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Building Commi�ee

Inside this issue:

•Building Commi�ee

•Scripture Readings

For June

•Financial report

•General Confer-

ence review

•Leadership Board

Report

•Blood Drive

Forecaster

June 2012 Volume 24, Number 6

Unless the LORD builds the house,

those who build it labor in vain.

Psalm 127:1a NRSV

Following our required process in

The Book of Discipline, a year ago we

established a Study Commi�ee to

analyze the needs of the church and

community; project the poten*al

membership with average a�end-

ance; write up the church’s program

of ministry; and develop an accessi-

bility plan. A.er the Study Commi�ee

finished its work, it presented the

report to the Leadership Board and

Staff. That group determined that

Salem’s three greatest strengths are

our welcome of others, our mission

focus, and our teaching. Salem’s

three most significant weaknesses

are lack of space, lack of youth and

youth ministries, and lack of outreach

(i.e. hands on mission work). The

three changes we would like to see

happen are a building project, the

development of more outreach

(hands on mission work), and more

people engaged fully in the life of the

church.

On May 30 we are holding a special

Church Conference to present this

report to the congrega*on in order to

authorize a building project and elect

a Building Commi�ee. The Leadership

Board is recommending to the

Church Conference the following

names for the Building Commi�ee:

Linda Curson (chair), Tom Harrison,

Lori Hixson, Lorrie Holcomb, Rev. John

Louk, Sco� Musgrove, Richard

Pankey, Dick Talbo�, and Myron Wil-

liams.

The Building Commi�ee will use the

informa*on and findings of the Study

Commi�ee and any other relevant

informa*on to es*mate carefully the

building facili*es needed. Ini*ally, the

Building Commi�ee’s task will be to

develop preliminary plans, secure an

es*mate of the cost of the proposed

construc*on, and develop a financial

plan for defraying the total cost.

This is an exci*ng adventure for Salem

as we con*nue following the way of

the Lord. Indeed, our human efforts

and even achieve-

ments will be in vain

apart from what God

is doing.

You are welcome

and needed on this

adventure as we fol-

low the way of the

Lord together!

What Happened at General Conference?

It was the

“most expensive

($1,500 per

minute!),

least produc*ve,

most fatuous

assemblage in

the history

of Methodism.”

Bishop

William Willimon

Rev. John Louk is the pastor

of the Salem UMC

General Conference meets every

four years and speaks officially for the

13 million-member United Methodist

Church worldwide. On May 6, the Sun-

day a.er it concluded, I asked the con-

grega*on if they had ever heard of a

church mee*ng where nothing hap-

pened. People chuckled. I said General

Conference was such a mee*ng. Of

course, that’s a bit of an exaggera*on.

So what did happen? The big issue

was restructuring the General Church,

but that didn’t happen. We spent a

bunch of money and four years working

on a plan to restructure, but the dele-

gates couldn’t get behind it. Rather,

they plunged into poli*cal bickering

and mistrust of bishops. Earlier, the

proposal to set aside a bishop to serve

as a full-*me president of the Council

of Bishops was rejected.

In an effort to do something, a last

ditch effort, was made to restructure

based on what everybody wants. Un-

fortunately, that’s not leadership. That

is an ins*tu*on seeking to preserve

itself. Nevertheless, it was fu*le as,

right before the end of General Confer-

ence, the Judicial Council (our version

of the Supreme Court) ruled the last

ditch effort uncons*tu*onal. Apparent-

ly, delegates and visitors sat in stunned

silence as the decision was read,

though there was a sma�ering of ap-

plause. In the end, the structure re-

mained unchanged, but the boards of

most agencies were reduced with the

savings invested in younger clergy and

theological educa*on in central confer-

ences (outside our country).

The budget for the next four years

was adopted. The $603.1 million for

seven general church funds is 6.03 per-

cent less than the previous four years.

The decrease won’t likely be felt in lo-

cal churches, since only 2 cents out of

every dollar given goes to support gen-

eral church ministries.

So called “guaranteed appoint-

ments” for clergy were eliminated

quite easily. The controversy con*n-

ues, though, as the Judicial Council

was asked for a ruling on whether it

violates the Cons*tu*on.

The church’s posi*on on homosex-

uality was retained. A proposal was

offered to clarify that United Method-

ists disagree on whether homosexual

prac*ce is contrary to the will of God

and to urge unity over division and

respect for co-existence, but that pro-

posal was defeated.

United Methodist Women will

become an autonomous organiza*on.

Un*l now UMW has operated under

the church's missions agency.

Interes*ngly, there was over-

whelming support for the church to

consider the school schedules of

young people. The measure is nondis-

ciplinary, so it’s nonbinding, but it re-

sponds to young people who struggle

to balance their school obliga*ons

with the invita*on to par*cipate in the

church.

Regarding the issue of our global

church, a “Covenant for a Worldwide

United Methodist Church” was ap-

proved and will be placed in the new

Book of Discipline to help build greater

mutual respect and understanding

among various geographic regions of

the church. There also will be work on

which parts of the Discipline can be

adapted by Central Conferences out-

side the United States and which are

not open to adapta*on.

Nearly half of the delegates to the

next General Conference are expected

to come from outside of the United

States. While the growth in Africa and

other countries is amazing, one inter-

es*ng challenge is that while most of

the funding for the global church

comes from the United States, we will

soon have a minority of delegates at

General Conference.

Grace and peace to you,

John Louk

In June we fully enter into the Season A.er Pentecost, some*mes called Ordinary Time

or Kingdom*de. This season begins the day a.er Pentecost and ends the day before the

First Sunday of Advent. It may include twenty three to twenty eight Sundays, depend-

ing on the date of Easter, but the first Sunday is always Trinity Sunday, and the last Sun-

day is always Christ the King. While the liturgical color for this season is green, symbol-

izing growth in Christ, white is the customary color for Trinity Sunday.

Scripture readings in Advent/Christmas/Epiphany and Lent/Easter/Pentecost all relate

together based on the calendar. Now we enter a *me when the scripture readings, ra-

ther than rela*ng together, begin to follow a con*nuous or semi-con*nuous track.

Therefore, they all stand on their own. Our focus this summer will be on the Old Testa-

ment scriptural narra*ve. Come and worship!

June 3 Trinity Sunday

Isaiah 6:1-8 A Vision of God in the Temple

Psalm 29 The Voice of God in a Great Storm

Romans 8:12-17 Life in the Spirit

John 3:1-17 Nicodemus Visits Jesus

Holy Communion

Rev. Joan Erbe celebra*ng Holy Communion

Deb Black preaching

June 10 Second Sunday a.er Pentecost

1 Samuel 8:4-20 Israel Demands a King

Psalm 138 All the Kings of the Earth Shall Praise the Lord

2 Corinthians 4:13-5:1 Living by Faith

Mark 3:20-35 The True Family of Jesus

Kristy Flack preaching

June 17 Third Sunday A.er Pentecost

1 Samuel 15:34-16:13 David Anointed as King

Psalm 20 The Lord Will Help His Anointed

2 Cor 5:6-17 Anyone in Christ Is a New Crea*on

Mark 4:26-34 Parables of Seed

Holy Communion

Rev. Dave Higdon celebra*ng Holy Communion

Deb Black preaching

June 24 Fourth Sunday A.er Pentecost

1 Sam 17:1-49 David and Goliath

Psalm 9:9-20 The LORD Is a Stronghold

2 Corinthians 6:1-13 Now Is the Day of Salva*on

Mark 4:35-41 Jesus S*lls a Storm

Tim King preaching

Worship: The Season A�er Pentecost

Come and Worship!

Sundays

9:00am—Contemporary

11:00am—Traditional

23 Evelyn Jus*ce

25 Tim Schilling

27 Larry Janda

25 Linda Curson

30 Jim Carver

1 Dolores & Kyle Cross

1 Linda & Kevin Jayne

6 Pat 7 Frank Conrad

7 Marilyn & Steve Schmitz

9 Percy & Jim Caviness

9 Dorothy & Dave Higdon

13 Ginnie & Dave Clark

17 Pa�y & Harold Wischmeyer

20 Joy & John Louk

20 Sally & Chuck Rohrer

20 Grace & Bob Thompson

28 Shannon & Paul Biberdorf

1 Kristen Weaverling

1 Sco� Wi�struck

2 Lincoln Ozburn

7 Louis Busch

7 Norbert Collins

7 Larry Wi�mer

8 Kathy Wickham

9 Donna Sanders

10 Dolly Akers

11 Jim Drahozal

11 Mike Flack

11 Addie Rand

11 Simon Vieira

14 Shelly Johnson

14 Nate King

15 JoEllen Jacobus

15 Joe Jacobus

15 Paul Meyer

16 Delores McKenzie

17 Heidi Pankey

21 Karen Beltramea

Salem’s Record of Generosity In Support of Our

Ministry Goals as of April 30, 2012

June Birthdays and Anniversaries

Actual Budget Variance

Offerings given toward budget $76,791.71 $76,000.00 ($791.71)

Other budget income $4,875.00 $4,2333.32 $641.68

Total Budget Income $81,666.71 $80,233.32 ($1,433.39)

BUDGET EXPENSES

YTD budget expenses paid $72,590.19 $76,052.32 ($3,462.13)

Unpaid Appor*onments (1 month)* $4,154.00 $4,154.00

Total Budget Expenses $76,744.19 $80,206.32 ($3,462.13)

TOTAL BUDGET INCOME OVER/

(UNDER) EXPENSES

($4,922.52) $27 ($4,895.52)

BUDGET GIVING

*Income for the month of March was not sufficient to pay Conference Appor.onments. We are currently one month in

arrears for 2012.

June 2012 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

1

2

8:00am UMM Breakfast

Mee*ng

Iowa Annual Conference

3

9:00 Contemporary

Worship

9:00 Lec*onary Class

10:10 Fellowship Time

11:00 Tradi*onal Worship


4

8:00 pm So.ball


5


6

7

9:30 am Sarah Circle

5:55 pm Rachel Circle

8 9

10

9:00 Contemporary

Worship




Food Bank Sunday

11

11:30 am Golden Links

8:00 pm So.ball

12

9:30 Prayer room

5:15 Leadership Board

13

6:00 pm Church In Our

Backyard at Salem

14

15 16

17

9:00 Contemporary

Worship




Blood Pressures taken in

the fellowship room

18

8:00 pm So.ball

19

20

Blood Drive

2:30 to 6:30 pm

Salem Parking Lot

21

UMM Strawberry Fes*val

5:00 to 7:00 pm

22

July Forecaster

ar*cles due

23

24

9:00 Contemporary

Worship




25

8:00 pm So.ball

26

12:30 Cards & Fellowship

27

28 29 30

Blood Drive

On Wednesday, June 20th, Salem will

host a blood drive. Mississippi Valley

Regional Blood Center will bring their

bus to the Salem parking lot for the

blood drive from 2:30 to 6:30 pm.

This amazing bus is equipped so that

everything involved in dona*ng blood

is done within it. We’ll have snacks

and juice in the fellowship room for

you to come in and enjoy a.erwards.

About 1 in 7 people entering the hos-

pital need blood. More than 4.5 mil-

lion people need blood transfusions

each year. 38% of the U.S. popula*on

is eligible to give blood, but less than

10% actually donates. Do you know

someone who has received blood and

had his or her life saved? Chances are

good that you do but you may not

realize it simply because that person

is alive and well today!

Common myths say that prescrip*on

medicines, diabetes, high blood pres-

sure and cancer prevent you from

dona*ng. In truth, very few medi-

cines make you ineligible. Diabetes

and insulin do not make you ineligi-

ble. Blood pressure that is under con-

trol, even with medica*on, does not

prevent dona*ng. If you’ve been

cancer free for one year a.er treat-

ment without recurrence, you are

eligible to donate.

How is the donated blood used by

local hospitals? 19% for cancer treat-

ment, 16% for GI disease, 6% for liver

& kidney, 12% for injuries, 4.3% for

obstetrics, 16% for heart disease,

6.1% for hemophilia, and 18% for

other uses.

We all have very busy lives and

schedules and some*mes an hour

out of your day seems like a lot. But

just one hour of your *me can poten-

*ally give life back to

someone else. It

couldn’t be much eas-

ier. You sign up,

spend approximately

an hour at Salem, get

to see inside a really

cool bus, donate

blood, get free snacks

and save up to 3 lives.

Wow!

We have 2 ac*vi*es coming up:

Thank you to all the women who

helped with the May baskets: dona-

*ons, crea*ng, and delivery. It was a

terrific experience to witness what

happens when you give someone

something, expec*ng absolutely

nothing in return!

In June we are planning an ou*ng for

one of the Freedom Fes*val Concerts:

Voices of Hope Patrio*c Concert,

Thursday, June 28th. We will meet at

6:15 pm - concert starts at 7:00 p.m.

at New Covenant Bible Church. All are

welcome to join in with us, including

family and friends.

July 1st we will meet following

2nd Worship to make 4th of Ju-

ly baskets to distribute to a local care

center. Details are being arranged.

For more informa*on contact Rita

Felker, Kristy Flack or Jan Johnson.

Women’s Care Group by Rita Felker

United Methodist Men Larry Janda, President

United Methodist Women Sharon Busch, President

The UMW Execu*ve Board will meet

June 7th @ 6 pm at Sharon Busch’s

home.

Our mission for June is providing

Tuna/Hamburger Helper for Aid to

Women. Everyone is welcome to

bring a contribu*on. You may place

them in the UMW tub in the Fellow-

ship Hall any *me during the month.

Rachel Circle will meet June 14th to

con*nue our bible study “A Mile in

Her Shoes.” This month the lesson is

about Hagar, Moving from Tears to

Triumph. We will meet in the Fellow-

ship Hall at 5:55 pm for a light meal

provided by Sheryl Hansen and Carol

Thompson, fun, fellowship and some-

thing chocolate. All are welcome.

Sarah Circle will meet June 14, 9:30

AM at the church. Hostess: Carolyn

Jarvis. Joan Erbe will lead the

study, "The Journey" chapter3. Scrip-

ture is Ma�hew 18. A.er reading

reflect on what it means to be like a

child and to forgive 70 *mes sev-

en. The Journey study is a way to do

Bible study, come and join in this

journey together.

The UNW Garage Sale will be the first

weekend in August. It’s only 9 weeks

away!

ANGELIC PROTECTION

Ma2hew 18:10 "Take heed, don't

despise one of the li2le ones; I say to

you, in heaven their angels always

behold the face of my Father which is

in heaven."

Angels surround and protect us all

the *me, taking many forms. I can

see the line of angels punching in for

daily duty “Smi�y, you go watch over

Pastor John today, … Jonesy, you

watch Larry. Take Sonny with ya, your

gonna need him, that Larry needs

lotsa help!” These angels are sent

exactly as this verse describes - by

looking at the Father's face. What

be�er assignment could one receive

than being an angel, sent from God

himself? A favorite song says “I can

only imagine, what my eyes will

see!!”

I believe we can speak to our

angels through prayer. God controls

them for us; however, we can ask for

help through prayer. In Psalm 91 it is

those who dwell in the secret place of

the Most High that are able to benefit

from angelic ac*vity. It is the combi-

na*on of our faith in God and His

faithfulness to us that releases the

angels on our behalf.

Memorial Day is a *me to

acknowledge our gra*tude by saying

a prayer of apprecia*on for those

fallen angels who paid the ul*mate

sacrifice in service to our country. It's

the least we can do for them for what

they did, unselfishly for us. I believe

these are some of the bravest angels

ever. THANK YOU.

UMM breakfast 8:00 am Saturday

June 2. Our speaker will be Joe Wil-

kinson from the DNR talking about

lake and river restocking programs.

Please join us!!

YUM! Join us for Strawberries and

Homemade Ice Cream on Thursday

June 21 from 5 - 7 PM Bring a friend

or 2... YUM YUM

Missions Dolly Akers & Dorothy Higdon

FOOD BANK DONATIONS

Salem‘s dona*ons from January to

May totaled $360 and 790 lbs.!

The Missions commi�ee says,

“THANK YOU for your monthly sup-

port on each second Sunday.” The

le�er, below, from the Food Bank

tells the story of one way you are

reaching out to those in need.

TO: Salem United Methodist Church.

Dear Friends,

Thank you for your recent cash and

food dona*ons to the Linn Communi-

ty Food Bank. Your gi. gives us a

boost as we adapt to the changes in

our food purchasing procedures.

In the past we were able to stretch

our donated dollars by purchasing

food from the HACAP Food Reservoir

for free or at a significantly reduced

price over those available from local

grocers. Over the last several

months the Food Reservoir food sup-

plies have dwindled. Consequently,

we are more dependent on local gro-

cery stores to purchase the addi*on-

al food supplies we need that are not

received in food dona*ons.

The Linn Community Food Bank has

provided emergency food to the resi-

dents of Linn County since 1972. We

are staffed and managed by volun-

teers and totally supported by dona-

*ons, both food and monetary.

Through April of 2012 we have

served 1837 families that included

3348 adults and children. The num-

ber of people being served by the

Food Bank is increasing each month.

Dona*ons like yours are becoming

more cri*cal to our on-going success.

Thank you again for your support of

the Linn Community Food Bank.

Sincerely, Julia Mroch

IMAGINE NO MALARIA

Thank you for your support of this

offering in May. Our dona*on will

be added to others from Iowa and

celebrated at the Iowa Annual Con-

ference.

You may remember when we did a

major support of Nothing But Nets.

That emphasis has been folded into

providing not only bed nets but im-

proving infrastructure, communica-

*on, & educa*on.

The program partners with United

Na*ons Founda*on, & Bill and

Melinda Gates Founda*on; global

leaders in the fight against malaria &

other diseases of poverty. Because

the UMC has worked in Africa and

operates churches, school, hospitals

and clinics across the con*nent they

provide the unique resources needed

to help make this

project work.

Malaria was elimi-

nated in the U.S. in

the 1950's, now the

goal is to do the

same for the con*-

nent of Africa. Your

dona*ons help

bring hope to oth-

ers for a life of with

NO Malaria.

MISSIONARY VISIT

Watch for more informa*on on a

visit from Larry and Jane Kies in late

June. Currently they are to visit us to

share their story of work at Africa

University on June 26. They will join

the Cards & Fellowship potluck at

12:30 and share following the meal

about 1:30. Others are welcome to

come hear their story.

Salem So�ball Schedule

Communica<ons

The Forecaster

If you are receiving the Forecaster as

a hard copy by mail, but you are able

and willing to receive it by email,

please no*fy the church office at:

office@SalemChurchCR. com

to let us know.

Extra printed copies of the Forecaster

will be available at Salem, too, so if

you do not have email accessibility,

but would willing to pick up a copy

when you’re at the church rather

than having it mailed to you, please

let us know that, also.

Thank you

I would like to say “Thank you” to all

the special people of Salem Church

who prayed, sent cards and ex-

pressed sympathy to me

a.er the tragic death of my

grandson Robin Jr. (Arjay)

Kleppe. It was so devas-

ta*ng for his family.

May God Bless you.

Roberta Kleppe

Church In Our Backyard by Jan Johnson

Do you like Good Food, Good Compa-

ny and hearing the Good Word? Well

join us on the 2nd Wednesday in

June, July and August this summer on

Salem's back deck, where we will

share a potluck with our friends and

family from Salem and hear a devo-

*on from one of Salem's Lay Ministry

graduates. This is always a fun *me to

get to know one another be�er and

a great *me to invite friends along

too. You'll need to bring along your

table wear for you and your family

and a dish to share. Also, if you have

one, you should bring a chair to sit

on. We will meet on the deck at

6:00p.m. and join for a meal followed

by devo*ons and fellowship. Drinks

and cups will be provided. Come join

us for food, fun and fellowship! For

more informa*on give Jan Johnson a

call at 363-5419.

All games are played on Monday eve-

nings at the Tait Cummins complex

at: 3000 C Street SW.

Date Diamond Time

6/4 3 8:00 St. Stephen’s/Zion 6/11 2 8:00

Trinity Lutheran 6/18 2 8:00 Christ Episcopal 6/25 2 8:00 Good Shepherd Lutheran

7/2 3 8:00 Islamic Center

Date Diamond Time

7/9 3 7:00 Gloria Dei Lutheran 7/16 2 6:00 Noelridge Park

Church 7/23 3 7:00 Basic Faith 7/30 3 7:00 St. Mark’s Lutheran 8/6 2 6:00

St. Stephen’s Lutheran 8/13 2 8:00 Trinity Lutheran

Report of the Leadership Board

Mee*ng Notes 05-15-2012

Stewardship, Trustees, and SPRC met individually for

the first half hour. Building Superintendent, Louis Busch

met with the Trustees. All Leadership Board members

met together for the remainder of the mee*ng.

Tim King began the mee*ng of all LB members together

with devo*ons and prayer.

Vaca<on Bible School - Ronda Drahozal, VBS Director

brought a request for $275 for expenses for this sum-

mer’s VBS. She also shared that the curriculum was giv-

en, free of charge, to Salem by the Center Point UMC.

The dates and *mes for VBS will be Sunday, July 15

through Thursday, July 19, from 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm. As

was done last year, requests will be made for dona*ons

from the congrega*on for supplies. All was approved by

the Leadership Board.

RAGBRAI Update - Tim King has le. messages with the

gentleman in Washington, Iowa who is the contact per-

son for the group wan*ng to camp at Salem. Tim has

not received a response, yet, but will keep trying.

Building Commi�ee – Pastor John read the list of

names of persons who have agreed to serve on the

building commi�ee. They will be presented at a Church

Conference which is required to approve a building pro-

ject and to then elect the building commi�ee. The LB

approved holding the Church Conference on May, 30,

2010. A second issue that will be discussed at the

Church Conference will be approval for the LB to pursue

selling the parsonage.

Parsonage update – Don Knapp, Salem member and

realtor, has done an assessment of the parsonage. He

suggests it could be sold for $130,000 to $135,000. He

also noted that in order to pass inspec*on the roof will

likely need to be replaced. The current renter has ex-

pressed a willingness to do the labor if Salem purchases

materials for reroofing. That offer will need to be dis-

cussed further with the renter.

Inac<ve Member List – The list of Salem members who

have been inac*ve was discussed. The list was included

for a first reading at the 2011 Charge Conference.

Efforts were made to contact everyone on the list last

year prior to the Charge Conference. Several of the peo-

ple on the list have again

become ac*ve. Others indi-

cated that they are not in-

terested in par*cipa*on, or

that they are a�ending oth-

er churches but have not

formerly transferred. Per-

sons on the list who did not

indicate a preference or be-

come ac*ve will be called a

second *me over the next month by members of the LB

and staff. They will first be asked if they are okay, what,

if anything, Salem can do to help them, and told that

we want them back at Salem. If they are not interested,

a transfer of membership can be made for those

a�ending other churches, or the person’s Salem mem-

bership can be withdrawn (and can be reinstated if the

person becomes ac*ve at a later date). Names remain-

ing on the inac*ve list will be listed for the 2nd

reading

at this fall’s Charge Conference and voted on for re-

moval. (Shut-ins and/or infirm members are not includ-

ed and will not be removed from membership unless

they ini*ate a request.)

New Crea<on Membership List – Paperwork for mem-

bers of the former New Crea*on UMC who did not

transfer their memberships to other churches, or make

their wishes known regarding their membership has

been turned over to Salem from the District Office. Pas-

tor John and Sharon Vavra will work on organizing the

paperwork this summer, then sending le�ers asking

their wishes concerning membership to the persons

listed. Follow-up phone calls will be made.

Addi<onal Portable Classroom Inquiry – With the com-

ple*on of the new Cedar Rapids School System admin-

istra*ve building nearing, interest has been expressed

in looking into the availability of the portable classroom

buildings the school district has had since 2008. We do

not yet know any details about the buildings or what is

to happen to them. If they are available, and affordable,

it might be possible to replace, or add to the buildings

Salem currently has out back. Salem Building Superin-

tendent, Louis Busch is seeking informa*on about the

buildings.

Blairs Ferry Road Land - •Pastor John met with the per-

son who is in charge of the Ma�hew 25 farming project

Leadership Board Report Con<nued from page 10

on the BFL. They will use about one

to one and a half acres near the front

of the property. Tim King plans to

talk to the farmer who rents seven

acres for crop farming to let him

know what is happening on the front

of the property. •The grass has

go�en quite long on the front part of

the property. It will be mowed by a

person who has a haying business.

There will be no charge to Salem for

the mowing. The person doing the

mowing will collect the cut grass to

sell in the haying business. Mowing

will be done throughout the summer

as the grass reaches a length that can

be harvested for hay. •The Salem

sign on the BFL, which had been re-

moved a.er it had fallen, was put

back up. The informa*on on the sign

is s*ll out of date. The possibility that

Ma�hew 25 might want to cover the

sign with a banner about the garden

project was brought up. The ques*on

will be passed on to Ma�hew 25.

Priori<es List – At the May LB a sug-

Annual Conference, the yearly

gathering of Iowa United Method-

ists, occurs June 2-5 in Des Moines.

This year, Momodu Kamara is

again represen*ng Salem along

with Pastor John. Rev. Dave and

Dorothy Higdon also are members

of the Annual Conference, and Kris-

ty Flack is a�ending as a repre-

senta*ve of our East Central Dis-

trict. You can keep up with what is

ges*on was made to have a priori*es

list for work that needs to be done at

Salem. The Trustees have created the

following list. (not necessarily in the

order to be done)

Repaint parking lot lines

Re-set “curbs” in parking lot

Seal deck

Spread gravel on west drive

Spread, bank and seed soil around

outback buildings

Replace windows in outback buildings

(Louis Busch is looking at affordable

windows)

Test and, if necessary replace window

AC units in outback buildings

Shirts for Salem So�ball Team – An

expenditure of $300 was approved to

purchase printed jerseys for the Sa-

lem so.ball team. Team members are

to select the shirts through RM Em-

broidery.

Tim King led the members of the LB in

prayer at the close of the mee*ng.

happening at Annual Conference by

checking out www.iaumc.org/

annualsession. There you will see

news items, announcements,

photos, videos, a link to a live

stream so you can watch video

of what is happening live, and a

twi�er feed. Kristy is preaching

on the Sunday following Annual

Conference and will give a report

to the congrega*on.

2012 Annual Conference

9:00 am Contemporary Worship Sanctuary

9:00 am Lec*onary Class (Adult Sunday School) Classroom Building - Room 4

9:00 am Nursery Available -infants thru 4 years old Nursery Building

10:10 am Adult Sunday School Class Nursery Building

10:10 am Fellowship Time Fellowship room

11:00 am Tradi*onal Worship Sanctuary

11:00 am Nursery Available –infants thru 4 years old Nursery Building

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3715 33rd Avenue SW

Cedar Rapids, Iowa 52404

319-362-6178

[email protected]

www.SalemChurchCR.com

www.facebook.com/salem.cr

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