May Touchstone

Posted on May 19, 2022 by Alisha Banks in General |

Touchstone Newsletter for May 2022

Medford Friends Church

525 De Barr Avenue, Medford, OR 97501

Office Hours: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday – Thursday

Office Phone: 541-772-6926

Pastor – Jesse Davis

jesse.davis@medfordfriendschurch.org

From Jesse Davis

Hyperspeed

Did you ever watch Star Wars? I know, silly question. In Star Wars the space ships have a way to move faster than light, to travel between star systems in a very quick time, this is called Hyperspeed. It makes a galaxy spanning civilization plausible, otherwise it would take hundreds or thousands of years to move between solar systems. Anyway, you can go real fast to get where you want to go = Hyperspeed. Sometimes I wish that following Jesus had a hyperspeed mode. That we could just plug in the place we wanted to be and hit the throttle to get there as soon as possible. But following Jesus is a lot more like the Oregon Trail than Star Wars. You have to move at a normal pace and go where your leader takes you. Jesus walks with us and teaches us along the way, so if we skipped the in-between we would miss out on all that He had to teach us as we journeyed together. What I am trying to say is, if you aren’t where you want to be in your faith journey yet don’t worry. Keep following Jesus and He will get you there.

Elders Committee Meeting, May 10^th, at 6 p.m.

Stewards Committee Meeting, Thursday, May 12^th, at 2 p.m. at MFC.

Financial Report for March 2022

February YTD

Income 16916.13 32154.11

Expense 14109.60 29366.47

Difference 2806.53 2787.64

May Birthdays

Josh Nicholson May 1^st, Patsy Burton May 2^nd, Rich Mann May 3^rd, Jesse Davis May 6^th, Ilene Ogier and Erica Chan May 8^th, Charlie Swingle May 10^th, Ashley Krupp May 12^th, Amanda Matheisen May 15^th, Liam Krupp May 17^th, Jim Redford May 19^th, Billie Taylor May 25^th, Jeremy Hayes May 27^th, Phil Chan May 28^th, and Phebe Archibald May 31^st.

Please join the Elders on Sunday May 1^st in the Fellowship Hall after church to help Terry Wilson celebrate her retirement.

Friends Women – The Friends Women Fellowship regular monthly meeting for business is scheduled for Wednesday, May 11^th, at 10:30 a.m. in the conference room unless posted otherwise. This month’s mission history story time features the story of the Bolivian Friends Church highlighting the decade of the 40’s, a time of much conflict (ideology, personality, culture), yet a time of much growth as God’s plan prevailed.

Special Days in May – May 1^st is May Day, National Loyalty Day, and Silver Star Service Banner Day. The first week of May – from May 1^st to 7^th– is National Correctional Officers Week, Public Service Recognition Week, and National Small Business Week. The whole month of May is recognized as Military Appreciation Month. The National Day of Prayer is on May 5^th. National Military Spouse Appreciation Day falls on May 6^th this year. Mother’s Day is on May 9^th. Peace Officers Memorial Day falls on May 15^th. This year, May 26^th is Ascension Day, commemorating Jesus Christ’s ascension into heaven. Memorial Day is May 30^th. This is a busy month, with much to celebrate and remember. And a final observance, National Smile Day, tops off the month’s final day, May 31^st.

Prayerfully consider propelling the Luke 10 Initiative forward through EFM’s 2022 Easter Offering. Your gifts will help us fuel the movement that was the essence of Jesus’ passion – that all would experience the transforming power of the Resurrection. Our goal is to send ten new missionary households to five new fields by 2025.

Your Easter Offering can be given directly at that website or mailed to Evangelical Friends Mission, P.O. Box 771139, Wichita, KS 67277.