On December 16th, you can participate in Give Match Day at Plainfield Meijer. Buy a $10 Give donation card, and Meijer will match your contribution! Find cards at every checkout aisle, hand them to the cashier, or scan them at the self-checkout.
The Transforming for Tomorrow committee wants to inform you that the kitchen will undergo a much-needed renovation from January 15th to February 28th, 2024. As a result, the kitchen will be closed during this period and will not be operational.
We understand that this may cause some inconvenience. Still, please rest assured that the project committee is working diligently to ensure that adaptive and alternative plans are implemented in collaboration with ministries and events.
If you have any specific concerns or questions about this renovation, please do not hesitate to contact Kimberly Meyer and/or Debbie Perona, who will gladly assist you.
Thank you for your understanding and cooperation.
Help us decorate the church for Christmas with poinsettias. Dedicate them to your loved ones or a special event. Your dedication will be listed in the worship folder on December 24.
Poinsettias cost $13 each and must be paid for when you order. Orders and payments are due on December 18. To order, visit pumc.org/poinsettias. You can pay by mail, online, or in person.
For questions or assistance, contact Brent Miller at 317.839.2319 or bmiller@pumc.org.
Stability Builders Network, with Family Promise, needs diapers for their low-stock pantry. Donate Size 4-7 and Pull-Ups 3T/4T and 5T/6T to the Donation Depot located by Door 1. Thanks!
The NewDay Christmas Eve service on Dec. 16th at the worship annex. Hot cocoa and cookies served at 6:30 pm, followed by worship at 7:00. Invite someone and worship together as we Repeat the Sounding Joy of Christmas!
The PUMC Children’s Christmas Program will be held on Wednesday, December 13th, at 6:30 pm in the sanctuary. This year’s theme is “Jingle Jam.” We will have cookies, crafts, singing, worship, and more to help us celebrate the Christmas season and find meaning in the coming of Jesus! Everyone is invited, especially our weekday families, children, and the young at heart. This is a great way to meet people you might not know across PUMC and celebrate the season! If you are interested in helping prepare for this event, please contact Charity, our Director of Kids and Children’s Programming, at caton@pumc.org.
Have you recently visited the church office on a Monday or Thursday morning? If so, you might have noticed a new staff member. We are excited to introduce Carol Clem as our new part-time Office Receptionist. Carol will greet guests, direct traffic, and assist with various office tasks. Please join us in welcoming Carol to our team!
Angel Tree provides gifts, cookies, a Bible, and a personal message to children whose parents are incarcerated. By December 4, pick an angel from the tree in the Main Lobby, buy, wrap, and return your gift by noon on December 10.
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For more information, contact Terry Jones at 317-412-3123.
Give thanks to God for his gift. –2 Corinthians 9:15.
After careful thought and 42 years of ministry, Pastor Charlie and Donna have announced their intent to retire! This is not an easy decision for them since they both agree the 10 years they spent at PUMC have been the most welcoming and wonderful place they have served. As much as they have enjoyed their time with us, it is time for them to travel and spend more time with their kids and grandkids. Charlie’s last sermon will be on Father’s Day, so we still have many months of worship with him and Donna. Our Superintendent and the Bishop’s office are already aware and working to ensure they appoint the right pastor to follow in Charlie’s footsteps. The diligent process they used to send Charlie and Donna to PUMC will bring us another great pastor. While we are all excited for Charlie and Donna, we also recognize that we are sad at the thought of them leaving, and change can be hard and a little scary. We will work through all of that together and with prayer. Please join me in congratulating Charlie and Donna on their wonderful years of service and upcoming retirement.
Grace and Peace to you.
Thank you, PUMC, for supporting me and Donna as we have served here for what will be ten years at the end of this coming June. We love you! We wanted you to know about our retirement before the Advent/Christmas and Lent/Easter seasons so that we could enjoy these special times together. You are a uniquely loving, caring, inclusive, and hospitable congregation that consistently serves others to make the grace and love of God in Jesus Christ clear to all. We continue to trust God to use the system by which we came to be sent to PUMC in 2014 to send a wonderful new Sr. Pastor to PUMC next summer. Though things will change next year, we celebrate the truth that Michael W. Smith famously sang, “Friends are friends forever if the Lord’s the Lord of them.” All God’s blessings, friends.
Shalom,
Charlie and Donna Wilfong
Are you a big fan of Christmas? Do you enjoy singing along to festive tunes? Would you like to join in on the fun and sing popular Christmas carols like “Deck the Halls,” “Let it Snow,” and “Joy to the World”?
If you answered “yes” to any of these questions, we invite you to join the PUMC family for the third annual 2023 Carol-A-Thon on December 3, 2023. This event is open to everyone, including friends, neighbors, and children.
You’ll get to suggest your favorite Christmas carols and help decide the playlist for the sing-along. Visit the Carol-A-Thon display in the Lobby and Worship Annex today and for the next two Sundays to make your suggestions. The most requested songs will be featured in the sing-along on December 3 at 6:30 pm in the Sanctuary at PUMC.
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