"Through the power of Christ, we are learning to live in simplicity, thankfulness, contentment and
generosity in the Bitterroot Valley of Montana."

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Monday, August 3, 2015

Apple Dumplings, pt. 3

Pastor Charles "spices" things up!
Carole knows her station!
Ready for the oven
It takes a village
It takes a village, too!

Apple Dumplings, pt. 2

Carol LOVES making dough!
Linda was a whiz @ peeling!
Dean readies more apples to be cored
Bonita was everyone, here at the dumpling
wrapping station





Apple Dumplings, pt. 1

the calm before the storm
Abby and Carol ready the dough
Fran sets up the rolling station
Carol, Bev, and Mary N. work on the dough
Don N. and Gail wash the apples
What a day!  Twenty-seven were on hand today in the Stevensville school kitchen for the annual apple dumpling making event.  All told, close to 920 apple dumplings were prepared for sale at this coming weekend's Creamery Picnic in Stevensville.  All the proceeds from the sales go toward our UMW unit's mission projects.

Thanks to the following for helping make today such a success:
Teresa Campbell - Phyllis Daniels - Dean Diers - Judy Fraser - Trudy Freeman - Carol Gragg - Shelby Gragg - Cleo Guenther -Molly Hackett - Fran Jackson -(nurse) Linda Kauffman - Claire Kelly - Carole Koval - Gail & Lynn Moshier - Don & Mary Nelson - Lisa Nicholls - Marcia Prather - Bev Schneider - Dusty Schrock - Hazel Smith - Carol Varien - Abby Ziegler - Bonita Ziegler - Roberta Zilenski - Pastor Charles

Scripture lessons for August 9th

"Chirst" from the "The Seven Deadly Sins and the Four Last Things" by Hieronymous Bosch
We conclude our "Summer of Sin" sermon series with a look back at the Seven Deadly Sins and a look forward to a life without sin.

In the image shown here, the Latin inscription Cave Cave Deus Videt ("Beware, Beware, God Sees") is the pupil at the center of "The Seven Deadly Sins and the Four Last Things" by Hieronymous Bosch.

Scripture lessons for next Sunday are John6:35, 41-51 and Ephesians4:25 – 5:2.

This week @ SUMC

Monday: 
9:00 am, Apple dumpling making @ Stevi HS 7:00 pm, Living Clean (upstairs) 

Wednesday: 
8:00 am, WIC 10:00 am, Wired Word study


Friday: 
Apple dumplings @ the Creamery Picnic
10:00 am, Drop-in Bible study @ Doris T.'s (lesson #10) 
1:00 pm, Mission u @ Mission Valley UMC 
Saturday:
Apple dumplings @ the Creamery Picnic
8:00 am, Mission u @ Mission Valley UMC


Sunday:   
9:00 am, Church school for all ages  
10:15 am, Praise singing  
10:30 am, Worship   
11:30 am, Fellowship time

Sunday, August 2, 2015

First Sunday in August

The table is set
Bev serves at the reader this month
Talking about lust
Clay tends to the candles
Birthday fellowship
This morning was a wonderful example of a community coming together to share in the bounty God has shared with us.  Our sanctuary was nice and cool this morning, a real blessing given the heat that was expected later in the day!