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Our next Hoagie Sale will be held on Thursday, September 5 with orders due Sunday, September 1.  The cost per hoagie is $6.  If you would like to place an order, use the sign-up sheet in Weidner Hall, call the Church Office at 610-987-3536 during regular office hours or leave a message on the Hoagie Hotline at 610-987-3536, ext. 2 any other time. 

The Work Camp committee will be hosting an Ice Cream Social and PowerPoint presentation highlighting their mission trip to Florida on Saturday, September 7 at 7 pm in Weidner Hall.  Assorted ice cream treats will be available.  Come learn about their experiences and hear their stories.  All are welcome. 

A ladies earring was found.  If it belongs to you or if you know the owner, please contact the church office.

The Mission Team is embarking on a new fundraiser that costs you absolutely nothing!  The Grocery Card fundraiser is as easy as doing your regular grocery shopping at Giant, Redner’s, Boyer’s and Weis.  A Grocery Card is just like cash.  Dollar for dollar, what you pay for your Grocery Card pays for your groceries.  There are no hidden fees.  And here’s the best part: The Mission Team will earn 5% of the value of each card sold.  Simply place your order by August 4.  Grocery Cards will be available for pick-up at the August 11 worship service.  Grocery Cards are available in $25, $75 and $100 values.  Pay for them with cash or check then use them to pay for your groceries.  Buy as many as you like—there is no expiration date.  There will be a Mission Team member in the Narthex to collect your order form and payment.  Our plan is for this to be an ongoing monthly fundraiser.

Calling all Hoagie Helpers!  The Oley Fair will be held September 19, 20, and 21 and we are looking for volunteers to work in the Hoagie Stand.  Shifts are available from 8 am to 10 pm each day.  Add your name to the sign-up sheets that will be in the Narthex beginning August 4 or call Melinda Angstadt at 610-914-6226. 

Special Request: Lynn Boyer will be on a mission trip to an orphanage in Kenya, Africa in October.  She is seeking donations to cover the cost of her trip.  If you would like to help her out, please contact her at 610-587-7442 or send your donation to: Lynn Boyer, 782 Maidencreek Road, Fleetwood, PA 19522.

Church Social Media Workshop, Saturday, September 28, Church of the Good Shepherd, Boyertown, 9 am to 12 pm.  In today’s ever-evolving landscape, if your congregation doesn’t have a healthy social media presence, you are practically irrelevant to half of the population.  Many churches hesitate to be active on social media because they are afraid of the unknown and feel unequipped to launch into this deep abyss.  Every congregation, with very little money and some serious elbow grease can – and should – have a very active presence on social media.  During this  free three hour workshop, sponsored by the PSEC, you will learn how.  It is best for churches to attend in groups.  If you would like to attend this workshop with our Office Administrator, Denise, please contact her in the church office.  Registration is required.

Virtual Dementia Experience, Thursday, July 25, 3-4:30 pm or 6-8:30 pm, presented by Chestnut Knoll and the Oley Valley Community Library.  Family caregivers are invited to experience dementia firsthand through our interactive program. Select participants will be given sets of everyday tasks to be completed while their senses are impaired, to simulate the difficulties of Alzheimer’s disease and dementia. Afterwards, we’ll discuss the experience from both perspectives.  This is a free event; however, registration is required. To register, please call 610-473-8066.  This event will take place in Weidner Hall.

Most of us take for granted how easy it is to obtain a bottle or can of fruit juice.  For people on a fixed income or for those who have lost their jobs, however, bottled or canned juices are a luxury they must do without.  Let’s help our neighbors in need have the opportunity to drink juice by contributing non-refrigerated bottled or canned juices for the month of August.  Our goal is to collect 125 bottles/cans of juice so that every family served by the Oley Valley Food Pantry would receive one.  Let’s see how close we can get to that number!!!  Juice donations will be collected through August 18.  The OVFP and the clients they serve send their thanks and heart-felt appreciation for your generous support.