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:

"The Gift of Rest"  

The Scripture is:

Leviticus 25:1-19

The Sabbatical Year

1 The Lord spoke to Moses on Mount Sinai, saying: 2 Speak to the people of Israel and say to them: When you enter the land that I am giving you, the land shall observe a sabbath for the Lord. 3 For six years you shall sow your field, and for six years you shall prune your vineyard, and gather in their yield; 4 but in the seventh year there shall be a sabbath of complete rest for the land, a sabbath for the Lord: you shall not sow your field or prune your vineyard. 5 You shall not reap the aftergrowth of your harvest or gather the grapes of your unpruned vine: it shall be a year of complete rest for the land. 6 You may eat what the land yields during its sabbath—you, your male and female slaves, your hired and your bound laborers who live with you; 7 for your livestock also, and for the wild animals in your land all its yield shall be for food.

The Year of Jubilee

8 You shall count off seven weeks of years, seven times seven years, so that the period of seven weeks of years gives forty-nine years. 9 Then you shall have the trumpet sounded loud; on the tenth day of the seventh month—on the day of atonement—you shall have the trumpet sounded throughout all your land. 10 And you shall hallow the fiftieth year and you shall proclaim liberty throughout the land to all its inhabitants. It shall be a jubilee for you: you shall return, every one of you, to your property and every one of you to your family. 11 That fiftieth year shall be a jubilee for you: you shall not sow, or reap the aftergrowth, or harvest the unpruned vines. 12 For it is a jubilee; it shall be holy to you: you shall eat only what the field itself produces.

13 In this year of jubilee you shall return, every one of you, to your property. 14 When you make a sale to your neighbor or buy from your neighbor, you shall not cheat one another. 15 When you buy from your neighbor, you shall pay only for the number of years since the jubilee; the seller shall charge you only for the remaining crop-years. 16 If the years are more, you shall increase the price, and if the years are fewer, you shall diminish the price; for it is a certain number of harvests that are being sold to you. 17 You shall not cheat one another, but you shall fear your God; for I am the Lord your God.

18 You shall observe my statutes and faithfully keep my ordinances, so that you may live on the land securely. 19 The land will yield its fruit, and you will eat your fill and live on it securely.

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.

Ambassadors Luncheon

Monday, February 9

Arrive between 11am and 11:20am

Eat at 11:30 am

Bring a covered dish to share and your own plate & silverware

Drinks provided

Program: Missy the Flower Chick from Chicken Creek Florist

She will talk flowers and their care

Come and enjoy friendly conversation with friends, make new friends

And enjoy a marvelous Methodist cooked meal!

LECTIONARY NEWS

Tuesday Lectionary class readings for February 10, 2026:

Exodus 24:12-18

2 Peter 1:16-21

Matthew 17:1-9

Psalm 99:1-9

Room 304 at 10:00am

Zoom ID 991 9640 5385

password 061620

New Mid-Week Bible Study from Pastor Brennan

Sunday School Seminary is a new Bible study experience designed to help everyday believers grow deeper in their understanding of Scripture, theology, and church history—without feeling overwhelming or too academic. And yes, despite the name, it meets during the week! Think of it as a guided conversation through the big ideas of the faith, made practical, approachable, and relevant for daily life. No prior knowledge required—just curiosity and a desire to grow.

Use the sign-up sheet in the narthex to indicate your interest or shoot Pastor Brennan an email. Join us Wednesdays at 10:00 a.m. in Room 307, beginning February 11. Feel free to jump in and out as your schedule allows.

BOOK CLUB

The next Book Club discussion will be Thursday, February 26, at 1pm in Common Ground. Pat will lead CARNEGIE’S MAID by Marie Benedict.



March 26 Nancy Potter-Wallace will lead HOME AGAIN by Kristin Hannah.



All are welcome!

Connie Mitzner

913-481-9594

Church Directory

The Church Directory is being updated. Please let Connie know if any of your information in the directory has changed.

There will be a directory available in the Narthex.

Thank you.

SUMC Schedule

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

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 5

-United Women in Faith-Room 304-10:00am

-Prayer Quilt-Room 307-1:00pm

-TOPS-Room 308-3:00pm

-Yosakoi Dance-Gym-6:00pm

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 6

-Prayer Gathering-Common Ground-10:00am

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 7

-United Methodist Men-Room 304-9:00am

-GriefShare (Loss of a Spouse)-Room 304-10:00am

-Yosakoi Dance-Gym-10:00am

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

-Bible Study-Common Ground-1:00pm

SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 8

-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

-Souper Bowl Sunday Luncheon-Fellowship Hall-11:45am

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 9

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

-Ambassadors-Fellowship Hall-11:00am

-Boy Scouts-Fellowship Hall-6:30pm

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 10

-Lectionary-Room 304-10:00am

-Quilting Sisters Sewing Group-Fellowship Hall-10:00am

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

-PEO Meeting-Fellowship Hall-6:30pm

-Trustees Meeting-Common Ground-7:00pm

 WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 11

-Sunday School Seminary-Room 307-10:00am

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

-Girl Scouts-Fellowship Hall-6:30pm

-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