Camp Sawtooth will be officially opening over the long Memorial Day Weekend. Work will begin on Thursday May 21st at 7:00pm and continue through lunch on Sunday, May 24th. (The new Snake River Presbytery will hold its first in-person meeting at Camp Sawtooth May 24-25). There are lots of projects to prepare the camp for the summer; ALL ages and skills are needed, and participants are welcome to come for the entire time or just the time they have available. All tools and instructions will be provided. Register via email to Kevin Dutcher, the camp director, or visit www.campsawtooth.org for more info.
SAGES Lunch & Learn – 5/14 at 11:30am
For our next SAGES Lunch & Learn, the Grace Jordan Elementary School choirs will once again offer a concert at Southminster, on Thursday May 14, 2026 at 12:30pm. In addition to the congregation, parents/guardians of students will also attend the concert. All are welcome and encouraged to attend this free concert, to offer support and enjoy some great music.
Want to enjoy a lunch beforehand? Join SAGES for lunch at 11:30am in the Cana Room for a recommended donation of $10/each. To attend the lunch, please contact the church office to RSVP.
PWS Updates – May 2026
HELP! PWS needs you artists, photographers, quilters and other talented folks to be thinking about what you might be able to donate to our wonderful Holiday Bazaar in October. The Bazaar will be Friday and Saturday, October 23 and 24 from 9 to 2. Hope you’ll plan to come and invite your neighbors and friends.
May 7 will be our next Gathering and our own Judy E will educate us on the use and prep of many common herbs. Meeting at 11, lunch at noon and program at about 12:30. Everyone is welcome! (See you at the Bazaar!)
Mary P.
Moderator, PWS
Presbyterian Women of Southminster are hosting the Holiday Bazaar again this year! It is only May, but the bazaar will be coming up soon! Please mark your calendar for Friday, October 23 and Saturday, October 24. The bazaar will be open 9 – 2 each day. In addition to our own sales, there will be outside vendors in the Cana Room and also upstairs in the Genesis Room. Please consider what you can make and donate for the sale and if you can volunteer some time to help! We have a sign-up sheet in the Narthex for donations, set-up help, pricing, sales volunteers, and a clean-up team!
Suggestions for items to make and donate:
- Baked Goods of any kind, gift containers with candy
- Home Sewn Items: table runners, placemats, potholders, aprons, pillows, tree skirts, baby blankets, bibs, Quilted items of any kind.
- Artwork: pottery, paintings. drawings, clay, macrame, painted rocks
- Potted plants, terrariums, fairy gardens
- Holiday: Fall, Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas decorations, Christmas trees, table decorations, wreaths, dishes, and
kitchen items - Woodworking: birdhouses, birdfeeders, planters, serving boards, signs
- Handmade Gifts: crochet, knitting, kid’s toys, soap , sachets, cards picture frames, jewelry boxes
- Gift Baskets
- Costume Jewelry
- Antiques
- Collectables
Our shoppers really like that we have a variety of things at our sale!
Set-up: We will start putting items on tables Wednesday and Thursday getting everything in place and ready to open Friday AM
Watch for future bazaar updates in upcoming issues of The Messenger.
Hearts & Hands – 5/16 at 10am
All are welcome on Saturday, May 16, 2026 from 10am to 12noon for crafting, games and music. Parents are welcome to bring their children to participate and have a couple of hours of free time.
Our summer plans include another event on Saturday, June 20, 2026 from 10 am to 12noon with a summer break in July and August. See you there!
Bread for the World Advocacy Summit
You’re invited to join Southminster’s own Randy M. in Washington, D.C., June 9–10 for the Bread for the World 2026 Advocacy Summit. The summit brings together advocates from across the country for training, panel discussions, and face-to-face meetings with congressional offices, including Idaho’s delegation, which holds real influence over domestic and international hunger policy.
If you’ve ever wanted to connect your faith in a God who feeds the hungry with direct policy advocacy, this is a concrete way to do it. Hotel discount rates end May 8 — visit bread.org to register or learn more.
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