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We’re presently receiving school supply items to donate to two local elementary schools. We’ll be receiving the items over the next 2-3 weeks. Here is a list of items you can donate: Student Supplies – Pencils, pens, crayons (24 count), zippered pencil pouches, two-pocket folders, composition notebooks, 4×6 note cards, glue sticks, Elmer’s Glue (bottle), scissors, folders with prongs and graphs notebooks. Classroom Needs – Kleenex, hand wipes, hand sanitizers, Ziplock bags (gallon and sandwich sizes), copy paper, dry erase…

Thanks to everyone who either donated blood or refreshments/snacks for the blood drive this past week. We’re grateful that we can partner with the Red Cross in helping to meet the demand for donated blood in the area.

The North Carolina Yearly Meeting Annual Sessions will be this coming weekend (Friday-Saturday) at Caraway Conference Center. It will begin on Friday evening and ends Sunday afternoon. Please be in prayer for these annual meetings. The Yearly Meeting will be discerning significant decisions during their business gatherings.

The next “Couple’s Tune-Up will be Thursday, August 18th beginning at 6:30 p.m. All couples in the meeting are invited and welcome to attend. It’s a monthly gathering in which we explore and have a conversation around issues related to relationships and how we can have flourishing marriages and relationships.

Deep River Friends Meeting will be hosting an American Red Cross Blood Drive on Aug. 3 beginning at 2 p.m. There are sheets to sign up for time slots in the rear entrance of the Fellowship Hall.

The North Carolina Yearly Meeting Annual Sessions will be held Aug. 14-12 at Caraway Conference Center in Sophia, NC. You can either attend as a commuter or stay on-site. Registration forms are available through the office if you would like to attend all or part of the sessions.

We are updating our Phone Directory. Fill out the form below to update your information.

Volunteers are needed for Sunday, July 3rd. If you feel led, please contact Renee Senters @ renpenn@gmail.com and/or the Deep River office.

Save the dates! Vacation Bible School will be in session from July 17th through July 22nd. If you feel led to volunteer, please contact Susie Jones.

The Jordan Scholarship Applications are now available for Undergraduate and Graduate students. The deadline to have them turned back into the office is July 15th. If you need an application, copies can be picked up off the table across from the kitchen, or you can contact the office and have one mailed or emailed to you. This is for the 2016-17 school year.