Homebranch News
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CAT information
Thank you to all who participated in the CAT survey. December 12th the Logistics Committee and others met with Ryan Christenson, a consultant from Holy Cow. He shared the results of the assessment. The information will be shared with the congregation in January.
UMW FUNDRAISER
Our annual fundraiser was very successful last year. Thank you for purchasing the nuts, candies and dried fruits. We hope you enjoyed eating them during your holiday festivities. We still have a few varieties on hand in case your “stash” has run low!!
Happy New Year to all!!
UMM
A February breakfast is being planned for the United Methodist Men by Ray Harford. It will be February 2nd at 7:00 am.
Sunday School Christmas Program
A wonderful, fun filled program was presented December 15th, with participation from Sunday School classes, Choir and Praise Band.A big thank you to everyone that participated or helped with the program. The program had an animal theme this year, as the SWAG group is working on a Heifer Project. They are taking donations in support of the project until January 5th. A table and poster are on display in the Narthex.
Christmas Families
A big THANK YOU to all who helped with our annual Christmas families’ project. We were able to give gifts and food to 7 families, totaling 14 people. Gifts were wrapped and packed December 11th. In the background you can see the tables filled with gifts. Food was collected for the families as well. Thank you Brenda, Greg, Mark & Marci for delivering to Parent Share and Support. A late request for Christmas gifts came in late. Thank you Marge and Brenda for handling this request.
Open Hands Food Pantry
Open Hands Food Pantry opened late October. They are using a room in the church basement. The pantry has served 116 households in the first month of service, providing 4,423 pounds of food. The pantry is very thankful for the church support.
There is a need for volunteers to help Tuesdays and Saturdays. Volunteers are crucial to the pantry success and will help with deliveries, stocking shelves, helping families and having fun.
For more information, please contact Cryss Hill, Pantry Director at 563-422-2150. The email address is: openhandswu@gmail.com or find
Open Hands Food Pantry on Facebook.
