2008 Mission Trip On June 29th, seventeen members of the congregation are heading off on a week-long mission trip to Rutland, Vermont. We will be working with the members of the community in Rutland to fix the town gazebo, repaint some of their houses, care for their elderly, entertain their youth, and clear some of their beautiful trails. We will be having a “send off” after church on June 29th where the congregation can gather and wish us all well on the journey. We expect to be back by noon on the 4th of July and invite anyone who wants to come to the welcoming party. Last year everyone was exhausted by the time they got back, but we did pass out popsicles and hear a few stories before they all went home to bed! The fundraising for this mission trip was a huge group effort. We held a Harvest Dinner Theater and a Medieval Dinner at church, made Thanksgiving Pies, created reusable bags out of donated material, sold candy bars, hosted a pampered chef party and took in donations from several very generous members of the congregation. We would like to thank everyone who helped to make our trip possible and we look forward to discussing the trip when we get home!

Our Last Fundraiser – In the Bag! The final fundraiser this year is hand-made reusable grocery bags and hobo-style bags made from recycled material. We had hoped to sell them at the craft fair and then during coffee hours, but we were almost completely sold out of bags within the first two hours of the craft fair! We owe a big THANK YOU to Jane Moen and her crew of helpers. For several Sundays we had teens and moms cutting out material and we had a small army of seamstresses dutifully taking the cut outs home to sew in the evenings. It was truly a team effort and proceeds totaled more than $900! We will be continuing to make bags for some time because they are so popular and we can take orders at any point. Please watch for the teens during coffee hour so that you can support them in this final fundraiser of the year.

Check out Rutland's Website!! http://www.rutlandvermont.com/