October 19th and 20th, 2012 Nutcracker Sweets will celebrate its 31st year - Friday and Saturday!  This show is a fund raising effort by the Women's Guild with 25% of the profits going to a charitable cause and the remaining funds being distributed within the church through our now famous "Wish List" (icing on the cake as it were).

We have been able to donate about $4000 each year to such worthy organizations as Safer Futures, Habitat for Humanity, Miller Community House, HESS, Freedom House and others. 

The idea of having a juried arts and crafts show in the Church in Aurora was spearheaded by our own Toni Harris, its first chairperson. 

Through these years over $260,000 have been allocated to various committees - thus fulfilling all or part of the submitted "wishes".  The monies have purchased a church van, a video projector, organ repair, tables and carts to hold them, drapes for fellowship hall, office computers, pew cushions, front lawn installation, kitchen refurbishment, powder room refurbishment, library books, computer programs, Christian Ed programs, Promiseland programs, carpeting many times over, communion plates-----and the list goes on.  You can see how each of us benefits in one way or another from the monies raised through this project--truly an effort by the entire body of the church.

31st Annual Nutcracker Sweets – It’s time for everyone to sign up and volunteer for the annual Nutcracker Sweets Craft Show.  This year the show will be two days, Friday, Oct. 19^th from 10:00 – 8:00 and Saturday, Oct. 20^th from 10:00 - 4:00. 

Our Nutcracker Sweets Show is a great opportunity for Church fellowship and service.  In early October, Nutcracker personnel will be in the Great Hall after each church service with the sign-up sheets so be sure to sign up to help!! ... The entire church benefits from the proceeds.

Volunteers are needed to help with "tear down" (clearing out Church spaces to make room for the Crafters)  Weds. afternoon, Oct. 17th, 1 - 5 PM, Thursday Oct. 18th, 3 - 9 PM to help the Crafters arriving, and then again on Saturday Oct. 20th, at 4 PM when the Crafters leave and we restore our church to normalcy in time for our Sunday worship services.

Don't be shy....we need everyone's help and we are quite sure you will have lots of fun in the process because giving of yourself is always rewarding.  Help is needed in the kitchen, baking pies and cakes, serving meals to the crafters, taking money at the gate, selling raffle tickets, setting up the show, tearing down the show and returning the church to normal. 

Plan to do some of your Christmas shopping at the show!  For more information call Muriel or Peter French at (330) 562-3352.