Find out what is going on this week at PGUMC!

 

 

Our annual Charge Conference will be held on Monday, November 14, at 7:00 p.m. at Soapstone United Methodist Church.  Administrative Council members are voting members of the Charge Conference and are encouraged to attend.

 

Our next blood drive will be this Wednesday, November 9, from 3:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.  You may register to donate by visiting www.mysignup.com/pleasant or by contacting Jean Farrell at 847-5147.  Donors must be at least 17 years old.  Volunteers will be needed to act as hosts for the blood drive and to provide baked goods.  Please contact Jean if you can help.

 

Chili & Cornbread Cookoff, this Wednesday, November 9, 5:30 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.  Please join us as the United Methodist Women & the United Methodist Men face off with a chili & cornbread cookoff.  There will be 6 varieties of chili and multiple types of cornbread for you to sample and vote on.  Freewill donations will be accepted.  Invite your friends and neighbors!

 

All men of the church are invited to the men’s monthly breakfasts on the 3rd Tuesday of each month at 7:30 a.m.  Beginning this month, on November 15, the men’s breakfast gathering will be held at the McDonald’s located at the corner of Glenwood Avenue and Millbrook Road.  For more information please contact Tom Hall at 787-0346.
     
Everyone is welcome to join us as we gather with other faith communities on Tuesday, November 22, at 7:30 p.m. here at Pleasant Grove for the annual Interfaith Thanksgiving Service.  A monetary offering will be collected for Urban Ministries and a canned goods offering will be collected to benefit the Food Bank of Central & Eastern North Carolina.

 

Salvation Army Christmas Stockings will be distributed by the UMW on Sunday, November 13.  The stockings will need to be filled with gifts for needy children and returned to the church by Sunday, December 11.  Please contact Lois Munford at 787-2450 for more information.

 

Have you joined Pleasant Grove in the past year, or have you been visiting and want to learn more about joining? We invite you to join our New Member Class which will discuss the background, core values, the mission/vision statement of Pleasant Grove, opportunities to get involved, and much more. Join us on Sunday, November 13, at 5:00 p.m. in the Fellowship Hall. For more information please contact Lucinda Sullivan in the church office.

 

As cold and flu season approaches, please remember the guidelines for our nurseries and children’s Sunday school classes.  For the health and safety of all of our children, nursery staff, & teachers, please keep your child at home if he or she is sick, running a fever, has an upset stomach, or diarrhea.  Also, please encourage children to wash their hands frequently to help prevent spreading germs.