Sunday Announcements 7/7/24

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Below are the announcements given on 7/7/2024.  Please refer to your directory for contact information.

Could you provide some treats for the fellowship time after worship? We’d love to have a variety of items! In addition to sweeter treats, you can bring:
• Fruit
• Vegetables • Cheese
• Crackers
There’s a sign-up sheet in the parlor.

Enjoy our outdoor area at church this summer! We invite you to walk on the lawn
along our forest to enjoy the many different native plants and see what is
blooming.
Visit our outdoor chapel also!

Do you have extra flowers in your garden? Is there a special person in your life
that you’d like to celebrate or memorialize (birthdays, anniversaries, etc.)?
We’d love to have you sign up for providing flowers on our altar table up front.
There’s a large poster on the wall just outside the church office where you can
choose your date. Please, no fragrant flowers.
Thanks for your help! Questions? Contact Roxanne or Cyndee.

We could use help with jobs outside at church during June!
Pick up sticks on the lawn (so Jeff can do weekly mowing).
Clean the benches in the outdoor chapel (scrubbing with soap/water/vinegar).
Get the butterfly garden ready for planting (tilling in fertilizer).
Weed-eating around the bioswale.
Edge the lawn along the sidewalk.
Let us know how you can help by contacting Jeff and Sharon K.

Everyone is invited to our church picnic on Sunday, July 28th, after the worship service. It’s a potluck (so bring food to share) and hotdogs will be provided. We’ll meet on the front lawn and enjoy food, games and fellowship.
There is a sign-up sheet in the narthex for more information and ways that you can help.
Questions? Contact Jan B-H, Carol C, or Cyndee H.

We’re looking for people who want to play in a church band for a worship service in August. If you’re in middle school or older and can plan a musical instrument, please contact Rae C.
What a way to share your time and gifts! It will be great for the instrumentalists and those in worship

Creation Care Sundays for children this summer will be on the last Sundays of the
summer months. That’s June 30, July 28, and August 25.
Children will be outside enjoying nature, making and planting things. Please make
sure to wear “OK to get dirty” clothes, no sandals (i.e. wear sturdy shoes), and be
dressed for the weather. Parents are welcome, especially if we have wee ones.
June 30 – We’ll be planting flowers in the Children’s Butterfly Garden. Note the
ducks in the picture. Our garden attaches all kinds of animals.
Questions? Contact Sharon K.

• Fairwood Community United Methodist is in the Sea-Tac District. Join others around our district to reconnect, reflect, and refresh!
  We’ll gather at Federal Way United Methodist Church on Saturday, July 20th, 10:00am – 2:00pm. The cost is $20 and lunch will be provided.
  Scan the QR code to register or contact District Administrator Erin Tombaugh at etombaugh@pwnumc.org or 206-870-6831.
  A choice of four afternoon workshops include topics such as
  • Single Board Organization,
  • Engaging our Communities with Curiosity,
  • Environmental Justice Ministry, and
  • Pastoral Ministry and the 35-hour schedule.
• https://gnw-reg.brtapp.com/SeaTacRetreat2024

Are you a group leader or committee chairperson or user of our Servant Keeper software at church? Are you willing to help us test and learn new software called “Breeze?” Some of our youth and children’s ministry leaders have started testing Breeze and are offering a tutorial to get us oriented. If you’re interested in attending a tutorial, scan the QR code to register. A tutorial via Zoom is offered this Monday, July 8 at 6:00pm.

https://fcumc.breezechms.com/form/breezetutorial

Breeze that can help us manage our church database of members and constituents, financial records, meetings, and much more! For more information about Breeze and its features, visit

https://www.breezechms.com/

If you’re online with us today and wish to participate in Holy Communion, have some sort of bread and juice ready for later in the worship service. All are welcome to the table.