OUTREACH ANNOUNCEMENT
   The Outreach Group will meet on Sunday, April 26th in the Activity Building after the conclusion of the 11:00AM service.  It’s a Brown Bag lunch “event”.  Bring food from home, Subway, or McDonalds’s. 
   We will be discussing schedule and programming possibilities for the upcoming months:
   +Feeding the folk from the Village and guests from our church.
   + After school tutoring, and anything else with which we need to deal.                                      –Jenny Charpentier

ATTENTION:  KREWE OF DISASTER!!!!
   Krewe of Disaster members and KOD Wannabes!  We will be rolling down to Dulac on Saturday, May 30th for a workday.  Our assignment will probably be the same:  painting, possibly minor construction, and whatever else needs to be done.  We plan to leave the church parking lot at 7:30AM.  Please bring a lunch, lots of water, sunscreen, gloves, etc.  For those who signed up for our March attempt, bring your filled out insurance form on Saturday.  If you no longer have it or need one, please see Jenny!
TRIP TO SECOND HARVESTERS in New Orleans.  We will be going to New Orleans on Saturday, June 27th to repack food donations, which will be distributed to those in need.  We will leave the church parking lot at 7:30AM to be in New Orleans by 9:00AM.  We usually work until 2:00PM and normally do not break for lunch.  We plan to eat after completion of our work shift, prior to returning to Houma.                                             –Jenny Charpentier

YOUTH MINISTRYNEWS!
This past Sunday, the Youth worked very hard at the UMM Barbeque. THANKS to all who brought desserts, to Mrs. Gail Shanklin for donating delicious Bread Pudding.  and to all who supported our
Youth by purchasing desserts.  All proceeds will go toward our Mission Trip to Weekend of the Cross.
Sunday School!  On Sunday morning we will be reading about the reunion of Joseph and his brothers in Genesis 42-46.  Any youth in grades 7-12 are invited to join us Sunday mornings at 9:45AM in the Youth Room that is upstairs in the Activities Building.
UMY:  We are through talking about the Garbage in our lives and moving on to Heaven.  This week we have a special topic on Christ.  You don’t want to miss this one!
Saturday, April 25th  We will be going to see the New   Orleans Zephyrs playing the Albuquerque Isotopes.  There will be a post game concert and fireworks.  The cost is $7.  T-shirts cost $10. I will call all
who signed up this week with the rest of the details.
Attention High School Seniors!  It’s that time of year for Senior Recognition.  We have a slide show and I need your pictures.  Please turn them in to the church office NOT LATER THAN Friday, May 1s.
Mark your Calendar! The Youth Rummage Sale is on May 16th.  We will be accepting donations starting May 13th—NO SOONER, PLEASE!  If you would like a booth to sell items let me know.   
Only a few jars of Pickles left.   If you would like to buy some, please call or come by the church office.           -Niki   

LET’S TALK ABOUT A CRAWFISH BOIL!
   Reminder: The “Let’s Talk About It” Class will have a crawfish boil on Saturday, April 25th, at the home of Paul and Donna Sammarco.  We will gather at noon.  Please bring your own drinks and an appetizer or dessert to share.  RSVP to Donna (876-2489) so we know how much crawfish to order.                                                 –Donna

RUSSEL ELLIOTT GIFT
   We acknowledge a gift by Russel Elliott, a loyal member of our church.  He made this gift by naming our Endowment Fund as the beneficiary of an IRA.  By donating an IRA to a religious organization, no income tax was owed to the IRS and on the IRA by him or the church.
   If you would like more information on how you can do this, contact Milton Cancienne, Chair of the Wills and Legacies Committee.

FUNBALAYA DEBRIEFING MEETING!
   On Sunday, April 26th, all volunteers who worked on Funbalaya are invited to a meeting @ 4:00PM in the Fellowship Hall.  We need your input (what you think should be done the same way next year, what we could improve, or something we might add)!  Your thoughts and ideas NOW will help so much when we start planning again in 2010!                                             -Brenda Cloud

VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL MEETING!
    On Sunday, April 26th,  VBS volunteers will meet at 5:00PM in the Fellowship Hall to plan  this year’s program!  Please plan to be there!                               -Ellyn Lajaunie

Our Stewardship for 2009
           WK 16  April 19, 2009 
           Attendance  161     Sunday School   56
           Offering  $  6,513                                                                   
           Building /Renovation  Offering  $      325     

NICHOLLS CONCERT CHOIR SPRING CONCERT
   You are invited to enjoy the Nicholls Concert Choir Spring Concert which will be presented on Monday, April 26th, at 7:30PM in the Talbot Theatre.  There is no admission fee!

NATIVE AMERICAN MINISTRIES SUNDAY
APRIL 26
Doors to Promise
WE CANNOT TELL YOU HER NAME, BUT WE CAN TELL YOU HER STORY.
   The abuse began when she was a child.  No one hugged or encouraged her.  She was punished brutally for not measuring up.  She left home as soon as she could and met a man she hoped would give her the unconditional love she never received from her parents.  But after the wedding, her husband beat, insulted and threatened her.  She wanted to leave, but she was expecting a baby.  Where would she go?  What would she do?  The abuse ended when she divorced him, but resurfaced again in another bad marriage.  Eventually she found refuge in a domestic violence shelter and entered the New Beginnings Program at the Navajo United Methodist Center in Farmington, N.M.  After 18 months of counseling and education, she is no longer a victim.  She is a survivor.  “In a few months I will be on my own but another hurting woman will take my place.”
Your gifts support Native American Ministries.
    Whether it’s providing shelter for victims of domestic violence, filling food pantries, starting new churches or educating Native American seminary students, the special offering if one way United Methodist honor Native Americans.
Your Annual Conference keeps 50 percent of the Special Offering to develop and strengthen Native American Ministries in the Conference.
    The rest of the money goes to programs benefiting Native Americans in cities throughout the United States.  Your gifts also provide scholarships to Native Americans attending United Methodist and other approved schools of theology.
                               
ALUMINUM CANS (Under the outside stairs of the Activity Building and in the Fellowship hall near the Coke machine.)
EYEGLASSES & SOUP LABELS (Bring to the Church Office)