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Upcoming Events at Manor United Methodist Church
Worship Service: In Person and Livestreaming 10:30 Sunday mornings
May 8: Mother's Day: Every person who enters our doors on Mother's Day who identifies as female receives a cut flower from us. We also pray for all the mothers of the world.
May 15: Probably not a special day for most people, but for Pastor Elizabeth and her classmates at Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary, it's a big day. We are graduating with our MDivs and other Master's degrees. You are welcome to join us on Zoom (just scan the QR code), in person or just pray for all the graduates. We are a group that truly believes in the power of prayer.
May 29: Ascension Sunday: Five Star Collection Today! Today we are tossing all our change and loose bills into the Star Basket. We are collecting for UMCOR Materials Resources. The United Methodist Committee on Relief provides kits and materials who suffer the effects of catastrophic weather, war, disease and famine. In Texas we live under the very real threat of wild fires, floods and tornados (and sometimes even hurricanes). When we have suffered, UMCOR comes in to help. Help us help our brothers and sisters around the world. If you would like to have more information about UMCOR,
go to umcmission.org/umcor-relief-supplies
June 5: Pentecost Sunday: It's the birthday of the church! Not Manor UMC, but the Christian church universal. We'll be celebrating with communion.
June 19: Two important days land on the same date this year.
Father's Day: We will be celebrating Father's Day by giving every person who identifies as male a candy bar.
Juneteenth: We will be praying for our society, for those who are still suffering injustice due to the color of their skin, and for those people who are still enslaved.
Month of July: We're celebrating Christmas in July. One of the ways we'll be celebrating will be in our collection of loose change and dollars to be put into our 5 Star offering baskets. In July we will be collecting for the Lydia Patterson Institute, known to its Istudents and alumni as La Lydia.
If you would like to know more about the Institute, check out their website: lpi-elpaso.org
July 31: Following our Holiday Hymn Sing at 10:30 worship service, we'll be gathering in the Fellowship Hall for our Christmas Potluck. We hope you'll join us.
While we celebrate the Ascension of Jesus Christ and Pentecost, our brothers and sisters around the world, in other religions of the world are celebrating important events in their faith:
May 3: Eid-al Fitr is the last day of Ramadan for our family who practice Islam. If you wish to know more about the Muslim faith, Pastor Elizabeth encourages you to visit theculturetrip.com/middle-east/united-arab-emirates/articles/11-things-you-need-to-know-to-understand-islam/. The more you know, the more you understand and can connect to others.
May 8: The Birthday of Buddha
May 16: Vesak is the most important Theravada Buddhist festival that celebrates the birth, enlightenment and death of Buddha. If you would like to more about the practice of Buddhism, check out www.learningreligions.com/how-to-learn-about-buddhism
May 24: The Declaration of the Bab is the day that marks the prediction of the Bab as the Messenger of God in the Baha'i faith.
June 8: Race Unity Day promotes racial harmony and understanding in the Baha'i faith.
6/8 – Race Unity Day: A day that promotes racial harmony and understanding in the Baha’i faith. To learn more, go to www.bahai.org
If you wish to know more about the Sikh religion, this link www.bbc.co.uk/religion/religions/sikhism/ an excellent source, recommended by the Sikh community of Austin.
If you would like to learn more about the Jewish religion and culture, this website can help you learn more: www.history.com/topics/religion/judaism
If we want our faith, our religion to be a part of the world, of the future and of the kindom of God, we must learn about our faithful brothers and sisters, and offer them our respect. To use a Bible word people in Texas don't use very often: Respect begats respect.
6/4 to 6/6 – Shavuot: A Jewish holiday that combines a grain harvest and the giving of the Torah on Mount Sinai.
6/8 – Race Unity Day: A day that promotes racial harmony and understanding in the Baha’i faith.
6/12 – Trinity Sunday: A day in the Christian faith that celebrates the three personifications of God (the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit).
6/16 – Martyrdom of Guru Arjan Dev Sahib: A day observed by Sikhs to commemorate an individual who laid down his life for their people.
Upcoming Events at Manor United Methodist Church
Worship Service: In Person and Livestreaming 10:30 Sunday mornings
May 8: Mother's Day: Every person who enters our doors on Mother's Day who identifies as female receives a cut flower from us. We also pray for all the mothers of the world.
May 15: Probably not a special day for most people, but for Pastor Elizabeth and her classmates at Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary, it's a big day. We are graduating with our MDivs and other Master's degrees. You are welcome to join us on Zoom (just scan the QR code), in person or just pray for all the graduates. We are a group that truly believes in the power of prayer.
May 29: Ascension Sunday: Five Star Collection Today! Today we are tossing all our change and loose bills into the Star Basket. We are collecting for UMCOR Materials Resources. The United Methodist Committee on Relief provides kits and materials who suffer the effects of catastrophic weather, war, disease and famine. In Texas we live under the very real threat of wild fires, floods and tornados (and sometimes even hurricanes). When we have suffered, UMCOR comes in to help. Help us help our brothers and sisters around the world. If you would like to have more information about UMCOR,
go to umcmission.org/umcor-relief-supplies
June 5: Pentecost Sunday: It's the birthday of the church! Not Manor UMC, but the Christian church universal. We'll be celebrating with communion.
June 19: Two important days land on the same date this year.
Father's Day: We will be celebrating Father's Day by giving every person who identifies as male a candy bar.
Juneteenth: We will be praying for our society, for those who are still suffering injustice due to the color of their skin, and for those people who are still enslaved.
Month of July: We're celebrating Christmas in July. One of the ways we'll be celebrating will be in our collection of loose change and dollars to be put into our 5 Star offering baskets. In July we will be collecting for the Lydia Patterson Institute, known to its Istudents and alumni as La Lydia.
If you would like to know more about the Institute, check out their website: lpi-elpaso.org
July 31: Following our Holiday Hymn Sing at 10:30 worship service, we'll be gathering in the Fellowship Hall for our Christmas Potluck. We hope you'll join us.
While we celebrate the Ascension of Jesus Christ and Pentecost, our brothers and sisters around the world, in other religions of the world are celebrating important events in their faith:
May 3: Eid-al Fitr is the last day of Ramadan for our family who practice Islam. If you wish to know more about the Muslim faith, Pastor Elizabeth encourages you to visit theculturetrip.com/middle-east/united-arab-emirates/articles/11-things-you-need-to-know-to-understand-islam/. The more you know, the more you understand and can connect to others.
May 8: The Birthday of Buddha
May 16: Vesak is the most important Theravada Buddhist festival that celebrates the birth, enlightenment and death of Buddha. If you would like to more about the practice of Buddhism, check out www.learningreligions.com/how-to-learn-about-buddhism
May 24: The Declaration of the Bab is the day that marks the prediction of the Bab as the Messenger of God in the Baha'i faith.
June 8: Race Unity Day promotes racial harmony and understanding in the Baha'i faith.
6/8 – Race Unity Day: A day that promotes racial harmony and understanding in the Baha’i faith. To learn more, go to www.bahai.org
If you wish to know more about the Sikh religion, this link www.bbc.co.uk/religion/religions/sikhism/ an excellent source, recommended by the Sikh community of Austin.
If you would like to learn more about the Jewish religion and culture, this website can help you learn more: www.history.com/topics/religion/judaism
If we want our faith, our religion to be a part of the world, of the future and of the kindom of God, we must learn about our faithful brothers and sisters, and offer them our respect. To use a Bible word people in Texas don't use very often: Respect begats respect.
6/4 to 6/6 – Shavuot: A Jewish holiday that combines a grain harvest and the giving of the Torah on Mount Sinai.
6/8 – Race Unity Day: A day that promotes racial harmony and understanding in the Baha’i faith.
6/12 – Trinity Sunday: A day in the Christian faith that celebrates the three personifications of God (the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit).
6/16 – Martyrdom of Guru Arjan Dev Sahib: A day observed by Sikhs to commemorate an individual who laid down his life for their people.