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Merry maids maintainVolunteers are needed to clean our Lord’sHouse on Saturdays for the rest of 2010.Normally, two people can tackle this task ina couple hours. So, grab a friend or aspouse to help you and spend a couplehours freshening your Lord’s House. In thisFood for the soulOur October park day was rained out, notonce, but twice. When it rained the firsttime, we cancelled and rescheduled for thefollowing Sunday. Then God opened theheavens again. The homeless just do notcome out to the park when it’s badweather. You can’t blame them for tryingto protect themselves.Since we were unable to serve food in October,we froze all that we had prepared andwe’ll try again next Sunday, November 21 at2:00 PM to serve the homeless a hot mealof spaghetti, garlic bread and bottled water.busy season, it may be helpful to “call in thereserves” and bring three or four friendswith you to radically reduce the time frame.You can either sign up on the cleaners’schedule by the entryway coffee pot or youcan talk to Anita Rupprecht. Please help!We have a short list of items we need donated.They are small things. Things youtake for granted. But for the homeless,these little toiletries mean an awful lot!Your donations of the following are neededand always appreciated: Trial size bottles of soap, lotion, shampooand conditioner Men’s and women’s new socks Toothbrushes and tooth pasteIf you have any questions or commentsabout this ministry, please speak withKathy Kohler. Thank you for your continuingsupport!Page 7Looking for a few good menThe nominating committee has begun theirwork of filling the slate of officers to beelected at Mt. Calvary’s January congregationalmeeting. Those serving on the committeeare: Tony Van Boekel, Wayne Hadsel,John Lagoy and Pastor Pechman. Youare invited to nominate a fellow memberwho you believe would be a good fit for aparticular office by speaking to one of thecommittee members. Open positions are:president, treasurer, one member-at-large,and one elder.The slate of candidates will be presented tothe Church Board at their December meetingand then will be publicly posted prior tothe next congregational meeting in January.Pray fervently that our gracious Lord willguide the nominating committee as theyseek the best possible person for each task.Pray for those who are asked to serve thatthey reach a God-pleasing answer. Rememberour leaders throughout 2011 as theystrive to serve our Lord with wisdom andlove, connected to God’s Word.