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RELAY FOR LIFE
"A CARNIVAL OF HOPE" The annual American Cancer Society's Relay for Life of Calhoun County will be held on Thursday evening, June 8 around the Courthouse Square in Rockwell City. This year's relay has been titled “A Carnival of Hope” by the organizers. This event begins at 5:30 pm, right after the Farmer's Market. The Parade of Celebration is scheduled to start at 6:00 pm, followed by the Opening Ceremony and Survivor's Lap at 6:30 pm. The always-inspirational Luminaria Ceremony will begin at 9:00 pm, and the closing Ceremony is scheduled for 9:30 pm.  There will be a team from OSUM Church participating again this year, led by captains Jerrold and Alice Jimmerson.  Even though you may not have joined this year's OSUM team, you can still come that evening to enjoy the food, music, entertainment, and family-friendly fun, along with supporting your fellow church members as they walk to make a difference.  Donations will still be accepted through Sunday morning worship on June 4, and luminaries 'in honor of' or 'in memory of' can still be ordered up until that date.

JOLLEY UNITED METHODIST WOMEN GUEST NIGHT  
UMW ladies, you are invited to Jolley UMW's guest night at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, June 14 at the Jolley UMC. Featuring a salad supper followed by guest speaker, Jamie Waller, who will talk about her trip to Haiti.


MANSON COMMUNITY BLOOD DRIVE  
Thursday, June 15, 3-5 p.m. at Augustana Lutheran church, 810 7th Ave.

PASTOR DEB'S LAST SUNDAY IS JUNE 18
An informal service with celebrations and remembrances will be held at 9 a.m., followed by a potluck brunch. Please mark the date on your calendar.

SIDEWALK MONDAY SCHOOL
Will start June 19 and finish July 24, from 10:30 a.m. – noon at Good Samaritan Center. This year, Sidewalk Monday School will "go on the road" to Pomeroy's Acura Care Center for afternoon fun from 1-2:30 p.m. The theme this year is "God and Nature." There will be more info coming on how you can help this super children's outreach project.

T.W.I.G.S. Selling Candy Bars
If you have a sweet tooth or know someone who does, for $1 you can purchase a delicious candy bar from the TWIGS. Proceeds go to the Eureka Springs Mission Trip in July. Several different types of bars.


T.W.I.G.S. T-Shirts On Sale Now
See the shirts in the fellowship hall.  $20 each. Proceeds to go Mission Trip


Open AA Meeting
Held at St. Thomas Church on Mondays at 7:30 pm. For information, call Walt at 515-570-7189.


Single Moms Care & Support Group
We provide a meal for the moms and kids each meeting, starting at 5:30 and done at 6 p.m. Please volunteer to provide a meal for the next meeting, May 21. You can join with a friend and share providing food. We usually have a main dish (could be sandwiches & chips), and dessert or salad or bread, etc.. Your service lets these moms know that you care about them and their children. Also, if you know a single mom, please invite her to the group. We do make a difference in their lives!


Needed - Church Financial Secretary
Must have accounting and computer skills. Duties include managing checking and savings accounts, writing checks, payroll, and present a financial report each month to the Board. Being available to take care of last minute transactions a plus. Volunteer position. Please see Pastor Deb, Roger Post or Dwayne Wallace for more information.

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Attention: Persons With Parkison’s Disease
If you or a loved one or friend has Parkisons, with speech or swallowing problems, age 40-85, on steady PD medication and a non-smoker for at least 5 years, there will be a study examining the effects of singing on speech and swallowing in patients with Parkisons disease. Study will take place for 8 weeks in spring, 2017, by Dr. Elizabeth Stegemoller of Iowa State University, and held at the Rockwell City United Methodist Church. See flyer in fellowship hall for more information.


Scholarship Applications
are being taken by the Investment Committee for any church member who is furthering their education. Please send information to Cody Geick, 1739 Langley Ave., Pomeroy, IA 50575 or email codygeick@yahoo.com. Please give the name of the college you are attending. Deadline for applications is Oct. 31. For questions, please contact Cody at the above email.


Volunteers Needed 
1. Meals for the Lawmans. There is a signup sheet on the table in the fellowship hall if you can take in a meal or even part of a meal. The office will help coordinate meals.

2. Coffee Signup Sheet – Some folks don't eat breakfast before coming to church on Sunday morning and really appreciate the coffee time yummies. If you enjoy the coffee fellowship, please sign up to serve.
(psst….don't tell anyone, but your snacks don’t even have to be homemade)

Meals on Wheels
June 12-16.  
Mon, Tues – Jimmersons
Wed, Thurs.-Dwayne Wallace
Fri-Dallas Scott


Grace Umw School/Health Kits
Helen Walters reports she has 60 school bags and enough supplies for about 20. Now is the time to pick up items for school kits during the school supply sales at stores.
School Kit Items 
3 notebook pads, wide rule, spiral or bound, standard size, 70 sheets each  
1 blunt scissors                                          
6 unsharpened pencils with erasers
1 box of 24 crayons   
1 2 ½ " eraser
1 plastic ruler, 30 cm. metric
1 hand pencil sharpener (not too small)
NO construction paper


Food Pantry Needs & Info
Currently the food pantry needs everything EXCEPT corn and green beans.
Also, please be sure that all monetary donations in the form of checks are made payable to the Manson Ministerial Food Pantry and sent to Max Dodds at 606 12th Ave, Manson IA 50563-5080. If you have any questions, please call Max Dodds at 712-830-1379. Thank you.

FOOD PANTRY NEWS
More volunteers are needed to man the Food Pantry on Fridays from 9 a.m. to 12 Noon. Volunteers would only work once every 2-3 months if we could get a few more volunteers. If you are interested in helping with this much needed and very rewarding mission, please give Max Dodds a call at 712-830-1379 or call the St. Paul church office at 712-469-2197. Many hands make light work. Thank you

Golden Meadows Needs Volunteers
Calling all members of OSUM Church: Golden Meadows is in need of volunteers to do light maintenance inside and outside of the building. The following is needed: rooms hallways painted; drywall repair, garden area restructured, raking around building. Please contact Project Manager Laura M. Eastwood at 712-469-2119 to schedule times if you are able to assist us. Thank you for your time and have a great day.

Prayer Shawl Knitters
9 a.m. First and third Tuesday of each month.
Praying, knitting, and fellowship

Musicians, Come On In!
Hey, Musicians, here's an opportunity: playing Praise Music for our Sunday worship service at 10:15. Do you play guitar, piano, keyboard, bass, drums, tambourines, spoons, or anything else that would make music to praise God? If so, please contact Pastor Deb or the office. Let's make joyful; music together for the Lord!


Village Store Needs Volunteers
The Village Store, 12 N. 25th St., next to Kemna Auto in Fort Dodge, needs volunteers to serve as cashier any afternoon Tuesday through Friday and Saturdays. Volunteers are also needed to help sort and display merchandise. Opportunities are available to volunteer one or more shifts a week, a month, or on an occasional basis. The second - hand store helps support Opportunity Village services to local people with disabilities. For more information, please contact Kris Hillmer - Pierson, 515-573-4046, khp@northwoodsliving.org, or ask at the Village General Store, 12 N. 25th Street.

UMW Kits Needs List
A list of items needed for each kind of kit is available by the UMW Kit donations box.