Mother’s Day: Share Photos of our Mothers - by May 7!

You don’t have to have a child to have given or received motherly love. There are many women in our lives who have given us the love of a mother— grandmothers, aunts, sisters, dear friends. To honor our mothers and the mother figures in our lives, we will be featuring favorite photos of them during our Mother's Day worship service.



We have photos from last year on file, and can use them again this year. If you would prefer that we use a new photo of your mother, or if you have not submitted a photo before, please send them to office@mequonumc.org. The deadline for submitting new photos is Tuesday, May 7. Please include your name and your mother's name.

Family Sharing Food Pantry

May 14, June 11

1:30 - 3:30 pm

Thank you to all our terrific volunteers!!!!

Volunteers for Family Sharing Food Sorting:

May 14, and June 11.

Sign-up sheets are in the Narthex! Come on down!

Midwest Mission Collection

May 5-June 2

The Mequon United Methodist Church is honored to be a permanent collection site for the Midwest Mission, one of seven cooperating UMCOR depots in the United States. The Midwest Mission supports health, education, microbusiness, and disaster relief for those in need. In 2022, $8 million in supplies were sent in 300 domestic and 50 international shipments.

The annual collection for the United Methodist Church will be held in May and picked up the first week in June. Please donate:

Five-gallon buckets with resealable lids and/or work gloves

Many drops in a bucket … make an ocean

Many hands make light work!

Interested in making a donation instead? Give by check or on-line and include “Midwest Mission” on the memo line.

Spring cleaning? Midwest Mission accepts a variety of disaster relief and microbusiness items including electric sewing machines, adult bicycles, and medical equipment such as crutches and walkers. Check the website for details at www.midwestmission.org or contact our current liaisons, Karen & Joel Huffman.

Spring Cleaning - YOURS!

To benefit local organizations!

Please continue to clean out your closets and homes for any items you no longer need or use. The Mission Outreach Committee will find organizations in Ozaukee and Milwaukee counties in need of your donations. Two organizations that consistently benefit include Family Sharing of Ozaukee County and Repairers of the Breach in Milwaukee.

Gently used clothing and household items (sheets, blankets, towels) can be placed in or on top of the tan cabinets at the bottom of the stairs, outside of Fellowship Hall.

Unwanted eye glasses, used printer ink cartridges, hotel samples, and other items are collected on an ongoing basis. For details, check the small wicker cabinet on the right side of the front doors as you exit MUMC. Place your items in the drawers labeled for each specific donation.

Thank you for your support of the needs of others!!!

Questions?? Connect with Karen Stern or Susan Yorio

Bible Study! Lunch! Fellowship!

What could be better? Join us!

Tuesdays 11:00 am

Hurry! ONLY UNTIL MAY 21!

The Lunch Bunch, a fellowship group that meets on Tuesdays at 11:00 am, will be on summer hiatus after May 21. If you've been wondering what it's all about, join us for our last three sessions in May. We discuss topics of Christianity and our world at 11, followed by lunch and fellowship at noon.

Sign up in the Narthex (so we make the right amount of lunch!) or contact Jean Paulus with questions 262-502-0512

May Reflections

Wednesday May 8, 6:00 p

The Reflections book group will meet Wednesday, May 8 at 6 pm at the home of Renee Quick (W73 N413 Greystone Dr, Cedarburg). Our May discussion book is While You Were Out: An Intimate Family Portrait of Mental Illness in an Era of Silence, by Meg Kissinger. Meg will be joining us for the meeting. Amazon offers this description of her memoir . . . 

Growing up in the 1960s in the suburbs of Chicago, Meg Kissinger’s family seemed to live a charmed life. With eight kids and two loving parents, the Kissingers radiated a warm, boisterous energy. Whether they were spending summer days on the shores of Lake Michigan, barreling down the ski slopes, or navigating the trials of their Catholic school, the Kissingers always knew how to live large and play hard.

But behind closed doors, a harsher reality was unfolding―a heavily medicated mother hospitalized for anxiety and depression, a manic father prone to violence, and children in the throes of bipolar disorder and depression, two of whom would take their own lives. Through it all, the Kissingers faced the world with their signature dark humor and the unspoken family rule: never talk about it.

While You Were Out begins as the personal story of one family’s struggles then opens outward, as Kissinger details how childhood tragedy catalyzed a journalism career focused on exposing our country’s flawed mental health care. Combining the intimacy of memoir with the rigor of investigative reporting, the book explores the consequences of shame, the havoc of botched public policy, and the hope offered by new treatment strategies.

Please RSVP to Renee at rquick113@gmail.com if you are planning to attend.

Reflections is a women's book group that meets monthly for discussion and fellowship. New women are always welcome. Contact Barb Henneck at bhenneck@gmail.com for more information about the group or our May meeting.

Get ready to take a deep dive at VBS!

Scuba Vacation Bible School will be June 10-14 from 9am - 12pm

At Scuba VBS, kids explore what it means to have a friendship with God! Kids participate in memorable Bible-Learning activities, sing catchy songs, play teamwork-building games, devour yummy treats, experience one-of-a-kind Bible adventures, collect Bible Memory Buddies to remind them of God's love, and test out sciency-fun experiments that get imagination bubbling. Invite your family, friends and neighbors. For more information reach out to Gayle Meyer.

Join our Dive Team!

Our Scuba Vacation Bible School is fishing to expand its dive team. Let Jesus "octipy" your heart as you share your talents with our youngest members. There are many ways to help make our Scuba VBS a swimming success from being a section leader, decorating before VBS, craft preparation, and financial support. For more information, reach out to Gayle Meyer.

Kids' Rootin' Tootin' Rally

May 19th, 11:00 am - 1:00 pm

This month we will explore God's Great Outdoors! Children should pack a lunch and come prepared for adventure! We provide beverages and desserts, as well as a refrigerator to keep your lunch cold if necessary. All children are welcome - invite your friends!

Contact Gayle Meyer with questions or for more info.

Sunday School Wrap Up

May 19th, 9:45 am

We will wrap up our school year Sunday school on Sunday, May 19. Children are welcome to join their families in the sanctuary during the summer church services or join our Summer Vacation Sunday School in the Sunday School room (107).