Morningside December 2017 Newsletter

Sandy Riley and Family, Dawn Eckert and family, Luella Price, Geraldine Hammond, Royal Tarter, Gladys Sinanan, John Estelle, Lyle Dragoo, Jean Anderson, Glen McCall, Dorothy Green, Robert Kuenzli, Jerry Perry, Ken Amend, Joy Willhite, Paula Kent,, Maggie Johnson, and Elisa Reckendorf

Giving Tree Shopping

On December 9th the Morningsdide and Keizer Clearlake youth will be shopping for the Giving Tree. Please have your monetary donations to Nancy Johnson before then.

Giving Tree Wrapping

We will be wrapping the gifts for the Giving Tree on the morning of December 10th. Please have your unwrapped gifts, with the tag attached at the church before the 10 o'clock service and plan on staying after the service and wrapping at 11:00. Thank you for participating in this wonderful outreach for Morningside Elementary School students. Any questions, call Nancy Johnson.

The Salem Keizer Methodist Church family is invited

A celebration of 90 years of life for Bob Jewell.

Saturday, January 6th 2018 @ 10:30 am

Morningside Methodist Church, 3674 12th Street SE, Salem

A sing-a-long of Old Time Humns will be followed bya Soup and Bread social (plus fruit pie!)

Please join us for this first week of the new year, warm, family celebration.

Greeting Cards From UNICEF

IRIS GIBSON and PAUL LARUE are selling greeting cards from the UNITED NATIONS CHILDREN'S FUND. Profits provide medical supplies and life support for children in many countries.

There are two choices of boxed cards - 12 in a box:

-- PEACE, JOY, LOVE.....

-- Children in Many Lands .....

inside blank for your own greetings.

Cards will be available by Sunday, Dec. 10 .

December Youth Group

December 3rd-Youth Group, Advent Abend

December 9th -youth group Giving Tree Shopping @ Keizer station @11am

December 10th -Youth at First UMC @12:30

December 17th-Youth at First UMC @12:30

(location potential for change for Christmas party)

No more youth group til January

Youth Group Changes

Beginning in January we will move to a rotation for Open Door Churches youth group. Morningside UMC will be hosting the youth group for the entire month of January. We will begin with a Potluck on January 7th.

January 7th-Spring Potluck @ 12:30

January 14th-no youth group, Youth at Suttle Lake

January 21st --Youth at Morningside UMC @12:30

January 28th -Youth at Morningside UMC @12:30

We will need helping providing lunch for the youth on January 21st and 28th. If you are interested in signing up please let Yajaira know.

Kenya Mission is Coming Soon

A huge thank you to all who have donated money, school supplies, or other items for our mission trip to Kenya in January! We are well on our way to being able to accomplish all our projects, but we're not quite there yet. We are still several thousand dollars short of having enough to fund all the construction and medical projects. We are also in need of a few specific items: receiving blankets, preemie-sized hats, and toothbrushes. And we would like to buy several more puncture-proof soccer balls. Please ask me any questions you may have about specific donations.

In order to be prepared to leave on January 4, I must have all donations by December 12. Some of you have asked if it is safe to go to Kenya in view of the political troubles there. Our contact people in the country are confident that we will be fine, and our team leaders are confident that the folks in Kenya will be honest about letting us know if the situation changes. Thank you for your concerns, and keep the prayers coming.

Jan Nelson

Advent Labyrinth Walk

We will begin our Advent Labyrinth Journey in the sanctuary at 6:00 pm for worship and song. The labyrinth in Herrmann Hall will have a very special layout this year to mark a beginning of the journey through the Advent Season.

Facilitators: Anni Powell & Sharon Cooper

Friday, December 1, 2017

6:00~6:30 pm Worship in the Sanctuary

6:30~8:00 pm Labyrinth Walk in Herrmann Hall

Morningside United Methodist Church

3674 12th Street , Salem, Oregon

Morningside UMC All Church Conference

January 7 at 11:15 at Morningside

Morningside will have an All Church Conference to hear updates and highlights of our ministries. We will receive the Lay Leadership, Trustee and Membership Report. This will be following our morning worship service where our District Superintendent, Rev. Tim Overton-Harris will be our preacher.

Rev. Tim will join us for the All Church Conference following worship on January 7, 2018. Everyone is encouraged to attend!

METHODOER'S CHRISTMAS PARTY

The Meeting will be at Bonaventure in Keizer with Phyllis Boston on Tuesday, December 3 rd, 5525 McLoud Lane NE, Keizer

(across the main street from Keizer Station)

BASKETS FOR THE SHUT-INS

We will make 10 baskets to deliver to the shut-ins of our church. Bring ten items to put in baskets. We will wrap the baskets and deliver each deliver a basket.

GIFT EXCHANGE

Bring a small gift for our fun time of exchanging with each other.

This is our fun time together .

LUNCH TOGETHER

We will have lunch together in a small dining room. Bonaventure will furnish it at $7.00 each. That includes soup, salad, entrée and dessert. They serve it to us and clean up. I do not know the entrée at this time.

Financial Update

When the finance committee met in November, we felt we have adequate cash flow to approve sending an additional $3,000 towards the payment of our apportionments. That amount helps, but we are still very behind in paying our apportionments this year.

You are invited to prayerfully consider a special designated gift for apportionments at this time. Please make a note on the check that your donation is for apportionments, our Shared Ministries, that supports the work of our Cascadia District, the Oregon-Idaho Annual Conference, and The United Methodist Church both nationally and globally.

Open Door Churches News

We are very excited for all the opportunities in our Open Door Churches for a meaningful Advent Season. There is something for everyone - Labyrinth Walk, Alternative Christmas Market, Concerts by the "Just for Fun Singers" and John Nilson, Family festivals and celebrations. and the Blue Christmas service. Attend a few events to nurture your spirit this season, prepare for the birth of Jesus and find yourself saying, "Yes, let's go to the manger!"

Winter clothing items are needed at the Jason Lee Food Bank. Particularly coats, hats, gloves, socks and items for children. Drop them off at your local church or Jason Lee.

An Open Door Churches Board planning retreat is scheduled for February 9-10 with leadership from Bill Gipson, Director of Strategic Faith Community Development for the Greater Northwest areas of the UMC and Tim Overton-Harris, our District Superintendent.