Welcome!

Looking for helpful ideas for time management, discipline, or marriage? How about good fellowship with other Christian Moms? And don't forget feeding your faith! Come to God's Time for Moms Thursday mornings at 8:20. We start on Thursday, September 9. Our first topic will be "Living Christian Values in Our Homes", and will include a few ideas from "Heart in Focus Finances". Free childcare is available. Contact Pastor Spaude or Kristi with questions. See you there! :)

Lenten Supper

As we prepare for Jesus' Passion during the midweek Lenten services, we also get to enjoy some fellowship at the dinners. GTM is hosting a spaghetti dinner for Ash Wednesday, next week. Please check the sign-up sheet on our bulletin board to help. Contact Elizabeth or Diane if you have any questions.

Mary Poppins Outing

Here is the information about the outing to see Mary Poppins in Chicago on Saturday, May 30th.

Tentative Schedule:

Coach bus will depart St. Jacobi at 8:45 am. and return by 8:00 pm

Play starts at 2:00 and lasts 2 hours and 45 minutes

Plan your day and where you want to eat. The bus will drop us off near shopping and restaurants. The bus will then pick up up outside the Theatre at 5:00 p.m. immediately following the show. We will plan to stop on the way home for dinner in Gurnee, Il or Kenosha.

Any questions talk with Tracey or Chris.

Christmas Cheer

Come share some Christmas Cheer. The annual GTM Christmas brunch will be held on Thursday, December 4, at Tracy's house. See the bulletin board for sign up sheets and the address. Kids are welcome!

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It may be to early to put up Christmas Decorations, but it's never to early to start thinking about delicious Christmas Cookies. Barb is organizing the GTM annual cookie exchange. See the bulletin board for more information or to sign up.

Help Build a Library In Jamaica

Do your kids like to read? What if they had no books? A group of students from Alverno College is traveling to Jamaica and will help start a library. They need books! Please put your gently used, softcover books in the box in the school lobby. All types of children's books and adult novels will be appreciated. Books will be collected until November 10. Contact Jean for more information.

Let's Help!

What are you going to do with the winter clothes that no longer fit your kids? How about giving them to the St. Peter's food pantry. Besides food, they supply clothing to families in need. The students at their school have to share boots and snow pants for recess. Let's see if we can help out a little. As you sort the winter gear at your house, bring the clean, out-grown jackets, boots, and snow pants to school and put them in the box in the lobby. They will be delivered to St. Peters on November 20. The next day boxes and bags are packed for distribution. Speaking of packing boxes and bags, they could use paper and plastic grocery bags. Those can also be placed in the boxes in the lobby. And if you want to spend a few hours doing something that will make you feel good and forget about your growing bills, how about helping pack all those boxes and bags? The pantry is run by a women who often stays up all night making sure the donations are ready for distribution. Monetary donations would also be appreciated; they will be used to purchase hams and turkeys for holiday meals. Contact Barb if you have any other questions.