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Vacation Bible School begins next Sunday (June 25) and runs June25- 30. Friday evening will be a program and Hot Dog Supper. Each evening (Sunday-Thursday) there will be games, Bible lessons, stories, crafts, music, and refreshments. The theme is “Lost at Sea”. If you haven’t signed up but would still like to volunteer, please see Susie Jones. VBS will be held this year at Parkwood Baptist Church.

Next Sunday, June 18, we will have Paul Anderson as a special presenter during our 10 a.m. hour. Paul is a Quaker writer and professor from the northwest. He has written extensively on Quakerism and is the recent author of “Following Jesus,” a book on Quaker faith and practice. Join us for this informative talk on what it means to be Quaker in the 21st Century.

NCFF will be meeting on Thursday, June 15 at 10 a.m. at Forsyth Friends Meeting. NCFF is the association within North Carolina Yearly Meeting, Inc. that Deep River Friends Meeting recently joined. This meeting is open to all members / attenders of Deep River Friends. If you need more information, or have questions, see Scott Wagoner, Quinn Jordan or Dan Moran.

Deep River Friends Meeting will be hosting a Red Cross Blood Drive on Wednesday, June 21 from 2-6:30 p.m. If you would like to donate, you can call the office at 336-454-1928 and make an appointment. We will also need volunteers that day to help with registration and serving refreshments. If you are available to help, please contact the office by phone or email (office@deepriverfriends.com).

Vacation Bible School – There will be a meeting at Parkwood Baptist Church on June 15 at 6:30 p.m.

Deep River will be hosting a Red Cross Blood Drive on Wednesday, June 21 from 2-6:30 p.m. Appointments can be made to donate blood. We will also need volunteers to help with registration and serving of refreshments.

Our next Couple’s Tune-Up gathering will be on Thursday, June 15, beginning at 7 p.m. We’ll meet at the home of Ray and Jan Meadows.

Missed Birthdays – If your or a family member’s birthday has been left off of the birthday list, please call or email the office to remind us. Thank you.

Phone / Address Directories – The new phone / address directories are now available. You can pick up a copy in the Fellowship Hall or as you leave the meeting room. Please let us know if there are any corrections. We will print those in the weekly worship bulletin so folks can make changes in their address book.

Memorial Sunday – Our Annual Memorial Sunday will be Sunday, June 11, during our 11:00 a.m. meeting for worship. Our guest speaker will be Kelly Kellum. Kelly is the former pastor at High Point Friends and now works on behalf of Friends United Meeting in the area of stewardship and development. After meeting for worship, there will be a short business meeting of the Memorial Association followed by a carry in meal in the Fellowship Hall.