9:50 a.m. Sundays in the Worship Annex October 2
Worship as… Mystery Celebration of Holy Communion
October 9
Worship as… Drama
October 16
Worship as… Wonder
October 23
Worship as… Transformation
October 30
Worship as… Celebration Bible Explorers (grades K-5) will join the party in worship this morning.
November 6
Life as… Worship
OCTOBER NEWDAY PRAISE WORSHIP
NewDay Praise Worship Series
NewDay Praise Worship - 9:50 a.m.
Worship as... Wonder Michael Norton
THIS WEEK Sunday, October 16
8:30 a.m. Classic Worship (S) 9:45 a.m. Sunday School for all ages 9:45 a.m. Bible Explorers Worship/ Grades K-5 (100) 9:45 a.m. Youth Worship/Grades 6-12 (200) 9:50 a.m. Classic Worship (S) 9:50 a.m. NewDay Praise Worship (A) 11:10 a.m. Classic Worship (S) 11:10 a.m. Small Group (K) 12:15 p.m. Th3rd Sunday Fellowship Lunch (CH) 12:30 p.m. Jesus In the Gospels - Shannen Shortt (K) 4:30 p.m. Christian Believer - Quentin Smith (W) 6:00 p.m. Disciple III Bible Study - Tom Iles (K) Monday, October 17 12:00 p.m. Homeless Outreach Food Preparation (Ki) 4:30 p.m. Joy Bells - Beginning bell choir (B) 5:00 p.m. Homeless Outreach Food Delivery (O) 6:00 p.m. Praise Bells - Intermediate bell choir (B) 7:00 p.m. Chancel Bell Choir (B) Tuesday, October 18 8:30 a.m. Tuesday Morning Prayer Group (K) 9:00 a.m. Nine on Tuesday (Y) 7:00 p.m. Trustees Meeting (K) 7:00 p.m. JOY ChristCare Group, Diane Preusch Leader (L) 7:00 p.m. Stephen Ministry Peer Supervision Meeting (213) 7:00 p.m. Disciple I Fast Track - Kathy Perry (W) Wednesday, October 19 2:00 p.m. Mary Martha Circle (UMW)(K) 3:00 p.m. More Than Conquerors (U) 6:00 p.m. Connection Point High School Youth Bible Study (O) 7:00 p.m. Satisfying the Hunger ChristCare Small Group (L) Thursday, October 20 8:00 a.m. Men’s Kairos Prison Ministry (Ki) 9:00 a.m. Bible Study with Pastor Ron Mercer (K) 6:30 p.m. NewDay Praise Team Rehearsal (A) 7:00 p.m. Kids Connection Program Board Meeting (210) 7:00 p.m. Yoga with Margaret Wielenberg (205) 7:30 p.m. Adult Choir Rehearsal (S) Friday, October 21 8:00 a.m. Men’s Kairos Prison Ministry (Ki) 9:45 a.m. Friday Morning Bible Study (K) 2:00 p.m. Golden Girls (CH) Saturday, October 22 8:00 a.m. Men’s Kairos Prison Ministry (Ki) 2:00 p.m. Mission Sewing Group (K) Sunday, October 23 8:00 a.m. Men’s Kairos Prison Ministry (Ki) 8:30 a.m. Classic Worship (S) 9:45 a.m. Sunday School for all ages 9:45 a.m. Bible Explorers Worship/ Grades K-5 (100) 9:45 a.m. Youth Worship/Grades 6-12 (200) 9:50 a.m. Classic Worship (S) 9:50 a.m. NewDay Praise Worship (A) 11:10 a.m. Classic Worship (S) 11:10 a.m. Small Group (K) 12:30 p.m. Jesus In the Gospels - Shannen Shortt (K) 4:15 p.m. Boy Scout Troop #399 (205) 4:30 p.m. Christian Believer - Quentin Smith (W) 6:00 p.m. Disciple III Bible Study - Tom Iles (K)
Locations noted on Calendar
(A) (B) (CH) (FP) (K) (KI)
Clayton Hall Worship Annex Bell Choir Room Clayton Hall Fire Pit Koinonia Room Kitchen
(L) Library (ML) Main Lobby (MR) Music Room (O) Off Site (S) Sanctuary
• CROP Walk • Kairos Prison Ministry • Family Promise • Church Directory
(TBD) (W) (WW) (Y) (#)
To Be Determined Wesley Room Wesley Woods Youth Rooms (Upstairs) Room Number
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e are so glad to welcome you to worship this morning!
If you are new to PUMC, you are invited to stop by the Welcome Center located in the south lobby. A PUMC member is there to answer your questions, and we have a gift for you, too! In Clayton Hall (north end of building) you’ll find refreshments and a place to chat and meet people. Please make yourself at home.
Bundle ‘Em Up!
Join the Fun!
TRUNK or TREAT
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ou are invited to the PUMC parking lot on October 29 from 4:30-6 for fun, games, prizes, costumes and CANDY! Trunk or Treat is a great opportunity to enjoy Trick or Treating, but in a fun and safe environment. ALL ages are welcome! Come dressed in your best costume and invite a neighbor or a friend! If you would like to volunteer to decorate the trunk of your vehicle, please contact Amanda Norton at anorton@pumc.org for more information!
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efore we know it the temps will drop and the chill of winter will be in the air. You can help a Hendricks County family stay warm when the cold weather hits by donating now to an area coat drive. Please deliver new or clean, gently used coats and other cold weather items (hats, gloves, etc) to the marked boxes in the Donation Depot in the south hallway, across from the church office or in the Worship Annex during the month of October. Thank you for warming the hands and hearts of a local family in need.
Kairos Prison Ministry
Membership Discovery Class October 30
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UMC offers a Membership Discovery Class for persons seeking to learn more about membership at PUMC. The fall 2016 class will be October 30. The class provides an overview of the ministry and mission of PUMC and helps participants find meaningful places to connect with this congregation. Classes focus on getting to know the church and its programs, ministries, and missions; developing relationships with others in the group and church; and meeting church staff. Participants are invited to consider membership at the conclusion of the class. The class will meet on Sunday, October 30. The group will enjoy a light meal in Clayton Hall at 5:00 p.m. and then meet with pastors and church leaders until 7 p.m. This session will include childcare. To learn more or register for this fall class, contact Pastor Elizabeth Gilbert at egilbert@pumc.org or 317.839.2319, ext. 244.
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airos Prison Ministry shares the love of Christ with incarcerated persons through care, prayer, meals and fellowship in the prison setting. Men and women from PUMC will be going into area prisons in the coming weeks with Kairos. Your support and encouragement can strengthen their work and witness. Please visit the display in the main lobby today and on upcoming Sundays to learn how you can help with prayers, donations, and cookies! Thank you.
Walk with us!
Plainfield & Area CROP Walk Ending Hunger One Step at a Time Sunday, October 23, 2016 Hummel Park, Plainfield
Registration 1:30 p.m. @ Shelter #3 Walk begins at 2:00 p.m. Rain or Shine For more information, visit cropwalk.org or contact Dan Stone at dstone7@juno.com or 317.839.2319
Broadway Backstage Showtunes Spotlight Sacred Truths
October Classic Worship Series in the sanctuary
OCTOBER
October 2 “Who Do You Say Jesus Is?” Jesus Christ Superstar Celebration of Holy Communion 7:00 p.m. “Plainfield Pops: Broadway” Public Concert in PUMC Sanctuary October 9 “Justice” Les Miserables October 16 “Careful” South Pacific October 23 “Masquerade” The Phantom of the Opera October 30 “Our Struggle” Wicked
Family Promise
Foundry Small Group
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oin the Foundry small group in the Worship Annex at 11:00 a.m. (following New Day Praise Worship) to discuss the book of Esther.
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UMC will host Family Promise (Hendricks County Homeless Support) the week of October 23-30. Check the sign-up table in the Main Lobby for needed supplies and to sign up to provide a meal, visit with the families or stay overnight.
Encore Senior Ministries Time Change for October 20 Event!
Beef House Rolls Just In Time For Thanksgiving
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UN Adult Class is selling Beef House Rolls, Apple Butter, and Strawberry Jam in the south lobby and the coffee area on Sunday, October 23 and 30. Items will be available for pick-up before Thanksgiving.
Th3rd Sunday Lunch October 16, 2016
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ll are invited to the Th3rd Sunday Lunch today. Lunch is served after 11:10 a.m. Classic Worship, about 12:15 p.m., in Clayton Hall. If you are able, please bring a dish to share and join others for food, fellowship, and fun! Tea and lemonade will be provided for everyone and dishes and silverware will be used from the PUMC kitchen.
Those who signed up to attend Music of the Night at Crown Hill Cemetery will meet at PUMC to board the bus/ van by 6:30 p.m. Remember to bring your ticket for this special program.
A Brisk Walk & Breakfast! Join Roberta Rhodes, Shirley Overton, and other Encore friends at 8 a.m. on Saturday, October 29 at Friendship Gardens and walk to the Oasis Diner for breakfast. After a great breakfast and good conversation the group will return to Friendship Gardens. This promises to be a great way to enjoy one another’s company, get in some exercise, and have a wonderful meal!
Trip to Indianapolis Motor Speedway Museum All aboard! Wednesday, November 2 at 9:30 a.m. Encore Senior Ministries will travel to the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Museum. Admission to the museum is $10, due at the time you register. After exploring this awesome museum, we will enjoy lunch at your own expense at MCL in Avon. Register at the Encore Desk in the main lobby by Sun., Oct. 30 to let us know you will be attending.
Consecration Sunday Is Coming November 13
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ongregations that approach financial stewardship from a biblical perspective do not view the money Christians give to their church merely as a way to pay its bills. Rather, such congregations see financial contributions as a way to help people grow spiritually in their relationship with God by supporting their church’s mission and ministry with a percentage of their incomes. Rather than the home-to-home pledge card campaign of years’ past, our congregation’s Finance Committee has selected the New Consecration Sunday Stewardship Program again this year as a way to teach the biblical and spiritual principles of generous giving in our stewardship education emphasis this year. New Consecration Sunday is based on the biblical philosophy of the need of the giver to give for his or her own spiritual development, rather than on the need of the church to receive. Instead of treating people like members of a social club who should pay dues, we will treat people like followers of Jesus Christ who want to give unselfishly as an act of discipleship. New Consecration Sunday encourages people toward proportionate and systematic giving in response to the question, “What percentage of my income is God calling me to give?” During morning worship on Consecration Sunday, November 13, we are asking attendees and members to make their financial commitments to our church’s missionary, benevolent,
and educational ministries in this community and around the world. Every attendee and member who completes an Estimate of Giving Card does so voluntarily by attending morning worship on Consecration Sunday. We urge people to attend who feel strongly opposed to completing a card. The procedure is done in such a way that no one feels personal embarrassment if he or she chooses not to fill out a card. We will do no home solicitation to ask people to complete cards. During morning worship our guest leader, Rev. Doug Anderson (who spoke on our first Consecration Sunday last November), will conduct a brief period of instruction and inspiration, climaxed by members making their commitments as a confidential act of worship. We will encourage participation in Consecration Sunday events through the Consecration Sunday Team led by Bob Milligan and PUMC’s Church Council members. Since we will make no follow-up visits to ask people to complete their cards, we will make every effort to inform, inspire, and commit everyone to attend Consecration Sunday worship on November 13. Thanks in advance for your enthusiastic participation in Consecration Sunday events. Mike Rohrer Church Council Chair council@pumc.org
New Church Directory Printing in November
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he next printing of PUMC’s church directory will happen next month, and we want everyone to be included in it. Whether you access it via computer, hand-held device or paper printout, the directory is a convenient way to stay in touch with those in the congregation. To date, we have 251 families included in the directory. Many of those have not submitted a photo, and hundreds more have not submitted any information to be included. You must register to be included in the directory. We encourage you to submit your information and picture as soon as possible. The next deadline is October 24. If you miss the deadline, you can still submit your information and picture for the online version of the directory, but your listing will not be included in the paper version until the next printing. Please stop by the church office during business hours, or the table in the Main Lobby on Sunday mornings in October to fill out the registration form and have Office Manager Brent Miller or a volunteer take your picture. Or you can register online by going to the PUMC website, pumc.org, clicking on “Info
Center” and then “Online Directory.” It’s quick and easy! If you already have a photo you’d like to use, it can be submitted electronically, or the church office can scan an existing photo and return it to you. (You cannot use photos from previous church pictorial directories due to copyright laws.) Please contact Brent Miller at (317) 839-2319 or bmiller@pumc.org to answer any questions you may have about the directory. Thank you for being a part of this important church communication tool.
PRAISE & PRAYER
Consecration Sunday November 13 P l a i n fi e l d H i g h S c h o o l
10:00 a.m. - Free Luncheon
GIVING OCT. 9, 2016: $13,188 TOTAL YTD 2016: $792,845 * TOTAL YTD 2015: $768,272
IN THE SERVICE OF JESUS CHRIST IN-PERSON CASH/CHECK LAST WEEK:
Acolytes: 8:30 a.m.
Vanessa Everman Kristin Wesley
Liturgist: 8:30 a.m. 9:50 a.m. 11:10 a.m.
Sue Hylton Nikki Shoultz Kimberly Meyer
Infant/Toddler Room this Sunday: 8:30 a.m. Kathy Everman 9:50 a.m. Laura Hossler 11:10 a.m. Laura Hossler
Ways to Give
PUMC VITAL SIGNS
ATTENDANCE OCT. 9, 2016: PREVIOUS 52 WK AVG:
Hospitality Volunteers include: Christie Sinclair, Linda Linn, Tom & Dolly Hilligoss, Ben & Justin Laver, Connie & Mary Raver, Janet Gouldsmith, Mark Hossler, Ryan Gadberry, Joel Wesley, Paul Schreiner, Tom Wiltrout, Ted Underwood, Ray Shannon, Mike Woodward, Kim Lease, Scott Slavens, Matt Kirchoff, Dan Bigelow, Jerry Schultz, Leanne Tam, Matt Cochran, Kelly Preusch, Kay Sprinkle, Mike and Laurie Rohrer
424 IN-PERSON
CASH/CHECK
433
ONLINE SECURE
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* IN ADDITION, WE HAVE RECEIVED $11,229 TO PAY OFF THE MORTGAGE EARLY.
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PUMC Staff: Charlie Wilfong Senior Pastor Elizabeth Gilbert Associate Pastor Ken Loudenback Associate Pastor Bob Preusch Pastor of Youth Ministries Amanda Norton Director of Children’s Ministries Michael Pettry Director of Music Jaime Carini Organ Scholar Michael Norton NewDay Praise Worship Leader Oma Buckner Bell Choir Director Brent Miller Office Manager Eiric Shriner Communications Brenda Barnett Financial Administrator Sigrid Schuld Weekday Children’s Director Sandy Fansler Kids Connection Director Steve Manning Facility Manager Bonnie Walden Custodian/Housekeeper Brooks Wagler Night Custodian Contact staff members through the church office at 317.839.2319 or by email. (first initial, last name@pumc.org) (Example: cwilfong@pumc.org)
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The deadline to have information included in this weekly folder is Tuesday, 9 a.m. Please deliver to the church office or to eshriner@pumc.org.
AVAILABLE TO YOU Thank you for spending time at Plainfield United Methodist Church today! We hope that you enjoyed worship and were able to experience God’s presence in this place. Please stop by the Welcome Center (left out of the sanctuary) to talk with a PUMC member, learn more about PUMC, and receive a free gift. For those with children: The children’s programs of PUMC are well supervised and offer warm, caring, and fun atmospheres. Care for infants and toddlers is in room 15 from 8:15 a.m.-12:15 p.m. every Sunday. Sunday school class for children age 3 - Pre-K is 9:45 a.m.- 10:45 a.m. in room 20. The Sunday morning children’s program “Bible Explorers” (Grades K-5) begins at 9:50 in the south hallway. Classrooms are marked. Children arriving 9:30-9:50 a.m. may go to room 107 (Gathering Place) for worship and music before class. During all worship services in the sanctuary, activity bags for children are available from the ushers. Sunday Worship Hours: 8:30, 9:50 & 11:10 a.m. - Classic 9:50 a.m. - NewDay Praise Sunday School Hour: 9:45 a.m. Classes for all ages Weekday Children’s Programs: PUMC offers weekday children’s programs for ages 12 months—age 5. Please pick up a brochure from the rack near the Welcome Center or email Director Sigrid Schuld at sschuld@pumc.org. Before & After School Program: For children in Grades K-5 from 6:30 a.m. - 6 p.m. For more information, email Director Sandy Fansler at kidsconnection@pumc.org. Student Ministry Programs: Middle and High School students will find a worship experience led by Youth Pastor Bob Preusch and the student worship team at 9:45 a.m. every Sunday upstairs in room 200. Adult Small Group Life: Learn more about the many adult small groups at PUMC by picking up a brochure from the information rack in the south lobby. Spiritual Support and Encouragement: Stephen Ministers are church members trained to be confidential, listening, prayerful encouragers to anyone needing extra support for life’s challenges. Please contact a Stephen Minister by phoning the church office.