#1 VBS Was a Blast
Holy Chaos & Compassionate Service!

We just came through another amazing week of our SERVE Vacation Bible School where we took 200 children from our church and community on a weeklong adventure combining cooking, crafts, sports, Bible stories, games and singing with hands-on serving of their neighbors. Our VBS Celebration will take place during our 9:15am service this Sunday and we’ll get a taste of the fun, energy and purpose that made VBS so good. A great big thanks to Director of Children & Family Ministries, Erica Benjamin, and her amazing team of volunteers who poured so much love, planning and energy into making this a special week for our children. Visit our Facebook page to see some of the highlights of VBS.  

#2 VIM Heads Back to Costa Rica
Being the Church Together

Blessings on our Volunteers in Mission Team that we are commissioning at our 10:45am service this Sunday. They’re headed back to work with Costa Rica Mission Projects, our long-time partner. WE NEED DRIVERS to get the team to BWI this Saturday, August 2, leaving SPUMC by 6:30am. We also need people to help with Pickup at BWI on Sunday, August 10 at 1am. Contact Martha if you can help. You can follow their progress by checking our Facebook page while their gone.  

#3 DIVE INTO JOHN

Dive into the Gospel of John on Tuesday nights this summer with Rev. Byron. Beginning on  July 29 at 7:30pm, Rev. Byron will offer That You May Have Life, an 8-week online class that will take participants all the way through this story and image-rich gospel. You can pick up a schedule at the Welcome Desk along. Here is the Zoom link to log into the class. The Passcode is life.

#4 Ready, Set, Sort!

Our Declutter Anonymous (DA) group is partnering with the Severna Park Buy Nothing Facebook Group to host a Parking Lot Giveaway at SPUMC on Saturday, August 2, from 8:30–11:00 AM. If you’d like to participate, set-up is 8:00–8:30am in a designated church parking space. Participants are responsible for setting up and cleaning up their own area, as well as removing their unclaimed items (if any). For more information, contact Rev. Narae.

#5 What a Generous Response
We Asked, You're Filling!

This past Sunday, the United Women of Faith put out the appeal to the congregation to help them fill 70 backpacks with school supplies for children from Park and Brooklyn Park Elementary Schools. And you responded with lots of love and enthusiasm. By the end of the morning, all the names were taken and not even the pastor could get one when he asked! If you are filling a backpack and child with hope, please remember to return your backpacks by August 3 at the latest. UWFaith representatives will be in Fellowship Hall between services each Sunday to check in the filled backpacks. Questions? Contact Dianne Netherland.

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