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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in" align="CENTER"><font face="Arial,
sans-serif"><font size="4"><b>In
Service of Season's Greetings</b></font></font></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in"><font face="Arial, sans-serif"><font
size="3">Over
the last few years, many of us in our congregation have looked
forward to working on a holiday season service project
designed by
John Maddox. John brought us all together - young and old(er)
in the
Social Hall after the worship service for a "workshop"
where we wrote messages of love and holiday cheer on cards
that would
be distributed to residents in area nursing care facilities. </font></font>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in"><font face="Arial, sans-serif"><font
size="3">As
the virus is running rampant once again, gatherings at the
church are
ill-advised, so an after services workshop get-together won't
be
possible. We want to keep everyone safe, but we don't want to
let the
project be canceled by COVID, so we're asking everyone to help
make
it happen by organizing it in a different way.</font></font>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in"><font size="+1" face="Arial,
sans-serif"><b>Here's
what we think will work:</b></font>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in"><font face="Courier New, monospace"><font
size="2"><font face="Arial, sans-serif"><font size="3"><b>-
John has generously donated almost 900 cards</b></font></font><font
face="Arial, sans-serif"><font size="3">
for us to fill with happy seasonal greetings! All we need
to do is
add the greetings and sign the cards. No stamps required!
Someone on
the organizing team will combine your cards with others
and deliver
them to the local nursing homes.</font></font></font></font>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in"><font face="Courier New, monospace"><font
face="Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif"><b>-
Schedule an at-home card-writing workshop!</b></font></font><font
face="Courier New, monospace"><font size="2"><font face="Arial,
sans-serif"><font size="3"><br>
</font></font></font></font></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in"><font face="Courier New, monospace"><font
size="2"><font face="Arial, sans-serif"><font size="3">Beginning
</font></font><font face="Arial, sans-serif"><font size="3"><b>November
29th</b></font></font><font face="Arial, sans-serif"><font
size="3">,
packets of 30 -50 cards and envelopes will be ready for
you to pick
up from the church office on days when Chris Keller is in.
(Reminder:
The office is closed on Tuesdays.) Packets will include a
sheet of
suggested greetings that you may add to the cards. </font></font><font
face="Arial, sans-serif"><font size="3"><b>Some
packets will be indicated for families with young ones,</b></font></font><font
face="Arial, sans-serif"><font size="3">
because they will also include holiday-themed coloring
sheets that
can be a special gift for children to add with the cards.
(Of course
they can also do their own original art work if they'd
prefer.)</font></font></font></font></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in"><font face="Arial, sans-serif"><font
size="3"><b>-
Return your finished cards to the church office by December
10.</b></font></font></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in"><font face="Arial, sans-serif"><font
size="3">When
your cards are completed and signed, slide them into the
envelopes,
put them back in your packet, and return the packet to the
office. </font></font>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in"><br>
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<font face="Arial, sans-serif"><font size="3"><b>-
Can't get to the church office to pick up or return card
packets?</b></font></font>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in"><font face="Courier New, monospace"><font
size="2"><font face="Arial, sans-serif"><font size="3"><b>Option
1: </b></font></font><font face="Arial, sans-serif"><font
size="3"><span style="font-weight: normal">contact
Adeline Bailey (<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:adesign4199@gmail.com">adesign4199@gmail.com</a>) and we'll work
out a way to
deliver your packet to you and/or get it back to the
office.</span></font></font></font></font></p>
<font face="Courier New, monospace"><font size="2"><font
face="Arial, sans-serif"><font size="3"><b>Option
2: </b></font></font><font face="Arial, sans-serif"><font
size="3"><span style="font-weight: normal">add
some special greetings to extra holiday cards (with
envelopes) from
supplies that you have at home, and let Adeline know if
you need
someone to pick them up.</span></font></font></font></font>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in; font-weight: normal"><font
face="Courier New, monospace"><font size="2"><font face="Arial,
sans-serif"><font size="3"><span style="font-weight: normal">This
community service project has been very well received in
past years.
</span></font></font><font face="Arial, sans-serif"><font
size="3"><i><b>Let's
make it a success in 2020, regardless of the
challenges!</b></i></font></font></font></font>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in; font-weight: normal"><font
face="Arial, sans-serif"><font size="3">-
FUUSM Membership Committee/Holiday Card Project Organizing
Team</font></font>
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