Shoe Project Complete and New Projects Underway

With a little luck and a lot of shopping by Brandee and Leanne, we have successfully purchased and will have distributed 79 pairs of shoes before school starts. A few parents did not show up at the giveaway on Sunday, but between delivering some to homes directly and leaving some for Trena to distribute, the task will soon be done. Rachel is taking care of exchanges and buying the last pairs we've gotten requests for in Liberal Monday night. Trena will hold these for pick-up during regular church office hours. Pioneer Electric has expressed some interest in helping us fund this project retroactively. Please pray this becomes a reality.

In addition to the shoes, we've also helped a number of families with school supplies as the New Convenant Church did not undertake this project. This is something else we should take into consideration for the future.

With school starting again on Thursday, Rachel thought it might be nice to send a card of support from Satanta United Methodist to each teacher, administator, para, and secretary in our district along with a small gift such as a pen or a pack of post-it notes. She will work on this project this week with support from Ryan with the goal of delivering the notes on Thursday.

Stacey and Stephanie have finalized preparations for the Love and Logic Parenting classes. Here are the details if anyone asks:

• Course consists of five, two-hour classes
• Classes meet each Sunday between 4:30 and 6:30 at SUMC in the sanctuary.
• Enrollement is $10 per person, which includes a book
• Stacey is taking RSVPs for enrollment

We also spoke with Kelvin regarding our concept (thanks Jim Shearman) of a large-item auction. Pastor Kelvin suggested Oct. 10 as a good (unbooked) Saturday for an auction and a luncheon. Brent and Leanne may have a conflict on this date, but they are checking their schedules. OCt. 24 was also suggested, but Harvestfest is already scheduled for that date. Once we have a date set, arrangements will need to be made, among them asking for large-item donations from the congregation. We will also need a sale bill and an auctioneer. It has been suggested that we ask the New Genesis class to help with the luncheon.

This will give us LOTS to talk about next Sunday, so it's good thing we let our books go! Hope to see you there!

Ryan