Bowling Party Great Fun!

We had 18 bowlers plus a few other observers, at Yankee Lanes after church on July 8. Yankee Lanes opened up four lanes for us, two with bumpers for the kids, all expenses paid as a special promotion. We could tell it was going to be a special time when we entered the names on one of the scoring machines (no more writing scores on your own card - everything is computerized!) the initials spelled SEEK!

Curtis Coughlin was the high-score with 129. Mallory and Alisha Wade bowled, as did all of the youth who attended. The biggest miracle of the day, however, was Elaine Rogers throwing the ball down the alley! Who would have thought she had just been released from rehab?!

Everyone had a fun time. That's part of what it means to fellowship as the body of Christ.

Strawberry Yard Sale Grand Success

Article submitted by Susan Angell by email
Photo: Betty Splettstoeser working at the fair

I have not had so much fun in ages. Our garage sale was dynamic and the food from the kitchen: strawberry shortcake, hot dogs, chips, soda, punch, etc. was soooooooooooooo good. The food just flowed out under the direction of Chris Bowker and Chris Ward. Hand picked strawberries (by Chris B) and hulled the night before by Chris B and Janice Huelin. That night there were tons of people bringing stuff in, putting stuff on tables, pricing, etc. and it was crazy.

During the sale I was assisted in cashiering by Joanne Kamilewicz who was able to add all those figures in her head and I never even had to use my calculator. Barb, Betty, Kathy, Doreen, Becky G and Becky S and many others floated throughout the hall assisting in pricing and customer service. Carol Bruneau was dynamite on clothing and shoes. Mary Ann Wheeler sold an unprecedented $100 plus just on books.

Then the young, the strong, the brawny, men and women, packed up that hall, broke down the tables and packed up and hauled off the unsold items in about 45 minutes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Our yard sale/strawberry festival is always the best in town but our unprecedented success this year has to be attributed to publicity. We had advertised in just about every local paper. The volunteers that helped clean up the hall after the sale was the frosting on the cake.

OUR NET SALES, WITH SOME TABS STILL TO COME IN, WAS: $1334.54 (Last year around $800)

Chug-a-Chug-a-Choo-Choo

The Peoples Moms Group took a fun ride on the Narrow Gauge Railroad in Portland this week. Moms and kids all had a great time. The kids got to blow the train whistle, and we also spent some time at the train museum.

The children quickly gained their "train legs" and were admiring the view of Casco Bay along the way.

The moms group meets weekly on Tuesdays. During the summer months the group is hosting outings to parks and field trips in order to accomodate the school-aged children. Please contact Pastor Gwyneth for further information. The following is the tentative summer schedule:

July 3 Maine Narrow Gauge Railroad in Portland (field trip)
July 10 Bug Light - bring a kite to fly
July 17 Fort Williams playground
July 24 Deering Oaks playground
July 31 Cancelled
Aug 7 Eastern Promenade Playground (kite flying too)
Aug 14 Mackworth Island (field trip - explore beach and walking trail)
Aug 21 Kettle Cove Beach
Aug 28 Payson Park

Paul Colman Concert

A group from Peoples attended the Paul Colman Concert, which was sponsored by the Greater Portland Christian School. The combination of Paul's Australian accent, humor, musical talent, and authentic witness made for a very uplifting evening. The opening group for Paul was The Wrecking. I got the sense that our folks enjoyed Paul Colman more because you could actually understand the lyrics! But The Wrecking also was a very talented group, and showed a moving video on the Christian mission organization they support called International Justice Mission which works toward world justice by freeing people who have been forced into slavery, stopping forced prostituion of children, seeking fair and timely trial for prisoners and other ways in which injustice occurs across our globe.