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May 19, 2022
Sunday Schedule:
 
8:30 am      Premiere of Woodlawn Without Walls Online Service on Facebook and
                   YouTube
9:00 am      Traditional Worship in the Sanctuary
10:00 am    Adult Sunday School classes 
                   Victory Class - Parlor
                   CATS - 12E
                   Spiritual Quest - 13E
10:00 am    Contemporary Worship in the Worship Center
Woodlawn Office Hours:
9AM - Noon & 1-4PM Mon-Thurs
9AM-Noon Fri
  Phone (316) 788-1507 or email main@woodlawnumc.net

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For the second week in a row, our Bible passage from Acts contains a vision from God that impacts the direction of the church. In the 16th chapter of Acts, Paul sees a vision of a man who calls out to him, “Come over to Macedonia and help us!” 

Perhaps the first-century church experienced more dreams and visions and communication from God than we do in our more scientific age.  Maybe that isn’t necessarily progress.  Perhaps we’ve lost something by not being more in tune with the voice of God.

At any rate, Paul responds immediately to the vision, and the impact is remarkable.  What would it take for us to be more open to the call of God?  How could we be prepared to respond without hesitation when we discern that God’s Spirit is leading us?


Until Sunday,

 

Life is better connected!!

Are you looking for a way to connect? To join in fellowship? To find God through community?
Life groups are for everyone! And can look any number of ways. Sign up today to share a meal with folks, play cards, meet at the park with your kids—the options are endless!
You can sign up today online or there are paper forms outside of the office.
Do you have questions? Reach out and let’s chat!

Pastor Lori
 
Woodlawn's Weekly Worship is available online on our Facebook Page
(click HERE), our website (click HERE), and YouTube (click HERE).
A Word From Our Youth Director

“So Peter got out of the boat, started walking on the water, and came toward Jesus.” (Matthew 14:29b)
 
This week, our youth concluded our series on the “Renegade Gospel,” in which we looked at the variety of ways that the message of Jesus is counter-cultural in today’s society.  It is a message that calls us to put our faith into action to meet the needs of others – even if we have to make sacrifices in our own lives.  It is a call to radical forgiveness and to love our enemies. 

It is a call to leave our comfort zones and live into God’s call on our lives.  So as we finished our time with the renegade gospel, we found ourselves stepping out of the boat with Peter onto the raging sea where Jesus calls us to put our faith in him and leave behind our fears and our doubts. 
 
I wonder, what is God calling you to?  How might it require you to step out of your own comfort zone?  What risks will you face if you step out of the boat?  Sometimes we place so much of our focus on the risks of what God is calling us to do, but what if we stepped out of the boat and actually walked on water?  This week, I encourage you to step out of your comfort zone and live into whatever God is calling you to.  In doing so, you will be a renegade living out your faith in the world, but the view from on top of the raging sea is worth it.
 

​Thanks,

Bryce Fuhrmann
Youth Director
 
Ready to cook up some fun? Food Truck Party VBS invites children from 3 years old (potty trained) to incoming 5th grade to get on a roll with God as a parade of food trucks rolls into our neighborhood for the summer's biggest party! Here, kids (or "chefs") will learn from the food truck's top chefs, along with DJ Cupcake, about the daily specials, which are lines from the well-loved prayer that teaches us to turn to God to meet our needs.

Registration is now open! Cost is $10 ($11 if you pay online) and this includes a week of fun and a t-shirt! If you are a volunteer or would like to volunteer, you and your children can come for free! I am still looking for some volunteers. If you would like to volunteer, please let me know. 


See you soon!

Caitlin 
DIRECTORY
 
Rev. Lance Carrithers   316-347-5506  LanceC@Woodlawnumc.net
Rev. Lori Patton Aguilar   785-338-1944 Lorip@woodlawnumc.net 
Lois DeWitt   316-788-1507 ext. 0  LoisD@Woodlawnumc.net
Jennifer Walker   316-788-1507 ext. 0  Jenniferw@woodlawnumc.net
Rachel Getchell   316-253-5678  RachelG@Woodlawnumc.net
Bryce Fuhrmann   317-850-4414 *note area code  BryceF@Woodlawnumc.net
Caitlin Ott   316-258-5536   CaitlinO@Woodlawnumc.net
John Patton Aguilar 785-817-2255 Johnp@Woodlawnumc.net
Moment for Mission

Operation Back to School
 
Operation Back to School provides approximately 500 students with backpacks and school supplies for the start of the new school year. You can help Operation Back to School by making a donation to our Moment for Mission for the needed supplies.
This mission is a blessing to our students, congregation and the Derby community. Woodlawn would be unable to serve so many students without your ongoing support.  Thank you again for supporting our Derby students!
Giving remains critical to our church’s mission and ministry. You may mail contributions to the church at 431 S. Woodlawn Blvd. Derby, KS  67037 or
go to www.woodlawnumc.net and click the “Giving” link to give online.

MISSION TOTALS
Circles Derby $165
Grace Med $290
Ramp Ministry $1,380 (plus another $1500 from the Missions Team)
UMCOR $3,535 (plus another $3000 from the Missions Team)
 
Weekly announcements can now also be found on our website at https://www.woodlawnumc.net/news/.
Global Methodist Church Denomination Launches
 
A new Methodist denomination launched on May 1 as a conservative group of clergy, laity, and congregations within the United Methodist Church announced the formation of the Global Methodist Church (GMC).  

The Global Methodist Church is a new evangelical denomination born out of the work of traditional-leaning church leaders. It comes three years following the Protocol of Reconciliation and Grace through Separation agreement between traditional, progressive and centrist groups that provided a compromise around the inclusion of LGBTQ+ persons in the UM church while allowing for traditional-leaning congregations and pastors to leave the UMC with their church property and assets.

Due to Covid, the 2020 General Conference was never held and the Protocol was never adopted.  Because General Conference has now been postponed to 2024, a group of conservative United Methodists known as the Wesleyan Covenant Association (WCA) went forward with the launch of the new denomination.

At 11 AM on Sunday, May 22, Pastors Lance and Lori plan to host an informational meeting in the Sanctuary about the newly launched denomination and its impact on our district, annual conference and local church.   

Congregations who wish to disaffiliate must hold a vote of the church membership which must be approved by a 2/3 majority.  They must then meet certain financial obligations to the Annual Conference for Mission Shares and unfunded pension liability, and approval must be voted upon by the Annual Conference body.  It is hoped by the May 22 meeting there will be more information about how many churches and pastors in our vicinity and in the Great Plains Annual Conference plan to disaffiliate in order to join the new denomination.

Bring any questions you might have and the pastors will try to answer with whatever information may be available at that time.
Stephen Ministers are here to help
 
If you are in a struggle with anxiety, loss, and/or isolation, you might not know exactly when your understanding and acceptance from this crisis will come.  But, we can rely on our risen Lord to be truly present with it all, even when others can't be. If you need a message of hope and encouragement, call on a Stephen Minister to help you on this journey. A Stephen Minister can help you through the valleys of life to help restore your joy.  Call Kelly Gifford- 316 708 0691 to be matched with a Stephen Minister.
Open Door
 
Woodlawn volunteers will be serving lunch at Open Door on Thursday, May 26. The sign-up sheet for donating food items is outside the church office. The guests we serve really do appreciate this hot lunch. Thank you for your support of this local mission and for helping us be the heart, hands, and feet of Jesus.
Derby Community Food Pantry
 
Boxed potatoes, crackers, pancake syrup, dry pasta, sloppy joe sauce, chili, deodorant, laundry soap, empty egg cartons for May.  Place donations in the blue tub by the office.
 
Starting in June there will be a plastic container near the blue tub on Sundays before the first and last Tuesdays and on the Thursday and Friday before the third Saturday for garden produce.
Woodlawn Thrift Shop
Open Thursday - Saturday
9am - 2pm
103 N. Baltimore

RED, WHITE, and BLUE
The Thrift Shop will feature everything patriotic in the coming weeks. Buy cute clothes and items to help celebrate Memorial Day, Flag Day, and the Fourth.
 
Check us out. Come shop and pass the word!
For the safety of you and others, we highly recommend wearing masks at this time. We continue to sanitize work areas and the front desk as well as door knobs after each shift.
 
This Week at Woodlawn
Thursday- May 19
9:00a  Jack & Jill Graduation
8:00p   AA
Friday
Saturday
Sunday
   Woodlawn Worship Services
11:00a   Informational meeting on                            denomination
  8:00p   AA
Monday
  6:00p   Stephen Ministers Cont. Ed.
  6:30p   Cub Scouts
  7:00p   Boy Scouts
  8:00p   AA 
Tuesday                      
  9:00a   Food Pantry
Wednesday  
   9:00a   Sip and Clip
 12:00p  Brown Bag Study- On Zoom
  1:00p   Al-Anon
  3:30p  UMW Brunch meeting
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May 9-15  Giving
General: $5,166
Capital:   $1,155

Last Month (April)
General Giving:       $53,305
General Expenses:    $50,165
           Surplus:      $3,139
Capital Giving:          $9,726
 
YTD through April
General Donations:       $168,496
Other Misc Income:       $1,176
General Expenses:    $208,543
           Shortage:      -$38,870
Capital Giving:          $36,305

Note: Other Misc Income includes funds from Bank Interest, Building use and Endowment Dividends.
 
Move A Mountain
Income YTD through April: $47,167
April Mortgage Payment: $9,221
Loan Balance as of April 30, 2022: $604,652

Attendance 5/15/22
9:00 Traditional: 109
10:00 Contemporary: 58
Joys, Prayers, and Concerns

Bill Smith is thankful for all the prayers and concerns. He is home following knee replacement surgery. Please continue prayers for healing.
 
Nola Guilliams sent the nicest Thank You card: “Thank you to our church family for the prayers and cards. Cards are always an uplift. The meal provided by the Care Unit was wonderful and greatly appreciated. Thank you to Pastor Lori for her visit, it was very helpful and the call from Pastor Lance. I am feeling much better. I know with all the prayers, love, and strength from God, I’ll continue to improve. We are very blessed. Our sincere Thank You." Bill & Nola Guilliams

Caitlin Ott has gallbladder surgery scheduled for Friday morning. Please keep Caitlin and her family in your prayers. 

Ralph Kistner and family ask for your prayers for Carol Kistner who was taken to the hospital over the weekend. She is showing signs of improvement but in need of continued prayers. Family requests no calls at this time while they are still working with the doctors to figure things out. Thank you

Our sincere condolences go out to the Feldt and Cunningham families. Please keep Peg & Dan Feldt and Kristina, Brent, Talon & Tate Cunningham in your prayers on the loss of Peg's father and Kristina's grandfather, Loren Bowman of Clyde, KS.

If you, or someone you know, has a joy, a concern, or just needs prayers, send to main@woodlawnumc.net or call the church office at 788-1507.
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