We Got A New Building!

Well, it’s not a parish hall or a new worship space, but we do have a new building at St. Nicholas!

Thanks to the generous gift of Gene Demonet, we have a new storage shed behind the church. This gift was given as a result of another gift. Larry Nordin is donating a riding lawnmower to St. Nicholas.

For those who don’t know, our yard work is done completely by volunteers who give their time to save our church money on landscaping costs. In the past, volunteers have brought their own lawnmowers to do the work, but many folks have said they would volunteer, but don’t have the equipment. Larry has been our sole lawn guy this year, and he decided to donate his lawnmower, which will help others volunteer.

But the lawnmower needed a home, so that in turn allowed Gene to donate the shed. Good stewardship all around! Many thanks to Gene and Larry for their generosity and thanks to God for this wonderful gift!

If you want to volunteer to be on the rotation for mowing the lawn, please contact Larry Nordin at nordinl@bellsouth.net. The lawn is mowed every 2 weeks, so if enough volunteers help out, you’ll probably only have to mow once or twice this summer!

Here are some shots of the shed being dropped off by Jarvis from Action Buildings.

Spring Clean Up

Saturday, February 19, 9:00 – 12:00

Bring your gloves, gardening tools, rakes and high spirits and join your fellow parishioners in sprucing up our church and yard.  Lent and Easter are right around the corner and with them come new visitors.  Let’s have our church looking its best.

To boost our energy and tickle our taste buds, coffee and doughnuts will be served at 9:00 and lunch at 12:00.

Bring any stepladders, pails and rags that you may have, and please remember to save your old newspapers for those working in the yard.

If you can’t come on Saturday, and participate, or are in charge of a specific area such as Sunday School, food preparation, etc., you can help by tidying up and organizing your area before Saturday so that it may be cleaned efficiently.

We know that everyone is busy, and if you can’t come for the entire time, come when you can.  We’d appreciate your help.

In order to plan we need to know if you will be there.  Please contact Linda Sawyer hogback@wavetel.us or Sue Halmrast dhalmrast@aol.com to let us know if you’ll be helping.

Thanks and we’ll see you there!

Lots of Opportunities…

…to fellowship. Join the Out & About Group Friday night at 8:15 at the Marriott in Columbus for a spooky good time at the Ghost Tour. Bring $13 and good walking shoes. For more info, contact Lynn Hall.

…to serve. Come out on Saturday morning and help with a Fall Work Day. We will be meeting at the church on October 23 from 9:00 to 12:00. Please bring clippers, rakes, trimmers or anything you can think of that will be needed. If you have them, remember to mark with your name to be sure to get them back at completion. We also will need a few ladders to help remove cobwebs from the front entrance. Work gloves are recommended especially for those who will be weeding. For more info, contact Chris Butzon or Heather Roper.

…to worship. Sunday morning at 10:00am we will be welcoming Grace and Kathryn Metsinger into the household of God through the sacrament of baptism. Grace and Kathryn are the 13-and 10-year-old daughters of Jackie and Chris Lintner. Be there to voice your “WE WILL” as agree to support these two girls on their journey with Christ.

…to be generous. Also on Sunday morning is our Rally Day! We will have one service at 10:00am to kick off our 2011 Stewardship Campaign. We will be giving everyone pledge cards which includes what you plan to give back to God in terms of your time, talent, and treasure. We will also have a Ministry Fair after the service with a light lunch to give everyone a chance to sign up for the various ministries of the church. We need your help to meet our goals, so please plan on attending this very important day.

…to have fun. Youth Group will be meeting at the church at 5:00pm for fun, games, and some lively discussion. For more info, contact Cami Fanning.

There are a lot of opportunities at St. Nicholas! Come join us!!!

Listen to Strategic Planning Committee

You can now listen to Thursday night’s Strategic Planning Committee meeting on the right side of the screen in the podcast section or by clicking here. Chaired by Nick Simpson, the Strategic Planning Committee has been tasked with beginning the process of looking at our current physical buildings and grounds and how we can begin to make plans for future growth. In this podcast, we discuss plans for developing a master site plan as well as appoint a chair for the Data subcommittee.

If you have any questions or thoughts on our discussion, be sure to contact Nick by clicking here.