The Metro Monday Connection

May 15, 2017
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There are always events in the community intended to inform, empower, connect, and serve; Metro Ministries wants to connect you to them! Click on the event titles to learn more.

Lucille Raines 40th Anniversary: Tours and Resident Sharing
May 16-18

Indy Reads Hosts "There Goes the Neighborhood: How Communities Overcome Prejudice and Meet the Challenge of American Immigration"
May 17

May 21

June 3

Backpack Drive for the Homeless (More Information Below)
June 8-10

June 10

July 23
Annual Conference Backpack Drive for the Homeless
 Click HERE for what supplies are needed for the drive.

Instructions for Dropping off Backpacks

If you are bringing several backpacks to annual conference for the drive, you may use the Maryland Street drop-off. There will be golf cart drivers that will be available to pick up the backpacks at this entrance.  You will need to have a representative stay with the backpacks. Do not drop them off without actually handing them to someone.  Backpacks that are left alone are a concern to security personnel.  It is important that the backpacks be hand-delivered to the Board of Laity booth area during the annual conference session.
Volunteers Needed
The Coalition for Our Immigrant Neighbors is seeking volunteers to assist with the planning and execution of this one-of-a-kind event in Indianapolis. If you have time to volunteer, please contact Julie or Amanda at COIN.Indy.2017@gmail.com.

Plainfield UMC's Pipe Organ Celebration
Plainfield United Methodist Church publicly unveiled its new pipe organ on Sunday, May 7 to a capacity audience of 550+ persons. In the works for more than a decade, this pipe organ project realizes the church’s vision to upgrade its musical offerings on Sunday morning and to leverage the pipe organ as a tool for building relationships in their local community. 

PUMC's Director of Music, Michael Pettry says, "Beyond Sunday morning worship services, this new pipe organ also offers us a chance to reach into the community through concerts like our October “Organ Spook-tacular” concert for families, to offer organ lessons to the next generation of church musicians, and much more. This is a fine artistic, outreach and worship tool in our sacred toolbox!”

The May 7, 2017 Celebration Concert featured organist Ken Cowan, among the most active and respected organists in the nation. Bishop Trimble attended and spoke at the beginning of the concert, and the afternoon included a Q&A between the organist and questions from the audience. Plainfield UMC also used the occasion of the new pipe organ to secure coverage in area media outlets, including through print and digital publications, plus television news broadcasts. Click here to view one of the media opportunities.

For more information about the new pipe organ and upcoming concerts on the PUMC Concert Series, click here.
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