Author: PRUMCThorndale

We’re so excited to offer VBS to our community once again this year!

This year we’ll “Armor Up!” with Truth, Justice, Faith, and Salvation! We’ll have crafts, games, science experiments, and more! We hope your kids can join us this year for an adventure like none other!

When: June 28-29, 9am-3pm (Lunch and snacks provided!)

Where: Pleasant Retreat United Methodist Church
852 County Rd. 458
Thorndale, TX 76577

Who: Pre-Kindergarten through 6th grade

Ready to Armor Up with us??

Register TODAY: Click Here!

Get a Sneak Peak of the Music: Click Here!

Questions? Contact us at:
prumcthorndale@gmail.com

or

Elaine Alexander
(512) 745-7212

What does God say about your body? What does your body say about God?

Join us Sunday mornings in May for our latest sermon series: Stuff that Matters – a biblical look at the story our bodies are designed to tell.

Join us for 24 hours of prayer:

When: 10am Feb 23 – 10am Feb 24

3 Ways to participate:

1. Join us for our prayer group on Tuesday, February 23rd at 10am
2. Click here or follow the link below to sign up for a 30-minute time slot to pray for our church and community. This can be done from home or in the church prayer room between the hours of 7am-7pm.
3. Use the attached prayer cards as a guide for prayer over the 24-hour period.

Pleasant Retreat UMC: Day of Prayer (signupgenius.com)

This week we challenged you to take your Bible with you wherever and whenever you go. For those of us who choose to “turn on” our Bibles, here’s a smart phone and desktop/tablet background to help you remember your task!

Just right click and “Save image as…” to download the image.

When John Wesley (the founder of Methodism) was asked “What is Methodism?” he answered: “It is the old religion… the religion of the Bible.”

Have you ever wondered what Methodism is about? Ever asked yourself what’s so important about the Bible? Are you looking to connect more deeply with God this year?

Join us Sundays from January 24th – February 14th as we explore ways that we are people of the Bible.

You can now join us in-person or online via Zoom at 10:30am on Sunday mornings! For more details, check out our COVID-19 Information Page.

We’re so excited to travel through this Advent season together with this daily devotional book!

Written by United Methodist pastor Omar Rikabi, The Advent Mission is a daily devotional book that will teach us that Advent is about beginning with the end: preparing for the final stage of God’s new mission that resulted from our mission failure.  

You can pick up a free copy of the book beginning on Sunday, November 22^nd at worship, but don’t start reading until December 1^st when we’ll all start together!

In addition to reading the daily devotionals on your own, Pastor Mark will be preaching a sermon series on The Advent Mission beginning Sunday November 29^th and will be leading a discussion group midweek.

Be sure to join us at worship for more information and stay tuned to your email for more updates!

Beginning Sunday, October 4th, you are invited to worship with us in one (or more) of three ways:

1. Sanctuary Service – 8am
2. Outdoor Service – 10:30am
3. Online from Home

For more information about what to expect at any of these services, please take a few minutes to watch this video:

https://youtu.be/qFdlNfYQ7oE

For full details about all the precautions and guidelines we have set for our services, download this .pdf:

We’re so excited to worship with you and we look forward to seeing you at church soon!

Due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on our community, we were unable to host our regular Vacation Bible School program this year. But instead of “vacationing” at Bible School, we invite you to STAYCATION at Bible School this year!

Staycation Bible School is a simple ministry to your children and family with the same vision and goal as Vacation Bible School – to share the gospel story with our community.

This year’s Staycation Bible School theme is THANKFULNESS and your box will include all supplies necessary to learn and embody a biblical lesson together as a family. The box includes a story-telling set, a craft, a small gift for each child, and various other resources to support the spiritual life of your family during this time. Your Staycation Bible School box is free of charge and will be available for contactless pickup or delivery according to your schedule.

The box and the activities contained are designed to be experienced together as a family. So parents, fear not – we didn’t just sign you up to be a teacher! We think this story-telling set and other related resources will be helpful for you to learn right along with your children. The activities are simple to lead with your family and does not require any external set-up or preparation.

TO REGISTER: click here

As I hope you’ve heard by now, the administrative council and I have decided to hold a drive-in worship service for this Sunday May 24, at 11am! I’m excited about this opportunity to worship God in a unique and fun way.

Please click here to watch a quick 3-minute announcement with some details and instructions for our gathering. Please also click here to review the attached letter. 

Unfortunately, it looks like there is a good chance of rain Sunday morning. If it is sure to be rainy, we will cancel our drive-in service for this week and reschedule for next week, May 31. I will make the call to cancel by Saturday afternoon, May 23.