All Saints Sunday
This Sunday is All Saints Sunday. We will recognize and celebrate the saints in our lives with special liturgy, speaking of their names and lighting a candle.
David’s Diary
This Sunday and for three Sundays in November, except for Thanksgiving Sunday, I am going to do something I have never done before. I’m going to offer a sermon series based on a book, Christ and Culture. H. Richard Niebuhr wrote this book in 1951, and it still being used in seminary classrooms and discussed… Read more David’s Diary
ANNUAL PINE VALLEY THANKSGIVING FEAST
Thanksgiving is rapidly approaching, and while planning for our annual Thanksgiving Sunday Feast is underway, much remains to be done. Please sign up to donate for this event. The quicker that we have this information, the better we can plan. Our building tenant congregations are, as always, are invited to share in our festivities. They… Read more ANNUAL PINE VALLEY THANKSGIVING FEAST
SECOND TRUTH COMMISSION
A Second Truth Commission will be at the Mennonite Church of the Servant, 2401 Woodland N., on November 17, at 7:00pm. The church will serve as a forum for the witness and testimony of those damaged by economic injustice. The first step in eradicating inequality is knowing the nature of the problem. Again, please join… Read more SECOND TRUTH COMMISSION
WICHITA ALTERNATIVE GIFT MARKET
The Wichita Alternative Gift Market is being held at the University Congregation Church (9209 E. 29th St. N,) Saturday, November 11, 10a-4p. FREE to the public!!! PVCC has helped create ornaments for the two projects that PVCC has adopted for the 2017 Wichita Alternative Gift Market. We are also looking for volunteers to work at… Read more WICHITA ALTERNATIVE GIFT MARKET
FOOD HANDLER & VIRTUS CLASSES
To volunteer at The Lord’s Diner, Food Handler certification must be maintained. Saturday, November 11, at St. John – Clonmel, 18630 W 71st St South (West of Hwy K-42, just north of 71st, on the east side of the church) 9:30 am in the Parish Center. All are welcome. Please arrive early to complete paperwork.… Read more FOOD HANDLER & VIRTUS CLASSES
CHRISTIAN HOME HOLIDAY BAZAAR
Kansas Christian Home Auxiliary has invited us to participate in their Holiday Bazaar Saturday, November 4, 8am-4pm at Kansas Christian Home (1035 SE 3rd St.). Contact Nancy Kasper at 316.283.0327 for cash donations, to set up a time to deliver donated items or with questions. All proceeds will be used for the purchase of equipment… Read more CHRISTIAN HOME HOLIDAY BAZAAR
Winner! Winner! Chili Dinner!
The Chili Cook-Off was a great success and such good food! It was fun too and thanks to all of you who contributed and helped. We raised $502 for the Emergency Fund. The Grand Prize Winner was Ken Schwarz. Giving and Mercy
Social Justice
The Great Plains United Methodist Mercy and Justice Team is hosting a social justice event on Saturday, October 28 from 9:30-3:00 at St Mark’s United Methodist Church. The name of the event is “For the Transformation of the World: the role of the church in a politically/racially divided nation”. Jim Wallis, President and founder of… Read more Social Justice
DAVID’S DIARY … I BELIEVE
These days it is easy to feel overwhelmed by bad news and sad news, so what’s the good news? Thinking about this I wrote the following short, “I believe” statement. I decided that I would write my statement in ten phrases. My statement does not dwell on Christianity, but it is deeply informed by my… Read more DAVID’S DIARY … I BELIEVE