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Night to Shine
Planning is well underway for the 2020 Night to Shine. We will again host this at Vineland Elementary School. The venue was so easy to work with last year, and it offers room to grow. That growth means that we’ll need a few more volunteers this year. In fact, we estimate that we need 1.5-2…
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Mission Minute
The non-traditional mitten “tree” was a success! Those ladder rungs and ribbon had space for 51 pairs of gloves, 18 hats, 11 pairs of socks, and 3 sets of matching gloves and hats. Thank you for your generosity. The items have already been taken to schools to keep kids warm as we head into January.…
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Mission Minute
Once again, you have been very generous in your support of the families at A Safe Place. Your generosity in taking all the envelopes from the Wall of Money will enable the mothers to be able to enjoy a day out. Thanks once again for your compassion and caring. This year we will be putting…
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Night to Shine Volunteers
It is that time. We are recruiting volunteers for the 2020 Night to Shine! The prom-like event will be Friday, February 7, 2020 at Vineland Elementary School. The entire community helps bring this event to life and make it the wonderful experience that it has been for our special guests. Don’t worry! We’ll begin recruiting…
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St. Andrew’s Day
Our free chili supper is making a return! Saint Andrew is the namesake for our church. St. Andrew’s Day is traditionally celebrated on November 30th since that marks the day of Saint Andrew’s crucifixion in the year 60 A.D. We will be taking the opportunity to celebrate the church and St. Andrew on Saturday, November…
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Where the Money Goes
Since the October newsletter came out, there have been updates to our apportioned giving. We paid another $2,700 toward our annual giving bill. We sent over $650 to other Methodist and non-Methodist causes too. A portion of our giving went to the Mission, Service, and Justice fund with the Missouri Annual Conference. Part of the…
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Mission Minute
It really isn’t surprising that St. Andrew’s UMC likes mission and outreach projects that target women. Eight of the individuals on the Administrative Council are women, including Frances Deaton, the Mission Chair. There has been considerable work done to support the women and children at A Safe Place over the past several years, and we’re…
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Mission Minute
The East Region Sharefest, our closest drop off for Festival of Sharing, is Saturday, October 19, 2019 from 9:30 AM – 3 PM at Immanuel United Church of Christ in Ferguson Missouri. The address for the church is 221 Church St, Ferguson, Missouri 63135. The result of the noisy offerings for Festival of Sharing netted…
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Food Pantry Needs
Before the food distribution on September 14th, the DeSoto Food Pantry purchased non-green bean and non-corn because they didn’t have enough canned vegetables. This means we need to get them peas, carrots, hominy, sweet potatoes, or regular potatoes during October! This will help them keep costs down and provide a variety of goods for those…
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Food Pantry Needs
The food pantry still needs canned potatoes. You have three good options for this: whole, sliced, and sweet. They have plenty of green beans, corn, and peas, so please opt for canned potatoes during September!