For the month of November, we are collecting cans of vegetables for the community, except green beans and corn. This will be an easy and excellent item to pick up at the grocery store when you are there. So many in our community will appreciate having vegetables to feed their families this fall. Remember to mark your calendars for this rewarding outreach event.

Please join us for our annual Fall Festival on October 16. There will be games, crafts, great food, prizes and much more! For more information, please contact the main church office. Time TBA.

Indigenous Peoples' Day is a holiday in the United States that celebrates and honors Indigenous American peoples and commemorates their histories and cultures. It is celebrated across the United States on the second Monday in October, and is an official city and state holiday in various localities.

The church office will be closed on this special holiday.

A homecooked meal of rice and beans is not only satisfying to your tastebuds — it can be a healthy addition to your diet. A plate of beans and rice will give you important nutrients like carbs, protein and fiber. According to the American Heart Association, Beans + Rice = A Complete Protein for Global Nutrition.

To help families in our community get a well balanced meal with fiber and protein, Jenks Methodist is collecting rice and dried beans for their October food item. Bring the items to the Main Church office during the month of October. Dried beans include: pinto, navy, kidney, lima, butter, black, or great northern. Types of rice include: white, brown, jasmine, basmati, and wild rice.

Thank you to all of our families who are participating. Your contribution helps our community.

Labor Day is a federal holiday in the United States celebrated on the first Monday of September to honor and recognize the American labor movement and the works and contributions of laborers to the development and achievements of the United States.

To commemorate this holiday, the Church Office will be closed. Enjoy the holiday.

For the month of September, the church will be collecting canned meat. Please bring any types of canned meat to the Main Church Office. This includes, salmon, tuna, chicken, ham, corned beef, vienna sausages, and Spam. Yes, even Spam.

Thank you to all who are participating. This protein item will help so many.

School is in session and that means our August item is paper goods. So we need you to bring notebook paper, Kleenex, construction paper, spirals, notepads, or sticky notes to the Main Church office during the month of August. If you think a teacher or child would need it during the school year, then go ahead and bring it - markers, crayons, pencils, glue, etc. Thank you so much for helping our kids and the community get ready to be successful this school year.

July is Peanut Butter and Jelly time. Bring as many different kids of jelly as you can - grape, strawberry, peach, or blackberry. Do you like smooth or crunch peanut butter?

Make sure to bring all of your items for July by the Main Church office. Thank you so much for participating.

Fun facts about peanut butter and jelly sandwiches:

• Women and children like creamy peanut butter best. Men like chunky peanut butter best.

• We spend almost $800 million a year on peanut butter in the United States.

• The average child will eat 1,500 peanut butter and jelly sandwiches before graduating from high school.

• If you took all the peanut butter that Americans eat in a year, it could coat the floor of the Grand Canyon.

Mark your calendars for Sunday, June 23 for our Annual JMC Family Picnic Day. The church will be serving hamburgers and hotdogs to everyone. All you need to do is bring a side dish or dessert, plus a chair.

Homemade Ice Cream Contest - Make sure to pull out those special recipes for some good ole homemade ice cream. There will be all kinds of flavors to taste and enjoy.

For the kids we will have bouncy houses so make sure to invite your kids, grandkids, neighbors and friends.

We can’t wait to fellowship with your family.

In June, our food item is mac and cheese. So bring in all of your favorites. Plus, you might want to buy some new ones to try out for fun, ever tried Kraft, Velveeta, Cheetos, or Annies. Who knew Cheetos had mac and cheese. Did you know????

1. Kraft Foods sells more than one million boxes of their mac & cheese every day!

2. During the end of the Great Depression, macaroni and cheese became a popular food item due to its low cost. It was billed as “the housewife’s best friend, and sold 8 million boxes when it was released by Kraft Foods in 1937. The popularity of the food then exploded once again in World War II.

Make sure to drop all of your boxes at the Main Church Office during the month of June.

Memorial Day is a federal holiday in the United States that honors members of the military who died while serving our country.

In observance of veterans who lost their lives in the line of duty., the Main Church Office will be closed.

This is a favorite annual event for all foodies. The Jenks Food Truck Festival returns on Saturday, May 4 from 11 am - 6 pm.

This event features a variety of popular food trucks and other vendors across the region. Patrons can dine and explore Main Street Jenks, including many unique non-food vendors.

Jenks Methodist will join in the fun by having a bouncy house, bean bag toss, games, Josh’s Sno Shack and bottled water on site.

Do you know what the top ten cereals are in America? Is your favorite on the list? When you are buying your favorite one this week, pick up a couple of extra boxes and bring them to the church office for our May food item that we are collecting. So many will appreciate being fed the most important meal of the day.

1. Rice Krispies

2. Cheerios

3. Chex

4. Special K

5. Lucky Charms

6. Cinnamon Toast Crunch

7. Kellog’s Fruit Loops

8. Cap’n Crunch

9. Frosted Flakes

10. Honey Nut Cheerios