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Announcements 6/6/2010
AMONG OUT OWN Leslie Odevseff is in St. Francis Hospital on the Hospice floor. THE FLOWERS ON THE COMMUNION TABLE TODAY are from Anita Jones in memory of Larry on the occasion of our wedding anniversary. TODAY THE BOARD OF DEACONS will meet in the downstairs meeting room after the service. THIS WEEK YOGA CLASS meets Tuesday at 4 p.m. in Fellowship Hall. MEN’S LUNCH GROUP will meet at 11:30 p.m. on Wednesday June 10th at Abuelos in the Waterfront at 13th and Webb. Sign up in Fellowship Hall or call the office. NEXT WEEK THE CE BOARD will meet at 9:00 in the youth room downstairs. THE MUSIC BOARD will meet in the choir room after the service. THE OUTREACH BOARD will meet in the downstairs meeting room after the service. WOULD YOU LIKE TO RECEIVE THE UCC NEWSLETTER BY EMAIL? Let us know by calling or emailing the church office, cyndi@ucchurch.org . We would like to verify your email address. NEW HYMNALS WE APPRECIATE YOUR PARTICIPATION in the new hymnal dedications so far. We are working on the Bookplates and you will be seeing them in the new hymnal in the next few weeks. THE DEDICATION CARDS ARE STILL IN THE NEW HYMNALS if you would simply like to dedicate a hymnal to the church or if you would like to make that dedication in honor of or in memory of someone. $30.00 per dedication. There is a basket on the small table outside the sanctuary or put the envelope in the offertory plate. THE OLD HYMNALS ARE IN FELLOWSHIP HALL arranged alphabetically by donor. If you donated one (or more) of our old hymnals and would like to have it, feel free to pick it up. Otherwise, if you would like to buy one from the church, they are $10.00 each. BOOK SALE! For relaxation by the pool or after shooting a 72 on the golf course (9 holes or 18) all paperbacks 6 for a $1.00 and all hardcover books 3 for a $1.00. Books may be found in Fellowship Hall. All proceeds go to support the Baby Project in aid of local moms and babies which is sponsored by UCC Women's Guild. Thank you for your support. HELP NEEDED IN THE LIBRARY! Our librarian, Lavinia Gerould, needs someone to help in the library for a short time on Sunday mornings after the church service. For more information, call Lavinia at 687-9495or the church office. THE DEACONS NEED YOUR HELP WITH COFFEE ON THE FIRST SUNDAY OF EACH MONTH. There is a signup sheet in Fellowship Hall for those of you who are willing to set up and serve during the coffee time after the church service on the Sundays that the Deacons have their meeting. 2010 SANCTUARY FLOWER SCHEDULE is up in Fellowship Hall on the PIC board. There are a few dates in the summer and fall available. PLEASE KEEP US INFORMED by calling the office about church members who are ill, hospitalized or homebound. Hospitals do not inform us of hospitalized members anymore because of the privacy laws. Our Deacons and minister would like to be aware of those needing cards, phone calls, or visits. STEPHEN MINISTRY FEATURED ON PBS The PBS “Religion and Ethic” news show recently aired an eight-minute feature about Stephen Ministry. You can watch the video online on PBS Web site. Go to… www.pbs.org/wnet/religionandethics/tag/stephen-ministry and click on the April 9, 2010 “Stephen Ministry” feature. You’ll also find several bonus features-including a separate nine-minute interview with the founder and executive director of Stephen Ministries, Dr. Kenneth C. Haugk. A FEW STUDENTS IN OUR CHOIR are looking for temporary summer work. If you need help with your yard, house cleaning, someone to watch your children, etc. call Bob Scott at 304-6028. THE CENTER FOR CULTURAL INTERCHANGE has sent us information on becoming a host family for an exchange student from Europe, Latin America, or Asia. Information is on the PIC board in Fellowship Hall. MAY OUTREACH BOARD REQUESTS FOOD BANK—There is always a need to fill the shelves at the Food Bank. Most needed items are canned meats: tuna, spam, chicken, and ham: canned fruits and vegetables, jelly, fruit juice, peanut butter, dry and canned beans, bagged rice and pasta, macaroni & cheese, meal helpers, canned soup, muffin & cake mixes, cornmeal, dry cereal, spaghetti sauce, and Bisquick. See complete list in Fellowship Hall. FAIRVIEW CHRISTIAN CHURCH HOMELESS PROGRAM—Our own Elaine Nigh plays the piano during the time when the men and women make their choices of items available. She tells us the needs include: Used men’s jeans, backpacks, belts, and ball caps are especially needed. Always needed are men’s tennis shoes, packages of underwear and socks, reading glasses, and hygiene items (soap, shampoo, lotion, toothpaste, toothbrushes). DATES TO REMEMBER YOUTH MISSION TRIP
There are still slots left!! (students must have completed 6th grade) Call Karen for more information or to reserve a slot.
“Meet God on the Mountaintop” June 21-25 9:00 a.m.-noon. For ages 3-completed 5th grade. Parent, Middle and High School Volunteers needed. Cost $10.00 per child not to exceed $20.00 per family. Call Karen to register 634-0430.
PLEASE MEET NATASHA OLINETCHOUK AND ASHLEY LAUREN Born in Ukraine and raised in Russia, Natasha obtained her Bachelor’s degree from Missouri State University in Springfield, Missouri and received her Masters in Opera Performance from WSU, where she studied with Deborah Baxter. She currently lives in Kansas City where she is preparing for entrance auditions pursuing her Doctoral Program. Taking private voice lessons, she sings with the Kansas City Symphony Orchestra and participates in Opera Suppers at “Californos”, a restaurant in Westport in Kansas City. She enjoys volunteering her singing talents at several retirement homes in the Kansas City area. A UCC scholarship recipient for three years, she continues to sing with the UCC Chancel Choir as often as her busy schedule permits. Ashley, one of UCC’s newest student choir members, grew up in Andover, Kansas but graduated from high school in LaVergne, Tennessee. She is now a sophomore Music State University and is currently studying with Deborah Baxter. Ashley has been seen recently at WSU in How to Succeed in Business directed by Wayne Bryan, and in Urinetown. Future aspirations include finishing her BFA with a minor in dance and moving to New York. YOUTHVILLE/VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL PROJECT Each year during the week of Vacation Bible School the kids put together items needed for the state’s largest provider of foster care, Youthville. The Spring Angel Tree has been up for months and you have brought lots and lots of necessary items to fill the backpacks and laundry baskets. There are several items still needed so if you are able to pick one or two more items or if you would like to make a cash donation, Karen will do the shopping. Make the check to UCC and Youthville project in the memo. Items needed are: Shampoo---3 Conditioner---18 Soap---19 Alarm Clocks---26 Pillows---11 Stuffed Animals---15 Brushes---8 Combs---8 Journals---14 Backpacks---Boys -6 Girls-10 Pillow Cases---Youth-9 Kids-20 Deodorant---10 Laundry Baskets---20 HELPFUL CHURCH INFORMATION A NURSERY AND TODDLER ROOM are available downstairs for babies and toddlers during the church service. Grace, Megan and Anna will be there to greet you and your children. BE SURE TO CHECK OUR WEB SITE.www.ucchurch.org each week for updates and new pictures! A preview of the Order of Service, Sunday announcements, Sermon Titles, and Special Summer Music are posted each week! An archive of sermons, newsletters, and up-to-date calendar are all readily available on the website too. CHECK OUT GARY BLAINE’S BLOG by going to the church website, www.ucchurch.org and click on Gary’s Walk. You can follow Gary on his walk as he posts his blog once a week. PODCAST OF THE SERMONS are now available through the UCC website. Go to Sermons where the Sunday morning sermons from now on will be available in both text and audio versions. BABY MONITORS are available for those of you who leave your children in the nursery or toddler room during the church service. To check one out, please see Grace in the nursery. HEARING ASSISTED RECEIVERS are available for your use during the church service. Please see an usher if you need one. THE CHURCH’S LIBRARY is located downstairs next to the nursery. Lots of books for adults and children – fiction and nonfiction – on a wide range of subjects are available for check out. Our church librarian Lavinia adds new books to the inventory regularly! Please take a few minutes on Sunday mornings to visit the library and check out a book. CDs of all Sunday services are also available for check-out! WANT A CD of a worship service? Please sign up on the CD Form on the information board in Fellowship Hall. You may pick-up your CD in the church office. $2 per CD may be put in “Deposit Box” in the office. WOMENS’ GUILD BOOK EXCHANGE BOOK SALE IN FELLOWSHIP HALL! PAPERBACK BOOKS 6 FOR $1.00 HARDBACK BOOKS 3 FOR $1.00 |
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