The document provides updates and announcements for a church community. It includes prayer concerns for members who are ill or have passed away recently. It also announces upcoming events like a river rafting trip, ice cream social, and fall festival. Members are encouraged to volunteer as Sunday school teachers or help with the fall festival. The church is currently studying the Book of Leviticus during Sunday lessons.

1. Prayer Update Aug 14, 2011 And let us consider how we may spur one another on toward love and good deeds. Hebrews 10:24 Community United Methodist Church

2. Prayer Concerns and Praises Prayers for Cathy Machado at the passing of her daughter last week.

3. Prayer Concerns Our former pastor’s wife, Pat Hutchinson, is in the hospital with cancer. Pastor Jim is also in poor health. Donna Dambacher is suffering with sciatica pain and awaiting knee surgery August 16.

4. Prayer Concerns Chet Palmer, for many years the maintenance man for the Church, passed away on August 2 at Bayberry Care Center in Concord. He was survived by wife Karen and children Mike, Diane, Jim, and Jacqueline. Our men and women serving in the Military.

5. Praises We will be celebrating Jeanne Wharff’s 80th birthday at our potnic on Aug. 28th.

6. Continued Prayers Pat Patterson Sarah Dixon Greg Prezel Chris Iwahashi Jim Smith

7. Continued Prayers Hoyet Seals Marguerite Lloyd Tom Bicknell Emilio Vincente Joan Lind’s son, Jeff Patrick Riddle

8. The Pentateuch We are studying the most ancient Books of our Bible. We are now learning about Leviticus. Jim Fonda leads us each Sunday morning at 8:45. Come when you can, you aren’t required to attend every Sunday.

9. Lodestar September 24-25 Sign up for Lodestar today! To sponsor a camper, see Becky Officer.

10. Opportunities Do you miss the shining faces of children on Sunday? Help our Fall Festival succeed! (tentatively, Saturday, October 29 th ) Be a part-time Sunday School teacher! (no experience needed) Please see Nancy Smith or call the Church office.

11. On Tuesdays, We Garden Come join us (at 9am) for weeding, fellowship and conversation. No Experience required.

12. River Rafting! Rafters must be 8 years and older, must know how to swim, and be able to paddle. Rafting trip down Stanislaus River on Sunday, Sep. 11 $27/person includes hot dog lunch. Call Jim Austin or Claudia Parrish for your reservation ASAP.

13. Events Today Coffee Fellowship Membership Committee Meeting

14. Upcoming Events Thurs. – Finance Meeting Next Sat. – UMW Ice Cream Social Next Sun. – SPRC Meeting Aug. 21 – SPRC Meeting Aug. 28 – Picnic in the Courtyard Sep. 11 – Rafting Outing