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Worship
Community
Volunteer with Community Assistance
It’s time to volunteer for Community Assistance. Our next event will be on July 12. Please volunteer to help our neighbors in need receive some much-needed help with food and gift cards. Slots to volunteer are available from 8 AM through 12:45 PM. Sign up on the SignupGenius.
You can make a financial contribution to Community Assistance, at mountolivetumc.com/giving and indicate Community Assistance. Thanks for your continued support of our Community Assistance Ministry.
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Summer Fun
Join us for fun activities that we have planned this summer! Everyone is invited! Dinner and activities are from 5:30 - 7 PM. Please register using the link below!
Board Game Night
Sunday, July 20, 5:30 – 7 PM (in the Youth Area)
An exciting evening with board games for all ages! Bring a game and challenge someone to play!
Art Night
Wednesday, July 30, 5:30 – 7 PM (in the Fellowship Hall)/Running Room)
Fabric Art. Create a beautiful picture out of fabric scraps. No skill or supplies required.
Contact Linnea Carlson with any questions.
Racial Equity Resources
Appalachia is generally understood to be and to have been exclusively White. This week's resources show us that, in fact, Blacks have continuously lived in Appalachia, arriving either as freedmen or involuntarily, and contributing to what we understand as Appalachian culture.
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Caretakers of God's Creation
Are you planning to attend a concert this summer? Have you thought about the potential environmental consequences of touring musicians and large crowds? REVERB has. Learn their story and how they have worked to minimize the environmental impact of the music business for more than two decades.
Shout Out to a Neighborhood Hero
Members of our Community Assistance Ministry team (Greg Hitt, Helen Mavroidis and Tom Kilkenny from Walker Chapel) recently paid a visit to the Harris Teeter store manager, Ron Behl, who has been a big supporter of Community Assistance in recent years. He is being transferred out of our region but is assisting in handing off our account to another local manager. The team members wanted to personally thank him before he moved on.
Guadalupe Flood Relief Special Offering
As authorities continue to assess the impact of the flooding along the Guadalupe River and surrounding communities, one of the most effective ways you can help right now is through financial gifts. If you would like to make a donation, you can do so using the form below and we will get it to UMCOR (United Methodist Committee on Relief). Your generosity will support immediate needs in the affected areas. Please continue to pray for the families of the deceased and missing.
Adults
New Summer Study!
Join us for a summer study on Walter Brueggemann's Spirituality of the Psalms, copies of which can be checked out from the church. Classes will be on Thursdays via Zoom from 7-8 PM. Please email Pastor Stephanie for more info.
Children & Families
Summer Fun
Join us for fun activities that we have planned this summer! Everyone is invited! Dinner and activities are from 5:30 - 7 PM. Please register using the link below!
Board Game Night
Sunday, July 20, 5:30 – 7 PM (in the Youth Area)
An exciting evening with board games for all ages! Bring a game and challenge someone to play!
Art Night
Wednesday, July 30, 5:30 – 7 PM (in the Fellowship Hall/Running Room)
Fabric Art. Create a beautiful picture out of fabric scraps. No skill or supplies required.
Contact Linnea Carlson with any questions.
Youth
Fire
Fire Update: Week of July 7
Construction continues to progress on schedule. This week’s work includes, HVAC testing and airflow calibration, kitchen and bath countertops, tile work being completed in bathrooms, doors being installed and annunciator panel upgrades. Picture updates include new granite countertops in the Gathering Space kitchen, new Gathering Space layout and Pastor Sara’s office. The restoration is scheduled to be finished by late 2025, depending on weather and other factors. We are looking forward to being able to "Open the Doors" and use our full building!
Meanwhile, the church continues to operate with a reduced footprint. We are limited to the sanctuary, preschool, youth area, fellowship hall and L-8 and L-9. Staff continue to work at home. We thank you for your patience as we move through the restoration and remain grateful for your continued support and prayers.
