*The Garden Post is published every two weeks.

The next newsletter will be mailed on 8/20/2008

The deadline for newsletter articles is on 8/13/2008

Articles may be dropped off at the church office, faxed (785-3183)

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

 

UMYF to Conference Event

Please keep in your prayers our youth and their leaders this week as they travel on Friday to Fort Caswell for SpiritUs 2008.

Canned Food Sunday

Next Sunday, August 17th, is canned Food Sunday. Please bring your canned food items so we can help replenish the food pantry at Crisis Control.

Dinner for Eight

A few months ago there was an opportunity to sign up for dinner groups within our church family. These sign-ups gave three opportunities to share a meal once a month for a specified amount of time. You have another opportunity for the months of August through November to join another Dinner for Eight group. You can sign up in one of three ways. The first group will go out to a restaurant once a month. The second group will eat at a specified home each month with the members bringing food. The third group will be a Sunday Lunch Brunch one Sunday a month. The sign-up sheets are in the Commons area.

One Worship Service

First Fruits (8:30 a.m.) and our 10:55 a.m. service combining and worshipping at 10:55 a.m. on Sunday, August 31st. Please mark your calendars!

Update From the Trustees

The windows are on order and installation is set for the first week in August. With the rising cost of building materials and the addition of the door units, we are looking at an increase from the original quote from a year ago. The approximate cost of a window is $1,000 and a door unit cost $3,900. To date we have raised $29,444 towards this project. We have about $12,000 more to raise. Hopefully we can reach this goal before we get the bill. Please prayerfully consider a donation toward this project and please mark your donation as Building Fund/Windows/Doors.

A Gathering of the Laity

The Gathering of the Laity is the only evangelistic outreach program sponsored by the Council on Laity of the Western North Carolina conference of The United Methodist Church. This event is August 15th, 16th, and 17th at Lake Junaluska. Registration fee is $15.00 per person. The featured speakers for the Gathering include Dr. John Ed Mathison of Frazer Memorial United Methodist Church, Dr. Maxie Dunnam who is president of Asbury Theological Seminary in Wilmore, Kentucky and Angela Pleasants who is serving Central United Methodist Church in the Charlotte District. Registration forms are available on the bulletin board in the Commons area 0or in the church office.

August Mission Tree

Our Giving Tree items for the month of August are school supplies for Hall Woodward Elementary School. Special Supplies needed are baby wipes, glue sticks, Kleenex, paper towels, gallon size zip lock bags, colored pencils one subject notebooks, jumbo crayons, jumbo pencils, hand sanitizer, pocket folders, children's underware, sweat pants, and book bags. No time to shop, then make a monetary donation and we will do the shopping for you. Please place your donated items under the tree in the Commons Area.

Cub Scouts Collecting Coats for Kids

As you do your Spring cleaning and clean out closets please donate your gently used coats to the Cub Scouts. They will collect coats to donate to the Salvation Army as part of the "Coats for Kids" campaign. New coats will also be accepted. The Cub Scouts have a goal of 100 coats so they need your help to meet this goal. Please place donations in the labeled box in the Commons area.

Rising Third Graders

If you have a son or daughter that will be in the third grade when school starts, please call the church office We will present Bibles to our rising third graders on Sunday, August 24th, in the 10:55 a.m. worship service.

Sedge Garden UMC After School Program

We are pleased to announce that our After School Program will begin on August 25th with staffing for fifteen children. If you would like to donate new or gently used items (books, sports equipment, legos, games, etc.) for the After School Program, please bring them by the church office.

Sedge Garden UMC After School Child 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.

Preschool Information for 2008

Preschool Fall 2008 Enrollment has begun. For more information contact Judy Hoyle at 788-2230 in the Preschool Office. 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 (788-2297) for detailed information.

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