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with the choir over thepast year.Richard Eaton sharedlater that her ministry is

music, enthusiasm, and

caring for those individu-als that drop in just tosing on a Tuesday eve-ning. I believe it givesthem a special meaningfor the day.We all thank you,Marilyn!

On May 22, 2011, theBridges New DayChoir, directed by ourown Marilyn Bennett,joined with the Lafayette

Park UMC ChancelChoir to celebrate andpraise God through song.Each choir performedselections individually aswell as together, andKourtney Strade per-formed a solo selection.

Several guests from Ef-fingham, IL joined theaudience to hear thebeautiful music, alongwith Marilyn and Bobs

son and grandchildren.Pastor Kathleen pre-sented Marilyn withflowers in appreciationof her faithful service

I was raised in a faithtradition that did not ob-serve the full Christiancalendar yearwe cele-

brated Christmas andEaster, period.

As a Methodist, I havefound richness in my

spiritual journey bymarking the differentseasons of the year, Ad-vent, Christmas, Lent,Easter, Pentecost, andKingdom time.

I am sure when I wasyounger, I must have

heard the word Pente-cost, and probably myunderstanding of Pente-cost was based on hear-ing about our brothersand sisters of the Pente-costal Church fellow-ship.(Continued. on page 11)

The New Day Choir and Marilyn Ben-

nett (left) and LPUMC Choir (right)

N e w D a y C h o i r a n d L P U M C C h a n c e l

C h o i r S p r i n g S i n g

June 1

Pre-School Graduation

June 4

Hands in Mission Day

Brockman/JankowskiWedding

June 6

All Church Mtg/

Council

June 12

Pentecost Sunday

(Wear Red!)

Breakfast

June 19

Shawn Thomas

Stokes Baby Shower

June 22

Winter Outreach Mtg

June 25/26Pride Fest

June 26

Breakfast

I N S I D E T H I S

I S S U E :

Joplin 2

Pridefest 2

Shawn Thomas 3

Church Mouse 4

Financial Corner 5

Seminary Partner Letter 9

Lenten Study Meeting 10

F r o m T h e W i l d e r V i e w . . .

Lafayette Park United Methodist Church 2300 Lafayette Avenue St. Louis, MO 63104 314-771-9214

LPUMC News & Views

June 2011LPUMC News & Views

We are a church without walls, creating a visible sign of Christs presence in our urban community and beyond.

H A P P E N I N G S

A T L P U M C


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together, we look toward ahealthy future.

Get involved:

Recyle Favorite Tee Shirt

Befriend Canning Garden

Join Eyeglass Recycling

Conduct An Energy Audit

Handle e-Waste Properly

Recycle Aluminum Cans

Get Your Carbon Foot-

We consider ecology part oftheology. We want to be stew-

ards, protectors, and defendersof all creation.

United Methodists believe allpeople have basic rights andconcerns: the right to live in acommunity free of toxic andhazardous substances; the rightto clean air, the minimizationof chemical use, responsibleland use, and more. Working

print

Teach Our Children

Ultimately, stewardship ofthe natural world begins athome with us - our use ofresources, the lifestyles wecultivate, and the economieswe support.

Read more at:

http://www.rethinkchurch.org/article/give-yourself-ecology

element of humanity createdby God.

As usual there will be repre-sentatives of other churchesnear the park spreading adifferent message. We hopeto be a positive force atPrideFest. We will be shar-ing information about the

ministries we have here atLPUMC and inviting anyonewho is interested to stop byfor a visit.

What can you do?

It is simple. Volunteer tostaff the booth in the park onSaturday or Sunday. Wewill answer questions aboutour ministries, how they canget involved and assure themthey are welcome. Wellneed two volunteers pershift, two hour shifts, starting

at 11, 1, 3 and 5 both days.

If you have any questions orto volunteer, contact ChrisFinley at 314-630-7482 [email protected].

Once again, LPUMC willhave a booth at the annualgay and lesbian PrideFest inTower Grove Park. This isan outreach event for ourcongregation. We want theLGBT community to know:As a people of faith, we

recognize the diversity of

people created in the imageof God. As a congregation,

we welcome people of anyage, gender, race, sexual

orientation, socioeconomic

status, health status and any

J O P L I N M I S S O U R I T O R N A D O R E L I E F

E a r t h C a r e G i v e o f

Y o u r s e l f : E c o l o g y

L P U M C P r e p a r e s f o r P r i d e F e s t

- J u n e 2 5 & 2 6

P a g e 2L P U M C N e w s & V i e w s

Look for

Pridefest sign-up

sheets every

Sunday in June

and for updates on

the Yahoo

Group.!

Please keep the people of Joplin,MO in your prayers during this

difficult time. In order to try andhelp rebuild Joplin we will re-ceive donations.

Checks may be made payable toLPUMC and note Joplin Tor-nado in the memo line. We willalso create flood buckets that wewill take to Annual Conference.The list of items for the floodbuckets is posted on the churchbulletin boards.

MATTHEWS

BROWN BAGSItems Needed are:

(Single serving size)

Peanut Butter

Fruit cups

Tuna or ChickenCrackers

Snack Cakes

Juice Bags


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On June 19, join us asShawn Thomas leads wor-

ship. Shawn has providedconcerts for us in the past

and we look forward toseeing him again.

This is also Fathers day, so

its a great time to invite

your family to worship withShawn as he shares his faithin song!

Shawn grew up in smalltown Indiana as a preacher'skid singing in church as

well as local theater andschool productions. Al-

though he graduated fromcollege with a degree in

music and recording, it tookover 10 years before thattraining and educationwould later become his ca-reer.

His full-time ministry beganin 2003 with the release ofhis first religious CD/albumcalled, "Everything I Am,"followed by the 2005 CDrelease, "Changed." To

keep up with full timetravel, Shawn sold most

everything he had andmoved into a 35ft RV/

motor home with a smallcar in tow and a 13 year oldcanine navigator namedSnickers. Now he is a part-time music minister at achurch in West Palm Beach,FL in addition to travelingacross the country.

For more information aboutShawn, go to his website at:www.ShawnThomasOnline.

worked the rummagesale, those who pur-chased items from therummage sale, and thosewho cleaned up from therummage sale. It was asuccess and it helped usserve our community.

Thank you to the won-derful people who justdrop by the church andmake it beautiful by

planting plants, or fixing

light fixtures, or chang-ing light bulbs. Yourgifts are appreciated.

Thank you to Judy Eber-line and Tom Keay andall who help them withchildren's church. You

are touching many livesand shaping our future.

Thank you to all thosewho work so hard on ourMcKinley Peace Garden.

Thank you to ElenaGreene for being thenewsletter editor for twoyears. We appreciateyour hard work on thenewsletter. We alsoappreciate how youhelped us communicate

what is going on at thechurch.

Thank you to those whodonated items to therummage sale, those who

J u n e 1 9 S h a w n T h o m a s C o n c e r t B r i n g

Y o u r F r i e n d s a n d F a m i l y !

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T h a n k y o u ! T h a n k y o u !

I can no other

answer make,

but, thanks, and

thanks.

~WilliamShakespeare

Shawn Thomas

L P U M C N e w s & V i e w s

Brockman-Jankowski Wedding

We would love for all of our church family to share in our joy

as we begin our life together. Please join us as we exchangevows and enter marriage on June 4, 2011 at three o'clock inthe afternoon. We hope to see you there.

Love, Sarah Brockman and Brian Jankowski


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work of worshipping God and car-

ing for the community. Leviticus

27:30 says, Every tithe of the land,whether of the seed of the land or of

the fruit of the trees, is the Lords; it

is holy to the Lord. In 2 Chroni-

cles 31:5 it says, As soon as the

command was spread abroad, the

people of Israel gave in abundance

the first fruits of grain, wine, oil,

honey, and of all the produce of the

field. And they brought in abun-

dantly the tithe of everything.

In January of 2005, Lafayette Parkmade a commitment to become a

tithing church. We promised that

10% of what we received would be

given to ministry opportunities be-

yond our local church. I must admit

it took us awhile to really live into

that promise. However, last year we

were able to fully live out our com-

mitment and it enabled us to honor

our mission giving commitments

and to do some amazing life savingwork around the world.

General budget gifts as well as des-

ignated donations to special causes

such as Loaves and Fishes, Youth

Ministry, Matthews Brown

Bags, etc. are also tithed upon.

However, the designated amounts

go directly to the specific item ac-count, and are used for the purposes

for which they are intended. In this

way, we can provide caring ministry

to those in our community while

still honoring our commitment to

tithe.

As your Church Mouse, I have

watched the people of Lafayette

Park over the years and I am really

impressed with how

you make a differ-ence through your

commitment to tith-

ing. I know you

help provide medi-

cal help to develop-

ing countries, care

for AIDS orphans,

and help people get

an education so that

they can have a

healthy life. I amproud of you Lafay-

ette Park for growing into being a

tithing congregation.

Fondly, Church Mouse

(UMH 826)

1 Corinthians 12:3b-13John 7:37-39

June 19Genesis 1:1-2:4aPsalm 8 (UMH 743)2 Corinthians 13:11-13Matthew 28:16-20

June 5

Acts 1:6-14Psalm 68:1-10, 32-35(UMH 792)1 Peter 4:12-14, 5:6-11John 17:1-11

June 12Acts 2:1-21Psalm 104:24-34, 35b

June 26

Genesis 22:1-14Psalm 13 (UMH 746)Romans 6:12-23Matthew 10:40-42

T h e C h u r c h M o u s e

J u n e S c r i p t u r e s


In January of

2005, Lafayette

Park made a

commitment to

become a tithing

church.

What is this thing about tithing?

Sincerely, Mr. Dollar

Dear Mr. Dollar,

I am so glad that you asked. Tithing

is a spiritual, biblical, and financial

principle. The concept of tithing

began when God had the people of

Israel create the Tabernacle. It was

a way of acknowledging that every-

thing we have comes from God, and

it enabled the tribe of Levi who con-

stantly served at the Tabernacle a

way to live. The people of Israel

realized that everything they had

came from God and so it was an

honor and joy to give 10 percent of

their blessings back to God for the

Dear Church Mouse,


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The fol-lowing quote is from Odemagazine, Spring 2011. Thearticle was entitled A NewKind of Personal Wealth byAdam Smith.

Research published in Pro-ceedings of the NationalAcademy of Sciences foundthat while earning more maylead us to think that we have

better lives, any income be-yond $75,000 does nothingto boost our day-to-daymoods. A separate globalstudy based on Gallup datacollected in some 100 coun-tries came to a similar con-clusion.

Higher income leads tohigher aspirations, expecta-tions centered on things in-stead of building community

and relationships. Unful-filled expectations bringfrustration.

Smith proposes that experi-ential spending, or mindfulconsumption, brings morehappiness than traditionalspending not related to anexperience (e.g., relational,educational, challenging,cultural, giving/volunteering,etc.). For example, mindfulconsumption could be pick-

ing your own vegetablesfrom a community farm in-stead of a grocery store, orlearning a new language.

This article reminded me ofhow many times I have ob-served mindful consumptionaround the churcheithersponsored or by individuals.

You've seen them too: mos-quito nets, school kits forchildren, mentoring a child,the McKinley peace garden,serving meals at ShalomHouse, maintaining thechurch grounds and building,

building homes in Juarez,preparing the church forservices, and other things toonumerous to name. Serving

brings happiness in a waythat can't be com-

pared to spending

money on a newflat screen TV!

What a blessingthat what we knowthrough scripturesis being discussedaround the world.Among otherthings, God tellsus about lovingour neighbor asourselves; aboutsharing the good

news of Christ;and about not wor-rying about mate-rial things buttrusting that God will pro-vide.

It will be even more of ablessing when one day theresearchers observe howmuch happier people trulyliving for God are regardlessof incomewe have peace,

joy, love, hope, provision,

healing, mercy, salvation, apersonal relationship withour Creator, (and I could goon...).

Lets continue to considerGods blessings with a grate-ful heart and the world willsee Gods love in us.

F i n a n c i a l c o r n e r

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anyincomebeyond$75,000

doesnothing toboost ourday-to-day

moods


Bethany Spaulding, CMA, CPA, CCSA, CRP

One of the jewels of our sanctuary, our eaststained glass window, needs immediate at-tention to its structural integrity.

If you love the way the light hits the sanctu-

ary on Sunday morning, have seen a visitorsnap pictures of our windows, or simplywish to ensure a safe and structurally sound

place of worship, please join us in raisingfunds to restore and protect our historic eastwindow.

You can help by donating, as God leadsyou, to our Stained Glass Window fund.Please indicate stained glass window in

the check memo and place in the offering ormail to LPUMC, 2300 Lafayette Ave, St.Louis, MO, 63104. You can also be crea-

tive to raise fundshave a garage sale anddonate the proceeds or sell hand-crafteditems.

Thank you for your prayers and/or dona-tions to make this project successful!

S t a i n e d G l a s s

W i n d o w


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2. Register the Card.3. Show the Card at Checkout.

You can also shop other storesthrough the online site; pur-chases count toward funds wereceive. Just create an accountwith the information you used toregister your card at:http://www.escrip.com.

We also have a program usingyour Macys card:

Macys Fundraising Card

Register your Macys card at

https://secure.escrip.com/jsp/supporter/authentication/password.jspWhen you make a purchase, apercentage will be donated toLPUMC as a fundraiser.

Goodsearch/GoodshopAnd lastly, search the net usingwww.goodsearch.com with ourchurch name and city selected.

June 12Iglesia Nuevo EspirituUMC - Rev. Jose MarinoChacon MayorgaKirkwood UMC - Rev.David G. Bennett

June 5Green Trails UMC - Rev.

Nathanael R. BernekingHarmony UMC - Rev.Mark C. Harvey

June 19Lewis Chapel UMC - Rev.Maryann Hamer

June 26

Living Word UMC - Rev.Michael S. McIntyre

E f f o r t l e s s D o n a t i o n s

C o v e n a n t P a r t n e r s


Go confidently in

the direction of

your dreams. Live

the life you have

imagined.

Henry DavidThoreau

Yes its true! By using an e-Scrip card when you shop at

Schnucks you can help fund ourprograms.

In 2010 the LPUMC e-scrip

program provided $690 to thechurch!

Schnucks eScrip Card1. Pick up a Schnucks eScripCommunity Card at a SchnucksService Desk or LPUMC office.

Congratulations toour Graduates!

Olivia C. IsomBrenda S. Deertz

Please include our monthly partners in your prayer time this month:


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http://stlouis-mo.gov/government/departments/mayor/news/summer-camps.cfm(recommend applyingdirectly with the center

where the familychooses to participate)

Free summer food pro-gram:http://stlouis-mo.gov/news-media/newsgram/Schools-Out-Cafe.cfm

SHALOM HOUSEIf you would like to helpsupport Shalom House,

and you need goodkitchen dish cloths,

please see Beth Finkle.You can contact Beth at314-962-1404. Dishcloths are $1 each.

BASIC LAY CLASSThe class covers spiritualdisciplines and our core

beliefs. It is scheduledfor June 20-July 25,every Monday (exceptJuly 4) from 7-9 p.m.

Class location is AsburyUMC, 4001 Maffitt inSt. Louis. Class registra-tion is open now atwww.gatewaydistricts.org. Look for GC Lay

Speaking Tng on the

right hand side of thesplash page. This classis open to everyone.Public speaking is NOT

part of this class.

FREE SUMMER

RECREATION

PROGRAMSFor info on free summerrecreation program forchildren go to:

JUNE 6 CHURCH

MEETING

The next Church Councilmeeting will be Mon.,June 6. The committeeswill meet at 6 p.m. andthe council meeting will

begin at 7 p.m. Every-one is encouraged to at-tend. There will NOT bea council meeting inJuly.

FREE SUMMER DAY

CAMPSThe City of St. Louis is

proud to offer a widearray of free summer daycamps. Long term day

camps are June 13 thruJune 29. (ages 7-12;weekdays from 9:30a.m.to 4p.m) Please see thechurch bulletin boards orcall the church office foradditional information;771-9214.

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O D D S & E N D S

Trust in the

LORD with all

your heart

and lean not on

your ownunderstanding;

in all your ways

submit to him,

and he will make

your paths straight.

Proverbs 3:5-6


WOMENS LUNCHJune 29

McMurphys Grill

11:30 a.m -614 North 11th St., St. LouisFor information Contact:

Bethany Spaulding at [email protected] Vicki Dimmich @ [email protected]

For your big-hearted friends and relatives whoappreciate charitable giving, Gift Cards similar to

those we offered at Christmas will be available year

round to celebrate any occasion.Call the office for more information or to obtain acard designating the charitable area of your choice.

Office phone: 771-9214

Gift Cards

forAll Occasions

Lafayette Caf

Please feel free to join us on any Thursdayat 6:30 p.m. in Fellowship Hall for sometime to gather, relax, work on a craft pro-

ject, and visit. You can bring your dinner

if you like while we spend some fun timetogether.


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Breakfast

(served to all by the

United MethodistMen)Join us the 2nd and 4thSundays before worshipservice.

Website Update

Continue to look forupdates on the website.Checkout the Yahoo

photo pages. Com-ments?

Contact Chris Finley atchrisdfinley@sbcglobal.

net.

Inkjet and Toner Car-

tridges and Cell

Phones for Recycling -Dont forget to bring

these items to the churchoffice! This helps ourenvironmental fund-raiser.

Aluminum Can

Recycling

Look for can collectionbin in the parking lot.

Paper RecyclingLook for the collec-tion bin behind thechurch .

ProgramYouth Ministries: DanielShanksEducation: Cindy PillowOutreach: TBDMissions: Larry HeugatterWorship: Sue MeyersMembership: Bill ByrdStewardship: TBD

Music: Kourtney StradePreschool Liaison: Cindy Pil-low

OtherConference Lay Member: MikeOwensUnited Methodist Women:Jeris BeaneHistorian: Tom KeayWills and Memorials: LarryHeugatterWedding Coordinator: Lynne

Keay

AdministrativeChurch Council: Daron SmithBoard of Trustees: SteveCoffeyPublicity: Debra CroweFinance Chair: BethanySpauldingTreasurer: Ross RotherhamFinancial Secretary: Maria

LawrenceLay Leadership: SharonDomkeParish Relations: Nancy Thuer

C H E C K I T O U T

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M i n i s t r y T e a m s a t L P U M C But be sure tofear the Lordand faithfully

serve him. Think

of all the

wonderful things

he has done foryou.

1 Samuel 12:24


JUNE 25 CARDINALS NIGHT OUT!

Enjoy a game with your friends & family on June 25 against the Toronto Blue Jays.UMM is sponsoring the event and a portion of the proceeds will be donated to theBridge. To purchase tickets, bring your check to Maria in the office by June 9, or mailto LPUMC to arrive before June 9. Game time is 6:15 p.m.; arrive by 5 p.m. to enjoypre-game festivities. Prices are posted on the bulletin boards. A portion of the proceedsfrom UMM Day at the Ballpark will now go to support the Joplin Disaster Response.


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year race in Seminary Training. Itwas through your efforts, preoccu-

pation that you always did for methat I managed to reach this leveland it is my reasons to thank you

more sincerely and praise the Lordfor this.

My studies are going on well andthere is hope of getting good results.

I can study and pass my lessonsbecause I have people behind me; Ihave to make sure I get good use ofthe funds you sent for me by passing

my exams.

Thank you very much for every-

thing you sent by love. I want tofinish my letter wishing you abun-dance in your families, may God

multiply what you gave me by mil-lions times: may He grant you moreto drink, more to wear, more to eatand successes in your daily works

and families.

Receive hugs from me,

Arnaldo Rossanhane

June 12Breakfast served by UM

Men8:15-9:15amPentecost Sunday

(Wear Red!)

June 19Shawn Thomas

leads worship9:30amBABY SHOWER for

Bridget & Jason Stokes

10:30 in Fellowship Hall

June 1PreSchool Graduation

June 4Hands In Mission to N.Grand 9:00am-1:00pmBrockman/Jankowski

WEDDING3:00 pm

June 6All Church Meeting/

CouncilCommittees 6:00pm

Council 7:00pm

June 22Winter Outreach

All are invited at 7:00pmJune 25/26

Pridefest-Tower GrovePark

June 26Breakfast served by UM

Men8:15-9:15am

me at [email protected] orvia phone at 314-306-4298.

Russell EwellThe Village Church of St.Louis, UMC

SERVE2011The Office of CreativeMinistries of the MissouriUnited Methodist Confer-ence invite you to partici-

pate in SERVE2011 onSeptember 10-11. We willcollectively serve our com-munities outside of ourchurch walls. Each churchwill determine how to par-ticipate, but we will all beworking together to ac-

tively serve our communi-ties at the same time.

Training opportunities arelisted atwww.serve2011.org.

DISABILITY AWARE-

NESS SERVICEAt 3pm on August 14,2011, The UM RegionalTask Force on Disabilityan ad-hoc committeewill host the first RegionalDisability Awareness Ser-

vice at Manchester UnitedMethodist Church in St.Louis MO.

For more information,please feel free to contact

R o s s a n h a n e P a r t n e r L e t t e r

C A L E N D A R

D i s t r i c t a n d C o n f e r e n c e


May 5th of May2011

Dear my Partners from LAFAY-ETTE PARK UM MEN

In the Name of the One who createdthe World and the Heaven, I want to

send my greetings saying GoodMorning.

I am doing well by Gods grace.

Dearest spiritual parents, I am doingmy last year in the Seminary School

and I am about to conclude the 4

Join us each

Sunday

9:30am Worship

Service

10:30am Fellow-

ship Hour


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, ,

On May 1, participants inthe Lent book study (Changethe World) met to give feed-

back and explore ideas for

the future. Both LPUMCand Centenary UMC partici-

pated.

All in attendance enjoyedmeeting in small groups;and appreciated the varietyof times/locations availableas well as the opportunity toshare with members from

both congregations.

Looking forward it was sug-gested that we offer in the

fall Adventures in Faith withdifferent topics, but duringthe next Lenten season againoffer a book study for every-one from both churches.

Another suggestion was towork with existing groupsfocused on a particular causeto function also as a small

group. Small groups canoffer spiritual growth, prayerand support for each other inour journey.

During the discussion, fivethemes surfaced, and weredistilled into three priorities

by those present:

Local mission (1)

Faith development (2)

Nurture and care ofcongregations (3)

International mission

Social entrepreneurship

These themesneed to befurther ex-

plored by all

of us in thenext few yearsto see whatactivities andoutreach mightresult.

The concept of bringingHeaven to Earth from the

book was an important con-cept so that we are not just

believers but disciples. Ad-ditionally, ideas were dis-cussed about how we could

bring church to people suchas through house churchesand performing a needs as-sessment in our communi-ties.

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Other comments werethat meeting in homesallowed more fellow-ship time, and we sup-

port continued offeringof small groups to pro-vide structure and ac-countability in our spiri-

tual lives. Participantsalso liked having the

book study conceptsbrought into weeklysermons.


June BirthdaysLaura Bodway (3)Kirby Greene (3)Mike Brewer (8)

Matt McBride (9)

Gerri Ball (12)Bev ONeal (15)

Edna Coleman (16)Patrick Bullin (20)Kelsey Coffey (25)

Betty & Mary Disbennett (28)

June AnniversariesChris & Alicia Greene

Daron Smith & Chris FinleyFred & Sharon DomkeKathleen & Jim Wilder

Sorry, if we missed it...If you know of someone whoseBirthday or Anniversary missedthe listPlease let us know sowe dont miss you next year.Happy & Congratsanyway!

June 22 Winter Outreach Meeting

Looking for a way to get involved? Come to the churchfellowship hall at 7:00 pm on Wednesday, June 22 to dis-

cuss ways to make sure people are kept warm this comingwinter and see how we can partner with Winter Outreach.

HANDS IN

MISSION (H.I.M.)

On June 4, you can help at

the N. Grand NeighborhoodProject from 9am1pm.Call Chris Kinder at 457-

8721 for more details!

Our children needyour help!

If you can volunteeronce a month to help

with childrens church

please see Judy Eber-line or Tom Keay; or

leave a message for

them with Maria at

771-9214.


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Newsletter EditorBethany Spaulding

[email protected]

Newsgrouphttp://groups.yahoo.com/group/lpumc

WebMasterChris Finley

[email protected]

Preschool DirectorEdna Coleman

[email protected]

Youth Director

Daniel [email protected]

Newsletter Production

Bob & Jeris Beane

Sunday Bulletin ProductionBetty DisbennettMary Disbennett

rather, the church univer-sal, or the body of Christ.It is the day when a groupof really scared followers

of Christ encountered thepower of the Holy Spiritin their lives and began tospeak out and act as peo-

ple who followed a resur-rected Christ. The colorfor Pentecost is red tosymbolize the tongues offire that came upon the

I know that from theirdescriptions, Pentecostseemed a bit scary. Itwasnt an accurate de-

scription of the celebra-tion of Pentecost.

Pentecost as you mayknow is celebrated afterEaster. Many people referto Pentecost as the Birth-day of the church. Not aspecific church, but

people in the upper room.I invite you to join us fora Birthday Party on June12! The theme is celebrat-

ing the life and work ofour church as a part of the

body of Christ. The pre-ferred attire is red. Pleaseinvite all of your friendsand family to the party!

Happy Birthday!Pastor Kathleen

checks a year. And, whentravel, illness or other cir-cumstances prevent youfrom attending services,this program will allowyour weekly offerings tocontinue on an uninter-rupted basis.

Electronic giving offersconvenience for individualcongregation members

and provides dona-tion consistency forour congregation.

As you contemplate futurecontributions, please con-sider electronic giv-ing. Authorization formsare available from the

church office or call MariaLawrence at 314-771-9214.

LPUMC wants to remindyou that we offer elec-tronic giving as a way toautomate your regularweekly offering. Contri-butions can now be deb-ited automatically fromyour checking or savingsaccount. If you are cur-

rently giving on a weeklybasis, you will no longerneed to write out 52

C H U R C H C O N T A C T S

F r o m t h e W i l d e r V i e w . . .

C o n t i n u e d f r o m P a g e 1

E L E C T R O N I C G I V I N G

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Church Office HoursMonday - Friday

9 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.

314-771-9214

PastorRev. Kathleen Wilder

[email protected]

Pastoral AssistantRev. Stephanie [email protected]

Church SecretaryMaria Lawrence

M-F 9:00 a.m. - 1:30 [email protected]

RMN MISSION STATE-MENT:

Reconciling Ministries Networkis a national grassroots organi-

zationthat exists to enable full par-

ticipation of people of

all sexual orientations andgender identities in the life of

theUnited Methodist Church, both

in policy and practice.


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2300 Lafayette Avenue

St. Louis MO 63104

Phone: 314.771.9214

E-mail: [email protected]

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W H O W E A R E

A VISIBLE SIGN OF CHRISTS PRESENCE IN

OUR URBAN COMMUNITY AND BEYOND.

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Lafayette Park United Methodist ChurchA VISIBLE SIGN OF CHRISTS PRESENCE IN OUR URBAN

COMMUNITY AND BEYOND.

As a people of faith, we recognize the diversity ofpeople created in the image of God.

We welcome to this congregation, people of any age, gender, race,ethnicity, sexual orientation, socioeconomic status, health status

and any element of humanity created by God.

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