Donna Urbaniak and Joyce LaRue represented the Warm Hugs team when they donated 30 Warm Kid's blankets to the Children's Advocacy Center recently. This was the first visit to the center and the start of an ongoing mission that will that will impact 100's of children at a time in their lives when they need it most. Please visithttp://cacnepa.org/ to learn about the center! Thank you to everyone who is a part of the Warm Hugs/Kid's Hugs program.

Warm Hugs

Warm Hug shawls are located in the meeting room which is on the left of the sanctuary.  If you know anyone who could use the comfort of knowing that you and Countryside care about them, please take one for them.  They are for all of the congregation to distribute, so there is never a need to ask.  

Our next Warm Hugs gathering will be held Tuesday,May 8th @ 9 AM.  Everyone is welcome to come and help with this very rewarding outreach.  You do not need to have any sewing skills, there are many ways to help.  We are in need of lip balm, hand sanitizer, tissues and 'crosses in pocket.' Thank you for the continued support.

  Countryside Exercise Program!
classes resume Sept 9, 2017

Sunday Afternoon Youth Group

Youth Fellowship is the youth ministry of Countryside Community Church for teens in grades 5-12.

We meet every other Sunday from 3-5pm.

If you enjoy games, snacks, teaching times, mission work, small groups and loads more fun this is the place for you to get connected. If you haven’t had the opportunity to join us, you are missing out!

If you are not a member of Countryside, we still want you to be involved so you are able to connect with other teens and grow in your relationship with Christ.

We also have great leaders who oversee this youth-lead fellowship and would love to help you in any way.

For more information, contact Sal or Debra through the church office at 570.587.3206.

The Family Ministries team is organizing a DVD Lending Library. Movies will be available to borrow, the same way items in the Spiritual Lending Library are. Would you consider donating some of your DVD’s to create a large library? (DVD’s only! Please, no VHS tapes.) Please keep the movie rating and content in mind when you donate. We should be up and running soon. In the meantime, a box will be available in the church lobby for your DVD’s.

Safe Sanctuaries Questions
Please direct any inquiries for Safe Sancutaries training and requirements to Alfredo Chavez.  570-702-3244 or email Chaveza4@aol.com

Contact Information Updates
So far we have received a few address updates. The printout on the table by the main doors is what we have so far. Please check your contact information and make additions or corrections as needed. Phone numbers and e-mail addresses are very helpful for the office to have, in addition to your street and mailing addresses. If relatives or friends on the list need their information updated, you may do it as long as you have their permission. Thank you for your help with this.




Bible Study News

Please join us for Bible Study on Monday, Old Testament, and Thursday, New Testament; 10 a.m start time and we go for an hour or so.


Altar Flowers
If you are interested in ordering altar flowers in honor of or in memory of someone, please pick up an order form in the office or contact Barbara Wetzel at
(570) 388-6609.  


Equal Exchange Coffee Project
Countryside has an exciting ongoing mission project through UMCOR called the "Equal Exchange Coffee Project".  This is not a fundraiser, but rather a mission to support Fair Trade.  Phyllis Fayocavitz is spearheading the project and has coffee available for sale in the Welcome Center/cafe' after church if you are is interested.
For more details, follow this link...

http://equalexchange.coop/our-partners/interfaith-partners/united-methodist-committee-relief

Started in 2002, the UMCOR Coffee Project is a collaboration between Equal Exchange and the United Methodist Committee on Relief to involve more Methodist communities and individuals in supporting small farmers around the world.
For each pound of fairly traded coffee, chocolate, tea, and foods Methodists purchase through the UMCOR Coffee Project, 15 cents per pound goes to UMCOR's Small Farmer Fund, helping to increase the capacity of two coffee co-ops, Sopacdi and Muungano in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The projects improve quality management processes and strengthen their commercial relationships in the international market. That Fund amounted to $19,604.17 in 2012 alone!


Do you shop at Shursave markets or 
do online shopping?
If you do, and have an active email address, your regular purchases can help support our church ministries
with a few simple steps.

Register your Shursave Gold Card @ www.shursavemarkets.com  and go to their "Community Rewards" tab so any purchase of Shursave and/or Western products you make using your card will provide a 3 cent contribution to
Countryside Community Church.
Online shoppers can register on the UMC  Market (United Methodist Church) website @  www.umcmarket.org  that allows you to shop at many online merchants that will donate a % of your purchase to Countryside Church with no additional cost to you.
  We appreciate the community help these programs provide and hope everyone will help us benefit by registering either/both ASAP!
 

Mailing List Addresses
  If you would like to be added to our mailing list OR if you are on the list but have moved in the past 4 months, please contact the office at countrysidechurch@yahoo.com  or  587-3206
to give us your information.
Thank you!

Would you like to be on
Countryside Church's email list?
  Click on the following church office email address countrysidechurch@yahoo.com   to be added!

MaineSaver GiveBack Program

  If you are a MaineSource shopper, please stop in the church office to join the GiveBack Program.  Once you join, MaineSource will issue a Fundraising Card to you and they will give the church 5% of what you spend there when you use your Fundraising Card!