Upcoming Events:

Saturday, Aug. 7 – United Methodist Men will meet.  Cooking will begin at 7am and breakfast at 8am.  All men are invited!

 

Saturday, Aug. 7 @ 5:00pm – Join the Pine Valley Youth for a Kinston Indians Baseball Game!  Meet at the church at 5pm, call Scott Grosskopf at 910-389-3106 or email upsscott2112@yahoo.com.

 

United Methodist Women Salad Supper  

Pine Valley Women will be attending a Salad Supper at Richlands UMC on
August 9.  The food will be delicious and Witness and Harmony, 5 Richlands
women, will gift us with their musical talent.  We’ll meet in the Pine
Valley church parking lot at 5:45 PM and carpool to Richlands where  The
Salad Supper begins at 6:30 PM in the Fellowship Hall.  Please call Mary Lou
Baker at 353 0596 to let her know you’ll be going.  She can then give the
Richlands group an approximate head count.  Please attend.  You’ll enjoy
every minute.

 

Tuesday,August 10 @ 7:00pm – Church Council will meet.

 

No Dinner Divas this Monday - Instead, we are inviting the spouses along to the new Re-Grand Opening of the Courthouse Cafe on August 12.  Please RSVP to Dolly, 910-389-3742, or sgrosskopf@ec.rr.com.

 

August Mission Project–

A Special Need:    The Onslow County Learning Center (OCLC) is an alternative school for students to attend when certain issues prevent these students from attending one of the other middle or high schools within our county.  Recently, I spoke with a science teacher at OCLC whom I taught with for 14 years at White Oak.  She informed me that students attending OCLC are not allowed to bring anything to school, including a pencil.  After speaking with this teacher and the new principal at OCLC, students are not allowed to bring any school supplies to school for security and safety reasons.  This means that the teachers must supply their students with all necessary materials.  No funds are allocated to this school for student supplies.

 

This school is in need of the following school supplies:

* notebook paper – college rule

* #2 pencils, not mechanical pencils

* colored pencils

* glue sticks

* pocket folders

* blue and black ink pens

* yellow highlighters

* 25-count crayons

* 3-ring notebooks (1 1/2-inch black – are 75 cents each at Walmart)

* bookbag for a middle or high school student (for transitioning to high school)

 

In addition to these supplies, I’ve asked the principal to notify me when students are transitioning from OCLC to White Oak so that I can provide them with the supplies they will need at the high school.  I’ve found out the hard way that students coming from OCLC to White Oak arrive without any supplies, and I wrongly contributed this to their lack of work ethic or behavior issues rather than the fact that they are used to coming to school with nothing and in most cases, can’t afford any school supplies.  I’ve asked Mrs. Walton, OCLC’s principal, to notify me in advance so that I can also provide them with a bookbag so that on their first day at White Oak they are prepared and know that there are people (Pine Valley folks) who care about them.

 

If you are interested in helping, please purchase the above supplies, and/or a bookbag and bring these items to the church no later than Sunday, August 22.  You can also contribute money rather than purchasing these supplies – whatever you are comfortable doing and more importantly what you are led to do.

 

If you have any questions, please call me (346-8926) or email me at dcoleman1@ec.rr.com.

 

Thanks!

Debbie Coleman

 

Church Notes:

Sunday, Aug. 29 – “Stump the Pastor” Sunday.  Look for details on Sunday, August 22.

 

Beginning Sunday, September 12th – the “back to school” sermon series is “Life Is a Highway.”  Learn more about how Christianity is the best road trip you can imagine.

 

Lawn Care Schedule:  Thank you to all who have volunteered to care for our church grounds.  The schedule will be posted monthly on the website and is located on the bulletin board in the fellowship hall.

week of August 1 – Methodist Men

week of August 8 – ___(open)_______    week of August 15 – Ty Shaw & Matt Bell

week of August 22 – Orin Mitchell & Jeff Malone    week of Aug. 29 - Methodist Men

 

Children’s Church - There is a new sign up sheet in the Fellowship Hall for Children’s Church volunteers. We need volunteers for this very worthy and important ministry.