August Happenings at Deep River Friends

Alot is going on in August both at Deep River Friends and everywhere else. Seems many are getting in their vacations and mini-trips before school starts.

Speaking of school starting, our youth collected a number of backpack items last Sunday for the Guilford Interfaith Hospitality Network. Thanks to everyone that contributed. Our Missions Committee is also collecting school supplies to help equip the kids in the schools around us as they head back to school. If you would like to donate any school supplies, just drop them off in the Fellowship Hall.

Bailey Shea Sarvis Fundraiser
As many of you know, Bailey was born to Clint and Jennie Sarvis a few weeks ago but rather prematurely. (Jennie is the daughter of Dwight and Dacia Osborne) Since then she has been receiving tremendous care and Women's Hospital in Greensboro. In order to help with their medical bills, we are partnering with Furnitureland South and holding a rummage sale on August 22nd in our Fellowship Hall. Jennie is employed by Furnitureland South. I like to say, there will be good deals for a good cause. Also, there will be baked good items for sale as well. If you would like to donate items for sale, you can bring them to the Fellowship Hall the week of August 17th. If you need something to be picked up, call the office at 454-1928.

We want to thank Susie Jones and Janie Carroll for their work on the Deep River Friends Meeting Yard Sale and Rummage Sale. Due to their efforts - and those who helped them - they raised $500. That money will into the fund for Clint and Jennie to use for their medical bills as well. There is alot being discussed nowadays in the area of healthcare reform. It seems that a big first step towards that is making sure we look out for each other and help each other when we can. That's the kind of reform I think everyone can agree on.

"Digging Deeper" on Sunday Evenings
This Fall we will be offering study opportunities again on Sunday evening. Beginning at 5PM we will have a book study. The books this year will follow a theme on developing our spiritual lives and growing spiritually. Book titles will be announced ahead of time. At 6:30pPM we will be offering a Disciple Bible study class focusing on Genesis, Exodus, Luke, and Acts. It will be a 32 week study of these four books of the Bible and will be open to anyone in the meeting. Both of these opportunites will being at the end of August of first part of September.

Also, Beth Johnson will be offering a women's Bible Study beginning around the same time. Right now, that group will meet most likely on a weeknight - possibly Tuesday evening. This study is open to any woman in the meeting. Meeting times and dates will be announced.

Hope you are all having a great week and look forward to seeing you this weekend!