Scouts planting sprouts

Our local girl scouts planted veggies for a merit badge.  They also brought their worm farms to add to the soil!

Gardening Girl Scouts

Our local Daisy and Brownie Troops are coming out Thursday night to plant veggies in the Community Garden. Come and out to support this vital program in our community.

Mother’s Day: Say No to Malaria

Show mom how much her love means with a gift in her honor to Imagine No Malaria. Your thoughtful donation will help support programs that help mothers in Africa protect their families from malaria. Imagine No Malaria

Wedding Video

This is a link to the old YouTube video we played in worship yesterday:
Wedding Entrance Video

I talked about how our worship together could and should be this kind of rejoicing, in a certain set of liturgical boundaries. (They did all the normal things for the wedding entrance, bridesmaids, groomsman, bride down the isle, but they did it creatively). I hoped even as we came down for communion “to recognize him in the breaking of the bread” (Luke 24:35) we could bring this kind of rejoicing. No one actually dance yesterday, but perhaps came forward with different hearts.

NC Methodist Response to Storms

If you would like to find ways to help those affected by the storms go the link NCCUMC Tornado Update.

Pacific Relief

Japan Earthquake and Pacific Tsunamis
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The earthquake and tsunami that rocked Japan was a frightening experience even for people in Tokyo, some 200 miles away from the epicenter. The magnitude 8.9 quake, which struck offshore Japan on Friday, unleashed a 23-foot tsunami and was followed for hours by more than 50 aftershocks, many of them of more than magnitude 6.0.

UMCOR has established Advance 3021317 “Pacific Emergency” where relief donations can be directed. Persons wishing to donate can put a check in the local church offering plate clearly marked PACIFIC EMERGENCY or Advance 3021317, which the church can then remit to the conference treasurer’s office. Persons wishing to make donations online can go to PACIFIC EMERGENCY.

To read more about the United Methodist response to this disaster, go to the United Methodist News Service article at Japan Earthquake news.

Pancake mix from Ash Wednesday Pancake Supper

Enjoy!
(This is adapted from a Cooks Country Recipe.)
Makes about 6 cups of mix, enough for 3 batches of 8 pancakes each.
Ingredients
2 Whole wheat flour
2 cups cake flour
1/3 cup sugar
2 tablespoons baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 tablespoon salt
12 tablespoons (1 1/2 sticks) butter , cut into 1/2 -inch pieces

Instructions
• Process all ingredients in food processor until no lumps remain and mixture is texture of wet sand, about 2 minutes. Freeze in airtight container for up to 2 months.

• To make 8 pancakes: Whisk 2 cups mix, 2 lightly beaten large eggs, and 1 ½ to 2 cups buttermilk in large bowl (or 1 cup buttermilk, 1 cup 2% milk for thinner cakes). Pour ¼-cup portions of pancake batter onto lightly oiled large nonstick skillet or griddle and cook over medium-low heat until golden brown, about 2 minutes per side. (If you don’t have buttermilk, make clabbered milk by whisking ½ tablespoon white vinegar or lemon juice into ½ cup whole or low-fat milk and letting the mixture thicken for 10 minutes.)

Calling all Gardeners!

Time to get those green thumbs on, plant some spinach and chard, and plan for the summer!

There is garlic growing like gang-buster there now, and strawberries that need tending.

Bring gloves and Tools: Saturday (March 26) 9 a.m.

Don’t Forget to Spring Forward!

Be sure to reset your clocks tonight, or at least in the morning (so you do not meet us coming out of church as you come in).

Pancake Supper March 9th 6:15 pm

Ash Wednesday Pancake Supper March 9th -6:15 pm

Pancakes
Sausage
Bacon

The last hurrah before beginning the season of Lent!

Impossition of Ashes Service following at 7 pm.