Need a quiet place to be with God? There will be prayer stations available in the chapel. You are invited to pray, rest, and connect with the holy before or after worship on Sundays.

Join our Zoom Live Prayer time with Pastor Katie. Please email Pastor Katie to receive the password.

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We need volunteers to set up, maintain and take down the KUMC tents at the Greentree Festival in September. You can help by signing up to work a 2 hour shift on any of the three days. The shift times are on  9/13 from 12-2pm to transport supplies from KUMC and set up the booth, and then working the booth Saturday 9/14 in two hour shifts starting at 9 am - 7pm, and two hour shifts on Sunday, 9/15 from 10am -4pm. Finally, volunteers are needed to take down the booth and transport it back to church from 4-6pm on Sunday, 9/15.

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Next week, Pastor Katie will host zoom prayer on location from Spring Church in downtown St. Louis. The Spring Church is an open-air stone chapel for community gathering and public art. A beloved neighborhood landmark, the church building was home to several congregations throughout its history until the building was largely destroyed by an electrical fire in 2001. 

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Pastor Katie will be praying from this beautiful open air space as a reminder that God's movement of love is bigger than the flaws and limits of any one church, and that God is always in the business of resurrecting beauty from the ashes. You can join Pastor Katie on location at The Spring Church, 620 N Spring Ave, St. Louis, MO 63108, or online at the usual Zoom link you can find on Realm or in this week's  Enews. 

Play Café - kid's and parent's favorite weekly play date - is starting back up Wednesday, September 11 for the new school year!  Play Cafè is open gym time at KUMC after school where parents can bring their children to play from 3 - 5 pm. While the children play, you'll be able to meet and chat with other parents. Anyone is welcome to attend!

This retirement planning workshop, Presented by Arissa Calvert, MSW,  is an educational event designed to help individuals prepare for their financial future after leaving the workforce. While watching clips from Frontline: The Retirement Gamble, participants learn how to assess their current financial situation, estimate future needs, and strategies to consider when developing a personalized retirement plan. 

The workshop will take place at Kirkwood United Methodist Church. Free childcare and dinner will be provided with registration. Please click the link below to register. 

Questions? Email mission@kirkwoodumc.org

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Are you new or new(ish) to Kirkwood United Methodist Church? Join Pastor Katie and Pastor Steven for lunch in room 201 to learn a bit about the church, meet others, and ask questions. Please RSVP to Pastor Steven, to let us know you are planning to come and allow us to know how much food to prepare. 

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Come on Wednesday nights this fall to enjoy a meal in The Commons and then stay for the evening workshops. Choose as many of the workshop topics that interest you and join us on Wednesdays as you can. Or, Choose the Explore KUMC Class and join us each week for the three different topics. Childcare will be available during the workshop times. RSVPs are not required, but are very helpful for meal planning if you can let us know in advance that you plan to attend.

The Workshops: 

• September 18 - Reimagining Redemption - (Dr. Kyle Butler)
• September 25 - Loving Parenting
• October 2nd - Healing from Religious Trauma - (Lindsay Walter, MA, LPC)

The Class: 

Sept. 18- Oct. 2 Explore KUMC: Bible, Connecting with God, and Mission (Pastor Katie and Pastor Steven)

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All are welcome to come "band together" with us on the evening of Friday, September 20th for a fun, family movie in outdoors in KUMC's Parking Lot. The  movie is a funny animated film that features a cast of fabulous singers that will have you wanting to sing along too - and we highly encourage it! "Seriously, more singing?" YES! There will be lots of singing at this movie night! Bring your blankets and lawn chairs. The parking lot will open at 7pm, and the movie will start at 7:30pm. Invite your friends and neighbors to join you for this fun night at KUMC!

Do you long to be able to connect with a group of women and grow in your faith journey together? This group will be a safe place for women of all ages and backgrounds to study, learn, and grow together. Our first study will be Messy People: Life Lessons from Imperfect Biblical Heroes by Jennifer Cowart. 

If you are interested in participating, please let the church office know by September 23 so we can order you a book. The book cost $10.

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This 6 week grief support group will provide a safe space for you to share your story of loss and to gain ideas about how to manage your grief while working to establish a “new normal”. We will discuss the

process of grief and how each of us grieves uniquely. The group will be facilitated by Dr. Bob Lewis, a church member and retired clinical psychologist and grief therapist.  Group size will be limited to 10 participants, so register soon to reserve your spot. 

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