Greetings, folks! Here’s the latest news digest. Please make sure everybody gets a copy, since some of the items happen very soon!

To download, right-click on this link:  SUMC_Newsletter_20101103(or copy this link into your browser address:  http://www.salemmoumc.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/SUMC_Newsletter_20101103.pdf) then “Save target/file As..”

If you know someone that doesn’t have a computer, you may print a copy, pick up a copy at Wonderful Wednesday or at the church office, and take it to them. Enjoy!

Michael Helm and his dragon

Costumed little ones (and not so little ones) came from all over Dent County and the surrounding area on Saturday for Salem UMC’s 4th annual Trunk-R-Treat event. The event was created to provide our mostly-rural population a safe and convenient was to place for families to enjoy Halloween activities. More than 3,000 of our friends and neighbors enjoyed a parking lot full of decorated cars, free food and photos, and lots of candy.

The organizers would like to thank the community for supporting the event with their prayers and donations and especially the hard work of the event volunteers.

Photos taken at the event may be downloaded free of charge from the Salem UMC website, www.SalemMoUmc.com or picked up at the church office within the week.

UPDATE: Photos available! CLICK HERE

We are having a Vintage Christmas Booth again this year. If you have any Christmas decorations that you would like to donate, please bring them on November 4 or 5. If you have any questions, Call Gerry Harris or Carolyn Battey, they are the brains behind the bazaar ( or bizarre brains?)

For those of you that are interested in helping out the Bazaar, the ladies have asked for a few items.  It’s important that they get the supplies they need so they can create the wonderful things that support their ministries.

They have asked for:

• Pinecones (super large, long)
• Silk greenery
• Metal Cones for arrangements

Thanks for all of you who have already helped!

ATTENTION EVERYONE!  Mark your calendars:  The world famous Salem UMC Apple Butter Day for the 2010 season is going to be on Wednesday, September 29th from 7am until we get good and done.  This is not only a fun event where you can build relationships while working and help a ministry that supports many different activities in our church and community.

Come for the morning, or come for the day come for an hour, just come. Lunch is served (yum!), including the first taste of the new apple butter (double-yum!).

Your opportunities to help are:

• Monday 9:30 -12ish Preparing the room
• Tuesday 9:30 – ? Washing Apples
• Wednesday – 7am Everybody come for a while
• Friday 9:30 Cleaning and packing the jars

We need everyone to HELP!! It’s lots of fun!! See you there.

It’s time once again to start getting busy on the bazaar. There will be a meeting on September 15th (Wednesday) at 10am at the church.  Anyone involved with bazaar (or interested in being involved) please attend. The meeting will be to gather information on who is doing projects, what has been done, and what still needs to be done.

If you’d like more information, please contact Gerry Harris.

Wonderful Wednesday is a fun (and tasty) ministry that brings all kinds of folks together.  Jann Craig, would like you to know that Team One is cooking this week and (hang on to your chef hats) they are practicing their singing.

Come for the meal and fellowship, stay for the Mid-Week Re-charge worship!  See you there!

Hi all!  Here’s the latest news digest.

To download, right-click on this link: SUMC_NewsDigest_20100901 (or copy this link into your browser address:http://www.salemmoumc.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/SUMC_NewsDigest_20100901.pdf) then “Save target/file As..”

If you know someone that doesn’t have a computer, you may print a copy, pick up a copy at Wonderful Wednesday or at the church office, and take it to them.  Enjoy!

Your Salem UMC Trustees have been busy and wanted you to know what all the work’s been about, so…

• New windows installed. Don’t you think it gives the church a much more modern look?
• New insulated dropped ceilings have been installed in four rooms of the education wing.  This will help how much the A/C runs – more comfy!

In the works:

• We’re going to put a new ceiling in the UMW room and the two bathrooms that are next to the U.M.W. rooms and the Fellowship Hall.
• We’re going to fix is the slow hot water in all four restrooms in the original building – the two by the Sanctuary and the two by the UMW room & Fellowship hall.  It’s a long way from the water heater, so we’ve purchased mini- heaters to be installed under the sink. This will make the hot water at the sink in about three seconds rather than three minutes as it does now. (Cool.. uh Hot!)

Lobby coffee tables: Thanks to all that provided input – both positive and concerns. We can make a much better plan if we hear about the issues you’ve seen at other churches. Always better to learn from others’ mistakes!  So, after much consideration, we are going forward with the refreshment/welcome area. One of the compelling reasons is because the present refreshment/ welcome area is nowhere close to either worship area. A newcomer is unlikely to search for where it is at present.  If  our mission is to reach the un-churched, we must be open to their needs. We hope this will be a step in the right direction. It will be all of our job to help the new comers to use the new refreshment/ welcome area. I know we will do well at that.

Thank You,   John M. (trustees@salemmoumc.com)

For those that have been receiving the Salem UMC daily updates in your email, there’s going to be a minor change over the next week or so.  You probably won’t even notice it.

We’ve been using a 3rd-party service to check our site for new entries and send out emails. Your web ministry crew has been working hard to bring this function under the website itself.  This will make it easier for the church office to manage the email subscriptions.  If you don’t receive the normal daily email this week, email communications@salemmoumc.com.  Thanks!