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This weekend, Oct. 9-11, Scott will be in Iowa as the speaker/leader for the Iowa Yearly Meeting Pastor’s Retreat. He will be back Tuesday evening, Oct. 11. Next Sunday, Sara Beth Terrell will bring the prepared message during Meeting for Worship.

Feeding Lisa’s Kids is a grassroots movement started by Lisa Hawley, owner of Southern Roots. She and her team of volunteers feed children and families in High Point who would otherwise go without. 1 cheese loaf (Velveeta type cheese) 2 package tortillas 12 assorted 15 oz. cans pasta (spaghettios, spaghetti and meatballs, etc.) 6 cans soup 8 cans chicken breast 2 large jars spaghetti sauce 12 cans beef stew 20 oz. 2 boxes spaghetti noodles 32 oz. 1 creamy peanut butter 32…

Don’t forget, we now have e-giving/online giving capabilities through our website. Go to deepriverfriends.com/giving. You can make a one-time gift through e-giving or you can set it up for recurring payments as an automatic withdrawal.

The Deep River Fall BBQ is scheduled for Saturday, Oct. 8 at 5 p.m. Tickets are now available for sale. Please see Keith Dillon if you are able to sell tickets.

The 33rd Annual High Point CROP Walk will be Sunday, Sept. 25. Registration begins at 3 p.m. and the walk will begin at 4 p.m. Refreshments will be immediately following the walk. The walk will begin and end at First Baptist Church in High Point (405 North Main Street). The purpose of the walk is to raise awareness for hunger in our community as well as funds to help alleviate hunger. If you would like to walk, please see Susie…

A Fall Yard Sale at Deep River Friends Meeting is scheduled for Saturday, Oct. 1 beginning at 7 a.m. Please see Susie Jones for more information, or if you would like to participate.

Saturday, Sept. 17 is Chicken Pie Day. Everyone is invited to come out that day to help prepare chicken pies beginning at 8 a.m. This is one of the major fundraisers for Deep River Quaker Women. Also, on Thursday evening, Sept. 15 at 9 a.m. and then again at 7 p.m. there will be preparations for Chicken Pie Day.

Next Sunday, Scott and Lynda will be away visiting Erin and Avery in California. Our 11 a.m. meeting for worship time will be given over to an extended time of open worship and communion after the manner of Friends. Come experience the real Presence of the Living Christ.

On Sunday, Sept. 11 at 2 p.m. the Missions Committee will be sponsoring an ice cream social in the Fellowship Hall to help raise awareness for missions. A representative from High Point Community Against Violence will be on hand to share a few comments about their work. The ice cream is free, but we will be taking a love offering for High Point Community Against Violence. Also, we’ll need ice cream donations! Preferably homemade, but we’ll take whatever you can…

On Sunday, Sept. 11, there will be a “Missions & Ministry Fair” in the Fellowship Hall during the 10 a.m. hour. This will be a time for folks to hear more about the various ways you can be engaged in mission and ministry through Deep River Friends and in our community. Information will be provided that will help folks know more about our own ministry opportunities as well as partnering with community organizations.