Banner Newsletter | November/December 2022

Good Neighbor Team Update
The kids are in school, the kids are in school, thanks be to God! The journey
to get the children into school took twists and turns, hours and weeks,
phone calls, emails and perseverance. The GNT supported the family in
many ways including getting the kids to the appropriate locations for
ESL (English as a Second Language placement tests) on very short notice,
providing documentation to three different schools (think of addresses,
vaccine records, proof of address etc.) figuring out bus schedules for three
different schools, then helping the parents with the logistics. The children
attend three different schools (elementary, junior high and high school) and
are making their way as best they can.
Numerous weekly medical appointments continue to be our focus, in
particular for the father and the mother. We have developed an amazing
strategy that seems to be working well in which we have GNT Members
who focus on the medical needs (scheduling appointments, recruiting
drivers, then summarizing outcomes and next steps as well as an education
focus (writing curriculums based on ESL standards and best practices,
setting up time with the family for tutoring and story times). The kids will
be participating in ESL classes offered through the school district. We are
allowing the kids to get acclimated in school, then plan on figuring out what
additional tutoring and time may be beneficial for them.
It’s A
Wonderful Life
A Live Radio Play
Sunday, December 4 at noon in Fellowship Hall
Enjoy an afternoon of delicious food and a showing of It’s A Wonderful Life:
A Live Radio Play. Proceeds from this event will help fund our Youth 2023
Mission Trip.
Tickets: $20 per adult in advance, $25 per adult at the door
$10 per child
Casting Call! If you would like to play a role (or two!) in our reader’s theater
production of “It’s a Wonderful Life,” please let Patti Mangis know,
pmangis@barringtonumc.com. There is only one rehearsal at noon the day before
and you don’t have to memorize a thing! We have plenty of room in the cast for any
and all who are interested, youth or adult. This presentation is a fundraiser for youth
mission trips and includes a soup and salad lunch.
We are pleased to welcome Ron Schneider to the Team. Feel free to
contact any of the GNT Members if you have questions or would like
more information: Gwen Bennett, George Gill, Tim (Team Leader) & Silvia
Grabacki, Julia Hooper, Nancy Middleton, Liz Penick, Mike Rapp or
Sydney Whitley.
We are grateful for your continued prayers. The GNT humbly continues
to pray that we may be in tune with the needs of the family; that we serve
them with compassion, kindness and that our service is received in the
spirit in which it is intended.
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