December 30, 2019 Update
Please mark your January Calendars:
Saturday, January 11th at 10 a.m. there will be a memorial service for Dick & Anne Krupp at Medford Friends. Anne went to be with the Lord December 6th and Dick December 9th This is a celebration of their lives as we remember their faithfulness to our Lord and Savior and the many years they were a part of our church family here at MFC.
Saturday, January 18th, at 1 p.m. there will be a celebration of life for Jack Hamilton at Medford Friends. Jack went to be with the Lord, December 1st. Following the service, we will gather for a time of fellowship and potluck dessert. Please bring a favorite dessert to share.
There will be an all church business meeting Sunday, January 12th, to consider the 2020 proposed budget. We will meet in the sanctuary after the worship service with Sunday School to follow.
Friends Women Fellowship Meeting
Ladies we will meet at the church Thursday, January 16th at 10:30 a.m. Lunch will follow the meeting.
All Church Potluck
Please join us Sunday, January 19, 2020 for our all church potluck! We always have a great time of fellowship and good food. We’ll meet in the fellowship hall at noon. Bring a main dish and salad, vegetable or dessert to share.
It’s time to update our birthday file and directory information. If you are new to MFC within the last year we would like to have the birth dates of those in your family. Please list the month & day on the back of your Information Sheet. (Adults are not required to list the year however, it is helpful for children!)
It’s also time to update our MFC directory, if you have moved or have new phone numbers or a new email address, please fill out the top of the Information Sheet and place it in the box on the table in the foyer. If there was a mistake in last year’s copy please let Terry Wilson know. Thank you.
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From the desk of Jesse Davis
Emily and I have been in Kansas for a few days now and it has been great! We have enjoyed spending time with family and celebrating Christ’s birth. During our time here we have been staying with my brother Jon and his family. They invited us to stay with them and we gladly accepted. It has been wonderful to reconnect with my nieces and nephews out here and explore their world a bit.
As I reflect on this invitation to stay I am reminded of Christ’s gracious invitation for us to stay with Him for eternity. Christ came to restore relationship between us and God. His invitation to new life is a precious one and just like being with my nieces and nephews I am grateful to experience the world through His eyes when I accept this invitation. This year my hope for you is that you will gladly accept Christ’s invitation and continue to engage with it often.
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December 09, 2019 Update
Ladies Annual Ornament Exchange
Ladies, invite a friend and join us Friday, December 13th at 6:30 p.m. for a celebration of Christ’s Birth! Share in the joy & laughter as we fellowship together, interact with the story of the First Christmas and exchange ornaments. Everyone bring a wrapped ornament and finger food for sharing!
Sunday, December 22nd we look forward to a fun Christmas program
“A Super Hero Christmas”. There will be a time of fellowship following the program, please bring a holiday favorite finger food to share. We will not have Sunday School that morning.
Christmas Eve Service Please join us in the sanctuary Tuesday, December 24th at 5 p.m. For our “Come As You Are Family Celebration.”
“Abiding in the Gift” EFM Christmas Catalog for 2019
We have an opportunity to make a difference and help with family needs in a way you might not thought of before. There are 2019 Christmas Catalogs on the usher’s table in the foyer or go online to friendsmission.com/Christmas.
Our White Elephant Gift Exchange that takes place on December 31st is without a coordinator this year. If you are interested in making this event happen contact the church office soon, so an announcement can be made.
Our dear friend Jack Hamilton went to be with Jesus on Sunday, December 1st. A Celebration of Life is planned for later in January. Please remember Sue Hamilton and family in prayer at this time.
We have lost another precious member of Medford Friends. Please be in prayer for Dick Krupp and the entire Krupp family, Anne joined a heavenly choir Friday, December 6th, 2019.
Operation Christmas Child Shoebox Gifts
This year we sent 46 shoebox gifts, thank you to everyone who gave to this ministry to help bring joy and the message of Christ to children in need.
It’s time to update our birthday file and directory information. If you are new to MFC within the last year we would like to have the birth dates of those in your family. Please list the month & day on the back of your Information Sheet. (Adults are not required to list the year however, it is helpful for children!) If you have moved or have new phone numbers or a new email address, please fill out the top of the Information Sheet and place it in the box on the table in the foyer. Thank you.
Pastor Jesse & Emily are out of town December 25th through January 1st. If there is a pastoral need please contact one of our Elders. A contact list of MFC’s Elders can be found on the usher’s table in the foyer.
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December
Psalm 130 – “1 Out of the depths I cry to you, O Lord! 2 O Lord, hear my voice! Let your ears be attentive to the voice of my pleas for mercy! 3 If you, O Lord, should mark iniquities, O Lord, who could stand? 4 But with you there is forgiveness, that you may be feared. 5 I wait for the Lord, my soul waits, and in his word I hope; 6 my soul waits for the Lord more than watchmen for the morning, more than watchmen for the morning. 7 O Israel, hope in the Lord! For with the Lord there is steadfast love, and with him is plentiful redemption. 8 And he will redeem Israel from all his iniquities.”
Longing for the Lord’s redemption in our lives is not something new! God’s people have longed for Him to take action for them since the beginning. We have a sure hope in the Lord. Those who wait on Him will not be disappointed. Waiting is not a passive thing for us though. We continue to give up our fears and frustrations to the Lord. As we wait we hold on to the promise of God’s steadfast love. In this season of Advent as we wait for the second coming of Christ and celebrate His birth so long ago we continue to hold on to what God has done for us and look forward to what He will accomplish when He comes again.
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