ConnectionsSt. Mat thew Lutheran Church – Connec t i ng Fa i th W i th L i fe !

CALENDAR of EVENTSSAT., JUNE 1

FOOD PANTRY WEEKEND10am-12pm Concord Rm Rvsd/

Al-Anon Mtg. 5:00 pm Worship

SUN., JUNE 2FOOD PANTRYWEEKEND

9:30 am Single Summer Service10:30 am Youth

Car Wash

10:45 am Coffee Fellowship

MON., JUNE 3 8:30 am Morning Prayer

Group 9:00 am Pastors’ Text Study 7:00 pm Girl Scouts

TUES., JUNE 410:00 am Men’s Coffee at

Harvest Market 7:00 pm Gentler Yoga 7:00 pm Boy Scouts

WED., JUNE 5 6:00 pm Adult Bible Study

THURS., JUNE 6Synod Assembly in Springfield

through Saturday, June 8FRI., JUNE 7

9:15 am Chairish YogaSAT., JUNE 8

10am-12pm Concord Rm Rvsd/Al-Anon Mtg.

5:00 pm WorshipSUN., JUNE 9

PENTECOSTRECOGNITION AND INSTALLATION

OF COUNCIL MEMBERS 9:30 am Single Summer Service10:45 am CONGREGATIONAL

MEETING10:45 am Coffee Fellowship

ALL CHURCH PICNICFOLLOWING THE MEETING!

STMFOOD PANTRY

WEEKEND

Plan now to attend ourCONGREGATIONAL

MEETINGFOLLOWED BY OUR

ALL CHURCH PICNICSunday, June 9th at 10:45AM

Your input and attendance are important to St. Matthew!

The themes during this spring DailyDiscipleships have lifted up prayer. As dis-ciples who strive to follow Jesus Christ, howdo we call upon God in prayer to help us liveas disciples on a daily basis? How doesGod’s word compel us to pray? What do weinclude in our prayers? Do our regularprayer routines need to be revisited andgiven new life? How is the Holy Spiritinfusing vitality into our spirits through ourprayers?These are just some of the questions prompt-ed by the spring sessions. Prayers during thespring have included serving God alone, fin-ishing one’s work, learning to be patient,dwelling in God’s grace, and learning tolove Jesus as well as others. Thus, it seemstimely and appropriate that the final sessionbefore we enter into the Pentecost seasonencourages us to pray like Jesus. We con-clude with words prayed by Jesus in his highpriestly prayer. Jesus’ compassion for his disciples is clearas he prays on their behalf. Not only doesJesus pray for their protection, but also fortheir unity.Jesus also taught his disciples about prayer.Take a few minutes to think about Jesus andhis teachings on prayer. Glean wisdom fromhis own prayers during difficult times in hisown life.Jesus prays on behalf of his disciples, but itis not clear if the disciples are fully aware ofhis concern. Not only that, Jesus prays forthose who do not yet believe. His own timewas short on this earth. He entrusted hisministry to the disciples and their witness.No wonder, he prays for the Holy Spirit tocome and encourage his followers. No won-der, he prays for unity. PrayerMighty God, we pray on behalf of those whodo not believe in you. We pray for unityamong your followers. Help us to witness toyour love as we learn to extend love to eachother. Send your Holy Spirit to keep us con-nected to your word and your ways. Amen.

STAFF OF ST. MATTHEW LUTHERAN CHURCHPHONE: 367-1189 www.stmatthewurbana.org

Pastor Robert J. RasmusOffice Manager Gayla PellumNursery Ruby Splittstoesser & Emma LacefieldParish Nurses Aziza Awate, Kathie Pound, and Beth Riddle

Connections Deadline: Submit announcements in writing to the church office or by e-mailto gayla.stm@stmatthewurbana.org no later than 9:00 a.m. Wednesday. Thank you!

Please note: Names on the list for prayers will be posted for one month unless otherwise requested.Please contact the church office with any updates or extensions. Thank you.

Specialist Sean Splittstoesser,grandson of Ruby & Dan Splittstoesser

Brody Welshofer, friend of Danielle DeckDonna Gehrt, aunt of Jill DalyVirginia, Meghan & Chris,

friends of Chris BedfordJohn Sheehan,

grandfather of Walker WestfieldGloria & family, aunt of Jill DalyNathan Koplinski & 3rd Battalion India Company,

son of Beth KoplinskiTom & Beth Graham,

family of Dorothy GrahamPolly Morrow, Saupe family relativeRita, aunt of Cheryl Light-ShrinerCarmen, aunt of Cheryl Light-ShrinerSharon, aunt of Cheryl Light-ShrinerJohn Light, father of Cheryl Light-ShrinerPastor Tom HillertzErnie & Carol Westfield,

grandparents of Walker WestfieldZewdi Habtes, mother of Aziza AwateGregory Hedin, grandson of Jimmie Hedin

& son of Richard & Laura HedinJim Lyons,

son-in-law of Gary & Cyntha Hedge****************Patricia Malik,

friend of Jon & Tracy Gunderson****************

Robin Clarke & family, friend of Vickie Hart

****************Neil Richardson,

husband of Margo Richardson****************John Gantz Isabella GonzalezDanielle Deck Bruce CarrollGerald Smith Kathryn HarumGarris Graham Cherylin StiversDon Saupe Lana WegengRandy Alumbaugh Brad HedrickJudy Wilson Aziza AwateRick Riddle Dorothy Graham****************Remember our shut-ins:Elaine Ebeling Leona Saathoff

Prayer Requests

In loving memory of ˜Elizabeth Pellum,

mother-in-law of Gayla Pellumand

Dave Rogers, friend of Dave Tjaden & Diane Durbin

Please include their family & friendsin your special thoughts & prayers.

May God welcome theminto the kingdom of heaven.

Prayer Requests

Welcome!St. Matthew Lutheran Church

is a fellowship of Christian believers called to: grow in Christ, share the Gospel, serve God’s people.Do come again to

St. Matthew Lutheran Churchwhere you are always welcome.

Worship with UsSaturday, 5:00 pm A relaxed & informal worship held in the Christ Chapel.

Sunday, 9:30 am (May 19 through September 2, 2019)Spirited traditional worship that focuses on participation through the liturgy, the great hymns of the Church.

Christ ChapelThe chapel is always open for individual or group prayer.

A Word from Stephen MinistryStephen Ministers are here for you in your time of need. We aretrained to listen without judging and to let God do the healing.If you would like to meet with a Stephen Minister please contactPastor Bob or Mike Krumwiede our Stephen Minister Leader.

ALTAR FLOWERSThe flowers on the altar this weekend are given by Vicky& Wayne Coffin in celebration of their granddaughterEmma’s high school graduation. Congrats Emma!Help make our altar beautiful! Celebrate a birthday,anniversary, someone’s life or just because. The 2019 signup sheet is located on the bulletin board in the narthex.

WEDNESDAY ADULT BIBLE STUDY In our Wednesday night Bible Study we will engagesome familiar and less familiar characters from the NewTestament; Peter, Mary and Martha, James the brotherof Jesus, Lazarus and Mother Mary. They are key figures in our understanding ofthe New Testament and help us grasp the broad picture of the salvation story.Each session provides a summary of the life of the person and his or her importancein the unfolding revelatory plan of God. We will look for the ways they have pro-vided lessons and insights that have instructed successive generations of faithfulpeople intent on listening for God's call and action in their own lives.

PLEASE SUPPORT THE STM FOOD PANTRY The first full weekend of every month, we ask the members ofour congregation to bring in items for our food pantry. Ourfood pantry provides a week's worth of meals to families with-in the community on a regular basis. Thank you all for your continued support to STM Food Pantry.The Food Pantry is in need of restocking several things,remember these needs when you go to the grocery store.The following items aremost needed at this time: Please remember to take along this list of ourneeds.The following items are most needed at this time: canned fruit cocktail,pears, pineapple, applesauce, canned peas, corn, carrots, canned tuna,canned or bottle juices, boxed mashed potatoes, jelly, salad dressing, completepancake mix, pancake syrup, saltine crackers, cold cereal, hot cereal, corn-bread mix, ketchup, mustard, large bars of bath soap.

Note: Please do not donate shampoo.You are welcome to place items in the food box at any time throughout themonth also. If you have any questions about the Food Pantry or would like tobecome a volunteer to help make deliveries call the Church office at 217-367-1189 or Doris Gebauer at 369-6772.

Food Pantry Weekend is this week! June 1 & 2

STMFood Pantry

T H I S S U N D AY !

MEN’S COFFEE THIS WEEK!Our Men’s Coffee group now meets twice a month! All availableSTM men are invited to gather for a cup of coffee & conversationon the first and third Tuesday of every month. Our next meetingwill be Tuesday, June 4th at 10:00am at Harvest Market on SouthNeil St. in Champaign. Men of all ages are welcome & encouragedto join our discussions.

JUNE 9TH!Festivities will begin at the conclusion of

the Congregational Meeting. Games provided by Sr. and Jr. High youth.

Grilled hamburgers, veggie burgers and hotdogs will be ready around noontime.

Buns, drinks and condiments provided.Everyone should bring their favorite picnic side dish and lawn chairs.A free will offering, with profits going for youth summer travel,

will be taken.

Plan now to attend ourCONGREGATIONAL

MEETINGFOLLOWED BY OUR ALL CHURCH PICNICSunday, June 9th at 10:45AM

Your input and attendance are important to St. Matthew!

N E X T S U N DAY !

Make a Note!Our Summer Sunday Service Schedule

has begun!Sunday worship will begin at 9:30am

We will follow this schedule through Sept. 1st.We will also have our 5:00 service on Saturday evening

PENTECOST SUNDAY - NEXT WEEKPentecost is celebrated following Easter by 50 days, is the daywhen the Holy Spirit visited the disciples in the form oftongues of fire as described in Acts 2. A reminder of thosetongues of fire may be seen in the red paraments and banners,the pastors’ stoles, red flowers livening the chancel area, anditems of red clothing that you’re invited to wear.

YOUR HELP IS NEEDED!Homemade baked goods (cookies, brownies, etc.) are needed for"Sugar Rush" on Saturday, June 8th. "Sugar Rush" is a communityevent to help lift up the Silver/Vawter street neighborhood near St.Matthew. Contact Dorothy Gable at 766-7360 or use the sign upsheet bulletin board in the narthex.

“LET’S DO LUNCH” LADIES LUNCHEON Join us on the second Friday of each month at 11:30 am at a dif-ferent restaurant each month. No age limit, no jobs to do, no col-ored hats to wear, nothing to study, strictly social and fun. Come when you canwhatever months you can. The next lunch will be held Friday, June 14th at CrackerBarrel in Urbana. The sign up sheet is posted on the bulletin board in the narthex.If you forget to sign up... come anyway! Women of all ages are welcome!

STM QUILTERSWe have at least 10 wheelchair quilts for the Danville VA. We will bepresenting them to Ruby soon. We will begin to make the quilts for our2020 Senior High School graduates. This is a big class with 6 gradu-ating. We would love to have anyone who is on summer vacation joinus. We meet the 2nd and 4th Tuesdays of each month from 9–12:00 in FellowshipHall. If you can’t meet in the daytime and know how to quilt we would be happy tosend fabric with you so you can work from home. Everyone is welcome. For moreinformation please contact Peg Warriner 217-369-5433.

SPRING HAS ARRIVED AT THE STM GARDEN OF REMEMBRANCE

The St. Matthew Garden of Remembrance is in spring mode;green grass and plants peeking up from the earth, reaching to thesun for new life. It is a wonderful pensive place. Please considerthis location for your final resting place. Niches are $1200, whichincludes two urns, engraving and a niche space for two. Request forms are availablein the office. If you would like to honor a family member or friend with a paver, theform is on the table near the coffee bar. Costs are $200 or $150.

SPRING CLEANING?Are you sorting through some closets?Our Storybook volunteers have learnedthat all the men’s trousers/jeans/slacks

have been given out at theDanville Correctional Center.

Could you help?Donation baskets are located in the narthex.

Thank you!