parish church announcements

• July Food Drive: Our goal is to fill the back of a Surburban, 60 cubic ft. more ...

Please bring all donations on Sun. July 27. If you will be gone, alternate date is Sun. July 20. Suggested donations are peanut butter and/or canned goods: canned spaghetti & meatballs, beef stew, hearty soups, vegetables & fruit. For further info contact JoLinda at jachj@kalamazoocity.org or Linda at lkadamcz@juno.com.

• July 27 Summer Celebration: We invite you to join us for a Parish Sub Party at Flesher Field on 9th St. following the 10 am service. There will be a surprise! You need only bring food items for Loaves & Fishes. For further questions e-mail Linda at lkadamcz@juno.com.

• Well-deserved Sabbatical: Our rector is on sabbatical this summer (May 1 - August 31). more...

Cynthia plans to use this time for spiritual renewal and growth, and of course, exploring new ways to use technology in worship. During her absence, we are pleased to have many familiar faces serving as supply priests (Bill Fleener, Rick Stravers, Joseph Neiman, & Bill Spaid), and look forward to meeting some new ones (Don Herdman & Dick Emrich).

•Coffee Hour Hosts: Thanks to all who hosted coffee hour at the 10 am Service in June. Help is needed for July & August. Contact Linda at Lkadamcz@juno.com to volunteer.

•Host a Short Term Exchange Student from Spain: Ages 13 - 17 yrs. June 27 - July 25, 2008. Foreign Links Around The Globe. (FLAG) more...

Host families provide meals, a loving home and parental guidance. Students come with their own spending money and full medical insurance. Fun excursions are planned. FLAG coordinators available 24/7. Contact Heather Holmer at hholmer@flag-intl.org.

•Hymn Selection: If any parish member has one or more special hymns they would like to hear at our 10 am Sunday Services, please submit your request to Jim & Sally at rjames611@aol.com

• Hymnals: Please remember to pick up a hymnal or two on Sunday, keep it in your car and bring it with you to the service each week so that we only have to carry a small collection for visitors' use. Thank you!

• Parish Church E•pistle: The E-pistle is a weekly e-mail with current events and announcements. To receive this e-mail, more...

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• Contact our Vestry: If you would like to share any ideas, questions or comments with our Vestry, e-mail them at hopesanddreams@cathedralparish.org.

• Great Rewards Programs: Our parish participates in two rewards programs: e-scrip (Harding's and many other stores and restaurants) and Meijer Community Rewards. more...

The Harding's e-scrip card can be used at many different stores including Ace Hardware, Pep Boys, Office Max, Eddie Bauer, Sierra Trading Post, on-line stores and local restaurants (Cosmos, Harvey's on the Mall, O'Duffy's Pub, Olde Peninsula, and Pasta Pasta). To search for participating restaurants by city or zip code, click here. An up-to-date listing, which allows you to pick the region you live in (or are visiting) and the type of store you are looking for, is available here.

Kirsty writes: I was quite surprised to learn that Terry and I earned some rewards during our recent trip to Arizona while dining at a local restaurant. We had no idea that this restaurant was part of the e-scrip network, but since my credit card number was listed with escrip and I used this credit card at the restaurant, the church will earn a couple of bucks. From now on when we go away I will get online and see which local attractions honor the e-scrip card. You can view program details and register here. Our organization number for this program is 167302614.

There have been some big changes to the Meijer Community Rewards program. Please take a few moments to view the details here. Our organization number is 255199.

• Loaves and Fishes will accept food any time. The July Wish List item is Peanut Butter. If you can't recall what's on the Wish List, just remember that protein (peanut butter and tuna fish) are always needed. more...

For more information about KL&F visit their website: http://www.kzoolf.org/. The Food of the Month Wish list can be found at the following site: http://www.kzoolf.org/news.cfm

• Episcopal Relief and Development Funds: Click on the title to donate on line to ERD's Funds. Please scroll down on the ERD website to input your parish info. You can also donate to the fund with a check to the Parish Church (write ERD in the memo line). For further info on Episcopal Relief and Development, click here.