Attention: All ladies of the church are invited to… A bridal shower for Lauren Gross! Saturday, March 24 Brunch 11am At the United Church Please sign up on the Adult Ed bulletin board by March 11 For more information, see Jane Kerr or Cathy Bush Lauren is getting married to Jerome Blanco this May at the United Church! A church wide shower is planned due to our special relationship with Lauren: as her church family as we have followed her short-term and long-term mission trips, and the ways God has worked in her life through her college and seminary years. We have prayed and supported her and now we are able to celebrate this special new time in her life! Following the wedding, Lauren and Jerome plan to start their life together in California. Lauren is registered at Macy’s, Target and Bed Bath & Beyond. Please keep in mind that all gifts will need to return with Lauren to California! (Idea: consider giving her a photo of the gift you have mailed to CA!) ALSO….share a favorite recipe with Lauren! Recipe cards are in the church office. Please complete and return ASAP so we can organize them in a special binder before the shower. Don’t forget: Please RSVP by March 11
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Rice Bowls ~Children’s Easter Offering, March 4 – April 1 ORP HAN facts ( fr o m Ri ceb o wl s.o r g) • Nearly 163 million children across the world are
orphans. • The magnitude of the orphans and children in crisis remains deeply distressing, and the situation for children is likely worsening due to the global economic crisis and the effects on children due to bad governance, conflict, poverty, disaster, and disease. • Vulnerable children, with few means of supporting themselves are often forced to work in commercial agriculture, as street vendors, beggars, domestic servants, or given over to the sex trade — victims of human trafficking. Rice Bowls partners with 58 faith-based children's homes in 9 countries to provide 100% of the food for the children in their care. To find out more information, visit ricebowls.org.