Welcome back from winter break everyone! Here's hoping you all had a restful, festive Christmas. Let's gather for worship this Sunday as you all prepare to head back to school (if you haven't already). We will gather at 10:30 a.m. in the Bumpus Room to reconnect over some bagels, and then we'll head to the sanctuary together. We will sit in our now-customary front pews on the pulpit side.
After worship, it'll be time for the Chili Cook-Off--our first fundraiser of the year for this summer's mission trips.
Everyone is invited to the Borwell Dining Room at 12:00 noon; a $15 contribution gets them a tasting bowl, spoon, and vote; they'll use their bowl to taste all the chili's, then vote on their favorite; finally, when they turn in their vote they'll get a bowl to fill with whichever chili they like best. (We'll also have cornbread and banana pudding.)
Please be on hand, especially if you plan to participate in one of the summer trips. There are still some spots for chili, too, so if you want to bring a pot of it (already cooked) and take your shot at Golden Ladle glory, got to
bit.ly/chili1718 right now.
Sign-ups for summer trips are only open for a couple more weeks. Make sure to visit
the website to sign up before the January 21 deadline.
Finally, sixth- through eighth-graders have
one more week to sign up for the Junior High Winter Retreat later this month. Sign up for that
here.
