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Thursday, May 1, 2025

Dear Shawnee UMC Family,

Please join us this Sunday for Worship

in-person or on Facebook Live at 10:30am.

The Scriptures for Pastor Changsu's message will be:

1 Chronicles 4:9-10

9 Jabez was honored more than his brothers; and his mother named him Jabez, saying, ‘Because I bore him in pain.’ 10 Jabez called on the God of Israel, saying, ‘Oh that you would bless me and enlarge my border, and that your hand might be with me, and that you would keep me from hurt and harm!’ And God granted what he asked.

Exodus 34:24

24 For I will cast out nations before you, and enlarge your borders; no one shall covet your land when you go up to appear before the Lord your God three times in the year.

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.

Daniel 2:27-30 Daniel answered the king, “Sages, enchanters, dream interpreters, and diviners can't explain to the king the mystery he seeks. But there is a God in heaven, a revealer of mysteries, who has shown King Nebuchadnezzar what will happen in the days to come! Now this was your dream—this was the vision in your head as you lay in your bed: As you lay in bed, Your Majesty, your thoughts turned to what will happen in the future. The revealer of mysteries has revealed to you what will happen. Now this mystery was revealed to me, not that I have more wisdom than any other living person but so that the dream's meaning might be made known to the king, and that you might know the thoughts of your own mind...”

1 John 2:1-6 We announce to you what existed from the beginning, what we have heard, what we have seen with our eyes, what we have seen and our hands handled, about the word of life. The life was revealed, and we have seen, and testify and announce to you the eternal life that was with the Father and was revealed to us. What we have seen and heard, we also announce it to you so that you can have fellowship with us. Our fellowship is with the Father and with his Son, Jesus Christ. We are writing these things so that our joy can be complete. This is the message that we have heard from him and announce to you: “God is light and there is no darkness in him at all.” If we claim, “We have fellowship with him,” and live in the darkness, we are lying and do not act truthfully.

John 15:12-17 “... This is my commandment: love each other just as I have loved you. No one has greater love than to give up one's life for one's friends. You are my friends if you do what I command you. I don't call you servants any longer, because servants don't know what their master is doing. Instead, I call you friends, because everything I heard from my Father I have made known to you. You didn't choose me, but I chose you and appointed you so that you could go and produce fruit and so that your fruit could last. As a result, whatever you ask the Father in my name, he will give you. I give you these commandments so that you can love each other...”

Psalm 92:12-15 The righteous will spring up like a palm tree. They will grow strong like a cedar of Lebanon. Those who have been replanted in the Lord's house will spring up in the courtyards of our God. They will bear fruit even when old and gray; they will remain lush and fresh in order to proclaim: “The Lord is righteous. He's my rock. There's nothing unrighteous in him.”

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.

CHURCH COUNCIL MINUTES

Church Council met on April 17th. Click the link below to view.

Minutes from April 17th

LECTIONARY NEWS

Lectionary readings for

May 6, 2025

Acts 9:36-43

Revelation 7:9-17

John 7:22-30

Psalm 23:1-4

Zoom ID 991 9640 5385

password 061620

BOOK CLUB

The Book Club will meet in Common Ground on May 22 at 1 pm. Tammy will lead the discussion of A RIGHT WORTHY WOMAN by Ruth Watson.

The June 26th meeting will be lead by Mary Ann. We will discuss JESUS and the DISINHERITED by Howard Thurman and/or LIVING RESISTANCE by Kaitlin Curtice.

All are welcome!

Connie Mitzner 913-481-9594