Sunday Announcements 5/19/24

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Below are the announcements given on 5/19/2024.  Please refer to your directory for contact information.

During the month of May, we will continue to collect 2 – 5 pound bags of long-grain
white rice AND black tea bags to deliver to Riverton Park United Methodist Church.
Each month we will add to our monetary donation with an item (or items) that they
are regularly in need of, as they work to support those staying at their church. Drop
off your donation in the box in the narthex.
Thanks for your generous support of our sister congregation and the people they
serve or are living at their church. On April 24th, 198 pounds of rice and more than
1,400 bags of tea were delivered.
Thank you, also, Dianne and Mike, for volunteering to deliver our donation each
month!

Fairwood Community United Methodist Church is stepping up our efforts to take
care of our earth!
Our green composting containers (a 23-gallon container in the parlor of Benedict
Hall and a few green wastebaskets) with compostable bag liners are here. Please
put your food waste, food-soiled paper and approved compostable products into
these green containers. We have a second outside tote to accommodate extra
compostable materials.
Please note that not everything labeled as “compostable” is accepted by Cedar
Grove. Generally accepted items are here: CedarGrove-flyer-Compostables-Accepted-
20230620.pdf
With your help, we can take better care of our earth!
Questions? Contact Donna S.

The Trustees installed five (5) new “Reserved for Persons with Limited Mobility” signs. We replaced the two visitor-parking signs on the left of the main red doors into the sanctuary building and added three on the right of the main red doors (in front of the church offices).

Note that these new spaces are to be used by anyone that feels that it would be helpful to park close to the door on Sundays and that they are not “legal” disabled parking signs that require an ADA placard/license plate. We still have the original spaces that do require the ADA placard/license plate.

Also remember that there is parking in the back parking lot for those that feel like they can walk from there. 

Let’s gather Sunday, May 26 at 7:00pm to learn from each other and the resources
from our United Methodist Commission on Religion and Race.
Questions? Contact Joanne F.
Scan the QR codes to get the resources, one for Asian Americans and one for
Pacific Islanders.
Or browse the library at the General Commission on Religion and Race website:
http://gcorr.org

https://www.r2hub.org/library/10-things-to-know-about-Asian-americans

https://www.r2hub.org/library/10-honorable-traits-of-pacific-islander-culture

Youth choir practices will happen Sunday, May 19 and May 26 (yes, Memorial Day
weekend).
Youth in grade 5 through high school are invited to sing in our YOUTH choir. Meet
in the choir room for practices on Sundays at 11:15am until about 11:50am.
Come bring your friends and make a joyful noise! For more information or
questions contact Bill or Lori McEwen at bill.mcewen@comcast.net.

Come join United Women in Faith (UWF) for our Salad Luncheon on Saturday, May
25th, at 12:00 noon. (yes, Memorial Day weekend)

Our honored guest will be Nancy Kuch, member of Renton United Methodist UWF.
Nancy will have her large collection of 168 unique teapots on display. We’ve also
invited Renton UWF members to join us.

Please bring a salad to share! Rolls, dessert and drinks will be provided. Invite your
daughters, granddaughters, nieces and friends to join us too! We hope to see many
of you who are unable to make meetings during the weekdays, and though it’s
Memorial Day weekend, we hope to have a great time!