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July–August Newsletter |
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New Building Designs
Click here to view our newest building designs, updated April 15. |
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Relief for the victims of the earthquake in Haiti
Click here for information about how the United Methodist Church is helping the people of Haiti, and how you can help too. |
July 25 |
Building project meeting
An informal question & answer session will be held after Worship to understand and give direction to the building project. |
August 1 |
Island Sunday
Wear your Caribbean or Hawaiian shirts, enjoy Steel Drums and other special Island music, then stay for an Island Lunch. And bring a friend! |
August 8 |
Youth Worship Service
Jason Tesarz and Yosh Nakajima and all the
young people from our congregation who were
campers this summer will prepare a Special Worship
service for the whole church on August 8.
Seven young people from our congregation attended
camp this summer, and six young adults
served as counselors, including Yosh and Jason
who were Directors! This ministry of our church
can be life-changing and affirming for so many
young people, and this special Worship service will
be a wonderful experience that allows us all to
share in that ministry in addition to the financial
support we give. Join us — and bring a friend —
especially someone who either has or is a young
person! |
August 13-15 |
Family Camping Weekend
Join us for our 2nd annual
Family camping trip! We
hike, eat, (the food is
GREAT!) and pray together
under the stars. Max capacity
30 people. This event is
for people of All ages.
Sign up NOW! |
Now–Aug 14 |
Back to School Back Pack Project!
School is about to start, and with it comes more difficult times for many
families. Every child wants to start the new school year with a new backpack
and school supplies, but this is difficult for many of the Horace
Mann Families. Our goal is to provide a new backpack for every child at Horace Mann! The backpacks are high quality, with an outer pocket for school supplies and a larger inner pocket for carrying
books. These backpacks cost only $5 each! You can provide backpacks by
marking an offering envelope on Sunday, or by mailing a check for any amount with the word "backpack" in the memo line.
In addition, we are also collecting school supplies, for both the backpacks and for the classrooms, a real help to all the teachers. Supplies needed include wide-ruled-paper, pencils, pens, washable colored markers, rulers, and erasers. Bring them to worship, or again, you can send a check with "school supplies" in the memo line.
We will be collecting the backpack donations and the school supplies for the next 3 weeks and then giving them to the children and the classrooms August 14 at the school's Ice Cream Social event. Volunteers are
needed to help assemble and distribute the backpacks on that day. So please, help us help others! |
August 22 |
Building project meeting
An important meeting will be held after Worship. Building and Finance will present the Overall Project Plans, including Budget, Whole Build-out Design,
Phase 1 Design including room uses ideas, and Timeline. We will also discuss alternatives to the project and have Questions & Answers. |
August 26 |
Food for our Neighbors
InnVision needs our hands to help distribute fresh fruits, vegetables and
other food to people in need. They need help bagging the groceries supplied by Second Harvest from 9:00am to about 12:00noon, at 7th Street and Commercial. We also are in need of grocery bag donations (paper or plastic), which you can bring to worship on Sundays. |
August 29 |
Building project meeting
Consensus Meeting after Worship for the whole congregation to discuss: Should we proceed? |
Aug & Sept |
Mission Events
Three important topics on The Sudan, Roles of Mission and Evangelism, and a study of John's Letters. All Mission Events are open to both men and women. There is scholarship money toward the cost of all events. Please contact Ellen at 408-293-8960 or etshaner@sbcglobal.net. The three dates are: Weekend Event from Fri. dinner through Sun. lunch in Stockton at UOP, August 6-8; One day event on August 28 in Milbrae; and One day event on September 18 in Merced. Click here for more information. |
Sept. 19 |
UMW Meeting
Sunday September 19 after
worship at the office, is
our first Fall meeting.
Please bring a friend and a dish to
share! |
Sept. 23 |
Food for our Neighbors
InnVision needs our hands to help distribute fresh fruits, vegetables and
other food to people in need. They need help bagging the groceries supplied by Second Harvest from 9:00am to about 12:00noon, at 7th Street and Commercial. We also are in need of grocery bag donations (paper or plastic), which you can bring to worship on Sundays. |
Sept. 24-26 |
Women's Annual Retreat
ALL women are invited to the beautiful Villa Del Mar retreat center in
Santa Cruz: comfortable rooms with private baths, great food that someone
else cooks (!), a beautiful view of the ocean, and its "own" beach. Carpooling
is available. The cost of the retreat is yet to be determined, but it
includes two nights and 6 meals at the beautiful ocean-shore retreat. Scholarships may be available if needed, so please do not let the cost prevent
you from planning to join us! Please contact Ellen at church or at etshaner@sbcglobal.net for a registration form, and please register by August 22. SEE YOU THERE!! |
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Join the Samaritan Group
The Samaritans are a loosely organized group committed to serving the church and our community. The service ranges from phone calls and cards to transportation, food and visitation. We stay in contact through phone and email. If you have a heart for hands-on Christian service, contact Colleen Talamantes at ctalaman@sbcglobal.net |
