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CHurch Action Opportunities for May 2025 [C.H.A.O.!]
ALL engagements in ALL areas of ministry here at Our Lord’s for May.
Please:
READ ~ PRAY ~ and then CHOOSE what God calls you to
in addition to your ongoing presence and support.
Use designated envelope/memo line on checks/website through VANCO.
ALL engagements in ALL areas of ministry here at Our Lord’s for May.
Please:
READ ~ PRAY ~ and then CHOOSE what God calls you to
in addition to your ongoing presence and support.
Use designated envelope/memo line on checks/website through VANCO.
There are many opportunities to share Christ’s love and healing grace this month. Remember, the call of CHAO is to look through the opportunities prayerfully to discern how God is calling you to act. Each one of us can do something, but we are not expected to do everything. See how the spirit leads you this month.
NEW THIS MONTH:
ALL Together Story Path Reopening Celebration
You are invited this Sunday, May 4th, at 11:30 a.m. to greet Linda Suminski, author of Grandma’s Cottage*, the first story featured on the Story Path. Pick up a donut hole and some lemonade to take with you as you stroll the path. Caldwell UMC will be joining us for early fellowship at 9:45 a.m., worship at 10:30 a.m., and our time of celebration at 11:30 a.m. Bring your friends and family to join in! (*Grandma’s Cottage is available for purchase on Amazon.)
MMIWG2S National Day of Awareness is May 5th
Check out the red dress display and the informational cupboard in the narthex. We are joining our voices in prayer as Indigenous women, girls, and two-spirited (members of the LGBTQ) individuals go missing or are murdered at higher rates. Choose the name of a missing woman clipped to a red dress and commit to praying for this beloved child of God and her family. Prayers are found in the informational cupboard. Promote awareness by wearing red on May 5th.
DON’T FORGET! Tuesday, May 6th, is the lunch gathering with our brothers and sisters at Caldwell at the Blue Bay Restaurant in Mukwonago. Join in for fellowship and fun.
Giving Garden Workday is Coming!
Join the gardeners and National Honor Society students from New Berlin Eisenhower High School this Saturday, May 10th, from 8:00 a.m. - noon to ready the garden for planting! Produce from the garden is donated to Rooted and Rising as well as the New Berlin Food Pantry to provide fresh food for people experiencing food insecurity. Wear clothes that can get dirty and bring your garden gloves.
Mother’s Day: May 11
While the day is a joyous celebration for many, it can be a difficult day for others. Pray for sensitivity to the women around you, as grief is often a visitor on this day. If you have your mother with you, be sure to be the kid who doesn’t forget Mother’s Day!
Opportunities to serve:
Volunteers are needed to teach a short Bible lesson to our youngest attendees!
Remember, Jesus said, “Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these.” ( Matthew 19:14) This is a short time commitment, materials are provided for you, and it’s fun! Sign up in the narthex or please contact Rebecca Radick.
Adopt a Planter
The cedar planters along the perimeter of the ALL Together Story Path need your creative touch and care as we join together to create a beautiful, safe border for the path. If you love painting and planting non-living flowers and/or garden decorations, stay tuned for details coming soon.
THANK YOU to ALL who attended and helped organize the April 12th UWF Day of Social Action watch party! It was a meaningful day of learning.
CONTINUING CONCERNS:
PRAY for the suffering in Ukraine and Gaza, and our country’s leaders that they will negotiate a just peace.
USE YOUR VOICE to contact your legislators on the myriad of justice issues facing our nation. Go to myvote.wi.gov to locate your elected officials.
BRING your own cup for fellowship which helps keep our waste down, can start conversations, and may even give you the bravery you need to ask, “How is it with your soul?”
Check out the Mission Corner located behind the Welcome Table to learn how to further support The Cathedral Center as well as Rooted and Rising through Amazon Wish List shopping. Take an information tag to assist you in accessing various opportunities to donate.
Cathedral Center: https://cathedral-center.org/donate/
Rooted and Rising: https://www.rootedandrisingwp.org/donate
https://www.amazon.com/gp/registry/wishlist/1BT36JIW8CS8Q/ref=cm_wl_search_bin_1_1
Have you received your copy of Our Lord’s Breakthrough Prayer? Challenge yourself to pray this prayer daily as we continue to seek God’s direction during this stewardship season.
“Holy God, quiet our thoughts and open us to carefully listen, with hope. Create willingness toward action that rebuilds the church. Use our time, talent, and financial resources to draw in others. Inspire us, through worship and prayer, to love in ways that extend and expand the possibilities for ALL to do something, on the path before us. Let it be so.”
Upon this Earth and located on the ancestral homeland
of the
Potawatomi, Sioux (Ochethi Sakowin), Kickapoo, Ho-Chunk, Myaamia,
and Peoria people,
Our Lord’s United Methodist Church recognizes and honors
ALL Indigenous siblings
who have and continue to call this land home.
Our Lord’s Mission and Vision Statements
To actively love our neighbors and proclaim God’s unchanging love and mercy in everything we do.
As a community, Our Lord’s UMC seeks to transform ourselves and the world by following Christ, welcoming ALL, serving others, and promoting social justice.
To actively love our neighbors and proclaim God’s unchanging love and mercy in everything we do.
As a community, Our Lord’s UMC seeks to transform ourselves and the world by following Christ, welcoming ALL, serving others, and promoting social justice.
