Paula Deen's Crockpot Potato Soup

Ingredients

1 30-ounce bag of frozen southern style hash brown potatoes (square)
1/3 cup chopped onion
1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
2 cans of chicken broth (14.5 ounces each)
1 can cream of chicken soup
1 package cream cheese (softened)
Shredded cheese (optional) 

Instructions

Combine all the ingredients except for the cream cheese and shredded cheese.

Mix well and put in crockpot.  Cook on low 6-8 hours.

Add the cream cheese and continue to cook for 30 minutes.  Stir well until soup is smooth.

Spoon into bowls and add shredded cheese to the top if desired.

Serve and enjoy!

– Provided by Janice Trull

Paula Deen's Crockpot Potato Soup

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Provided by Janice Trull

Recipes Appreciated!

Each week we include a recipe in the Church Chimes and we hope that you are enjoying reading and trying them. You can add your favorite recipes to the Chimes by sending them to Cheryl Beck at cabeck@ncsu.edu. This is an ongoing WMU project.

Thanks for participating!

Church Conference TONIGHT!

Please plan to join us for a church conference TONIGHT, October 12 at 6:00 p.m. in the MFC for a time when the Trustees can share the information on which the Church membership can vote for the one option/idea they feel best serves the Church.  To read the information from the trustees, click here.

Giving the Jesus Way

United Christian Ministries is in need of  pasta sauce, ramen, pancake syrup, applesauce (6-pack individual cups), and laundry detergent. To donate items, please drop them off at UCM’s building at 191 Skyland Drive. Thank you!

Four-Week Wednesday Night Conversations

Taking Jesus Seriously:
A Bible Study Seminar for Adults and Youth

This four-week conversation begins
Wednesday, October 19 at 6:00 p.m. in the
Gathering Place Room.

The book, Red Letter Revolution:
What If Jesus Really Meant What He Said? (pictured) will inform our discussion together.

Thank You for Your Egg Cartons!

1st Explorers are grateful for your egg cartons which will be used to exhibit a fall collection of natural materials. We have enough thanks to your help!

Hurray for Our Nursery Workers of the Week!

Thank you, Jeremy Ellenberg, Andrew Beck, and Cheryl Beck,
for being in charge of the nursery last Sunday.  We appreciate you!

On October 16, Judy Henderson will work in the nursery.        

There is still room on the schedule to serve “the least of these”
on Sunday mornings.  It is a blessing to see their smiles and enthusiasm as you spend
time with our infants, toddlers, and preschoolers. 
Please contact Cheryl Beck (cabeck@ncsu.edu) if you would like to help.

Preschool Sunday School Classes

Children ages 3 to 5 are invited to their own Sunday School class, located in the church nursery.  Sunday school will meet from 9:30 a.m. to 10:15 a.m.  Dr. Judy Seago is the teacher.  Hope to see your preschooler there!

Volunteers Needed October 17–19!

While many of the 1st Explorers staff is away on WCU's fall break, help is needed to keep the after school program running smoothly. Here are some ways you can help:

• Check in and check out at the back door on Monday or Tuesday.

• Share a hobby or collection with the children. Tell how you got started, why you enjoy it, and display some of your items.

• Play with, or watch, the children on the playground.

• Lead Chapel on Tuesday (a short devotional time).

• Just come hang out with us!

If you can help, please let Cheryl Beck know (cabeck@ncsu.edu). Thank you!

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Add this email address to your contacts list on your devices so that our staff and Pastoral Care Team can learn of your prayer requests as quickly as possible. And yes, you may still contact the church office directly at 828-586-2095 to share your prayer concerns, as well.