Dear Shawnee UMC Family,

Please join us for Worship

this Sunday

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

Pastor Changsu's sermon Scripture will be:

Matthew 1: 22- 23

All this took place to fulfill what had been spoken by the Lord through the prophet:

'Look, the virgin shall conceive and bear a son,

and they shall name him Emmanuel'

which means, 'God is with us.'

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.

Here are this week's scriptures for study and meditation:

Psalm 40:5-10 You, Lord my God! You've done so many things--your wonderful deeds and plans for us--no one can compare with you! If I were to proclaim and talk about all of them, they would be too numerous to count! You don't relish sacrifice or offerings; you don't require entirely burned offerings or compensation offerings--but you have given me ears! So I said, "Here I come! I'm inscribed in the written scroll. I want to do your will, my God. Your instruction is deep within me." I've told the good news of your righteousness in the great assembly. I didn't hold anything back--as you well know, Lord! I didn't keep your righteousness only to myself. I declared your faithfulness and your salvation. I didn't hide your loyal love and trustworthiness from the great assembly.

Isaiah 11:1-5 A shoot will grow up from the stump of Jesse; a branch will sprout from his roots. The Lord's spirit will rest on him, a spirit of wisdom and understanding, a spirit of planning and strength, a spirit of knowledge and fear of the Lord. He will delight in fearing the Lord. He won't judge by appearances, nor decide by hearsay. He will judge the needy with righteousness, and decide with equity for those who suffer in the land. He will strike the violent with the rod of his mouth; by the breath of his lips he will kill the wicked. Righteousness will be the belt around his hips, and faithfulness the belt around his waist.

John 3:17-21 God didn't send his son into the world to judge the world, but that the world might be saved through him. Whoever believes in him isn't judged; whoever doesn't believe in him is already judged, because they don't believe in the name of God's only Son. This is the basis for judgement: The light came into the world, and people loved darkness more than the light, for their actions are evil, All who do wicked things hate the light and don't come to the light, for fear that their actions will be exposed to the light. Whoever does the truth comes to the light so that it can be seen that their actions were done in God. 

Revelation 21:1-4 Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the former heaven and the former earth had passed away, and the sea was no more. I saw the holy city, New Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, made ready as a bride beautifully dressed for her husband. I heard a voice from the throne say, "Look! God's dwelling is here with humankind. He will dwell with them, and they will be his peoples. God himself will be with them as their God. He will wipe away every tear from their eyes. Death will be no more. There will be no mourning, crying, or pain anymore, for the former things have passed away." 

VOLUNTEERS ARE NEEDED TO HELP WITH

THE CHILDREN'S MINISTRY!

Please contact Christine Phillips if you can help.

Food Partners Ministry

Our Food Donation Partners ministry is underway. We have trained several volunteers to pick up the frozen food from two different McDonald's in the area and deliver it to Shawnee Community Services to help feed those who are hungry and dealing with food insecurities. The donations from McDonald's include biscuits and other bread items, sausage and hamburger patties, chicken nuggets, folded egg portions, some desserts and pastries and more.

A note to our members and friends: If any of you are experiencing any stress or food insecurity and would like to have some of this food, please reach out to Changsu by email (changsu@shawneeumc.org) or cell (913) 752-7275 or Julie Italiano by email (jbitaliano4@gmail.com) or cell (913) 444-0126.. This will be kept confidential.

SUMC FOUNDATION

Any group wanting funding from the Foundation, please fill out a Fund Request Application available in church office.

The application needs an itemized list of what is needed, the purpose of the funds and when funds are needed.

The applications are due by January 31, 2023.

PLEASE HELP!

We are looking for a volunteer to make coffee on the 4th Sunday of each month to include a sweet treat beginning January.

Please contact Sarah Graves if you would like to help. Thank you.

Children's socks gloves, hats, scarves

The Mission Committee will be collecting socks, gloves, hats, and scarves for children during the month of December.

Please put your donations in the container in the Narthex. Thank you.

Shawnee Community Services is in urgent need of clothing for all ages, sizes and seasons.

Please bring your donations and put on or underneath the clothing rack in the Narthex.

SUMC Schedule

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

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 22



Yosakoi Dance--Gym--7:00pm

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 23

Christmas Holiday--Office Closed

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 24

Wesley Fellowship--Chapel--9:00am

Candlelight Christmas Eve Service--Sanctuary--7:00pm

SUNDAY, DECEMBER 25

Sunday School Classes will not be meeting

Worship Service--Sanctuary--10:30am

MONDAY, DECEMBER 26

Christmas Holiday--Office Closed

TUESDAY, DECEMBER 27

Lectionary--Room 304--10:00am

Mission Committee--Annex--7:00pm

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 28

COVID Testing--Narthex--9:00am

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

Bell Rehearsal--Room 303--6:00pm

Chancel Choir Rehearsal--Sanctuary--7:00pm

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 29

Prayer Quilt--Room 307--1:00pm

Yosakoi Dance--Gym--7:00pm



Changsu Kim

Senior Pastor

changsu@shawneeumc.org

(913) 752-7275

Connie Perry

Office Administrator

connie@shawneeumc.org

Christine Phillips

Children's Ministry Coordinator

christine@shawneeumc.org

Avaree Norman

Worship & Music Director

avaree@shawneeumc.org

Valerie Wellington

Piano Accompanist

valeriewellington@gmail.com

Sue Kim

Digital Media Coordinator

sue@shawneeumc.org