Happening This Week
Children's Ministries' Family Outing at the Charlotte Knights Game: We invite you to join Dr. Howell and Myers Park UMC clergy and staff at Truist Field on Saturday, July 16 at 12:05 p.m. as the Charlotte Knights take on the Lehigh Valley IronPigs. Tickets are $14 per person. Click here to order your tickets by June 28. For details, email Betsy Scott at bscott@mpumc.org. We look forward to seeing you!
New - Wednesday Bible Study, June 29, live at 11:00 a.m. and viewable later: Join us as Dr. Howell talks with Rev. Dr. Otto Harris, pastor of St. Mark's United Methodist Church in Charlotte, and Brian Childers, our Director of Music for Children, Youth and Handbells, about what in the Bible has mattered to them lately and why. Watch live on our website, Facebook, or YouTube.
New - Prayers for Mountain T.O.P. Mission Team: Please pray for our 35 youth who are serving in Mountain T.O.P. in rural Tennessee this week.
other events & opportunities
New - Midsummer Night’s Serenade, July 6, 7:00 p.m.: Join Evan Wesley Currie and friends for an evening of patriotic music. Join us in the sanctuary, or click here to watch online.
New - Sole Friends, July 9, 9:00 a.m., McAlpine Greenway: Join us to step out in nature and explore the beauty of God’s creation together. All fitness levels are welcome! Click here for more information and to register. If you have any questions, email Parish Nurse Lauren Smith at lsmith@mpumc.org.
Confirmation Registration Open, now-July 15: Rising 8th graders are invited to join our year-long Confirmation class that will meet on Sundays 5:30 p.m.-7:00 p.m. beginning September 11. Mandatory retreats are September 23-25 and April 28-30. When registering, please make sure you register your youth and not yourself. We are still looking for three male small group leaders. If you are interested in being a mentor, email youth@mpumc.org. Click here to register.
Funeral Ushers and Hosts Needed: Your gifts of kindness and compassion are greatly needed as we extend hospitality to families in times of pain and loss. To learn more about how you can serve as a funeral usher or reception host/hostess, contact Bill Roth at broth@mpumc.org or 704-295-4835.
Join the Summer Choir: If you’ve always wanted to sing in the Chancel Choir, here’s your chance! Adults of all ages and 6th-12th graders are welcome to join us on Sunday mornings in July. Meet us in the Choir Room at 10:00 a.m. to practice an anthem, and then we’ll sing and lead hymns in the 11:00 a.m. worship service. No robes or experience required. All are welcome! Questions? Contact Sue Bayne at sbayne@mpumc.org or 704-295-4831.
Young Adult Summer Gatherings: Join us for a time of community, conversation, and connection with other young adults! All Millennial/Zillennial singles and couples are invited to gather on Tuesday evenings and for special outings throughout the summer. Text Rev. Taylor Pryde Barefoot at 517-672-9089 for event details.
New - Deep South Pilgrimage, October 19-23: Together with Sanctuary Charlotte Church, we are taking a Deep South Pilgrimage. James E. Ford, an award-winning educator and consultant on issues of equity in education, will guide us as we travel by bus to Montgomery, Selma, Birmingham, and Atlanta to learn from and with one another. Click here to sign up for the trip.
Goodness Gracious: Did you know we’re on Instagram? Follow us @goodnessgraciousgifts to see what’s new. And come see us! We’re open Sunday-Thursday from 9:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Podcasts
Maybe I’m Amazed – A Podcast with Dr. James Howell: In this episode, Dr. Howell talks with Dr. Jack Harnish, a retired United Methodist pastor, author, and preacher, about E. Stanley Jones, one of the most remarkable evangelists and missionaries of the 20th century. Click here to listen and subscribe.
Your ongoing generosity to our church Operating Fund made it possible for our six musical ensembles to bless us with their beautiful sounds in worship and beyond. In addition, your offerings enable our Music Ministry to offer educational programs and concerts for our church family including our upcoming Midsummer Night’s Serenade and Summer Handbell Camps.
Herbert Stackley White, Jr., father of Chip (Eve) White and grandfather of Crawford White, who died on April 1.
Ted Ray Buckner, cousin of Beth Farmer, who died on June 19.
Joyce Wellborn Cox, aunt of Rebecca (Jay) Grant, great-aunt of Julia Grant and Bo Grant, and sister-in-law of Scottie Wellborn, who died on June 20.
We are the body of Christ - growing and serving.