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Announcements for April

March 31, 2023/in Announcements

The April communion offering will support UMCOR. “UMCOR comes alongside those who suffer from natural or human-caused disasters – famine, hurricane, war, flood, fire or other events—to alleviate suffering and serve as a source of help and hope for the vulnerable.”
Start saving your loose change for the April Noisy Offering which will support Hearts and Hammers. Change will be collected on April 9.
223 families were served through the Food Bank program in March. 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. Double-bagged plastic bags are always needed.

Upcoming Fundraisers & Collections

The United Methodist Men will host a churchwide breakfast on April 16 with donations supporting Camp Crossway.
The United Women in Faith will sponsor a potato bar on April 30 (5^th Sunday) following the combined worship service. Donations will be sent to Missions.
The United Women in Faith are collecting shower items for the Micah Mission in Hopkinsville. Donations (hand/body towels, wash cloths, soap, shampoo, toothbrushes and paste, deodorant, and disposable razors) may be brought to the Fellowship Hall and placed in the marked box by April 30.

Announcements for March

March 2, 2023/in Announcements

ANNOUNCEMENTS

· The March communion offering will support Todd County Central High School’s Project Graduation. This is an organized, adult-supervised, and alcohol-free event offered as part of a post-high school graduation party. All support will be appreciated.

· Start saving your loose change for the March Noisy Offering which will support the Food Bank program. Change will be collected on March 12.

· March is Petrie’s designated month to donate to the Interfaith Center. Currently, they need a variety of canned foods (vegetables, spaghetti, and chili.) There is a box in the Fellowship Hall labeled “Interfaith Center” that you can drop your donations in, or you may take them directly to the Interfaith Center.

· 238 families were served through the Food Bank program in February. 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. Double-bagged plastic bags are always needed.

The Methodist Mountain Mission truck will be here on March 14. Please have all donations brought to the Mountain Mission Closet (next to the youth hall) by Monday, March 13. If you would prefer to make a monetary donation, please go to https://www.methodistmountainmission.org/ to make an online donation, or checks can be mailed to Methodist Mountain Mission, PO Box 888, Jackson, KY 41339.

Church Conference February 26, 2023

January 27, 2023/in Announcements, News

Petrie Memorial will have a Church Conference on Sunday, February 26, 2023 at 7:00 p.m. Contact the church office for more information.

Hearts and Hammers Ministry

January 23, 2023/in Announcements, News

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

January 13, 2023/in News

Abby and Lincoln recently completed acolyte training. Thank you both for your commitment.

Announcements for January 2023

January 2, 2023/in Announcements, News

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!