Newsletter For The Weeks of July 28th Through Aug 11th

*The Garden Post" is published every two weeks. Work Day at the Church

or emailed to Peggy Conaway (pconaway@sedgegardenumc.org)

Sedge Garden UMC News & Events

 

July Mission Project

Our Mission Project for July will go to support our troops. Items needed include instant drink mixes, chewing gum, hard candy, coffee, beef jerky, fruit roll up trail mix, antibacterial hand wash, toiletry items, DVD's (new or used), and monetary donations. Please place your donations on the table located in the Commons area and mark your monetary gifts as "July Mission Project".

Church Website

The church would like to hire a professional website company to redesign the church website. The cost of this project is estimated to be $2,500. We are asking for your help to make our website a great representation of the wonderful church that is Sedge Garden UMC. Please mark your donations "church website".

Need to Refurbish Handbells

Our Handbells here at SGUMC are in desperate need for refurbishment. There is a professional handbell servicing company in South Carolina that will refurbish out 31/2 octave Malmark Handbells for approximately $1200.00. The Sounds of Joy Handbell Choir is asking your help to finance this project. If you'd like to support this project, please mark your contribution for "Handbell Refurbishment". Our goal is to have the bells refurbished by the end of the summer so they are in peak condition for the Advent season and a special Christmas Concert in the beginning of December.

United Methodist Men's Monthly Breakfast

United Methodist Men will not have their July breakfast meeting on July 4th. Our next breakfast meeting will be August 1st.

Rising 3rd Graders

If you have a son or daughter that will be in the 3rd grade when school starts, please call the church office. We will present Bibles to our rising 3rd graders on Sunday, August 29th, in the worship services.

Alter Flowers

If you would like to place flowers on the alter in the Sanctuary on Sunday, August 1st, in honor or in memory of a loved one or to celebrate a special occasion, please contact Dot Sides.

W/S District Dinner and Talent Show

You are invited to come for a BBQ Chicken Dinner with potato salad, cole slaw, baked beans, dinner rolls, banana pudding, and beverages for $8 per adult and $4 for children under 10 years old on Thursday, August 5th, at 6 pm in the Brian Holland Fellowship Hall. Dinner will be served at 6 pm with the show following at 7 pm. There are still spots available to be in the talent show and it is open to all ages to participate in the show. Please make payment by August 1st to Doug Watts if you would like to come and enjoy this event. Money raised will go toward helping with finances at "My Aunt's House" which just opened at The Children's Home in W/S.

Interest for Theater Production of "From the Word"

Help is needed in many areas (cast, costumes, build or design sets, help with publicity, usher, etc.) of our Theater Production. "From the "Word" Please contact Marie Denig if you would like to volunteer to help.

PreSchool Summer Adventures and Awesome Adventures for Elementary Age Children	The PreSchool will sponsor two Summer Camp Programs this year, one for preschool age children and the other for elementary school age. The two programs will be June 15th through August 5th (no classes week of July 4th). For additional information, please contact Ms. Judy in the preschool office at 788-2230
3rd Annual Summer Cookout for Chris Holder Foundation   A fun filled afternoon at the Kernersville Family YMCA to raise money and awareness for the Chris Holder Foundation is Saturday, July 31st, noon to 5 pm. Come enjoy the YMCA's water park and community pool, and basketball courts. Come and enjoy the YMCA's water park and community pool, and there will be access to volleyball, tetherball and basketball courts. The cookout is from 1 to 3 pm under the shelter next to the YMCA's community pool. The cookout is $10 per adult, $5 per child and all other events are free, with a requested donation to help us be able to award our next scholarship.   Sedge Garden UMC After School Care Sedge Garden UMC after school child care has limited opening available. We provide snack, homework assistance, a daily devotion and both indoor and outdoor playtime. For more information about our program or to schedule a tour, please call our church office at 788-2297. Our After School Care Ministry has three additional student openings for the start of 2009. Please contact Kate Smith or the church office for more information about our After School Care Ministry.
Preschool Information for 2010
Classes for toddlers through five year olds on various days of the week are available. Click here for additional information.  Please call the church office (336-788-2297) for detailed information.

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