Saturday was a very productive day!  

We packed 61,640 meals, and 100 Spring Break Bags!

To see a video of the day by Trent Albert go to 

www.valpofumcomissions.blogspot.com 

click on the video at the bottom of the post.

Resale Shops Bi-Annual Bag Sale starts today and continues until March 5th.

On March 5th the shop will close at noon, at which time the change over to Spring merchandise begins.  The Shop will re-open on Friday March 7th.

Craft Weekend Fellowship

This Friday 2/28 and Saturday 3/1

Come join us Fri. 5 to 9pm and Sat. 8am - 3pm.

Finish those projects that have been sitting around or start a new one.  If you come Friday evening you do not have to clean off that table at home for a meal just let it be and come back on Saturday and start working on it again.  On Friday bring a snack to share and on Saturday we will be sending out for a meal or bring your own.  Just let us know if you are going to join us so we can make sure that you have a work space.   email: cmstewart4@comcast.net or 219 364 8072

Hope to see you Friday.

UMW Business Meeting

March 5th @ 1:00 in Church Parlor

Saturday February 22nd

Shift 1 - 8:30        Shift 2 -12 noon

You can still sign up to be involved in this wonderful mission.  

contact FUMC for information  219 465 1661

If you can not participate in this event you can still help out.

We are collecting items for a Spring Break Food Bag that will be passed out at the Christian Food Pantry to families with children during spring break.  

The children that are helping during the pack a thon will be sorting and pack the following items:

these items should be in single serving size

Canned Pasta

Chicken Noodle soup

Easy Mac - N - Cheese

Noodle Bowls

Granola or Cereal Bars  no nuts

Individual bowls or boxes of cereal

Crackers/ Cookies/Chips

Fruit cups/ Applesauce

Juice with vitamin C

We are hoping with all the snow days this winter you have had the time to go thought your closets and find items for The Resale Shop.

Donations are always welcome.

There is still time to sign up for the nation wide event that only happens every four years. 

Join Us For This Huge Event

Saturday, February 22

Shift 1  8:30 am    Shift 2  12 noon

Childcare provided for those under 10 yrs.

Questions?

Contact,  Bonnie Albert @ 464-1447 or 241-7250

or Mike Strayer @ 462-2354

If you have not signed up please do so, we had a great time last year.

During the Pack a thon, our children will be packing bags for the Christian Food Pantry.  These bags will be handed out during Spring Break to families with children.

Bags include easy-open/self serve foods.  We are in need of the following items:

Canned Pasta- pull top can

Chicken Noodle Soup - pull top can

Easy Mac-N-Cheese  individual serving/ microwaveable

Granola Bars  - no nuts

Individual bowls/boxes of Cereal

Crackers/Cookies/Chips- individual serving size

Fruit Cups/Applesauce - individual serving size

Juice with Vitamin C - individual serving size

Your donations are greatly appreciated.  Please bring them to the welcome Table next Sunday, February 16th, or drop them off at the Welcome Desk during this coming week.

Craft Workshop

February, 28th 5 pm. to 9 pm.

March, 1st 8 am. to 3 pm.

You are invited to come and enjoy a 2 day workshop in the Fellowship Hall.    Bring your knitting, crocheting, scrapbooking...any unfinished project... and enjoy a great time of fellowship.  Bring a snack to share. On Saturday, you can bring a lunch or bring some money to order lunch with us form a local restaurant.  If you plan to attend, please let us know either by signing up in between services at the welcome table, or at umwvalpofumc@gmail.com

Save the Dates:

April, 8th 6:00 p.m. Book Discussion

Lifting Up Hope Living Out Justice

by Alice G. Knotts

April, 17th Maundy Thursday Breakfast 

May 4th  Mother Daughter Tea