Every Sunday, we need congregational giving of $2,958.44 to meet our 2006 budget without dipping into the endowment. Last Sunday, our offering was $1,797. The year-to-date figures are: needed, $71,002.56; received, $72,853.41. Apportionment for 2006 is $25.47. Attendance last Sunday was 98.

Faith Community Nursing Note: Learn to spice up your cooking, and you'll get more antioxidants too, say Dartmouth Medical School experts. Spices highest in antioxidants (per ½ teaspoon): ground clover 3,114, ground cinnamon 2,675, dried oregano 2,001, tumeric 1,593. “As it is written: ‘No eye has seen, no ear has heard, no mind has conceived what God has prepared for those who love him.’” (1 Corinthians 2:9)

In Our Prayers:

• Gilberta Agee, Vickie Ahlefeld’s dad, David and Peg Anslow, John Brubaker, Sr., LaVeta and Bob Byrne, Coralie Cover, Clara Eichhorn, Arlean Gary, Linna Guzzi, and Robert Neff
• Shut-ins: Carlisle House: Anna Scott, Don and Vivian Wynn; The Inn at Orchard Park: John “Fred” George, Marg Newman, Roseann Rice; Clara Eichhorn at Kettle Run; Helen Wiles at Altercare
• Military: Chuck Collene, Jason Hahn, Jay Owen, Daron Watts, and Greg White