know!
