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Pastor’s Corner – August 12, 2018

Posted on Aug 9, 2018 in Church Update, Pastor's Corner |

Worship Survey

We want to know how worship is connecting you to God. Please take a minute to fill out a worship survey for the service you regularly attend:

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People of Shiloh,

Two weeks ago I wrote a letter to notify us of a plant to place a zoning exclusion on a lot within 600 feet of our church that would allow a casino to be placed there.  I am pleased to announce that on Tuesday night the zoning commission voted it down unanimously.  This will now continue on with no vote from the zoning commission to the City Council, on August 27, at 5:30pm.

On Tuesday, I was proud to not need to say much.  Members of our congregation showed up to offer their wisdom and guidance to our community.  Members commented on the need for positive development of our community, to stand up for those disproportionally impacted by the negative effects of gambling, and to stand up as a church and say we want something more for our community. Thank you to all who attended.

The work does not end, we need people to attend the City Council meeting on August 27 and this has opened new doors for our ministry.  The city is working on redefining zoning for Billings in the next few years, that may give us the ability to be more proactive about what kind of businesses we want to invite to our community, to encourage less casinos, and there is a West End task force that could benefit from a United Methodist voice.

If you are feeling moved to help Shiloh and United Methodists have a voice in brining positive growth to the growing edge of Billings, I would invite you to talk with me. We can truly be a part of growing with and supporting our community.

Grace and Enthusiastic Peace,

Pastor Tyler

Pastor Tyler’s Invitation to Worship – Click to watch the video

Two weeks ago Thursday night we had 10 youth and 3 adults stay for a lock-in at Shiloh. We had fun, prayed, learned about Jesus, and had more fun. We also took time to plan youth group for our upcoming year. Check out one of our new ways to have fun that our children and youth will be able to use, nine square in the air.

Click to watch the sermon series video.

This Sunday we end our series on living Unafraid, exploring how we do that biblically and seeking ways to support one another in the Christian walk of freeing ourselves from fear.

Reminders for the Shiloh Community
If you missed last weeks sermons click here:

Monthly Newsletter can be found here – http://www.shilohbillings.church/church-updates

Worship Service – Sunday at 8:00 am and 10:15 am
Adult Bible Study –Sunday at 9:00 am
Outdoor Movie Night-Sunday at Shiloh UMC at 8:30 pm
VBS at EUMC –Monday – Wednesday – 5:30 pm – 7:30 pm
Shiloh Prayers – Tuesday at 11:00 am
Care Givers – Tuesday at 1:30 pm
Writers Group – Wednesday at 9:30 am
Office Closed every Friday during the summer
Massey Wedding– Friday evening and Saturday at the church
Worship Service – Next Sunday at 8:00 am at SUMC and 10:15 am at Rose Park

SUNDAY SCHOOL NEWS–During the summer a variety of activities will be provided instead of the Bible lesson taught during the school year. The schedule for the next several weeks (held during 2^ndservice):
August 12:Veggie Tales Video
August 19:Joint worship at Rose Park with EUMC and GUMC, followed
                    by swimming so no Sunday school.
August 26: Outdoor Games

SUNDAY MOVIE NIGHT– The movie tonight, Sunday (August 12^th) will be at here at Shiloh.  The movie is “Inside Out”and will start around 8:30 pm. Bring a lawn chair or a blanket and plan on joining us for a wonderful movie and a great family night.

CONTRIBUTION STATEMENTS–Your contribution statements are ready for you to pick up from your mail slot on the table in the entry way.  If you have any questions regarding your statement, please call the church office at 656-0050.  To locate your statements and any other mail that you may be waiting for you, look in the slot with the first letter of your last name.  Shiloh UMC continues to be a generous congregation and we thank you for your support.

VOLUNTEER FOR SHILOH–We need many volunteers to keep the church running and welcoming.  In the hallway in front of the Fellowship Hall is a round table with clipboards and a calendar on it.  There are 2 clipboards asking for Ushers(1^stand 2^ndservices).  There is one clipboard asking for Prayer Leaders.  During the summer, the Prayer Leader is only needed for the second service.  There is one clipboard asking for Lawn Mowersand in the winter we ask for folks to shovel snow. The last item is a calendar where people can sign up to bring goodies for the Fellowship Hour.  Passing the clipboards around during the service can be distracting, so we are trying this method.  We need your help!  We ask you to please think and pray about what you can do to help keep our church running smoothly.

WORSHIP PLANNING RETREAT–Have you ever thought that the one hymn would be good in worship, or that the pastor should have used that movie clip?  We want your help!  From noon to 3:00 pm, on August 26^th, we will dream, imagine and pray with one another about worship at Shiloh.  Everyone who wants to join us is invited; we just ask that you RSVP to the office.  There will be lunch provided and our goal is to support Pastor Tyler and our worship design team with ideas from our congregation.

VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL– Vacation Bible School will be at EUMC from August 13-15, from 5:30-7:30 pm.  This time will be a time of gathering around a meal, crafts,   games and Bible stories.  Please contact the church office to learn about registration at 406-259-1897 or by e-mail at actyourfaith.org.

SCHOOL SUPPLIES – 2019– This year we asked the Secretaries and Principals of Big Sky and Meadowlark Elementary Schools what supplies they need but do not receive through other means.  Here is the list they gave us. Wal-Mart Gift Cards, Hand Sanitizer (Large), band aids (3/4″ and 1″) (not novelty) , and Cortisone cream, Kleenex, glue sticks, healthy snacks(kindergarten), underwear-Boys and girls (sizes 6,7,8), socks (all kid sizes), leggings and sweats (sizes 6,7,8). If you are interested in purchasing any of these, please place them in bins in the Fellowship Hall on or before August 26^th.  Thank you for your support and help.

BACK TO SCHOOL–Back-To-School Sunday will be August 26^th.  Join us for worship to bring us back to the school season.  We will be having blessing of the backpacks at both the 8:00 am and 10:15 am services, receive our Student Day offering, and participate in writing letters to educators and support staff at local schools.

BLESSING OF THE ANIMALS–On Sunday, September 2^nd join us for Labor Day weekend worship with an 8 am service and a 10:15 am Blessing of the Animals service.  Bring your pet in a way you can keep them safe, and we will have a time of blessing for them. Even animals too big to fit inside our building can come and we will bless them outside too.

FINANCIAL PEACE CLASS– Shiloh UMC will host another Dave Ramsey Financial Peace University (FPU) class beginning on Tuesday, September 11 at 6:30 pm. FPU is a 9 week class and includes sessions on Saving, Budgeting, Debt Reduction, Giving, Relating to Money, Making Purchases, Insurance, Real Estate, Retirement and College Planning.  In the first 90 days, FPU participants pay off an average of $5,300 and save an average of $2,700. The cost for the materials is $105.00. Please register on-line at daveramsey.com/fpuor contact Rachael Wertz (697-0016), Pam Dandrea (690-1910) or the church office for more information.

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Aug '18

Pastor’s Corner – August 5, 2018

Posted on Aug 2, 2018 in Church Update, Pastor's Corner |

Aug '18

People of Shiloh(I am re-running this Pastor’s corner because we want your feedback and only got two responses),

This next month I will host a worship design retreat with people from our congregation. At the retreat we will begin to plan our sermon series from December – June of next year, as well as develop the in depth ideas for the Fall series. If you are personally interested in participating, please contact me. My aim in preaching is to help us “build a Christian community where non-religious and nominally religious people are becoming deeply committed Christians.” I’d like your input (please do this today or tomorrow, as I’ll be inviting the leaders to help me review your ideas).

Here are the questions I’d like you to answer. Please email or fill out your bulletin and drop your response to our Prayer and Visitation Coordinator, Liz at liz@shilohbillings.church
1.   If you could ask Jesus one (or two)
questions, what would you ask?
2.   What is the personal struggle or
relationship issue that you most often
ask for God’s help with?
3.   Is there a book in the Bible, a section of
the Bible, a character in the Bible or a
theme in the Bible that you’d value
having as the focus of sermon or
sermons?
4.   Are there ethical issues, current events
or global concerns that you believe I
should address in a sermon?
5.   Thinking of your friends who don’t go to
church, what might be a sermon topic or
series that you feel they would be
interested in attending?
6.   How can I best help you grow in your
personal spiritual life through preaching?
Where do you struggle in your spiritual
life and growth?
7.   Last year we had a great response to
some of our guest preachers. Are there
people you feel would be amazing guest
preachers for a special weekend in
2019?

Thanks so much for sharing your responses to these questions. I’m excited about the sermons coming up this fall. We’ll kick off the fall with a series focused on Prayer Matters seeking in scripture how prayer transformed Jesus life and how it can transform ours, followed with a series called Defying Gravity helping us understand God’s call to give of what we have generously, and then in late October-November we will dive into a series on Grace by exploring 1 and 2 Samuel.

I better get going, my children are calling me back to play, hope you are having a great summer.

Enthusiastic Shalom,
Pastor Tyler

Scriptures to study this week – John 5:5-9, Romans 12:1-12

Pastor Tyler’s Invitation to Worship – Click to watch the video

A week ago Thursday night we had 10 youth and 3 adults stay for a lock-in at Shiloh. We had fun, prayed, learned about Jesus, and had more fun. We also took time to plan youth group for our upcoming year. Check out one of our new ways to have fun that our children and youth will be able to use, nine square in the air.

Click to watch the sermon series video.

This Sunday we begin our series on living Unafraid, exploring how we do that biblically and seeking ways to support one another in the Christian walk of freeing ourselves from fear. During this series we invite you to pray each day to be released from your fears and use this acronym to help you in your prayer life.

Reminders for the Shiloh Community
If you missed last weeks sermons click here:

Monthly Newsletter can be found here – http://www.shilohbillings.church/church-updates

Worship Service – Sunday at 8:00 am and 10:15 am
Shiloh 101 – Sunday – 11:30 am – 12:30 pm
Movie Night at Grace UMC –Sunday at 8:30 pm
Adult Bible Study –Today at 9:00 am
Shiloh Prayers – Tuesday at 11:00 am
Unafraid Book Study – Tuesday at 12 noon (SUMC) and 5:30 pm (FUMC)
Bookmobile–Tuesday at 12:30 pm – 2:00 pm
Care Givers – Tuesday at 1:30 pm
Office Closed every Friday during the summer
Worship Service – Next Sunday at 8:00 am and 10:15 am

SUNDAY SCHOOL NEWS–During the summer a variety of activities will be provided instead of the Bible lesson taught during the school year. The schedule for the next several weeks (held during 2^ndservice):
August 5:No Sunday school, kids remain in service
August 12:Veggie Tales Video
August 19:Joint worship at Rose Park with EUMC and GUMC, followed
                    by swimming so no Sunday school.
August 26: Outdoor Games

SUNDAY MOVIE NIGHT– The movie tonight (August 5^th) will be at Grace UMC at 1935 Ave. B.  The movie is Frozen and will start around 8:30 pm.  Bring a lawn chair or a blanket and plan on joining us for a wonderful movie and a great family night.

CONTRIBUTION STATEMENTS–Your contribution statements are ready for you to pick up from your mail slot on the table in the entry way.  If you have any questions regarding your statement, please call the church office at 656-0050.  To locate your statements and any other mail that you may be waiting for you, look in the slot with the first letter of your last name.  Shiloh UMC continues to be a generous congregation and we thank you for your support.

VOLUNTEER FOR SHILOH–We need many volunteers to keep the church running and welcoming.  In the hallway in front of the Fellowship Hall is a round table with clipboards and a calendar on it.  There are 2 clipboards asking for Ushers(1^stand 2^ndservices).  There is one clipboard asking for Prayer Leaders.  During the summer, the Prayer Leader is only needed for the second service.  There is one clipboard asking for Lawn Mowersand in the winter we ask for folks to shovel snow. The last item is a calendar where people can sign up to bring goodies for the Fellowship Hour.  Passing the clipboards around during the service can be distracting, so we are trying this method.  We need your help!  We ask you to please think and pray about what you can do to help keep our church running smoothly.

WORSHIP PLANNING RETREAT–Have you ever thought that the one hymn would be good in worship, or that the pastor should have used that movie clip?  We want your help!  From noon to 3:00 pm, on August 26^th, we will dream, imagine and pray with one another about worship at Shiloh.  Everyone who wants to join us is invited; we just ask that you RSVP to the office.  There will be lunch provided and our goal is to support Pastor Tyler and our worship design team with ideas from our congregation.

VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL– Vacation Bible School will be at EUMC from August 13-15, from 5:30-7:30 pm.  This time will be a time of gathering around a meal, crafts,   games and Bible stories.  Please contact the church office to learn about registration at 406-259-1897 or by e-mail at actyourfaith.org.

SANDWICH MINISTRY– Each month on the last Friday, the Sandwich Ministry meets and makes 200 sandwiches for the Montana Rescue Mission.  This is a list of what they use every month: 2-40 oz. jars of smooth peanut butter (not chunky), 2-32 oz. jars of jam.  Jams spread much easier then jelly. They use 100 slices of ham, 100 slices of cheese, 20 loaves of bread and 200 sandwich bags to put the sandwiches in.  They also like to take cookies if there are any available.  If you can help with these needed sandwich making supplies, you can bring your donations to the church office.  For more information, please call Susan Hathaway at 690-3412 or the church office at 656-0050.

SCHOOL SUPPLIES – 2019– This year we asked the Secretaries and Principals of Big Sky and Meadowlark Elementary Schools what supplies they need but do not receive through other means.  Here is the list they gave us. WalMart Gift Cards, Hand Sanitizer (Large), band aids (3/4″ and 1″) (not novelty) , and Cortisone cream, Kleenex, glue sticks, healthy snacks(kindergarten), underwear-Boys and girls (sizes 6,7,8), socks (all kid sizes), leggings and sweats (sizes 6,7,8). If you are interested in purchasing any of these, please place them in bins in the Fellowship Hall on or before August 26^th.  Thank you for your support and help.

BACK TO SCHOOL–Back-To-School Sunday will be August 26^th. Join us for worship to bring us back to the school season.  We will be having blessing of the backpacks at both the 8:00 am and 10:15 am services, receive our Student Day offering, and participate in writing letters to educators and support staff at local schools.

BLESSING OF THE ANIMALS–On Sunday, September 2^nd join us for Labor Day weekend worship with an 8 am service and a 10:15 am Blessing of the Animals service.  Bring your pet in a way you can keep them safe, and we will have a time of blessing for them. Even animals too big to fit inside our building can come and we will bless them outside too.

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Billings, MT 59106
406-656-0050
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August 2018 Newsletter

Posted on Jul 31, 2018 in Church Update |

Prayers for you as you enter this upcoming August. This month continues our journey to be Unafraid, and includes worship by the pool on August 19 and Education Sunday on August 26. Read the newsletter for more details and blessings to you as summer rounds to the end.

Click Here for the August 2018 Newsletter

Jul '18

Pastor’s Corner – July 29, 2018

Posted on Jul 26, 2018 in Church Update, Pastor's Corner |

Jul '18

People of Shiloh,
Last week one of our neighbors dropped a letter by the church. The letter notifies that our city is planning a special review of a lot on Avenue B, just south on Shiloh Rd. for the zoning of a casino. According to city code no casino is to be built within 600 feet of a church. As your pastor I will be writing a letter to the city and attempting to be at one of two meetings to oppose this action. I personally believe gambling to be a detriment to our neighborhood and to our community, and a tax on the poor. Additionally I stand with our larger United Methodist church who states the following about gambling:

Gambling, as a means of acquiring material gain by chance and at the neighbor’s expense, is a menace to personal character and social morality. Gambling fosters greed and stimulates the fatalistic faith in chance. Organized and commercial gambling is a threat to business, breeds crime and poverty, and is destructive to the interests of good government. It encourages the belief that work is unimportant, that money can solve all our problems, and that greed is the norm for achievement. It serves as a “regressive tax” on those with lower income. In summary, gambling is bad economics; gambling is bad public policy; and gambling does not improve the quality of life. (http://www.umc.org/what-we-believe/gambling)

I welcome any support in the work on this and the meeting times are listed below. Additionally I would ask you to begin to pray and dream with me about what things we “do” want to support as future zoning requests are made for our neighborhood. I believe as a church we can be an active participant in encouraging the positive growth of the West End of Billings.

Grace and Peace,
Pastor Tyler

Public Hearing – Zoning Commission – Tuesday, August 7, at 4:30pm in the City Conference Room, 1st Floor, Miller Building, 2825 3rd Avenue North.

City Council – Monday, August 27, 2018, at 5:30pm in the City Council Chambers – Testimony

Scriptures to study this week – Luke 9:24-25, Psalm 139:5, 7-10

Pastor Tyler’s Invitation to Worship – Click to watch the video

Thursday night we had 10 youth and 3 adults stay for a lock-in at Shiloh. We had fun, prayed, learned about Jesus, and had more fun. We also took time to plan youth group for our upcoming year. Check out one of our new ways to have fun that our children and youth will be able to use, nine square in the air.

Click to watch the sermon series video.

Reminders for the Shiloh Community
If you missed last weeks sermons click here:

Monthly Newsletter can be found here – http://www.shilohbillings.church/church-updates

Worship Service – Sunday at 8:00 am and 10:15 am
Movie Night at Grace UMC –Sunday at 8:30 pm
Adult Bible Study –Sunday at 9:00 am
Shiloh Prayers – Tuesday at 11:00 am
Unafraid Book Study – Tuesday at 12 noon (SUMC) and 5:30 pm (FUMC)
Care Givers – Tuesday at 1:30 pm
Office Closed every Friday during the summer
Worship Service – Next Sunday at 8:00 am and 10:15 am

SUNDAY SCHOOL NEWS–During the summer a variety of activities will be provided instead of the Bible lesson taught during the school year. The schedule for the next several weeks (held during 2^ndservice):
July 29:Use packets that are in the worship totes
August 5:No Sunday school, kids remain in service
August 12:Veggie Tales Video
August 19:Joint worship at Rose Park with EUMC and GUMC, followed
                    by swimming so no Sunday school.

SUNDAY MOVIE NIGHT– The movie tonight (July 29^th) will be at Grace UMC at 1935 Ave. B.  The movie is Guardians of the Galaxy and will start around 8:30 pm.  Bring a lawn chair or a blanket and plan on joining us for a wonderful movie and a great family night.

UNAFRAID STUDY AND PRAYER SMALL GROUP– Pastor Kama from First UMC and Pastor Tyler are teaming up to teach this study and prayer series on the book Unafraid: Living with Courage and Hope in Uncertain Times,by Adam Hamilton. This study is for anyone who struggles with fear, worry, or anxiety or wonders how families and communities can live as peacemakers in troubled times.  Unafraidoffers an informed and inspiring message full of practical solutions. One study will be at Shiloh UMC (noon) and the other will be at First UMC (5:30 pm).  We hope you will join us.

CONTRIBUTION STATEMENTS–Your contribution statements are ready for you to pick up from your mail slot on the table in the entry way.  If you have any questions regarding your statement, please call the church office at 656-0050.  To locate your statements and any other mail that you may be waiting for you, look in the slot with the first letter of your last name.  Shiloh UMC continues to be a generous congregation and we thank you for your support.

VOLUNTEER FOR SHILOH–We need many volunteers to keep the church running and welcoming.  In the hallway in front of the Fellowship Hall is a round table with clipboards and a calendar on it.  There are 2 clipboards asking for Ushers(1^stand 2^ndservices).  There is one clipboard asking for Prayer Leaders.  During the summer, the Prayer Leader is only needed for the second service.  There is one clipboard asking for Lawn Mowersand in the winter we ask for folks to shovel snow. The last item is a calendar where people can sign up to bring goodies for the Fellowship Hour.  Passing the clipboards around during the service can be distracting, so we are trying this method.  We need your help!  We ask you to please think and pray about what you can do to help keep our church running smoothly.

VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL– Vacation Bible School will be at EUMC from August 13-15, from 5:30-7:30 pm.  This time will be a time of gathering around a meal, crafts,   games and Bible stories.  Please contact the church office to learn about registration at 406-259-1897 or by e-mail at actyourfaith.org.

SANDWICH MINISTRY– Each month on the last Friday, the Sandwich Ministry meets and makes 200 sandwiches for the Montana Rescue Mission.  This is a list of what they use every month: 2-40 oz. jars of smooth peanut butter (not chunky), 2-32 oz. jars of jam.  Jams spread much easier then jelly. They use 100 slices of ham, 100 slices of cheese, 20 loaves of bread and 200 sandwich bags to put the sandwiches in.  They also like to take cookies if there are any available.  If you can help with these needed sandwich making supplies, you can bring your donations to the church office.  For more information, please call Susan Hathaway at 690-3412 or the church office at 656-0050.

THANK YOU BLOOD DONORS!– A huge thank you to all the blood donors.  After almost canceling the drive due to the low numbers (1), we had 6 donors and collected 8 units of blood.  This included 3 people who saw the sign on Shiloh and dropped in to give!  We will do another drive on October 1^stfrom 4:30 – 7:00 pm.  Please mark your calendars. Thank you again for supporting this life-giving cause!

Jul '18

Pastor’s Corner – July 22, 2018

Posted on Jul 19, 2018 in Church Update, Pastor's Corner |

Jul '18

This next month I will host a worship design retreat with people from our congregation. At the retreat we will begin to plan our sermon series from December – June of next year, as well as develop the in depth ideas for the Fall series. If you are personally interested in participating, please contact me. My aim in preaching is to help us “build a Christian community where non-religious and nominally religious people are becoming deeply committed Christians.” I’d like your input (please do this today or tomorrow, as I’ll be inviting the others to help me review your ideas).

Here are the questions I’d like you to answer. Please email or fill out your bulletin and drop your response to our Prayer and Visitation Coordinator, Liz at liz@shilohbillings.church

If you could ask Jesus one (or two) questions, what would you ask?
What is the personal struggle or relationship issue that you most often ask for God’s help with?
Is there a book in the Bible, a section of the Bible, a character in the Bible or a theme in the Bible that you’d value having as the focus of a sermon or sermons?
Are there ethical issues, current events or global concerns that you believe I should address in a sermon?
Thinking of your friends who don’t go to church, what might be a sermon topic or series that you feel they would be interested in attending?
How can I best help you grow in your personal spiritual life through preaching? Where do you struggle in your spiritual life and growth?
Last year we had a great response to some of our guest preachers. Are there people you feel would be amazing guest preachers for a special weekend in 2019?

Thanks so much for sharing your responses to these questions. I’m excited about the sermons coming up this fall. We’ll kick off the fall with a series focused on Prayer Matters seeking in scripture how prayer transformed Jesus life and how it can transform ours, followed with a series called Defying Gravityhelping us understand God’s call to give of what we have generously, and then in late October-November we will dive into a series on Grace by exploring 1 and 2 Samuel.

I better get going, my children are calling me back to play, hope you are having a great summer.

Enthusiastic Peace,
Pastor Tyler

Scriptures to study this week – John 8:32, Psalm 27:1,14, Romans 12:18-21

Pastor Tyler’s Invitation to Worship – Click to watch the video

Click to watch the sermon series video.

Reminders for the Shiloh Community
If you missed last weeks sermons click here:

Monthly Newsletter can be found here – http://www.shilohbillings.church/church-updates

Worship Service – Sunday at 8:00 am and 10:15 am
Train the Trainer – Safe Sanctuary – Sunday at 12:30
Adult Bible Study –Sunday at 9:00 am
Shiloh Prayers – Tuesday at 11:00 am
Unafraid Book Study – Tuesday at 12 noon (SUMC) and 5:30 pm (FUMC)
Care Givers– Tuesday at 1:30 pm
Sandwich Making – Friday at 12:00 noon
Office Closed every Friday during the summer
Worship Service – Next Sunday at 8:00 am and 10:15 am

SUNDAY SCHOOL NEWS–During the summer a variety of activities will be provided instead of the Bible lesson taught during the school year. The schedule for the next several weeks (held during 2^ndservice):
July 22:Craft Packets
July 29:Use packets that are in the worship totes
August 5:No Sunday school, kids remain in service
August 12:Veggie Tales Video
August 19:Joint worship at Rose Park with EUMC and GUMC, followed
                    by swimming so no Sunday school.

UNAFRAID STUDY AND PRAYER SMALL GROUP– Pastor Kama from First UMC and Pastor Tyler are teaming up to teach this study and prayer series on the book Unafraid: Living with Courage and Hope in Uncertain Times,by Adam Hamilton. This study is for anyone who struggles with fear, worry, or anxiety or wonders how families and communities can live as peacemakers in troubled times.  Unafraidoffers an informed and inspiring message full of practical solutions. One study will be at Shiloh UMC (noon) and the other will be at First UMC (5:30 pm).  We hope you will join us.  Please let the office know if you would like to attend so we can get a book for you.

AGING WELL– For the past year, we have been holding monthly events called Aging Well.  These times of gathering as a community and hearing from people in our community have been focused on learning more about facing issues as we age .We have had a good response with about 10-20 people at each event.  For us to continue next year, we will need to have some folks step into volunteer roles.  Currently we are looking for two positions:
1.Event Host– This person would greet people, help everyone feel welcome and assist Pastor Taylor coordinating groups to provide lunch.
2.Calendar Coordinator-This person would contact potential speakers and help with the scheduling of the speakers for the next year.  Pastor Tyler has a list of potential resources!
If you are interested in helping out, please contact the office, by phone or email.  We hope to start this year’s season of Aging Well on October 3, at noon.

VOLUNTEER FOR SHILOH–We need many volunteers to keep the church running and welcoming.  In the hallway in front of the Fellowship Hall is a round table with clipboards and a calendar on it.  There are 2 clipboards asking for Ushers(1^stand 2^ndservices).  There is one clipboard asking for Prayer Leaders.  During the summer, the Prayer Leader is only needed for the second service.  There is one clipboard asking for Lawn Mowersand in the winter we ask for folks to shovel snow. The last item is a calendar where people can sign up to bring goodies for the Fellowship Hour.  Passing the clipboards around during the service can be distracting, so we are trying this method.  We need your help!  We ask you to please think and pray about what you can do to help keep our church running smoothly.

FREE GARAGE SALE– Trent Ayers will be holding his 9^thannual Free, Free, Free Sale at First United Methodist Church on July 28^thfrom 8:00 am- 2:00 pm. He is asking for donations of blankets, kitchen items, clothes and baby items and other garage sale items. He gives these items away.  This free sale raised $1086.44 for Family Promise last year.  If you have anything you would like to donate, you can bring it to the First UMC church, Monday-Friday from 9-5.  Please use the 4^thAve. entrance. To donate large furniture items you can call Beth Ayers at 860-4473.  For more information please call the office at 656-0050.

SUNDAY MOVIE NIGHT– The movie for Sunday night, the 29^thof July, will be at Grace UMC at 1935 Ave. B.  The movie is Guardians of the Galaxyand will start around 8:30pm.  Bring a lawn chair or a blanket and plan on joining us for a wonderful movie and a great family night.

VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL– Vacation Bible School will be at EUMC from August 13-15, from 5:30-7:30 pm.  This time will be a time of gathering around a meal, crafts,   games and Bible stories.  Please contact the church office to learn about registration at 406-259-1897 or by e-mail at actyourfaith.org.

SANDWICH MINISTRY – Each month on the last Friday, the Sandwich Ministry meets and makes 200 sandwiches for the MRM.  This is a list of what they use every month: 2-40 oz. jars of smooth peanut butter, not chunky, 2-32 oz. jars of jam.  Jams spread much easier then jelly. They use 100 slices of ham, 100 slices of cheese, 20 loaves of bread and 200 sandwich bags to put the sandwiches in. They also like to take cookies if there are any available.  If you can help with these needed sandwich making supplies, you can bring your donations to the church office.  For more information, please call Susan Hathaway at 690-3412 or the church office.at 656-0050.

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Pastor’s Corner – July 15, 2018

Posted on Jul 13, 2018 in Church Update, Pastor's Corner |

Jul '18

Over the past year, we have been holding monthly events called Aging Well. These times of gathering as community and hearing from people in our community have been focused on learning more about issues facing us as we age. We have learned about Dementia, caring for people with memory loss, veteran’s benefits, holistic living, and normal vs. not normal aging. The hope for these events has been to gage a need in our community for this kind of offering. We have been successful, and have had 10-20 people at each learning session, and beyond that the response of what people learn and the peace they have found in the learning has been overwhelming. People are finding hope and excitement through the knowledge they are gaining and the community they are building.

For us to continue next year, we will need to have some folks step into volunteer roles for us to continue. Currently I am looking for two positions:

Event Host
1. Greet people at events.
2. Help speakers feel at home by welcoming them to the space.
3. Assist Pastor Tyler in coordinating groups to provide lunches.

2. Calendar Coordinator

Contact potential speakers.
Help Pastor Tyler plan the speaking schedule for next year.

If you are interested in helping out, please contact me in the office, by phone or email. We hope to start this year’s season of Aging Well October 3, at Noon.

Enthusiastic Shalom,
Pastor Tyler
Scriptures to study this week – Numbers 13:32-33, Philippians 4:5b-7

Pastor Tyler’s Invitation to Worship – Click to watch the video

Click to watch the sermon series video.

Reminders for the Shiloh Community
If you missed last weeks sermons click here:

Monthly Newsletter can be found here – http://www.shilohbillings.church/church-updates

Worship Service – Sunday at 8:00 am and 10:15 am
Adult Bible Study –Sunday at 9:00 am
Shiloh 101 –Sunday at 11:30 am
Outdoor Movie –Sunday at 8:30 pm – at Grace UMC
Shiloh Prayers – Tuesday at 11:00 am
Unafraid Book Study – Tuesday at 12 noon
Bookmobile– Tuesday – at 12:30 pm – 2:00 pm
Care Givers– Tuesday at 1:30 pm
SUMC Book Club – Tuesday at 6:00 pm
Writers Group – Wednesday at 6:00 pm
Office Closed every Friday during the summer
Free Store – Saturday at 10:00 am – 12:30 pm
Worship Service – Next Sunday at 8:00 am and 10:15 am

SUNDAY MOVIE NIGHT– The movie for Sunday night will be at Grace UMC at 1935 Ave. B.  The movie is How to Train Your Dragon and will start around 8:30 pm.  Bring a lawn chair and plan on joining us for a wonderful movie and a great family night.

SUMMER WORSHIP SCHEDULE– This summer we will be continuing with two worship times at 8 am and 10:15 am.  The 8 am service will use Pastor Dave Merkel’s recorded work for music and sermons from Pastors throughout our area. The 10:15 service will continue with our traditional order of service.  There will be 1 more special Sunday when we will join other United Methodist Churches in our area. The next one will be at Rose Park on August 19^that 10:30 am.

SUNDAY SCHOOL NEWS–During the summer a variety of activities will be provided instead of the Bible lesson taught during the school year. The schedule for June (held during 2^ndservice):
July 15:Outdoor Games
July 22:Craft Packets
July 29:Use packets that are in the worship totes

UNAFRAID STUDY AND PRAYER SMALL GROUP–Pastor Kama from First UMC and Pastor Tyler are teaming up to teach this study and prayer series on the book Unafraid: Living with Courage and Hope in Uncertain Times,by Adam Hamilton. This study is for anyone who struggles with fear, worry, or anxiety or wonders how families and communities can live as peacemakers in troubled times.  Unafraidoffers on informed and inspiring message full of practical solutions. One study will be at Shiloh (noon) and one will be at First UMC (5:30 pm).  We hope you will join us.  Please let the office know if you will be attending so we can get a book ordered for you.

VOLUNTEER FOR SHILOH –   We need many volunteers to keep this church running and welcoming.  In the hallway in front of the Fellowship Hall is a round table with clipboards and a calendar on it.  There are 2 clipboards asking for Ushers for the first and second service. There is one clipboard asking for Prayer Leaders, and during the summer a Prayer Leader is needed for just second service.  There is one clipboard asking for lawn mowers and in the winter it will be asking for snow removal help.  The last item is a calendar where people can sign up to bring goodies for the Fellowship hour.   We used to pass the clipboards around during the service but this is very distracting for everyone, so we will be trying this method.  We need your help!  So we ask you to please think and pray about what you can do to help keep our church running smoothly.

VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL– Vacation Bible School will be at EUMC from August13-15,5:30 – 7:30 pm. This time will be a time of gathering around a meal, crafts, games and Bible stories.  Please contact the church office to learn about registration at 406-259-1897 or office@actyourfaith.org

FREE GARAGE SALE – Trent Ayers will be holding his 9^thannual Free, Free, Free Sale at First United Methodist Church on July 28^th  from 8:00 am- 2:00 pm. He is asking for donations of blankets, kitchen items, clothes and baby items and other garage sale items.  He then gives everything away.  This free sale also raised $1086.44 for Family Promise last year. If you have anything you would like to donate, you can bring it to the First UMC church, Monday-Friday from 9-5. Please use the 4^thAve. entrance. To donate large furniture items you can call Beth Ayers at 860-4473. For more information please call the office at 656-0050.

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Pastor’s Corner – July 8, 2018

Posted on Jul 8, 2018 in Church Update, Pastor's Corner |

Jul '18

People of Shiloh,

This week I will return from Intergenerational Camp at Flathead Lake UM Camp. Camp always is a powerful reminder that time away in nature can bring new awareness of God’s presence in our lives. The playfulness of nature gives us a new sense of God’s hope in our own lives, and new perspective to see where life is stirring around us. The camps of our church were founded for this very purpose and I invite all of us to take advantage of these facilities for an organized camp, family getaway or personal retreat to support your journey of faith and abundant living.

Here is a short description of each of our Montana camps:

Flathead Lake is a year-round campground retreat facility. The camp is bordered by 3,000 feet of pristine shoreline of Flathead Lake and is set amidst 30 acres of lush forest and grounds. Recreation opportunities include canoeing, swimming, basketball, volleyball, horseshoes, baseball, hiking, fishing, table tennis, camp fire circle . Facilities include 12 cabins with sleeping capacity of 180, dining hall and retreat center, restroom and shower facilities, large indoor chapel, fire pit area, outdoor chapel area, four classrooms, dock, swimming area, basketball and volleyball courts. Food services are available for groups of 40-180. Heated cabins support 50 overnight guests during the winter.

Luccock Park Camp offers individuals, families and groups of all sizes a mountain setting in paradise ~ literally located in Paradise Valley south of Livingston, Montana. Luccock Park can offer you the opportunity of many venues. Take an easy hike to Pine Creek Falls, play basketball on the open court, enjoy an old fashioned game of horse shoes or just pull up a lounge chair and enjoy the peace and quiet that can only be found at Luccock Park.

Camp on the Boulder is a pure and holy place set apart from life’s distractions, located on 79 acres set in the Absaroka Mountains of south-central Montana surrounded by wilderness. Our recreational opportunities include a low ropes course, a PDGA registered Frisbee golf course, mini golf course, volleyball and basketball courts, great hiking and many other recreational activities including fishing on the Boulder River!

Learn more at www.yacumc.org/canpshttp://

Prayers that we all find a glimmer of God’s peace in nature this summer,

Pastor Tyler

Pastor Tyler’s Invitation to Worship – Click to watch the video

Reminders for the Shiloh Community
If you missed last weeks sermons click here:

Monthly Newsletter can be found here – http://www.shilohbillings.church/church-updates

Worship Service – Sunday at 8:00 am and 10:15 am
Adult Bible Study – Sunday at 9:00 am
Outdoor Movie – Tonight at 8:30 pm – “Black Panther”
Shiloh Prayers – Tuesday at 11:00 am
Unafraid Book Study – Tuesday at 12 noon
Care Givers- Tuesday at 1:30 pm
Blood Drive – Thursday at 8:30 am – 11:45 am
Office Closed every Friday during the summer
Community Garage and Vendor Sale – Saturday at 10:00 am – 4:00 pm
Worship Service – Next Sunday at 8:00 am and 10:15 am

SUNDAY MOVIE NIGHT – The movie for Sunday night will be here at Shiloh UMC. The movie is Black Panther and will start around 8:30 pm. Bring a lawn chair and plan on joining us for a wonderful movie and a great family night. The yogurt man and the kettle corn lady will be here.

SUMMER WORSHIP SCHEDULE – This summer we will be continuing with two worship times at 8 am and 10:15 am. The 8 am service will use Pastor Dave Merkel’s recorded work for music and sermons from Pastors throughout our area. The 10:15 service will continue with our traditional order of service. There will be 1 more special Sunday when we will join other United Methodist Churches in our area. The next one will be at Rose Park on August 19th at 10:30 am.

SUNDAY SCHOOL NEWS – During the summer a variety of activities will be provided instead of the Bible lesson taught during the school year. The schedule for June (held during 2nd service):
July 8: Veggie Tales Video
July 15: Outdoor Games
July 22: Craft Packets
July 29: Use packets that are in the worship totes

COMMUNITY GARAGE SALE AND VENDOR SALE – Shiloh is going to do a Garage and Vendor Sale on July 14th from 10am-4pm. Shiloh members and friends are encouraged to come sell their household goods. Each garage sale spot is $10 and additional funds will go to support our children’s ministry. Sign up forms will be in the office and online starting on Monday July 2nd. Shiloh friends and members can use our tables, but supplies are limited. Thanks to Brenda Longin, Jen Johnson, and Rachael Wertz for organizing this event. If you know a vendor, they can sign up at http://www.shilohbillings.church/parking-lot-sale/ Garage Sale spots are $10. Vendor spots are $25.

UNAFRAID STUDY AND PRAYER SMALL GROUP – Starting this Tuesday, July 10th until August 7th, Pastor Kama from First UMC and Pastor Tyler will be teaming up to teach this study and prayer series on the book Unafraid: Living with Courage and Hope in Uncertain Times, by Adam Hamilton. This study is for anyone who struggles with fear, worry, or anxiety or wonders how families and communities can live as peacemakers in troubled times. Unafraid offers on informed and inspiring message full of practical solutions. One study will be at Shiloh (noon) and one will be at First UMC (5:30 pm). We hope you will join us. Please let the office know if you will be attending so we can get a book ordered for you.

VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL – Vacation Bible School will be at EUMC from August 13-15, 5:30 – 7:30 pm. This time will be a time of gathering around a meal, crafts, games and Bible stories. Please contact the church office to learn about registration at 406-259-1897 or office@actyourfaith.org

BLOOD DRIVE – Shiloh UMC and United Blood Services are teaming up to support our local hospitals during one on the hardest times of the year! This summer is especially difficult as the need for blood has nearly tripled and the amount of donors we are seeing have decreased by 45%. This makes keeping the blood supply up, a very hard task. So we are partnering with United Blood Services on July 12th from 8:30 am – 11:45 am to help make sure we can keep our hospitals stocked with the lifesaving blood they need! You are important as a donor because with every donation you give saves up to 3 lives.

If you donate on July 12th you will be entered to win a $300.00 DQ or ice cream card.

We ask that each of you talk with your coworkers, friends, family and students ask them to please sign up to save up to 3 lives on July 12th.

RELAY FOR LIFE – The Relay for Life team will be selling luminarias for $10.00 each. The luminarias will be placed around the track at West High the night of July 13th and can be bought in honor of a loved one or in memory of a loved one who lost their battle with cancer. This is the last week to purchase them. Someone will be in the Fellowship Hall after service to assist you.

Jun '18

Pastor’s Corner – June 24, 2018

Posted on Jun 30, 2018 in Church Update, Pastor's Corner |

Jun '18

Join us for Worship!

Pastor’s Corner –

People of Shiloh,Last week in worship I shared that we received a $1,500 check from the CMYK Christian community that meets in the Art House Pub downtown. Their Pastor Matt Blakeslee and I met upon my arrival in Billings, and meet every month to pray together and support each other. CMYK gives 33% of their budget to the community and along with the check was a letter from Matt that said, “we are sending you this check because we believe you embody what it means to be church.” Matt and CMYK love who we are and what we as people of God are doing on the west side of Billings.

This letter brought tears to my eyes, because it means people are taking note of Shiloh. This gift, along with the amazing faithful gifts we each share with Shiloh, help us continue to dream with God how we share the love of Christ in our community.

God is working through us!

In the bulletin you will note that our giving is behind what we need to make our budget. This is something I have been watching closely with our finance committee, Susan Hathaway, our Finance Chair, and Linda Stahley, our Treasurer. When we set our budget last year we extended ourselves financially with hope of connecting new people to our congregation. We did this knowing God was calling us to this outreach, and knowing we had faithfully prepared a reserve that could address the shortfall, if needed. We have seen the fruits of our outreach in connections with new people and increased awareness in Billings of our church. However, gifts are behind where they have been since 2013. We believe factors contributing to this include the loss of membership to death, a pastoral transition, and that new people take time reach the same level of giving of long time members.

For now our request is that we each remain faithful in our giving and our prayers for Shiloh. I, along with our finance committee, will be sharing more in the coming months about how we can shape our budget to continue to follow God’s call for our community of faith.

Enthusiastic Shalom,
Pastor Tyler

Scripture for study this week: 2 Corinthians 8:7-15

Many of us have been struggling with the separation of children from families and questions of immigration to our country. On Sunday between services, Pastor Tyler will offer a 45 minute prayer and Bible reflection conversation on immigration in the fellowship hall from 9-9:45. We want to provide a safe space for people to ask questions about the United Methodist stance on immigration and for people to understand each other’s struggles with the issue.

Reminders for the Shiloh Community
If you missed last weeks sermons click here:

Monthly Newsletter can be found here – http://www.shilohbillings.church/church-updates

Worship Service – Today at 8:00 am and 10:15 am
Adult Bible Study – Today at 9:00 am
Shiloh Prayers – Tuesday at 11:30 am
Bookmobile – Tuesday at 12:30 pm – 2:00 pm
Care Givers- Tuesday at 1:30 pm
Office Closed every Friday during the summer
Sandwich Making – Friday at 12 noon
Worship Service – Next Sunday at 8:00 am and 10:15 am
Food Bank Sunday- Next Sunday

SUNDAY SCHOOL NEWS – During the summer a variety of activities will be provided instead of the Bible lesson taught during the school year. The schedule for June (held during 2nd service):
June 24: Craft Projects
July 1: No Sunday School, kids remain in service with parents
July 8: Veggie Tales Video
July 15: Outdoor Games
July 22: Craft Packets
July 29: Use packets that are in the worship totes

LAWN MOWERS NEEDED – We still need lawnmowers!! If you can help mow the church lawn, please sign the clipboard in the lobby or call the office with the dates you are available. It takes about 4 hours and training is available. Thank you for your support.

SUNDAY MOVIE NIGHT –Sunday night, July 8th at Shiloh UMC, the outdoor movie night will be Black Panther (Ya !) at 8:30 pm. Bring a lawn chair and plan on joining us for a great family fun evening. We will have kettle corn and the yogurt man will also be here.

THREE SIMPLE RULES SERMON SERIES – Pastor Tyler will be sharing the “Three Simple Rules “of Methodism. These are the messages of what Jesus calls us to as seen through our Methodist founder, John Wesley. Join us as we navigate the challenges of life.

UNAFRAID STUDY AND PRAYER SMALL GROUP – From July 8th to August 12th, Pastor Kama from First UMC and Pastor Tyler will be teaming up to teach this study and prayer series on the book Unafraid: Living with Courage and Hope in Uncertain Times, by Adam Hamilton. This study is for anyone who struggles with fear, worry, or anxiety or wonders how families and communities can live as peacemakers in troubled times. Unafraid offers on informed and inspiring message full of practical solutions. One study will be at Shiloh (noon) and one will be at First UMC (5:30 pm). We hope you will join us. Please let the office know if you will be attending so we can get a book ordered for you.

VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL – Vacation Bible School will be at EUMC from August 13-15 , 5:30 – 7:30 pm. This time will be a time of gathering around a meal, crafts, games and Bible stories. Please contact the church office to learn about registration at 406-259-1897 or office@actyourfaith.org

If you donate on July 12th you will be entered to win a $300.00 DQ or ice cream card.

We ask that each of you talk with your coworker, friends, family and students ask them to please sign up to save up to 3 lives on July 12th.

The signup sheet will be available on the table in the lobby. Please help us to help 3 others this summer.

Come join us as we partner with God!
Please visit our webpage www.ShilohBillings.church

Jun '18

Pastor’s Corner – July 1, 2018

Posted on Jun 30, 2018 in Church Update, Pastor's Corner |

Jun '18

People of Shiloh,

As we enter this July 4 week, I know people enter it with a mix of emotions.  I have heard from the people in our congregation spanning the political spectrum of concerns for our country.  Concerns for the morals of our people, a sense that things are more dangerous than they have ever been, and anxiety for our future.

A few years ago I was asked to give the invocation at Constitution Day at our Montana State Capitol.  Prior to the prayer I shared that Ben Franklin proposed at the constitutional convention that prayer be said each day.  He didn’t do it to promote one religion or way of faith.  Instead, he hoped that God’s divine providence might help overcome the delegates petty differences.

The convention turned him down, because they could not afford a chaplain.  To which I would remind politicians in this day,and I would assume of Franklin’s age, that pastors would gladly do this at no charge.

As the fireworks go off on July 4, I would ask that as people of faith you would pray a prayer. “God be with our nation, and the nations of the world this year.  May we lean toward peace, may we practice grace, and help me as an individual to listen to my neighbor with whom I disagree.”  It is my prayer that each of us at Shiloh find ways to overcome political differences to start building our communities up, and to find ways to stand together for the rights and prosperity of all people.

On July 15^thwe will start a sermon series called Unafraid to address some of the growing fear in our country.  I encourage you to come to worship a few times between July 15 and August 12, and especially connect to the sermons on our website or podcast when you are away. http://www.shilohbillings.church/sermonslisten/

Enthusiastic Shalom,
Pastor Tyler

Scripture for study this week: 2 Corinthians 8:7-15

Pastor Tyler’s Invitation to Worship – Click to watch the video

Reminders for the Shiloh Community
If you missed last weeks sermons click here:

Monthly Newsletter can be found here – http://www.shilohbillings.church/church-updates

Worship Service – Sunday at 8:00 am and 10:15 am
Food Bank Sunday
Adult Bible Study –Sunday at 9:00 am
Shiloh Prayers – Tuesday at 11:30 am
Bookmobile– Tuesday at 12:30 pm – 2:00 pm
Care Givers– Tuesday at 1:30 pm
Office Closed – Wednesday, July 4^th
Office Closed every Friday during the summer
Worship Service – Next Sunday at 8:00 am and 10:15 am
Sunday Movie Night – Next Sunday at SUMC

SUMMER WORSHIP SCHEDULE– This summer we will be continuing with two worship times at 8 am and 10:15 am.  The 8 am service will use Pastor Dave Merkel’s recorded work for music and sermons from Pastors throughout our area. The 10:15 service will continue with our traditional order of service.  There will be 1 more special Sunday when we will join other United Methodist Churches in our area. The next one will be at Rose Park on August 19^that 10:30 am.

SUNDAY SCHOOL NEWS–During the summer a variety of activities will be provided instead of the Bible lesson taught during the school year. The schedule for June (held during 2^ndservice):
July 1: No Sunday School, kids remain in service with parents
July 8: Veggie Tales Video
July 15:Outdoor Games
July 22:Craft Packets
July 29:Use packets that are in the worship totes

SUNDAY MOVIE NIGHT–Sunday night, July 8^th at Shiloh UMC, the outdoor movie night will beBlack Panther (Ya !) at 8:30 pm. Bring a lawn chair and plan on joining us for a great family fun evening.  We will have kettle corn and the yogurt man will also be here.

COMMUNITY GARAGE SALE AND VENDOR SALE-
Shiloh is going to do a Garage and Vendor Sale on July 14th from 10am-4pm. Shiloh members and friends are encouraged to come sell their household goods. Each garage sale spot is $10 and additional funds will go to support our children’s ministry. Sign up forms will be in the office and online starting on Monday July 2nd. Shiloh friends and members can use our tables, but supplies are limited. Thanks to Brenda Longin, Jen Johnson, and Rachael Wertz for organizing this event. If you know a vendor, they can sign up at http://www.shilohbillings.church/parking-lot-sale/(Vendor spots are $35)

UNAFRAID STUDY AND PRAYER SMALL GROUP– From July 10^thto August 7^th, Pastor Kama from First UMC and Pastor Tyler  will be teaming up to teach this study and prayer series on the book Unafraid: Living with Courage and Hope in Uncertain Times,by Adam Hamilton. This study is for anyone who struggles with fear, worry, or anxiety or wonders how families and communities can live as peacemakers in troubled times.  Unafraidoffers on informed and inspiring message full of practical solutions.  One study will be at Shiloh (noon) and one will be at First UMC (5:30 pm).  We hope you will join us.  Please let the office know if you will be attending so we can get a book ordered for you.

VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL– Vacation Bible School will be at EUMC from August13-15 ,5:30 – 7:30 pm. This time will be a time of gathering around a meal, crafts, games and Bible stories.  Please contact the church office to learn about registration at 406-259-1897 or office@actyourfaith.org

BLOOD DRIVE – Shiloh UMC and United Blood Services are teaming up to support our local hospitals during one on the hardest times of the year!  This summer is especially difficult as the need for blood has nearly tripledand the amount of donors we are seeing have decreased by 45%.  This makes keeping the blood supply up, a very hard task. So we are partnering with United Blood Services on July 12^thfrom 8:30 am – 11:45 am to helpmake sure we can keep our hospitals stocked with the lifesaving blood they need! You are important as a donor because with every donation you give saves up to 3 lives.

If you donate on July 12^thyou will be entered to win a $300.00 DQ or ice cream card.

We ask that each of you talk with your coworker, friends, family and students ask them to please sign up to save up to 3 lives on July 12^th.

The signup sheet will be available on the table in the lobby.  Please help us to help 3 others this summer.

RELAY FOR LIFE – The Relay for Life team will be selling luminarias for $10.00 each.  The luminarias will be placed around the track at West High the night of July 13^thand can be bought in honor of a loved one or in memory of a loved one who lost their battle with cancer.  The team will be selling these this Sunday and again the 8^thof July.

Come join us as we partner with God!
Please visit our webpage www.ShilohBillings.church

Jun '18

Pastor’s Corner – June 17, 2018

Posted on Jun 15, 2018 in Church Update, Pastor's Corner |

Jun '18

Join us for Worship!

Pastor’s Corner –

People of Shiloh,

On this Father’s day I am proud to announce we are a proud owner of a new Annual Conference in the United Methodist Church.

Frist, I am going to answer the question, “What is and Annual Conference?”  An Annual Conference is a regional group of churches who work together with their Bishop to actively seek ways to share the gospel of Jesus Christ and transform the world in their particular area.  Pastors are members of that Annual Conference and are called to serve the entire area in their ministry.  Our Annual Conference formerly was Yellowstone, and we are now a part of the Mountain Sky Annual Conference encompassing Montana, Wyoming, Colorado, Utah, and 1 church in Idaho.

Second, let me share what this means for us.  For 20 years of my life I have seen our Annual Conference struggling to do all the jobs assigned to it.  One area in particular has been an ability to recruit enough pastors to serve our region. As we work to form the new culture and structure for our Annual Conference, my hope is that challenges like a pastoral shortage become a thing of the past.  Our Bishop, Karen Oliveto, has already stated that we have a waiting list of pastors wanting to join our area, because we are trying new and bold ways to share the gospel with people.

Friends, I invite you to join me in celebrating the new Mountain Sky Annual Conference and helping us nurture our church to continue growing people to connect with God, and transform the world.

Enthusiastic Shalom,
Pastor Tyler

Scripture for study this week: Psalm 20

Reminders for the Shiloh Community
If you missed last weeks sermons click here:

Newsletter can be found here – http://www.shilohbillings.church/church-updates

HAPPY FATHER’S DAY!

Worship Service – Sunday at 8:00 am and 10:15 am
Birthday Sunday and Noisy Offering Sunday
Father’s Day Breakfast – Sunday at 9:00 am
Adult Bible Study –Sunday at 9:00 am
Shiloh 101 –Sunday at 11:30 am
Outdoor Movie Night at Grace UMC –Sunday at 8:30 pm
Shiloh Prayers – Tuesday at 11:30 am
Bookmobile– Tuesday at 12:30 pm – 2:00 pm
Care Givers– Tuesday at 1:30 pm
Writer’s Group – Sunday at 9:30 am
Office Closed every Friday during the summer
Worship Service – Next Sunday at 8:00 am and 10:15 am

SUMMER WORSHIP SCHEDULE– This summer we will be continuing with two worship times at 8 am and 10:15 am.  The 8 am service will use Pastor Dave Merkel’s recorded work for music and sermons from Pastors throughout our area. The 10:15 service will continue with our traditional order of service.  There will be 1 more special Sunday when we will join other United Methodist Churches in our area. The next one will be at Rose Park on August 19^th.

SUNDAY SCHOOL NEWS–During the summer a variety of activities will be provided instead of the Bible lesson taught during the school year. The schedule for June (held during 2^ndservice):
June 17:Outdoor Games
June 24:Craft Projects

LAWN MOWERS NEEDED–We still need lawnmowers!! If you can help mow the church lawn, please sign the clipboard in the Fellowship Hall or call the office with the dates you are available.  It takes about 4 hours and training is available.  Thank you for your support.

FELLOWSHIP HOUR– A big thank you to all who helped with Fellowship during May and June.  Thanks to Jennine Budge, the Youth, Norma Smith and Darlene Newstrom. The calendar for the rest of the summer is on the counter in the kitchen if anyone would like to help.

SUNDAY MOVIE NIGHT–Tonight, June 17^th, at 8:30 pmthere will be a Sunday movie night. Tonight, the movie will be at Grace UMC @ 1935 Ave. B.  The movie will be Newsies.  June 24^thwill be Cocoat Evangelical UMC at 345 Broadwater.  Bring a lawn chair and plan on joining us for a great family fun evening.  We will have fresh popcorn.

THREE SIMPLE RULES SERMON SERIES– Pastor Tyler will be sharing the “Three Simple Rules “of Methodism from Father’s Day, June 17^ththrough July 1^st.  These are the messages of what Jesus calls us to as seen through our Methodist founder, John Wesley.  Join us as we navigate the challenges of life.

UNAFRAID STUDY AND PRAYER SMALL GROUP– From July 8^thto August 12^th, Pastor Kama from First UMC and Pastor Tyler  will be teaming up to teach this study and prayer series on the book Unafraid: Living with Courage and Hope in uncertain times,by Adam Hamilton. This study is for anyone who struggles with fear, worry, or anxiety or wonders how families and communities can live as peacemakers in troubled times.  Unafraidoffers on informed and inspiring message full of practical solutions.  One study will be at Shiloh (noon) and one will be at First UMC (5:30 pm).  We hope you will join us.  Please let the office know if you will be attending so we can get a book ordered for you.

VACATION BIBLE SCHOOLS– Vacation Bible Schools this summer will be at First United Methodist Church from June 18-21, 9 am – noon. It is the Rolling River Rampage.  Call 245-3001 for more information and registration.  This time includes music, science activities, crafts, fun games and Bible stories that help children know God is with them on the rapids of life.  This is for children 3 years old through going into the 6^thgrade.

Vacation Bible School will be at EUMC from August 13-15, 5:30 -7:30 pm.  This time will be a time of gathering around a meal, crafts, games and Bible stories. Please contact the church office to learn about registration at 406-259-1897or office@actyourfaith.org

BOOK REVIEW– The next book review will be July 17 at 6:00 pmat the church.  Our summer time reading will beA Tree Grows in Brooklynby Betty Smith.  This novel is consistently on the “Must Read Lists” and we invite you to read this classic and join our discussion.  This story takes place in the early 1900’s and centers around the Nolan family, specifically Francie Nolan, a shy, bookish misfit.  Francie’s mother is intent on teaching her children by reading Shakespeare and the Bible while her father fights his vices.  Through the book, we see her father’s encouraging her to reach for the stars while her mother tries to teach her that dreams are fine as long as you keep your feet on the ground.

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