WEEK OF NOVEMBER 15th Our next social will be held on Tue Dec 8th, 5-7pm, at the home of JANE and GASTON GAGE, . It'll be our annual Christmas Party, with each of us bringing a dish to share. Sign up on the clipboard during Sunday School these next few weeks, or contact HARRIETTE THOMPSON . As follow-up to WILLARD's lesson today about our "connected" U.Methodist Church system, please go to our conference website and read about the "Power of Three," our conference-wide impetus for increasing membership and participation in the U.Meth. churches in the Western NC Conference. www.wncc.org And YOU can take part in our CHARGE CONFERENCE this Tue night, Nov 17th, 7pm, in Francis Chapel. It will be led by George Thompson, our District Superintendent. If you have more suggestions for this page, contact REATHA ANDRE

06/07/09 Garden / Baxters Going Away ( to South Africa) Partya

The Ownbey Sunday School Garden Party / Baxters' going away party was held at Brenny's Sunday and we had a tour of Winghaven. Click on the link below to go to Smugmug pictures and then on the first picture for a video slideshow with all the pictures. The first sounds are of Bob Lumadue reading a going away poem for the Baxters followed by Cal 's comments about the them. The Baxters are moving back their home from long ago in South Africa to be with one of their sons who runs a Guest House. The Video also is below.
Click here for Smugmug pictures or below for Video

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Subject:	Directions and SS Garden Party - parking
Date:	Wed, 03 Jun 2009 08:45:46 -0400
From:	don

Gerald from Don 6/3/09 I promised to send you directions. You go down Selwyn toward Queens College. Go beyond Queens Road West and after a couple of streets turn right on Ridgewood. Winghaven is on the right half way down and Brenny is right beside it further down.

Their address is 300 Ridgewood Ave, right beside Wing Haven
Here is a link to yahoo showing where Winghaven is
Click here

Subject:	SS Garden Party - parking
Date:	Wed, 03 Jun 2009 08:17:10 EDT
From:	Reatha

Dear Ownbey Family,

Several of you have asked about parking for our Garden Party
this coming Sunday.  I wrote to Brenny asking for suggestions,
and here is his response.
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Reatha,
Parking is not an issue and is available up and down Ridgewood
and other side streets. Just don't park where it says you can't,
like by hydrant, or in front of sign that says "don't park from
here to corner" directly across from my  house.
It might be good just to have everyone park only on my side of
the street so cars can get through more easily.
They might have to walk a bit further, but not too far.
Bren
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Remember, our party begins at 3:00 at Brenny and Karen's.
Their address is 300 Ridgewood Ave, right beside Wing Haven.
We have around 40 folks signed up to come.
:-)
Reatha - Wed - 8am

4/22/09

Dear Friends, (abbreviations edited by don)

We have run into a snag with our proposed class Garden Party. Harriette has discovered that Saturday. May 16 is the same day as the Wing Haven Gala.  They will be working on that, and it wouldn't be any fun for us to go around the garden then.  So, she checked with them about having our Sunday School garden party and Wing Haven tour on the following Saturday (May 23), and that date is fine.  [However, Memorial Day weekend is "observed" then, so that might affect some of our class.]

Harriette then checked on Sunday June 7 -- that date is also OK with Wing Haven.

So... I'd like to take a straw poll:  which date works for you?
Sat. May 23d?  Sun. June 7th?  Either one?

Email and let me know. We will also discuss this on Sunday, but I'd like to have some numbers ready before then.


And remember that we will also be "saying goodbye" to the Baxters, whichever date we choose.  [I have already checked and either date is OK with them.]


The party will be at Brenny and Karen Thompson's at 300 Ridgewood Avenue, next door to Wing Haven.  We are planning for everyone to come at 3PM.  Brenny is on the board and has access to the  garden.  [Harriette has cleared both dates w/Brenny as well.]

Check your calendars and send me your straw vote.

Thanks,
Reatha - Wed - 10:30pm