We invite you to come in and pick up a carry-out meal between 11 a.m. and 11:30 a.m. on the second Saturday of the month. Please enter through door 14 and go to the kitchen, and someone will be there to get your meal. If you know of someone who might need a meal, visit pumc.org/saturday-lunch.
The families are all staying at the new shelter house, Almost Home (7233 E. County Road 300 S., Plainfield), and therefore meals are once again served family style! Supper is generally served around 6pm, but meals can be dropped off early at your convenience. You are also more than welcome to stay and eat with the families!
To provide a meal for the families during this next host week, August 6 – August 12, contact Mary Raver at mraver@pumc.org or sign up online.
Future dates for providing meals for Family Promise are December 3-9.
The Staff Parish Relations Committee is excited to welcome Abby Lietz! Bishop Trimble appointed her to PUMC as Associate Pastor and NewDay Praise Leader, effective July 1, 2023.
Abby graduated in May from the Boston University School of Theology, earning a Master of Divinity with the highest distinction and being honored with the Student Leadership Society Award.
Abby will join small group meetings and activities over the next few months to get to know everyone! Please join us in welcoming Abby to PUMC!
Join us on the last Saturday of the month for a free lunch. Pass the word and bring a friend. Everyone is welcome! Door 14 will be open, and we will serve from 11:15 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
The Hospitality and Outreach committee would like to remind you to wear your church name tag on Sunday mornings, and anytime you are at a church function.
Name tags are stored in two cabinets located at doors 1 and 14. If you are new and need a name tag, or maybe yours has gone missing, contact Brent in the church office to request a new one.
Requests can also be noted on your connection card. The standard name tag attaches to a magnet. If you prefer a tag without a magnet, please include this information with your request.
Did you know that PUMC has an online directory, currently with 230 families included? We hope you will join us if you are not one of them! There are two easy steps to create your profile:
Today, after each service, Hospitality team members will be in the lobby to help with profile creation and updates. If you need a picture, they will happily take it and submit it for you!
Join us as we learn how to make pies. As part of the class, we will each assemble two pies; the first to donate to the Fish Fry, the second for you to take home and enjoy!
The Details:
Where: Church Kitchen
When: Wednesday, June 28, 2023 – 6:00 – 8:00 p.m.
Sunday, July 2, 2023 – 3:00-5:00 p.m.
Who: You! and anyone who would
like to make pies
Cost: $15 to cover the cost of supplies
Max class size: 8 people
To sign up, go to pumc.org/registration and select “Pie Class.”
Vacation Bible School (VBS) is four days of fun, snack, and learning about Jesus, who he is, what he preached, and how to share his light. If you cannot volunteer during VBS (June 20-23), you can still help greatly! VBS needs the following items and more.
Needed:
Dessert-size paper plates, purple-blue, or black
To see the complete list of items needed and to let Charity know what you are bringing, please go to pumc.org/vbssupplies. Thank you!
Plainfield UMC’s men, young men, and guests gather at the church on the third Saturday of the month at 8:30 a.m. for food and fellowship.
We meet in Clayton Hall/Worship Annex. Bring an empty stomach, a friend, and your Bible! Be ready to be nourished through delicious food and the word of God! Hope to see you there!
Looking for a small group to join? Check out our new “Groups” page at pumc.org/groups. All of PUMC’s small groups, book studies, and more will be listed. We just launched the page, so groups and descriptions are still being added. Contact information is listed for all the groups if you want more information.
If you are a group leader, and your group is not listed and/or would like to learn how to use Groups, please get in touch with Eiric Shriner at eshriner@pumc.org.
Good morning. My name is Kimberly Meyer, and I am the chairman of Transforming for Tomorrow.
Today I wanted to give you a brief tour of our kitchen, which is in sore need of a refresh and new appliances. You will see that the video clips are showing a working kitchen. The team for Last Saturday Lunch is preparing the meal and what you see is typical for Second and Last Saturday Lunches. My thanks to the team for allowing me to video their busy morning.
Let’s talk appliances. While the appliances are working today, they are approaching the end of their useful life.
Our dishwasher is original to the 1983 build, and being 40 years old, we have been told there are no longer parts available for repairs. Through prayer and skill, the dishwashing team successfully caresses it to work “just one more time,” and while needing a “nap”every now and then, we’ve been lucky.
We aren’t quite sure of the age of our ovens, but we are sure one of them was purchased used. We are usually successful in figuring out the right temperature, but there are times when 350 degrees is really 250 degrees. And if the pilot light goes out, that means someone is laying on the floor with a match to bring the oven back to life. We have more than enough burner space, but oven space is always tight when cooking for 200, so the purchase of a double deck convention oven will eliminate the need to cook some casseroles at home.
Have you met our refrigerator? He is loud and moody. At times he doesn’t like friendly conversation, so he roars his fan to make you talk louder. And when he’s really feisty, he’ll freeze what ever is on the bottom.
Our baby ice machine is cute, but she’s not good at putting out a lot of ice. When we had to replace the old large one a few years back, the thought was that the little one would suffice until we were able to afford a full-size model. It’s now time for a full-size ice machine.
Our stainless sinks and our stainless counters are in great condition, so we are keeping them, and the garbage disposals and sink faucets will be replaced.
We will add a stainless table to the two existing tables and will add locking wheels which will allow them to be moved as needed for efficiency. New dish carts will enable dishes to be stored under the tables which will give more open floor space to move around. And the silverware will go to drawers so we can ditch the ginormous silverware and tray holder.
The stainless counter under the serving window will be kept, but we will swap out the tired cabinets with new cabinets with doors and drawers.
We are pleased that our coffee machine continues to make amazing coffee, and we look forward to more efficient storage for the coffee making corner.
Our wire shelving is also in great condition, and it will be reused.
I’ve been told our pantry area holds the cabinets from the original kitchen from 1958 that was located in what is now the Bell Room. The cabinets are inefficient for today’s use and will be replaced with wire shelving on wheels.
With the refresh will also come a good scrubbing, ceiling to floor, wall to wall, and new paint before everything is moved back in.
As of this recording, we are short about $100,000 to do the work in the kitchen, purchase additional main lobby furniture, and install wayfinding. If you would like more information on the cost of these projects, flyers are available on the easel holding the big Fork in the main lobby.
If you have donated, Thank you! If you have not yet had a chance to contribute, you may do so at any time, although sooner is better than later. If you prefer to spread your contribution out over one or two years, please contact our Financial Administrator, Rebecca Blackwelder.
This project will not move forward until we have reached our full funding. The folks who prepare meals for the Monday night Downtown Homeless ministry, the Second and Last Saturday Lunches, Bereavement meals, and all those special meals in between, thank you for generosity.
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