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: Bobbi Wood, Martha Ford's Family, Jackie
Angleberger, Linda Myers, Charles Polley, James Elliott, Sr., Ed Moore,
Brian Kluck, Doris Deaner, Bob Dillman, Hattie Myers, Evadel Crider, Mary
Rudisill, Marie Clabaugh, David Clapsaddle, Mary Heiser, Mary Fleming, Ida
Smith, Margaret LeGay, Samuel Waddell, Ellen Snyder, Regina (Rudisill)
Campbell, Kristi Klees, Barbara Purdue, Jeff Persell, Rev. Karen Laymen,
Sara Rose Wickham, Betsy Spear's brother, Tom, John Hicks mother, Donna
Doughtery, and our military personnel.

Reception of New members will be June 13, 2004. Anyone wishing to join the church should contact Pastor Joyce, Peggy Hunt or the church office by June 7th.

On Thursday, June 3rd beginning at 9:00am, Life Screening will be here to provide health screenings. On that day, you can find out if you are at risk for a stroke by having a carotid artery screening. There will also be an ultrasound test available that looks for aneurysms on the aorta vessel in the abdomen and a screening that checks the arteries in the legs for poor circulation as well as an osteoporosis bone density test. A pulmonary lung function screening is available as well. The tests are priced individually or for twenty-five dollars each if you get the 5-test package. This is a health prevention program, and with early detection, these problems can be treated. The results are given directly to you and you are referred back to your own doctor. Call 1-800-446-0925 to register for an appointment or more information. Space is limited to first 50 people.

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.

The UMW Summer picnic will be held at the Lake Heritage Pavilion on Tuesday, June 1st at 6:00 pm. All attending are asked to bring a food item to share and a place setting. All women are invited and encouraged to attend. In case of inclement weather, the picnic will be held at the church.

If you have borrowed items (books, videos, Mike) from Pastor Joyce, please return them to her by June 1st. Thank you. Pastor Joyce.

The MISSION COMMITTEE would like to sincerely thank everyone who helped to make Mission Day a huge success. Special Thanks to the Guiher's for making such a wonderful lunch, Laura Geesaman for the face painting and Jacquie Temple. Thanks also go to Pastor Joyce for helping me so much with this project. And a Huge Thank you to all who contributed to the cause. If we forgot anyone, it was not intentional. Know that your presence, gifts and contributions were very much appreciated.

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.

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.