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First United Methodist Church of Perkins
By Pastor Kip Heatley
As with most congregations, Sunday mornings are very spe-
cial at FUMC Perkins. We come together at 9:30 in Sunday
school classes for all ages, at 10:30 we meet with each other
and welcome our guests with our Fellowship Coffee time, and
then gather in the sanctuary at 10:55 for celebratory, inspiring
and encouraging worship. On the first and third Sundays of each
month, we gather together at the table of Christ and share in Holy
Communion together. And, on the last Sunday of each month,
we share in a huge pot luck lunch after worship. Sunday is the
first day of the week, and we work hard to make sure we start
each week off right! We believe there is no better way to start a
week than with worship, study, and fellowship.
One of the things that is blessing our adult Sunday school class
is their current series based on an Adam Hamilton book called
"Christianity's Family Tree," a study of the major Christian
denominations and how they came to be. The study so far has
covered Catholicism and the Orthodox sects and has been greatly
informative and enlightening, showing us that there really is very
little that separates one sect of Christians from another. Each
class session we watch part of a video about the denominatiOn
we are currently focusing on, and spend time discussing them
and sharing our thoughts with one another. As with everything
we do, visitors are welcome. So if you have a desire to join us
in our overview of the various denominations that make up the
Christian family tree, feel free to join us.
FUMC Perkins is a church that believes in developing our
relationship with Christ so we can share Christ with the world
around us through our witness and ministries. We practice a
policy of open hearts, open minds, and open doors, meaning
that, wherever you are in life and whoever you are, we make it
a point to welcome you into our fellowship and encourage you
as you develop your own personal relationship with Chlist. We
believe Jesus welcomes all comers into his body and to his table,
and that includes you!
Lost Creek United Methodist Church
We Are just on the cusp of a busy mission season at Lost Creek.
The first Sunday in June will find the Youth Force OKC adults
and youth being commissioned as well as the Alaska Mission
team. There will also be a pancake breakfast served by the Belize
Mission teazn as they continue preparations for this trip in July.
We also have our first missioner to Venezuela as Kees Preston
participates in college ministry there with Campus Crusade for
Christ for a month this summer.
Our Senior adults, the Speeders, will be staying closer to home
as they travel to Pops! for lunch on Wednesday. The United
Methodist Women will be busy that day as well serving the Love
Feast at Southern Heights United Methodist Church in Stillwater
on Wednesday evening. In addition to cooking good food, the
women of Lost Creek have been busy sewing and filling 64
school bags to be taken to Annual Conference this week to be
distributed to those in need across our country.
Two "at home" missions later this month will be "Fishin' on a
Mission", this year's theme for Vacation Bible School coming
June 18-21. That busy week will be immediately followed by
Youth Force Perkins. Applications are still available for home
repair jobs to be done that week. Contact the church office for
more information.
You are welcome to join us on Sunday mornings at 8:30 or
11:00. Our Sunday School time is 9:45 with classes for every-
one. You can find out more about Lost Creek by looking at our
website--lostcreekumc.org, calling the church office at 405-377-
0927 or "like" us on Facebook. Lost Creek is located between
Perkins and Stillwater on 80th Street.
Eden Chapel United Methodist Church
Welcome to Eden Chapel United Methodist Church a very
unique experience in worship. We do Sundays a little different
at Eden Chapel and we believe you will enjoy it as much as we
do. We begin every Sunday morning with a very personal Com-
munion Experience in our Prayer Chapel. Then we prepare for
our Sunday Moming Worship which leads us into our Gathering
Time; after that we are off to Sunday School to share our lives
and experiences with each other. We have children, youth, adult
and inter-generational groups, so we just know that we have one
for you. Our Sundays are as follows: 9:00am Weekly Com-
munion in the Prayer Chapel, 9:30am Worship in the Sctuary,
10:30am Crathering in the Fellowship Hall, 1 l:00am Sunday
School and Special Classes
This is the 1 st Sunday after Pentecost and Communion Sunday.
This is the Table of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ and all
are invited to share the meal. The scripture comes from the Old
Testament Book of Isaiah 6:1-8 with the title of the sermon
"Saying What You Mean; Meaning What You Say". For
people spirituality amounts to picking through items of
faith that survive from long ago. In that bygone era, people saw
God. heard His voice and experienced His awesome, at limes
even terrible power! But that was then! Today those kinds of
gripping encounters with God- with a God who was not an
illusion, but someone who was real, someone you could see and
touch and feel - well there is no comparison in today's world
oris there?! Come and share what God has done for you, it's
time to say what you mean and mean what you say (eslxially
about your faith).
Please remember you are always welcome to come and experi-
ence a very unique way of learning more about God and church
family. Again weekly Communion is at 9am; Worship Service
starts at 9:30am; Gathering Time is 10:30am with classes at
11:00am. Eden Chapel United Methodist Church is located at
the comer of 92nd Street and S. Fairgrounds Road. We are the
little church under the big sign. Come see us, we think you will
find a home with us!
First Baptist Church of Perkins
Last Sunday, Pastor Marty continued his sermon series, "Fan
vs. Follower." In his sermon he identified the difference between
the two. A Fan is an enthusiastic admirer. One who looks on
from a distance and does not have a relationship with the one
he or she admires. A Follower on the other hand, is one who
follows close by and has a personal relationship with the One
he follows.
It can he the same way with Christ. We can be fan's, enthusiastic
admirers that look on from afar, or we can be followers who are
connected personally with God in an intimate relationship with
Jesus. The awesome thing about Christ is, that He wants all of
us to be in an intimate relationship with Him, unlike celebrities
who only have their small circle of friends, Christ invites each
one of us to know Him personally. Face to Face. What an awe-
some privilege!
So, this is the question.., where do I stand? Am I a Fan or a
Follower of Christ? Do I follow His teaching and His ways?
Do I know Christ infmately? Or is my stares that of a Fan, only
admiring Him from a distance. If you find that you are a Fan,
become a follower. You will be glad you did.
This week, remember that Bible School begins for Children
who have completed Kindergarten through the 6th Grade.
Sunday Morning at 9:30am, June 3rd, the fun begins. We hope
that you will bring your child to come and join us. Should you
have any questions about VBS, feel free to contact our Church
Office.
Have a great week!
The following is our VBS Schedule:
• June 3rd-Sunday Morning at 9:30am to 12:00 (noon), Sunday
Evening at 5:00prn. to 7:00pnx
• June 4th- Monday Moming at 9:00am to 12:00 (noon)
• June 5th- Tuesday Morning at 9:00am to 12:00 (noon)
• June 6th- Wednesday Morning at 9:00am to 12:00 (noon),
Wednesday Evening at 6:30pm to 8:00pm.
Immanuel Baptist Church
By Claudia Andrews
Join us for worship at the Vassar Community Center Sun.,
June 3, at 10:45 a.m! Our senior adult classes will meet there for
Sunday school at 9:30 a.m, Children and median adult classes
meet at 124& 126 S Main at the samelime; then come together
at the Center for worship. Exciting times as we continue to be
the Church! We return to Oak Park on June 10 and will be there
well into July.
Lynn Davis played a violin offertory "We Shall Go Out with
Joy" and Bob Gilbert sang "Here Am I Lord" before the sermon
for those who came to celebrate Jesus as Lord last Sunday. We
also recognized those in our congregation who have served or
are serving our country; remembering the weekend as a time of
thankfulness for those who served to keep us free.
Brother Robin FOster' s message "Giving What's left Over? Or
Giving All?" was taken from Luke 20:45-21:6. The Sadducees,
the other Jewish religious sect, wanted to only do those things
that were necessary as they only believed the first few books of
the Old Testament. They were in denial in recognizing who Jesus
was, giving glory to God not to others, and bringing all they had
to God. A lesson involving the widow who gave God all she
had out of her need, revealed God sees not just the amount of
the gift, but also the sacrifice of the giver. Someone once said,
"they would give their 'widows mite'"; did they mean they were
giving all they had and not just giving a little? The Sadducees
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