THE SPURGEON OUTLOOK -- SUMMER, 2008
POTPOURRI PAGE -- PART DEUX
ADOPT-A-
HOMEBOUND “GRANDPARENT”
The Finance and other committees have been thoughtfully and prayerfully trying to find a way to keep our church going despite our financial shortfall. When you give your monthly tithe or offering to the church, we ask that you keep in mind that it is only with your support that Spurgeon can keep it’s doors open, as well as keeping our dedicated staff members who have worked hard to provide our church’s ministries. Please pray for God’s guidance as you give your financial gifts this year.
We also want to remind you to bring your friends and family to church! We have many special events throughout the year that provide opportunities for bringing people in our church family and our surrounding community together in friendly, fulfilling, God-centered fellowship. As we all know, this is truly needed in our world right now. So, please consider inviting your neighbors, friends, and family members to join you for a special event or a Sunday morning worship service. You'll be glad you did!
INVOLVEMENT OPPORTUNITIES AT SPURGEON
FELLOWSHIP WITH OTHER MEMBERS
United Methodist Women:
SERVING OUR CHURCH
ENRICHING OUR SPIRITUAL LIVES: CLUSTER FELLOWSHIP GROUPS
FELLOWSHIP WITH OTHERS
Scouting:
Community Prayer Group:
For more information or contact numbers for any of the above, please call the church
THE WESTERN SERVICE WORKERS’ ALLIANCE
Greeting Cards for Every Occasion:
The Ministers of Spurgeon UMC are its members. Assisting them are:
Homebound “Grandparents” are Spurgeon church members who are no longer able to come to church services on Sundays. Our Faith Community Nurse, Sandi Ashbaugh, will be visiting these folks on a regular basis, but she needs our support. She would like some volunteers to adopt one of these homebound “grandparents” and call them once a week. If you would like, you could send them a card that says you are thinking about them and praying for them.
Call the church office, 542-3551, for a list of available homebound “Grandparents”, or if you have questions. 
You Hold the Future of Spurgeon UMC In Your Hands
office at 714-542-3551, or e-mail spurgeonprayer@sbcglobal.net
Helps those in our community who work at low-paying jobs, and have trouble meeting their families' needs. Our church has adopted this group as one of our social outreach/missions. Donations of non-perishable food, clean used clothing, back to school items, baby items, etc., are always welcome. They will especially need clean, used kids' clothing, toys, quilts and blankets during cold months.
Please leave all donations in our church office, clearly labeled “WSW”.
Provided by our United Methodist Women, the greeting card center in the southwest corner of Fellowship Hall has discount-priced new and seasonal cards, gifts, wrapping paper, etc., and more items are added each week.
Got Flowers?
Are the flowers you labor over in your yard blooming? Wonderful! Bring them to church with you!!
Anyone is welcome to bring a simple bouquet of your flowers in a vase a few minutes before the Sunday morning service, and set them up on the altar. It will enhance the beauty of our altar, and celebrate the awesome gifts of natural beauty that God has placed all around us. It will also remind us that He loves these flowers too, or He wouldn’t have made them!
Bishop...
Rev. Dr. Mary Ann Swenson
District Superintendent...Rev. Dr. Mark Ulrickson
Pastor...Rev. Melissa Rusler
Youth & Family Ministries...Pastor Greg Robbins
Faith Community Nurse...Sandi Ashbaugh, R.N., B.S.N.
Treasurer...Diane Denbow
Administrative Assistant...Denise Silva
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