Notes from Sunday, September 27, 2009

Attendance at our Love and Logic Parenting classes is lower than we had anticipated, but those who attended indicated that the classes were very good. Stephanie will check with the participants to ensure that each individual/couple is/are able to afford the $15 book.

The buy-a-baritone project is going well; in fact, with donations from the tamale sale at the high school and further contributions from members of the SUMC congregation, we have surpassed the $1,000 mark. Trena reported that Norma has been depositing these funds into our account, so Rachel will have to take care of writing the check when the first bill comes due. At this point, we plan to write that first check for the total amount donated up to that point so that we can avoid interest charges.

Plans for the large-item auction continue to be made. Brent (and Stephanie) continue to work on securing an auctioneer for the Oct. 24th event. Here is a list of items that have been donated thus far:

antique library table
36" console TV
maple end table
Dell laptop
microwave
non-motorized treadmill
2000 Ford Windstar.

Ryan will touch base with Jim Shearman concerning the items he has offered to donate. He and Pat are back from the tour of Italy.

Don't forget! We also plan to sell Leanne's chocolate chip cookie sandwiches at Harvestfest. Leanne has suggested that we meet at the shop on Oct. 2o for a baking party. We'll need to nail down the specifics as that time comes.

Rachel was not in class due to having two grandparents in the hospital. She will keep us updated on the Christmas angel project and the DISCO dinner, and we will keep her and her family in our prayers.

Finally, in preparation for the UMW general conference, which is to be held at our church, we've finally cleaned up our Sunday school classroom room. Note to self: the Easter eggs are in the shed. We still have a bit of work to do, particularly in the MAM room.

So here's the plan: Tuesday (Sept. 29) we will meet at 5:00 to clear the rubble. Julie Smith has offered to lend hand, we've invited Kelvin and Donna, and we could use your help, too! This meeting will be followed up by a Wednesday (Sept. 30) grocery run (meet at the store at 4:00) to re-stock the food pantry with non-perishable items. Again, we could use all the help we can get!