August 16, 2015 Announcements

Calendar of Events

Announcements:

SUNDAY SCHOOL TEACHER MEETING – Tuesday, August 25^th @ 6:30pm in the Fellowship Hall.

LET’S KICK OFF THE YOUTH YEAR Midweek/LYF Kick off will be Aug. 26 at 6:00 pm. We encourage ALL youth and parents to attend this meal and meeting. Please RSVP to the office by Aug 24th. Thanks!

Congratulations to our St Paul Youth Erin Barnes, Katie Barnes and Erin Murphy who will be participating at the Iowa State Fair! Both Erin and Katie will have exhibits in the Ag Building, Katie will also be giving an educational presentation in the 4H building and have a working display. Erin Murphy will be performing with the Irish Performance Dance Team on Aug 21 at the Susan Knapp Amphitheater. If attending the fair, check them out and help support our talented youth!

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).

West Coatroom There are several boxes, old posters, and other things related to some of our past/current church events in the west coatroom. Please check to see if any of these items belong to your board/group so they can be moved to a storage area in the basement. There are also lost and found items including glasses, toys, and coats that are in the west coatroom. Please check them over to see if any of these items belong to you. Thanks!

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.

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.

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!

Annual Reports The 2014-15 Annual Reports are ready. Pick yours up in the narthex.

The LWML Mite collection will be on the 4th Sunday beginning in September. We will leave the Mite box out on the 1st Sunday also until everyone has adjusted to this change.

The LWML is still collecting ink cartridges and cell phones for recycling. But please note: We are unable to use the cell phones if they do not include the charger. If you have dropped off cell phones at the office, please bring in the chargers or we cannot use them. Thank you.