BASSOON RECITAL TODAY here at Aley beginning at 2:00 p.m. in the sanctuary. Two of the players are from Aley: Andy Herting and Jon Mercer. Everyone is welcome to attend.

TREE SALES after today will be available at the nursery only. Please see Pastor Jim for vouchers after today. Delivery and planting is also available.

CANNED GOODS and lots of them (hundreds) are needed for our VBS projects. Following VBS all items will be donated to St. Paul's food pantry. You may leave your donations on the table in the Hospitality Center. Thank you!

UMW EVENING CIRCLE will host their end-of-year dining out on Monday, May 5 at the Wellington Grille in Beavercreek at 6:30 p.m. All Aley women are invited. RSVP to Susan Lehneis.

SOUP SUPPER ON TUESDAY, MAY 6 will be sponsored by the Mission Team to help support the Ecuador trip. Members of the team will bring some South American dishes to share to give us a taste of Ecuador. You are all welcome to bring anything you wish to share for dinner, but we will provide some authentic South American dishes. Please come and join us!

THE GENEALOGY GROUP will be taking a field trip Tuesday, May 6, to the Columbus Library. All participants should bring a lunch and be here by 8:15 a.m. to carpool. We will return around 4:00 p.m.

POTLUCK AND SPECIAL PROGRAM to be held here at Aley on Sunday, May 18, from 12:00 - 3:00 p.m. The potluck will begin at noon with the program following at 1:00. Rev. Craig Schneider from Good Samaritan Hospital will present the program "Living for Today; Planning for Tomorrow," a timely topic for all adult age groups with the focus being on making end-of-life decisions.

THE ANNUAL IHN GOLF MARATHON is coming up on May 19. This is the major fundraiser for the Interfaith Hospitality Network. We have 4 golfers from Aley playing in the event (Aaron Barrett, Tom Clinch, Gary Maynard, Keith Simpson) who will be looking for sponsorship support each Sunday from now until May 18. Please sign up in the Hospitality Center and support both our golfers and the IHN.

GREENEWOOD MANOR BINGO takes place the second Tuesday of the month. We welcome volunteers to come spend about an hour providing companionship and assisting the residents in playing bingo. Also, small items are needed as prizes for the residents to win. The ladies especially enjoy costume jewelry. Your prize donations may be left in the box near the upstairs elevator door. If you would like to help with this ministry or have questions, contact Irma Thompson.

DEBRA BOGARD now deployed in Iraq, will be celebrating her birthday on May 13. Let's remember her with cards or e-mails on her first birthday so far from home. Her address is:
SGT Debra Bogard
B-SO STB, 1AD DIV CHAP
COB Speicher
APO AE 09393
Email: debra.bogard@us.army.mil

THANK YOU TO JESSICA ERBAUGH for the wonderful Noah's Ark mural she painted in the toddler area of the nursery.