“MISSION U”

The Message p. 2

Ministers

All Who Profess Christ

Pastor

Roger Parker

Youth Director

Michael Smith

Lay Leader

Gary Clower

Administrative Assistant

Sharon Pilant

Church Custodian

Francisco Parada

Chancel Choir Director

Debbie Bailey

Pianist

Donna Talley

Bell Choir

Dana Parker

Preschool Director Sherrill McPherson

Preschool Teachers Jana Pahukoa Debra Chancellor

Joni Clark

Tammy Woodruff

Dana Parker

Sarah Taylor

Nursery Attendant Linda Brandon

“Just as each of us has one

body with many members,

and these members do not

all have the same function,

so in Christ we who are

many form one body, and

each member belongs to all

the others.

Romans 12:4-5

Prayer Concerns Austin Acuff

Larry Baumert

Richard & Patti Beattie

Davis Beaver

Morgan Bell

Adam Brown

Don Brown & Family

Stacy Bugher

Jayson Burd

Brian Carey

Cameron Conroy

Kathy Davis

Kim Dennis

Anna Duerkson

Blaine Evans

Mel Espinoza

Ed & Bettye Giles

Christine Griner

Betty Harvey

Paul Hays

Brad Higginbotham

Fred & Glenda Jostes

Judy Keith

Bob Kilgore

Ron Kincade

Maelee Larson

Lydia Lawrence

Amber Leamy

Tim Nutter

Vernita Phelps

Dorothy Piland

Dorothy Quoy

Tom Reier

Sonja & Phil Robinson

Colt Rowland

Curtis Sharp

Pat & Omen Shrum

Betty Smith

Payton Stanley

Mildred Stott

Family of Merril Stott

Don Stover

Jimmie Summers

Hazel VanVoorhis

Dennis Wilmot

For the month of July the church will

be collecting small & medium liquid

laundry soap for the Pryor Ministry

Center. Date of collection during

the Children’s Moment is July 15th.

The center is also in need of children’s shoes

and men’s shoes(all sizes).

They can be new or gently

worn. Shoes may be

dropped off at the Church

Office.

Our family would like to thank the wonderful la-

dies who crochet the beautiful and meaningful

prayer shawls. We gave one to our sister in

law Dorothy Piland who in a nursing home. She

and all of our family appreciate this kindness.

God Bless You,

Harold Grumet & Family

I would also like to give you my heart-felt thanks

for all your prayers and phone calls when I fell

at my house and had a short stay in the hospital.

I appreciate each and every one of you.

Harold

To My Church Family,

Thank you for putting on the senior recognition

brunch and for awarding me with the Pryor First

United Methodist Scholarship.

Respectfully,

Bryce Day

Mission U is coming!!

Children/youth contact Betty Prentice

for scholarship information.

p. 3 July, 2018

"From Roger's Pen"

FREEDOM

“So, I find that, as a rule, when I want to do what is good, evil is right

there with me. I gladly agree with the law on the inside, but I see a different

law at work in my body.” (Romans 7:21-23, CEB)

Life is a struggle between good and evil isn’t it? These words from Ro-

mans came to my mind as I thought about our country and the fact that we will celebrating our free-

dom once again on July 4th. So, what is this “freedom” that we celebrate?

If we go to the beginning of the bible, Genesis, chapter 2, we read that when God created the

world, God gave us a vocation: To farm and take care of the world. But also, we were given the free-

dom to choose our sustenance from it. However, there were boundaries. The humans could eat from

any tree in the garden, except from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil. And of course, we

know what happens next. The humans were tempted and ate from the one tree that God told them not

to.

Real freedom does not mean that there are no limits. Freedom is not a blank check on which to

write our selfish desires. When our military men and women went to the battlefield, they didn’t do so

just because they believed in the highest ideals of life, like honesty and integrity. They made sacrific-

es so that we would choose those things. The fact of the matter is: Freedom and responsibility go

hand in hand with one another.

This is what Jesus means when he speaks of the “Yoke”. A yoke is a restraint, a boundary.

And when he says it is “easy”, he means that living free within the boundaries can bring peace to

our hearts (And it is implied: Living within the boundaries brings peace to our communities).

You see, it is also true that Jesus died for our freedom, but it was not only so that we would

make the right choices, but so that we would be in right relationship to God.

Brothers and sisters, let’s show our fore-fathers and mothers that they did not die in vain. And

let’s show Jesus that his death really means something to us. Let’s live our lives like they are really

worth saving. That’s how we honor our military men and women who have died. And that’s also how

we find our true purpose in life and the peace which God intended for us. Our freedom was bought

with a high price!

Paul concludes the scripture which began this article: “I’m a miserable human being. Who will

deliver me from this dead corpse? Thank God through Jesus Christ our Lord.” (V.24-25a)

In Christ's footsteps we walk,

Pastor Roger

The Message p. 4

VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL

RESERVE THE DATES NOW: JULY 8-12, 2018 5:30—8:00 PM

4 Years to 6th Grade

Be sure to mark your calendars for Sunday, July 1st at 4:00 in the Fellowship Hall for our annual All-

Church indoor picnic. Family Life will prepare hot dogs, hamburgers and drinks. Everyone attending

is asked to bring a dish to share. If you don’t wish to prepare something, please just bring ice cream

for dessert

FUMC,

Thank you for letting the troop use the

church for our meetings and events.

Without your support, Pryor may possibly

not have a troop. I have been in scouting

since the first grade and have finally re-

ceived my Eagle, and I held my Court of

Honor in the sanctuary. Please continue

to support and charter the next genera-

tions of scouts, it is greatly appreciated.

Jake Due

Troop 83

Members of the Prayer Shawl team will not be meeting during the summer months;

however, they have an abundance of yarn they have divided into coordinated colors. If

you would like to pick up a bag of yarn and knit or crochet a prayer shawl you can find

the bags of yarn in the Challenger Classroom.

Your church secretary will be out of the office from July 16 through July 19th. We

would like to have volunteers who would be willing to answer calls from 9-12 a.m.

and from 1-4 p.m. on those days. If you would be willing to help any of these times

please call the Church Office and we will put you on the schedule. Thanks.

July, 2018 p. 5

The Mission of our Church is to make disciples of

Jesus Christ

for the transformation of the World

OUR YOUTH AT CAMP EGAN

On Saturday, June 30th youth, parents and anyone who would like will meet in the church park-

ing lot at 6:30 p.m. and walk to the Allred Theater to see “Incredibles 2”

BEFORE

AFTER

July, 2018

Pryor Firs Church 400 E. Graham / P. O. Box 67

Pryor Creek, OK 74362-0067

Building God’s Kingdom by Being Christ’s Disciples”

Non Profit Organization U. S. Postage

PAID Pryor, OK.

74362 Permit No. 41

Return Service

Requested

8:30 Children’s Moment

July 01 Christine Sprang

July 08 Dana Parker

July 15

July 22

July 29 Youth

If you would like to be a part of

the Children’s Moment Team for

either service please call Chris-

tine Sprang at 918-825-4796.

8:30 Liturgist for July

Fred Sprang

10:40 Children’s Moment

July 01 Christine Sprang

July 08 Heather Trout

July 15 Janeen Axtell

July 22 Heather Trout

July 29 Youth

10:40 Liturgists for July

July 01 John Wilkerson

July 08 Alicia Osborne

July 15 Betty Prentice

July 22 Fred Sprang

July 29 Youth

Business Meeting Monday, July 2 1:00 p.m.

Members of the United

Methodist Men will not

meet in June or July.

Breakfasts will resume on

Saturday, August 4th at

8:00 a.m. Have a safe,

blessed summer.