2.  Davis Taize Style Service, Aug 7th

Please join us in worship this Friday, August 7th, 7:00 pm, at Davis Community Church (412 C Street).

The Taizé monastery in France holds ecumenical worship services of repeated chants, songs and prayers. Come worship with other Christians and lift your spirits in song and prayer on the first and third Fridays of each month.  

e need your help! If you are interested in helping with publicity, music, or set up, please contact DavisTaize@gmail.com.

3. Bike and Build Returns Aug 12th

For the seventh consecutive year, our church is hosting a group of bike riders from Bike and Build.  Bike and Build is a non-profit organization dedicated to building low-income housing through Habitat for Humanity, while riding across the United States.  We support one such group by housing them overnight, providing them a potluck supper on August 12th at 6:00 pm and a send-off breakfast first thing the morning of the 13th.

Your Church and Society ministry, which is hosting the event, needs your help.  Paul Grench will be staffing a sign-up table for providing the potluck dinner items after both services on August 2nd and 9th.  Everyone is welcome to join us at the potluck on the 12th, where we'll be able to spend time with the riders and learn about their trip.  The Men's Group has once again supported the riders' efforts by agreeing to get up early and provide the breakfast!

We hope to you can help with this energizing, important effort!  If you won't be in worship the next two weeks, you can contact Paul Grench by phone (530-219-6134) or e-mail to sign up for a potluck item.  We even have options for those who would like to help with food but cannot be present the evening of the 12th.

4.  Youth Mission Trip worship service August 16

Youth group members and leaders who were on the summer mission trip will lead worship on Sunday, August 16th - giving us a taste of what they experienced and how it relates to our faith. You won't want to miss this service! 8:30am and 11:00am. 

Why? It takes about 1800 gallons of water to produce one pound of beef.  This includes water for growing feed, rearing the cow, butchering, transporting, storing, etc.  One pound of chicken takes 500 gallons, while potatoes, pasta, fruit, and vegetables all take less than 100 gallons.  In addition, most of the feed for meat animals is grown using petrochemicals, fertilizers and pesticides that deplete the soil. Moreover, cows, pigs, and chickens also are major source of methane, one of the worst greenhouse gases.  So let's conserve by going meatless at least once a week.