Weekly Schedule
of Events
News
of the Congregation
Upcoming Events
Last updated May 19, 2008
Sunday:
8:10 - 8:25 -- AGAPE fellowship
8:00 a.m. Service broadcast on WGRN 89.5 FM 
8:30 a.m. Fresh Start service
9:30 a.m. Sunday School
10:10 - 10:25  AGAPE fellowship
10:10 - 10:25 Fellowship Coffee 
10:30 a.m.  Morning Worship

3rd Monday of each month -- Lydia Circle, 7 p.m. 

Last Tuesday of each month:
The Children's Council will now meet on Tuesday evenings instad of Sunday mornings.  The meetings will be the last Tuesday of each month at 5:30 p.m. unless we elect to skip a month if there is not much going on.

Wednesday:
1st Wednesday of each month -- Susannah Circle, 9:30 a.m.
Every Wednesday -- 2 p.m. Service Broadcast on Channel 3.
1st Wednesday of each month -- Dorcas Circle, 2 p.m.
3:15 - 4:45 p.m. Jr. High Youth (grades 6 through 8)[Jr. High Youth will be picked up after school.] [The last meeting for this spring semester will be on Wed., May 21st.   Meetings will resume when school starts in the fall.]
6:30 - 7:30 p.m. Senior High Youth 

7:00 - 8:00 Choir Rehearsal [Suspended for the summer season.  Choir will resume when school starts in the fall.] 

Thursday:
7:00 a.m.  Custodial Helpers
6:00 - 7:00 p.m.Thursday Night ALIVE (Kindergarten through 5th grade)

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Missions Committee 2008 
Tentative Monthly Missions Projects
Jan. -- Collect supplies for health kits for Midwest Distribution in Springfield
Feb. -- Youth Camperships, Food Pantry Workers
Mar. -- Youth Fundraiser--mission trip and Compassion Child
Apr. -- Finalize Camperships
May -- Selling shares (@$5) for youth mission trip
Jun. -- Collect supplies for flood buckets
Jul. -- Christmas in July
Aug. -- Pregnancy Support Center, Food Pantry Workers
Sep. -- Red Bird Mission 
Oct. -- Collect Wish List items for Lessie Bates Davis Neighborhood House
Nov. -- Harvest Festival, Salvation Army Bell Ringers
Dec. -- March to the Manger
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Fair Oaks 
Activity Department
needs volunteers for special events and daily activities.  Everyone welcome.  Call Ruthanne or Maxine at 664-0808 ext 3706.

Greenville FUMC worship service at Fair Oaks monthly.
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Eagles Nest Ministries

A collection box for used Sunday School quarterlies, Bibles, daily devotionals, any Christian books, paperbacks, cassettes, reference books, commentaires, and videos is in the narthex.  The materials are for Eagles Nest Ministries in Butler.  Through their "Love Packages" ministry our usable Christian literature is sent to missionaries and Christian workers around the world.  Thanks for your help!

 

CANS
The youth are again collecting aluminum cans for recycling to raise money for this summer's Mission Trip to Gatlinburg, Tennessee.  You may leave your cans in a plastic bag in the big trash can in Pam's office.  We will also gratefully accept cash donations for gas and other expenses.

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Need help?  Call
HELPING HANDS.
Gutters need cleaning, light bulbs need changing, bushes need trimming, yard work?  Call Helping Hands!  We are here to help you!   Please call 664-2481 or 664-0915 for any household chores.  Give us a call . . . We do it all!

We need volunteers who are willing to pick up and return people for Sunday morning services.  We no longer run the van and there are some individuals who would appreciate a ride to and/or from our services.  Please call the church office if you can help!

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The Food Pantry at the Bond County Senior Center is always in need of food.  If you can help, please take the following items to the Senior Center: peanut butter & jelly, soup, canned fruit, cereal, instant potatoes, instant pudding, canned meals such as Spaghettios, beef stew, etc., spaghetti and sauce, tuna, canned vegetables, macaroni and cheese, crackers, and Jello.
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YOUTH NEWS

Red Bird Mission in Beverly, Kentucky, needs band instruments for their K-12 Christian School.  Do you have a band instrument you would consider donating to them?  Carl's Pro Band Instrument Repair in Bloomington, IL, will donate any necessary repairs.  Please see the notice on the bulletin board for details.
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Thursday Night Alive


Also if anyone would like to donate snacks for our children or youth programs, it would be a big help to the budget.  Soda, cookies, juice boxes, Kool-Aid, chips, candy bars, cheese and crackers and, of course, any baked items would be greatly appreciated.  Contact Pam if you would like to contribute.

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Compassion Child
Anyone interested in sponsoring a Compassion Child please check in with Pam Chase.  The cost is approximately $32 per month until the child is 18 years old.
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The kitchen is in need of a microwave oven that has a turntable.  If you would like to donate one, please contact the church office.

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Remaining Communion Dates
for 2008 are as follows:
June 1, July 13, August 24, October 5, November 16, and December 28.
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1. Sunday, May 25th -- Our Memorial Day service will include a tribute to our veterans.  We are asking that anyone who has a flag in a case representing someone who is now or has ever been in any branch of service to our country to please bring them to the office.  We would also appreciate a picture of the veteran to put with the display, and information as to their rank and service record.

2.  On Sunday, June 1, we will honor our graduates.  Please make sure we have the names and degrees of every graduate you know of! 

 
 

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Sunset Home
A Retirement Community
418 Washington
Quincy, IL 62301
"Offering their eight room home to the St. Louis German Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church in 1889, Charles and Augusta Pfeiffer founded Sunset Home as a home for the aging.  It became the first institution of its kind in Methodism west of Chicago."
"The mission of Sunset Home is to share the love of Jesus Christ through services to the aging, without regard to race, color or creed. Further, our mission is to administer the care for those served with compassion and with charity, insofar as the finances of the corporation may be reasonably allocated. In accordance therewith, Sunset Home provides these services based upon the individual's ability to pay and when necessary, will reduce or waive fees in order to provide services for those in need."

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Help!
We have a mission and
We Need You!
Please help us make a difference in our residents' lives. Please join
The United Methodist Village Auxiliary
Lawrenceville, IL
Annual dues $3 per person.


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Deaf and Hard of Hearing Ministry
of the 
Illinois Great Rivers Annual Conference
2 Rainbow Dr.
Pekin, IL 61554-2427
309-353-5792 V/TTY
email: ckeller@mtco.com
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For those who may have difficulty hearing the worship services, we now have hearing devices available; the units may be obtained from an usher and we encourage you to request one for your use during the service.
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 Church History
We are trying to update our church history.  The last written records go only into the 1950s.  What we need most are accounts from past youth events (especially the trip to Washington, D.C.), Women's Society, Sunday School classes, individual church-related achievements, and other interesting memories. You may leave your materials at the church office or call Margaret Brown at 664-0327.

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Need a gift?  We still have the glass ornaments with the church on them for $12.50 each.  Please contact the church office for details.
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