Join us in the Fellowship Hall on Wednesday, October 16th at 5:00 pm for a delicious whitefish dinner in support of Our Neighbor’s Garden.

Curbside pickup is available for pre-order for pick-up beginning at 5:00pm.

Order curbside pick up here: https://www.shelbygiving.com/App/Form/b0630ed1-0d31-4fba-9caf-4a237e6cceef

Ordering will be shut off at 12pm on Tuesday, October 15th.

For those joining us in house, dinner will be a free will offering and no registration required.

Following dinner — a special opportunity to learn about whitefish, Great Lakes fishing, and the bitter fight for American Indian sovereignty in our region in the late 20th Century. Our special guests will be Cindi John, a member of the Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians and co-owner of Ed & Cindi John Treaty Fish Co, as well as Interlochen Public Radio’s Peter Payette.

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Following Our Neighbors Garden annual White Fish Dinner – a special opportunity to learn about whitefish, Great Lakes fishing, and the bitter fight for American Indian sovereignty in our region in the late 20th Century. Our special guests will be Cindi John, a member of the Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians and co-owner of Ed & Cindi John Treaty Fish Co, as well as Interlochen Public Radio’s Peter Payette. Join us for an informative evening and a chance to learn the history of the region’s most popular seafood and the key role fishing rights played in restoring tribes in Michigan. Enjoy a whitefish dinner and understand the cultural significance it holds for the first peoples of our region.

 

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Sign up to volunteer here:

https://www.shelbygiving.com/App/Form/983ddbce-c95d-40e7-b100-990068ed347f

October Serve Saturday Summary

Please email Ginna Beckett at gwbeckett61@gmail.com or contact the church office at office@tccentralumc.org with any questions. 

Schedule: Saturday, October 19, 2024;

8 am – Coffee, Community and Donuts in Lounge (everyone is welcome)

8: 45 am  – Community Prayer and send teams off to work sites

9 am to Noon – Teams Serve

Blessing Bag Donation– Fill a bag with all the items needed for a family experiencing food insecurity. Pick up your empty Blessing Bag with an attached shopping list beginning Sunday, October 6th, and return it full to the church’s back door on the morning of Serve Saturday, October 19th. The Salvation Army, Kalkaska InterFaith Resources, Leelanau Christian Neighbors, Grace Episcopal Church, and Kingsley United Methodist Church are the distribution points for the 150+ bags collected through this effort. (No registration needed, just pick up a bag in the gathering space.)

Blessing Bag Sorting – Sort and prep the filled Blessing Bags for pick up by the various food distribution organizations at noon that day. Sign up to fill a bag or two, and/or sign up to help Saturday morning the 21st. (6 people)

Reining Liberty Ranch – Clean up projects and animal interactions. Reining Liberty Ranch offers community based programs that serve Veterans, their families, and other disabled/at-risk individuals within the Grand Traverse Community through horse-human therapy programing. Family friendly, off site project. From 9 am to noon. (20 volunteers)

Safe Harbor – Shelter volunteers needed beginning October 18 through the 23rd. This TC-based facility provides shelter, food and other resources to those experiencing homelessness. Saturday, October 19, is the first day of CUMC’s commitment to operate our Safe Harbor shelter. This link provides access to a separate sign up form for all of Safe Harbor’s shifts, including the shift that takes place during Serve Saturday: Safe Harbor Volunteer Registration. Here is a link to volunteer descriptions for more information. Please email at josh@gtsafeharbor.org or Ginna Beckett at gwbeckett61@gmail.com with any questions. 

Cherryland Humane Society – Cleaning projects and animal interactions. CHS provides a safe harbor for the animals entrusted to them and strives to find responsible, loving and permanent homes while advancing the well-being of animals. Please wear closed toed shoes and clothes you don’t mind getting dirty. From 9 am to noon. (8 volunteers over the age of 12 years).

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Saturday, October 26th

10:30am – 11:30am

Central United Methodist Church

222 Cass Street

Traverse City, MI 49684

Parking lot (accessible from alley between Cass and Union)

 

Can you provide a trunk? Or treats?

Contact Erica Kozlowski at erica@tccentralumc.org to sign up!

Learn more here about how to get involved

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