• Start saving your loose change for the September Noisy Offering which will support Petrie’s Community Assistance Fund. Change will be collected on September 3 (please note date change.)

• The September communion offering will support the KY United Methodist Children’s Homes. Communion will be served on September 10 (please note date change.)

• September is Petrie’s month to donate to the Interfaith Center.  They are currently requesting canned foods: soups, chili, spaghetti and meatballs, and other microwavable foods. You may drop donations off at Petrie or take directly to the Interfaith Center. 

• 202 families were served through the Food Bank program in August. Thank you to all the volunteers who helped in any way.  

• $400 was collected for the Methodist Mountain Mission from the August Noisy Offering. 

• W.O.E. is S.H.E. Disciple Groups will begin in September. For more information, contact Emily Myers at 270-265-1068.

• Three Automated External Defibrillator AEDs have been purchased and installed (one near the elevator/Fellowship Hall, one near the sanctuary, and one at POPs.)  Training will be offered in the  coming weeks.  If anyone is interested in learning how to use the AEDs, please notify the church office.  Trainings will be scheduled once we determine how many are interested.

 The July communion offering will support the Micah Mission Center in Hopkinsville, KY.

205 families were served through the Food Bank program in June. Thank you to all the volunteers who helped in any way. If anyone would like to donate food or money to the Food Bank program, it would be much appreciated.

Start saving your loose change for the July Noisy Offering which will support the LAMA Backpack program. Change will be collected on July 9.  

ANNOUNCEMENTS

• The May communion offering will support Native American Ministries. “Native American Ministries Sunday serves to remind United Methodists of the gifts and contributions made by Native Americans to our society.”
• 212 families were served through the Food Bank program in April. Thank you to all the volunteers who helped in any way. If anyone would like to donate food or money to the Food Bank program, it would be much appreciated.
• Start saving your loose change for the May Noisy Offering which will support Camp Crossway. Change will be collected on May 14. 
• If you haven’t already…..please notify the church office if you have a child who is promoting from pre-k, kindergarten, 5^th grade or 8^th grade or graduating from high school or college/university.
• The last day of school for the Todd County School System is May 22. 
• For anyone attending a college, university, vocational or technical school for the 2023/2024 calendar year, you can apply for the Petrie Memorial Methodist Church Endowment Scholarship. Scholarships will be awarded to applicants who meet the requirements and submit a completed application prior to JUNE 1^st. Please contact the church office for an application. Applications must be completed on an annual basis.
• The United Methodist Men hosted a churchwide breakfast on April16.  $2,701.31 was collected for Camp Crossway. 

Vacation Bible School

VBS is scheduled for June 12 – 15 from 8:30 – 11:30am. Volunteers are needed to be crew leaders, help with preschool, and to help with decorating and music!

There is a VBS display in the Fellowship Hall with a list of supplies needed.  Pick a post-it note and bring that supply to the Children’s Office. 

Please contact Camille or Elizabeth if you can help.