Tammy Reynolds interviews Dr. Ivan Rusyn about the state of Christian Ministry during the war in Ukraine. Tammy has long been the head of our Ukraine Missions, which serves children in orphanages. Dr. Rusyn is President and Professor of Missions at Ukrainian Evangelical Theological Seminary. This interview was recorded on July 2, 2023.
Dr. Ivan Rusyn Gives Tammy Reynolds, Head of Council on Ministries, an Update on Ukraine – July 2, 2023
Tammy Reynolds interviews Dr. Ivan Rusyn about the state of Christian Ministry during the war in Ukraine. Tammy has long been the head of our Ukraine Missions, which serves children in orphanages. Dr. Rusyn is President and Professor of Missions at Ukrainian Evangelical Theological Seminary. This interview was recorded on July 2, 2023.
A “Stellar” VBS for 2023!
This year’s Vacation Bible School centered around a space theme, with the motto “Shine Jesus’ Light.” Just like a star, we are reminded to continuously shine with Jesus’ teachings in mind. All astronauts enjoyed fantastic voyages each day with science, arts and crafts, story time, recreation, cinema, and of course, snacks!
Thank you to our volunteers! You made this happen! We want to send a “stellar” thank you to Molly Coleman, Anna Garcia, Rachel Williams, and Sara Rumph. Also, thank you to parents and children for your donations to the Ukraine Ministries! Because of your giving, our children in orphanages will receive $1512.71! We’d also like to announce that our Space Rangers group raised the most money for this important mission!
Thank you again for a successful week of VBS!
Announcements for this Week, June 19, 2022
A huge thank you to all who helped with Vacation Bible School last week!
Small groups for fall of 2022 are still forming! If you are interested in more information or to sign up, please send an email to Mary Lou Jarrell.
The Youth have a very busy June planned with activities, workouts, and more fun! See Laura or Logan to make sure you are signed up for the emails and texts with details!
SafeHouse ministries is in need of donations of clothing for both men and women as their closet is bare! So – use this as an excuse to clean out your closets and bring the items to St. Paul. We will get them to SafeHouse. Thank you!
@safehouseministries Cokesbury’s Vacation Bible School (VBS)
$713.76 Donated by Children for Socks Full of Change for Ukraine!
$713.76 TOTAL!!! That’s what our children collected and donated to our fellow UKRAINIAN CHILDREN in ORPHANAGES. Children get so excited and involved in seeing how their gifts benefit kids just like them in another part of the world! It is so heartwarming to see children understand and welcome Christian servitude.
Speaking of “servitude,” the girls weren’t quite as excited about serving pizza for the boys. The boys had raised more money and therefore were the winners. But all children involved certainly ended up a winner, whether they gave or received!
Here’s How to Help with Disaster Relief
| All of us have seen the devastation and horrible loss in the news. The South Georgia Conference of The United Methodist Church is immediately responding to the weekend tornado outbreak that left a deadly trail in six Midwest states. There are multiple ways you can help. 1. You can give online to the South Georgia UMC Conference. 100% of the donations will be sent to the Tennessee-Kentucky Conference. Click here to give online. 2. You can also give through a donation to St. Paul UMC, earmarked “Tornado relief”. St. Paul will then send the money to the Administrative Services Office. 3. Or you can mail money directly earmarked for Conference Advance Special #6798 to Administrative Services, PO Box 7227, Macon, GA 31209. 4. You may also give to the United Methodist Committee on Relief (UMCOR) through this link (US Disaster Response and Recovery #901670). UMCOR will be on the ground and will be assisting devastated areas. Finally, please keep those who experienced loss or trauma from the storms in your prayers. Suffering after a storm is unimaginable, especially during Advent and Christmas. |