“A Place to Dwell”
Your heart, Jesus is so full of the desire to love me, so aflame with a fire to warm me. You so much want to give me a home, a sense of belonging, a place to dwell, a shelter where I feel protected and a refuge in which I feel safe. You stand at so many squares and corners of my life and say with so much tenderness, “Come and see, come and stay with me. When you are thirsty, come to me … you who put your trust in me, come and drink. Come, you who are tired, exhausted, depressed, discouraged, and dispirited. Come, you who feel pain in your body, fatigue in your anxious mind and doubt and anguish in the depths of your heart.
Henri Nouwen
I long to dwell in your tent forever and take refuge in the shelter of your wings.” Psalm 61:4
Mission
To make disciples of Jesus Christ for the transformation of the world.
Vision
Nelson Memorial UMC seeks to be a place where all God’s broken, hurting, and imperfect children discover wholeness and community while experiencing the warm and welcoming love of Jesus Christ. We seek to connect with one another to grow in our knowledge and love of God, to encourage each person to live out their unique calling to serve God, and to make a difference in the Boonville community and throughout the world.
Priorities
Developing and Nurturing Faith in Children and Youth
Fostering Growth and Community in Worship and Small Groups
Provide Opportunities to Serve God in Boonville and Beyond
Worship This Week
This Sunday we continue our series, “Dreamer: Lessons from a Life You Wouldn’t Choose, but God Still Used.” Our Scripture focus this week is Genesis 41 verses 46-48, 53– 57.
Joseph was thirty years old when he entered the service of Pharoah king of Egypt. And Joseph went out from Pharoah’s presence and traveled throughout Egypt. During the seven years of abundance the land produced plentifully. Joseph collected all the food produced in those seven years of abundance in Egypt and stored it in the cities. In each city he put the food grown in the fields surrounding it. Joseph stored up huge quantities of grain, like the sand of the sea; it was so much that he stopped keeping records because it was beyond measure.
The seven years of abundance in Egypt came to an end, and the seven years of famine began, just as Joseph had said. There was famine in all the other lands, but in the whole land of Egypt there was food. When all Egypt began to feel the famine, the people cried to Pharoah for food. Then Pharoah told all the Egyptians, “Go to Joseph and do what he tells you.”
When the famine had spread over the whole country, Joseph opened all the storehouses and sold grain to the Egyptians, for the famine was severe throughout Egypt. And all the world came to Egypt to buy grain from Joseph, because the famine was severe everywhere.“
Our services will begin with the song Hold Us Together by Matt Maher. Our opening song in the 8:00 service will be Holy, Holy, Holy. In the 10:20 service we will sing Good, Good Father. In both services we will sing Have Thine Own Way, Lord, and we will close the service with In His Time.
Virtual Worship Information
In addition to in-person worship, our service will be live-streamed. We are moving our livestream to YouTube. Our YouTube channel is Nelson Memorial UMC, and can be found at https://www.youtube.com/@NelsonMemorialUMC/streams. We will post a link to our Facebook page once the service begins. The service will start at approximately 10:20 am with our Gathering Song. Additionally, we post a recording of our messages to our website by early Sunday afternoon.
Announcements
Sagrada Bible Camp – We are once again looking for help providing transportation for Camp Sagrada. The camp’s mission is to reach children with the gospel, whose parents are incarcerated. Campers experience the love of Jesus, and that of camp staff/counselors, in a fun-filled natural environment. We are looking for help on the following dates: June 9 and 13, June 16 and 20, June 23 and 27, July 7 and 11, July 14 and 18, July 21 and 25. Please take a look at your schedule and see if you are willing to make a trip, and if so, which date? There is a sign-up sheet in the east narthex. If you have any questions, please contact Bill Salyer at (660) 888-8112. Thank you.
New Ministry Forming – We are working on developing a new ministry specifically for some of the more “mature” folks in our congregation and community. If you are interested in joining a group of peers for fellowship, maybe some daytrips, potlucks, Bible study, and outreach, you are invited to a conversation on Wednesday, June 11 at 10:00 am in the Fellowship Hall. Please come and share your thoughts and ideas about what this ministry might be and become.
Red Cross Blood Drive – Our next Red Cross Blood Drive is coming up on Monday, June 2 from 2 – 6 pm. Our goal is to have 20 units donated at this drive, and we need your help to meet this goal. To register to give or for more information you can go to https://www.redcrossblood.org/give
VBS 2025 – Mark Your Calendars! “Saddle up, Partners! Get Ready for a rootin’ tootin’ hoe-down show-down with Outlaws for God…an Adventure in the Wild West and the World” VBS 2025. June 30-July 2, 9am – 11:30 am.
Our Daily Bread Devotional Books – Spend time each day in God’s Word with thought-provoking devotions to strengthen your relationship with Jesus Christ. “Our Daily Bread” devotional books have arrived, please help yourself to one in the back of the Sanctuary.
Giving Through Venmo – We can be found on Venmo at @NelsonMemorialUMC. If you don’t know what Venmo is and would like to learn more, information about giving through Venmo can be found on our webpage at https://nelsonmemorialumc.org/give/venmo/
Events this week:
Monday, May 26: Memorial Day (Office Closed)
Tuesday, May 27: Job Pointe – Noon, Creation Station
Wednesday, May 28: Women’s Bible Study – 10:00 am, Lounge
Al-Anon Meeting – Noon, Fellowship Hall
Friday, May 30: Al-Anon Meeting – 6:00 pm, Fellowship Hall
Closing Words of Wisdom:
Thou hast made us for thyself, O Lord, and our heart is restless until it finds its rest in thee.” ― St. Augustine