Mission Trip to Henderson Settlement

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Henderson Settlement Mission Trip 

 Common Cup is planning a mission trip to Henderson Settlement in Frakes, Kentucky next spring. 

All members and friends of our Common Cup churches are welcome to participate on this mission trip.  Participants should be in high school or older. 

Frakes, Kentucky is located in the Laurel Fork Valley of Southeastern Kentucky. 

The dates of the trip are April 15-18, 2012.  

We will leave from Faith Community around 1 pm on Sunday, April 15 and return in the early afternoon on Wednesday, April 18.  The total cost of the trip is $90/person which includes transportation, meals, and lodging.  We will use the church van for transportation.  You can use a personal vehicle at your own expense.  Meals covered on the trip are Sunday dinner, all three meals on Monday and Tuesday, and breakfast on Wednesday.  We will sleep either in a campus home at Henderson or on the lower bunks in the dorm with separate rooms for guys and girls.  Dorms are accessible. 

This is not a busy time of year, so we will have plenty of space. 

 During our two work days you can expect to help in the greenhouse, work on campus, or assist with a home repair project.  All work will match the skill level of participants.  During our last visit to Henderson we planted flower beds and built a raised vegetable garden. 

In the evening, Henderson staff will provide educational programs and you can enjoy some free time in the mountains. 

The purpose of this mission trip is to strengthen the partnership between our Common Cup Churches and Henderson Settlement, grow in our understanding of missions, create friendships with one another, and share the love of God with the people of Kentucky. 

Many thanks to Ruthanne and Bill Lamb who will host our group during this mission trip! 

Please register with Pastor Rick.  You will need to read a 5 page Work Camp Handbook, complete medical release forms, and make your payment by January 31. 
 
The Common Cup Council is providing $500 towards our projects which is why the cost of the trip is lower than it would have been otherwise. 

For more information about the trip please attend the Mission Trip information session on November 2 in the Parlor (at Faith Community)at 6:30 pm after the Common Cup meal. 

To inquire about a mission trip scholarship, please contact Pastor Rick. 

May God bless your service to the Lord.                        

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John Fristoe (Newsletter Editor)
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Cookbooks Arrive!

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After collecting recipes from some of the best cooks in the area, the Spring Valley United Methodist Church Cookbook is off the press.  You'll know many of the cooks who have submitted over 400 recipes in 220 pages.



 But not just a cookbook, it relates stories of the village and accounts of how the railroad (in about 1840) turned farm land into a bustling industrial town on the Little Miami river.   There are many photos of how it was then and how it is today.

It has stories of Methodism in Spring Valley - it tells how a group of worshippers who had been served for some 30 years by Methodist Circuit Riders, realized that the population was being drawn to the railroad town of Spring Valley.  So, in 1842, the congregation built a small frame building in the new village and became the Spring Valley Methodist Episcopal Church.

There is also a section on the Common Cup  - some of their favorite Wednesday night recipes and photos of the activity.

The cookbook is a fundraiser to improve the church's handicap accessibility.

There will be a table set up this Wednesday night (Oct 5th) at the Food Court, courtesy of the Common Cup Council, selling the Cookbooks.

(and remember, they make great Christmas presents)

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John Fristoe (Newsletter Editor)
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