St. Paul's United Methodist Church

Reno, Nevada

Where the Money Goes

Carol Leamy, President
Girlfriends of the Church, St. Paul’s UMC

We welcome all women of the St. Paul’s United Methodist Church to join in the many activities of Girlfriend of the Church. We are a diverse group of women with a common goal to do as Jesus would have us do. “Do unto others as you would have others do onto you”

We have just celebrated our sixth annual Holiday Craft Faire. This was our largest group of vendors, (thank you Judy) and our most profitable year ever.
(see below where the money goes)

Our next event is our Annual Soup Luncheon November 15th Co-hosted by Linda Havens, Pam Warren and Jan Lyons, along with Kathy Randolf (our Bread Ministry Chief). Join in this Autumn Event for a warm cup of soup. A donation basket will be on available. All donations will go to the Pastors discretionary fund.

Some past news: Not so hot off the press…I scream, you scream, we all scream for ice cream. So, on Sunday August 9th Girlfriends of the Church celebrated with the congregation at St. Paul’s UMC with an Ice Cream social to thank you for supporting the many projects we support.

Each year the “GFOC” holds several fund raisers. The funds we raise are divided in many directions such as Youth Group, UMCOR, United Methodist Women, Mission Society “The Johnson family, serving in Russia”, CAAW, Hosanna House, Big Brother and Big Sisters, Veterans Home, Volunteers In Mission (Pastor Pat and Judi Jensen’s New Orleans trip), Pastor Discretionary Fund and St. Paul’s UMC general fund and the Agape House a UNR Christian
Event Center for students.

In addition every other year we hold a Rummage Sale which half of the proceeds go directly to St. Paul’s UMC. This year we earned $1,371.00 thanks to many hands working to make the Rummage Sale a success.

Last year we will able to support our projects in the amount of $ 3,025.00. This year we estimate over $4,000.00 in funds received. We could not do what we do without your generous gifts of time and energy.

Special thank you to Alice Griffin, Kathy Randolf and team Comfort Food Friday, Linda Clark, Mikie Haley, and those that donated beautiful Baskets for our Auction, Carol Leamy and team for a wonderful Easter Brunch, Susan Schulte, Gwen Shonkwiler and team for the 2009 outrageous Rummage Sale. Pat Ryan and “GFOC”, for the yummy Ice Cream Social. What a great job you did and are doing! And last but not least Judy Baatrup and Sheila King and all those who helped during our outstanding Holiday Craft Faire.

“GFOC” is open to all women and young ladies of the Church. We meet the first Sunday of each month following our 10:00 A.M. Service in Thurman Hall. Lysa Lee will be our guest speaker on November 1st and Kathy Randolf will speak on December 6th. Please join us!

Coming events:

Thanks to all the girlfriends and also the boys…Carol