June 2009“Lafayette Park United Methodist Church will be a church without walls, creating a visible sign of Christ’s presence in our urban community and beyond.”
As I write this, I can hardly believe that June is upon us. And that means getting outside! This summer, we have some local opportunities to be Christ’s presence in our community.
One new thing happening this summer is the launch of the Hands In Mission ministry. Working in the United Methodist connection of agencies and churches, Hands In Mission (HIM for short) was created to offer a multi-generational experience of putting our hands together to make a difference in our community. Children, youth, and adults will work along side together to garden, paint, or clean, depending on what is needed. We’ll meet others while we learn how the UMC connection is engaged in the city.
Here is the Summer HIM schedule, carpooling from the church from 7:30 a.m. - noon:
- June 20th at Centenary Cares, the United Methodist feeding program in the city of St Louis, located at our sister-church, Centenary UMC
- July 25th at Shalom House, a residential program of recovery, support and training for homeless women
- August 22 at Beloved Community, our neighbor United Methodist Church, serving the community north of Jefferson.
Yearn to go BEYOND our local community? LPUMC will be sending another team to Juarez, Mexico from October 3-9 to build a house for a family that has been living in a dwelling made of packing crates and cardboard. Contact Nance Thuer at nance2u2@aol.com or Jim Wilder for more information.
This is a great opportunity to get outside and put our hands to work! And it is such fun to do it together. Bring your work gloves and I hope to see you there.
Pastor Sharon
