~I am sad to say that this is the last “From the Pastor” that I will be writing for the Scroll. As I announced on Sunday, May 18, I will be moving to another church. It was not an easy decision for Barb and me to make. We have felt the love of this congregation from the very first time we met the Staff Pastor/Parish Relations Committee. We have shared some wonderful times together in many of the activities of the church. We have worked side by side in ministry in this community and even to other states. We have gone through some difficult times as we have lost members of this wonderful church family. We have laughed together and we have cried together. I thank you for accepting me for who I am and allowing me to be a part of this church.

Even though I am moving to be the pastor of another church I would hope that we will always remain good friends as we continue in ministry together through the United Methodist Church. We are not all the same and we celebrate the diversity of the church. Please give the new pastor the honor of being your pastor by sharing your love with her and being open to new ideas and methods of changing lives for Jesus Christ. I know you can do that because you did it for me.

Thank you all for being who you are, Brothers and Sisters in Jesus Christ.
~Pastor Homer

New Pastor at St. Paul UMC

~On Sunday, June 22, St. Paul UMC will say good bye to Pastor Homer as he preaches his last sermon as pastor of our church. He has accepted a position as full time pastor of Lawson United Methodist Church at Lawson, Missouri. He and Barb will be deeply missed, not only as our pastors, but as our friends. He asks that we welcome our new pastor, Mamie Pero, with all of the love and support that we gave him when he came to St. Paul eight years ago. Her first sermon at St. Paul will be Sunday, June 29.

Pastor Mamie is originally from Louisiana and attended seminary at St. Paul School of Theology in Kansas City. She is currently Associate Pastor at Grandview United Methodist Church in Grandview, Missouri. She has a grown son and a 3 year grandchild. Below is her address in Grandview so we can send her notes of welcome and encouragement.

Please be in prayer for Pastor Mamie and Pastor Homer as they both move into new appointments and new opportunities in their lives and their churches.

Pastor Mamie Pero

5304 Harry S Truman Dr #206

Grandview, MO 64030

New Pictorial Directory

~Have you ever looked around the sanctuary on Sunday morning and wished you knew the name of the person sitting beside you? Or, have you ever wished that you could put a face to that familiar name? Well, you are in luck!! We are planning a brand new Pictorial Directory here at St. Paul. Photography dates are set for Friday, June 13, 3:00pm-9:30pm and Saturday, June 14, 10:00am-5:00pm. Many of you have already signed up at the table in the church narthex or online. If you haven’t made your appointment yet, you may go online to the Olan Mills website at www.signup.olanmills.com. Enter the church phone number, 8162798160, no dashes. Enter your information and pick from one of the available dates highlighted in red then select a time. Every family that is photographed and views their poses will receive a complimentary directory and an 8 x 10 color portrait. You will be under no obligation to purchase additional poses. For more information you may contact the church office at 279-8160. Please participate!!

Vacation Bible School - 2008

~Join us at St. Paul during the first week in August for Vacation Bible School. Hear the music and smell the popcorn. Let Dusty Chaps, Captain Blackbird, Flora Rose, and William & Skip Truheart welcome kids each day as they enter SonWorld Adventure Park, where kids will discover that choosing Jesus is the ticket to the best ride of their lives. Based on Joshua 24:15, VBS 2008 will help us learn to make right choices in a world of options. More detailed information will follow.

“Choose this day whom you will serve." Joshua 24:15

Men’s Club News

~The men meet at McDonalds each Thursday morning at 6:00am for discussions.

Men’s Club Supper

~St. Paul Men’s Club will meet on Thursday, June 12 at 6:30pm in the fellowship hall. Craig Green will provide meat and drink; others please bring a dish to share.

*The Men’s group is also working with Habitat for Humanity in planning at least two work days this year on houses being built in St. Joseph. This first work day is scheduled for Saturday, June 28. All organizations and individuals of the church are invited to help them in this wonderful ministry. For more information on any of these activities contact Chuck Leonard at 364-3406.

UMW News

~St. Paul United Methodist Women will meet on Monday, June 2, 6:30pm, at the church for a salad supper; all ladies are asked to bring their favorite salad. We invite all women who would like to help us with our Mission Projects to attend our meetings. We are very interested in helping women and children in our church.

* UMW Garage & Bake Sale

~St. Paul United Methodist Women will be holding their annual Garage & Bake Sale on Saturday, June 21, 8:00am-4:00pm at the church. We appreciate all donations. This year we will accept jeans and children’s clothes, in good condition, please. Also, if you could donate baked goods for the bake sale please let any UMW member know.

For more information on these or any UMW event, please talk with Mary Lou Breit at 233-6850.

Food Basket Item of the Month

~Donation item for June: Condiments (ketchup, mustard, etc.)

*Communion Stewards for June:

8:30am service: Richard & Willa Thacker

10:30 am service: Mary Lou Breit & Martha Violett

*Greeter for June: Chris McCay

*Liturgists for June: Sandy Mull & Andrew Chance

*Children’s Church For June:

*(Preschool-Kdgn)

~June 1: Stacey Huben & Ashley Mense

~June 8: Kathy & Audrie Blair

~June 15: Open

~June 22: Cindy Neely & Ashley Lance

~June 29: Mandy & Trent Scott

(1^st & 2^nd grades)

~June 1: Mary Brinson & Jeff Schmitt

~June 8: Sheila Miller & Teresa Kurtz

~June 15: Open

~June 22: Cindy Neely & Ashley Lance

~June 29: Open

*Nursery Adult Assistants for June:

~June 1: Kenna Miller

~June 8: Kevin Mallen

~June 15: Open

~June 22: Open

~June 29: Open

*Offering Counters For June:

~June 1: Marla Chesser & Sharon Leonard

~June 8: Brian Miller & Terry Neely

~June 15: Sheila Miller & Cindy Neely

~June 22: Donna Clark & Danna Patton

~June 29: Dick Phillips & David Patton

*Altar Flowers For June:

~June 8: Dennis & Sandy Mull

~June 15: Chris & Danna Patton

~June 22: Dennis & Sandy Mull

~June 29: Craig & Roxanne Green

Festival of Sharing

Paper Products

*6 double rolls of toilet tissue

*3 rolls of good quality paper towels

*2 large rectangle boxes of facial tissue

Place all items in a tall-sized kitchen trash bag and secure. **Please note that you do not have to bring a whole kit, you may also bring a few of the items needed. For more information, contact Ruth Colville at 369-2039.

Prime Time Friends

~Everyone is invited to join us on Saturday, June 21. We will head to Kansas City to go to a Metro North Cinema

($2 theater) located behind the Metro North Shopping Center. Then we will eat supper at the Hometown Buffet, across the street from the Shopping Center. All are invited to join us for food, fun and great fellowship. Departure time will be printed in an upcoming Sunday bulletin. For more information, contact the church office at 279-8160.

Church Wide

Baby Showers

~St. Paul is starting a new ministry that everyone can be a part of. As God has opened his arms for all of us, let’s follow His example and open our arms to our newest little members. Everyone is invited to join in for our very first Church-wide” Baby Shower on Sunday, June 8, 11:30am for Malia Ann Safley, infant daughter of Brandon & Kristy Safley, born April 16. Please plan to stay a few minutes after the 10:30am service to celebrate Malia. Of course, we will have refreshments and we will have a basket that we hope to fill with baby food, cereals, bibs, any little necessity you think a baby might need. If you have any questions, contact Julie Tannehill, Carole Caw, Donna Clark, or the church office.

~I want to thank everyone who answered the call to participate in spreading the word of God through the North End Community MayFest Parade. Actions show Christ is alive at

St. Paul UMC and that we are a believing, belonging, and becoming “House of God”.

*Luke 11:9: “So I say to you, ask and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you”.

*John 14:14: “If you ask anything in my name, I will do it”.

I asked, He gave.

God is good, all the time.

All the time, God is good.

~Marie Madinger

Angel Food Reminder

~Just a reminder that your Angel Food orders need to be paid for by 12 noon, Monday, June 2, at Green Valley Baptist Church. For more information, you may talk with Scott or Donna Clark at 364-6976.

2008 Graduates

~St. Paul would like to congratulate the following young people upon their graduations:

Taylor Henderson, from Wathena High School on May 18. Taylor is the granddaughter of Terri Henderson.

Cody Tannehill, from Lafayette High School on May 25. Cody is the son of Julie & Randy Tannehill and the grandson of Chuck & Sharon Leonard.

Best wishes to you both!

~We extend our Christian love and sympathy to Brian, Audrey & Gracie Blair at the death of their grandmother & great-grandmother, Florence Hudson. Please keep this family in your prayers.

Remember in Prayer

Jim Arnold, Olga Bisig, Alan Bradfield, Buddy Brandl, Maxine Brewer, Jaxson Burns, Dennis Campbell, Deauna Coleman, Matthew Cook, Jeannie Cummings, Joann & Fritz Guenther, Marjorie Heinz, David Henderson, Bill Johnson, Mattie Lovell, Wayne Miller, Laura Millsap, Taylor Patton, Kay Paul, Larry Pike, Gary Riepl, Lori Standlee, Kirsten Stevens, Willa Thacker, Dale Thornton, Jannett Wattenbarger, Ruth Wilson, Marc Wright

Pray For Our Armed Forces

Billy Atkins, Joseph W. Bransfield, Brett Brooks,

Tyler Burnett, SSgt.Dan Clary, Sr.Airman Daniel Steidel, 1^st Lt. Joseph Fay, CMSgt.Gerald Green,

Tim Harper, 1^st Lt Bryce McDonald, LtJg. Wayne McDonald, Anna Meyers, Landes Mitchell, Chris Pate, Shawn Peters, 1^st Sgt. Therese Phillips, W-O-3 Patrick Scrogin, Derek Townsend