THE SPURGEON OUTLOOK - SEPTEMBER, 2008
NEWS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS
Wednesday, October 29, 2008, 7:45 p.m. in the Sanctuary
UMW NEWS
United Methodist Women Calendar Dates:
UNITED METHODIST WOMEN -- OUR PURPOSE
The organized unit of United Methodist Women shall be a community of women whose Purpose is to know God and to experience freedom as whole persons through Jesus Christ; to develop a creative, supportive fellowship; and to expand concepts of mission through participation in the global ministries of the church.
“A Women’s Day Apart” Retreat
A Fall day of rejuvenation for women who do too much.
Saturday, September 6, 11 a.m.—3 p.m.— In Fellowship Hall
Cost is $5 to cover lunch
RSVP to the church office, 542-3551, or Eva Patton, 543-5762
UMW LINK MEETINGS:
TIME TO RE-REGISTER FOR EASY FUNDRAISING
If you’re already raising funds for our church while shopping at Ralphs, it’s time to re-register. If you don’t, your donations will stop. And that would be sad. Or perhaps you’ve just never yet registered for either Ralphs, Albertsons or eScrip. In either event, please go to the following websites to register or re-register: (If you need help, please see Judy Cobb.)
ALBERTSONS
Go to www.albertsons.com.
If asked for zip code, enter the church’s.
Scroll down until you seen the “In the Community” link and click.
On the right side of the screen, click the Community Partners link.
Click on “log in or register with your preferred savings card first”.
Enter your preferred savings card number and telephone number.
Follow prompts.
Church community partner ID# is 49001014471.
Vendor # is 5270970.
RALPHS
Go to www.ralphs.com then click on Community Contribution. This needs to be done by August 31, to remain effective starting September 1. Persons who register after September 1 or after will have their contributions effective at a later date.
OTHER MERCHANTS (including Vons; see Judy Cobb for Flyer)
1. Go to www.escrip.com
2. Click on “Shop”
3. Click on find group (you can just enter Spurgeon UMC)
4. Click on Spurgeon UMC in the “group you’d like to support” list
5. Search for another group, or proceed to the next step
6. Complete the personal info
7. Register the appropriate cards
8. Review your information and confirm
9. Create your personal password
Thanks and happy fundraising!
Parking Lot Repairs
Have you noticed the smooth exit from the church parking lot? This was a "freebee," courtesy of Excel Paving Co., in exchange for us allowing them to temporarily park some of their equipment in our lot. They were in the neighborhood, resurfacing some of the streets in Morrison Park, under contract with the city of Santa Ana.
Also, Pastor Ignacio (Mission Evangelica Libertad) has patched the latest bee removal holes in the upper wall. He (or his congregation) also repainted the red curb markings next to the parking lot.
In addition to Room 12, Rooms 4 and 5 are being refinished by a Girl Scout, Katie Klienschmidt, for her Gold Award Project.
Praise be to God for giving us these great people.
By Ivan Ashbaugh
Labor Day Weekend -- August 29-September 1, 2007
Theme: “The Journey & the Destiny, The Baggage & the Bumps”
Adults & Children ages 10 & up: $125
Children ages 3-9: $80; under 3 yrs: Free
Registration Deadline is August 15.
Call Carol Mayer at 1-800-244-8622 to register,
or for more information.
HEALTH NEWS -- by Sandi Ashbaugh, R.N., B.S.N.
Faith Community Nurse
DID YOU KNOW???
1. The Giraffe has the highest blood pressure of any animal and it is three times higher than that of humans.
2. It would take 1,200,000 mosquitoes, each sucking at once, to completely drain the average human of blood.
3. People who live at an altitude of 10,000 feet have about 30% more red cells in their blood than people that live at sea level.
4. In 1941, Dr. Charles Drew became the first Medical Director of the first American Red Cross blood bank in the United States.
5. "Red Eye" in photographs taken with a flash is caused by light bouncing off the tiny blood vessels in the back in the eye ball.
6. Once a mosquito is full, a chemical signal shuts down the intake. When that signal is disabled in the laboratory, the mosquitoes will suck the blood until they explode.
7) The first leech was used in medicine around 1000 B.C. in ancient India. (This process has been used as recently as in the 1990's to clean severe wounds.)
8) The diameter of the aorta, the largest artery in our body, is about the same as that of a garden hose.
9) Mosquitoes have heat sensors to "see" where your capillaries are by the heat of the blood inside them. As a result they know just the right spot to jab you.
10) The Texas horned lizard squirts blood from its eyes when it is angry. This blood contains toxins which irritate on contact. (UGGH)
(From an article called "ON THE QUICK" from a Nursing magazine.)
Church Office Hours --- Pastor Melissa has a very flexible schedule; please call the office to schedule an appointment. Youth Pastor Greg also has a flexible schedule, but is usually in the office around 11 a.m., and leaves at 2:30 p.m., Monday thru Friday. The church secretary is usually in the office Tuesday through Friday from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. (Times are approximate.) If you plan to visit us, please call ahead to make sure someone will be there for you. The office number is 714-542-3551.
