• Read the Bible Cover to Cover – Sunday at 9:00 am in the Adult Classroom
• Choir Practice –Sunday at 9:15 am
• Children’s Sunday School – Sunday at 10:30 am
• 406 Youth United –Sunday at FUMC @ 4:00 pm
• Faith & Film –“Won’t You Be My Neighbor” – Sunday at 5:30 pm
• Read the Bible Cover to Cover – Monday at 6:30 pm
• Prayer Group – Tuesday at 11:00 am
• “Painting the Stars” Small Group Study – Tuesday at 12 noon (Join anytime)
• Bookmobile –Tuesday at 12:30 pm – 2:00 pm
• Care Givers Group – Tuesday at 1:30 pm
• Messy Church – Tuesday at 5:30- 6:30 pm
• Book Review – “The Impossible Fortress” – Tuesday at 6:00 pm
• Writers Group – Wednesday at 9:30 am
• General Conference Special Session Class – Thursday at 6:30 – 7:30 pm
• Noisy Offering is Sunday the 20th!
• Shiloh 101 – Next Sunday at 11:30 am
MESSY CHURCH – We will have Messy Church service on January 15th and 29th from 5:30-6:30 pm. This has been such a fun and joyful time spent with kids and family. Thank you to all who have provided the meal for us. There is a sign-up sheet in the lobby, please consider signing up to provide a light meal for these wonderful people. It is such a fun time to connect with others. If you need meal suggestions, we are happy to provide some ideas. Please see Pastor Tyler or Brenda Longin for more information. Come join us for some singing, dancing, praying, crafts, learning, great food, and all around fun.
SPECIAL SESSION STUDY ABOUT GENERAL CONFERENCE 2019 – Pastor Tyler will be providing an informational session to Methodists throughout Billings and others in our conference about General Conference 2019. This special session focuses on “The Way Forward” as a denomination. Pastor Tyler, as head of the legacy Yellowstone Conference delegation, will provide information and a time for questions and answers. These sessions will be at Shiloh UMC on January 17th and January 31st at 6:30 – 7:30 pm. Join us in person at Shiloh or online through a ZOOM conference. Please sign up by contacting the office at 656-0050.
SHILOH 101 – Are you new to Shiloh? Meet Pastor Tyler on January 20th at 11:30 am to learn more about our church and meet other new people by attending this one-hour informational gathering. If you are interested in joining or just learning more about Shiloh, this time is for you. The next session will be in March. If you are interested, please call the office. There will be childcare available.
CHIME CHOIR – Chime choir will begin rehearsals on January 20th at 9:05 am. If you have any questions, please talk to Judy Frank. You can give her a call at 325-8029. I hope to see all my returning choir members.
SUMC BIRTHDAY POTLUCK – Shiloh will be celebrating its birthday on Sunday, January 27th after 2nd service. Please join us for a potluck lunch as we celebrate our birthday and the wonderful work that the History Team has done. The church will furnish the dessert and the drinks. We hope you will bring a main dish or salad to share.
HABIT FOR HUMANITY – Shiloh UMC is a supporter of the Mid-Yellowstone Valley Affiliate of Habitat for Humanity. As such, Shiloh has volunteered to provide lunches on several occasions for the volunteer work crews on Saturdays. We have been coordinating with other Methodist churches in the Billings area by providing these lunches on a quarterly basis. Volunteers from Shiloh have included numerous members of the congregation through the Missions Committee. Recently the Missions Committee pledged to support the upcoming Apostles Build that includes monetary donations from several churches of various denominations as well as other community groups. In late summer 2019, the Affiliate is planning on breaking ground for the next Apostles Build in their new subdivision located near the intersection of Wicks Lane and Bench Boulevard in Billings Heights. Please look for opportunities to help out in 2019!
FREE STORE STATISTICS – 2018 was a very busy year for the Free Store. 1,412 family visits happened, but even more amazing was that on seven different Saturdays, 70+ families visited. The only other time we had 70+ was in 2013 and that was only once. Even more telling is our average number served per Saturday was 53 in 2017 and 56 in 2018.
This mission continues to make such a difference. However without your support of time and/or donations (goods or money) many in our community would be living with oot what the resources the Free Store provides. THANK YOU. Co-directors: Dale Francetich and Peg Parker.
TEXAS UMVIM TRIP – Sally McConnell and Nancy Flint are leading an UMVIM work team to the Texas coast to do hurricane Harvey recovery work Feb. 23-March 2. There is so much work still to do. All skill levels are needed. Work will be assigned according to the skills of the team members. Work may involve: sheet rocking, mudding, taping, painting, laying flooring, siding or insulating or other! They are looking for people eager to work and to learn and engage with home owners affected by the hurricane. Contact Sally or Nancy for more information. Deadline to register is January 27th. Sally’s contact info: sbmcconnell06@gmail.com 406-600-0303; Nancy’s contact info: neflint@gmail.com