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UNITED METHODIST CHURCHES
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Sunday, August 15th
100th Anniversary & Music Festival
Amelia Bailey United Methodist Church
Moffit, North Dakota
Please mark your calendar and make a special effort to be with us for this family event. The worship service begins at 10:00 am. A buffet style meal along with the 2nd Annual Music Fest will follow the service.
There will be a free will donation for the celebration and meal. Talented musicians from the surrounding communities will be entertaining us throughout the afternoon.
Tents located on the south side of the church will provide shelter for the meal and the music fest.
Bring lawn chairs and/or blankets
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MISSION IN MOTION
United Methodist Committee on Relief's (UMCOR) mission is to alleviate human suffering-whether caused by war, conflict, or natural disaster-with open minds and hearts to all people. UMCOR Supply Kits help to care for the most vulnerable people during times of crisis. They also help to sustain everyday life by providing basic necessities to people who lack ready access to essential supplies.
These kits provide vital support for the work UMCOR does throughout the world. By donating kit supplies or financial gifts to purchase the supplies, you make a direct, tangible difference in sustaining people's lives. Each Kit page contains lists of specific items needed, the estimated value of each kit.
Do NOT include any personal notes, money or additional materials in the kits. These things must be painstakingly removed and will delay the shipment. This is the list for the 2008 kits. The items may change in following years.
BEDDING KIT (value $50 per kit)
These supplies provide an important source of comfort for displaced persons.
KIT CONTENTS (All items must be NEW)
• 2 flat double-bed sheets
• 2 pillowcases
• 2 pillows
HEALTH KIT (value $12 per kit)
Health kits provide basic necessities to people who have been forced to leave their homes because of human conflict or natural disaster. Health kits are also used as learning tools in personal hygiene, literacy, nutrition and cooking classes.
KIT CONTENTS (All items must be NEW)
Place these items inside a sealed one-gallon plastic bag.
• 1 hand towel (15" x 25" up to 17" x 27", no kitchen towels)
• 1 washcloth
• 1 comb (large and sturdy, not pocket-sized)
• 1 nail file or fingernail clippers (no emery boards or toenail clippers)
• 1 bath-size bar of soap (3 oz. and up)
• 1 toothbrush (single brushes only in original wrapper, no child-size brushes)
• 6 adhesive plastic strip sterile bandages
• 1 large tube of toothpaste (expiration date must be Sept 2009 or later OR include $1 for purchase of toothpaste in the bag.
LAYETTE KIT (value $35 per kit)
Many women do not have swaddling clothes with which to welcome their child into the world. Layette kits provide basic supplies for their baby's needs.
KIT CONTENTS (All items must be NEW)
Bundle the items inside one of the receiving blankets and secure it with the diaper pins.
• 6 cloth diapers
• 2 shirts or 2 one-piece body suits
• 2 baby washcloths
• 2 gowns or sleepers
• 2 diaper pins
• 1 sweater open in the front
• 2 receiving blankets
SCHOOL KIT (value $11 per kit)
In some countries, children don't have books or school supplies. Many have no schoolrooms; classes are held in inadequate or half-destroyed buildings, tents, or even the open air. School kits may be these children's only educational resources.
KIT CONTENTS (All items must be NEW)
• 1 pair blunt scissors (rounded tip)
• 3 pads (or loose leaf) of 8 1/2" x 11" ruled paper
• 1 30-centimeter ruler
• 1 hand held pencil sharpener
• 6 unsharpened pencils with erasers
• 1 eraser, 2 1/2"
• 1 box of 24 crayons (only 24)
• Prepare a 14" x 16" (finished size) cloth bag with handles and a closure (Velcro, snap or button) and place items in the bag. See School Kit Bag Pattern for instructions.
SEWING KIT (value $18 per kit)
Sewing kits foster independence rather than dependence. Women can make clothing in their own size and in the style of their culture. Cottage industries often grow out of the sewing classes where women use these kits to practice valuable income-generating skills.
KIT CONTENTS
Wrap sewing notions in the fabric and place in a sealed one-gallon plastic bag.
• 3 yards of cotton or cotton-blend, solid color or print fabric (must be 3 yards of uncut fabric)
• 1 pair sewing scissors
• 1 package of needles
• 1 spool of thread
• 5-8 matching buttons
Caring For The Most Vulnerable
UMCOR Supply Kits help to care for the most vulnerable people during times of crisis. They also help to sustain everyday life by providing basic necessities to people who lack ready access to essential supplies. These kits provide vital support for the work UMCOR does throughout the world. By donating kit supplies or financial gifts to purchase the supplies, you make a direct, tangible difference in sustaining people's lives.
To learn more about Mission in Motion click on this website
UMCOR Relief Supplies
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