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Current Events
Online Worship – Sundays at 10:00am
All our worship services can be found by clicking on our YouTube channel, https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCsvQgAY8Y3PyvTcCNAmUnUg You can either view previous services here or tune in at the time of a service to watch it live. (Live services won’t appear on the page until a few minutes prior to the service.)
Wednesday Night Outdoor Worship
Although we are still continuing our online services on Sunday mornings, we will also begin offering a mid-week outdoor worship on Wednesday nights at 6:30 pm. Bring a lawn chair or a blanket to the church’s back lot and enjoy a casual, in-person, socially-distanced worship. We will enjoy prayer, music, a message, and holy communion (bring your own bread & juice!). Face masks are required. If there is inclement weather that night, the service will be canceled.
Racism Book Study – Mondays
In light of continued acts of racism, we would like to continue our conversation about issues that are present today. We are meeting on Mondays at 1:00 pm or 7:00 pm and are studying Ibram X. Kendi’s book, “How to Be an Anti-Racist”. Contact Rev. Mary for participation info.
Summer Lunch Program - Begins June 30th!
On Tuesdays & Thursdays throughout the summer from 12:00 - 1:00 pm we will prepare and deliver 300 free lunches each week to those in South Lyon who might not otherwise get a lunch. We will be distributing sack lunches at four different locations: South Lyon First UMC (back parking lot), Country Estates mobile homes, Kensington Place mobile homes, and South Lyon Woods mobile homes. Due to COVID-19 all foods will be pre-packaged this year. We have a core group of volunteers who will be assembling the lunches, but volunteers are still needed for the Tue/Thu deliveries. Contact Jordyn Walkup if you would like to help. Monetary donations are appreciated, as our expenses will be higher this year. Donate on our website or by mailing a check to the church. Designate as Summer Lunch Program (or June Mission of the Month).
Knights of the North Castle Vacation Bible School – Begins July 15
We will kick-off VBS on Wednesday, July 15 with a CARnival! VBS at home kits will be provided Wednesdays for 5 weeks (7/15-8/12) at a socially-distanced celebratory gathering. Bible stories and activity instructions will be available online each week. Invited your friends and watch for more information!
Register here: https://2020.cokesburyvbs.com/SouthLyon1stUMC/
If you have questions, please contact Hattie Maguire.
Upper Room Devotionals
Our July/August Upper Room devotional books have arrived! Pick up your free copy in the bin outside the church’s front door. Both large print and regular print are available.
Summer Photo Challenge!
We’re asking for YOUR help in creating images to enhance our summer sermon series: Rooted in Creation to be used in worship and online. Beginning June 28, we will spend 7 weeks looking at the days of creation for hope and strength from these gifts from God.
How to participate:
●Check out what happened each day of creation (list below)
●Choose a day that inspires you
●Create an image or photo that represents that day (i.e. your family, drawing/illustration, elements of nature)
●Text or email it to Kendi by the due date listed below
●Feel free to submit an image for one week, some of the weeks, or all of them. We can’t wait to see what you come up with!
June 28 Genesis 1:1-5 Creation of Light (photos due by June 23)
July 5 Genesis 1:1-8 Creation of the Sky (photos due by June 30)
July 12 Genesis 1:1-13 Creation of the dry land, sea, plants, and trees (photos due by July 7)
July 19 Genesis 1:1-19 Creation of the Sun, Moon, and Stars (photos due by July 14)
July 26 Genesis 1:1-23 Creation of those that swim in the sea and fly in the sky (photos due by July 21)
August 2 Genesis 1:1-31 Creation of Animals and Humans (photos due by July 28)
August 9 Genesis 1:1-2:2 Rest (photos due by August 4)
VIEW OUR LIVE CALENDAR
FOR TIMES & LOCATIONS!
Online Ministry Schedule
Sundays
Select Sunday School classes on ZOOM
9:15 am Children’s Worship on ZOOM
10:00 am Livestream Worship on YouTube
5:00 pm Youth Group on ZOOM
Mondays
9:00 am Morning Devotion on Facebook
1:00 pm or 7:00 pm Anti-Racism Book Study
6:00 pm Online Yoga (contact Ronda Barnes)
Tuesdays
9:00 am Prayer Focus on Facebook
7:00 pm Creative Connection on ZOOM (2nd & 4th Tuesdays)
7:30 pm Men’s Bible Study on ZOOM (1st Tuesday of month; contact Darren Klemens)
Wednesdays
7:00 am Java & Jesus on Facebook
11:00 am Youth Lunch Bunch on ZOOM
6:30 pm Outdoor Worship
7:30 pm Pub Theology on ZOOM
Thursdays
9:00 am Music Playlist released on Facebook
9:00 pm Parent Unwind and prayer time on ZOOM
Fridays
9:00 am Music Devotion
Saturdays
Day of rest!