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Thursday, January 30, 2025


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:


1 Peter 2: 4-5


4 Come to him, a living stone, though rejected by mortals yet chosen and precious in God’s sight, and 5 like living stones, let yourselves be built into a spiritual house, to be a holy priesthood, to offer spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.

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.


Psalm 146:3-9 Don't trust leaders; don't trust any human beings—there's no saving help with them! Their breath leaves them, then they go back to the ground. On that very same day, their plans die too. The person whose help is the God of Jacob—the person whose hope 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 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!


Isaiah 45:18-25 For this is what the Lord said, who created the heavens, who is God, who formed the earth and made it, who established it, who didn't create it a wasteland but formed it as a habitation: I, the Lord, and no other! I didn't speak in secret or in some land of darkness; I didn't say to the offspring of Jacob, “Seek me in chaos.” I am the Lord, the one who speaks truth, who announces what is correct. Gather and come, draw near together, fugitives of the nations!


Those who carry their wooden idols don't know; those who pray to a god who won't save. Announce! Approach! Confer together! Who proclaimed this from the beginning, announced it from long ago? Wasn't it I, the Lord? There's no other God except me, a righteous God and a savior; there's none besides me! Turn to me and be saved, all you ends of the earth, for I am God, and there's no other. I have sworn a solemn pledge; a word has left my mouth; it is reliable and won't fail. Surely every knee will bow and every tongue confess; they will say, “Righteousness and strength come only from the Lord. All who are angry with him will come to shame. All the Israelites will be victorious and rejoice.”


Mark 5:15-20 They came to Jesus and saw the man who used to be demon-possessed. They saw the very man who had been filled with many demons sitting there fully dressed and completely sane, and they were filled with awe. Those who had actually seen what had happened to the demon-possessed man told the others about the pigs. Then they pleaded with Jesus to leave their region. While he was climbing into the boat, the one who had been demon-possessed pleaded with Jesus to let him come along as one of his disciples. But Jesus wouldn't allow it. “Go home to your own people,” Jesus said, “and tell them what the Lord has done for you and how he has shown you mercy.” Then the man went away and began to proclaim in the Ten Cities all that Jesus had done for him, and everyone was amazed.


Ephesians 6:18-20 Offer prayers and petitions in the Spirit all the time. Stay alert by hanging in there and praying for all believers. As for me, pray that when I open my mouth, I'll get a message that confidently makes this secret plan of the gospel known. I'm an ambassador in chains for the sake of the gospel. Pray so that the Lord will give me the confidence to say what I have to say.

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
February 4, 2025


Isaiah 6:1-13

1 Corinthians 15:1-11

Luke 5:1-11

Psalm 138:1-8


Zoom ID 991 9640 5385
password 061620


BOOK CLUB


The Book Club will meet on Feb 27 at 1 pm. DeLores Funk will lead the discussion of THE WOMEN by Kristin Hannah.


Our March selection is MARIA: A Novel of MARIA VON TRAPP. Marsha Wren will lead.



All are welcome!

Connie Mitzner 913-481-9594

Here is the link for online registration:


https://www.redcrossblood.org/give.html/drive-results?zipSponsor=ShawneeUMC


SUMC Schedule

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


THURSDAY, JANUARY 30

-TOPS-Room 308-3:00pm


FRIDAY, JANUARY 31

-Blood Drive-Gym-10:00am

-Prayer Gathering-Common Ground-10:00am


SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 1

-United Methodist Men-Room 304-9:00am

-Pat Stripling-Brown Memorial Service-Sanctuary-11:00am

-Bible Study Group-1:00pm


SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 2

-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, FEBRUARY 3

-CrossLines Food Kitchen

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

-GriefShare (Loss of a Spouse)-Room 304-6:00pm

-Boy Scouts-Fellowship Hall-6:30pm


TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 4

-Lectionary-Room 304-10:00am

-SPRC Meeting-Room 304-6:00pm


 WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 5

-COVID Testing-Narthex-9:00am

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

-Bible Study-Zoom-7:00pm

-Chancel Choir Rehearsal-Sanctuary-7:15pm

Clergy and Staff

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


Daniel E. Corredor Silva

Piano Accompanist


Sue Kim

Digital Media Coordinator

sue@shawneeumc.org


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Shawnee United Methodist Church
10700 Johnson Drive
Shawnee, KS 66203-2846

913-631-2280
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