Read Pastor Steve’s Sermon: In case you missed it, I preached yesterday on love and obeying God’s commandments. You can read it here.

St. Pauly Textile Shed
On Wednesday, we will have a shed delivered to the church from an organization called St. Pauly Textile. It will be a collection place for used textiles (anything from shirts and pants to purses and blankets). They collect these items and distribute them all over the world to organizations and businesses that need it. In addition to the good cause, we will receive a portion of their proceeds which we’ve been told can be anywhere between $1000-$2000/year. We are also allowed to go into the shed and take anything we need that might benefit the community (think coats or sleeping bags for the homeless). The trustees voted on this initiative with the understanding that if it degrades our church property in any kind of way or becomes more work than it is worth, we can ask the company to come get their shed. So, this week we will begin a trial period to see how it goes. I, for one, am excited to what God does with this new partnership.

VBS is Coming: May 31 – June 1 
Get your hard hats ready! This year’s theme is Concrete and Cranes. We will gather Friday, May 31st, 5:30pm – 8:30pm and Saturday, June 1st, 8:30am – 12:00pm. A 2-Day VBS experience at Pleasant View UMC. Free for children ages 3 to upcoming 5th grade. Your kids will explore a world of concrete and cranes, rivets and rebar, bulldozers and backhoes. Life is a hard hat zone. But wait ’til you see what God will do! Together we will build lifelong friendships and faith-powered by prayer, inspired crafts, meaningful music, yummy food, crazy games, and Biblical exploration. To register click here.

VBS Wish List
Click this link. It will take you to an Amazon wish list that our VBS team has set up for people to donate needed items to make our VBS a great one!

Silent Auction: May 18th (9:00am – 5:00pm)
In the Fellowship Hall. We will be giving away a 65″ TV as a door prize (you do not have to donate to win). Please see Trina Chance for more information. 

55 & Alive: Thursday
Our 55 & Alive crew will be dining at Ruby Tuesdays in Clarksville on Thursday. Meet at the church at 10:30am!

General Conference Recap
The United Methodist Church has produced a really helpful video that recaps last week’s General Conference. You can watch it by clicking here. Again, if there is anything you would like to discuss about the decisions made at GC, please don’t hesitate to come see me. My office is a safe place to discuss and pray, wherever you are at with the direction of the denomination.

Save the Dates
May 9th – 55 & Alive
May 18th – PVUMC Silent Auction
May 19th – Pentecost Sunday
May 23rd – Bunco
May 31 – June 1 – VBS