Announcements
- Pizza and Game Night-Sunday, November 5 at 5:00 p.m. Come join your Valley UMC friends at Pizza and Game night. Come for pizza and friendly competition with your favorite games. Sign up Sunday in church or contact the church office if you plan to attend.
- Please note that the church office will be closed on Monday, November 6.
- A word from the Methodist Federation for Social Action:
- Your Voice is Needed Now More Than Ever. VOTE ON TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 7.
- School Board elections are becoming more and more partisan. The Social Principles of the United Methodist Church have many statements about public education, and about our political responsibility. This is not the year to say, “I don’t have any kids in school, it doesn’t matter if I vote.” If you don’t feel you know enough about these races, several respected organizations (Iowa State Education Association, Iowa Federation of Labor AFL-CIO, Interfaith Alliance of Iowa Action Fund, One Iowa Action, and Progress Iowa) have made recommendations that you can find at SchoolBoardVoterGuide.org. If your district is not listed, contact a local teacher, as most local teacher associations have made recommendations. After you have done your homework, remember to vote on Tuesday, November 7.
- November Bake Sale Pre-Order Forms: Mark your calendars for our traditional bake sale after worship on Sunday, November 19. All are invited to bring items (reminder: NO NUTS) for the sale and to be sure to “shop” at the sale that morning. In addition to the event, you may pre-order dinner rolls and cheesecakes from Carolyn Lancaster. Find order forms on the soundbooth or in the Fellowship Hall. This year’s sale will benefit various mission projects at Valley UMC.
- Veterans’ Day – Sunday, November 12 – A Tribute to our Veterans: If you are new to Valley UMC and are a veteran, we invite you to submit a photo for our Veteran’s Day presentation. Contact the church office if you have questions or email your photos and information to office@valleyumc.org. Deadline is TOMORROW, Friday, November 3.
- Thank you: Thank you to those who came out on a cold, damp, windy weekend for yard work at the church: Phil Smith, Tom Midkiff, Jim Lewis, Harold Templeman, Emory Cleveland, Michael Hayes, Bob Schneider. Thanks also to Dave Stensrud and Bob Schulte who worked on repairs to our security system cabling and cameras. There is always work to do, feel free to come up on your own anytime to do some work (hopefully we still have some nice days left this season!)
- November Valley UMC Giving Tree: Contributions for West Des Moines Human Services Grocery Funds
- WDM Human Services has asked that we provide funding to be used by them to purchase and distribute grocery vouchers that can be used in several locations. It will be easy to contribute, make your check to Valley UMC mark your check WDM Human Services-food vouchers. These funds will be due by November 20 to be available for Thanksgiving meals.
Valley United Methodist Church 4201 Ashworth Road West Des Moines, Iowa 50265
515/225-8128
