This Week's Announcements

The announcements below appeared in our bulletin for Sunday morning worship on September 5, 2010. For more information, call our church office at 614-262-1163 or email office@maplegroveumc.org.

The Priscilla Circle will meet on Tuesday, September 7 @ 6 p.m. at Graceland’s Bob Evans.

A New Choir Year Our adult singers and ringers will "kick-off" the new choir year at a family potluck on September 9 at 6 p.m. in our community park. Openings are available in all groups and new members are always welcome. For more information on adult, youth, and children's music opportunities, please leave a message in the church office and one of the music staff will respond.

Join a Living Your Strengths class this fall and find out your strengths. This class is based on StrengthsFinder 2.0, a survey that identifies your top five strengths from a list of 34 potential human strengths. This 8-week course is offered on Sunday mornings at 9:45 a.m. or Tuesday evenings at 7 p.m. beginning on Sunday, September 12 or Tuesday, September 14. Register and purchase your book ($15) in the lobby.

September 12 is the first day for the new Sunday School Class geared specifically to Christians in their 20’s, 30’s, and 40’s called“When Christians Get it Wrong.” Read September’s Maple Leaf for a full description of the class. Contact Jenifer Schronce if you have any questions.

Art Ministry "Sharing our Gifts"   A multimedia exhibit featuring Maple Grove Members.

This opening is scheduled for Sunday, September 12; from Noon to 2:30 p.m. Janet Thode and Pat Uhrick will be our Hospitality Ministry team.   Make sure you pick up their cookies recipes.

The Wellness Team Presents: Taking Care of Your Skin for Life! On Monday, September 13 at 7 p.m. come join R.N. and wellness professional Amy Shaw in the parlor to learn about healthy hormones balance, detoxification for your health and nutrients you skin needs to stay young and vibrant. Find out how to feed your body from the outside in with potent antioxidants.

Kairos Cookies We are seeking volunteers to bake cookies for a Kairos Prison Ministry Weekend. Kairos Prison Ministry International, Inc. is the parent organization of a body of ministries addressing the spiritual needs of incarcerated men, women and children, their families and to those who work in the prison environment. During a weekend event inmates are challenged to accept God’s call to a life of Christian witness and service to one another and to staff during their stay in the institution and beyond. Between 5,000 and 10,000 dozen home baked cookies are provided for a Kairos weekend. The cookies are a very visible and powerful sign of God’s love. Every inmate in the institution will personally receive cookies along with a handshake and the words “God bless you” or “God loves you”. Inmates cannot believe that someone would take the time to bake cookies for them and it truly touches their hearts. A sign-up table and guidelines for bakers can be found in the lobby after the service. Cookies will be picked up at the church on Sunday, September 19. For more information please visit www.kairosohio.org or contact Stewart and/or Jane Rantz @614-436-1812.

Community Ministry Festival and Bridges out of Poverty Training – Tuesday, September 21

Columbia Heights UMC, 775 Galloway Rd., Galloway, 43119

Rev. Lou Seipel, a certified trainer and UM pastor, will be facilitating the training at 2 p.m.   Bridges reaches out to those who touch the lives of those living in poverty. And/Or

Come at 5:30 p.m. for Dinner and the Mission Fair followed by our annual meeting. Phil DeVol, author of Bridges Out of Poverty will be our guest speaker in the evening. The cost is $8 for dinner, please register at www.umcommunityministries.org.

On Thursday, September 23, NNEMAP is the beneficiary of Whole Foods 5% Donation Day at their Lane Ave location. NNEMAP will receive the donation based on sales that day. Please do your shopping at Whole Foods Lane Avenue that week. Thank you!

Mark your calendar for Saturday, October 2, for the 3rd Annual Over 80 Luncheon, which will be held in the Fellowship Hall from 11:30 until 2. Call Bob or Patti Hirst at 885-7880 or sign-up on Sunday, September 19 or 26, after both services. Looking forward to honoring our special members who are 80 and older.

Flu Shots will be available at Maple Grove on Sunday, October 10 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. through the Kroger pharmacy.

The 2010 MGPlayers/UMW DESSERT THEATRE tickets are now available in the church office. Suggested donation is $10 for adults and $5 for children. The October 29 & 30 musical comedy program benefits the ministries of Maple Grove.