Dear Shawnee UMC Family,

Please join us this Sunday for Worship

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

The title of Pastor Brennan's message is:

"When the Chair's on Fire"

The Scripture is:

Jeremiah 31:27-34

Individual Retribution

27 The days are surely coming, says the Lord, when I will sow the house of Israel and the house of Judah with the seed of humans and the seed of animals. 28 And just as I have watched over them to pluck up and break down, to overthrow, destroy, and bring evil, so I will watch over them to build and to plant, says the Lord. 29 In those days they shall no longer say:

‘The parents have eaten sour grapes,

    and the children’s teeth are set on edge.’

30 But all shall die for their own sins; the teeth of everyone who eats sour grapes shall be set on edge.

A New Covenant

31 The days are surely coming, says the Lord, when I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel and the house of Judah. 32 It will not be like the covenant that I made with their ancestors when I took them by the hand to bring them out of the land of Egypt—a covenant that they broke, though I was their husband, says the Lord. 33 But this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after those days, says the Lord: I will put my law within them, and I will write it on their hearts; and I will be their God, and they shall be my people. 34 No longer shall they teach one another, or say to each other, ‘Know the Lord’, for they shall all know me, from the least of them to the greatest, says the Lord; for I will forgive their iniquity, and remember their sin no more.

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.

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

LECTIONARY NEWS

Tuesday, October 21, 2025 readings:



Joel 2:23-32

2 Timothy 4:6-8, 16-18

Luke 18:9-14

Psalm 65:1-13

Room 304 at 10:00am

Zoom ID 991 9640 5385

password 061620

BOOK CLUB

*The Book Club will meet October 23 in Common Ground. Pat will lead the discussion of THE PERSONAL LIBRARIAN by Marie Benedict.

*November 13–Planning meeting for 2026–1pm Room 304.

*December 4 THE CURIOUS CHARMS OF ARTHUR PEPPER by Phaedra Patrick led by Susan Opper.



All are welcome!

Connie Mitzner 913-481-9594

SUMC Schedule

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

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 16

-Prayer Quilt-Room 307-1:00pm

-TOPS-Room 308-3:00pm

-Prayer Shawl-Common Ground-7:00pm

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 17

-Prayer Gathering-Common Ground-10:00am

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 18

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

-Funeral Service for Richard Krueger-Sanctuary-10:00am

-Bark & Boo in the Patch-10:00am-1:00pm

-Yosakoi Dance-Gym-10:00am

-Blessing of the Animals in the Patch-12:00pm

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

-Bible Study-Common Ground-1:00pm

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 19

-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-Pumpkin Patch-9:15am

-Worship Service-Sanctuary-10:30am

MONDAY, OCTOBER 20

-Coffee & Chat-Common Ground-10:00am

-Esther Circle-Common Ground-1:00pm

-Boy Scouts-Fellowship Hall-6:30pm

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 21

-Lectionary-Room 304-10:00am

 WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 22

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

-Bible Study-Zoom-7:00pm

-Choir Rehearsal-Sanctuary-7:15pm

Brennan Cummings

Senior Pastor

brennan@shawneeumc.org

Phyllis Stauffer

Minister of Care

phyllis@shawneeumc.org

(913) 710-8205

Connie Perry

Office Administrator

connie@shawneeumc.org

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