LSL will NOT be providing lunch on Saturday, July 29th, due to Plainfield UMC’s 79th annual Fish Fry. We hope you can join us for lunch or dinner. We will resume providing lunch on the last Saturday in August.
If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Mary Ann Hamilton at
m.a.hamilton2@gmail.com.
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!
Volunteer sign-ups begin TODAY (July 2) for the 2023 Fish Fry in the Main Lobby. If you don’t know your schedule for July 28 & 29 right now, sign-ups will continue July 9, 16, and 23. Stop at the tables and find a place to serve!
PUMC’s Annual Community Fish Fry is one of the most significant outreach events of the year. We welcome thousands of neighbors and friends and serve tons of food. The profits from the fish fry support missions near and far. Scout troops, youth groups, the Missions Committee, and others benefit from volunteering for this event. We are proud of the volunteers each year who participate by baking desserts, frying fish, serving the main line, and so much more.
From humble beginnings of welcoming home troops from WWII, the entire Plainfield community has embraced this annual event. Please plan on enjoying the excellent food and hospitality with us at this year’s fish fry.
You can get your official PUMC Fish Fry Merch at www.pumc.org/fish-fry-merch. There are many new & different styles and colors of shirts and other fun stuff this year. All profits go to help support missions near and far.
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!
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