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September 23, 2009
***FALL WORK PARTY*** SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 8:30 A.M-12:00 P.M. The Fall Work Party at the Church is this Saturday September 26, from 8:30 A.M. until noon. This is a day for the church family to come together and wash, dust, prune, paint, etc. Tasks include (but are not limited to): clean windows and dust window ledges in Fellowship Hall, clean large and small kitchens and copy room, leaf raking, shrub pruning, clean bathrooms, wash and paint walls, clean Sunday School rooms, tables, chairs, and windows, wash outside windows, pick up crabapples, and such. A sign up sheet went around last Sunday and if you missed it, it's not too late. Simply show up with your choice of cleaning implements and solutions. REFRESHMENTS WILL BE PROVIDED. IN AND AROUND CHURCH... Our newspaper ads must be working! On Homecoming Sunday we had the several guests! Please be in church yourself, wearing your nametags, to welcome our fall guests. If you need a nametag, call the church office. We would also like to remind you that we strive to create a perfume-free environment. Let's be attentive to those with allergies or sensitivity to fragrances. Thank you! SUNDAY SCHOOL NEWS & ROOM PICK UPWe are off to a great beginning! Children will begin in worship this Sunday, September 27, and then continue their quest in learning more about Joseph or, for middle school and older, "The Gospel Through Harry Potter." *Pre-School; room 5 with Cathy Petersen. *Grades K-1; room 2 with Heather Lucero. *Grades 2-3; room 4 with Christeen Collins and Zach Nelson. *Grades 4-5; room 3 with Janet Koostra and Bonnie Warren. *Middle School; room 7 with June Rovero. A very special thank you goes to the following people who worked so hard to clean and organize the Sunday School supply room: Marnee Chapman, Christeen Collins, Syneva Heupel, Heather Lucero, Cathy Petersen, and Susan Sanford. If you don't see them this Saturday at our Fall Work Day, it is because they've done it all! Those of you who teach will be able to find just about anything you need in Room 6, or call Bonnie Warren (453-4316) or Christeen Collins (453-5945) to help locate some items.
FALL DINNER GROUPS What a great opportunity for good conversation and savory cuisine!!! Sign-up will begin for these small potluck groups that are formed from the sign-up sheets. If you are interested, you may also call the church office. Hosts coordinate with their guests. Two rounds are held; one in the fall and one in the winter. A final "celebratory" event is held in the spring for a grand finale. The fall round of dinners will be held in October and November.
IMAGINE ANOTHER WORLD IS POSSIBLE NEIGHBORS IN NEED, OCTOBER 4, 2009 Neighbors In Need is the United Church of Christ's annual offering to support ministries of justice and compassion throughout the United States, including the Council for American Indian Ministries (CAIM), justice and advocacy efforts, and direct service projects funded by the UCC's Justice and Witness Ministries. Neighbors In Need helps make another world possible. It needs your support. Please give generously on Sunday, October 4th. (last year our contribution totaled $1,642!)
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A FALL RETREAT OF HEART, BODY, & SOUL is being presented by the Western Association this weekend at the University Congregational Church in
ADULT BIBLE STUDY SIGN UP Rev. Jim's Bible Study will begin on Wednesday, October 7, meeting from 12:00-1:15 P.M. in Fellowship Hall and will be repeated on Sundays, beginning October 11, from 10:45 A.M.-12:00 P.M. in the parlor. This will be a 15-week study of the Book of Acts. If you have not already done so from last spring, please sign up so that study books, Into the World: The Acts of the Apostles, can be ordered at a cost of $22.00 each.
CONFIRMATION CLASS BEGINS Confirmation Class, for 8th and 9th graders, begins on Wednesday, September 30 from 6:30-7:45 P.M. in Sunday school classroom 7. Prior to class, students and their parents are invited to come for Wednesday Night Live! dinner at 5:30 P.M. in Fellowship Hall.
Senior Youth Group (grades 6-12) will have GAME NIGHT on Friday, September 25 at First United Methodist Church (610 2nd Ave. N) from 7:30-10:00 P.M. Parents are welcome! On Wednesday, September 30, they will meet from 6:15-7:45 P.M. and will learn about RESPECTing themselves. For a complete line up of our Wednesday Night Live!, please see the "upcoming events" on the back page.
YEAR END FINANCIALS The books are now closed on our 2008-09 fiscal year. At the year's end, on May 31, 2009, had total expenditures of $246,011.63 with total resources of $246,738.28, allowing us to finish in the black with $726.65. We received $210,776.22 of the $222,752.00 pledged dollar amounts, that is to say 94.6%. Thank you to all who supported the programs of your church and please be mindful that these programs are continuing again this year, with your pledges in mind. Quarterly statements will be sent out next week for June, July, and August. If you have any questions or concerns, feel free to contact the church office.
MEMORIAL FUND OFFICERS The Memorial Fund Corporation met on September 14 and elected the following officers: Dennis Dell - Chair Jeff Winter - Vice Chair Karen Venetz - Secretary Al Faechner - Treasurer
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