FEBRUARY’S ALL CHURCH POTLUCK to have a Valentine’s Theme!
Please join us Sunday, February 18th, 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. Please bring a main dish and salad, vegetable or dessert to share.
1000 Pairs of Shoes
We are accepting donations of new shoes up until Easter time 2018! Please help us reach our goal and bless our community by participating in any way that you can for this shoe drive! New Arrival Shoes may be placed on the pew up front on the platform in the sanctuary on Sunday or given to one of the ushers! We want to tally them before they are placed behind the pew.
In House – Progressive International Dinner
Saturday, February 3rd, at 6 p.m.
If you haven’t signed up for this event, please contact Terrie Ziemann and let her know what you plan to bring to our
In House Progressive International Dinner (held at MFC)! We are asking for Appetizers from Asia, Main Dishes from Central/South America, Soup/Salad from Russia/Europe and Global Desserts/International Sweet Treats.
Please Join Us in the Celebration of
Phebe McManama’s 90th Birthday
The special occasion will take place at
Medford Friends Church
Saturday, February 10, 2018
from 2 to 4 p.m.
No Gifts Please – Cards are Welcome!
A Business Meeting will be held at MFC on Sunday, February 11, 2018 We will meet in the sanctuary after the worship service with Sunday School to follow. The agenda includes: new presiding clerk, new memberships and considering the proposed budget for this year.
Valentine Bake Event
Heart Shaped Delightful Delectable Delicacies are Coming Your Way! Sunday, February 11th is the first of four 2018 Bake Events offered by FW in support of our NWYM Friends Serving Abroad.
Friends Women Missionary Fellowship
We will meet on Thursday, February 15th at 10:30 a.m. in the fireside room at MFC. Following the meeting we will have lunch at Wendy’s. All ladies are welcome to join us.
The Annual Southern Oregon Fellowship and Spring Missions Rally is on the calendar for Saturday April 28th at MFC, time to be determined. This event is an opportunity for the whole congregation to participate in the commission Jesus gave to take the gospel into all the world (Mark 15:16). This year’s theme is “Remembering the Past – Looking to the Future”. Projected speakers are Johann and Judy Mauer, Russia, confirmed and Hal and Nancy Thomas, Bolivia. Offering project will be to help with the publication of the NWYM/Bolivian history project, now in it’s 5th and final year.
If you would like to help with the detail preparation of this event contact Nadine Brood.
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Friends Women Missionary Fellowship
Our regular monthly meetings resume January 18th at 10:30 a.m. in the fireside room at MFC. The meeting will conclude with a buffet lunch at noon. All ladies are welcome to join us.
Spring Missions Rally – Mark your calendars for Saturday April 28th. Watch for more details coming soon!
Baked Potato Fun – All Church Potluck
Please join us Sunday, January 21st, 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 potato toppings and salad or dessert to share.
Seniors You Are Invited to Join Strong Friends!
Flexibility, strength and balance become more challenging as we age. If you've enjoyed watching children learn to walk you know it is a complicated set of skills. Falling many times is part of the process.
Wanting to pass on that part, we follow a program devised by Tuft's University and as STRONG FRIENDS meet M-W-F from 9 to 10. We exercise at the church and you are welcome to join us any time. I lead the class as a volunteer and there is no fee for doing the exercises that have kept us more flexible, stronger and less likely to fall. The group has been meeting since 2006. Curious if this would work for you or have questions, stop in and see Teddie Hight!
1000 Pairs of Shoes
We are accepting donations of new shoes up until Easter time 2018! 268 is the current pairs of shoes collected! Please help us reach our goal and bless our community by participating in any way that you can for this shoe drive! New Arrival Shoes may be placed on the pew up front on the platform in the sanctuary on Sunday or given to one of the ushers! We want to tally them before they are placed behind the pew.
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!) Directory information…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.
Thank You from Jesse Davis, the Wilson, Garrett and Taylor families for the cards, gifts and the cash gifts shared with us throughout the Christmas season.
We are thankful for God’s generous provision to us and for the ways that everyone contributes to the ministries of Medford Friends. It is a joy to serve Jesus with all of you, our church family.
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Annual Ladies Ornament Exchange – Friday, December 8th
Ladies, please join us at 6:30 p.m. at MFC for a celebration of Christ’s Birth. Share in the joy and laughter as we fellowship together, interact with the story of the First Christmas, and exchange ornaments. Bring the special women in your life, a wrapped ornament, and a favorite holiday treat to share.
FWMF will not hold a regular meeting in December. The next meeting will be Thursday, January 18, 2018 at 10:30 a.m. at MFC in the fireside room.
Sunday, December 24th, Join us at 9 a.m. for a Fellowship Time
with Christmas Worship Service at 10 a.m.
Our Christmas Celebration will include special guest
Rich Swingle performing his one man play
“Views of the Manger”
No Sunday School that day.
Please bring a favorite finger food to share at the
morning fellowship time.
No Christmas eve service this year so please be sure to join us in the morning activities.
Pray for the Garrett Family
Please be praying for Brett and Cindi Garrett and their family following the death of their son Christopher, who died in a work-related truck accident on December 5, 2017. Please also keep Christopher's wife Karla in your prayers, that God may grant all of their family/families with His comfort in these difficult days. While we deeply mourn Christopher's passing, we take comfort in knowing that He is in heaven with Jesus. There will be a memorial service for Christopher later in December, most likely during the days following Christmas.
Vera Wisely has been in declining health in recent days and she was called home to be with Jesus on December 7, 2017, at the age of 104. There will be a service at a later date and we will announce that when we know. Please keep Marilyn Johnston and all of their family in your prayers.
Love Offering
In response to the passing of Pastor Jesse's mom in Kansas, we are collecting a love offering to provide Jesse with airfare to be used for him to visit his father at a later date or for him to fly his father out for a visit. Pastors can't always get away to support their families as they would like so this gift will allow Pastor Jesse the opportunity to minister to his father in the months to come. If you would like to contribute to this love offering please designate your gift "airfare." Thank you!
EFM Christmas Catalog for 2017
We have an opportunity to make a difference and help with family needs in a way you might not thought of before! Can be found on the usher’s table in the foyer or go online to friendsmission.com/christmas.
New Year’s Eve White Elephant Gift Exchange – Welcome in the New Year!
Everyone is invited to join us at 6:30 p.m. in the fellowship hall for a fun time. Bring a wrapped white elephant gift for the exchange game, board games and finger foods to share. (If you plan to stay late bring extra munchie foods!)
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Wednesday, November 1st at 7 p.m. Vision Meeting at MFC
Talent FWMF ladies are holding their Annual Christmas Bazaar & Bake Sale Saturday, November 4th, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Talent Friends Church, 50 Talent Avenue. Everyone is invited.
Sunday, November 5th Daylight Savings Time Ends! Be sure to set your clocks back 1 hour Saturday night, November 4th.
Tom Walker will be 90 on November 12th! The family will have birthday cake to celebrate the occasion! Please join us during the fellowship time that Sunday and feel free to bring a birthday card to honor Tom being 90!
FWMF November Monthly Meeting all ladies are invited to join us on Thursday, November 16th, at the home of Phebe McManama. The meeting begins at 10:30 a.m. with a luncheon to follow.
FWMF – November 19th will be the
Pre-Thanksgiving/Holiday Baked Goods Event
Look for ladies in the fellowship hall on Sunday, November 19th between services and following Sunday School. In addition to the usual cookies, cupcakes, brownies etc. they plan to have pies, sweet breads, yeast breads & rolls, holiday cookies & candy etc. If you would like to be sure to get a homemade pie you can reserve one by contacting Nadine Brood, choices are: pumpkin, apple or cherry!
All Church Thanksgiving Potluck
Sunday, November 19th
Please join us for a time of celebration, fellowship and good food! We will meet in the fellowship hall following the Sunday School & Bible Study hour. The church will provide the Turkey and Ham. Please bring Thanksgiving side dishes and desserts to share.
1000 Pairs of Shoes We are accepting donations of new shoes up until Easter time of next year! At this time, there are 199 pairs of shoes accounted for! New Arrival Shoes may be placed on the pew up front on the platform in the sanctuary on Sunday or given to one of the ushers! We want to tally them before they are placed behind the pew. So far we have collected 224 pairs!
Walnuts for Sale!!
Donna Hansen has walnuts in the shell for sale $1.50 per pound. Look for her on Sunday morning, or contact her at home.
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