August 23, 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!

Conversational Dinners “Season Opener”. Tail Gate Party …. Away Game…
Our 2015 Season Opener is an “away game” in Webster City. Kick off is set for Sunday, September 13th at 5:30pm. Alberta and Phil Voge are hosting our “Tail Gate Opener”, so make plans to travelto Webster City and enjoy the first “game of the season”.
Mark your calendars now….full “game plan” will be available September 1st. ‘s game on! Contact Coach Ellen Sander (druellen@hotmail.com or 292-3574) you have a question.

PLEASE– Check your mailbox! The new phone directory, annual reports, and WOSP Booklets have been put in your mailboxes. (The secretaries have a bet as to how many will be picked up on the first Sunday.)

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.

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 TODAY 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.

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!

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 Thank you to all who have brought backpacks. We will continue collecting because we still need some smaller backpacks for younger children. The collection bin is at the EAST entrance of the church through the end of September.

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.