More than "Just Coffee"

Starting this fall, our PW group will be sponsoring the sales of "Just Coffee."

Cafe Justo began as a way to provide living opportunities to the coffee growers of Salvador Urbina.  They provide the training and resources needed for farmers to create and maintain a sustainable, small-scale, international coffee company, shifting the profits from large international companies to the members of the cooperative.

To learn more about Cafe Justo, visit their website at http://www.justcoffee.org.  To learn more about how to buy Just Coffee from our Presbyterian Women, watch this space!

June 1 is "First Sunday"

Next Sunday, June 1, is “First Sunday,” so don’t forget to bring something for the Valley View Food Drive.  Suggested contributions include:

·         All soups and chunky soups

·         Canned meats: fish, tuna, chicken, beef hash, potted meat, Sloppy Joe

·         Peanut butter, jelly, jams, pancake syrup

·         Cereal, hot and cold

·         Bread mixes: pancake, biscuit, cornbread, cake

·         Canned vegetables: greens, mixed, corn, peas, etc.

·         Canned tomatoes, tomato sauce, tomato paste

·         Canned beans: chili, pork, pinto, refried, ranch, lima, butter, kidney, black-eyed

·         Fruit: canned or juice

·         Baby food, formula, diapers, wipes

·         Toiletries: toilet paper, toothpaste, toothbrush, soap, shampoo, conditioner, deodorant, etc.

 

Photos of Ballet Folklorico Santa Maria

Here are a few of the pictures from our May Fellowship Fiesta:

Women's Ministry in June

Summer is approaching. Many of our good friends have headed north to their “other homes”. We wish them a safe journey and look forward to their return. Our Circles have had their last meetings and we finished our Bible Study, An Abiding Hope, The Presence of God in Exodus and Deuteronomy. We enjoyed this study and it generated good discussions.

Speaking of Bible Study, we will start a new study in September. It will be Reconciling Paul: A Contemporary Study of 2 Corinthians. A few of us went to the Overview Presentation in April and this promises to be a fresh look at Paul. By reading 1 and 2 Corinthians this summer you can get a head start!

Our first gathering in the fall will be September 24th. It will be a Continental Breakfast. The program will be special. We will have Rev. Bev Phillips lead us in Lesson 1 of our Bible Study. By doing our first lesson together we will all be ready to do Lesson 2 in our Circles in October.

 In the fall we will be sponsoring the sales of “Just Coffee”. The coffee will be sold during the fellowship hour on designated Sundays. We are glad to have this opportunity. We will have more information on this project when is gets closer to the time of sales.

As the days get warmer (hot!!) it is a good time to check out the PW Bookcart in Swain Hall. I would like to preview the new books, a couple at a time.

FICTION
The author of The Kite Runner and A Thousand Splendid Suns has written this new novel, And The Mountains Echoed. The book is about family relationships: how we love, how we take care of one another, and how the choices we make resonate through generations. The story begins in an Afghan village and follows the family members from Kabul, to Paris, to San Francisco, to the Greek Island of Tinos. It becomes more emotionally complex and powerful with each page.

 NONFICTION
 Refuse to Do Nothing: Finding Your Way to Abolish Modern Day Slavery, Shayne Moore and Kimberley McOwen Yim. Slavery never ended. It just went underground, where it continues to exploit powerless men, women and children in horrific ways throughout the world. Now for the good news: you have the power. The authors share things they have done and that you can do.

There are no PW activities planned for the months of June, July and August. Let’s stay connected to each other on a one-to-one basis and through our church activities. Continue to pray for each other and experience renewal so that when we come together in the fall we will be ready for Bible Study and the fun and interesting programs that are planned for us.

Blessings to all,  
Diane Nestlebush, Moderator

Free Blood Pressure Checks

Remember, this will be the fourth Sunday of the month, so free blood pressure checks will be available in the rear of Swain Hall during Fellowship at 10:00 am, following the 9:00 worship service.  We hope to see you there!

Summer Office Hours Start June 2

The church office will be closing earlier during June, July, August, and September.  Our summer office hours are:

Monday - Wednesday: 8:00 am to 3:00 pm
Thursday: 8:00 am to noon
Friday: office closed

May Mission Corner

Justa Center

Justa Center is here for seniors.  We are blessed for not having to use their services and belssed again that we can help support those who do.

Scott Richards started the center in December of 2006; it is the only one of its kind for homeless individuals in the US, caring for those with problems that created their homelessness, which can include medical (physical, mental and emotional) problems.  They give the people the help they need to become self-dependent.  The support is for those 55 years of age or older.

Justa Center hosted two events in May to raise funds, their first annual Golf Tournament on May 10 and the Culinary Caravan on May 16.

For more information on Justa Center, visit their website at http://www.justacenter.org.  While on the site, click on the News heading and see Scott on the PBS network show Horizon.

~Gene Downing