The Weekly Vision

May's Mission Can is designated for the Cancer Society's Relay for Life.
This is a mission activity in which the Youth will be participating.

Our prayers this week include: Betty Myers, Martha Ford, Joanne
Shindledecker, Linda Myers, Charles Polley, Betty Heflin, Tom Hess, James
Elliott, Sr., Ed Moore, Brian Kluck, Nita Gross, Betty Newman, Doris Deaner,
Bob Dillman, Evadel Crider, Mary Rudisill, Marie Clabaugh, David Clapsaddle,
Mary Heiser, Mary Fleming, Ida Smith, Michael Wilhelm, Eleanor Tate,
Margaret LeGay, Curt Williamson, Ellen Snyder, Regina (Rudisill) Campbell,
Jim Berkey, Kristi Klees, Barbara Purdue, Jeremiah Giles, Noel Myers, Kelly
Baldwin, Jeff Persell, Joyce Jacoby, Rev. Karen Laymen, Violet Wike, Sara
Rose Wickham, and our military personnel.

Mark your calendars!! The Mother Appreciation banquet will be right after church on May 16th.  More details above.

On Thursday, June 3rd, our church will be hosting Prevention Health Screenings again this year to offer 5 important life saving tests. On that day, they will offer you a stroke/carotid artery screening to assess your risk of a stroke. There will be two other vascular tests available, an osteoporosis test and a screening for respirator related diseases. There is a minimal cost for the tests ranging from $25 - $40. The results are sent directly to you and you are referred back to your own doctor. Call 1-800-446-0925 for more information. Space is limited so register early.

Are you tired of telemarketing calls and don't have internet access? Call the office and have them put you on the national and state "do not call" lists. All that is needed is your permission and telephone number and you should see telephone telemarketing drop within one month.

PEACE CAMP 2004 - will be held June 21 - 25 from 8:30 am to 11:30 am at the Gettysburg Area Middle School (Cafeteria). All children ages 5 - 12 are welcome. Cost for the camp is a nominal fee of $5 per family. Registration forms are on the hallway bulletin board.

MISSION CENTRAL INVITES YOU  TO BE THE HANDS OF GOD  IN MISSION SERVICE AT ANNUAL CONFERENCE 2004! The 13 conferences in the Northeast Jurisdiction will again be collecting UMCOR kits at each of their Annual Conferences. We are praying that over 50,000 kits will be processed through Mission Central as a result of this effort. The Central PA Conference will be focusing on the collection of Health and School Kits for our 2004 Annual Conference, June 10 - June 12. Please place the completed kits or supplies for kits in the Hallway Box marked Mission Central. The supplies needed are listed on the Mission Board.

Regular and large print Bibles are available at the back of the church for your use. We invite you to use one to follow along in the reading of today's scripture.

PEW ENVELOPES! You may have noticed the pew envelopes and on top of the mission can. These envelopes are to be used for donations to the church that are not covered by your regular envelopes. Some examples are mission can donations, special collections, special service offerings, etc. If the envelopes are used, we will be able to add that record to your giving statement. Please be sure to put your envelope number and/or name on the envelope so we know to which account it should be recorded. If you have any questions, please see Fred Myers or Connie Thompson.

Tape Ministry - Our members in nursing homes and those unable to get to church and now able to hear our Sunday services and feel a part of the church congregation. If you know of a shut-in and would like to take a tape to them, please call Ed and Charlotte Moore @ 334-1716. We owe David Schmidt a debt of gratitude for helping us in recording these tapes.

REMINDER: Please remember to call or e-mail the office by Tuesday prior to the Sunday you are sponsoring bulletins or altar flowers. Phone or mail reminders are no longer being issued - that information is now part of the newsletter. All announcements to be placed in the Weekly Vision must also be in the office by Tuesday. Thank you.