J & C 3/29

Hell0 everyone -
Here are the J & C this week 3/29

Lesley's grandma fractured her hip last week, Surgery to repair it, also has developed pneumonia & isn't doing well. She is at Methodist Dallas.

Lesley & Chad are going to have a GIRL!!

Sam Lax was Baptized Sunday !

Angie has an interview Monday at a Title Co.

Keenan's first week of work went well.

Have a great week!
Karla

Joy & Concerns 3/22

Hello there -
This weeks J & C's are :

Keenan starts a new job Monday in Richardson for a co. named Vertex

Lesley & Chad find out sex of their baby Tuesday

CRUMC Nursery Caregiver, Lori, has a returning Stage IV Cancer

Have a great week !
Karla

Shower Reminder

Just a reminder on behalf of Erin and Erica, if you have not rsvp'd for Eileen's shower this Saturday at 10:30 please do so as soon as possible. Thanks!

Joys and Concerns 3/15/09

Joys

• Keenan should have a job offer next week.
• Erica's dog was very sick, but seems to be doing much better.
• The Compton's bought a new vehicle...moving towards the next step ........

Concerns

• Lane's sister Dana is leading a mission trip to Juarez, Mexico. Some families are going on this trip as well, despite the recent political problems.
• Amy's school has 180 people traveling back from all around the world this week.
• The continued recovery of Jack Gibson; Also, as Wayne mentioned, he lives by himself and could use assistance with meals. If you'd like to provide a meal, please coordinate with Kelly Rowland (krowland@crumc.org).

Joy/Cerns

• Erica starts work on Wednesday, after being off for 6 months.
• Lily is traveling back home from visiting her grand parents on Tuesday.

Have a wonderful week everyone!

Eileen

Missions Update

1) Can food drive ends this Sunday. Cans can be donated in FH and cash donations can be placed in the Offertory plate in service too with Food Drive in memo line.

2) Jack Gibson is home now but apparently not too mobile and self sufficient yet. The church is putting together a list of people to help with meals and such. Maybe we can get in on that?

Wayne

J & C 3/8

Here are the joys & concerns this week:
Sherrye's dad's eyesight is improving after many test/specialists
Keenan's cousin & wife are expecting in Oct.
Michael has his job transfer date: June 1st - may their house hunt be successful
Keenan's job search....still searching
Sarah & Jarod's twin are continuing to grow healthy !

Have a great week !
Karla

Spiritual Gifts Sunday

We will kick off week 2 of spiritual gifts this Sunday. Just a reminder to try and have your spiritual gifts inventory done if you can before class. You're results are yours to share or keep private, but we will be able to get more out of our discussion if you have a better idea of where you are coming from.

If you were not able to make it to week 1, send Jason an email and I will forward you over the spiritual gifts inventory for you to take when you get some time.

Also, we talked about having breakfast for all of lent and this study and forgot to get a sign-up sheet going. Is anyone able to help in that regard this week?

Breakfast sign-up
March 8 -
March 15 -
March 22 -
March 29 -
April 5 -

Thanks,

Jason & Michael

Missions Update

1) The food drive is still going on in Fellowship Hall. Cans can be placed in the containers by the doughnut tables. If you drop anything off, please remember to place a blank post it note in the collection bucket of our class so I can keep the tally. I didn't find any last week.

2) In Fellowship Hall you will also see a used cell phone drive as well.

3) I am not delivering the items for the clothing drive unitl 4/1 so there is still time if you have anything. Place them under the table in the room and I'll pick them up there. Thanks to everyone who has particitpated so far.

4) Mission Blitz is in April. I was thinking this year we'd get back to Amigo's Day's on April 24. If we get a large enough interest, I'd like to form a group, to stay in Plano to Baby sit for any of those couples who would like to both go. Need some help and input on this one though. Please email me.

Wayne

Updated movie time for girls' night

Please see edited post below. Thanks!

UMM Pancake Breakfast & General Meeting

Guys - just passing an invitation to the upcoming United Methodist Men (UMM) Pancake Breakfast and General Meeting scheduled for this Saturday from 7am-9am (see details below). Join your fellow men in Christ as we continue to spread the good word and deeds of Jesus Christ.

Take Care.

--Dan


Gentlemen in Christ:

We have scheduled our next UMM Pancake Breakfast and General Meeting for Saturday, March 7th from 7:00AM – 9:00AM in Fellowship Hall. Below is the proposed agenda:

· Pancake breakfast
o Opening prayer
· Basic meeting agenda highlights
o Opening comments
o New UMM website
o UMM shirts
o UMM business cards, if done in time
· Project/family updates
· New projects ideas/needs
o Boy Scouts
o Big Brothers
o Speaker Series
· Closing

Please RSVP at the link here or contact Steve Dufresne (steven.dufresne@tx.rr.com). Please spread the word amongst your Sunday school classes, church organizations, friends, and neighbors.

RSVP: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=glb3RZsYGUIXntD99GDLkQ_3d_3d

Hope to see you there!

Girls Night/Guys Night Info

Here are the people I have who have RSVP'd for girls night so far:

Lesley
Janessa
Erica
Sherrye
Ashlea
Virginia
Martha
Amy

And for guys night:

Michael W.
Jason Lax
Dan
Lane

For the girls, let's plan on meeting up at Studio Movie Grill. It's located at 4721 W. Park in Plano. "He's Just Not That Into You" is playing at 7:10 Friday night. Let's meet in the lobby at 6:30 so we have time to buy our tickets and get seats together. If you're not able to get there by 6:30, just let me know so I can pick up a ticket for you. There's a Starbucks close by that we can go to afterwards for anyone up for it too!

For the guys... it's kind of up in the air, but Chad had an idea about going to Main Event for bowling, laser tag, etc. Main Event is located at 3941 Central Expwy in Plano. We were thinking it might be less crowded earlier, so guys could meet up there at 5:00 Saturday and then go to dinner in the area afterwards. (Chad won't be able to make it after all due to another commitment, so you guys can stick to that plan or come up with something else if you'd rather!)

Please RSVP in the comments section if you'll be able to join us! Looking forward to this weekend! :)

~Lesley

Joys and Concerns

Joys and Concerns Sunday 3/1/09

Joy's

Amy's father's cancer was limited to only his ear. While this is a joy, please keep him in your prayers for a successful surgery.

Paul's father celebrated his 65 th birthday and his grandfather celebrated his 87 th birthday.

Eileen's friend's thyroid cancer has not spread and the treament has been going well.

Have a great week everyone!