A Successful Yard Sale

The 2016 Yard Sale was indeed successful with over $3,100 generated to meet our commitment to the General Board of Global Missions for our missionary, Katherine Parker. That amount also will permit donations to our church’s general fund and to a local mission.

The Yard Sale is always a time of Christian fellowship working together as the Holy Spirit moves among us knowing the reason for the Sale. You could not find another venture with such congenial co-workers. Many members volunteered to help, staying all day or just showing up. A huge thank you all of those helpers.

Farmers Market

St. Peter’s has the opportunity to join Bellevue First Methodist in taking turns at the Bellevue Farmers market at Crossroads, perhaps with Aldersgate UMC as well in having a booth from 3 pm to 6 pm on Tuesdays this summer. The theme is children and there are special Kids Days on the last Tuesday of each month. This is an a opportunity to advertise our church as well as our Pea Patches and is an appropriate alternative to the Strawberry Festival which required a $325 fee while the Farmers Market does not have a fee.

Once we know how many churches will be participating we can put up a schedule for sign-ups from our church. The booth will be similar to the one at the Strawberry Festival with activities for children, particularly activities based on vegetables, fruit, farming, recycling, nature and animals. For questions see or e-mail Pat King at jm7041@comcast.net.

The Finance Committee has started a “Wish List” for unbudgeted items and services for St. Peter’s. Anyone can submit a request for an item or service to be added to the Wish List. It should be given to Pastor Steve who along with a representative from Finance and Trustees will review the request before it is placed on the Wish List.

Items can be funded by personal donation, by memorial gift, or by committee donations. If you are making a personal donation please make sure that this contribution is identified by the item name on the wish list and also with your name.

The first item on this new list are lightweight round 60” replacement tables for the Fellowship Hall. This item has been located at Costco and we need to raise approximately $2,000 to cover the purchase of 15 tables along with a cart. This started with seed money of $500 from the United Methodist Women memorial donation from Nancy Mahoney memorial fund. The UMW wanted the money to be used for something on her behalf instead of just using it for operating funds.

If you would like to contribute to this wish list, donations may be made through the Sunday offering or given directly to the church office and identified as Wish List Tables. As soon as the appropriate funds have been raised we can purchase these new lightweight tables.

If you or your committee have suggestions for the Wish List please direct them to Pastor Steve for review.

Submitted by St. Peter’s Finance Committee

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