Palm Sunday, April 1st at 9:15 and 11:00 a.m.

A traditional “Procession of the Palms” by the children of PPUMC will take place on Palm Sunday, and will feature the children’s choirs performing special music for this holy day. This service marks the beginning of Holy Week, and commemorates Jesus’ triumphant arrival in Jerusalem.

Maundy Thursday, April 5th at 7:00 p.m.

Members of the PPUMC Student Outreach will be leading a very special worship service commemorating Jesus’ Last Supper and the washing of the disciples’ feet. Music, liturgy, and the message will all be presented by the youth of our church.

Good Friday, April 6th at 7:00 p.m.

The Chancel Choir of PPUMC will present a powerful Good Friday service featuring a performance of the beautiful cantata “Once Upon a Tree” by Pepper Choplin, accompanied by piano and chamber ensemble. This dramatic musical will tell the story of the Passion of Christ through music and the narration of Luke, the author of the Gospel. This lyrical and dramatic setting is a PPUMC favorite.

Easter Sunday, April 8th at 8:30, 9:15, and 11:00 a.m.

A Celebration of the Resurrection will be held on Easter morning at all three worship services. The 8:30 and 11:00 traditional services will be identical, and will feature the Chancel Choir, the Sanctuary Bells, trumpet, string quartet, and Ken Surley on organ. Our 9:15 non-traditional service will feature the outstanding praise group Plymouth Park Praise, who will be joined by the PPUMC Chapel Choir for this special celebration. Senior Pastor Dr. Bill La Barr will preach a sermon entitled “They fled and told no one!” at all three services.

Our 3rd Annual Palm Sunday lunch and Easter egg hunt is scheduled for Palm Sunday, April 1 right after the 11am service.

The menu will be Ham, Scalloped Potatoes, Green Beans, and dessert at $5 per person/$2.50 for children 2-5, 2 and under are free. You will pay at the door.

And yes, we will absolutely, positively have a peanut butter and jelly station for any children who don’t like ham.

RSVP to Cori at ext. 205 or cori@ppumc.org. You may come just for the egg hunt but please let us know.

On Palm Sunday, April 1, the Plymouth Park Praise band and the Plymouth Park UMC Chapel Choir will present Your Great Name: A Worship Event Lifting Up the Name of Jesus during the 9:15 a.m. worship service. 

Our talented worship team will give a spirit-filled musical presentation, creating a worship experience you won’t want to miss!

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!

Here’s how you can help!

Volunteer to Help at the Event:

We welcome volunteers to help serve, tally judge’s scores, assist contestants, etc.! We really need you!
5 more volunteers needed to help serve!
4 more volunteers needed to prep food before the event
3 more volunteers needed to tally judges scores and assist judges.
2 more volunteers needed to assist contestants.
2 more volunteers needed to assist with cooking on Saturday, March 24th!
Contact Karla Martin at kj_martin@att.net if you can help with these tasks!

Buy Tickets and 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!  

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. ;We currently have sixteen (16) contestants….there’s room for four (4) more!

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.

Come join us for great food and great fun!

The altar flower sign up notebook that stays on the information table in the Ministries Center is missing. If you might have accidentally picked it up with other items, please check at home.

If you are currently signed up for flowers in 2012, please call Barbara Hamilton at 972-255-4185 or email at bhamilton@ppumc.org.

PPUMC is offering five Candlelight Communion services in celebration of Christmas Eve. A "Christmas Service of Hope and Remembrance" will be held in the sanctuary at 2:30 p.m. The Reverend Dana Norton, associate pastor, will lead this special service designed to minster especially to those who have experienced grief or loss this past year. This “Blue Christmas” service will seek to offer a word of hope and encouragement, and will include communion and special prayers of healing for all those present. Child care provided with 48 hours notice to Cori Bell 972-255-4185/cori@ppumc.org.

At 5:00 p.m., a Children’s Celebration of Christmas will be presented, led by the children of PPUMC. This family-friendly worship service will include readings of scripture, communion, familiar Christmas carols, and a reenactment of the Christmas story as performed by the children of our church. Child care is provided.

A traditional Candlelight Communion service will be offered at 7:00 p.m., officiated by Dr. Bill La Barr, senior pastor. The Chancel Choir and organist Ken Surley will present the music for this service. Child care is provided.

We will also be offering a non-traditional Christmas Communion Service at 9:00 p.m. with music led by Plymouth Park Praise. This service will include old and new carols in a contemporary style, as well as a message from Dr. La Barr. Communion by intinction will be served at the close of the service. Child care provided with 48 hours notice to Cori Bell 972-255-4185/cori@ppumc.org.

Our 11:00 p.m. service will be a Meditative and Reflective Service of Communion with Dr. La Barr preaching. This service will be prayerful in nature, as together we await the arrival of Christmas Day. No Child care provided.

PPUMC offers a range of worship opportunities to help you and your family prepare to welcome again the Christ child into our world. We hope to see you Christmas Eve!

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!

PPUMC will observe Laity Sunday on September 25 at all worship services. Laity Sunday services will be highlighted with a presentation by Karla Martin entitled Then Sings My Soul. It will deal with the importance and the history of the hymns of the church throughout the ages. Don't miss this unique one-of-a-kind program!

June Communion Offering benefits the Joplin tornado victims.

We have all heard reports and seen photos of the devastation suffered by Joplin, Missouri, and the surrounding area as a result of the May 22 afternoon tornado. We in North Texas are acquainted all too well with the physical and emotional trauma of such a natural disaster. As we offer our fervent prayers for those affected by this storm, we also ask, "But what else can we do?" The episcopal leader of the Missouri Annual Conference, Bishop Robert Schnase, issued a special bulletin. It provides information related to future needs for on-site assistance, and it includes an immediate appeal for financial support. This Sunday's communion offering may be made to PPUMC and funds will be forwarded directly to the Missouri Annual Conference. Please mark checks for Missouri Tornado, Fund #946.

Thank you for your prayerful concern and generous response for our South Central Jurisdiction sisters and brothers in Joplin, Missouri.

2011 Good Friday

Dr. Bill La Barr, Rev. Dana Norton, and the Chancel Choir of PPUMC presented the Good Friday service.It included a performance of the powerful masterwork "Requiem" by John Rutter. The service featured the extinguishing of a candle at the end of each reading until darkness was reached, at which time the congregation was asked to depart in silence. This service was meant to represent the temporary extinguishing of the light of Christ from this world, preparing us more fully for the brilliance of Christ's resurrection.

Click here to view photos of the Good Friday Service.