SUMC Announcements

You can print your Poinsettia Order Form from the website at www.sewickleyumc.org

On the homepage, click on the picture of the Poinsettia and print the form out. Fill it out and bring it with you to church on Sunday or drop it by the office during the week. Make sure to include your payment with the form.

If you want to mail the form with your payment, mail to: Sewickley UM Church, 337 Broad St., Sewickley Pa 15143.


Thanks,

The Church Office

The wreaths and centerpieces have arrived! If you placed an order and would like to pickup, Sandra Lane will be in the pastor’s garage to distribute on :

-Thursday, December 2 from 5-6pm
-After church on Sunday, December 5

If you were a wreath seller please arrange for your pickup during these times as well. Thank you.

Hope everyone had a blessed Thanksgiving with family and friends. The Christmas season is officially here and the church needs you to help decorate. If you would like to help, there will be a group gathering on Tuesday, November 30th at 10:00 am. Come join in the Christmas spirit and help decorate.

Pastor Russel

Hello SUMC friends,

In preparation for the upcoming Christmas Cookie Walk, we have another group baking opportunity available and we welcome your participation. Last week, several ladies worked very hard making 80 dozen shells for the Lady Locks. On Monday, December 6, starting at 4:30pm we will be filling those shells. We not only need help filling the shells but we need folks to make the filling, if you can do both- that would be fantastic!! Recipe is listed below, please feel free to double it. Please bring a pastry bag if you have one.

There is a sign up sheet in the back of the church- or you can contact Pat Ferguson directly and let us know if you will be coming to help fill, or if you can make a filling recipe and how much?

Lady Lock Filling Recipe
2 cups powdered sugar
1 cup crisco
1 tsp vanilla
1 T flour
1/3 c margarine
1/2 c hot milk

Add hot milk last. Beat well with mixer.

The last group baking will be for Sugar Cookie Cut Outs- on Thursday, December 9- baking will be from 9-12 noon and decorating from 1-3pm. We are also looking for recipe donations here- recipe is below. Please sign up or let Pat know if you can be there to help, or make a recipe to donate or both. We thank you in advance for your support.

FILLED COOKIES
from Esther Boward’s recipes

cream together:
1 cup crisco
2 cup sugar
2 eggs

Add:
2 tsp. baking soda
4 tsp. cream of tartar
1 tsp. salt
2 tsp. vanilla

Mix in:
1 cup of milk, alternating with
about 7 cups of flour.

Amount of flour used should be such that the dough is soft, but not sticky. No need to refrigerate dough, but it may be chilled or frozen.

Roll dough out about ¼” thick on floured surface. Flour cookie cutter before cutting shapes. Place on greased cookie sheet. Cut-out cookies should be baked for about 10 min. at 375.

Filled cookies: filling can be jam or commercial fillings found in baking aisle. Size of circle is your choice – 2-3 diameter. Cut two circles for each cookie, cut out small circle in center of one. Place complete circle on greased cookie sheet. Place filling on top and cover with second circle (with hole). Bake at 400 for 12-15 minutes.