Preparing for Our Children’s Easter Celebration

Easter 2014You can help get ready for our Children’s Easter Celebration and you’re invited to come join us for an afternoon full of egg hunting, egg dying, face painting, craft making, and tasty treats. It all happens Saturday April 12th. The starting time: 11 am. The Place: Laurel Hill United Methodist Church, 1919 New Market Rd. in Varina.

Donations are needed:
Candy and or small toys to fill the eggs
Egg dying kits
A carton of real eggs
*Donations can be dropped off at Laurel Hill, Mon-Fri 7 am-6 pm, or on Sunday before or after church service.
Thank You!!!

Volunteers needed:
To prepare finger foods
To hide eggs
To set up and/or clean up
And other things
*If you will be able to help please contact Angela Ragland (432-4179) or at waltonam@vcu.edu
Thank You!!!

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Celebrate and Give Thanks!

Saturday, November 3rd Laurel Hill United Methodist Church hosted its annual Fall Mission Dinner & Auction.  We want to say, “Thank you” to Peggy Singlemann, Bill Holmes and the Mission Committee for their work and planning for the event.  Thank you to Lois and Kirby Miller for assisting with organizing the Live Auction items and managing the database associated with said items. Thank you to those who contributed the items for the Live Auction. Thank you to Sara and Phyllis Nelson for taking care of the desserts and for the many who prepared and shared good things with us.  Thank you to Nancy Henry and Phyllis Schmick for tending to the Craft Room.  Thank you to Linda Kinsey and Susan Nowell for handling the Silent Auction items and for all those who contributed items.  Thank you to Meade Welch for all of our printed materials.  Thank you to Marsha Williams for keeping up with our tickets.  Thank you to Susan Nowell and Marsha Williams for counting and then accounting for everything. Thank you to Stephanie Rowan and Jonathan Schmick for being scribes during the Live Auction. Thank you to Linda Turner and the ladies who provided us with a delicious dinner.  Thank you to our Youth and other volunteer servers.  Thank you to all who attended and made the bids for the auction items.  All of us together raised right at $7,000 for the work of Missions and Outreach!  All praise and glory to God as we come together to assist those in need.

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