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June Birthdays
The following members of the congregation have June birthdays:​​
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01 Nixon Cyphers
02 Sue Heaton
05 Barb Shea
06 Doug Jacobson
07 Mason Schlodder, Larry Buss
10 Josiah Swendson
13 Sarah Bowser
16 Gayle McDonald, Troy Mellenbruch
23 Kathy Smith, Ahna Mellenbruch, Gemma Rae Amon, Elsie Leeann Amon
26 Erynn Ireland
27 Kathy Cole-Larrison, Tina Stallbaumer, Samuel Tanking
29 Karen Ford, Wesley Belveal​​
Friends on Our Prayer List
Terry Craig-Horning, Ida Nadeau, Stacy Wright, Samantha Justice, Carrie Zibell Hildenbrand
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Members in Care Facilities
Phyllis Amon, James McDonald, CL Riley, Marilyn Brown,
Serving Our Country
Tim Buss, Sophia Mellenbruch, Jake Barnes
Summer 2025 Challenge
We are just three weeks away from the launch of the Read A Chapter A Day Summer 2025 Challenge! We hope you are excited to begin this journey through Romans, 1 Corinthians and 2 Corinthians - three foundational letters that continue to shape our Christian faith and community.
Register Here or at the following address: https://newsletters.umcdiscipleship.org/read-a-chapter-a-day-signup
The challenge begins Monday, June 9 and goes through Saturday, July 26.
Introduction to Lay Servant
Ministries Basic Course Via Zoom, June 2025
Five Two-Hour sessions via Zoom on Monday evenings June 2, 9, 16, 23, and 30, 2025 from 6:30-8:30 p.m. Central Time
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Participation in all five, two-hour sessions is required for this course.
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The Zoom link will be provided to you by your course leaders.
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Questions? Contact Cindy Heller, Western Distric LSM Director, email: DodgeCityDLSD@greatplainsumc.org (620.357.4039) or Whitney Weyeneth, North Central District LSM Director email: SalinaDLSD@greatplainsumc.org
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All are invited to participate. Anyone who is curious about your own call that God has for you is invited. This course is also for leaders who are curioius about helping other people hear and live into the call God has for them! There's a $20 registration fee.
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Please go to www.greatplainsumc.org. On the left side of the homepage you will find "Upcoming Events." Click on the June 2, Zoom training for the Lay Servant Ministries and complete registration online.
​​Congrats, Graduates!
We celebrated Graduation Sunday on May 4, 2025. Lisa Thurman, Christian Education Chairperson, recognized each graduate and asked them to share their upcoming plans. Following worship, a potluck lunch was shared, complete with a graduation cake.
The following graduates were honored: Amy Shumaker, Zack Carlsen, Sareya Elmore, Ava Rash, Lucas White and Rowan Patterson
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Congrats, Families!​
We celebrate with Dillon and Holly Aeschliman on the birth of their son, Bridger Dean! Mark & Janice Aeschliman are Bridger's grandparents.
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​​Alpha Circle Breakfast​
On Tuesday, June 3rd, Alpha Circle will meet for breakfast at Kat Ballou's at 9 a.m. Please come and enjoy great fellowship and a hearty breakfast before summer break.
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​​​​​​​​Sending Sympathy To​
Karen Bohlender and family with the death of Joe Bohlender on May 7, 2025
Rick Bottle and family with the death of Cindy Bottle on May 16, 2025.
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​​​Great Plains Annual Conference
The Great Plains Annual Conference will convene at Kansas Wesleyan University in Salina, KS on June 4-7, 2025. Pastor Stephanie and Sandee Morris, lay delegate, will be attending. You can watch and get updates at www.greatplainsumc.org
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Fourth Thursday Lunch Bunch
On every fourth Thursday, any member who would like is invited to gather at Trail's at 11:30 to enjoy fellowship and lunch. This month the fourth Thursday is June 26. Hope to see you there!
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East Central District SAS Training
All are invited! There will be a One Board Training with Blake Bradford on Saturday, August 23, at Topeka First UMC.
Blake is a co-author of Mission Possible 3+, A Simple Structure for Missional Effectiveness.
As a developer of the Simplified Accountability Structure model, Blake will share his knowledge and experience to help train folks who are moving to or are already using the One Board Model for church governance.
Again, everyone is invited to attend this training.
