Fun Fundraiser for Ladies of All Ages
Get ready to scrapbook your memories at theScrapbooking Workshop in the Family Life Center on Sat., Jan. 23, 2010 from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Jenni-fer Nemer, from Creative Memories, will be thereto assist you The fee is $28 and includes all dayscrapping, mini-breakfast, lunch, drinks, snacksand door prizes. All are welcome. Space is limited,sign up early at the Welcome Center. Must be paid by January 17 to United Methodist Women.Watch for more information.
Yarn Angels:
Meet the 1st Tuesday of themonth to knit/crochet charity projects such as prayer shawls, baby items for Crisis Pregnancy
Center or hat/mittens for UM Children’s Home.
Contact Sharon Cummings @ 630
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Quilting Group:
Two groups of ladies aremeeting once a week to learn and to make beauti-ful quilts. For info call Eileen Faith @635-8388 or Jan Sulz @ 845-1934.
Swartz Creek Community Food Basket
has
served 2,700 families since it’s start in March. Unfortu-
nately the numbers do grow, fortunately as one of our committee
members from Saint Mary’s said, ―The Holy Spirit is atwork here!‖ Amen to that! Thank you for your support!
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Pasties
are being made on the 14th & 15h of December.
Don’t forget to order yours!
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Help Spruce up the church
on the 3rdTuesday at 9:00 a.m. Meet in Murbach Hall, pick a project and help make our church aninviting place to come worship.
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Advent Wreath Lighters/Readers are needed
For Sunday morning worship. If you or your familywould like to participate, please sign up for a spe-cific time at the Information Center or the WelcomeCenter.
All information and instructions will be provided.Come be a part of this grace-filled tradition! Questions? SeeRachel.
Sunday School Christmas ProgramSunday, December 20
Join us for our annual
Christmas program
on
Sun-day, December 20
th
at 6pm.
This year our childrenwill be experiencing the awe and wonder of theChristmas story along with the joy of timelessChristmas carols. All persons ages 3 and up are in-vited to participate
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please sign up at the welcomecenter or email rbenton@umc-sc.org by Wed, Dec2
nd
if your child would like to participate.
WANT AN EASY WAY TO HELP MISSIONS?
Pickup a "UMW sock" at the welcome center, put 1 quar-ter in for the number of each month (IE 1 quarter for Jan., 2 in Feb, 3 in March etc.). By December youwill have accumulated $19.50 to turn in tohelp missions at home and around theworld.
Interested in a Short-Term Disciple Class?
Beginning January 12
th
, we will be offering a Disciplecourse on either Psalms (10 weeks) or Romans (8weeks) led by Laura Sepanak on Tuesday evenings.The course will have a similar structure to regular Dis-ciple studies, but is simply shorter in length and gener-ally focuses on a more specific topic. If you are inter-ested, please write your name on the sign-up sheet inthe Information Center (outside the sanctuary) or theWelcome Center (outside the gym), or feel free tospeak with Rachel if you have further questions (635-4555 or rbenton@umc-sc.org).
Attention Adult Sunday School Classes
:
During the Christmas season, we are inviting eachSunday School class to
“adopt
-a-family
‖ as a way to
provide clothes, toys, or other needed items. If inter-ested, please see Rachel for more information and to be matched with a family. Also, if you or someoneyou know could use an extra measure of grace this
season, please see Rachel or Barb Mulnix. Let’s find
ways to be a blessing to the Christ-child in our midstthis Christmas!
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