Grace UMC
Practicing Uncommon Hospitality
InGathering
We are in full swing preparing for Ingathering on November 5th, and we need your help in reaching our goal of 175 school kits and 90 health kits.
We are still in need of the following items. Please put any items pur- chased for the kits in the containers marked "Thanksgiving Ingathering" located in the narthex of the church or in the coat room. All items must be new and unwashed.
HEALTH KITS
Hand towels ( 15" x 25" up to 17" x 27") Bars of soap (bath sized, in wrapper, 3 oz or larger) Toothbrushes (individual in original sealed wrapper, no child-sized) Washcloths Combs (large and sturdy, not pocket sized) Nail files or fingernail clippers (no emery boards or toenail clippers) Band aids
SCHOOL KITS
Notebooks (8 1/2 x 11 wide ruled, app. 210 to 250 sheets total, spiral or bound) Rulers (30 cm metric) Erasers (2 1/2")
Scissors (blunt) Hand held pencil sharpeners Unsharpened pencils
Also, if you are able to sew any of the cloth bags for the school kits, please contact Carolyn Nelson. Thank you for your help with this important mission.
Mission Update
We Methodists get our name because the leaders of the movement were methodical in their religious studies and lives.
The complete description of the Iowa Conference Rainbow Covenant mission program takes 51 pages of interesting and methodical information about programs and rules. Perhaps you would prefer the short version:
“Rainbow Covenant seeks to help churches develop an intentional approach to funding mission programs.” These
programs/projects are local, state-wide, national and international. Most of the money Grace takes in goes to the areas listed in
the 51 page program book. Look for a copy in the church library for complete information.
Thanks to all of you for helping to spread love and hope through your giving to our missions program.
Rainbow Covenant
In 2010 we became an Iowa Conference “Rainbow Covenant” church. 2011 can bring us the same honor by meeting our apportionments and mission goals. We can go “Over the Rainbow” by giving to other causes a total of $1 per member or $1,188. If you give a donation to a hospital, college or another charity, the church can get credit towards our Rainbow Covenant. During 2011, please keep track and turn in a note to the office describing your giving to outside organizations if you would like to help us achieve our goals.
Thank you, Vera Easler, Missions Chairperson