Pride Season is fast approaching and we’re going to work together to make it better than ever! Here are some ways you can participate:

• We will march in the Indy Pride parade on June 12, and would like as many of us as possible to join in, wearing a Jesus MCC t-shirt. More shirts will be available in the church bookstore on May 30, in sizes from Youth Small to 6XL.
• We’re looking for a few folks to staff the church booth at the Festival. Shifts will be two to three hours, and two or three people will be assigned to each shift. There’s no “proselytizing” involved—booth staff will pass out brochures, answer questions, and mostly, just be friendly.
• New this year: LGBT Family Picnic at Eagle Creek Park, also on June 12. Jesus MCC is a sponsor of this event, and we’ll have a church booth there, same as at the Pride Festival.
• Our Choirs and Instrumentalists will perform a three-song set at the Indy Pride Festival. Look for them on the main stage at 11:45 pm!
• We’re exploring the possibility of having a float in the parade next year. We want to put our heads together and explore ideas.

If you want to be part of any of these activities, please email David Squire.

Jesus MCC's group in the 2009 Indy Pride Parade.

Jesus MCC's Band and Choirs perform at Indy Pride.

Galactic Blast VBS!
Every summer Jesus MCC hosts an exciting week of Vacation Bible School. This year our theme is Galactic Blast! We will explore the magnificence of the universe God has created! VBS will meet from June 28 to July 2, from 6:30 to 8:30 pm each evening at the church.

Your space cadets will take part in games, crafts, snacks, songs, and space experiments. You can register your children at church on Sunday, or email Melody Merida for more information.

Camp Forust!
Jesus MCC is going to camp! Summer camp has long been a church tradition and this year we are getting in on the act. Camp Forust will be held July 20-23 at a campground in Lafayette, IN, which features traditional camping activities like hiking, archery, swimming, campfires, zip lines, and a ropes course.

Camp is for kids ages 8 to 16. (See Melody Merida if your camper is younger than 8.) The cost for the camp is $170 per camper and this includes all meals and snacks and transportation to and from the campground and the church.

There is still time to register for this exciting opportunity. You can register your children at church on Sunday, or email Melody Merida for more information. See you at camp!

As a congregation on the move, we want to be as diverse in age as we are in ethnicity and gender. To help move us toward greater diversity, we would like to invite all who are 35 and under to a focus group on Sunday, June 13, following the 11:00 am service. A pizza lunch will be provided.

Join Jeff and Melody for lunch and give us your insights into the ways we can move forward together to provide stellar ministry. We need to hear directly from you so be sure to be there!

Please let us know you’re coming so we can plan accordingly. You can register with the form in Sunday’s Weekly News, or email Melody Merida.

Is it time for you to quit smoking? If so, then the Smoking Cessation Support Group may be the right fit for you.

We’ll begin this journey on Monday, June 7  at 7:00 pm, and together we will support each other as we seek to eliminate smoking from our lives. We’ll discover strategies, plans, and tips to help in the quitting process, share the challenges we face when we quit, and offer encouragement to stay the course together.

If you are interested in being a part of the support group, please contact Melody Merida. Together we can do this!