July 26, 2015 Announcements

Calendar of Events

Announcements:

TODAY is the last Sunday to make changes to the new church phone directory. Please check the copy in the narthex to see if your information is correct. You may add email addresses or cell phone numbers if you desire.

The Quarterly Giving Reports are in your member mailboxes located near the Wilson Ave. doors.

The “Tuscan Dinner” which is a major fund raiser for Good Neighbor’s the Healthy Food Vouchers Program, will be held at the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship Church on Sunday August 23. A social time will start at 6:00 with dinner beginning at 6:30. The meal will be prepared by Terry Lowman (past owner of Lucullan’s Italian Grill). Tickets are $35 and are available from your Faith Group representative or they can be purchased from Mike Fritz/Good Neighbor office located at 613 Clark St. (phone – (515) 296-1449).

Lost and Found There are several lost and found items including glasses, toys, and coats that are in the west coatroom lost and found. Please check them over to see if any of the items belong to you. Thanks!

VBS “Celebrate” Wraps Up Thank you to all those who helped us Celebrate Gods Love in various ways this week. We had 57 students attend and we raised $$563.37 mission offerings for recreational items for Camp Okoboji. Look for pictures and more later.

WANTED: SR. LYF LEADERS The Board of Youth are seeking 1-2 people to act as Leaders for our Sr. LYF for 2015-16. This person(s) would help plan and oversee activities designed for our youth in 9-12 grades with the help of the Board of Youth. If interested or for more information, please contact Carla Murphy.

Women’s summer Bible study: For the summer the women’s Bible study group will meet on the 2nd and 4th Mondays at 5:45 pm in the Youth room. We will not be doing a continuous series, but stand alone topics, so come when you are able.

Registration forms for the LWML Retreat to be held Sept 12 are on the bulletin board. The theme is “Hooked on Jesus; Hooked on Missions!” We will be posting a sign up sheet to carpool. If you would like to go, send your registration in promptly, it usually fill up fast.

Two New Opportunities where we can make a MAJOR difference in the lives of others:

1. Vietnam Veterans of America, initiated by the Story County Chapter. They are starting a duffel bag outreach. They are looking for donations of items to put in a duffel bag that will be distributed in various ways in Story and surrounding counties to homeless veterans.
   Items needed:
   bar soap, wash cloth, nail clippers, comb, shampoo, bandaids, tooth brush, tooth paste, small tissue packs, disposable razor, socks, undershirts (T shirts), underwear-boxers or briefs, bath towel, plastic poncho, note pad with pencil, baseball type cap or hat.
   2. ‘Takin’ it to the Streets’ outreach in Omaha Check it out at www.takinittothestreetsomaha.org
   Items needed: bar soap, wash cloth, nail clippers, comb, shampoo, bandaids, tooth brush, tooth paste, small tissue packs, disposable razor, socks, undershirts (T shirts), underwear-boxers or briefs, bath towel, plastic poncho, note pad with pencil, baseball type cap or hat.

The Sunday morning adult Bible study will resume the first Sunday in August. On August 2nd, we will reflect on how we as Christians respond to the recent announcement of the Supreme Court.

Date change for Quilters: we will meet from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Thursday, July 30th. We will be working on quilts for Lutheran World Relief. Bring a sack lunch for noon. Hope to see you there!

BACKPACK DRIVE: The Board of Human Care is collecting new backpacks for children to use in the upcoming school year. There will be a collection bin at the EAST entrance of the church through the end of September. Thanks for your help with this drive!