Announcements

It’s that time again…time to volunteer for Community Assistance at Mount Olivet. Always the second Saturday of the month, our next event will be on August 10. Slots to volunteer are available from 9 AM through 1:45 PM. Sign up on the SignupGenius.

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You can make a financial contribution to Community Assistance, at mountolivetumc.com/giving and indicate Community Assistance. Thanks for your continued support of our Community Assistance Ministry.

Give kids in Arlington the supplies they need to be successful at school this year!! Along with Walker Chapel UMC, we will be collecting school supplies and backpacks to be distributed by Casa Mariflor. See shopping list below (arranged by grade).

• Buy a backpack and school supplies for whatever grade student you prefer (please place the school supplies in the backpack)

• Deadline to drop off supplies is August 18 and can be placed in the bins in the preschool lobby and Fellowship Hall lobby. (Please label the grade level of your supplies.)

• Please contact Tina Marcus if you have any questions and thank you in advance!

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GRADES: 1 & 2

Backpack, 1 plastic pencil box, 1 glue stick, 1 pack crayons, 1 pack pencils, 1 pack colored pencils, 1 box markers, 1 pair scissors (smaller scissors), 1 pink eraser, 2 folders, 2 Composition Notebooks (WIDE Ruled), 2 Spiral Notebooks (WIDE Ruled) ‍

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GRADES: 3/4/5

Backpack, 1 glue stick, 1 pack pencils, 1 box markers, 1 pair scissors (bigger scissors), 1 pink eraser,  1 yellow highlighter, 2 folders, 2 Composition Notebooks (WIDE Ruled), 2 Spiral Notebooks (WIDE Ruled),

1 package loose leaf paper (WIDE Ruled) ‍

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GRADES: 6/7/8

‍Backpack, 1 glue stick, 1 pack pencils, 1 box colored pencils, 1 pink eraser, 1 yellow highlighter, 4 pens 1 folder, 2 Composition Notebooks (WIDE Ruled), 1 Spiral Notebook (COLLEGE Ruled), 2 packages loose leaf paper (WIDE Ruled), 1 3-ring binder, 1 package of tab dividers ‍

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GRADES: 9 & 10

NO BACKPACK, 1 glue stick, 1 pack pencils, 1 box colored pencils, 1 yellow highlighter, 4 pens, 1 folder, 2 packages loose leaf paper (COLLEGE Ruled), 1 3 subject spiral notebook

Join us for Art Camp for adults on August 21 at 7 PM in the Youth Area. We will be making Anglican prayer beads! Anglican prayer beads are rich with Christian symbolism. The simple act of using prayer beads can deepen and transform our devotions into a richer spiritual experience. Praying with beads provides a tactile way to slow down our busy lives, becoming more focused in the moment while meditating upon our prayers. Register by August 18. Cost is $10 per person.

Jim Allen’s memorial service, originally scheduled for July 26 has been rescheduled to October 19 at 2 PM.

Have you been looking forward to the pomp and circumstance of this week's Olympic Opening Ceremony? We are familiar with Jesse Owens' historic performance at the 1936 Berlin Olympics but what if the United States had declined to participate? Learn about efforts to boycott those Olympics and whether the triumph of our Black athletes derailed the Nazi propaganda surrounding the Games at all.

Have your new Mount Olivet name tag? We invite you to wear it proudly on Sunday morning and at church events so we can get to know you better! Want a new Mount Olivet name tag? We invite you to sign up for one using the attendance cards in the traditional worship OR online when you register your attendance! We would love to greet you by name!

What are the equivalents of the land masses of South America and Africa? If you guessed that the world’s total land used to grow crops is approximately the size of South America and the total land used to graze animals is approximately the size of Africa, you would be right. This is just one aspect of how global food production is a significant component of climate change. 

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