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 to Others.

Service: $155,002

Service is one of PUMC’s core values, and our congregation is motivated by God’s BIG Love to be the hands and feet for countless outreach initiatives in Plainfield, Hendricks County, and around the globe. It starts in our own backyard with programs like Monday Night Homeless Ministry, Second & Last Saturday Lunch, and the Family Assistance Fund. Support extends to local organizations like Family Promise of Hendricks County, St. Mark’s Food Pantry, and Sheltering Wings, and it culminates in adult and youth mission trips throughout the year. Proceeds from PUMC’s annual Fish Fry support ongoing outreach and mission efforts.

Thank you for supporting Service to Others here at PUMC!

Total 2023 Basic Ministry
Budget: $1,033,349

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/2023NB.

What’s a Communion Steward? These are folks willing to set up and clean up Holy Communion each month or help serve communion during worship. We are bringing back this practice involving the larger congregation in our communal worship as we all seek to use our gifts to enhance our shared experience in the body of faith. You need no prior training to participate; this is not a lifelong commitment! We believe it is a way to express our faith in and love for God and each other, and so we invite you to prayerfully consider serving in this way if you feel so called.

Those interested will have a brief orientation meeting to be scheduled later. If you are interested, please email Pastor Abby at alietz@pumc.org. Thank you for considering this act of service and love!

Do you have a wooden rocking chair that you no longer use? NewDay Praise is in need of some rockin’ seating for parents with infants or small children. If you’re interested and willing to donate a rocking chair in good working condition, please email Pastor Abby at alietz@pumc.org. Thank you so much!

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.

Get Your Fish Fry Merch Today!

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.