UCW,
Faith &
Evening
Circles
Lord’s Harvest
103 days until the
Lord’s Harvest. How
do you plan to show
you’re thankful? Mark
your calendar for
November 12th
Pie & Ice Cream Social for Missions
August 3, 7:00pm
at the Archer United Methodist Church
Come for a great evening of food and fellowship!
A free-will offering
will be taken.
Newsletter of the United Church of Primghar
No August Meetings
To all of you that attended Guest Day & to those who helped
prepare food and worked. It was very successful! $839 was
donated that day. The donation will go to the Family Crisis
Center.
Layettes
Items for layette and birthing kits are needed: Flannel, new cloth diapers & diaper pins and small infant
sleepers/gowns We can shop for you if you wish to
give a monitory gift. If you would like to help sew
blankets or sleepers contact the Mission & Outreach
representatives.
August Ushers
7th
Trace & Jan Tjossem & Brent McDowell
14th Earl & Marilyn Newman & Jack Black
21st Shirley Fernstrum, Kim Tewes & Steve Wittrock
28th Shirley Fernstrum, Kim Tewes & Steve Wittrock
August Liturgist
7th
Jan Tjossem
14th Mike Jones
21st Clara Black
28th Jan Gaudian
AUGUST GREETERS
7th
14th
21st
28th
Charles & Evelyn Bruns
Corey, Jodi & Luke Gillespie
Phyllis Jones & Helen Lucas
Andrew & Cindy Jansma
7th
14th
21st
28th
AUGUST ACOLYTE
Jordan Nieuwenhuis
Lexi Babb
Caden Wittrock
Peter Bottjen
Vacation Bible School Update
We had another successful year at Vacation Bible School. A huge thanks to everyone who brought food, prepared lunch, help herd, and gave money for the Adopt a
Child program. During the week of VBS the children brought in money for missions. This year they raised $1,000.00. The funds raised went to Hope Haven’s
program for rehabilitating wheelchairs. 10 chairs will be rehabilitated!
August, 2016- Volume 8
August Newsletter: Guest Contributor
Kezy Mullen
These are the things I’ve done this summer:
Spent time with Papa in Jefferson
Went to VBS in Archer
Went to Camp at Okoboji
Learned to ride my bike without training wheels
Went to VBS in Primghar
Learned to Swim and do an underwater handstand
Go to VBS in Peterson where Daddy is going to be Pastor
I read 2 Magic Treehouse and 1 Boxcar Children book (I am going
to read more)
Had fun with all the kids when they come for Bible Study
I’ve been to church every Sunday.
We’re getting ready for school to start again.
And we are really excited about going to Disneyworld with my
cousins!
What have you done? How have you used the time that God has
given you this summer? There is still time!
Isaiah 11:6 The wolf will live with the lamb, the leopard will lie down with the goat, the calf and the lion and
the yearling together; and a little child will lead them.
If you are aware of someone in need of a pastoral call, please call Pastor on her cell 712-344-2846
She would rather hear from multiple sources than from no one at all. In these times of privacy rights,
hospitals and nursing homes may not divulge information relating to a resident or patient, so it is very
important that members and/or their families let the Pastor know of all needs for pastoral care.
THANKS GIVING
ingathering
BIRTHDAYS &
ANNIVERSARIES
School Kits
Don’t forget to buy supplies for the Mission &
Social Action School
Bags during the August
Back-to-School Sales. 40
School Bags is our goal this year.
Kits include: 3 Notebooks, 8 1/2x11
wide ruled (210 to 250 sheets total)
spiral or bound; 1 30 cm metric ruler;
1 box of 24 crayons (ONLY 24); 1 2
1/2” eraser, 1 blunt scissors; 1 hand
pencil sharpener and 6 unsharpened
pencils with erasers.
These items are on sale in many
stores so it is a great time to purchase
them.
Remember NO political or religious
icons, slogans, emblems or sayings
on ANY of the items.
August
Sewing Kits include: 3
yards cotton (1 piece), 1
new spool matching
thread, 5-8 matching flat
buttons on card, 1 sewing scissor, p pkg. hand
sewing needles.
Foster independence
rather than dependence.
Cottage industries often
grow out of sewing classes where these kits are
used to practice skills.
Health Kits:
Help disaster victims reclaim their dignity & selfrespect , also used as teaching tools.
1 new hand towel 15”x25”), 1 bath sized bar of
soap (3 oz) in wrapper, 1 large, sturdy comb (not
pocket size), 1 new toothbrush in original sealed wrapper (not
child-size), 1 nail file or fingernail clipper (No emery boards or
toenail clippers), 1 new washcloth,
6 band aids (3/4”).
3 Jeff Roberts
4 Matthew Edwards
5 Jody Edwards
6 Dale Reese,
Mr. & Mrs. Lee Irvine
7 Tim Ebel
8 Terry Morris, Jenna Wittrock,
Brandt Steffens, Brenda Harms
9 Jim Edwards, Harriet Tewes,
Marney Norman,
Mr. & Mrs. Joel Tewes,
12 Adam Ruschmann
13 Joan Thompson,
Mr. & Mrs. John Meyer
14 Mike Jones,
Mr. & Mrs. Rick Ginger,
16 Cindy Jansma,
17 Mr. & Mrs. Fred Wittrock
18 Terry Wittrock
Mr. & Mrs. Terry Morris
19 Mr. & Mrs. Dale Reese
20 Bob Bonath, Daisy Blazek
21 Mr. & Mrs. Brian Fritz
22 Tom Edwards
25 Mr. & Mrs. Peter Eldridge,
Mr. & Mrs. Michael Wright
26 Donna Dawson
Mr. & Mrs. Jim Rosenboom
27 Barb Mars
29 Lee Irvine,
Mr. & Mrs. Garry Sampson
Mr. & Mrs. Brent McDowell
30 Victor Irwin,
Mr. & Mrs. Daniel Wittrock,
Mr. & Mrs. Josh Rieck
If you know of someone’s Birthday or Anniversary that should be
in the Newsletter please let the Office know.
The new school year will soon be starting and WWW wont’ be far
behind. We are in need of teachers, helpers and those willing to
serve meals. Please prayerfully consider ways that you can help
in our youth ministry.
SUN
1
7:00 pm Website Meeting at
UCP
2
6:30 pm Harry
Potter Bible
Study @ Parsonage
7
8
7:00 pm UCP
Administrative Council
Meeting
14
21
9:00 am UCP Worship—Communion
10:30 Archer UMC
Worship—
Communion
9:00 am UCP Worship
10:30 am Archer
UMC Worship
9:00 am UCP Worship
10:30 am Archer
UMC Worship
Board Meeting following Worship
28
9:00 UCP Worship
10:30 UMC Worship
4
5
Pastor Kris’
Day Off
6
9
10
6:30 pm
Harry Potter
Bible Study @
Parsonage
11
6:30 pm
LoveINC
12
Pastor Kris’
Day Off
13
15
16
17
6:30 pm
Harry Potter
Bible Study @
Parsonage
18
6:30 pm
LoveINC
19
Pastor Kris’
Day Off
20
22
23
24
SOS School
Starts
6:30 pm
Harry Potter
Bible Study @
Parsonage
25
Noon SOS
Ministerial
Mtg.
26
Pastor Kris’
Day Off
27
29
30
Pastor Kris on Vacation
3
7:00 pm Archer 6:30 pm
UMC Pie & Ice LoveINC
Cream Social
for Missions
31
6:30 pm
LoveINC
9:00 Newsletter
Assembly