Please keep these concerns in your minds and hearts in the coming days.

•         Those Deacons we hold in prayer this week: Francis Barr, Liz Hoffman Bauer, Ann Beattie, Angilee Beery, Stan Beery and Joan Fahs.

•         We pray for those who were unable to worship with us due to their current health limitations, including: Jane Cassell, Barbara Smith, Eunice Brightbill and Beth Stone.

•         Ruth Rowe and her family at the death of her sister, Nell VonEhr on Friday, May 6. The Memorial Service was Sunday, May 22. Nell was also Niel Bendsen’s aunt.

•         April White on the death of her father, Roger Inlow, Saturday morning, May 21.

•         Bob Frantz hospitalized at Parkview.

•         Harper & Aubrey, twin daughters of Jennifer Jones and Trisha Hanes who are hospitalized in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at Dupont Hospital. Jennifer and Trisha hope to bring their daughters home the beginning of this week.

•         Milly Gilbert recovering at home following a recent hospitalization.

•         Ray Bowman receiving hospice care at Timbercrest Healthcare.

•         Ann Hartsough recovering at home following hip replacement surgery.

•         Our sister church in El Salvador, Emanuel Baptist. We pray for the Salvadoran people as the Mauricio Funes government seeks to strengthen human rights in their country. May the government be especially conscious of the needs of the poor and disabled.

•         For those in Louisiana who are continuing to deal with the threat of flooding, loss of property and income and the disruption of life.

•         For those in northern Nigeria where current violence was recently ignited by the presidential election results. Riots erupted in many northern cities and towns close to Kulp Bible College and EYN Headquarters. Five EYN churches were attacked as well. We pray also for the continuation of the reconciliation process.

•         And in the midst of all our concerns, ~ we pray for peace.

Messenger Bible Study group will meet Monday, May 23, at 7:00 p.m. in Timbercrest Education Room. We will study Grady Snyder's article in the May issue of Messenger. Discussion will be led by Dwight Beery. All are welcome. Questions? Call Marie Willoughby, 982-6970.

 

Ruth Egolf will celebrate her 90^th Birthday on Saturday, May 28, at Timbercrest Assembly Room. You are invited to join family and friends from 2 to 4 pm. No gifts, please!

 

Betty Butterbaugh: bettybutterbaugh@gmail.com

 

The Family Life Center is open from 8 to 10 am for walking and exercise.

 

 

9:30 am    Preschool Program Practice

10:30 am Staff Meeting

5:00 pm         Weight Watchers – Room 220

6:00 pm            Yoga

6:30 pm   Preschool Spring Program

7:30 pm    Volleyball

 

 

9:30 am Peace Patch Preschool Picnic         

6:00 pm            Yoga

6:30 pm      Ecclesia Choir Picnic

 

Walkers please use West FLC door     

       9:30 am     Worship. Things Remembered.  Walt Wiltscheck,  Text: Joshua 4: 1-24,  Corinthians 11: 23-26,  Ecclesia Choir. Melodia Choir

Monday, May 30 – Office Closed in observance of National Holiday

 

At its meeting on May 18, 2011, the Executive

Board:

• opened the meeting with devotions led by David Rogers who read from the diary of Oscar Romero.

• received the Treasurer’s report as of April 30. Income exceeded budgeted expense $7,786. Other income exceeded expense by $17,567 resulting in net income of $25,353 after 4 months. The cash reserve ratio increased from

2.32 to 2.74.

• adopted a recommendation from Nurture to increase fees for the use of the building for weddings. The revised fee schedule is in effect immediately.

• created a new pass-through account for the Food Resource Bank (FRB) which will be administered by Witness who will approved expenses and sign vouchers. FRB is an ecumenical project that seeks to raise funds for rural agricultural development and sustainability where poverty exists outside the United States. Global Food Crisis is our denominational program participating in this project.

…Anne Myers, Executive Board Chair

Please bring your food and financial contributions for the Food Pantry by Sunday, June 5 for our next delivery.

 

The soil has been tilled and two plots are spoken for. Contact either Joel Eichenauer (982-1509) or Dave Kreps (982-8251). 

 

 

Hope you’ve checked your summer calendar and have marked off these days for our special Vacation Bible School! How ‘bout inviting your friends and neighbors to join us as well? Extra forms (to share with friends and neighbors) are available in the Peace Patch and the church office. Please turn in completed forms to the church office. Our registration deadline is Thursday, May 26. Feel free to contact any of the VBS directors: LauraGable (578-0378), Jennifer Reichenbach (982-1792) or Kim Reinoehl (982-1461)

 

Our church is assigned Friday, May 27, to pack "Blessings in a Backpack." If you have about an hour on Friday, May 27, at 1:15, come to Manchester Elementary School. RSVP to Denny Unger (982-6928) or Joan Fahs (982-8680).

(As of May 17, 2011 we need 34 adults)

June 26-July 1, Beginner (June 26-28), 2 Male

Eco Adventure, 1 Male

Creative Arts, 1 Male, 1 Female

Sailing, 2 Male, 1 Female

July 10-16, Seekers, 1 Male, 2 Female

Finders, 2 Male, 2 Female

July 24-30, Dune Challenge, 2 Male

July 31- Aug 5, Finders, 2 Male, 4 Female

Followers, 1 Male, 5 Female

H2O, 1 Female

Sampler (July 31-Aug 2) 2 Male, 2 Female

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The North Manchester Rotary Club is assisting the Historical Society with painting the Thomas Marshall home next to the NM Public Library on June 3 & 4. We need many volunteers to prime the building on Friday and paint on Saturday. Please reply to:

Children’s Sunday School will not meet May 29. June 5, 12 and 16 we will prepare for Marketplace 29AD. Intergenerational activities are planned for the rest of the summer.