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Currituck Mobile Food Pantry - Food Bank of the Albemarle

On Tuesday, September 16, 2008 from 5:30 PM to 7:00 PM the Food Bank of the Albemarle in partnership with lower Currituck sponsoring churches will be distributing food from the north parking lot at the Hardees located on Caratoke Highway in Grandy, North Carolina.
The Lower Currituck Mobile Food Drop will serve area residents that struggle to make ends meet and are in need of emergency food assistance.
Who is eligible?
• Senior Citizens living on fixed incomes
• Disabled
• Any Individual or family currently receiving food stamps.
• Working Families making tough choices between buying food or paying for necessities such as rent, utilities, medications and gas to go to work.
What do I need to do to get food from the Mobile Food Pantry?
• Bring picture identification.
• We recommend that you arrive prepared to carry your groceries back to your home: a laundry basket, wagon or small cart may be needed. We would appreciate any contribution of excess plastic grocery bags you would like to contribute.
Note: The food distributed from the Mobile Food Pantry is free. Recipients will never be asked to make a contribution in exchange for food. Other area churches are invited to join this mission partnership. Call for more information on being a church sponsor.
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In accordance with Federal law and USDA policy, this institution is prohibited from discriminating on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, age or disability. “To file a complaint of discrimination, write USDA, Director, Office of Civil Rights, 1400 Independence Ave, SW, Washington, DC 20250-9410
1(800) 795-3272
(202) 720-6382.
USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer.”

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Updated Charge Conference Information

1.) The DWF will remain the same percentage as last year. The only potential increase we will see in the DWF will come from the pastor’s salary and utilities increases, should they occur.
2.) You no longer have to provide the following two forms, “The Congregation’s Witness Beyond the Walls” and “Institutional Ministry Support”, for your charge conferences.
3.) The last of the prep paperwork for each church for the charge conferences will be mailed this week. Let me know if you did not get yours by the end of next week and I can put together another packet to mail to you. If you have any problems with using your PCs to access the online databases, I am in the office Monday – Thursday and can arrange for you to use one of our PC’s to enter the data. I’ll help in any way I can. Just let me know.

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Darlene

Elizabeth City District Youth Calendar

Friends,
The Current Elizabeth City District Youth Calendar is now available online. Click on the link below.
Thanks

Elizabeth City District 2008 Youth Calendar

Susie Fitch-Slater

Lower Currituck County Mobile Food Pantry

LOWER CURRITUCK RESIDENTS :

Lower Currituck County Mobile Food Pantry

location: Jarvisburg Elementary School, Jarvisburg NC
date and time: Tuesday, August 19th, 5:30-7pm

The Food Bank of the Albemarle and lower Currituck County churches are sponsoring a mobile Food Pantry grocery distribution. Free groceries to the first 50 families. Must have an ID showing Currituck County residency and one distribution per family. Bring boxes or containers to carry food home. For information call Mt. Zion UMC at 453-3559.
Volunteers and sponsors are welcomed.

David J. Blackman
Currituck Charge - Hebron & Mt. Zion UMC

August Gates County Mobile Food Pantry

GATES RESIDENTS
Mobile Food Pantry Distribution

Location:
Gates County Community Center
130 Hwy 158 W Gatesville, NC 27938

Date and Time:
Thursday August 21^st
registration 5:00 pm
food distribution 5:30 pm

The Food Bank of the Albemarle, the North Gates Charge MFP and churches of Gates County are sponsoring a Mobile Food Pantry grocery distribution. Free groceries to the first 150 families. Must have an ID showing Gates County residency and one distribution per family. Bring boxes or containers to carry food home. For information call Pastor Mike Askew at 333-8811. Volunteers and sponsors are welcomed.

Lay Workshops & Lay Rally

The EC District Board of Laity announces the dates for the Lay Workshops and the Lay Rally. Please mark your calendars for November 16^th starting at 3 PM and plan to attend the lay workshops at Edenton UMC. Also scheduled for February 22^nd starting at 3 PM is the District Lay Rally at First UMC in Elizabeth City. Please spread the news and we hope to see you at these events. Further information regarding the agendas will follow at another time.

District Youth Mission Project

The District Youth will meet Thursday August 14 and Saturday 16 from 10-noon at Mt. Zion UMC in Grandy to make "Love Bears for Christ". This is one of their mission projects. These stuffed bears will be given to individuals in hospitals, nursing homes, and those who just need a little token of love.
Lunch will be provided.
For more information please contact Susie Fitch-Slater at 312-1586.

District Council on Ministries: August 20

Greetings dear friends in the name of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ!

I hope your summer has gone well and that you are gearing up for the fall schedule. I am emailing to remind you that we have a meeting on Wednesday, August 20 at the Riverside UMC in Elizabeth City at 10:00 a.m. I would like your input on an agenda, and also want you to know that we will seriously ask and seek to answer the question "Why are we here?" Which is to say that we need to consider who we are, what we do, and whether the DCOM model effectively enable us to do ministry together as a district.

Let me hear back from you, I expect the meeting to last until mid-afternoon. Yes indeed, lunch will be provided!

I look forward to being with you and pray that God will guide us as we work together in the Connection.

With you in Christ,

Charles Moseley

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Youth Worship Service Reminder

The Elizabeth City District Youth will sponsor a youth led service of worship on Sunday August 10 at 7:00 at Grace United Methodist Church in Elizabeth City. This service is open to everyone---not just youth! The service will include special music, dance, preaching and fellowship. A reception will be held in the Fellowship Hall after the service.
Please contact Bill Holmes or Susie Fitch-Slater for more information.