The Wind: Sept 1, 2022

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View this email in your browser The Wind Bi-Monthly Newsletter September 1, 2022 Our worship series is inspired by the book Everywhere you look: Discovering the church right where you are by Tim Soerens. With God’s dream as our focal point and the Holy Spirit as our partner and guide, we will be invited to look closely, listen deeply, and live into the call God has for us as a church, not in general but in our particular time and place.  Worship With Us Sundays • 9:30 am in Person or Online   Nursery available for children 4 and under Coffee & cookie fellowship afterward Sunday School begins Sept 11 at 9:15am Registration is open. Sign up children 4 years –5th grade now!  Adult Sunday School Starts September 11 Adult Sunday School starts on September 11 at 9:15 with nursery provided. New Fall Worship Schedule Begins Sunday, September 11!   8:15 Worship 9:15 Sunday School for all ages (nursery available) 10:00 Worship (nursery available) Youth Group Updates  Welcome back families! Youth Group will officially kick off on September 7th at 6:30pm at our Annual Pool Party at the Houston's House! Pool Party  |  September 7th at 6:30pm the Houston's House 605 Timberline Drive Polk City, IA 50226 Bring chips or a dessert and a 2 liter to share! We'll provide hot dogs! Tailgate Luncheon  |  Sunday, Sept 11 Also please mark your calendars for Sunday, Sept 11th! The youth group will be sponsoring a Tail Gate luncheon at 11am after the 10am service and this is our first fundraiser of the year for Mission Trip 2023 and for funds to support our Youth Group activities throughout the year. We are requesting that Youth bring chips or a dessert and 2 liter to share. We are asking that youth arrive by 10:30am and plan to stay until 12pm. Leftovers from our first two events will be used during our Wednesday meetings. First Classroom Meeting  |  September 14th We are planning to play Family Feud and ask youth to bring a friend! 6:30-8pm. We can't wait to see you all! We will gather in our Outdoor Sanctuary for 10:00 Worship on September 25! Bring a lawn chair and enjoy what we hope will be a beautiful fall morning. (Please note: worship will not be livestreamed that day, so make arrangements to join us in person!) Exciting News! The church is excited about their new church management system which will replace the online directory 12/31/2022.  This management system makes it easier to schedule events, organize volunteers, and place all of the church's tasks under one umbrella.  You will be receiving an e-mail inviting you to create an account for you and your family.  A Breeze app is available to use, also. Fleece Tie Blanket Mission Project During the months of September and October we will be collecting fleece to make tie blankets for Bidwell Riverside to distribute to the 1,500+ children they serve at Christmas. One blanket needs two pieces of fleece of 1 2/3 yards each or 2 yards each. Stay away from character print fabrics that a child could lose interest in as they get older. Stay tuned for several opportunities to tie the blankets in October. Questions: Heidi Anderson or Charlotte Loter. Financial Peace University Class Beginning Oct 20 • 6:30-8:30 Planning for the future is hard when you’re still paying for the past! Listen—there’s a better way! Join my Financial Peace University class, and we’ll learn how to beat debt and make a plan for the future together! Interested? Join me at Polk City United Methodist Church starting Thursday, October 20, 2022. You can sign up and start your 14-day free trial of Financial Peace at fpu.com/1154144.  Reach out to Janet DeJager with questions: Jandjag76@gmail.com The PCUMC Farmers Market The Farmer's Market will include produce, fresh and canned, and baked goods. You are welcome to bring a market donation and place it on the Farmer's Market table in the entryway. Customers may then donate cash, as they wish, for items they want. The money  donated will benefit the DMARC Food Pantry Warehouse and the North Polk Comet Cupboard. Items not taken will go to the Comet Cupboard weekly. What a delicious way to combat food insecurity in our community! Contact Linda Pennington or Dixie Bequeaith if you have questions. Care & Connection If you have or know of a care need, please reach out to our Care and Connection Committee chair, Carol Parrott, cmparrott@dwx.com or (515) 422-6426 Women's Coffee Tuesdays at 10am in the Wing. Contact Diane Lukasik if you have questions. Men's Breakfast Saturday, September 10 at 8am in the Wing. Contact Dave Schelling with questions or to RSVP. Are you needing the Wing for a church meeting or a family gathering? If you are please contact Charlotte Loter at caloter@msn.com or 515-240-8436 to check the schedule. Clinic & Food Pantry Walk-in Hours St. Luke’s Free Clinic and NP Comet Cupboard Food Pantry are open on the first and third Wednesdays of the month:   NP Comet Cupboard: 5:00-6:30 PM email dbequeai967@msn.com with questions   St. Luke's Free Clinic: 6:00-8:00 PM call 515-238-6425 for more information DMARC Update for September 1 Linda Pennington DMARC Delegate MONEY IS THE NUMBER ONE DONATION THEY PREFER!!           The Des Moines Area Religious Council (DMARC) Food Pantry Warehouse has used this slogan for many years! They can buy more with our money than we can! In this desperate time, of increased cost of living expenses, it could not be more necessary!! Groceries prices are soaring for those who have hungry children returning to schools of which have decreased free lunch programs. For July 2022, 17,913 total people were assisted with 1,769 being first time pantry visitors. This usage has increased up to 74% over last year's usage. The largest group is adults 18-64 yrs at 38% with the second largest being children 0-17yrs at 34%. Monetary help is needed desperately!!!      PCUMC FARMER'S MARKET: Please bring your beautiful produce to our Farmer's Market inside the front door for customers to buy for donations to DMARC and the Comet Cupboard (information is there)      VOLUNTEER HELP: DMARC appreciates help with their Mobile Pantries, Meals from the Market (Farmer's Market pick up in Des Moines on Saturdays), Door Dash assistance to schedule deliveries      FREE ADMISSION TO THE LAST CUBS HOME GAME, SEPTEMBER 18TH, WITH 3 FOOD ITEMS PER PERSON TO THE DMARC BOOTH THERE      DMARC is partnering with CARS (Charitable Adult Rides and Services) for free will donations of unneeded cars, trucks, motorcycles, RVs or boats for a possible tax deduction for this charitable vehicle donation to DMARC. (call 855-500-7433 if interested)     Returning to the above need for monetary donations......If you wish to help, please check out the church's VANCO giving app or you may write a check out to Polk City United Methodist Church and in the memo write "DMARC" and mail to Polk City United Methodist Church, 1421 West Broadway, Polk City, Iowa 50226 ATTN:Finance Secretary or place in the offering plate. If you are buying on AmazonSmile please consider a donation to DMARC there. Check out the work of a wonderful organization at www.dmarcunited.org. Any questions? I am always here www.penningtonlinda30@gmail.com Read the latest news from the Iowa Conference of the United Methodist Church: www.iaumc.org/news Copyright © *|CURRENT_YEAR|* *|LIST:COMPANY|*, All rights reserved. *|IFNOT:ARCHIVE_PAGE|* *|LIST:DESCRIPTION|* Our mailing address is: *|HTML:LIST_ADDRESS_HTML|* *|END:IF|* Want to change how you receive these emails? 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