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.
Online Church Directory
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:
Register to be listed in the directory. There is a paper form in the office, or you can access it on our webpage. Allow one business day for the information to be processed.
Download the “Instant Church Directory” app for mobile devices from the Google Play Store or Apple App Store. Start the app and click on “Create Login,” using the email address you registered with, and create your own password. You can also do this on a computer by going to members.instantchurchdirectory.com. Once your profile is created, you can view the directory.
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:
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
Glue dots
paper towels
baby wipes
star/space tablecloths
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.
Everyone is welcome to join Bridgeport United Methodist Friday night and Saturday night (June 2 & 3) for A Weekend of Hope. Come listen to music, worship, and camp out or any of the above. An evening meal will be available on Friday and Saturday evenings. Bring your lawn chairs and have a great time!
A Weekend of Hope will be held at Bridgeport United Methodist Church, 1305 Bridgeport Road, Indianapolis, IN 46231
Festivities Schedule: June 2, 2023 6:00 pm Hamburgers and Hotdogs. 7:30pm- 9:00pm Live Music and Worship featuring Bobby Hayden’s Cardboard Box Ministries with live music provided by Milk and Honey.
June 3, 2023 Fun and games all-day 6:00 pm Pork Roast 7:30 pm Live music with Milk and Honey
June 4, 2023 Worship will be with Bobby Hayden’s Cardboard Box Ministry at 10:00 am.
If you have any questions, contact Pastor Ken Loudenback at kloudenback@pumc.org. We look forward to seeing you all for a fun and inspirational weekend!
“Change is the only constant in life.” -Ben Franklin
When I started in 2014, I was tasked with moving Plainfield United Methodist Church (PUMC) technologically forward. Some changes have been easy and barely noticeable; others were challenging, causing a lot of consternation. But all in all, you all were fantastic with the changes and providing feedback.
With that said, more changes are coming, mainly to the website and how end users interact with the Next Steps, groups, and service opportunities.
Next Steps
What are the Next Steps without a plan? Wandering. While not all who wander are lost, it is easier to get lost without a plan. When we introduced the concept of the Next Steps, there was no path for users to follow. We are creating the Next Step plan for new people to follow and become involved with life at PUMC.
Step One: Starting Point
“Meet PUMC” is a 30-minute introduction to PUMC. Attendees will meet others who are new and leave with a Next Step to help find their place at PUMC. “Meet PUMC” will occur at 11:15 a.m. roughly every other month in the Worship Annex. After that, starting on the third Sunday of September, we will offer “Meet PUMC” every other month on the third Sunday.
Step Two: Small Groups
You can connect with others at PUMC and grow your faith by joining a Small Group. The small group experience will help you see your faith story, understand how we live out our Christian faith at PUMC, and find ways to grow in your faith in this church community.
Step Three: Membership
Become a member of PUMC. You promise to faithfully support the congregation’s ministries with your prayers, presence, gifts, service, and witness. In return, you will gain an entire community willing to walk beside you in Christian faith.
Next Steps live on pumc.org in the next few weeks.
Small Groups
Sitting on a back burner since 2019, the idea of getting small groups on the website is something that needed to be done sooner than later. As many of you may know, our groups are VERY active, and I could easily spend most of my week making changes to the listings. So how do we fix this bottleneck? With Planning Center Online. We created a listing of the groups in this church (28 at the writing of this article), and it is available at pumc.org/groups. While those groups have been created, after a brief training course, group leaders will take over and add events, manage membership & communications, take attendance, and more. The training classes will start May 15 at 6:00 p.m. and run until the leaders complete them. If you are a leader, you can register for the courses at pumc.org/registration.
Serve (Service Opportunities)
Much like groups, PUMC has a LOT of missions. When you include Internal, Local, and Global opportunities, we have 27 chances to serve at PUMC in the local and even global communities, and the list will keep growing! We will be working with these leaders (many are the same as the group leaders) to help use this page to benefit their members and those they help. Check out the ways you can serve at pumc.org/serve.
Bonus: QR Codes
Have you noticed them? They have become trendy among content providers to help connect people with important (sometimes unimportant) information. In the coming weeks, QR Codes will become a bit more pervasive at PUMC. You can access the worship folder on your phone using the QR Codes on the screens during the countdown. Soon, an insert will be placed in the seatbacks with QR Codes and instructions on how to use them to quickly access and fill out a connection card, view the Next Steps, securely give online and submit prayer requests.
Some exciting changes are afoot at PUMC! If you have any questions about these changes, don’t hesitate to contact me at eshriner@pumc.org.
Stephen Ministry is a lay caring ministry used by thousands of congregations to increase care and outreach to hurting people.
Through Stephen Ministry, congregations can equip and empower a team of laypeople—Stephen Ministers—who provide one-to-one, Christ-centered care to people experiencing grief, unemployment, hospitalization, divorce, financial stress, a terminal illness, or other life difficulties.
Visit www.stephenministries.org or contact Gloria Bowman at heraclesb1@aol.com to learn more about Stephen Ministry and watch online video stories about the difference Stephen Ministers make in people’s lives.
Our weekday programs are busy with exploration and play. People often ask me what they can do to help our weekday programs. There are a few items you might be throwing away or have that we can use.
Stickers
Calendars
Magazines
Baking soda
Clear hair gel
Crafting supplies Paper
I invite you to look into the classrooms and see what is happening during the week. It will bring a smile to your face.
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