May Events FYI will be going on a tour to the Davies Plantation on June 24. The cost is $15. If you would like to go, please send a deposit for $7.50 (made out to Faith CPC by June 1.) The FYI is collecting white cuff socks for ladies and tube white socks for men for Shelba’s Sock Ministry for patients in nursing homes. The church is encouraged to participate. A box will be placed at the side door of the church. MIFA Food Bank Collections – The Mission & Outreach Committee is collecting food for the food bank this summer.  The need for food increases when children are out of school for the summer.  Peanut Butter donations are requested during May. Starting May 9th, skating in the gym will be every 2nd Friday.  Please contact the Church for further details.  CALLING ALL HIGH SCHOOL TEENAGERS! YOU ARE WELCOME TO COME AND HELP WITH THE SKATING THIS FRIDAY NIGHT IN THE BROWN CENTER 7 – 9:30 PM WE NEED: - FLOOR GUARDS TO HELP THE LITTLE ONES SKATE - GAME HELPERS - BATHROOM CHECKERS - CONCESSION WORKERS - DOOR GUARDS BRING YOUR SKATES IF YOU HAVE THEM… IF YOU DON’T, JUST BRING YOURSELF. NO CHARGE - YOUR HELPFULNESS IS YOUR PAID TICKET! Vacation Bible School (The Rainforest Adventure) will be June 2-5, 6:30 – 8:30 p.m. – Visit our Vacation Bible School website to sign up your children and/or to volunteer to help out:  http://toolkit.thevbsplace.org/index.php?curl=FaithCumberlandBartlettTN . The VBS committee will meet Tuesday at 7:00 p.m. Prayer Partnerships Each Sunday school class has received a list of our current missionaries from the Mission & Outreach Committee. Each class is asked to decide on a method whereby you can pray for one or more of these missionaries on a regular basis. For more information, call Moe Denbow. ...Our Loaves and Fishes offering in November was $640.05 which will be used for hunger needs in the world as well as in our community. ...The offering for the three Cumberland Presbyterian families in Halls, TN who lost their homes to tornados recently was $620.00. ...Many items have been brought for Wyndi Mitchell (Vonelle Lewis’ granddaughter) and Reed Foster (church member and grandson of Maggie Lawson) who are both currently in Iraq as well as for health bags for Manna House, an agency that cares for homeless persons in downtown Memphis. Manna House items: travel size soap & shampoo, toothbrushes, toothpaste, socks (men and women). Items for Military Boxes: the same items as Manna House plus deodorant, hard candy (Life savers), gum, chap stick, handkerchiefs, decks of cards, foot powder, and throw-away razors. Thank you for your generosity for all these funds. Note the other baskets and items needed in our mission center: small health and other items to be used as bingo prizes at Kings Daughters and Sons; Campbell soup labels (product code only), see bulletin board for other Campbell soup items; pull tabs on aluminum drink cans; used eye glasses, cell phones, hearing aids, as well as other items.