West Suburban Faith-based
Peace Coalition Monthly Meeting
7:00 PM
Coming
Events
Aug 24
Todd Preaching
Nursery:
Patti MacGregor
& Evan Richards
Bob Boltz &
Jimmy Orjala
SummerFest at the Richers
Aug 25-27
Jewel Shop & Share Days
Sept 13-14
Church Retreat at CampMenno
Haven
Announcements
·Welcome back Todd, Dennette
and Jasmine! (They officially return from Todd’s three-month sabbatical on
Tuesday.) Pease give them a warm welcome back and make note of their new email
address: frieswine@gmail.com.
·A big
thank you to all who helped at our International
Gift Sale this weekend! For those of you who didn’t have a chance to stop
by, items remaining from the event are on sale downstairs in the Fellowship
Hall. Remember, all proceeds from this sale go to Global Family Program,
Mennonite Central Committee’s program to help children get education around the
world.
·Summer
is drawing to a close, but there’s no need to panic. SummerFest next Sunday (August 24) will definitely help ease the
pain. It’s LMC’s annual end-of-the-summer celebration, featuring great food,
swimming, volleyball, music and singing, horseshoes, croquet, a bonfire and
more. It kicks off at 4 PM at the Richer home in St. Charles (a flyer with directions is in
your mailbox). Bring a lawn chair and a side dish or a dessert and the Richers
will take care of the rest. Hope to see you there!
·Calling all musicians! We're gathering musicians (ok, nudging
and cajoling too), to help present an hour of music at SummerFest next Sunday, August
24. We’re looking for individuals or groups to share their music in 10
minute performance slots. We’re also hoping to gather musicians for a
sing-along, play-along song circle. Please contact Dave Martin if you’d like to
participate.
·This
is the last Sunday to contribute to the Welcome
box for the Andrew & Daria White family. We are collecting gently used
toys to help Julia (6) and Christopher (4) adjust to their new home in Virginia following a move from Bulgaria. Cash or gift cards would
be welcome as well. Andrew will be teaching English at EasternMennoniteUniversity this fall,
while Daria enrolls the children in school, establishes a new household and
looks for a new church home. Please remember the family in your prayers. The
Welcome box is located under the church mailboxes.
·All
are invited to a special West Suburban Faith-based Peace Coalition presentation
this Tuesday at 7:00 PM at LMC. Iraq
War veterans and staff from the American Friends Service Committee will address military recruitment in local
schools and explore how youth, parents, schools and churches can
respond. See the flyer on the bulletin board or contact Dave Martin for
more information.
·The church retreat at CampMenno
Haven is only a month away! The retreat will be held on September 13 and
14. (There’s been some confusion on the correct dates, so I pulled out the
contract to double-check.) Hope to see you all there!
Last
Sunday
·Attendance last Sunday:
98
·Offering:
$3,236
·Weekly Giving Needed to Meet our 2008 Mission
Goals