Announcements for THE WEEK of july 28, 2024
SMALL GROUPS FOR ADULTS
Sunday School for Adults: Currently there are two options. The Wharton Sunday School class meets in room #115 on the first floor at 9:45am, taught by Howard Hendricks. The other option for adults is the Friends in Faith class, which meets in the conference room at 10am. All adults are welcome.
UPCOMING OPPORTUNITIES
ATTENTION BOOK LOVERS: One of our church members has donated several boxes of books to our library in the conference room. They will be on display for the next three weeks for your perusal and free removal. After that, any books remaining will be donated to a local library. Please come to view and take during Karen's office hours (T, W. 8-3 or Th 8-12) or contact Shirley Beyer (336-584-6911) to arrange a time for a viewing.
Youth Mission Trip July 28-Aug. 1: On Sunday, July 28, 8 youth and 2 adults will head to Hinton Rural Center for the youth mission trip, returning on Thursday, Aug. 1. Youth going are: James Allison, Jeri Barringer, Mellody Hopkins, Emma Kirkman, Matthew Kurtz, Ainsley Rash, Autumn Thomas and Stephen Thomas. Adults attending are: Michelle Rash and Lynn Woodruff. Please keep this group in your prayers this week, that they may have safe travels, grow closer to one another and to God, feel Lord moving in their lives and share His love with all they meet.
The UWF is collecting COSTUME JEWELRY for the Residential Treatment Center's September jewelry sale during the month of July. Please clean out your jewelry boxes and bring your gently used jewelry to the Welcome Center and place it in the decorated box. If you have more valuable jewelry to donate, please contact Shirley Beyer (336-584-6911) for pick-up or give to Karen during office hours. Don't miss this opportunity to donate to a worthy cause and get rid of jewelry you no longer wear.
School Supply Drive: Gibsonville UMC is collecting school supplies for local families in need. Supplies can be donated at the church before Saturday, Aug. 17 in the designated bins in the Welcome Center. Items needed include pencils, pens (blue, black or red ink), wide ruled paper, college ruled paper, spiral notebooks, composition books, glue sticks, erasers, crayons, colored pencils, scissors, highlighters, markers (regular and dry erase) and pocket folders. Backpacks for children in elementary school, middle school and high school are also welcome. Monetary donations to purchase supplies are also welcome. Families will be able to pick up school supplies the church parking lot Aug. 17 and Aug. 24 between 10 am and 2 p.m. Sign-up sheets to volunteer are in the Welcome Center and Narthex or contact Michelle Rash.
Water Games and Sundaes — Have been rescheduled for August 3 from 2-3:30PM. This event is open to children entering kindergarten through 5th grade.
Peanut Butter & Jam Program: Let’s help feed the children this summer. We need donations of grape jam. single serve packages of fruit cups and juice boxes. We are also glad to take monetary donations earmarked “PBJ”. A sign up sheet is available on the PB&J pantry door for both Tuesday and Wednesday volunteers. Tuesday evenings at 6PM volunteers are invited to the fellowship hall to fill bags with everything except the sandwiches. Wednesday morning at 9AM, volunteers are invited to come to the church kitchen to make peanut butter and jam sandwiches and cheese sandwiches. Wednesday morning at 10AM, delivery of bagged lunches will need volunteers who can walk from apartment to apartment delivering these. For additional information contact Sue Hudson (336) 317-7470 /[email protected] or Betty Witting (253) 273-8283/[email protected].
CHILDREN AND YOUTH
Nurseries: The nursery is available at both services for babies - 5 years old.
Kids Hour: Children in kindergarten through 4th grade are invited to come on Thursdays to eat a snack, hear a Bible story and enjoy crafts, games and other activities. Kids Hour will resume on August 8.
Our Tween and Teen programs will take a “Summer Break” this year and not meet from June 16- August 4. We will resume our usual Sunday schedule on Sunday, August 11.
Children and Youth Sunday School: Sunday School is currently available for elementary-aged children in the “pumpkin” room each Sunday morning from 10-10:45am. Snacks are provided. On the second and fourth Sundays of the month (the weeks we run the bus) a separate tween Sunday School class meets in the pink room on the second floor of the church from 10-10:45. Snacks are provided. The remaining weeks our tweens will join with the elementary class for a combined-age class. Youth have Sunday School in the youth rooms on the lower level of the church. Snacks are provided. If your child needs transportation, please call or text Director of Children and Youth Michelle Rash at 336-212-3424.
PRAYER REQUESTS
Beth Andrews, Bobby Blakely, Betsy Boyles, George Catalano, Cindy Combs, George Dees, Helen Eckman, Sophie Fox’s Family, Nancy Fuller, Josh Gilliam, Howard Hendricks, Kim Huffines, Aspen Ingold, Carol Kirkman’s friends’ children in Pennsylvania, Faye Martin, Christina Nesbitt, Mike Orlando, our country, Sid Owens, (June Owen’s grandson), Carolyn Shelton, Larue Southern and Charlie Younger (Susan Flynn’s brother-in-law). Our Christian sympathy is extended to the family of Westbrook Johnson upon his death. (Susan McNeill’s nephew).