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This Week at Myers Park June 19, 2022

Happening This Week

Mindful Mondays, June 20, 10:30 a.m., room 108 or Zoom: Offered by Rev. Bill Roth and Parish Nurse Lauren Smith. Experience the present moment with compassionate awareness and discover or renew your meditative practices. Email Chris Mull at cmull@mpumc.org to sign up.

New - Wednesday Bible Study, June 22, live at 11:00 a.m. and viewable later: Join us as Dr. Howell talks with Kate Murphy, pastor of The Grove in Charlotte, about what in the Bible has mattered to her lately and why. Watch live on our website, Facebook, or YouTube.

New - Prayers for Youth Costa Rica Mission Team: Please pray that our 16 high school seniors and adult chaperones will have a fruitful mission trip working alongside Costa Rica Mission Projects this week.

other events & opportunities

Family Outing at the Charlotte Knights: Children and their families are invited to join us at Truist Field for the Charlotte Knights game on Saturday, July 16. Tickets are $14 per person. Click here to order your tickets by June 28. For more information, email Betsy Scott at bscott@mpumc.org.

New - 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.

New - 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 (#141) 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. 

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.

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.

Register Now for Summer Handbell Camps: Brian Childers, Director of Music for Children, Youth and Handbells, is gearing up for a summer of handbell camps for children and youth in grades K-12 and adults of all ages. Whether you are a beginner or experienced ringer, there’s an opportunity for you! Click here to see the list of camps and register. Questions? Email Brian Childers at bchilders@mpumc.org or Sue Bayne at sbayne@mpumc.org.

Join a Mission Team: Looking to get more involved? Consider joining one of four new teams: Affordable Housing, Food Insecurity, Schools & Children, and Equity & Empowerment. Interested in joining? Click here to visit the Community Spotlight page of our website.

Zoe Empowers Malawi Trip, September 15-25: Travel with us to reconnect with our Zoe Empowers partners! We’ve been invited to celebrate, encourage, and support new working groups of orphaned young adults and their mission of empowerment and hope. Click here to sign up for the trip.

Podcasts

Maybe I’m Amazed – A Podcast with Dr. James Howell: In his most recent episode, Dr. Howell speaks with Gary Chapman, New York Times bestselling author of The 5 Love Languages series, retired pastor, and the director of Marriage and Family Life Consultants, about relationships, faith, and The 5 Love Languages. Click here to listen and subscribe.

Hope is Here Capital Campaign: The careful process of deconstructing the old Youth Building to make way for the new building has started! Check out this video clip from the first day of demolition and be on the lookout for more footage as the project progresses. For more information about how this building is being made possible, visit the Hope is Here website.

Your ongoing generosity to our church Operating Fund made it possible for more than 200 children to participate in Children's Ministries' Vacation Bible School last week. Our clergy, ministry leaders, and staff were eager to welcome them into the building for a week of learning and growing in love and faith.

Ernest Romesh Chander, husband of Pushpa Chander and father of Renuka Chander, who died on June 9.

Janell Spear Haggart, mother of David (Nancy) Haggart, who died on June 13.

We are the body of Christ - growing and serving.