Personal Needs Closet to Open
You’ve been hearing about it for months. We’ve collected money for it through our Loose Change Offering in August. We’ve collected donated items, culminating in the Ingathering that we had on August 29. The shelves are stocked, the dates are set, and we’re ready to go.
On September 14 (and every 2nd Tuesday after that), the closet will be open to the public from 1 to 3 pm. It will open a second time on September 25 (and every 4th Saturday after that) from 9 to 11 am.
Every penny donated to this project goes to purchase soap, shampoo, cleaning supplies, or other personal needs. But that means that we have to staff the closet entirely with church volunteers. We need at least three people each time the closet is open to the public. Would your group like to volunteer? Contact Pastor Jerry to see times that are open.
A.R.E.H.
Association for the Religious Education for the Handicapped (A.R.E.H.) classes are Christian education gatherings for teens and adults who are physically and/or cognitively challenged. Classes are held Monday evenings at 6:30pm in our Fellowship Hall. Thanks to those who help in any way with this ministry.
NEW ARRIVALS IN YOUR CHURCH LIBRARY
The Library Committee is excited to announce that the books on John Wesley and Methodism have begun to arrive. Watch for them on the library cart, as they become available at the end of the summer.
Biographies
• John Wesley, by Janet & Geoff Benge – this is from the series Christian Heroes: The and Now
• John Wesley, edited by Albert C. Outler – For those who want depth
• John Wesley: a Biography, by Stephen Tomkins – very readable Methodism
• Wesley and the People Called Methodists by Richard P. Heitzenrater – a survey of the Methodist movement in the eighteenth century
• United Methodist Beliefs: a Brief Introduction by William H. Willimon – the title says it all
• United Methodist Doctrine: The Extreme Center, by Scott J. Jones – to help you understand the connection between the beliefs of a United Methodist and the practice of Christian Faith
Living the “Wesleyan” Way
• Simple Rules for Money: John Wesley on Earning, Saving, & Giving, by James A. Harnish – A challenge for Christians to face the issue of money head on
• The New Creation: John Wesley’s Theology Today, by Theodore Runyon – A social witness of John Wesley for today’s crises
• John Wesley’s Sermons: an Anthology, edited by Albert C. Outler and Richard P. Heitzenrater
• If Saddlebags Could Talk: Methodist Stories and Anecdotes, by Frederick E. Maser and Robert Drew Simpson – a history of the Methodist family
