CHURCH CALENDAR

Thursday - April 17
1:00 p.m. Food Pantry

Saturday - April 19
10:00 a.m. Central District UMW Spring Mission Fair - Philander Smith Gym

Sunday - April 20
8:45 a.m. Refreshments in Fellowship Hall
9:15 a.m. Sunday School
10:30 a.m. Worship Service
12:15 p.m. Silver City Church
5:00 p.m. UMYF Server: Susan Pittman

Monday - April 21
9:00 a.m. Medical Clinic
1:00 p.m. Food Pantry
4:30 p.m. Mentoring
6:30 p.m. Holt Neighborhood Meeting
7:30 p.m. Sharing Fellowship
Hostess: Carol Pittman
Co-hostess: Hazel Reynolds
Program: Princie Parkhill

Tuesday - April 22
8:30 a.m. Gardner Quilters
12:00 p.m. Grief Support
4:30 p.m. Mentoring

Wednesday - April 23
6:15 p.m. Fellowship Supper
Hosts: Fidelis Class
7:00 p.m. Program: Nettie Jane Goss
7:45 p.m. Chancel Choir Rehearsal

Thursday - April 24
8:30 a.m. Gardner Quilters
1:00 p.m. Food Pantry

CHURCH NEWS and DATES FOR YOUR CALENDAR

BREAKFAST will be held at North Little Rock’s Wyndham Riverfront Hotel on Thursday, May 1, 6:30 a.m. The 90 minute program consists of breakfast, a musical program and a dynamic keynote speaker, who this year will be Rev. Dr. Guy M. Whitney, Senior Pastor of NLR First United Methodist Church. Tickets are $15.00 each or $150.00 for a table. Please mail your check before April 25, to Kiwanis Prayer Breakfast, P.O. Box 94885, North Little Rock, AR 72190-4885

FREE HEAD AND NECK CANCER SCREENINGS - April 25 - 9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. - 6th floor, Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute, UAMS. For appointment call 686-5011 from April 14 to April 24, between 10:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m.

THE FOOD PANTRY IS IN NEED OF PAPER (NOT PLASTIC) SACKS. They may be dropped by the office any time Monday through Thursday from 8:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Thanks

VOLUNTEERS ARE NEEDED TO WORK WITH THE TAPE MINISTRY. Captains, people to make the tapes, and people to deliver the tapes are needed. This is a one month commitment four times a year. The tapes are delivered on Sunday afternoons. If you are interested in this valuable service, we will train you in the area you volunteer for. Jim Jackson is the Chairman of the Tape Ministry. You may contact him or the church office.

A BIG THANK YOU to all who helped make the youth “Brunch” a success - especially those who provided food, or helped with the preparation and serving or gave donations. Your support is very much appreciated. The profit was $573.57 to go toward their mission trip this summer. Thank you from UMYF.

IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO VOLUNTEER to sit in the nursery one hour each Sunday morning during the worship service, please contact the office.

ATTENTION ALL WOMEN OF THE CHURCH - Did you know that you are eligible to belong to the United Methodist Women of Gardner UMC? This is a group of women who do a great service for the church. They meet quarterly for a light meal, business meeting and program. There are five fellowships that you are invited to join. There are four that meet in the day - Lamplighters, Serendipity, Bible Study and Visitation - and two that meet in the evenings - Progressive and Sharing. If you would like more information on these fellowships, please call the office.

UMW READING PROGRAM: There are four new books in the library ready to be checked out. Stop by and select one to read.

PRAYER REQUESTS: Randy Kerr, Orville Wright, Betty Davis, Bernice Springer, Bill Clements, Margaret Luthy, Caroline Riggs, Thelma Gustus, Chris Jones, Brandon Warren, Geraldine Pipkin, Betty Campbell, Jean Ivy, Wesley Choati, Robert Voegele, Lige Frost, John Askins, Cindy Benson, Christina Youngblood.

OUR CHURCH AT WORK AND WORSHIP
Sunday, April 13, 2008

Sunday School 99
Morning Worship 126
Tape Ministry 3
UMYF 6
Membership 370

Tithes and Offering $6404.80
Memorials $812.25

GIFTS IN MEMORY OF:
GERALD WIMBERLY (Food Pantry) Elizabeth Davis

FLOWER CALENDAR
THE FLOWER CALENDAR for the remainer of the year is almost empty. The Flower Calendar for 2008 is hanging in the Narthex. If you would like to provide flowers for a Sunday morning worship service in memory of in honor of someone, please stop by and sign up. Thanks!

THE 2008 CHURCH DIRECTORY is now available in the Sunday School rooms, Fellowship Hall and Narthex. Stop by and pick one up.

CHANGES FOR YOUR DIRECTORY:
Jon Dakota Heimeyer was baptised and joined Gardner UMC February 10, 2008. His address is 97 Somerset Drive, NLR, 72118.
Medra Parkhill’s address is 4416 Lakeview Road, NLR, 72116.
Walt Hendrickson’s address is Lakewood Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, 2323 McCain, NLR, 72116.
Ken Johnson transferred his membership to Lakewood UMC.
Gerald Wimberly passed away March 6, 2008

APRIL SHOWERS BRING MAY FLOWERS
After the dreary days of April are over we will begin our spring cleanup of the church. Members of the SPR Committee and Trustee Committee will soon be asking for your help to spruce up both the inside and outside of the building during the month of May. We want the light of Gardner to shine, so just say Yes!

SENDING SOULS TO MEXICO - THE TEEN ANGEL UMW CIRCLE of Levy United Methodist Church is collecting wearable used shoes to send to Mexico. Tie laces together or attach shoes together in a pair. You may take the shoes to Levy UMC, 701 West 47th Street, North Little Rock, or call 258-1604 for more details or to have them picked up.

FREE DENTAL SERVICE May 2 - 3, 2008
Statehouse Convention Center (next to Peabody Hotel in downtown Little Rock) May 2-3, 2008. Doors open at 7:00 a.m. There are no eligibility or income requirements. No appointments are necessary - first come, first served. Children and adults are welcomed. Services include fillings and extractions (Cleanings will NOT be provided). Paid parking is available in the River Market Parking Deck at 500 East 2nd Street and at the Robinson Center Parking Deck beneath the Doubletree Hotel. Patients can ride the trolley from the River Market area for a small fee.