Sunday, August 17, 2008 THE DALLAS POST PAGE 5 ~~ SUMC CONGREGATION PLANS PICNIC CE sy The Shavertown United Methodist Church congregation will hold a picnic from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Sunday, Aug. 24, at Pavilion #1at Frances Slocum State Park. The day's activities include coffee “hour, worship service, food, games and a watermelon feast. For more information, call 675-3616. Members of Shavertown UMC Evangelism Committee planning the event are, from left, first row, ‘Nancy Dingman, Dee Dee Hoover, Nancy Silvi, Sandy Michalisin and Sherrie Waslick. Second row, rad Wall and Royal Sutton. or Chapple, Gladys Chapple, Estella Killian, Rev. Lynn Snyder, Rev. Craig Mark, Russ Hoover, CHURCH BRIEFS LIUMC schedules August service times The Lehman-Idetown United Methodist Church hours for the month of August will be 8:30 and 10 a.m. The 8:30 a.m. ser- vice is informal and includes Holy Communion. Sunday School for all ages will begin again at 9:30 a.m. on Sunday, Sept. 7. Church plans retreat The Sweet Valley Church of Christ will host a “Ladies Re- treat” August 22 and 23 at Camp Epachiseca in Stillwater. The theme for the weekend is “Becoming the Woman God Wants You to Be” with main speaker Audrey Brosious. Registation donation is $$20 which includes all meals, sleep- ver and workshops. For regis- tion forms or more informa- tion, log on to www.campe- ‘ pachiseca.com. Chicken dinner slated A Chicken Bar-B-Q dinner will be held from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 22, at the Noxen United Methodist Church, Route 29. Ticket price of $8 includes everything. Take-outs ‘will be available. ‘Chicken BBQ at Maple Grove UM Church Maple Grove United Metho- dist Church, 5876 Main Road, Sweet Valley (one-fourth of a mile from Sheldon’s Lunch, ‘Route 118), will hold its annual - chicken barbeque from 4 to 7 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 23. The menu includes half a chicken, baked potato, corn-on-the cob, “ cole slaw, cake and beverage. Tickets are available from mem- bers or at the door. The cost is $8 for adults and $3.50 for chil- dren. Take outs are also avail- able. For information, call 639- 2958. Youth group plans gift auction The youth group of the Leh- man-Idetown United Methodist Church will hold a “New and 'Re-Gifting Auction” as its fun- draising project following the 10 .m. worship service on Sunday, Aug. 24. Parishioners are asked to take new or slightly-used items to the back of the church by Au- gust 20. Refreshments will be served at the auction. Rally planned at Grace Church A Youth and Family Rally with Rand Hummel will be held CHARLOTTE BARTIZEK PHOTOS/ FOR THE DALLAS POST Lindsay, center, Madison, right, and their mother, Toni Chalker, left, help open some baby shower presents during an event at the Center Moreland United Methodist Church. The gifts are in- tended for "His Resting Place,” a home dedicated to women and their babies. Shower for Jesus helps new moms The Center Moreland United Methodist Church Sunday School celebrated Christmas in July with a Baby Shower For Jesus on Sun- day, July 27, during the Sunday School hour. New gift-wrapped baby items were donated from church mem- bers and the Sunday School stu- dents and will be donated to His Resting Place, a new maternity home in Exeter. Faith Jones, left, and Levi Westfield find just the right cookies during a Christmas in July party at the Center Moreland Unit- ed Methodist Church. The students opened the baby gifts while enjoying milk and coo- kies. at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 5; call 570-675-3723. His Resting Place, located at J at 4 and 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, 1067 Exeter Ave. in Exeter,isama- J§ Sept. 6; and 9:45 and 11 a.m. on Day of Reflection ternity home dedicated to chang- Sunday, Sept. 7, at the Grace set at St. Therese's ing the lives of women and their Community Church on Memo- Father James J. Paisley, pas- babies. It provides a comfortable rial Highway in Dallas. tor, and the Altar and Rosary place for mothers to stay during Dr. James Rand Hummel, a Society of St. Therese’s Church Leip th id ih oD , Ne native of Orangeville, is an in Shavertown, will host Sister oo Suher Niebuthof Yen a American author, preacher and Therese of the Capuchin sisters Y estaffat His Resting Place al- camp administrator. He has of Nazareth for a “Day of Reflec- so helps with medical care, coun- worked for many years at The tion for Women” at 3 p.m. on seling, transportation, mothers Wilds Christian Camp/Confer- Sunday, Sept. 7, in the church. seeking employment and perma- ence Center in Brevard, North ~~ Her topic will be “The Vocation nent housing. They also help new Carolina. of Women in the Church.” mothers create a safe and reward- | ; There is no charge for the Benediction and Exposition of ing life with their children. David Berry practices bottle feeding with a teenage friend at rally. 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