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ANNOUNCEMENTS
NOVEMBER 25, ANNUAL THANKSGIVING DINNER
Woodland, in coordination with Open-M, will again host a free Thanksgiving Dinner for our friends
and neighbors. As always, the annual feast will be held at Woodland Church on the Wednesday before
Thanksgiving Day. So this year it will be Wednesday, November 25, 2009. Woodland volunteers will
be supplying fresh baked pies for dessert and will be serving at the big event.
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NOVEMBER 29, DECK THE HALLS OF WOODLAND!
Sunday November 29, after our morning service, we will be
hanging the greens for the Christmas holiday at Woodland Church.
This is a small part of our holiday tradition, and everyone who
wants to take part is invited to join in after the service. The
whole process usually takes just a couple of hours, and it is
always great fun. So come on in, and help get the church ready for
Christmas--the opportunity comes around only once a year!
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HOLIDAY FOOD BASKET FOOD DRIVE FOR OPEN-M
The Outreach Committee is collecting 26 ounce canisters of table salt for the
Holiday Food Baskets to be given out by OPEN-M. The canisters will be collected throughout
November. This should give us plenty of time to reach our goal of 200!
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ENTERTAINMENT BOOKS FOR SALE
Entertainment 2010 books are now available. If you purchase an Entertainment
Book from Woodland Church, you'll have so many discounts that you will have
a hard time getting to each and every place in the book. But even if you use
only a few of the coupons for half price dinners or stay one night at a nice
hotel for 50% off, the book will more than pay for itself in savings. They also
make great Gifts!
The Akron books are once again $30 this year. If you are planning to purchase
a book, please call the church office at (330) 836-9777.
(Cleveland Books are also available to order!)
"ENJOY THE CITY" coupon books are also available for 2010 at Woodland.
These books are just $20.00 and include coupons for dining, fast food,
recreation, travel, and retail. If you are interested, please contact
the Church office, or see Tom Koch.
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DECEMBER 2, GREAT FOOD FOR ALL ORDER DEADLINE
CLICK THE LOGO to see the Great Food For All Menu .
To provide our friends and neighbors with quality products and ensure reliable
delivery dates, Woodland Church has joined the Great Food For All program.
You don't need to remember to bring in a box, since all orders come pre-boxed.
The Great Food For All Ministry is for the benefit of all people in our neighborhood.
Orders must be paid in advance and placed at the Church by Wednesday, December 2.
Sorry, personal checks cannot be accepted for food orders and we cannot store
unclaimed orders. All food must be picked up between 9:00 A.M. and 11:00 A.M.
on Saturday, December 12th. Click on the Great Food logo above to see the current
menu and specials. Please pick up order forms at the Church. Payment
can be made with cash, money order or Ohio Direction Card. Orders can
be dropped off at the Church office or mailed with a money order to arrive
by the deadline.
GREAT FOOD FOR ALL IS
A Program Designed to Help Lower Your Food Bill
- The program is open to the public
- Features a monthly assortment of quality grocery items
- Retail Value is approximately twice the purchase price
- You pay just 30 dollars for each Basic food assortment.
- You pay just 20 dollars for an Empty Nester food assortment.
- Additional Specials can be purchased with a basic or empty nester assortment
- The Great Food For All program is not a fundraiser for Woodland Church
- Its sole purpose is to help out our neighbors, and friends
- The program is open to everyone.
- You don't need to be a Woodland member
- Income is NOT a factor, all are welcome to participate.
- Even hard working middle-class people qualify!
- Place an order and lower YOUR food expenses this month.
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DECEMBER 5, WOODLAND MEN'S BREAKFAST
December 5 at 9:00 a.m. the guys from Woodland Church will have their monthly meeting
and breakfast. All men are invited. The breakfast is a great kick-off to the weekend.
An important part of all of our meetings is helping to plan, staff, and coordinate the Great
Food For All Program. Through this non-profit program, we sell a monthly assortment of groceries
to area residents at less than half the retail price. This program is here for all, regardless
of income. Because the Great Food Program is open to everyone, it's a great way to get to know a
lot of your neighbors. Come on in and join us in our efforts. It's fun to help friends and
neighbors get a bargain and lower their food bills.
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DECEMBER 6, UNITED METHODIST WOMEN'S CHRISTMAS TEA
Sunday, December 6 will be an eventful day at Woodland. The women
will kick things off with their annual, old fashioned "Christmas Tea" at
2:00 p.m. Then later at 4:00, a concert will be presented by the Firestone
High Madrigals. Sorry guys, the tea is just for the women, but you're
more than welcome to join in at 4:00 for the Christmas performance by
the Madrigals!
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DECEMBER 6, FIRESTONE HIGH MADRIGAL SINGERS
Sunday, December 6, at 4:00, the public is invited to join us for a holiday
celebration with the Firestone High Madrigals. This is a free performance
and light refreshments will be served. Join us and the Madrigals for this
special Christmas holiday event!
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DECEMBER 11, SPAGHETTI DINNER FUNDRAISER
Members of the public, and that includes you, are cordially invited to Woodland's
Spaghetti dinner fundraiser on Friday, December 11th. We will serve from 4:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.
There will be lots of Woodland's home-made spaghetti with meat sauce, salad, garlic bread, coffee or
iced tea, and cake for dessert. Our volunteer servers will ensure a great dining experience for all.
Come in through the main entrance on the rear of the building, off the main parking lot.
Be sure to join us for this great, economical meal and help out the church at the same time.
Adults meals are just $6.00.
Children 12 and under are just $3.00.
We appreciate your support!
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DECEMBER 12, GREAT FOOD FOR ALL PICKUP
Click the logo to see the Great Food For All Menu
The pickup time for the Great Food For All grocery program is Nine o'clock on Saturday,
December 12th. Woodland has switched to this new program to better serve the needs of our friends and
neighbors. You'll find that this program offers more convenience and excellent quality. It is
open to everyone regardless of income and has a pre-boxed basic monthly assortment of groceries worth
about 60 dollars for just 30 dollars. Also available in place of the basic assortment is a special
empty nester value assortment. All orders must be picked up between 9:00 A.M. and 11:00 A.M. We
cannot store unclaimed orders. This month's orders had to be paid in advance and placed at the
Church by December 2. Next month's menu will be posted here as soon as it is available. Click
on the Great Food logo above to see the menus that have been posted.
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BUY GIFT CARDS, HELP SUPPORT WOODLAND CHURCH
Woodland Church sells gift cards for area restaurants, department stores, grocery stores, and specialty
shops. You pay the face value for the cards, which is their redeemable value at the participating businesses,
but Woodland Church will get a percentage of the proceeds from each card sold. Buy cards as gifts for
friends and family or use them yourself on your next trip to the grocery store. In either case, you get gift
cards that are worth exactly what you paid for them, and Woodland receives a donation from your
purchase. If you buy anything from the many participating stores, do it with a gift card and help out the
church at no additional cost to you. Reverend Gibbons has the lists of participating businesses available
at the church. Turn your orders in with your payment to Reverend Gibbons on Sunday mornings. Our
goal is to deliver your cards to you on the following Sunday morning. Thanks for your support of Woodland Church!
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FALL, SUNDAY BIBLE STUDY!
Sundays at 7:30 p.m., Pastor Debbie has arranged a new Fall
Bible Study at Woodland that is open to everyone. Even if you
attend nothing else at Woodland, this study is open to you, and you
are absolutely welcome to come in and join us each and every week.
The Fall topic is the "One Another Passages", dealing with how we,
as Christians, should deal with others and how we treat one another.
Stop by the church and join us for the upcoming weekly discussion!
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THURSDAY BIBLE STUDY
Thursdays at 11:30 a.m., Pastor Debbie has a
Bible Study at Woodland that is open to all who may be interested.
This Bible study requires no advanced preparation or homework.
It is an open discussion on what we hear as the scripture is read
aloud. Light refreshments are provided during the group's meetings.
Drop by the church and join us in the main hall (narthex) for the upcoming
weekly get together!
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LINUS QUILT PROGRAM
Bring in your cloth scraps and help fill the box at the back of the
Sanctuary! Our current outreach program is to help the LINUS
program. LINUS makes quilts for sick children in hospitals. So
you just can't find a better cause to support. If you have any questions,
please see Ann Lance, who is coordinating the effort.
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REGULAR SUNDAY SCHOOL CLASSES
Woodland's regular Sunday School classes have resumed for Fall. Our Children's Sunday
School classes as well as our Teens to Adult Class start out on Sunday mornings in the
Sanctuary with everyone else for a few songs and announcements. After the announcements,
those who wish to attend, head off to the individual classrooms. (Please check with idividual
instructors. The participation in Sanctuary activities varies by instructor.) All Sunday school
classes start at 9:00 a.m. in the sanctuary or in the classrooms. They end at 10:00 a.m., so they
conveniently end at about the same time as the regular Sunday morning service. Questions about our
Sunday School classes can be directed to Pastor Debbie. Check this week's schedule to confirm Pastor
Debbie's office hours. Tuesdays and Thursday mornings are the usual times to find her "In the Office".
If you'd like to speak to the instructors, please leave a message through the church office. This ensures
that you get to speak to someone. That person can then follow-up to make sure that your message gets to
the right person without being lost. (Some personal numbers have changed.)
We look forward to seeing you on Sunday!
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