Shiloh UMC News for July 30

Praise By the Pool – Mark your calendars for August 9 at 9:30 am.  We will hold worship by Rose Park Pool.  There will be several options for you to enjoy worship.   

Community Gardeners – If you have excess produce, please do not bring it into/or leave it outside of the church. You can drop it by the Food Bank (at the dock door) or Rescue Mission (ring the bell by the Minnesota Ave. door). Thank you for your cooperation.  

Small Group Meetings – The Small Groups are meeting!! If you are interested, here are the Small Groups that are available now:  Online Only; Sunday 8 am; Sunday Noon; Sunday 6 pm; and Wednesday 4 pm. Everyone is asked to wear masks and are required to sanitize the area when they leave. Please contact the office if you are interested in joining one of the small groups.

Vacation Bible School – We will co-host Vacation Bible School with First UMC (FUMC) again this year.  It will be outside at Shiloh UMC and is scheduled for August 3-6 from 9am – 12pm.  You can get a registration form from Bonnie Banks (bbanks@billingsfirst.org) at First UMC, 2800 4th Avenue North 59101.  Payment can be mailed to FUMC or brought the first day.  The cost is $25 for late registration. 

Open Air Church at Luccock Park – Luccock Park UMC Camp (Paradise Valley) will hold Open Air Church on August 15 (11:00 am). 

Free Store Needs – If you, or someone you know, is in need of clothing or household goods, a call to 259-1897 starts the process for the Free Store to help. Do you have an abundance of the items the dentist gives you at a check-up? The Free Store is always in need of toothbrushes (packaged individually), toothpaste, and other oral products. Please put them in the box outside the door at SUMC. You are appreciated.

Missions Team Update – We wanted you to know that the Missions Team is still sending $100 to the HUB each week. Congratulations to the Relay for Life team who did very well with fundraising despite the challenges of COVID! Many thanks to the SUMC family for their generosity! And we want to thank Sandi Rogina for diverting 50+ masks she made to the HUB and Rescue Mission.  

Youth Group (Grades 6-12) Summer Calendar:

• August 9 – Praise at the Pool – 9:30-11:30 am

• August 15 or 16 – BBQ – more details to come

• August 26 – First Middle Schooler Event of the School Year!

July-August Upper Room Available Here – If you are interested in a hard copy of the July-August issue of the Upper Room, please pick one up from the box by the front door of the church.  The Upper Room also offered us the electronic version. It is available for you at www.shilohbillings.church/Upper-Room.  Enjoy!  

Drive-In Church Dates –   Future dates for Drive-In church @ Shiloh are August 23 (“Back to School”) and September 6 (Labor Day Weekend). Mark your calendars.  

Annual Leadership Meeting – Leaders – Mark your calendars for August 24, 6-7:30 pm. We will meet with Our District Superintendent, Deborah Christine.  We will send out Zoom information closer to the date.

Prayer Team – If you have a prayer you would like to share, please fill out a prayer card on our website, call the church office at 656-0050, e-mail liz@ShilohBillings.Church, or tell the phone tree representative who contacts you. Prayers will be shared with the Prayer Team and Pastor Tyler. 

Adult Bible Study – “Twelve Extraordinary Women” – Sundays at 9:00 am. If you are interested in joining this class, call the office for details. 

Adult Bible Study for Women – What the Women Saw” – Tuesday at 6:30 pm. If you are interested in joining this group, call the office for details.

Shiloh UMC News for July 23

Small Group Meetings – The Small Groups are meeting!! The small groups all met this week. If you are interested, here are the Small Groups that are available now:  Online Only; Sunday 8 am; Sunday Noon; Sunday 6 pm; and Wednesday 4 pm. Everyone is asked to wear masks and are required to sanitize the area when they leave. Please contact the office if you are interested in joining one of the small groups.  View the video from last weeks small group lesson by clicking here.

Missions Team Update – We wanted you to know that the Missions Team is still sending $100 to the HUB each week. Congratulations to the Relay for Life team who did very well with fundraising despite the challenges of COVID! Many thanks to the SUMC family for their generosity! And we want to thank Sandi Rogina for diverting 50+ masks she made to the HUB and Rescue Mission.  

Youth Group (Grades 6-12) Summer Calendar:

• July 26 – Lead Worship at EUMC at 9:30 am 

• August 9 – Praise at the Pool – 9:30-11:30 am

• August 15 or 16 – BBQ – more details to come

• August 26 – First Middle Schooler Event of the School Year!

July-August Upper Room Available Here – If you are interested in a hard copy of the July-August issue of the Upper Room, please pick one up from the box by the front door of the church.  The Upper Room also offered us the electronic version. It is available for you at www.shilohbillings.church/Upper-Room.  Enjoy!  

Vacation Bible School – We will co-host Vacation Bible School with First UMC (FUMC) again this year.  It will be outside at Shiloh UMC and is scheduled for August 3-6 from 9am – 12pm.  You can get a registration form from Bonnie Banks (bbanks@billingsfirst.org) at First UMC, 2800 4th Avenue North 59101.  Payment can be mailed to FUMC or brought the first day.  The cost is $25 for late registration. 

Free Store Needs – If you, or someone you know, is in need of clothing or household goods, a call to 259-1897 starts the process for the Free Store to help. Do you have an abundance of the items the dentist gives you at a check-up? The Free Store is always in need of toothbrushes (packaged individually), toothpaste, and other oral products. Please put them in the box outside the door at SUMC. You are appreciated.

Praise By the Pool – Mark your calendars for August 9 at 9:30 am.  We will hold worship by Rose Park Pool.  There will be several options for you to enjoy worship.   

Open Air Church at Luccock Park – Luccock Park UMC Camp (Paradise Valley) will hold Open Air Church on August 15 (11:00 am). 

Drive-In Church Dates –   Future dates for Drive-In church @ Shiloh are August 23 (“Back to School”) and September 6 (Labor Day Weekend). Mark your calendars.  

Annual Leadership Meeting – Leaders – Mark your calendars for August 24, 6-7:30 pm. We will meet with Our District Superintendent, Deborah Christine.  We will send out Zoom information closer to the date.

Prayer Team  –  If you have a prayer you would like to share, please fill out the prayer card on our website,call the church office at 656-0050, e-mail liz@ShilohBillingsChurch,l or tell the phone tree representative  who contacts you.  Prayers will be shared with the Prayer Team and Pastor Tyler..   

Today, take a few minutes

To sit quietly

And to be thankful for

All that you have

Adult Bible Study – “Twelve Extraordinary Women” – Sundays at 9:00 am. If you are interested in joining this class, call the office for details. 

Adult Bible Study for Women – What the Women Saw” – Tuesday at 6:30 pm. If    you are interested in joining this group, call the office for details.

Shiloh UMC News for July 16

If you missed Drive-In Church Last Sunday, we missed you!  Future dates for Drive-In church @ Shiloh are August 23 (“Back to School”) and September 6 (Labor Day Weekend). Mark your calendars.  

Small Group Meetings – The Small Groups are meeting!! The small groups all met this week. If you are interested, here are the Small Groups that are available now:  Online Only; Sunday 8 am; Sunday Noon (2 groups); Sunday 6 pm; and Wednesday 4 pm. Everyone is asked to wear masks and are required to sanitize the area when they leave. Please contact the office if you are interested in joining one of the small groups. 

High School Youth Group Coffee Night – Thursdays at 7:30 pm – We are having a youth group (Grades 9-12) coffee night every Thursday at Mazevo on Grand from 7:30-9:00 pm. Please join us for coffee and fellowship.

Youth Group (Grades 6-12) Summer Calendar:

• July 17-19 – Camping/Float Trip near Bozeman

• July 26 – Lead Worship at EUMC at 9:30 am 

• July 27 – Pop-Up Camp in Billings

• August 9 – Praise at the Pool – 9:30-11:30 am

• August 15 or 16 – BBQ – more details to come

• August 26 – First Middle Schooler Event of the School Year!

July-August Upper Room Available Here – If you are interested in a hard copy of the July-August issue of the Upper Room, please pick one up from the box by the front door of the church.  The Upper Room also offered us the electronic version. It is available for you at www.shilohbillings.church/Upper-Room.  Enjoy!  

Vacation Bible School – We will co-host Vacation Bible School with First UMC (FUMC) again this year.  It will be outside at Shiloh UMC and is scheduled for August 3-6 from 9am – 12pm.  You can get a registration form from Bonnie Banks (bbanks@billingsfirst.org) at First UMC, 2800 4th Avenue North 59101.  Payment can be mailed to FUMC or brought the first day.  The cost is $20 if registered by July 21 or $25 if after July 21. 

Free Store Needs – Children’s clothes: girls, boys all sizes, including underwear and socks. Although we are not open, those in need have been coming to EUMC requesting help. Over two dozen Give-Away bags have been handed out. Please put your clean donations in the box outside the front door of SUMC. We are so glad we can continue to meet these needs due in part because of your support!  We do not need toiletries due to the continuing donations from Walmart.

Thanks from the Food Bank – Jerry Stanhope delivered the items donated at Sunday’s Drive-In Church and received many heartfelt thanks from the staff and volunteers!  Thank you for your generosity!  

Adult Bible Study – “Twelve Extraordinary Women” – Sundays at 9:00 am. If you are interested in joining this class, call the office for details. 

Adult Bible Study for Women – What the Women Saw” – Tuesday at 6:30 pm. If you are interested in joining this group, call the office for details.

Praise By the Pool – Mark your calendars for August 9 at 9:30 am. An FM transmitter will be there if you want to worship in your car.  We will hold worship by Rose Park Pool.  There will be several options for you to enjoy worship.   

Prayer Team – If you have a prayer you would like to share, please fill out a prayer card on our website, call the church office at 656-0050, e-mail liz@ShilohBillings.Church, or tell the phone tree representative who contacts you. Prayers will be shared with the Prayer Team and Pastor Tyler. 

Peggy Parker shared this poem with us:

We fell asleep in one world and woke up in another.

Suddenly Disney is out of magic, Paris is no longer romantic, New York doesn’t stand up anymore, the Chinese wall is no longer a fortress, and Mecca is empty.

Hugs and kisses suddenly become weapons, and not visiting parents and friends become an act of love.

Suddenly you realize that power, beauty and money are worthless, and can’t get you the  oxygen you’re fighting for.

The world continues its life and it is beautiful.  It only puts humans in cages.  I think it’s sending us a message.

“You are not necessary.  The air, earth, water and sky without you are fine.  When you come back, remember that you are my guests.  Not my masters.”              
Haroon Rashid

Open Air Church at Luccock Park – Luccock Park UMC Camp (Paradise Valley) will hold Open Air Church on July 19 (10:30 am) and August 15 (11:00 am).