Newsletter

Hi Everyone!                                                            September 14, 2023
 Our Neighborhood Carnival is happening in just over one week! We want to introduce ourselves to the neighborhood so let’s make a good showing! Please sign up to help when you are at the church or call me and I will put you on the list. Please arrive by 10:30 on Saturday, September 23rd. We will need some canopies for that day. If you have a canopy that we can use please drop it off by Thursday. Make sure your name is on it! If you have a lawn game to share, please bring it too! 
The Ad Board and Trustees will meet on Monday, September 18th. The Trustee meeting begins at 6:15 with the Ad Board following at 7pm. Everyone is invited to attend these meetings. 
Next week I will be working Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday. Ron and I are going to Utah to help our daughter Tess out for a few days. Pastor Mary Beth will be in the office on Thursday. 
I’m reminding you that when you write a check to the church don’t just put PUMC. Our credit union isn’t accepting those. Instead, write Payette United Methodist Church or Payette Methodist Church. 
Sunday, September 24th is Invite Someone New to Church Sunday. We will have a potluck after church that day. Start planning something delicious to share and make a plan to invite someone new. If we are going to grow, it’s going to take effort from all of us. 
We have some prayer requests this week. 
Please keep Lis and Gary Williamson and their family in your prayers. 
Lyna Wilkins has a praise and a concern this week. She had a wonderful time visiting her daughter Heidi and her family but she injured her foot while she was there. Keep her in your prayers. 
Tony Irwin’s daughter’s stepson Darby has terminal cancer and isn’t able to take anymore treatments. Please pray for Darby and his family. 
Please pray for Carmen’s cousin Tory. He was injured at work. He had an 8-hour long surgery Wednesday night to remove disks in his neck and replace the disks with hardware. He has lots of infection. In the future he will need shoulder surgery. Keep Tory, his mom Ruth and his wife Ranee in your prayers.
 I just learned that Mark and Jean Hershey have Covid along with Lyn and Jeanie. They camped together during the Labor Day holiday. Jean reports that they are feeling better. Honestly, I’m SO tired of Covid! 
Karen Sagehorn’s niece Kathleen is having tests for breast cancer and Kathleen’s aunt is very ill and is frustrated that the tests aren’t revealing the answers. I just received word that Kathleen got good news and is in the clear. All those involved are grateful that we have prayed for them. 
Teresa’s stepdad Larry’s funeral will be on Monday. Please keep Teresa’s mom Helen, Larry’s kids and Teresa and her brothers in your prayers. 
Continue to pray for: Hugh Homan, the Hood’s relative, Laurie, Terry Hershey, Steve Simonson, Olivia Bybee, Shannon Osborn, Jim Warzyn, Mary Boesch and Teresa’s grandson. 
The praise songs this week will be The Lion and the Lamb and Wake Up. Click on the blue links and listen to these songs. 
Enjoy our perfect weather and we hope to see you on Sunday! 
Blessings,
Cris