Our second art and music camp will be held on Wednesday, June 13, 20, 27 with a pot luck supper and concert on Friday, June 29.
We are working on having a real art teacher and Kirsten Woodruff will once again be leading the music. Along with the music and art we will have snack and recreation. We had a great time last year and it is going to be even better this year.
For more information or to sign up contact Cori Bell at cori@ppumc.org or ext 205.
The PPUMC Children’s Ministry, Adult Ministry and Music Ministry sponsor this year’s fun and tasty event. All funds raised will support the PPUMC “Community Awareness Fund”, a special fund helping those individuals who come to our church for much-needed help!
Want to test your chili-making skills? For a $10.00 entrance fee, you can be one of twenty competitors in the cook-off! Your chili could be named “Crowd Favorite”, “Spiciest”, “Most Unusual” and possibly even “Judge’s Winner”. The entry deadline is Sunday, March 18th.
Here’s what else you can do!
Help Underwrite the Cost of the “House” Chili:
Competition chili will be available for sampling, but we will be preparing “house” chili in our newly refurbished kitchen for our meal. We hope to defray the cost of the “house” chili with donations.
Come to the Event:
Ticket prices are: Adult - $7.00, children up to 10 years old - $2.50 and children 2 and under - free. Your adult ticket will include the meal and 3 sampling tickets. Additional sampling tickets will be available at 3 for a $1.00!
Volunteer to Help at the Event:
We welcome volunteers to help serve, tally judge’s scores, assist contestants, etc.!
To sign up as a contestant, to volunteer or to purchase tickets for the Chili Cook Off, please visit the Chili Cook Off table in the ministries area starting Sunday, February 26th. You may also contact Karla Martin at kj_martin@att.net to sign up as a contestant or if you need additional information.
The menu this week is Steak Fingers, Cream Gravy, Mashed Potatoes, Toss Salad, and Dessert. Please let me know if you will be coming.
Sunday School
We are still looking at the book of Ecclesiastes. This week Kid Kingdom will be making sand hourglasses in art to show that there is a time for everything (Eccl 3:1-8). Club 345 will be playing cooperative games to show that two are better than one (Eccl 4:9-12). If you can help either of these two weeks please let me know.
Planning Meeting
Don’t forget about the All Church Planning Meeting this Saturday from 8-12 at Northgate UMC. All Children’s Council members should plan to attend but everyone is welcome. This is the time we will plan out our year so your input is valuable. If you can’t come and want to e-mail your ideas/suggestions please do so. We will include them in our discussions. Right now I have one child care worker coming. If you need child care please be sure to let me know so that I can add another person on if needed.
Chimes Choir
The Chimes Choir will play again on Palm Sunday, April 1. Rehearsals will be February 26, March 4, 18, 25 from 4-4:30pm. This is open to all 3rd-6th graders whether he/she is in the choir or not.
Acolytes
Daniel and Naomi
Thank you to Trevor who stepped in at the last minute on Sunday. I really appreciate it. Parents: please remember that it is your responsibility to find substitutes if you cannot be here on your assigned Sunday.
Save the date:
Mother/Daughter Tea Party
Come and celebrate the connection of mother and daughter (grandmother, aunt, special friend) at our 4th annual tea party. We make crafts, learn a little something about the Bible, and have great food and tea. I will be sending out invitations at the beginning of February but feel free to invite others (just let me know they are coming!)
The menu this week is Pork Tenderloin, Cream Cheese Corn, Italian Green Beans, Rolls and Dessert. Please let me know if you are coming.
Sunday School
We are studying the book of Ecclesiastes this month. On Sunday, Kid Kingdom will have their food lesson and Club 345 will be science. Please let me know if you can help anytime this month – particularly on January 29 as one of the teachers will be gone.
Planning Meeting
Our All-Church Planning Meeting is scheduled for Saturday, January 22 from 8-12noon at Northgate UMC. All Children’s Council members should plan to attend but any and everyone is welcome to come. This is the time when we will plan out our year so it is the perfect time to help us shape your child’s Christian Education. If you will need child care please let me know 48 hours in advance.
Chimes Choir
The Chimes Choir will play again on Palm Sunday, April 1. Rehearsals will be February 26, March 4, 18, 25 from 4-4:30pm. This is open to all 3rd-6th graders whether he/she is in the choir or not.
Acolytes
Lily and Isabella
Thank you to Trevor who stepped in at the last minute on Sunday. I really appreciate it. Parents: please remember that it is your responsibility to find substitutes if you cannot be here on your assigned Sunday.
Save the date:
Mother/Daughter Tea Party
Our Mother/Daughter Tea Party is scheduled for Saturday, February 25 from 1-3pm in Fellowship Hall. All are welcome but it is most appropriate for older 3’s-5th grade. Please bring your favorite girl, mother, grandmother, great-aunt or any special person in your life.
Sunday, December 18th at 8:30 a.m. and 11:00 a.m. Christmas Cantata: The Many Moods of Christmas
The Plymouth Park United Methodist Church Chancel Choir will present a special service of Christmas Music featuring two suites of Robert Shaw’s The Many Moods of Christmas, accompanied by chamber orchestra and organ. Come and hear your favorite Christmas carols during a festive worship service of music, scripture, and prayer.
Sunday, December 18th at 6:30 p.m. Plymouth Park Praise Family-Friendly Celebration of Christmas
The PPUMC Music Ministry will be presenting A Celebration of Christmas on Sunday, December 18th at 6:30 p.m. This family-friendly event will feature Plymouth Park Praise (P3) performing the contemporary cantata Have No Fear, accompanied by the P3 Praise Band. Joining the group will be the PPUMC Children’s Choirs singing and performing special Christmas music they’ve been working on this fall. We will have something for everyone, including a Christmas carol sing-along and a special time for the kids, so mark your calendars for this Christmas event!
A new Chimes Choir meets this Sunday (November 20) for the first of four rehearsals to learn music for the December 18th Christmas Concert. You do not have to be in choir to participate in the Chime Choir. Rehearsals are November 20, November 27, December 4 and December 11 from 4:00 to 4:30 pm. Kirsten Woodruff will be the director.
A Sign Choir is beginning at PPUMC meeting Saturdays from noon until 1 p.m. New to sign? No experience necessary. This is a great opportunity to discover a love of signing. Bring a sack lunch to eat as we work. We are beginning with Silent Night to sign during Advent.
Irving Chorale Performs "And on Earth, Peace" at Plymouth Park UMC
The Irving Chorale will collaborate with the Brookhaven
Choral Society, accompanied by an instrumental ensemble, to give a
concert entitled "And on Earth, Peace." This concert will honor the
memory of the victims of 9/11 and address the suffering and endurance of
those with lives interrupted in recent years by social upheaval and
natural disasters.
The concert will be held in the sanctuary of PPUMC on
Sunday, October 16th at 5:00 p.m. Tickets are $20 for adults, with
discounts for seniors and students. Go to the Irving Chorale website for details and information.
The 2011 Lord's Acre celebration and fund-raiser will be the
best and biggest ever!
The big date, Sept. 24, is almost here and will feature a
craft fair, sponsored by Children's Ministry; a festive lunch sponsored
by Music, and the silent and live auctions in addition to sign & go
socials, sponsored by Communications.
It's time for donations, and there are opportunities for
everyone. Do you have a craft or special talent to donate for the
silent/live auctions? Donate your time, talent, a basket or tickets to a
special event, just to name a few possibilities. Or consider doing a
"sign & go" dinner or event, where participants agree to pay a set
amount to participate. Dinners or any other social event (only
limited by your imagination) will be welcomed. The "sign & go" concept
was introduced in 2011, and the first events have resulted in some
delightful experiences and new friendships.
Donations are coming in and posted in the Ministries Center
on Sunday mornings. Donation forms are available for pick up at the
church in the Ministries Center and can be downloaded here. Or e-mail Rev. Dana
Norton (dana@ppumc.org).
With YOUR creativity and imagination, plus the gifts, skills
and products of a wide variety of vendors who are purchasing booth
space, the 2011 vintage Lord's Acre will be a destination shopping
experience for members of the church and community. Watch for our ad in
the Irving Rambler!
We are looking for vendors who sell handcrafted items as
well as those who represent company products for the new vendor gift
sales for Market at the Park. If you know of someone who would like to
have a booth at the gift sale please contact Cori Bell at X205 or
cori@ppumc.org.
The new and expanded schedule will include: Vendors and Sign
& Go Socials, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.; meal, 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m.; first silent
auction tables, 9 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.; second silent auction tables, 11
a.m. to 1:30 p.m.; live auction, 1 to 2:30 p.m.; and third silent
auction tables, 1:30 to 4 p.m. With our expanded venue and hours this
year, we will need even more donations than ever before. No offering is
too small and may be either auctioned or used as a door prize. We plan
to have some special door prizes as well.
We're on a roll and need your offering! What will you
donate? Will it be items for auction or a Sign & Go Social? Perhaps you
are a vendor or have a friend who would like to participate?
Don't forget to mark your calendar for September 24th and
come to Lord's Acre: Market at the Park. This will be the shopping and
social event of the year! Come be a part of what everyone will be
talking about. Remember all proceeds benefit the Children's, Music and
Communication Ministries
Our annual Lord's Acre planning is in full swing, and we're
looking forward to another great day of fellowship and fun on Saturday,
September 24th. Would you like to help make our event a success? The
Music Ministry is very much in need of additional volunteers to help
with the day's luncheon. No music experience necessary, just willing
folks who would like to help out! We are in particular need of food
preppers (all food is cooked beforehand), food servers, and help with
decorating, set up and clean up. Your help is needed to ensure our
event is a success! If you are able to volunteer, please contact Karla
Martin at kj_martin@att.net . Thanks in
advance!
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Our second art and music camp will be held on Wednesday, June 13, 20, 27 with a pot luck supper and concert on Friday, June 29.
The PPUMC Children’s Ministry, Adult Ministry and Music Ministry sponsor this year’s fun and tasty event. All funds raised will support the PPUMC “Community Awareness Fund”, a special fund helping those individuals who come to our church for much-needed help!
Sunday School
Chimes Choir
Save the date:
Sunday, December 18th at 8:30 a.m. and 11:00 a.m. Christmas Cantata: The Many Moods of Christmas 
Attention All 3rd-6th Graders!
The 2011 Lord's Acre celebration and fund-raiser will be the
best and biggest ever!
Our annual Lord's Acre planning is in full swing, and we're
looking forward to another great day of fellowship and fun on Saturday,
September 24th. Would you like to help make our event a success? The
Music Ministry is very much in need of additional volunteers to help
with the day's luncheon. No music experience necessary, just willing
folks who would like to help out! We are in particular need of food
preppers (all food is cooked beforehand), food servers, and help with
decorating, set up and clean up. Your help is needed to ensure our
event is a success! If you are able to volunteer, please contact Karla
Martin at 
