Experience the Joy of Generosity!

Church email: [email protected] Rev. Mason’s email: [email protected]

Experience the Joy of Generosity! Join us in October for our emphasis on:

The Joy of Receiving God’s Blessings

The Joy of Managing God’s Blessings

The Joy of Sharing God’s Blessings

• Help a neighbor, friend, or stranger.

• Give a special gift to a person (family) in need or to the church.

• Send a card of encouragement.

• Call someone to thank him/her for his/her work or ministry.

• Donate groceries to our food bank.

• Offer to babysit for a church member or a neighbor.

• Provide someone a ride to church.

• Volunteer to do a needed project at church.

• Take an elderly person shopping.

• Take lunch to someone who is homebound and stay awhile to visit.

Join Us and Bear the Fruit of Faith St. Paul United Methodist Church

We are carefully getting back in the groove of things! There’s a lot to add to your calendars, so take a minute and update your schedule. You don’t want to miss a single thing!

6 Week Bible Study in October Online: Noon, Tuesdays starting October 12

In–person: 6:30 p.m. Thursdays starting October 14

Emery will be leading a 6 week class based on Courage: Jesus and the Call to Brave Faith written by Tom Berlin. Books are $15.

To sign up, contact the church office or follow this online link:

https://forms.gle/mGDhupausXGymGqF8

10:00 a.m. every Thursday The Ladies Handbell Choir rehearses on Thursdays at 10:00 a.m. We are always looking for substitutes. Contact Ineta for more information.

5:30 p.m. every Tuesday Bridges Out of Poverty meets every Tuesday, empowering low income families to radically change their lives by discovering and overcoming barriers to success.

10:00 a.m. Tuesday, October 12 We welcome all the ladies of the church to join us at the United Methodist Women’s monthly meeting. Join us upstairs in the Children’s Chapel. Face masks and physical distancing is required.

Committee Meetings 6:30 p.m. Thursday, October 7 Nominating Committee Meeting Youth Room

5:30 p.m. Tuesday, October 19 Finance Committee Meeting Large Conference Room

6:00 p.m. Wednesday, Oct.20 Youth Group begins! (7-12 grade) Youth Room

10:00 a.m. Wednesdays, October 13 & 20 The Backpack Ministry will meet at 10:00 a.m. in the weight room to pack f ood bags for Sadler Arts Academy & The Early Learning Center. For more information about this ministry contact Glenda Broome at 918-781-2733

https://forms.gle/mGDhupausXGymGqF8

Announcing yet another great St. Paul community event!

It takes a church . . . Because of COVID, St. Paul is replacing the Fall Festival with a “Walk-About.” Children will be able to walk around the outside of the church and collect candy and other goodies at all the building entrances. Now more than ever our mission is to connect with our community safely and to share the love of God during this difficult time. You can volunteer to help with this event by contacting Joanne in the church office or Beth Dunn (918-577-0938). You can decorate a door, greet the children in costume, or just hand out candy with a smile. We also would like to have parking lot attendants to guide cars to open parking spaces and help keep foot traffic safe. We will do our best to safely have fun by masking and socially distancing. This is your invitation to join the fun as an individual, a family, or a church organization. You are needed!

THE STAFF @ ST. PAUL UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 2130 W. Okmulgee St. Muskogee, OK 74401 [email protected] 918-687-7571

Pastor [email protected] 580-618-2054 Rev. Emery Mason

Music Ministry [email protected] Ineta Bebb

Business Administrator [email protected] Lynnette Lewis

Admin. Assistant [email protected] Joanne Nilsson

Nursery/Early Learning [email protected] Beth Tucker-Dunn

Learning Tree Ministries [email protected] Margaret Wagner

Custodian Barbara Kent

Missionary View our Worship Service on Facebook or YouTube Marsha Alexander (Philippines)

Gladys Waite Kristi Wilson-Harris Dan Myers Bob Pruden Mary Willhite Jamie Hibbs Raymond Sewell Larry Christensen John Ross Maloy Barbara Fillman Ellen Roberts Anne Pringle Donna Garrison Phyllis Coplan Greg Hoggard Maida Ryker Jim Payne Dennis Bowersock Pam Stevens Barbara Parker Bill Gilder Elliott Miller Tim Dunn Diane Beach Pam Jestice Wayne Calkin Susan Asquith Keith Hunt Roy Berry Charles Halliburton

Nursing Home/Homebound: Virginia Riede, Fred Bliss, Nita Keys, Edna Terpening, Susan Auten, Doreen Causon, Lavell Bailey, Frank Werntz, Al Green, April Felts

Armed Forces: Vann Beard, Trenton Cox, Matthew Hamilton, Tyler Hinds, Col. Kimberly Howerton, Cale Hughes, Cpt. Ashley Lampe, Jeffrey Laughlin, Steven Mashburn, Devin Riede, Kaylin Riede

10 2 James Hilfiger 10 22 Rick Perkins

10 3 John Pool 10 23 Tamra Scherer

10 4 Jason Jones 10 23 David Hix

10 5 Clay Blevins 10 24 Elia Sandoval

10 6 Tom Wagner 10 24 Glenn Carrell

10 8 Christy Hall 10 25 Harrison Garrison

10 9 Chloe Garrison 10 26 Jack Griffin

10 12 Jennifer Jones 10 26 Joe Harrison

10 14 Mary Smith 10 27 Connie Stout

10 15 Toby Feickert 10 27 Traci Schoeppel

10 16 Betsy Kennedy 10 28 Ted Hine

10 17 Randi Schoeppel 10 28 Kayla Boos

10 18 Allison Roberts 10 30 Ann Cox

10 19 Jordan Sharp 10 30 Michael Pierceall

10 19 Jackson Sharp 10 31 Cynthia Johnson

10 21 Al Green

10/7 Tom & Betsy Kennedy

10/25 Bud & Marilyn Hinshaw

10/20 Steve & Joan Odell

10/22 Rex & Nicole Houser

10/23 Shawn & Melissa Raper

10/24 Mike & Diann Pierceall

10:00 a.m. every Sunday we have classes for everyone!

Nursery to 4 year old’s classrooms are in the Education hallway downstairs.

Children K-6th Grade gather in the Spirit Zone upstairs at the end of the Education hallway.

Youth meet in the Youth Room located near the Gym.

New Life Sunday School & the new adult class both meet upstairs in the Education hallway.

Alpha & Omega adult class meets in the Large Conference Room.

Children K-6th grade meet at 10:00 a.m. in the SPIRIT

ZONE each Sunday. Come enjoy rotation lessons with art, science, and story time. Kathy Eskridge & Donna Woods will see you there!

The Youth 7-12 grade meet at 10:00 a.m. in the Youth Room every Sunday. Students will encounter Jesus and be transformed from the inside out. Scott & Jenee Hensley are keeping an eye out for you!

UMW will be collecting money donations for Cookson Hills Ministry & NSO on October 10, 17, & 24. The money donations will help support providing Christmas dinners for families in need. Ideas of item for the Christmas Store Donations:

Children: arts & craft supplies, toys, balls, games. Women: Cookware sets, dish sets, mixing bowls, kitchen towels. Youth: Games, perfume/cologne, manicure set, sporting equipment. Men: Tool sets, work gloves, flashlights, fishing gear, thermal shirts, wallet Clothing: All sizes up to 2X, socks, underwear, shirts, jeans, or coats.

St. Paul United Methodist Women

Mission & Ministry: Neighborhood Services Organization

Neighborhood Services Organization, better known as NSO, serves some of the

most vulnerable populations in the Oklahoma City community. At NSO, we

provide housing and health care services to the at-risk and homeless population,

and we do that in a variety of ways. There are three primary focal points of NSO’s

work: nutritional services, housing solutions, and dental care.

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Sunday:

AM 9:00 Worship—Sanctuary

10:00 Sunday School Hour

11:00 Worship—Sanctuary

Monday:

AM 7:00 Donut Hole Group (AA)

9:00 Learning Tree Preschool

10:15 Staff Meeting

Tuesday:


PM 12:00 Al-Anon

12:00 ONLINE—Courage Bible Study

5:30 Bridges Out of Poverty

Wednesday:



PM 6:00 YOUTH GROUP (starts 10/20)

7:00 Chancel Choir Rehearsal

Thursday:


10:00 Ladies Handbell Choir

PM 6:30 It’s in the Book (AA) Women only

6:30 Good Shepherd Clinic

6:30 IN PERSON—Courage Bible Study

Friday:



Saturday:


PM 6:30 It’s in the Book (AA) Women only

CHURCH HOURS:

Monday-Thursday

8:30 AM - 4:30 PM

Fridays: 8:30AM-4PM

9:00 a.m. Ushers: October 3: Virgil Rose, Ben Robinson October 10: Marilyn Gilder, Jo Gibbs October 17: Omar Reed October 24: Christina Booher, Oleta Smith October 31: Bob & Bonnie Dunkelberger

9:45 a.m. Greeters 10:45 a.m. Greeters October 3: Ray Griffin Ed/Pam Johnson October 10: Ted Hine Charlene Schoeppel October 17: Judy Hoffman Billie Flinn October 24: Charlene Schoeppel Charlene Schoeppel October 31: Ron & Phyllis Coplan Glenda Broom & Donna Garrison

11:00 a.m. Ushers: October 3: Weldon Key, Ed Johnson, Robert Hall, Mike Pierceall, Ted Hine October 10: Eric Elgin, Don Elgin, Calvin Moore, Roy Flinn, Michael

Blakeslee October 17: Johnny Broome, Bob Woods, Scott Hensley, Ron & Will Coplan October 24: Ron Wright, Todd Graybill, Bill Settle, John Griffin October 31: Tracey Szabo, Melissa Raper, Rachael Ritchie, Erin Goss

Altar Flowers: To the Glory of God and in; honor/memory of. . .

October 3: Sherry Hotchkiss, in loving memory of her husband Dallas Hotchkiss.

October 10: Clarence Mayberry, in loving memory of Nancy Mayberry. October 17: Jack Hodge Family, in honor of their father James Hodge. October 24: John Griffin Family, in loving memory of Martha Griffin. October 31: Suzanne Koenig, in loving memory of Bill Koenig.

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