Join us for Last Saturday Lunch on September 24. Last Saturday Lunch is a free lunch available to everyone. Please pass the word and bring a friend. Door 14 will be open, and we will serve from 11:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
This week, we highlight the Basic Ministry Budget.
The operating budget for Plainfield United Methodist Church is more than line items on a spreadsheet. It’s a story of love in action. PUMC uses gifts to the budget to show God’s BIG Love and help others grow in faith.
Out of every dollar you generously give to support the Basic Ministry Budget, 15 cents of it supports Service.
If PUMC’s building is home base, support systems keep our home healthy and strong. This budget area provides the critical tools, equipment, and other resources required to execute countless ministries, from kitchen supplies to communion elements. Examples include printers, regular organ maintenance, in-house media equipment, live-streaming services, office supplies, media subscriptions like RightNow Media, music licenses, digital properties like our website, plus any “odds or ends.” You know, the stuff we couldn’t do what we do without.
For more information about the PUMC Basic Ministry Budget and the Narrative Budget, see the January or February Circuit Rider or check out pumc.link/2022-Narrative-Budget.
Plainfield UMC’s men, young men, and guests gather at the church on the third Saturday of the month Cat 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!
Plainfield United Methodist’s United Women in Faith (UWF), formerly United Methodist Women, is preparing a wonderful custom cookbook featuring favorite recipes from our members and others within the church. The cookbook will be professionally published and will indeed become a treasured keepsake.
We also feature many of Phil Heffelman’s well-loved soup recipes from the Homeless Ministry at PUMC. Since he retired from the ministry, Phil has graciously offered to share his recipes for this extraordinary cookbook.
This fundraiser benefits Lucille Raines Residence in Indianapolis, which helps people recovering from alcohol and drug addiction. Learn more about Lucille Raines Residence at the bottom of this email or visit their website at lucillerainesresidence.org.
You can reserve one or more copies of the UWF cookbook for yourself and your family at this time by visiting pumc.link/cookbook and filling out the online form. Each cookbook will be $15. Thank you for your support!
We invite you to come in and pick up a carry-out meal between 11 a.m. and 11:30 a.m. on September 10, 2022. Please enter through door 14 and go to the kitchen; someone will be there to get your meal. If you know of someone who might need a meal, visit pumc.org/ministries.
The small group study begins on September 18, 2022.
Explores what Christians believe, why they believe, and why it matters through the Apostles Creed.
We’re all searching. Sometimes the search is easy: type a question, and the answer pops up. But sometimes, our questions are complicated, and the answers are difficult to see and harder to articulate. How do we discover and examine the truths that give meaning and purpose to life?
Adam Hamilton believes that some powerful answers are contained in the Apostles’ Creed, an early statement of foundational Christian beliefs.
Hamilton considers this book’s essential questions of life, reality, and truth. He explores what
Christians believe, why they believe, and why it matters.
Small group sign-ups begin next week in person in the main lobby and online at pumc.org/allchurchstudy. For more information about this study, contact Pastor Ken at kloudenback@pumc.org.
Plainfield UMC (PUMC) needs non-perishable items for the local food pantries we serve.
There is still a need. Food pantry shelves are empty in many cases.
PUMC continues its work to show love, share hope, and serve those in need by collecting these items. Items are collected on Sundays between 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. and Mondays between 3:00 – 5:00 p.m. Volunteers will be in the church’s parking lot to receive these gifts of food and personal care items. These donations supply PUMC’s hunger alleviation ministries, food pantries, and community support organizations in and around Plainfield.
Drop off your donations in the east parking lot. You don’t even have to get out of your car!
Alternatively, you may write a check to PUMC with “Food Drive” in the memo. You may also give a monetary donation through SecureGive, available on our website at pumc.org/give. Thank you!
As a Christian, what do I do after I watch the news? Social issues trouble us. The list is long: sexuality, racism, gun violence, climate change, human rights, politics, the economy, etc. We all seem deeply divided about how to understand and address these things.
As followers of Jesus, we want to love our neighbors and help our world be more like God would. In addition to prayer, how do we do that? How can we bring constructive actions that move toward solutions rather than simply stirring more strife? What is faithful Christian action in response to social issues? Join Pastor Charlie and his guest, Rev. Rick Bell, as they moderate a discussion around this topic on Wednesday, September 7, at 7:00 p.m. in the Worship Annex.
This event is not a discussion or a vote about any Methodist denominational issues.
Please let Pastor Charlie know your plans to attend at cwilfong@pumc.org or just show up.
The 2022 Community CROP 4-mile walk for hunger will be held on September 25 at 2:00p.m. CROP (Christian Rural Overseas Program) is sponsored by Church World Services (CWS) and organized by local churches and groups to raise funds to end hunger at home and around the world.
Food pantries across the US report an increase in those needing food, and often the supplies are minimal. 25% of the funds raised stay local, and 75% goes to CWS toward national and international hunger needs, including disaster relief and to help with development efforts worldwide, from seeds to tools to wells to water supplies. We will meet at the Rec center in Plainfield at the Splash Island parking lot (north side of the rec center) at 1:30-1:45 to collect pledges, sign in, and get a group picture. We will leave at 2:00 to walk. If you can’t walk the entire course, just do what you can. We’d love to have you join us!!!
If you can’t participate in the walk but would like to support the walk for hunger with a donation, you can give it online or send a check to the church made out to CWS/CROP.
If you have questions or want to walk, call or email Mary Geible at 317-513-9693 or marygeible50@gmail.com. Watch for the CROP walk table in the narthex to get your sponsor form. Thank you for your continued support!
Please join us for the Last Saturday Lunch on August 27. Last Saturday Lunch is a free lunch available to all in the community. Pass the word and/or bring a friend. Door 14 will be open, and we will serve from 11:00 to 12:30.
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