It is summer at Shiloh so the youth need to come on Wednesdays prepared to get dirty and/or wet! We have a fun TV themed event planned for each Wednesday of the month so join us and bring a friend or two! We promise you will leave well fed and entertained! Most of our youth will be at Loucon Camp for a week over the summer. Please be praying for their safety and spiritual growth while they are away from home. We are planning a Lock-In for August 5th so let us know if that date works for your students. Summer Rocks!
July 6 - "Wipe Out"
July 13 - "What Not to Wear"
July 20 - "Minute to Win It"
July 27 - "Extreme Makeover"

It’s the time of year for road trips, beach vacations and family reunions, but at Shiloh we are ‘keeping the lights on’ while you’re gone. Thanks for keeping up with your financial commitment while you’re gone so we start our fall ministries from a strong position .

Beginning of summer strikes me as as good a time as any for resolutions: get up early and get outdoors, pray while walking in Creasy Mahan, re-experience cooking on the wonderful new parsonage stove. Perhaps you have experiences and projects you want to commit to this summer as well?

Don’t leave out spending time as part of the worshipping serving loving community that is Shiloh Church. There are new opportunities to fellowship during our ‘drop-in’ Coffee & Conversation Sunday School class that meets each Sunday at 10 at a table near the coffee pot. Each discussion is self-contained, hosted by Jim and Joe, and needs no advance prep so just come on by. SimplySummer@Shiloh begins its second season on Jun 15th at 5 pm complete with BBQ, new sides and homemade desserts. Contrary to gasoline, a full meal is still only $5 with free hot dogs for all kids.

This summer there will be activities for all ages of youth beginning with games at 6:30 on Wednesdays and youth groups from 7-8 pm. High School and Middle School each have their own groups and elementary aged children will be enjoying a VBS themed program each Wednesday night from June 15-July 18th. The theme is “Shake It Up Café” and is appropriately themed for an evening of food and fun.

My new project for the summer is to move “Beyond the Church Door.” I love greeting each of you on Sundays and honor the times we spend when hospitals and life’s difficulties bring us together for extended discussion. But this summer, I want to intentionally catch up with every person in our worshipping congregation for a time when I can listen to how your life is going: what excites you, concerns you. What are your hopes for Shiloh? Your concerns? This is a one on one time so, with no alphabetical pattern whatsoever, expect to get a call or email from me looking to find an hour we can meet for coffee, or sit on my patio, or visit at your kitchen table. I’m excited about this chance to ’get to know you’ all over again after being with you the past three years.

We don’t just ’start over’ when times are difficult. We can intentionally ’start over’ and get to know each other better, even if we’ve known each other for years. I’m looking forward to our summer together as we continue to life our lives together with the God who loves us enough never to leave us alone.

Pastor Susan

Our mission offering at Conference this year will go to plant a new church in Thailand and to support the education and development of new church planters in the country of Venezuela. Both of these nations have young, emerging Methodist churches. Our efforts in Thailand are through Kentucky Conference leaders, Mike and Sherri Morrissey. The work in Venezuela is in cooperation with the United Methodist Church of Venezuela and their Bishop, Juvenal Perez. In Thailand we will be actually providing support for the development of a specific congregation, helping to fund the pastor’s salary. Please prayerfully consider supporting this gospel-spreading mission during service on Sunday. You may also get your offering to Joe Taylor or Pastor Susan.