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Project Transformation Is Back Again
June 4 – July 26
Here are our needs and volunteer opportunities. Please come join us in touching some of Tulsa’s most special, special kids.
- Somebody who will pick up “Backpack Club” backpacks from Tulsa Food Bank the first week of June, and then about every two weeks thereafter.
- Somebody to deliver a meal to Camp Loughridge by 5:45 p.m. on Tuesday, May 22. (Meal components prepared by Partner Churches and delivered to SHUMC by 4 p.m.)
.. - Assist Shannon’s with Intern Dinner on Wednesday July 25
. - Snacks for 40 children June 4-7.
. - Lunches for 10 adults, June 4-7
. - 7-10 Readers, June 4-6
. - 1-2 van drivers every Tuesday during camp
. - 1-2 van drivers every Wednesday during camp (except July 4)
. - $ for Field Trips
. - 6 Chaperones for Aquarium Field Trip on Thursday, June 21
. - Special need cards on hallway wall leading into the Sanctuary
. - Please contact me (Michael) or Brenda Bishop. It is going to be so g-o-o-d.
Come be a part of the transformation and be transformed.
Thank You, Michael
JESUS IS LORD
Visiting Missionaries
Kristen Brown – Sunday evening, May 13
Fuxia Wang – Sunday morning, May 27
Kalangwas – Wednesday, June 6
Our Church’s Financial Health
In February we provided the church congregation with a financial outlook for the year 2012. It indicated we had a budget shortfall of $24,272. Today, I have some good news to report. First, several additional church members have turned in contribution pledges for the year. And second, January and February pledged and non-pledged contributions are $6,200 over budget, which is a great start! Your strong support of Southern Hills dedication to God’s work through our mission programs is alive and doing well.
Now, a brief update on our Action Plans to help meet our budget shortfall. First, Brenda Bishop is leading the way on increasing church membership. She will continue to provide you with updates on those efforts. The second action plan includes fund raising projects. There are several near term activities being planned, including a musical festival, a church garage sale, which will include an animal blessing ceremony, and other ideas that are being considered for later in the year. Finally, we are pursuing donations from several foundations that we hope will provide financial support for our mission work for this year and future ears.
We again encourage everyone in our church to participate in the upcoming events.
Bob Fisher,
Finance Committee Chair
Toxic Soup and You
We are blessed with chemicals that are manufactured to make our lives easier. Manmade chemical products are used by us every day as agents for cleaning, lawn and garden care, and more. Questions we usually fail to ask “What’s in this product?”, and “How will this product affect me, others, and the environment?”
In 1976 congress under President Gerald Ford, passed TSCA (toss-ka) the Toxic Substances Control Act. It is our nation’s main law aimed at regulating chemicals used in everyday products. Below is a summary of TSCA’s limitations:
- Americans assume that chemicals used to make products like toys and food containers sold in the U.S. are regulated and tested for safety — but they are not.
- Instead of requiring chemical manufacturers to demonstrate that their products are safe before they go into use, the law says the government has to prove actual harm in order to control or replace a dangerous chemical.
- When passed into law, TSCA approved more than 60,000 chemicals that were in existence prior to 1976; only 200 of the original 60,000 chemicals have been tested for safety; some uses of only 5 of these toxic substances have been restricted.
- Today there are more than 80,000 chemicals on the market, which have never been fully assessed for toxic impacts on human health and the environment.
- TSCA allows chemical manufacturers to keep the ingredients in some chemicals secret — nearly 20 percent of the 80,000 chemicals are secret, according to EPA.
- TSCA makes it difficult for consumers and businesses to find the information they need to identify which chemicals are safe and unsafe.
- The American Cancer Association states cancer rates over the past 2 decades have risen significantly. Cancer is the second most common cause of death in the US with more than 1.5 million people diagnosed with new cases of cancer in 2009. The lifetime chance of a man developing invasive cancer is 1 in 2, and women 1 in 3. Childhood cancers have significantly increased especially leukemia and brain cancer.
Common pesticides are now found in the core blood of newborns.
Not all manmade chemicals are harmful. Yet they are chemicals, even some found in toothpaste have been found to be linked to cancer. Please think twice before using pesticides. Many pesticides kill harmful and beneficial insects. Please be aware of what chemicals are in the products you use. For more useful information: EPA, Center for Disease Control and Prevention, and www.saferchemicals.org.
On-Call Parish Nurse Schedule
This is a schedule of the parish nurse that is on-call for the needs of our congregation.
April 30-May 14 Deb Stone
May 14-May 28 Gloria Ivey
May 28-June 11 Nancy Nelson
