Dear Shawnee UMC Family,

Please join us this Sunday for Worship

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

Pastor Brennan's sermon series is


"Season of Rest"

and the title of the message is:

"Release into Rest"  

The Scripture is:

1 Kings 19:1-9

Ahab told Jezebel all that Elijah had done, and how he had killed all the prophets with the sword. 2 Then Jezebel sent a messenger to Elijah, saying, ‘So may the gods do to me, and more also, if I do not make your life like the life of one of them by this time tomorrow.’ 3 Then he was afraid; he got up and fled for his life, and came to Beer-sheba, which belongs to Judah; he left his servant there.

4 But he himself went a day’s journey into the wilderness, and came and sat down under a solitary broom tree. He asked that he might die: ‘It is enough; now, O Lord, take away my life, for I am no better than my ancestors.’ 5 Then he lay down under the broom tree and fell asleep. Suddenly an angel touched him and said to him, ‘Get up and eat.’ 6 He looked, and there at his head was a cake baked on hot stones, and a jar of water. He ate and drank, and lay down again. 7 The angel of the Lord came a second time, touched him, and said, ‘Get up and eat, otherwise the journey will be too much for you.’ 8 He got up, and ate and drank; then he went in the strength of that food for forty days and forty nights to Horeb the mount of God. 9 At that place he came to a cave, and spent the night there.



Then the word of the Lord came to him, saying, ‘What are you doing here, Elijah?’

An Invitation from Pastor Brennan

I will be attending the Rethinking Justice Workshop hosted by the Good Faith Network, an interfaith justice organization, on Wednesday, January 21st from 12:00-2:00pm at Westbrooke Church (9777 Antioch Rd, Overland Park). This workshop invites congregations to explore how justice work—beyond acts of mercy—often requires faithful collaboration across communities, since no single congregation can do it alone. The Good Faith Network focuses on building meaningful relationships rooted in shared values and love of neighbor. I’m interested in exploring whether this could be a good fit for our church, and that kind of discernment is always richer when we do it together. I’d love for others to join me for the conversation. Please RSVP at bit.ly/RethinkJusticeJoCo. And please let me know if you have any questions. Flyers are located in the narthex.

Monday Coffee Group

Breakfast Outing

The Monday morning coffee group will be hosting breakfast at Rise’n Shine, January 19th, 9:30 AM. The restaurant is just south of Midland Drive on Renner Rd. 

Everyone is welcome! Please let Sherry Hutchison (913-205-5131, shutchison100@gmail.com know if you plan to attend.

LECTIONARY NEWS

Tuesday Lectionary class readings for January 20, 2026:

Isaiah 9:1-4

1 Corinthians 1:10-18

Matthew 4:12-23

Psalm 27: 1, 4-9

Room 304 at 10:00am

Zoom ID 991 9640 5385

password 061620

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 call or text prayer requests to Phyllis Stauffer at

(913) 710-8205.

Also, Connie Perry in the office at connie@shawneeumc.org, or call the office at (913) 631-2280.

Paper copies of the prayer list are available at the church.

BOOK CLUB

The Book Club will meet January 22 at 1pm in Common Ground. Connie will lead THE MAGNIFICENT LIVES OF MARJORIE POST by Allison Pataki.

Our February 26 book is CARNEGIE’S MAID by Marie Benedict. Pat will lead.

Everyone is welcome!

Connie Mitzner  913-481-9594

SUMC Schedule

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

THURSDAY, JANUARY 15

-TOPS-Room 308-3:00pm

-Church Council-Room 304-7:00pm

-Prayer Shawl-Common Ground-7:00pm

FRIDAY, JANUARY 16

-Prayer Gathering-Common Ground-10:00am

SATURDAY, JANUARY 17

-Early Birds Circle-Room 307-9:30am

-Yosakoi Dance-Gym-10:00am

-Open Sanctuary-12:00pm-2:00pm

-Bible Study-Common Ground-1:00pm

SUNDAY, JANUARY 18

-Equip Sunday School-Room 304-9:00am-Zoom ID 938 0969 0560

-Genesis Sunday School-Room 305-9:00am

-Keystone Sunday School-Chapel -9:00am

-Maranatha Sunday School-Room 307-9:00am

-Children's Sunday School-Room 300-9:15am

-Worship Service-Sanctuary-10:30am

MONDAY, JANUARY 19

-Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday (Office Closed)

-Esther Circle-Common Ground-1:00pm

-Boy Scouts-Fellowship Hall-6:30pm

TUESDAY, JANUARY 20

-Lectionary-Room 304-10:00am

-Red Cross Blood Drive-Gym-10:00am-2:00pm

 WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 21

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

-Bible Study-Zoom-7:00pm

-Choir Rehearsal-Sanctuary-7:15pm

Brennan Cummings

Senior Pastor

brennan@shawneeumc.org

Connie Perry

Office Administrator

connie@shawneeumc.org

Phyllis Stauffer

Minister of Care

phyllis@shawneeumc.org

(913) 710-8205

Christine Phillips

Children's Ministry Coordinator

christine@shawneeumc.org

Avaree Norman

Music Director

avareem@gmail.com

Daniel E. Corredor Silva

Piano Accompanist

Karen de la Pena

Digital Media Coordinator

karen@shawneeumc.org