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| October 29, 2010 | Vol. 2, Iss. 32
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Packing Shoe Boxes
Remember how much fun it was as a child to open presents at Christmas? We have the opportunity to give needy children around the world that same sense of joy and to let them know how much God loves them by packing shoe boxes for Operation Christmas Child. Boxes and more information will be available next week. The filled boxes need to be returned to church by Sunday, November 21. |
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Family Hour
Our Sunday morning family hours continue to be fun as well as educational. Meeting at 9:45 for a great breakfast cooked by our youth, we begin our lesson and activity at 10:15. This fall we've been discussing Noah, so one week we made "arks" from graham crackers and frosting. Last week we paired up in twos to make animals from clay. As you can see from the photos, all ages are involved in the lessons, and this time provides a great opportunity for our church to meet three of its core values: 1. Families and youth are ministered to; 2. Relationships are nurtured; 3. Everyone is involved. In addition to that, many young people today have such little exposure to God's Word that they don't even know who Noah is! We often take such knowledge for granted, but, if we don't teach them about Noah, who will?
(Click on the photos below to visit our website and view more photos of Family Hour)
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Update on Armando
Good news! We have been praying for Armando, the grandson of Luanne Cisneros, for a successful reconstruction surgery on his face and head. The surgery was successful and he has been home for several days. He is getting return of his speech and is able to walk now with a cane. Let us continue to pray for continued progress toward recovery. |
Thanks for the Socks!
A big THANK YOU to everyone for contributing socks to the "Sock It To Homelessness" campaign for Operation Nightwatch. We collected 225 pair of socks toward our goal of 250 pair. For the Sunday October 10 target date, ONW collected over 7,000 pairs toward the overall goal of 20,000. It is very typical for the socks to continue coming in, so the 20,000 goal is still within reach. Again, many thanks to the generous folks at West Valley. |
Christmas in October
Christmas in October is coming October 31. In October we celebrate our missionaries and on October 31 we will have a special donation for them.
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Men's Breakfast
The next men's breakfast is on Friday, November 5. We will be doing a study of Proverbs - please join us! |
 Quilting Day
October 30 is Quilting Day!
It will start at 9:30 am-2 pm, with lunch being provided. We welcome any lady who is interested in quilting to come join us and have a great day of fellowship, fun and working on quilts and or bibs. |
CLT Meeting Notes
Key items and actions from the CLT's most recent October 7 meeting: - Acknowledged the need for volunteer helpers for the Youth Program
- Designated Sunday October 24 for Harvest Day Celebration
- Accepted, with regret, the resignation of Pat McNeill as Head Deacon. Pastor Keith will fill this role on an interim basis.
- Recognized with thanks the World Mission Map prepared by Clio Thomas
- Set the date of January 30, 2011 for the Annual Church meeting with an emphasis to be on vision for the future of West Valley
- Authorized the purchase of new doors for the Sanctuary entrance
- Appointed Clio Thomas as the Trustee to the WWBC Conference
- Budget requests are due to Treasurer Pat Hogan ASAP
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Women's Ministries
All West Valley women are invited to join our Women's Ministries group. Some of our projects this year have been to make quilts and bibs, and to send supplies to the Philippines, including money for a sewing machine and dishes and cups for the Sunday School Outreach Program in Mati. We encourage you to join. Donations of $12 are being accepted now. Checks should be made out to "Women's Ministries" and either placed in the offering or given to Jody Fenlason. Thanks! |
Mark Your Calendars
- October 30, Quilting Day, 9 AM, Church
- October 31, Christmas in October
- November 5, Men's Breakfast, 7 AM, Church
- November 21, Collect Shoe Boxes for Operation Christmas Child
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Happy Birthday!
October:
29: Sarah Patton
November:
5: Brandon Hanline
7: Dan Silvestri
8: Keith Wheaton
15: Becky Silvestri
22: Becca Tonseth
28: Ella Tonseth |
Classifieds
- Cups (cups
are from Seattle businesses that are now gone); glasses; an Olympic Hotel soup bowl; lots of hankies with
lace; and 4 "special" T-shirts. If interested in any of the items
contact Mary Seal @ 253-529-4446.
Listing items in the Classifieds
If you'd like to add items to a West Valley Classifieds list, please e-mail Tracey Coon in the church office (office@westvalleychurch.org) for items in the following categories. Please also include your contact information and a detailed description.
These items will be listed on a weekly
basis in our e-news. If you have recurring items, please keep the
church office informed on a weekly basis by the end of day Thursday.
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