March 2022 Wednesday Bible Study
March 2022 Fellowship Committee Brunch at Milly's Restaurant in Albuquerque
Members of the Ministry Team served pie at the Asbury Café at the State Fair on Friday, September 10th
Sunday, September 12th members of the church attended an Isotopes baseball game
Homemade Harvest Vegetable Soup
One of the outreach programs of High Desert UMC is to prepare and serve a meal to the homeless community in Albuquerque once every three months at the Central United Methodist Church.
A menu is prepared, the necessary food items are collected and then we go the the church and prepare the meal, then portion it out into portable containers to be passed out to each person that comes in need of a meal.
The most recent meal was served on Sunday, October 24, 2021. Dave and I (Sue), along with Steve and Gloria Lamoreux and Jeff Pratt went to prepare and serve the meal; which included: homemade Harvest Vegetable Soup, a Sloppy Joe Sandwich, Macaroni Salad, and cookies. Also each person received a "TO GO" bag so that they can have nourishment later in the day. This time the bag included two hard boiled eggs, a granola bar, a banana, an orange, and a bottle of juice.
Our meals are made possible because of generous donations of either food or monetary donations.
If you are interested in becoming involved with this ministry, either by food donations or a monetary donation or helping prepare the meal, please speak with Dave or Sue Duranty (contact information can be found in the church directory).
Thank you and God Bless.
Operation Christmas Child has been collecting and delivering shoebox gifts to children worldwide for nearly three decades. These boxes, which contain toys, trinkets and items like toothbrushes are a tangible reminder that there is hope and that God loves them.
Last year High Desert collected 67 boxes. This year we set a goal of 70 boxes; however, due to the generosity of the congregation, we were
Thank you to the 61 volunteers who helped assemble 240 snack packages Sunday, November 17th for the local school children to have over the weekend Thanks to Chuck Schimke for providing the music and to Wanda Golsan and Women With Purpose for their leadership.
Pastor leading prayer prior to filling the bags.
Table setup prior to assembly
Assembling the bags
Mission Accomplished!
Delivering food packs to one of the schools
Vacation Bible School was held on Thursday-Saturday, July 11th - 13, 2019 from 6-8 pm. A total of eight children participated along with ten wonderful adult volunteers. We began each night with music in the atrium followed by a Bible story in the chapel, snacks in one of the Sunday School rooms, recreation on the south side of the building, crafts in the other Sunday School room, and closing with music back in the atrium.
On Friday evening, May 31st, High Desert UMC sponsored a Neighborhood Cookout in the church parking lot to introduce the church to the surrounding neighborhood. Well over 100 people enjoyed free hotdogs, hamburgers, potato salad, baked beans, watermelon, and deserts in addition to a time of fellowship.
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