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CHurch Action Opportunities for July 2024 [C.H.A.O.!]
ALL engagements in ALL areas of ministry here at Our Lord’s for July.
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 July.
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.
NEW THIS MONTH: Christmas in July is coming! Christmas in July is Sunday, July 21st! This special service reminds us, mid-year, of the gift God gives us in Jesus. This is a 'year 'round' gift - not just on December 25th! The Christmas Tree will be up and we'll have the joy of singing Christmas carols!!!! Also featured will be Sue Albers’ collection of nativities arranged by our Crafters.
We will respond with gratitude and generosity with a special 2 Sunday offering collection supporting the Rooting & Rising PlayScape being installed there this summer. We will welcome William Schmitt as our guest speaker in worship on Sunday, July 14, to tell us about this exciting upgrade and to say more about all that is going on through Rooting & Rising in the Washington Park Neighborhood. Support this gift with a labeled offering any Sunday in July if you will be traveling and place it in the little church! Let's surround this vitally important ministry with love and financial support as we give God thanks for the gift of Jesus!
~ Thank You to everyone who pitched in the MAY clean-up month. There is always more to do so take a look about to see which job you could tackle.
~ Over the summer months fresh produce from Our Lord’s Giving Garden will be delivered to both organizations. In addition, an indoor collection of breakfast foods will be ongoing throughout the summer. Breakfast Bars are always in high demand. Calling all bargain hunters to look for sales and to shop often!
~ Story Path Construction is beginning! Please see the sign-up sheet in the narthex to see how you can help. Let Mary Schulz know when you are available to assist with story layout.
ONGOING
~ 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
~ Continue to pray for Gaza. Go to www.umcjustice.org to learn how to contact your legislators concerning issues of peace with justice.
~ Borrow books from the Church library often (located in Fellowship Hall).
~ Ongoing collection of plastic bags/packaging in TREX bins in the Narthex.
~ (Reuse) B.Y.O.C.C. – Bring Your Own Coffee Cup on Sundays for fellowship. Fill it, enjoy it, use it as an ice breaker in getting acquainted, take it home, wash it, reuse it, or change it up!
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.