Do you have a story or a lesson to share?

Now is the time to start listening for how God will guide you to share your experiences as part of our journey together as the body of Christ.

Your contribution will be do February 19th, but it’s not too early to start praying of how you will share in this important time in the life of our church.

This Sunday, Feb. 5th, 140 million Americans will tune in to the Super Bowl football game. There will be parties with abundant food, friendship and fellowship. At the same time, there will be people worrying about staying warm, finding shelter and a warm meal.

Our youth will hold soup pots at church doors to collect cans of soup and donations for the Souper Bowl of Caring. They will join young people in churches across the country to collect money for those who are hungry and hurting. In 2011, over 18,000 groups participated in the Souper Bowl of Caring generating over $9 million.

The soup will go to Irving Cares. All of the money will be donated to the special fund in our church that helps members of PPUMC who need financial assistance. Since the Souper Bowl of Caring began in 1990, more than $81 million has gone to help people in need. Please support the youth of our church in this effort to “love our neighbors” by dropping your dollar in the soup pot on February 5.

Life is ever changing and we all will eventually experience grief due to the loss of a loved one. If you are struggling, please plan to attend the Grief Group facilitated by Rev. Dana Norton beginning February 26 for 6 weeks (12:30 – 3:30 p.m. with adjustments for other church events).

If you have attended in the past and feel that you would benefit from a second group, please feel free to attend again. If you consider yourself a ‘graduate’, please contact Rev. Dana Norton in the church office (972-255-4185 or dana@ppumc.org) to volunteer for this class.

Golden Cross has helped thousands of individuals in North Texas receive health care who otherwise could not afford it. Golden Cross has been the therapeutic, and at times, life-saving difference for those in need, funding a range of services from childbirth to cardiac surgery to physical rehabilitation. In the North Texas Conference of the United Methodist Church, Golden Cross is administered through the Pastoral Care office of Methodist Medical Center in Dallas.

Golden Cross Academic Clinic

The Missions Team has been busy for several months picking up your discarded treasures and storing them off-site, but now it is time to step up the pace. There are many opportunities for you to join in and help this make this another record-setting year.

Please mark you calendar with these important dates and opportunities to help:

• Saturday - June 25 - (8:00 a.m.) We will be unloading two fully-packed 10x20 storage stalls and moving their contents to the Activity Room. As the guys are moving the stuff, ladies working at the church will be sorting and consolidating the items for on-site storage in the Activity Room.
• Sunday - June 26 - Sunday morning curbside drop off service begins for your discarded treasures. Look for the bins outside the Activity Room on the east parking lot.
• Monday June 27 - Begin dropping off items in the Activity Room during office hours. Please place items in the designated drop-off zone only.
• Thursday June 30 - (6:00 p.m.) weekly Thursday night work sessions begin.

These are busy but fun evenings - while a team is out picking up donated items, volunteers at the church are busy sorting items dropped off during the week and storing them for the sale.

Your support of and help with this massive undertaking is greatly appreciated and is vital to its success. Remember, Missions is not a line-item in the United Methodist Church budget. The annual garage sale is our church's primary funding source for missions activities throughout the year.

To schedule pick-up of donated items or volunteer, please call Diane at 214-636-7326. If you can't schedule ahead of time, drop-in workers are always welcome and appreciated!

Thank you!

Plymouth Park UMC Missions Team

You can still sign up for “Getting Your House in Order” to be offered this Sunday

This Sunday, May 15, 2011, the Endowment Committee is hosting, "Getting Your House In Order". This seminar explores ways to create something that will thrive long past our lifetimes. Join us in Fellowship Hall at 1:00 pm until 2:30 pm. Work books are available for only $10 each. Each family members attending will need one to work in during the seminar. Please see Dennis Riise on Sunday or call him with any questions.

Opportunity to invest in Plymouth Park UMC Endowment

The Plymouth Park UMC Endowment Committee in conjunction with the Texas Methodist Foundation is now offering a vehicle that will:

• Provide for a meaningful future gift to Plymouth Park United Methodist Church
• Provide you as the donor an income tax deduction in the year of the gift
• Provide you fixed payments for LIFE on your gift
  For example, if you are 65 years old, you would receive a 5.5% income stream on your donated amount for LIFE.

For more information and to receive a personalized illustration, please contact Rev. Henry Radde at: hradde@tmf-fdn.org. He will need your name, phone numbers and desired time to contact you back please.

“Getting Your House In Order” to be offered

On May 15, 2011, the Endowment Committee is hosting, "Getting Your House In Order". This seminar explores ways to create something that will thrive long past our lifetimes. Join us in Fellowship Hall at 1:00 pm until 2:30 pm. Work books are available for only $10 each. Each family members attending will need one to work in during the seminar. Forms will soon be available for signing up in advance to insure that you receive a workbook. If you want to do well by doing good, please plan on attending this very informative program and valuable workbook.

Opportunity to invest in PPUMC Endowment

The PPUMC Endowment Committee in conjunction with the Texas Methodist Foundation is now offering a vehicle that will:

• Provide for a meaningful future gift to Plymouth Park United Methodist Church
• Provide you as the donor an income tax deduction in the year of the gift
• Provide you fixed payments for LIFE on your gift. For example, if you are 65 years old, you would receive a 5.5% income stream on your donated amount for LIFE.

For more information and to receive a personalized illustration, please contact Rev. Henry Radde at: hradde@tmf-fdn.org. He will need your name, phone numbers and desired time to contact you back please.