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Summer Worship Schedule
*Begins June 16th through September 1st
Sunday mornings 9:30 am Worship
Fellowship after Worship
Wednesdays, 6:00 pm Worship
Summer Office Hours
*Beginning June 3rd
9:00 to noon Mondays through Thursdays
Closed Fridays
Annual Ecumenical Worship
Sunday, July 7th 9:00 am
United Methodist, Bethel Presbyterian and Zion Lutheran Churches are sponsoring an Ecumenical Worship Service to be held at 9:00 am at the West Union Recreational Complex. PLEASE NOTE THE CHANGE IN TIME FROM OUR NORMAL SERVICES! UMC Praise Band will provide the music. Refreshments will be served following the worship service. Bring your lawn chairs! In case of rain, the service will be held at the United Methodist Church, still at 9:00 am.
Vacation Bible School
August 5-9, Monday- Thursday 9:00 am to 3:00 pm
Friday 9:00 am to noon, Program at 11:30 am
Free Snacks and Lunch
Free will donation, suggested $5 per child
Zion Lutheran Church, West Union, IA
Registration due July 26th at 4:00 pm
Forms available at church.
Lydia Circle once again is collecting school supplies for NFV Elementary students. Items needed: ear buds, disinfecting wipes, backpacks (no wheels), tissues, USB flash drives (8 gig), crayons, water-based markers, and paper towels. Also welcome, are new and gently used clothing items for cold weather: snowpants, sweatpants, gloves, hats, etc. You may drop off items at the church anytime throughout the summer. Please have items here by September 8th. Items will be presented to school representatives September 10th.
Missions: UMCOR School Kit
It seems like school was just dismissed for the summer, but the back-to-school sales for school supplies will begin already in July! Please be on the lookout for special prices on the following items:
3 notebooks – 1 subject spiral, 8” x 10 1/2”
1 ruler, 12 inches long with metric
1 box 24 crayons
1 pencil eraser, 2” or larger
1 pair 1 student round tip scissors
6 unsharpened pencils
1 pencil sharpener
1 box of 12 colored pencils (New item this year!)
You may bring any of these items to the church and place them on the tables along the north wall of the Fellowship Hall. A container will be available for cash donations. God bless your generous caring and sharing!!
Thank you to Marge Crandall for sewing many beautiful school bags for this project!
We will also be doing Health Kits this year. A list of the items will be published at a later date.
UMW – Annual All Church Picnic
SAVE THE DATE: Wednesday evening, August 7th, at 6 pm will be our annual All Church Picnic at the Rec Complex. UMW will provide the brats, hot dogs, and beverages. Please bring a potluck dish to share, a friend or two, and your own table service. Come join in the fun.
Sunday School Teachers
We are in need of Sunday School teachers for fall! If you are willing to help out in any way, please contact Pastor Chris, Laurie Moss or the church office.
Open Hands Food Pantry
Open Hands Food Pantry is looking for volunteers from the congregation to be part of one of the planning committees: nominating, volunteer, fundraising and public relations. One person from the congregation would need to serve on the Board of Directors. Other congregations in the district are being asked for volunteers as well. If you are interested in helping out, please contact NFV Ministers Association at openhandswu@gmail.com or Pastor Chris.
Media Help Needed
The camera crew could use an extra person or two to help with camera duty on Sundays. They will be happy to help with learning how to run the system.
Special Music
If you or someone you know would like to provide special music during the summer service, please let the office know.
