This weeks schedule:

Monday

• Worship team meets at thr church at 6:00 pm
• SPRC meets at the church at 7:00 pm

Tuesday

• Active Listeners meets at the church at 10:00 am
• Quilt and Sew meets at the church at 1:00 pm

Friday and Saturday

• The UMW rummage sale will be in the fellowship hall.  Friday the hours are 9:oo am to 4:00 pm and Saturday the hours are 9:00 am to 2:00 pm

Next Sunday

• The campfire service will be at 5:30 pm

Pastor Jerry continues his vacation this week but will be with us next Sunday.

This weeks schedule

Tuesday

• Active Listeners will meet at the church at 10:00 am

Friday -Sunday

• PFLAG information booth will be at Lake Sacajawea. 

Saturday

• We will be joining PFLAG for the 4th of July parade  Lineup time will be 8-10 am at 14th and Broadway.  The parade starts at 10:00am.  The parade should be finished between 11:00 to 11:30 am.

Last night’s campfire service was great fun.  There were 30 of us, including a father and son who came because they saw the notice in the newspaper.  Jim brought his banjo and played along with Jerry while we sang.  Our next campfire service will be June 12.

Pastor Jerry will be on vacation this week.  Sharon will be in the office to check messages.  If anyone is in need of a pastor during the coming week they may call Rev. Wayne Schneider at Kelso UMC.

Our Lay Leader, Barbara Vining will lead the service and bring the message next Sunday.  She’ll be filling us in on all the happenings and news from Annual Conference. 

Yesterday during worship we heard a message from Lynne Worth, whose son Eric is a Marine currently stationed in Afghanistan.  He sees a need for school supplies for the children there and thought it might be something his church would like to help with.  Lynne has a poster in the fellowship hall.  She is requesting simple supplies, such as spiral notebooks, pencils and erasers.  There is a container in which these items can be place.  If you would prefer, you can donate money to purchase supplies.  Make your donation to Longview UMC and note that it is for the Afghni school supply project.  The Worth’s will ship all the supplies to Eric, who will distribute them.  Bring your donations any time until August 2nd.

Pastor Jerry is back from Annual conference and appointed to Longview UMC for another year.

This weeks schedule:

Monday

• Inviting and Welcoming Team meets at the church at 7:00 pm

Tuesday

• Active Listeners group meets at the church at 10:00 am  

Next Sunday

• This is the last Sunday of the month and that means potluck.  Bring a dish to share and enjoy the fellowship.
• Summer camp fire starts at 5:30 pm  There will be hotdogs, singing, worship and fellowship.

It was so good to have Morris in curch yesterday and see him look so healthy and strong.  It looks like he’ll be back to his old self in no time.   Thank God for this answer to prayer.

The garden is looking good.  A lot of people have put time and effort into our first garden effort in several years.

We have a special opportunity to partner with our PFLAG group and show support for “Washington Families Standing Together’.   On the 4th of July we are asked to be a walking unit in the Go 4th parade.  We will be carrying signs and a banner asking people to support the “Decline 2, Sign Referendum 71″.

Mirella, John and Dan working in the gardan.

Molly and Jerry

Frank on the tiller.

Mirella planting the corn.

I’m  sure many of you already know that Morris Watson suffered a  stroke last Friday.  There is a lot of good news to report in this sad event.  It is so fortunate that Joy was with Morris when the stroke happened and she was able to get help for him.  He was taken to SW Washington hopital in Vancouver where he is making good recovery.  Joy reported yesterday that they expect to release Morris to go home on Tuesday.  Thanks for your continued prayers for Morris.

It is good to know that Sarah Cardigan ismaking a good recovery from knee replacement surgery a couple of weeks ago.  It will be good to have her back with us and pain free.

As you can see by the pictures the garden planting is happening this morning in our garden space.  If you want to get in on the fun I’m sure there is still time for others to get here and add your labor to the project.  Contact Pastor Jerry or John Polm  for specific  information on what needs to be done.

The annual meeting of the Pacific Northwest Conference begins ThursdayJune 18th.  Pastor Jerry and Lay Leader Barbara Vining will represent our congregation at the meetings.  Anyone who is interested is welcome to observe the meetings.  Jerry has announced that he will be traveling back and fortheach day of conference and would be happy to have others ride with him.

Remember the last Sunday of June will be our first evening of campfire service.  It will begin at 5:30 pm at the outdoor worship area near the fire pit.  The sharing will begin with roasting hotdogson the fire and continue with singing, fellowship and worship..

This weeks schedule

Monday

• Leadership team meets at the church at 6:00 pm
• PFLAG meets at the church at 7:00 pm

Tuesday

• Disciple bible study will meet at the church at 6:30 pm

Wednesday

• Disciple bible study will meet at the church at 10:00 am

Thursday

• United Methodist Men will meet at the church at 7:00 pm
• Womem’s book group will meet at Sharon Fosburg’s home at 7:00 pm the address is 4217 Pennsylvania.  We will discussing the book “Blink”.The group will not meet again intil September when we will discuss the book “Blue Highways” by William Least Heat-Moon.

Saturday

• The Spring Fling!  If you would like to attend you must call the church office by Wednesday.

This weeks schedule

Monday

• Worship team meets at 6:oo pm at the church
• SPRC meets at 7:00 pm at the church

Tuesday

• Quilt and sew group will meet at 1:00pm in the fellowship hall
• Disciple Bible will meet at 6:30pm at Pastor Jerry’s home

Wednesday

• Disciple Bible study will meet at 9:30am in the Pastor’s office

Thursday

• Trustees will meet at  7:00pm in the church library

Next Sunday the “Aloha Team” will host the coffee hour after worship.  I think we will be treated to some Hawaiian treats and the people who made the mission trip to Hawaii will tell us about their experiences and share their pictures. 

Have you signed up to attend the Spring Fling yet?  There is no form to fill out – just a $5.00 fee to cover transportation cost. There is lots of information in the newsletter and on the UMW bulletin board in the fellowship hall.

It is good to have Pastor Jerry back and great to hear a little bit about their adventures in Hawaii.  It has been decided that the “Aloha Team” will host fellowship hour after church on May 31st and share their pictures and experiences.

This week’s schedule:

Monday

• Lay Leadership Team meets at 6:00 pm.   This group meets as requested by the Pastor a few times a  year.
• PFLAG meets in the fellowship hall at 7:00pm

Tuesday

• Disciple Bible study will meet at Pastor Jerry’s home at 6:30 pm

Wednesday

• Disciple Bible study will meet in Pastor Jerry’s office at 10:00am
• Choir practice will meet in the sanctuary at 6:30 pm

Thursday

• United Methodist Men will meet at the church at 7:00 pm.  All men involved with the church are welcomed and encouraged to attend.

Sunday

• Marks the 6th anniversary of becoming a Reconciling Congregation.  There will be some special music during the worship service.
• “Claiming the Promise” study will meet in the fellowship at 6:30pm 

What a great event we experienced here Saturday evening!  If you missed the Medieval feast you really missed a lot!  There was lots of food, great music and entertainment and decorations.  I’m sure this will happen again some day and we should all try to attend.  This was a fund raiser for our Christian Education program. 

Monday

• Social Justice team will meet at the church at 6:00 pm
• Inviting and welcoming team will not meet this evening

Tuesday

• MISSION TEAM LEAVES FOR HAWAII
• Disciple Bible will meet in Pastor Jerry’s office at 6:30 pm

Wednesday

• Disciple Bible study will meet in the Pastor’s office at 10:00 am  Don Christensen will teach both classes in Jerry’s absence
• Choir practice in the sanctuary at 6:30 pm

Wednesday through Friday

• Scout troop 516 will be setting up in the fellowship hall for their rummage sale.  They will be at the church each evening.

Saturday

• Troop 516 rummage sale.

Sunday

• We will begin the study “Claiming the Promise”.  The study will continue for 6 to 7 weeks.

We took 620 disposable diapers to Community house, these were collected in the month of April.   We will be collecting coffee creamer for the month of May.

We have another busy week ahead.

Monday

• Mission Team will meet at the church at 6:00 pm.  Anyone interested in the mission outreach of our church is welcomed to attend.
• Church Council will meet at the church at 7:00 pm.  Those holding leadership positions in the church are expected to attend – all who are interested in the life of the congregation are welcome to attend. 

Tuesday

• Quilt and Sew group meets in the fellowship hall at 1:00 pm.  Everyone is welcomed to join in.  Bring your project to work on while we visit.
• Disciple Bible study will not meet to night but instead will meet on Thursday.

Wednesday

• Disciple Bible study will meet in Pastor Jerry’s office at 10:00 am.
• Choir practice will meet in the sanctuary at 6:30 pm.

Thursday

• Women’s book group will meet at Barb and Niis’s home at 7:00 p m.  We will be discussing “The Healing Quilt”.  Next month the book is “Blink”.
• Disciple Bible will meet this week only, at Pastor Jerry’s home at 6:30 pm.

Saturday

• UMW district officer’s training is at Vancouver 1st UMC.  Meet at the church at 8:30 am to carpool.
• Medieval feast will be in the fellowship hall beginning at 5:30 pm.  If you haven’t yet purchased your tickets, call the church office to reserve your ticket.  Price is $12.50 per person.  Profits will go to fund our Christian Education program.

Sunday

• This is the last Sunday of the month and is our monthly potluck lunch.

Newsletter articles are due tomorrow.  Please email anything you would like to share in the newsletter to the church office.

Monday

• PFLAG meets in the fellowship hall at 7:00 pm

Tuesday

• Disciple Bible Study meets at Pastor Jerry’s home at 6:30 pm
• Ocean Park site Advisory Team will meet in the fellowship hall at 7:00 pm.  This involves a few of our church members but others are welcome to attend.  It’s a good way to learn more about our church camp.

Wednesday

• Edith Allen Circle will meet at Mona Petersen’s home at 11:30 am for a potluck lunch.
• There will be no choir practice this week.

Friday

• We’ll be setting up for Saturday’s Spring Tea.

Saturday

• The UMW Spring Tea will be in the fellowship hall beginning at 11:30 am.  Master Gardener Sara Brown will be the featured speaker .  Look for an entertaining talk on growing fruits and vegetables even in small spaces, don’t be surprised if you hear the words “Victory Garden”.   Tickets are $10.00 at the door.

A few reminders,

We have a very few people that have signed up to serve as greeters, ushers, to provide flowers for the altar for worship service and to host fellowship time after the service.  There are sign up list available in the hall across from the office.  These are important parts of the Sunday morning worship experience.

Tickets are available for the Medieval feast at the church on April 25th.  Price of the tickets is $12.50.

We have a pretty good wagon full of disposable diapers for Community House.  There are two more Sunday’s in April – let’s see if we can get the pile higher than the communion table by the end if the month.