YOUTH NEWS PARENT YOUTH MEETING
Mark your calendar for THIS Sunday, August 19th at 6:00 p.m. OR Wednesday, August 22nd at 6:30 p.m. for a parent youth informational meeting for the upcoming year. We will meet in the Fellowship Hall. See you there.

CASWELL DVD AND GROUP PICTURE
Caswell DVDs and group pictures are now available. Please call the church office at 934-9771 or Mike Ward (934-7075) for your copy. This cost is a donation to the Mpolonjeni, Africa project.

As most of you know our youth are sponsoring a village in Swaziland, Mpolonjeni, Africa, one of the hardest hit areas by AIDS. One way that we are trying to raise funds is to collect pennies every Sunday before and after worship. If you would like to bring your pennies (other coins will work too) our youth will be glad to take them off your hands. We will be collecting through August. Please continue to help us “stretch” our pennies to reach out and touch this village. THIS SUNDAY WILL BE THE LAST WE WILL BE COLLECTING PENNIES, SO BRING THOSE PENNIES (OTHER CHANGE WELCOME TOO!).

ATTENTION 3RD – 6TH GRADERS
Mark your calendars for September 28 – 30 for a weekend retreat to Camp Oak Hill. The theme this year is “Good Friends.” On this weekend retreat we will enjoy Bible study, camp activities, worship, fun and fellowship. The cost is $85. You may pick up your registration form and 2007 Permission Form in the church office. REGISTRATION, PERMISSION FORMS AND MONEY ARE DUE BY SUNDAY, AUGUST 26.

WE STILL HAVE APPOINTMENTS AVAILABLE!
Have you made your appointment to have your picture taken for our 2007 Church directory? Our church is celebrating its 175th birthday this year and we hope to make this directory the best ever. Appointments are still available for August 27 and 28, and September 6, 7, and 8. Call the church office to make your appointment. The directory will not be complete without your smiling face.

AFRICA T-SHIRTS AVAILABLE
I Love Mpolonjeni T- Shirts are available in the church office. The cost is a $10 donation (or more) to our Africa project.

HISTORY TIDBIT
In 1935 Mrs. Charles Davis, a member of the church, donated a painting which was a copy of Hofmann’s “Christ in Gethsemane”. It was hung over the choir loft. New pews were installed and a new Hammond organ was purchased.

OUR KNOWN SICK
Wallace Ashley, III (JMH), Mildred Jordan (Home), Cameron Garris (Duke)

ATTENTION QUILTERS
I am looking for some quilters who might be willing and able to donate their time to make a quilt to be raffled off for our Relay for Life team next year. I have my Relay T-Shirts and would donate them for the project. Another team did this last year. The quilt was beautiful and it raised a lot of money for Relay. Anyone interested, please contact Carolyn Jones at 934-7742.

BIBLE STUDY FOR MEN
Beginning September 10, 2007, we’ll have a discussion style study of Paul’s Letter to the Romans. Lee Colbert will be there to give us an overview of the New Testament Book to get us started. We’ll use a study guide to prepare us for the following sessions. The group plans to meet on Monday evenings at 7 p.m. Make plans now to participate. You can make a contribution and learn more about the early Christian church that took over as the official religion of the Roman Empire under the rule of Constantine. If you have an interest, please call Steve Adkins at 919-965-3782 or the church office at 919-934-9771. Call now. Notice will be sent as a reminder before the first meeting. We look forward to the fellowship of studying and learning together. Join us.

OPPORTUNITIES TO SERVE
We still have needs in various ministry areas.
Sunday School Teachers (beginning September 2)

• 5th & 6th grade
• Pre-School 3 (Toddlers)
  Discipleship Training Teachers on Wednesday night (Fall Block only- beginning August 29)
• 3rd & 4th grade
• 5th & 6th grade

Please contact Bryan Harris ASAP if you would like to serve in these opportunities. Ministry does not happen without YOU! It has been said, God would not bless our church with children and no one to nurture them. We need, the children need, your involvement. Please take seriously the opportunity to touch a life through our fellowship.

SCHOOL SUPPLY NEEDS
It’s time for school to start again and that means lots of supplies for kids. Unfortunately, some parents cannot afford this extra expense and we would like to help by collecting school supplies. Some supplies that are always needed are #2 pencils, notebook paper, binders, crayons, colored pencils, glue sticks, markers, one subject notebooks, 3 prong pocket folders, Kleenex, wipes or hand sanitizer and paper towels. If you can donate any supplies please bring them to the church office.

WEDNESDAY NIGHT SUPPERS RESUME
Wednesday Night Suppers will resume on August 29th. We have new cooks; they are Joyce Ann Newton and Jeannine Stahl (sisters).

Sign up sheets will be in Sunday School classes. There will be cards in the pew racks in the Sanctuary for those who do not sign up in Sunday School.

To accommodate the cooks schedule with another job, it is necessary that all calls to the church office to sign up must be made on Monday either before the office closes at 5:00 p.m. or left on the answering machine Monday night (934-9771).

As a reminder, below are some guideline for Wednesday Suppers.

• Cost: $4.00 Adults, $2.00 Children (ages 2-10), $13.00 max. per family. No charge for children up to 2 years old. Independent children not living with family are not part of the “family” plan.
• Meals will be served from 5:30 – 6:15. Children in choir must eat before going to choir.
• All meals are to be eaten in the Fellowship Hall. Do not take to choir or classrooms.
• Parents, if you sign up your child for a child’s menu, please be sure that it is what your child gets. Pick up a red ticket when you pay for the meal.
• When you finish eating, please take your plate, silverware and glasses to the clean up area. If you wish to keep your tea/water, please get a paper cup. That way the dishwasher can get everything washed. This also helps those who are cleaning the tables.
• We do not encourage take-outs; however, if one is necessary, sign up when you pay for the meal. The take-outs will not be ready before 6:30, and there will be an additional charge of $.50 for each take-out.
  ? If you realize you cannot be at supper, please call the church office and cancel.

DISASTER RELIEF TRIP
We are planning a Disaster Relief Trip to Mississippi. We will leave on September 29 and return October 7. If you would like to go, please call Joyce Wright at 934-3547.

FRIENDS OF CHILDREN
Friends of Children Day at the Kennedy Home will be September 22. If you would like to go to lend a hand and visit the children, please call Carolyn Tharrington at 934-3749.

OPPORTUNITIES OF THE WEEK

* Nursery provided