The PUMC Cycling Group will be hitting the roads and bike paths of northern Illinois again this summer, and we are always eager to have new participants! Our weekend rides are meant to be casual and fun, with a typical distance around 20 miles and a pace of 12-13 mph. As in past years, we will be participating in Chicago's Bike the Drive on May 29th, and there's still time to get registered. We also are training for a daylong ride from Plainfield to Wisconsin on July 8th, with camping that night at Big Foot Beach State Park in Lake Geneva. For more information on being part of this group, contact Eric Lenning at 636-577-1774 or EricLenning@sbcglobal.net.

Thank you to everyone

who helped make the

7th Annual MEM

Children’s Resale a

tremendous success…

those people who

donated, sold,

shopped, volunteered, baked, and/or

spread the word! Because of YOU, we

sold more than $8,000 in children’s

items and almost $100 in baked goods!

Of the $2,400 MEM earned from the sale,

over $900 will be tithed to PUMC

apportionments. The remainder will help

support future sales and other MEM

projects. Thank you for your continued

support of this community event.

SUNDAY SCHOOL END-OF-YEAR PARTY! Join us today, during Sunday School hour, as we celebrate the end of the 2015-16 school year and all we have learned together! Classes will rotate through games and a snack station.

Vacation Bible School 2016! July 10-14, 6:30- 8:30 pm at PUMC

Registration is now open.

Sign up today!

plainfieldumc.com/vbs

We are now recruiting volunteers for

We need volunteers for:

Want to be a part of the fun?

Contact Pastor Sherry Scates at sherry.scates@plainfieldumc.com

or by calling 815-436-9651.

Make a Difference—

Mentor a Child PUMC is partnering with Kids Hope USA regarding their mentoring program. Their mission is simple: “One child, One Hour, One

Church, One School.” The program pairs local churches with local elementary schools, and then equips volunteer mentors to work with at-risk children. PUMC is looking for Mentors!! Mentors will spend one hour each week reading, talking, listening and playing with their “one-and-only child.” Today,156 United Methodist congregations partner with Kids Hope USA to offer mentoring programs. Sadly 2,300 schools are awaiting church partners. Through Kids Hope USA, PUMC can help by pairing volunteer mentors with our assigned local Plainfield elementary school, Lincoln Elementary. Learn more at www.kidshopeusa.org. For questions, or to volunteer, please contact:

Pastor Eun-Hye Choi

(eun-hye.choi@plainfieldumc.com),

or

Pastor Sherry Scates

(sherry.scates@plainfieldumc.com)

TODAY!! Pancakes & Perennials

Pancakes served 9:30 - 11:00am Plant Sale 9:30am to 12:00noon

· Teachers/Site Leaders · Helpers

· Decorations/Theme · Photographers

· Set up / Take Down · Publicity

· Greeters/Registrars · Musicians

· Acting/Drama Team · Other

PLEASE KEEP THESE PEOPLE IN YOUR

PRAYERS:

*Cherie Chan’s father, Charles Gianino *Russ & Louise Corey *Jeanne Dupre’s brother, Fred Summerfelt *Arleta Gordon’s aunt, Vada Jackson *Ron Lee *Belinda Maranowicz’s father, Bill Courter *Harriett & Rick Nelson’s neighbor, Charlie *Cheryl Reichert’s friend, Lois Clements *Pam Testin’s dad, Vic Pech *Claire Wlllman’s friends, Tyler Grabil and Everly Martin *Kathy Wellman requests prayers for the General Conf. of UMC Delegates *Jeff Wigton’s step-mother, Ann ***Those serving in the military, fire fighters, police officers, refugees & immigrants.

If you would like to include someone on the prayer list, please complete a

Prayer Request Card.

CALENDAR: May 22– May 28

Sun., 5/22 8:30A

Repeat Anthem Sunday (Chancel Choir) Pancakes & Perennials

9:45A End of Year Sunday School Party

11:00A

Repeat Anthem Sunday (Worship Band) God & Family Recognition Doris Stabler Scholarship Recog.

12:15P New Member Class (C/L)

6:30P Finance Committee Mtg. (C/L)

Mon., 5/23 9:30A Music Together (203)

11:30A Lunch Bunch (C/L)

Tues., 5/24 9:30A Music Together (203)

7:00P Walker’s Grove HOA (C/L)

Weds., 5/25 9:30A MEM's (Nursery)

11:00A Trinity Food Pantry (Offsite)

6:00P Children’s Choir (Sanctuary)

6:30P Immersion Bible Study (Offsite)

7:00P Girl Scout Troop 362 (203)

7:00P Boy Scouts (JBFH)

Thurs., 5/26 9:30A Music Together (203)

6:30P Staff Parish Relations Comm. (C/L)

7:00P Alcoholics Anonymous (206/207)

Fri., 5/27 Office Closed

Sat., 5/28 Piano Recital (Melanie Dale)

Coming Soon…..

Carillon Concerts PUMC will host two Carillon Concerts this summer, free and open to the public. The first concert will be Sunday, June 26, with a

performance by Rachel Perfecto from New Haven, CT. She will perform special music during 9:30am worship service and then perform a concert after worship starting at 11:00am. The second concert will be Wednesday, August 3, with a performance by Ellen Dickinson from Hartford, CT. This concert will start at 7pm. Mark your calendars and enjoy these free concerts.

This year’s Bishop’s Appeal to the Northern Illinois Conference is a call to support Rosecrance’s Launch to Life Campaign. Your gift will help in countless ways. A young woman with a substance abuse disorder will be able, through addiction counseling and treatment, to stand on her own two feet. A young man will finally be released from his crisis of addiction and can reconnect with his higher power. Rosecrance will be a guiding light and resource for grieving families —moving them from despair to hope. For 100 years, Rosecrance has been supported by UMC, to bring services to individuals and families dealing with addiction, depression, anxiety, grief, and family issues. If you would like to support this worthy cause, please make your check payable to PUMC, noting that it is intended for the Bishop’s Appeal and drop it in the collection plate by next Sunday. Thank you for your generosity!

You’ve heard about the food pantry — now it’s time to step out and serve! Come this summer as we serve the 4th Wednesday of each month at

the Ridgewood United Community Food Pantry, 301 Fairbanks in Joliet. There are jobs for all ages and abilities. Kids, ages 2 and up are welcome! We will serve May 25, June 22, July 27, Aug 24, and (bonus!) Aug

31. Come once, or as often as you can. For more information , contact Pastor Sherry at sherry.scates@plainfieldumc.com.

SUMMER WORSHIP SCHEDULE

BEGINS MAY 29th

8:30a Eucharist Service

9:30a Worship Service

9:30a* Sunday School for children

through 5th grade

(*children will be dismissed to Sunday School,

following Children’s Time.)

NO SUNDAY SCHOOL ON MAY 29