Looking forward to December

Here is most of what is going on at church in December. Mark your calendars, and if you don't have a calendar, we have beautiful calendars with gorgeous scenic photographs and scripture verses on sale for $5.00. Leave a message here if you are interested or talk to Alba at church.

December 2 --- Women's Circle at 1:00 p.m. in Fellowship Hall

December 6 --- Church potluck dinner at 12:30 p.m. followed by administrative board meeting in Fellowship Hall.

December 9 --- Free lunch for Indiahoma High School students at 12:10 p.m. in Fellowship Hall.

December 13 --- Senior Citizens Christmas Celebration at 1:00 p.m. at the Indiahoma Mini Mall.
--- IUMC will attend Cache UMC Live Nativity with Snyder UMC

December 16 --- Christmas Caroling

December 20 --- Candy sacking during Sunday School in Fellowship Hall
--- Christmas Program at 7:00 p.m. in the sanctuary

December 31 --- New Year's Eve party at 6:00 to midnight and beyond in Fellowship Hall

What's left in November

November 15, Sunday, 6:00-7:00 p.m. --- Community Singing at our church
November 22, Sunday --- Singing at Snyder Baptist Church, Patrick preaching
November 23-28 --- Patrick will be celebrating Thanksgiving in Nebraska
November 28, Saturday, 6:00 p.m. --- Indiahoma Alumni Banquet

November 1, 2009 Administrative Board Meeting

Treasurers’ Report: $2313.97 was paid for apportionments & new refrigerator. We are solvent.

Trustees’ Report: By motion and vote Jimmy Neugebauer was hired to replace the frame and support system for the stained glass window at a cost of $1250 labor and we buy the materials ($300--$350). We will get composite material instead of wood and treated wood for the support with a ¼” Lexan cover outside the window for weather and damage protection.

There was discussion about hiring Jimmy to fix the old bathrooms after the window project.

Pastor’s Report: Two IUMC youth went to Haunted Corn Maze in Weatherford.

Crossfire District Conference was a big success.

After-School Tutoring on Thursdays is touching children’s lives.

Two IUMC youth (Mattie & Cassie) will go on the District Mission Trip in June

December 31^st---District Youth Lock-In at Centenary UMC, Lawton, 7pm-7am

December 9, free lunch for high school kids at our church

December 13, attend Cache UMC Live Nativity with Snyder UMC

Patrick will be in Nebraska, November 23-28, celebrating Thanksgiving

New Business: Senior Citizen’s Christmas Celebration is December 13.

Calendars are in. Alba is making labels for the calendars to let people know they are gifts from our church. They will be given to teachers, city workers and postal employees. Anyone else who would like to buy one, they are available for $5.00

Indiahoma School Robotics Team is going to National Competition in December. Each of the 9 students need $75 to attend. The school is looking for sponsors. We voted to sponsor two students if they did not find other sponsorship. 

Wednesday, December 16 is the date set for Christmas Caroling. 

Matt Roberts offered to cut down the dead mesquite tree in the parking lot and use it for firewood. 

After discussion, a motion and a vote, Matt will cut down the tree, leaving us a slice to use to determine the tree’s age and for an historical display.

Meeting Adjourned