Newsletter

Hi Everyone!                                                            December 12, 2024
Our annual Winter Festival was a success thanks to all of you who helped in any way. I haven’t received the final numbers for the financial side but it was definitely a success with us working together! A giant thanks goes to Glenora Wright and her daughters Tamara and Tina for orchestrating the whole event and for her co-chairpersons who helped her carry it out. We had help from lots of family members and Pascal Hershey and a friend drove all the way to Boise to help make the lasagna! I think we can all pat ourselves on the back!
One of our main events is always the Nativity Tour! It did not disappoint this year. According to the chair, Dalyce Knight, we had 75 nativities on display and they were beautiful! As you know, all good things come to an end and they were all taken down on Sunday after church. If you are missing any items, please talk to Dalyce and she will help you find them.
We will not have Ad Board or Trustee meetings in December. If we need to meet, we will gather after church. Our Ad Board Chair, Ken Phelps will let us know if that is necessary.
The January/February issue of The Upper Room is available in the entryway. Let me know if you need help getting a copy.
The United Methodist Men will meet this Saturday for their monthly breakfast meeting at 9:00 a.m. at Erika’s Kitchen in Payette. All men are encouraged to attend.
I have some good news! Our visitor, Emma had a baby girl last week. That’s about all I know. We will wait for her to return to hear more news.
Eddie Parsons had successful ankle surgery last week. He should be good as new in no time. Pray for a complete recovery.
Lexi who just received a new kidney has been released from the hospital in Salt Lake City. She and her parents have moved into the Ronald McDonald House for at least a month while they monitor her health and the health of the kidney. Pray that she will be able to keep this kidney!
We have some prayer requests this week. We hosted a funeral for Stan Clements at the end of September and I just got a call from his daughter Jody that her mom Kathy passed away the day before Thanksgiving. That’s a lot of grief for a family. We will host a funeral for Kathy in January. Please keep this family in your prayers.
Tony Irwin asked us to keep his daughter Jennifer in our prayers. Her daughter Holly is in the in Navy and is far away and it’s a hard time of year for Jennifer. This leads me to the next prayer request for anyone suffering or missing loved ones during the holiday season.
Sheri Hood asked us to keep praying for her relative Meegan who has been struggling and now has pneumonia.
Lyna Wilkins’ niece Megan Palmer was admitted to the hospital with a brain aneurysm on Wednesday of this week. Please pray for a complete recovery for Megan.
A member of the exercise class, Ethel had cataract surgery this week. Please keep her in your prayers.
Continue to pray for peace in the Middle East. There are new developments daily so keep in the loop and keep praying.
Pastor Mary Beth is back from vacation and preached here last Sunday. Her sermon focused on being a peacemaker. We learned the difference in being a peacekeeper and a peacemaker. A peacemaker stands up to injustice even when people are uncomfortable. A peacemaker makes things fair and just. Jesus was a peacemaker. If you’d like to visit with our pastor about this, I’m sure she’d be glad to discuss it with you.
Don’t forget that we are invited to an open house to celebrate Doris Homan’s 90th birthday. It will be at the clubhouse in Little Country Village this Sunday from 12:30-3:00. They ask that you don’t bring gifts but cards will be great!
Have a great rest of the week, pray for the sun to come out and we hope to see you here on Sunday!
Blessings,
Cris