lpumc news & views november 2010

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In This Issue

A church without walls, creating a visible sign of Christs presence in our urban community and beyond

News & ViewsA monthly publication of Lafayette Park United Methodist Church November 2010

Lafayette Park United Methodist Church 2300 Lafayette Avenue St. Louis, MO 63104 314-771-9214

Wilder View 3

Year Book 4

Good Sense 5

Juarez Feature 6 & 7

Check It Out 8

Earth Care Column 8

Calendar 10

Our Man in MozambiqueArnaldo Rossanhane, our seminarian,is a 3rd year pastoral and theology stu-dent at United Methodist CambineSeminary in Mozambique.We received a letter from Arnaldo,

printed in last monthsNews & Views,updating us on his progress, thankingus for our support and sending Godsblessings our way. Thanks to JanSchnepf, Mozambique Covenant Com-munications Volunteer, for sending thepicture. In her words we are blessedto be a blessing, nurturing the life of a

student 10,000 mile away! Yes, weare indeed blessed!Our newer members and friends wouldbe interested to know that as a churchfamily we are entering the sixth year of

our commitment to the MozambiqueInitiative. Arnaldo is the second semi-nary student that we have supportedwith our prayers and finances.More efforts for Mozambique - Our church council agreed at last monthsmeeting that our focus for the upcoming holidays would "be to raise money formosquito nets for the entire area of Catembe". (see Pastor Kathleen's letter inlast monthsNews & Views) Response to this ambitious goal has been enthusi-astic. Pastor Kathleen, leading by example, has just about worn out herkitchen baking pumpkin bread, pumpkin cake and pumpkin butter to be sold atthe "Patch" and at fellowships.A student donated her babysitting money. A family started a cuss jar and

donates their coins to the nets. A church member who was paid for their ser-

vices to the church returned the money for mosquito nets. A couple whomakes those incredibly delicious cheesecakes has pledged to donate the rest of

the years profits toward "Nets for Catembe"! These are just a couple of exam-

ples of the "Extravagant Generosity" that is so much a part of the Lafayette

Park UMC family!

All This Month

Year Book Pictures

November 7

Choir Concert

November 13

Turkey Dinner

and Bazaar

November 13

Bridges Walking

Home Event

November 18

Overview on Grief &

Bereavement

November 24

UMWs Resale

Boutique Closed

November 25Thanksgiving Day

Happenings at

LPUMC


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Church Office HoursMonday - Friday

9 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.314-771-9214

PastorRev. Kathleen Wilder

[email protected]

Church Secretary

Maria LawrenceM-F 9:00 a.m. - 1:30 [email protected]

Newsletter EditorElena Greene

[email protected]

Newsgrouphttp://groups.yahoo.com/group/lpumc

WebMasterChris Finley

[email protected]

Preschool DirectorEdna Coleman

[email protected]

Youth DirectorTBD

News & ViewsEditorEditorEditorEditor

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To the United Methodist Women for their hard work on the

successful Rummage Sale.

To Rev. Stephanie Leonard, Nicole Knepper, Brenda Cook, BeckyMueller, and Olivia Natwick for their leadership in small group

studies this fall.

To Nancy Thuer and the Mission Crew for being our visible sign of

Gods Love to our brothers & sisters in Juarez!

To Eric Merel and Jason Stokes for Pumpkin Patch administrative

duties well done!

To Sharon Whitcomb who was on duty almost every day and

evening at the Pumpkin Patch.

To all those who played host to the children from our neighboringschools & day cares who visited the Pumpkin Patch!

To all those who worked so hard with such good natured

enthusiasm to make the Pumpkin Patch a success!

Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!

On Thursday evening, November 18th the Rev. Kristen J. Leslie,PhD, Pastoral Counselor and Professor of Pastoral Theology andCare at Eden Theological Seminary will present an overview ongrief and bereavement entitled, When You or Someone You LoveIs Grieving.

Thanksgiving and Advent can be times of great celebration andtimes when the losses in our lives feel overwhelming. On Novem-ber 18 at 7:00 pm we will gather to talk about when you or some-

one you love is grieving. In our time together, we will learn aboutthe physical and emotional signs and symptoms of grief, discusswhen to seek help, explore how to support loved ones who aregrieving, and offer some resources for your own grieving proc-esses.The evening will begin at 7:00 p.m. in Fellowship Hall. All arewelcome to attend. For questions, please contact Pastor Kathleen.

Rev. Kristen J. LeslieTo Be Guest Speaker Here


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I dont know if you have noticed it yet, but it seems to me that we now have a new currency here at LafayettePark United Methodist Church, and that currency is nets! It has been just a few weeks since we began our chal-lenge to generate enough nets to cover the city of Catembe, Mozambique with bed nets also known as mosquitonets, and we have already made great strides towards that goal. It will take a total of 2000 nets to cover Catembeand at this point we have raised enough for 485, so we only have 1,515 to go.

However, the most exciting thing for me is not only hearing people talking about nets, but finding out what theyare doing to raise net money. We are receiving donations for nets for many different reasons. Here are a few;We cant buy thatit is half a net. Just because I can give. I am going to match my daughters donation.and From our cuss jar. People are baking and serving and giving the profits towards nets. One of our childrengave a net from his birthday money. We have received donations from the sales of Cheesecakes, pumpkin bread,

and pumpkin crochet hats. People have turned in money from substituting and babysitting. I held off shoppingfor souvenirs in Mexico. One of our children has their classroom that is taking this on as their project and awhole school that is going to collect money for nets during Lent. It is downright exciting!

Yet, the most exciting thing to me at this point, is to hear people talking. Here are some of the conversations that Ihave heard. This will sell at the Christmas Bazaar and it will be 1 net, and this will be one 10th of a net. It is likewe no longer have dollar bills but we have denominations of nets! I am also hearing people say, Lets not do adrive through, that would be a couple of nets. Lets just eat at home.

God is truly doing a great work within our lives and the life of our church. We are thinking about ways to livemore simply so that we can give the simple gift of a healthy life to our Sisters and Brothers in Catembe.I have no doubt that we will successfully meet our goal. Lafayette Park is a church that listens for Gods voice anddirection and then follows that voice. Please do include a note with your donations so we can all see what waysour goal is reached. These will be faith stories that will encourage and excite our congregation.

Thanks for all of your faithful support as we work together to change and save lives in Catembe!

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With Joyful hearts,

Kathleen and Stephanie welcome Sharon

Whitcomb as a New Member.

Sharon has been with us for quite some

time as a regular visitor, [a member

in spirit].

All of us join in congratulating Sharonon this big step in her faith walk and we

thank God for the Gift of Sharon to our

community.

From The Wilder View.


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Were long overdue. Its been many years since Lafayette Park UMC has had aPictorial Directory! However , Bill Byrd has a new vision for this years publica-tion. It not going to be just a few pages of pictures, but will be a slice of timefor LPUMC today. We will be highlighting the ministry teams, work being donearound the church and even finding those little known areas where our churchfriends and faithful servants of God make Lafayette Park UMC the church familywe have today. As now planned the Directory proper (the member names &addresses) will be published as a separate pull-out booklet.We Need Your Photos! The Year Book will include pictures from as manycurrent activities as possible.

A Memorial section for our church family members who are no longer withus will also be included, so if you have photos of members who have passed, pleasecontact Bill Byrd. ALSO, if you have photos of past historic events/dedications/etc.

2010YearBook

LafayettePark

UnitedMethodistChurch

2300LafayetteAve.St.Louis,MO

Announcing a Slice of Time. . .

Lafayette Park UMCs 2010 Year Book

please submit them for inclusion. (All photos submitted will be returned.).

Show your real church spirit by being sure you get your picture taken so we can include it in this

new family album! We have one of our ubiquitous clipboards available for sign ups. The signup sheet

will be available at Sundays worship service as well as all fellowship events. We have a variety of op-

portunities to have your pictures taken: Sunday afternoons, Saturdays and and an evening or two during

the week. Well do our best to cover everyones need for a time slot.

The individual/family photos for the Pictorial section of the Year Book will be taken by a professional

photographer. There is no cost to the church or to individuals for her services. However, she is offering

very reasonably priced photo packages. These are just in time for Christmas gift giving. If your pet is a

part of your family, youll be glad to know that the photographer is pet friendly so you should feel free to

bring your pet if you want them included in your pictures..

For more info contact Bill Byrd: 602-0392 or Call the Office: 771-9214To join/help the committee Bill Byrd

The LPUMC Yearbook is sponsored by the Hearts-n-Hand ministry.

Dates and time for individual/family pictures are as follows:October 30th; 10am2pm November 7th; 11 am4 pm November 8th 5pm8 pmNovember 11th; 5pm8 pm November 14th; 11am2 pm November 20th; 3 pm8 pm

CHECK YOUR CALENDAR - RESERVE YOU TIME SLOT A.S.A.P.!!

There will be no cost to you for your first book, but additional books will cost $3 each. To keep the cost

down we are producing the book locally, however the cost of each book is still 11.95. We are blessed to

have a donor who is covering 90% of the cost! That leaves about 1.20 shortfall. If you would like to help

with the cost, please mark your donation, in the memo line of your check, for the Yearbook. We will be

producing at least 100 books on the first run.


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Good Sense Financial CornerWhat do you do when faced with bad news? I'm sure each of us has had a time when we

were faced with something devastating, and perhaps like me, our first reaction wasn't

always to pray and trust God. There are many who now face financial bad news, so I

wanted to share a scripture that has really helped me over the past year of uncer-

tainty. An excerpt is below (NIV Psalm 112:4-9):

"Even in darkness light dawns for the upright, for the gracious and compassionate and righteous man.

Good will come to him who is generous and lends freely, who conducts his affairs with justice. Surely he

will never be shaken; a righteous man will be remembered forever. He will have no fear of bad news; his

heart is steadfast, trusting in the LORD. His heart is secure, he will

have no fear; in the end he will look in triumph on his foes. He hasscattered abroad his gifts to the poor, his righteousness endures for-

ever; his horn will be lifted high in honor."

There has been many a morning that I have said the entire Psalm

112 out loud, replacing the pronouns with "I" (e.g., "I will never be

shaken"). This has helped shape my thoughts before leaving my

home in the morning, so that I am steadfast in trusting the

Lord. This in turn reduces the pressure on me to create a solution to

whatever bad news has come to light, and when the pressure is gone

I can hear more clearly whether I need to take any action.

Sometimes the action I hear is to repent for what I've done or myattitudes, and sometimes I hear that I need to be in faith that God

will reverse the situation, or in prayer/faith that God will use the

situation to bring blessing. While actions may vary, one thing I

know for certain is that God doesn't want us to be victims - we are to be steadfast in believing in God's

goodness and mercy. God will provide - jobs, healing, a place to live, food, the means to pay off debt,

wisdom, and whatever is needed in your situation.

By Bethany Spaulding, C.P.A., C.M.A., C.C.S.A., C.R.P.

As you can see in Psalm 112, God

desires us to be steadfast in trust-

ing God so that we experience

blessing. When we walk in the

blessing of God, we will be able to

"scatter abroad gifts to the poor"

and "lend generously." Spend

time in the Bible this month, and

let the Words of God bring you to

a place of being certain of your

trust in the Lord.

Tip Of The Month

Dont Miss the United Methodist Womens Annual

TURKEY DINNER & BAZAARSaturday, NOVEMBER 13

from Noon to 7 p.m.Tickets for children under 12 are $2.50; adult tickets are $7.

For carry outs call 314-773-1246.


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Our 2010 Mission to Juarez . . .On Sunday, October 3rd, we (Lafayette Park UMC) commissioned and sent a team of five vol-unteers to Juarez, Mexico to build a house for Operacion HOGAR, a Volunteers In Mission out-

reach.The house was to be dedicated to honor the memory ofMolly McBride.

This was our sixth trip to the desert of Anapra, an impover-ished area along the Mexiacan boarder. Our task was tobuild a house for Elita, a woman living in a structure made ofwooden shipping pallets covered with cardboard and tarpa-per. The rain from the night before had entered through aleaking roof leaving astream of water run-ning across the dirtfloor of her shelter.

Upon our arrival, we were welcomed by Elita, her family,neighbors and young children who eagerly joined us inthis project. The cinderblock building was constructed infour days, measuring approximately 13 x 23 feet. Wewere led by two maestro (foremen) who spoke very lit-tle English, yet were able to guide us through

this endeavor. Together, using our hands, we sifted rocksfrom the sand, mixed concrete and mortar, carried blocksand buckets of cement, sawed boards and tarred the

roof. In the midst of our hard work, we found en-joyment in playing games and coloring with thechildren who visited daily.

The new house had no electricity, running water, orplumbing. Water was accessed from an outdoorspigot and electricity was brought in by runningextension cords from an electric pole in thestreet to the house. We installed a door and twowindows with metal bars which provided secu-rity. A concrete floor was mixed and poured by

hand, without a cement mixer, providing a firmfoundation.

On our fourth and final day the roof was added to the house. As the maestro was pulling the

Mixing concrete for the floor. The roof

was completed the next day.

Alehondro & Perla play near the outside water

spigot which is Elis only source of water.

Elitas old house


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bucket of tar up the wall, Esmirelda, a twelve year oldneighbor took my hand and asked me to come to herhouse. She had been working with us all week, shovelingsand and carrying rocks. I followed her to her home, atiny one-room structure. I observed two beds, side by sidewhich took up almost the entire space. In our Spanish/Signlanguage conversation she pointed to the hole in the roofwhich leaked water onto her mother's and baby brother'sbed as they slept. I was humbled by her concern for her

family and her stark

existence.

Elita, the recipientof the house pre-pared a fiesta for our team, the friends, neighbors andchildren who had come to help in the raising of her newhome. A poor woman with nothing to give found pleasurein feeding us and her neighbors. We noticed that shewaited until all had eaten before she took food for her-self.

The rewardingexperience of

this mission wasthe development of relationships with our neighbors inMexico, the reality of building a house for a womanwho had none, and to give hope for a better life. Ourpurpose was to provide a gift of shelter to a needy per-son,but we returned home feeling that we were the truerecipients of many gifts which cannot be purchasedwith money. We learned that Esmirelda's roof can bereplaced for $300. A new roof would be life changingfor her and her family. If you are interested in helpingEsmirelda and her family to make her dream a reality,you can make a contribution to Lafayette Park UMCand note "Esmirelda's roof" in the memo.

Nancy Theur, Team Leader on this years trip has been involved with Operacion Hogar for 12 years. Sheis passionate in her love for her extended family in Juarez and her commitment to this important mission.

Tentative plans are being made for the next mission trip(s) in 2011. Contact Nancy for more information

as to how you can help OR to reserve your spot on the next mission; email her at [email protected]

Todos estan familia in Jesus Christo!

Esmeralda sits on the bed shared by her

mother and baby brother, Alehandro

Mollys dedication plaque, over the doorway

This Home Honors the Life of Molly McBrideBeloved Member of LPUMC, October 2010

. . .Bendito se a Dios![Praise God!]


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Caring for the Earth is a fundamen-tal part of our Christian faith. Wehold a set of core values that speakto the heart of our religious moralsand ethics: spirituality, steward-ship, sustainability, and justice.Spirituality - Creation itself in-spires us and calls us to care. Godcreated all things of Heaven andEarth and God is our inspiration tocare for both wild places and ourown cities and backyards.Stewardship - Psalm 24 states thatthe Earth is the Lords and all thatis in it, the world, and those wholive in it. We simply hold the

Ministry Teams at LPUMC

Earth Care: Why do people of Faith care about Creation?

AdministrativeChurch Council: Daron SmithBoard of Trustees: Steve CoffeyPublicity: Debra CroweFinance: Bethany Spaulding

Treasurer: TBDFinan. Secretary: Maria LawrenceLay Leadership: Sharon DomkeParish Relations: Nancy Thuer

ProgramYouth Ministries: TBDEducation: Cindy PillowOutreach: Robin and Eric MerleMissions: Nancy Thuer; Larry Heugatter

Worship: Jeff Jensen; Sue MeyersMembership: Bill ByrdStewardship: Brenda CookMusic: Kourtney StradePreschool Liaison: Cindy Pillow

OtherConference Lay Member: TBDUnited Methodist Women: Jeris BeaneHistorian: Tom KeayWills and Memorials: Larry Heugatter

Wedding Coordinator: Lynne Keay

Earth in trust for God. We aretenants here, called to care for thecreation on behalf of future gen-erations and all species.Sustainability - At the heart ofsustainability is the goal of meet-ing the needs of the present with-out compromising the ability offuture generations to meet theirown needs. In a world of finiteresources, those among us whohave more than enough must ad-dress patterns of consumption so

that we can provide for all.Justice - Justice means that inaddition to providing aid to our

neighbors, we are called to changesocietal systems that cause poverty,injustice, and environmental damagein the first place. It goes beyondhelping to meet physical needs tocreating a society with laws andpolicies that allow the needs of allEarths inhabitants to be met. Careand responsibility for the least ofthese among us is a central tenantof Christianity and has a direct con-nection to environment issues.The Earth does not belong to us,we belong to the Earth. Read moreat: http://earthministry.org/



CHECK IT OUT!Breakfast served by the UMM2nd and 4th Sundaysafter worship serviceWebsite UpdateContinue to look for updates on thewebsite. Checkout the Yahoo photopages. Comments? Contact Chris

Finley at [email protected] and Toner Cartridges and CellPhones for Recycling - Dont forget tobring these items to the church of-fice! This helps our environmentalfundraiser.

Aluminum cans for Recycling Lookfor can collection bin in the park-ing lot.

Simple FundraisersSchnucks eScrip Card1. Pick up a Schnucks eScripCommunity Card at a Schnucks Ser-vice Desk or LPUMC office.2. Register the Card.3. Show the Card at Checkout.

Macys Fundraising CardRegister your Macys card athttps://secure.escrip.com/jsp/supporter/authentication/password.jsp


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Fun for All Ages!The idea for a Pumpkin Patch Fund Raiser was introduced by Pastor Kathleen about 5 years ago as a fund raiserfor the church. Pastor Kathleen said she was told that this idea wouldnt work - theft and vandalism would be

rampant. Well, it just hasnt happened!While it fits the bill as a fund raiser it quickly became evident that itwas much more. The Pumpkin Patch has become a much antici-pated event in the community.

While the patch doesraise funds for the church,(this years profits will goto purchasing Mosquitonets for the people ofCatembe, Mozambique)

as a co-operative venture it also raises needed funds for a Native Ameri-can (Navaho) Tribe in New Mexico who raise the pumpkins and offer

them to us on a consignmentbasis.Additionally, the Patch is visited by neighborhood families andplays host to neighboring schools, whose field trip budget have beenslashed. They bring whole classrooms to experience the maze, enjoystories told and simple treats.

It is also an opportunity to tell our story to individuals and familieswho visit. In addition to the warm welcome of our working membersbrochures and News Letters are available and are offered to those in-terested.

While the Patch is indeed a lot of work it is well worth the effort. It issuccessful because of the dedicated support of so many in our church family and is a great example of what peopleof faith can accomplish ...a church without walls, a visible sign of Christs presence in our urban communityand beyond! From New Mexico to Mozambique!

. The first group will leave the church at approximately 10:15. Prior to The Walk, a continental breakfast will beserved. After The Walk, participants are invited to share their experience with others over a light lunch.

Music will be provided by Not for a Billionthe Ron Daugherty Party Band.Pre-register at The Bridge website: www.bridgestl.org or by calling Debra at 314-421-3136, ext. 107.

3rdAnnualWalking Home Event presented by The BridgeCentenary United Methodist Church, 1610 Olive Street, St. Louis

Saturday, November 13, 2010Doors will open at 9:00 a.m. Registration is 9:30 10:00 a.m

Join downtown sojourners on a route that many of them travel each day. Learn what its like to live without

a home of your own. Hear their stories. Offer your support. Find out what you can do to make a difference.


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CalendarYear Book Pictures by Appointment

November 7 Choir ConcertLPUMC

Sanctuary @ 5:30 pm

November 13 Walking Home Event

Centenary UMC, 9:00 am

November 13 Turkey Dinner/Bazaar

by the UMW, Noon 7pm

November 14 Breakfastserved by

UMM, 8:30 am

November 18 Grief & Bereavement

Fellowshhip Hall 7 pm

November 25 Thanksgiving Day

November 27 Breakfastserved by

UMM, 8:30 am

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Worship ServiceWorship ServiceWorship ServiceWorship ServiceSunday: 9:30 a.m.

Communion: First Sunday of the Month

Daytime Bible Study - Wednesday @ 2:00 p.m.

Service to ourService to ourService to ourService to our CommunityCommunityCommunityCommunityPreschool Weekdays at 9 a.m.

[during school year]

Recycling : Aluminum (Blue bin off alley)Paper Recycling(Green bin off alley)

Cell Phones & Print Cartridges(Box in Fellowship Hall)

OOOOURURURURWWWWEEKLYEEKLYEEKLYEEKLYSSSSCHEDULECHEDULECHEDULECHEDULE

FALL FAMILY FUN NIGHTNovember 20th

Special Highlight

Bowling Alley Open1st Church Event where

Bowling Alley is Open!

Childcare provided(for children to age 5) for

this evening. On occasion, fun nights might be

targeted for older children. In this case child-

care will be provided.

Open to friends neighbors its not just forchurch members Family Fun Night is open toanyone youd like to invite neighbors, friends,families.

Family Fun Night is a time designed to equip the whole family with ways to work together to bemore like Jesus. This can be accomplished through easy fun games. You can gain new perspectivesand practical hints that can be used in your home.

Family Fun Night will introduce a character quality on which family units can focus.

For more information contact Bill Byrd at 602-0392

Parents cant attend? Children are welcome to attend without their parents but must be accompa-nied by an adult family member or trusted friend(s). However, we strongly encourage parents to at-

tend with their children it is after all a Family experience.


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November 7Haggai 1:15b-2:9

Psalm 145:1-5, 17-21 (UMH 857)2 Thessalonians 2:1-5,13-17

Luke 20:27-38

November 14Isaiah 65:17-25

Isaiah 12 or Psalm 118 (UMH 839)2 Thessalonians 3:6-13Luke 21:5-19

November 21Jeremiah 23:1-6

Luke 1:68-79 (UMH 208)Colossians 1:11-20

Luke 23:33-43

November 28Isaiah 2:1-5

Psalm 122 (UMH 845)Romans 13:11-14

Scriptures forNovember

November 7The Gathering UMC

Rev. Matthew T. MiofskyUnion UMC

Rev. Duanne M. Cochran

November 14Union Memorial UMC

Rev. Kevin M. KoshUniversity UMC

Rev. Jill Sander-Chali

November 21Valley Park UMC

Rev. John W. HarpoleVillage Church/Christ Community

UMC - Rev. Michelle McGhee

November 28Webster Hills UMC - Scott D. Hall

Zion UMC - Rev. Jack DeWees

November ConventNovember ConventNovember ConventNovember Convent

PartnersPartnersPartnersPartners

SERVICE OPPORTUNITY!Be a team member for Children's Church.

1st, 4th and 5th Sundays Open

Serve One Sunday a month.3 Teams Needed (6 generous people)

Web sites resources help you get started.3035 minutes during worship service,

(from the time for children until the offering. )

Volunteers need to be Safe Sanctuary certified.

The children range from 2 to 10.[This ministry has replaced Sunday School]

For Details or to Volunteer contact Cindy Pillow(771-6130 or [email protected] )

Hands For Haiti VIM

The children are still sleeping in tents and

spending the better part of their day waiting

in lines for clean water and rations.

Join us

May 21-28, 2011,as we invite God to use our hands to helprebuild Haiti. Ready to hear more?

Contact Rev. Sharon Kichline at

[email protected]

or 314-566-0332. Team limited to 10.


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Save these Dates

Photos for Year Book Taken This Month

Nov 7 - Choir Concert

Nov. 13 - Annual Turkey Dinner & Bazaar

November 13 - the Bridges 3rd Annual Walking Home Event

November 18 - Grief & Bereavement Overview

If you are HIV+ or have AIDS,or are the friend or loved one

of a person who is HIV+ or has AIDS,you ARE welcome at LPUMC!

RMN MISSION STATEMENT:Reconciling Ministries Network is a national grassroots organization

that exists to enable full participation of people ofall sexual orientations and gender identities in the life of the

United Methodist Church, both in policy and practice.

News & Views

As a people of faith, we recognize the diversity ofpeople created in the image of God.

We welcome to this congregation people of any age, gender, race,ethnicity, sexual orientation, socio-economic status, health status,

Lafayette Park United Methodist ChurchA VISIBLE SIGN OF CHRISTS PRESENCE IN OUR URBAN

COMMUNITY AND BEYOND.

Join us this Sunday

9:30am Worship Service

10:30am Fellowship Hour

(fellowship hall)

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