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On this chilly January day, the volunteers with Petrie’s Hearts and Hammers ministry
completed a ramp in Elkton, KY.
Thank you to all for your continued support of this church outreach program.
If anyone would like to volunteer to help with future ramp builds, please let us know.
Abby and Lincoln recently completed acolyte training. Thank you both for your commitment.
The January communion offering will support Human Relations Day. This day calls United Methodists to recognize the right of all God’s children in realizing their potential as human beings in relationship with one another.
Start saving your loose change for the January Noisy Offering which will support “Thailand Now” Methodist Mission. Change will be collected on January 8.
264 families were served through the Food Bank program in December. 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.
If you applied for the Endowment Scholarship last summer, please provide proof of registration for your 2023 spring semester classes and your most recent transcript. Scholarship funds for the spring semester will be issued in January.
·Thank you to everyone who adopted Christmas angels from the Todd County School system. Petrie adopted 30 angels this year. What a blessing to the children in our county!
Members of Petrie sang Christmas carols to some special friends on Wednesday, December 21. Afterwards, they enjoyed fellowship together at POPs.
The December communion offering will support The Interfaith Center.
December 7 is the last day of PM@PM activities until the New Year.
The United Women in Faith “Countdown to Christmas” campaign for gift cards for the KY United Methodist Children’s Homes will end on December 8. Please contact the church office for more information.
The United Women in Faith are collecting new underwear and socks for Eastern Kentucky flood victims until December 11. Please bring your donations to the Fellowship Hall.
Start saving your loose change for the December Noisy Offering which will support Birthday for Jesus (a Gideon ministry). Change will be collected on December 11.
269 families were served through the Food Bank program in November. 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.**If you did not have an opportunity to complete a 2023 Stewardship Covenant, please contact the church office. It’s not too late to pledge or indicate where you would like to serve.** (Many areas are still in need of volunteers.)
Team Kid
Team Kid is meeting weekly on Wednesday evenings averaging 22 children ages 3 – 5th grade. The children’s lessons have been about our Promised King.
Christmas Play/Nativity
Make sure to join us on December 11th at 2:00 p.m. in the sanctuary for our Nativity and “12 Symbols of Christmas” performance. Students from K – 6th grade have been working hard at practice each Sunday.
Children’s Church
We will soon have our Children’s Church training for those who have signed up for January –June. Please be on the lookout for an announcement.
Acolytes
Thank you to Mrs. Catherine Fox for training our acolytes. It is a joy to have these students participating in the service each week.
Bell Choir
The Bell Choir will perform on December 11th during the 10:00 am service.
Volunteers Needed
We currently need volunteers to drive the church bus on Wednesday nights OR volunteers willing to ride with the driver. We currently have two people who have volunteered to drive and two to ride. We really need another volunteer to drive in case of an emergency.
You are cordially invited to attend the 200th Anniversary Celebration of Petrie Memorial United Methodist Church
On Sunday, November 13, 2022 Service Begins at 10:00 a.m. with Bishop Leonard Fairley providing the message
Catered lunch to follow the service
R.S.V.P. by November 6, 2022 by phone or email (270) 265-2298 or petriememorialumc@gmail.com