Newsletter

Hi Everyone!                                                            December 7, 2023
The Winter Festival was a big success and it certainly wouldn’t have happened without so much help from everyone. A big thank you goes to Glenora Wright for organizing the whole event! She had a lot of behind the scenes help from her daughter Tami and from Lisa Parsons Bisbee. A big thank you to them! The church made over $3,500 and some money will trickle in. All the items left over from the country store are still available and will be on the tables at least until Sunday. Come by and shop whenever the church is open. Our teenagers Kathryn, Lizzy and Caleb ran the bingo game and did such a great job. We know they are busy, and we appreciate them very much.
The United Methodist Men will have their monthly breakfast meeting this Saturday morning at 9:00 a.m. at Erika’s Kitchen in Payette. All men are invited to attend.
Don’t forget about the free Liberty Quartet concert at the Nazarene Church in Payette this Saturday at 6:00 p.m. They will collect a love offering.
James and Pastor Mary Beth are having a Christmas party and ornament exchange on Saturday, December 16th at 3:00 p.m. at their home. The only thing you need to bring is an ornament to exchange. It will be fun!
We have some praises this week. Anne DeBord’s grandson Kian and the Parson’s grandson Corbin are graduating from the University of Idaho (go Vandals!) this Saturday. Congrats to Kian and Corbin! Keep both families in your prayers as they travel north.
Our prayers go out to the family of Larry Jeffries this week. Larry passed away last Saturday. His family surrounded him as he passed peacefully. Larry was an important part of PUMC. I served on the Trustee Committee with him for many years and along with Ken Frazier, they knew every tiny detail about our church and how to fix it. If they couldn’t find a part, they’d make it. Please keep Irene and the whole family in your prayers. The family won’t be having a funeral at this time.
Dalyce Knight asks us to pray for the Householder family. They are mourning the loss of her cousin’s wife Dagmar. Keep her whole family in your prayers.
Continue to pray for Don Essinger, Lis Williamson, Irene Jeffries, Jim Warzyn, Shannon Osborn, Olivia Bybee, Hugh Homan, Tory, Josh and Bob Maynard.
Our Christmas schedule looks like this: Christmas Eve 11:00 am and 6:00 pm and Christmas Day 11:00 am in the chapel. Join us for all if you can.
The dollar offering this Sunday will be donated to Rose Advocates. They are a confidential network offering resources to abused children & adults since 1988.They strive to help each person begin a safe life for themselves & their families. 
Have a great rest of the week and we hope to see you on Sunday. Remember that Grace is indiscriminate and that God cherishes each one of us always.
Blessings,
Cris
PS. Our praise songs this week are Prepare the Way and Your Peace Will Make Us One. Click on the blue links to listen in.