Advent and Holiday Schedule
Society of St. Andrew Devotional Booklets are available in Fellowship Hall for our Advent Season Study which beginning on Sunday December 1st.
Disciple Adult Sunday School will continue with Old Testament Study through Sunday December 22nd.
On Sunday December 8th at 2:30 we will be Caroling at the SKLD Whitehall Care Facility.
A Blue Christmas Worship will be held on Thursday December 19th at 7:00 pm in the Sanctuary.
Our traditional Christmas Eve Worship Service will be celebrated at Claybanks UMC on Tuesday evening December 24th at 6:00 pm.
Sunday School will not meet on the Sundays of December 29th and January 5th.
From the Missions Team
Here is the Food Pantry we are now working with. If you are interested in volunteering, please see below!! Missions Committee-Claybanks
Trinity Lutheran Church Community Food Pantry
5631 W. Stony Lake Rd., New Era, MI 49446
231.861.4059 tlccommunityfoodpantry@gmail.com
Contact: Sandy Barber, coordinator
Opportunities to Volunteer
Saturday morning, pantry open twice a month: There are 4 teams that rotate, one team comes every 8 weeks. Pantry opens to clients @ 9:30am, volunteers arrive earlier. About 3 hrs. work. Team leader – 1, Team members – 5 to 6
Thursday afternoon/evening restock twice a month: There are 4 teams that rotate, one team comes every 8 weeks. Start 7 pm, though one team does meet at 4 pm. About 1 to 1 ½ hrs. work. Team leader – 1, Team members – 4 to 5
Milk Transportation: Transport milk Saturday am before pantry opening, return milk crates. Requires truck/minivan or trailer that can handle 36 cases of milk to/from Country Dairy. **physical** 2 teams, 2 volunteers each, alternate pickups, therefore, help once a month.
Bread Transportation: Transport bread on Thursday or Friday prior to Saturday pantry. Requires truck/minivan trailer that can handle +/- 30 cases of bread from Muskegon. **physical** 2 teams, 1 – 2 volunteers each, alternate pickups, therefore, help once a month.
Unloading Delivery Truck: Feeding America truck delivers food for pantries every other Thursday, @10:30 am. Assist with moving food into the pantry – into freezers and refrigerators, and basement storage as needed. 2 teams, 4 volunteers each, alternate unloads, therefore help once a month for about 2 hrs. **physical**
On call Volunteers: for local food pickup. This is usually short advance notice, and may or may not a truck/minivan or trailer. Time involved variable, 1-2 volunteers.
Substitutes: for Thursday restock or Saturday pantry. May be called to fill in for regular team member who cannot be there that day. 8 – 10 volunteers on the list. Contact us to be part of this wonderful ministry.
United Methodist Women
Joyful, Joyful we adore thee————-!
Oh my, it is that wonderful, joyful, stressful, anxious but hopefully a most happy time of the year.
We ladies of Claybanks UMW had a grand time decorating the sanctuary and fellowship hall to inspire the congregation on the first Sunday of Advent and throughout the holiday season. We are to happily greet the birth of Jesus no matter what circumstances impact our lives with a sense that He holds us up through the joy of his birth.
This is the month the UMW shares our funds with the organizations we have chosen to help. This year we are adding a financial gift to the White Lake Giving Tree. We also hope to collect warm gloves, mittens, hats or scarfs to help warm those persons that might need something more.
Our UMW will reconvene our regular meetings in March. All church women are welcome! Meanwhile, shalom and Merry Christmas from your UMW!
NURSERY SCHEDULE
If you cannot attend on your scheduled day please trade with someone on the list.
The nursery should be limited to children 5 years old and under.
Dec 1 Liz Grossman
Dec 8 June Freeman
Dec 15 Kathy Ohman
Dec 22 Joyce Twiss
Dec 29 Doris Graham
Directory Information for 2020
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