October 2, 2011

THIS WEEK:

Sunday:
*PUMPT 4 Christ @ Salem - 6:00 P.M.

Monday:
*Cards of Peace – 9:00 A.M.
*Kid’s Hangout @ Elberon - 3:50 P.M.
*”Books of the Bible” study @ Elberon
6:00 P.M.
*Making school kit bags @ Elberon – 7:00 P.M.

Wednesday:
*Prayer Time @ Salem – 9:00 A.M.
*Morning Coffee Study @ 106 Cherry St.,
Van Horne – 9:30 A.M.
*Dorcas Circle @ Salem – 7:00 P.M.

Thursday:
*DeWall Circle @ Salem – 2:00 P.M.
*Methodism 101 @ Norway – 7:00 P.M.

Friday:
*Bidwell-Riverside Work Trip
contact Dorothy Blackburn 227-7559 or
ldblckbrn@southslope.net for specifics.

Saturday:
*Men’s Breakfast @ Salem – 7:00 A.M.

Those interested in the Lay Shepherding ministry are to let Pastor Christy know by next Sunday, October 9 (319-350-6273) or christyehrle@peaceump.org A commitment of 7 or more is needed.
“I do so pray that this will happen within Peace Parish. This ministry is valuable in so many ways.” _Pastor Christy


LIFT UP IN PRAYER:
Ferne Schlarbaum (VH), Kim Miller (VH), Brandon Fisher (E), Bill Fry (VH), Mechanicsville-Morley, First – Pastor Barb Krueger

Remember this week:
Dale Christianson (N)
Iowa City Rehab & Health Care,
3661 Rochester Ave.,
Iowa City, 52245
(See complete listing in newsletter)


MISSIONS CORNER:

Food Bank Items for month:

BENTON CO. – boxed meals or your choice.

TAMA CO. – Please bring your choice of non-perishable holiday food items (ex: boxed stuffing, canned: meats, gravy, vegetables, fruit, cranberry sauce, instant mashed potatoes/rice, Jello, Dream Whip, etc.) to the Elberon Church and place on the altar. Items collected will be delivered prior to Thanksgiving to help those in need during the holidays.

Attention Norway!
Thanksgiving Ingathering will be here before we know it. Needs for school kits are:
1. spiral notebooks (approx.. 8 ½ X 11) wide ruled,
70 pages
2. one 30 cm metric ruler
3. one box of 24 crayons ( no more – no less) Crayola preferred
4. one 2 ½” eraser
5. one blunt scissors
6. one hand pencil sharpener
7. six unsharpened pencils with erasers.

Many baby jackets are put together so if you wish to help purchase snaps, see Nola Moser.

COMING UP:
Potato Bar @ Salem, Oct. 9, 11:15 A.M.-12:15 P.M.
Everyone welcome!

Crop Walk, Sunday, Oct. 9, 1:00 P.M. @ Van Horne

Finance Committee @ Norway, Sun., Oct. 9 – 7:00 P.M.

Making school kit bags @ Elberon, Mon., Oct. 10, 7 P.M.

Making cards for “Cards of Peace” @ Salem, Wed.,
Oct. 12 – 6:30 P.M.

Norway meetings – Wed., Oct. 12 – 7:00 P.M.

Elberon, Thurs., Oct 13 – NOW Cmte. – 6:30,
Ad Council – 7:00 P.M.

United Methodism 101 @ Salem, Thurs., Oct. 13 – 7 P.M.

World Communion Sunday will be observed October 23.