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Acolyte Training Students in
fifth grade and older are invited to participate in acolyte
training. Sessions are scheduled for Oct. 23, Nov. 27, Dec. 4 and
11, 9:30 a.m. Consecration Sunday is Dec. 12. Please call the
church office to register
“Food
and Faith” reveals how our faith is nurtured,
strengthened and enhanced by food. There will be 3 Wednesday
session, 10-12:00:
September 22, 29, and Oct. 6.
Discussions will center around “Bread of Life, “The
Image of God,” “Hospitality -
Sharing God’s Bounty,” and “Feasting and Fasting.” Participants will
talk about the food of communion, how food is always a part of any
celebration, calories and nutrition in keeping our bodies healthy to
serve God, and how to give up food for fasting. Register through the
church office.
Keenagers
Older Adult Mininstry meets
the fourth Wednesday of the month and also plans special events.
On
September 22 they will go to Pine
Barn Inn in Danville for their hot buffet luncheon.
RSVP by Sept. 12 with $9 via Ardene
Judd, Arlene Opp, or the
church office. Carpool at 11:00. “Keenagers” is our Older Adult Ministry, open to
anyone age 55 and better. Meetings are generally held the fourth
Wednesday of the month, with one or two special trips or events held
throughout the year.
Loaves and Fishes Program
Our
Health and Welfare Commission is enhancing the way we do things for
our members who are home from surgery or lengthy hospital stays. We
are cooking nutritious meals ahead and freezing them so that we have
constant supply in our food bank. If you can help transport people
to appointments, etc., leave your name with the church office. If
you have “extras” such as frozen vegetables, or if you made a big
batch of something, bring them to the church and put them in the
freezer marked “Loaves and Fishes”. We will rely on Good and Plenty
dinners thanks to Betsy Mothersbaugh’s generosity. Please contact
Joyce McCarty or Anne Knox for any other
information.
Men’s Fellowship Breakfast
will have their monthly gathering on Saturday, Sept. 18, in
Fellowship Hall. For more information contact Dave Pentz, 546-3998.
Mothers Of Preschoolers,
MOPS, meets first and third Sundays at 6:00 in the lounge beginning
September 19. The theme for the year is “Momology,
the art and science of mothering". Each meeting
includes time for socializing, a Bible teaching followed by
discussion, and occasionally a creative craft. Children are cared
for in the nursery through the MOPPETS program.
Better moms make
a better world. Contact the Church Office.
Parents of Special Needs Children
The group is open to all parents of
children with any delay or disability, and to anyone interested in
learning more about them. Currently, plans are to meet the first
Monday of the month to support, share and learn from one another, as
well as plan special events. However, because the first Monday in
September is a holiday, the first meeting will be September 13, 7 p.m.,
Room 201. Guest speaker, Marcus Myers, O.D., of the Vision and
Learning Center in Muncy will address reading and the special needs
child, learning to test and identify problems in this area.
A question and
answer period will follow the presentation. Refreshments will be
served. Child care will be provided.
Future meetings are in the church
lounge. We will support,
share, and learn from one another. Please call Julie Rishel for more
information, or if you would like to help.
Prayer and Healing Service
September 19
at 7 p.m.
(generally held the third Sunday of
the month)Time
is spent in worship and prayer for those on our prayer list as well
as individual needs of those present.
“Prayer:
Does It Make Any Difference?” by Philip Yancey is an
exploration of the importance of prayer, as well as the frustrations
one experiences with prayer. The author shares his thoughts through
a DVD presentation, which will be followed by discussion and
searching the scriptures using the participant guide. 6 sessions
starting September 13, Mondays, 7 p.m.
“The
Sermon on the Mount” by John Stott will be the focus
of this 12-session group
on Sundays at 6:30 starting
September 19.
Probably the best-known
part of the teachings of Jesus, and perhaps the least understood,
this sermon is the nearest thing to a manifesto that Jesus ever
uttered.
Tuesday Morning Study Group
will resume September 14. It meets in
Fellowship Hall at 10:00. Led by Sally Gardy. Contact Sally Gardy or the
church office to register. Come and enjoy the discussion.
United
Methodist Women
The September 14 meeting of
United Methodist Women will take place at 6 p.m. on the church lawn,
weather permitting, so bring a lawn chair and enjoy the fellowship.
Our business meeting will be followed by a hot dog roast (eat supper
before you come - this is not a meal), camp fire songs and jokes.
Widows
Mite will eat on September 16 at Haywood's On the Water. Please
call Ardene Judd (546-7676) for reservations. They will carpool
from the church at 11:30. They also will be playing Dominoes after
lunch. Widows Mite is a support ministry open to anyone in the
community.
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