CHURCH CALENDAR & WE WOULD LIKE YOU TO KNOW — July 18– July 25, 2021
Sun 7/18
9:00 am … WORSHIP in Sanctuary at Kinmundy First UMC
10:15 am … GATHERING in Fellowship Hall for Coffee & Cookies
10:30 am … SUNDAY SCHOOL at Kinmundy First UMC
10:45 am … WORSHIP in Sanctuary at Wesley UMC
Mon 7/19
9-12 pm … VBS BEGINS — Will join with Salem Grace UMC. (Van leaves at 8:30 am)
Tues 7/20
9-12 pm … VBS at Salem Grace UMC
Wed 7/21
9-12 pm … VBS at Salem Grace UMC
11:30-1 pm … SALT POTLUCK
1:00 pm … QUILTERS Meet
Thurs 7/22
9-12 pm .. . VBS at Salem Grace UMC
1:00 pm … TWILIGHT CIRCLE Meets. Susan Smith, devotions & refreshments.
Fri 7/23
9-12 pm … VBS with VBS PROGRAM on the final day
1-5 pm … PASTOR VOLUNTEERS at Kinmundy Library
6:00 pm … FOOD PANTRY PREPARATION
Sat 7/24
9-10 am … FOOD PANTRY DISTRIBUTION
Sun 7/25
9 00 am … WORSHIP in Sanctuary at Kinmundy First UMC
10:45 am … WORSHIP in Sanctuary at Wesley UMC
- Upcoming Committee Meetings:
Monday, July 26 …11:00 am … Missions Meeting
Monday, July 26 … 7:00 pm …Ad Council Meeting
Monday, August 9 .. 7:00 pm .. Trustees Meeting
Monday, August 16 . 7:00 pm …Endowment Mtg - SOBER REALITIES: Unvaccinated people may choose to wear masks for their own safety and the safety of other non-vaccinated people. Please do not crowd each other as we adjust to this change.
It is possible but very unlikely that a vaccinated person can get COVID. Not everyone feels safe not wearing a mask—please be kind. We’ve had a tough year!Please pray for wisdom for our government leaders and a calm response throughout to the lifting of restrictions.
. - VBS 2021 – Once again, we will be partnering with Salem Grace UMC and be a part of their amazing Vacation Bible School – NEXT WEEK – Monday through Friday, 9 am to noon, July 19-23 with the closing program on Friday. Rocky Railway, Jesus’ Power Pulls Us Through, is the theme. (If you would like to ride with us in the church van, meet us at the Kinmundy church at 8:30 – we hope to be back between 12:20 and 12:30 pm each day.) Or you can meet us there. Pastor Dave and Debbie Price will be teaching one of the classes. Registration forms are available on the counter in Vervadene’s office if you didn’t register online.
. - DICK & DIANE (GRAY) HANKS of rural Iuka will be celebrating their 50th wedding anniversary. An open house is being planned for Sunday, July 25, from 2-4 pm at the Marion County Farm Bureau Building, 1630 North Broadway, Salem, IL.
The couple are the parents of 3 children. Curt and Cherity Hanks, Iuka, Holly and Jason Sigrist, Farina, and Heather and Mitch Wilkins, Iuka They are also blessed with 10 grandchildren.
They were married on July 25, 1970, at Brown Christian Church in rural Kinmundy. Due to the Covid-19, the celebration was postponed until this year.
Everyone is invited to help them celebrate. No gifts, please. - OUR HAND N HAND GROUP had their first event since the pandemic, Monday evening. 17 mini-golfers had a great time playing18 holes of mini-golf and eating ice cream at Dairy Mart. The rain held off so we could be outside! There were 17 mini-golfers in all!