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Jul 5, 2020

Unafraid: Fear of the Other

By: Rev. Tyler Amundson

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Jul 5, 2020Unafraid: Fear of the Other

Jul 5, 2020
Unafraid: Fear of the Other

By: Rev. Tyler Amundson
Series: (All)
Jun 28, 2020Hope In The Face Of Changing Realities

Jun 28, 2020
Hope In The Face Of Changing Realities

By: Rev. Tyler Amundson
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Jun 21, 2020Hope: The Big Reveal

Jun 21, 2020
Hope: The Big Reveal

By: Rev. Sarah Clark
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Jun 14, 2020Hope: Integrity and Hope

Jun 14, 2020
Hope: Integrity and Hope

By: Pastor Wendy Ochs
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Jun 7, 2020Hope: Bottoming Out

Jun 7, 2020
Hope: Bottoming Out

By: Rev. Tyler Amundson
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May 31, 2020Living God, Living History: From Flood to Fire

May 31, 2020
Living God, Living History: From Flood to Fire

By: Rev. Sarah Clark
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May 24, 2020Living God, Living History: Jesus Is Just Outside the Frame

May 24, 2020
Living God, Living History: Jesus Is Just Outside the Frame

By: Rev. Tyler Amundson
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May 10, 2020Living History, Living God: Laughing Through Change

May 10, 2020
Living History, Living God: Laughing Through Change

By: Rev. Angie Dornisch
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May 3, 2020Living History, Living God: Our Shepherd

May 3, 2020
Living History, Living God: Our Shepherd

By: Pastor Wendy Ochs
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Apr 26, 2020Living History, Living God: A Life Changing Walk

Apr 26, 2020
Living History, Living God: A Life Changing Walk

By: Rev. Michael Nickerson
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Jul '20

Shiloh E-Pistle for July 9, 2020

Posted on Jul 9, 2020 in Church Update, Pastor's Corner |

Jul '20

What happens when our world falls apart? How do we press onward when our tightly- knit plans unravel into loose threads? What do we become when our identity—or the path we’re on—comes undone? What if all of this is not the end we fear it will be? In our unraveling, sometimes life surprises us with unexpected joy, love, and hope— with a new beginning we couldn’t have imagined.

Sometimes we need God to unravel us, for we long to be changed. This worship series explores 9 stories of unraveled shame, identity, fear, grief, dreams, and expectations. These are stories where God meets us in the spiraling, unraveling our plans—and us—into something new.

People of Shiloh,

In my daily study and prayer with God I am finding growing hope for our work this year. For me there is a knowledge that we will be called to lead other communities of faith in how to be a people of God in a time that is challenging. The challenging time we face now is a hard reality. It is not just grounded in the fear of global pandemic, but also a culture war that continues to ramp up. If you did not catch my sermon on July 5, I encourage you to go back and listen to it. In it I speak of the deep fear that is drawing rifts in our neighborhoods and in our lives. A fear not rooted in reality, and most definitely not in God’s reality of our future.

This week I invite you to begin to prayerfully consider how you might ground your faith in this time. As a church we are providing multiple on-ramps to circle the roundabout of our faith to strengthen our hearts and minds to share God’s love in the world. You can engage in Bible study on Sunday mornings, join a small group(starting July 12), or engage in online worship. The life of the church is changing, and I believe it will strengthen our faith if we are willing to engage it.

If you are hoping to be a part of one of our small group worship services, please contact the office and let us know or respond to this email. Also, please know that if you are not feeling connected to a place to grow your faith then let me know. I have been having some incredible conversations with people in our church about where they want to grow, and I want to help support each of you in your faith journey.

Blessings as we journey ahead,

Pastor Tyler

P.S. The United Methodist pastoral appointment process means I am appointed by the Bishop each year to serve alongside a congregation for 1 year. That time comes up July 1 every year, and I am pleased to share that the Bishop has re-appointed me to serve alongside the people of Shiloh in Billings, MT for another year.

If you appreciate Shiloh’s either spiritual or tangible work, please consider giving to us financially. You can give online at http://www.shilohbillings.church/give/
or give by check by sending it to 1810 Shiloh Rd., Billings, MT 59106
Thank you for supporting our work.

Sunday Worship

Pick a way to join us for worship this Sunday:

Join us this week for Drive-In Church at Shiloh UMC at 10:30 am
Or watch Live Worship at 10:30 am on Facebook or YouTube.
Or watch it anytime on those platforms.
Visit our website for instructions to access.

Shiloh UMC News for July 9

Drive-In Church and Food Drive – July 12 – Mark your Calendars! Our next Drive-In Church will be July 12 at 10:30 am at Shiloh UMC. We will hold a Food Drive the same day. Be prepared to hand your Food Drive items out the window when you enter the parking lot. See below for more details about Drive-In Church. The Food Bank is in need of: Canned Fruit and Veggies, Pasta, Tomato Products, Canned Beans and One-Can Meals. They also need Gallon, Quart and Sandwich bags. Please hand them through the window as you enter the parking lot.

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. The registration form is available on our website (). You can email your registration to Bonnie Banks (bbanks@billingsfirst.org) or mail it to 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 GIVE AWAY BAG Donations Needed! – Free Store volunteers are putting together GIVE AWAY BAGS to all who have requested them. They need clothing items for men and children and toiletries for adults. New and Clean Used items are needed. You can drop items in the box in front of Shiloh.

Small Group Meetings – The Small Groups are ready to meet!! The weekday groups met this week and the Sunday groups will start meeting next Sunday, July 12. Here are the Small Groups we have so far: Online Only; Mission Ridge; Sunday 8 am; Sunday Noon (2 groups); Sunday 6 pm; and Wednesday 4 pm. All are asked to wear masks and are required to sanitize the area when they leave. If you haven’t yet, please complete a survey today (https://shilohbillings.breezechms.com/form/3cfb8f).

Luccock Park Activities – Like other UMC camps, Luccock Park Camp will not be hosting camps this year. They have lots of work that needs to be done though. Their website also shows projects you and your family or friends can help with this summer. They are also doing a Virtual Race on July 15 at 7 pm. You can help by registering at https://luccockpark.org/zero-hero-race. Registration is $30, $50 or $100 and you get a cool Zero Hero T-shirt for your donation. Take a day and visit the park this summer with your family or friends. Have a picnic. Take a hike. Please help support our UMC camp in whatever way you can.

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. 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 at one of our book clubs:

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

Drive-In Church – Join us for Drive-In Church THIS SUNDAY at 10:30 am at Shiloh UMC. It’s fun!! Come enjoy social distanced worship with us! Here’s what you need to know about Drive-In Church:

You can always watch on-line service from the comfort of your home (every week) if you are more comfortable with that.
Park in the lot faced north (toward the rims) and watch the service from your car (audio through an FM station).
Or park in the back of the parking lot (by the mini-mall) and take your blanket/chairs to designated social-distanced spots on the lawn.
Please follow all the social distancing guidelines.
Future dates for drive-in church @ Shiloh (on-line worship is available every week) August 9, August 26 and September 6

COVID-19
We continue to monitor the situation as Montana opens in phases. Because we are committed to the health and safety of all, especially our most vulnerable of God’s children. In Phase 2 we will be shifting to a model of online and small group worship, intermixed with parking lot worship. Please check back for updates and be sure to join us online for our weekly worship services.

Our Covid-19 protocol and building use guidelines can be found here: www.shilohbillings.church/covid-19/

Updates on worship be posted to www.shilohbillings.church/summer-worship-2020/

Click here to share a prayer online or you can call the church office at 656-0050

J oin us on Facebook Live each Sunday at 10:30am. Click on the picture above.

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Shiloh E-Pistle for June 25, 2020

Posted on Jun 25, 2020 in Church Update, Pastor's Corner |

Jun '20

We hope you join us this June as we explore Hope: Living with Confident Expectation. We will explore how hope is the foundation for faith, not a plan, but where we begin from.

People of Shiloh,

In the Gospel of John, chapter 3, is a wonderful story about a man named Nicodemus who comes to Jesus. I was listening to a description of this encounter the other day and I wanted to share some thoughts. Nicodemus is a leader of his people, and a rule follower too. He is a prominent public figure in Jesus’ day. The gospel says that he comes to Jesus in the night, which, in the descriptive symbolic language of John, means he came in a time of not knowing God or he is hiding his fear of not knowing.

Jesus says to him upon his arrival, “I assure you, unless someone is born anew, it’s not possible to see God’s kingdom.”

Nicodemus, the one who is expected to know it all, responds by asking if it is possible to enter the womb again. Showing that this rule follower and public figure struggled deeply with metaphor. He was too literal. Nicodemus couldn’t understand what the spiritual rebirth would mean, and I think many of us struggle today with this understanding of what Jesus called us to.

If you read further in this scripture you come across a familiar passage. One that has been used for a long time in our tradition to make us exclusive. A passage that has been used to say, “To get to heaven you have to know Jesus and if you don’t then you are going somewhere bad.” Instead if we look at the symbolic language of the passage we should see that it reminds us to find heaven here and now, and for eternity we are called to do that by be loving the Christ, the embodiment of grace and love Jesus brought to us.

The grace of Christ comes in the knowledge that God did not come to judge us, but to offer us life. It is in the text of John 3 and the metaphor of rebirth.

Take some time this week and study this passage. Send me some questions so we can have a dialogue. And enjoy these beautiful God given summer days.

Enthusiastic Peace,
Pastor Tyler

Sunday Worship

Pick a way to join us for worship on Sundays:

Join us for Live Worship at 10:30 am this week on Facebook or YouTube. Or watch the service anytime on those platforms. Visit our website for instructions to access.

Shiloh UMC News for June 25

Youth Group Coffee Night – Thursdays at 7:30 pm – We are having a youth group (8-12 Grade) coffee night every Thursday at Mazevo on Grand from 7:30-9:00pm. Please join us for coffee and fellowship.

Free Store GIVE AWAY BAG Donations Needed! – Free Store volunteers, Judy and Janet, have put together GIVE AWAY BAGS to all who have requested them. A small toy is included for children and toiletries for adults. The majority of the requested bags have been for children. The following donations new or used (clean) are needed:

JEANS: Girls, Boys and Men – All Sizes

SHORTS: Girls, Boys – All Sizes

SUMMER TOPS: Girls – All Sizes

COLORED T-SHIRTS: Boys – All Sizes

UNDERWEAR AND SOCKS: Girls, Boys – All Sizes

Please mark your donation: Give Away Bags and bring them to Shiloh, not EUMC. Place them in the box next to the front door of the church. The Free Store is SO grateful to be able to continue to execute this ministry during difficult times. Thank you so much for your support.

Small Group Meetings – We promise you we are working to set up small groups at Shiloh! We are shooting for the weekday groups to meet the week of July 7 and the Sunday groups to start meeting on July 12. Here are the Small Groups we are planning so far: Online Only; Mission Ridge; Sunday 8 am; Sunday Noon (2 groups); Sunday 6 pm; and Wednesday 4 pm. Classes will start with one of Adam Hamilton’s bible study programs and will share communion together every week. All are asked to wear masks and are required to sanitize the area when they leave. If you haven’t done so yet, please complete one soon as soon as possible (https://shilohbillings.breezechms.com/form/3cfb8f).

Adult Bible Study – “Twelve Extraordinary Women” – Starts this Sunday, June 28, at 8:45 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.

Thank Yous – Thank you to the lawnmowers for the months of May and June – Toby Stapleton, Mark Sullivan, Kent Thompson, and Jerry Stanhope. And thank you to Toby and Jerry for trimming the tree over the parking lot. There still is a need for lawn mowers in the months of August and September. Thanks to Toby for painting the UMCOR shed. Thank you to all the gardeners who helped with the Community Garden and with their own gardens. Thank you to Joni Oswald who organized the new Bee Garden. And thanks to Joni and her husband for spending last Saturday weeding the Community Garden. Thank you to all who helped with the last 2 parking lot services.

Drive-In Church – July 12 – Mark your Calendars! Our next Drive-In Church will be July 12 at 10:30 am at Shiloh UMC. We will hold a Food Drive the same day. Watch for more details in the July 9 update.

Vacation Bible School – We are planning on holding Vacation Bible School with First UMC again this year. It will be, mostly outside, at Shiloh and is tentatively scheduled for August 3-6 from 9am – 12pm. More details later.

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