q Kitchen Items – We have an abundance of unclaimed, bowls, pans and dishes that have been left from previous events. Please check the Kitchen next to the stoves to claim any items that belong to you.
q Bibles Needed – The Mission Committee has become aware of a need for Bibles at Bridgeway. If you have an extra that you would like to donate, please bring to the church, or Bill Brigden. They are also looking for a sturdy exercise bicycle.
q Casual Sunday Indoor Picnic – Hosted by the Family Life committee will be Sunday July 12th watch for further details.
q Vacation Bible School Coming Soon! Mark your calendars for the week of July 13th through July 17th when we will be Cruisin’ the Amazing Amazon (a jungle journey to discover Jesus). A light supper will be served at 5:30 p.m. and Bible school begins at 6:00 p.m. Go out on a limb with a few friends…and discover the wonders of Jesus.
Y Y JUNE FOOD DRIVE : Tom Short, Director of the New Emergency Resource Agency, reports, “Tuna” would be a wonderful help”. Challenge: Every man, woman, and child bring Tuna to church for the June Food Drive
Please leave your gift of food at one of the church entries and all non-perishable food items will be taken to the NERA. JULY FOOD DRIVE : Peanut Butter
BIRTHDAYS: 6/29 Courtney Whitsitt, 6/30 Michael Yandell, 7/2 Linda Arnold, Teena Harsh and Ashleigh Elliott, 7/3 Lester Matthew, 74 Randy Dehn Anniversaries 6/30 Ri
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Donations of Bibles are needed for Bridgeway Clients and their Bible Study groups. These can be brought to the Friendship Classroom and at any time and will be taken to Bridgeway by our Mission Committee.
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Volunteers needed to assist in collection effort to meet UMCOR’s need of 33,000 layette kits and 64,000 sewing kits. (
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ATTENTION all Campbell product label savers to benefit UMC Missions. for Education.
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SCHOOL SUPPLIES BEING COLLECTED FOR LINCOLN SCHOOL NEEDS
If you have school-age children pick up a few extras for Lincoln. Otherwise have fun looking and buying for our partner elementary school. Our United Methoidst Women have put a box labeled "School Supplies for Lincoln" by our office.
What do they need, you ask? crayons glue Ziploc bags Kleenex spiral notebooks
white copy paper pink erasers glue sticks composition books
ide-line notebook paper aluminum foil clipboards yarn
highlighters zipper pencil bags hand sanitizer pencil sharpener
For specific brands/sizes and more detail check the Lincoln Elementary Classroom Supply List at Staples or the list outside the church office.
Supplies collected will be delivered to Lincoln in mid-August.
Thank you in advance for your generous giving attitude.
*********************************************************************** Pictured is the 20th Habitat for Humanity home that the Ponca City group has finished. You are invited to help us finish our 21st home at 517 north 7th street on Thursday, Friday and Saturday mornings from 7AM-noon. On June 23 the walls were put up, and on June 25-26-27 the rafters and roof were put up and tarpapered. The roof vent was installed, sides of house covered with foam and then whole house wrapped, windows and front and back doors installed and locked. We had the volunteer work of several professional builders from the Ponca City area given whom we thank as well as the total of 30 different people coming as early as 5:30AM on Saturday.
You can help finish this home at 517 North 7th Street. We have tools, materials and others with whom you can learn and help finish the home at 517 North 7th Street. For more information about a Habitate for Humanity HOME and how you can help finish it, contact Bob Wilson at 762-6857, lbwilson@cableone.net or William Brigden,(765-9611) one of our Albright United Methodist Church members who has worked on several Habitat Homes, or you can just show up on the site between 7AM and Noon on any Thursday, Friday and Saturday.
OTHER ACTIVITIES AND NEWS
MOMS NEED MOPS Are you a mother of a child from 0 to Kindergarten? If so, Mothers of Preschoolers (MOPS) may be just what you are looking for. We are a Christian group of women who gather together twice a month for support, fun and fellowship. Loving childcare is provided so come and join us! Mothers of young children need all the support we can get. If you are available the second or fourth Monday morning of the month and would like to offer your support. We are looking for caregivers for our children during our Mothers of Preschoolers (MOPS) meetings. A few hours of your time will make a big difference. Kelli Northcutt is the direct contact 765-3904 our website is : http://poncacitymops.googlepages.com/poncacitymops and our email is poncacitymops@gmail.com Julie Patton 580-762-7825
MINUTE FOR MISSION OKLAHOMA UMC MISSIONARIES , their birthdays , addresses, emails, and where and how they are serving in 2008 may be found by clicking our MISSION PAGE or checking the Church bulletin board above the Mission Tract Rack in the Fellowship Hall. On the Tract Rack you will find pamphlets and information about how you are supporting Missions and can become more involved in a variety of mission projects. Support our Oklahoma UM Missionaries with your prayers to God and a word of encouragement to them.
How can a young person know God Today? Press THE ANSWERto find out.
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NEED PRAYER? United Methodist Men invite you to phone their PRAYER LINE=800-251-2468. Someone is there 24 hours a day to pray with you to God through our loving savior, Jesus Christ. LOCAL PRAYER CHAIN = 762-1243 If you or someone you know has a physical, spiritual or emotinal need, please telephone 762-1243. Deloris Robinson will activate our Albright Church's prayer chain so that many persons will lift your need up to God in prayer. If someone is in the hospital, they may be put on our Albright Church's Care Committee's visitation list.
Below are some prayer requests that have come to us in the past 7 days.
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7-1-09 Byron " Buzz" Goodger will be leaving the hospital from his lengthy stay tomorrow. He`s still very weak, & struggling with rehab after falling off his house 11 days before Father`s Day. My Daddy is a really tough & independent man for 85 yrs...but will have to keep full time nursing & home care for awhile longer. He`s so thankful to be returning home, & wants me to thank all of you for your prayers & hopes you`ll continue to think of him. He`ll have to deal with the anurysm (groin) & lung problem at a later date when he`s stronger. I love all of you & appreciate so much your cares & concerns. Love, Sandy Carnero
7-1-09Jeanette Swanson, Lawanna Gann's daughter, is having surgery this morning in Stillwater. Please keep her in your prayers. pa
6-30-09 I'd like to request prayer for myself. I've been diagnosed with a fairly severe case of cellulitis which is an active and potentially dangerous skin infection. I'm currently being treated with IV antibiotics three times a day in hopes of avoiding hospitalization. Thank you all and God Bless. I'll let you know my progress as soon as there's any changes. > Kirk Allen
6-26-09 Cason, Michelle and Cory Landes announce the arrival of Cohen Parker, June 23rd. Mother and Baby are doing fine. Grandmother Cheri Rutledge Brown, says he is beautiful. We haven't seen him yet but from his picture we are sure we would agree. Great Grandparents, Joyce and Don
6-25-09 Please pray for our Stillwater District International VIM Trip to Costa Rica which will begin June 26. If you have need of a district superintendent for any emergency situation while Supt. Burt Pots is on the VIM Trip , three district superintendents will be on call to serve you if needed. Gary Holdeman/Enid District – 580-233-1901,Dan Pulver/NOKC District – 405-607-2483, Mike Chaffin/Tulsa District – 918-742-7496
6-25-09 Gene Warner's brother- in-law James Sloan passed away Tuesday morning. He was Gene's sister Geri's husband. The funeral service will be held at Trout Funeral Home on Saturday. Please keep the entire family in your prayer during this difficult time. pa 6-24-09 Well, we initially did not have to come to Wichita; however, she was released from PC hospital Tuesday noon to go over and do dialysis and then to go home. They were unable to draw enough fluid off of her and when I took her home, we ended up having to call the ambulance and go back to PC hospital ER where they transferred her to Wichita where we are now. What a roller coaster. We got up here about 11:00 pm and finally settled in about 2:00. We both were exhausted and slept well after that. She is now at dialysis where they will try to get more fluid off of her. The fluid is the result of them having to give her IV fluids in the PC hospital to help her tummy but putting too much on as far as her kidneys are concerned. Not sure how long we will be here. Hopefully only a couple of days. That is the plan at this 10 seconds, but as you all know, it can change in a heart beat. The reason Ponca City dialysis patients have to come here for fluid overload is that PC Hospital does NOT have an in-patient dialysis center. So hard for these patients. We are told they are working on it though so let's hope Ponca will have on in the near future. She is so tired - I feel so sorry for her. One thing, however, is that this hospital is amazing. St. Frances in Wichita. The staff is great and so willing to help. Not one of them has come in without a smile and a positive attitude and willingness to help Mom in any way possible and to make me comfortable. And, there is wonderful ice tea and coffee right outside Mom's door - I have to look for a bright spot . Please pray for strength and peace for her. She is a very strong lady, but there's a limit. Thanks as always for your prayers. Love, Sandy
6-22-09Thanks so much to Kay & "Open door Class" sending out the early note about my Daddy, Byron "Buzz" Goodger....we received more info today.....he fell 15 ft off his house in South Carolina about 12 days ago...."blowing leaves out of gutters"!!! He landed on cement, which caused the "brain bleed" when he hit his head.....he broke his pelvis in 2 places, the back turned out to be some cracked vertebrea. He`s always been a very active, strong 85 yr old....being in his favor. Because of the fall....all the testing revealed an anurysm in the groin....very large, requiring surgery as soon as he`s strong enough, & they also found a mass in his lung. He`s been moved to a rehabilitation hospital near his home for now. My brothers here are Gordon & Lester Goodger.....we have a sister, Terry Williams & family that live near the hospital. Please keep all of them & our families here in your prayers. Thank ou all so very much. Love, Sandy Carnero
6-22-09 We got a call this morning from Ray Balthrop saying his friend Jackie Jackson's Mother died this morning and he wanted us to pass the word for them. Please keep Jackie's family in your prayers. Thank you so much. Marlene Wittmer
6-19-09We want to thank you all for the prayers for our Mom's this past week. I know that a lot of you pray for them all the time, but those "extras" that went up gave us the opportunity to get away for a few days. We attended James' 5th annual Viet Nam reunion in Gatlinburg, TN and then 10 of us went on up into Tennessee to visit one of the couples who plan this each year. We had a wonderful time and a much rested time that we both needed so very badly. Our Mom's did fine. I am so thankful also that Amy and Will along with our nephew came and helped out for a few days and made sure all was going well. Of course the Grandmas loved that too. I have another joy to share. Will has a job - Yeah!!! Thank you God! He has a job with a commercial construction company as a Superintendent. Something he has really wanted to do. God does have a plan and when He closes a door, He opens a window. Thank you all for praying for them too.
