Be sure to set you clocks back 1-hour Saturday night, November 2^nd Daylight Saving Time Ends Sunday, November 3^rd

Mark Your Calendars – Sunday, November 17^th

“The River” will be our guests for worship in music. If you haven’t heard them, come be blessed by this group. They are a Celtic worship band with a unique sound of bluegrass, country and contemporary intricate harmonies to the Celtic base that creates a freshness from song to song.

Count Your Blessings – All Church Thanksgiving Potluck

Sunday, November 17th

Please join us for the all church potluck! November brings a Thanksgiving theme so come with grateful hearts to celebrate our many blessings with church family. We will meet in the fellowship hall following the Sunday School & Bible Study hour. Bring generous side dishes and desserts that compliment a festive holiday dinner! Turkey and ham will be provided.

Friends Women Fellowship will meet at MFC on Thursday, November 21^st at 10:30 a.m. in the fireside room. Lunch will follow the meeting. All ladies, you’re welcome to join us for the meeting and lunch or lunch only! Our program topic this year is the involvement of Quaker women in educators and racial issues during the Civil War and reconstruction period that followed.

Friends Women Fellowship Pre-Thanksgiving/Christmas Bake Sale and “Mini Bazaar”

Between the Worship Service & Sunday School hour on Sunday, November 24^th Friends Women Fellowship group will present their Annual Bake Sale and “Mini Bazaar” in support of NWYM Friends Women’s Fellowship Outreach efforts. You can expect a variety of baked goods for your holiday enjoyment: cookies, cakes, a variety of breads, pies, candy etc. Prices by donation.

The Friends Women’s organization supports on four fronts efforts to send the salvation gospel through the world: NWYM local & global with EFM; home church and local community; NWYM Friends Women’s annual special missionary support projects.  

Please note we will again have a “Mini Bazaar” table of selected items (inquire of Billie Taylor for further information.)

Thank you for helping us send the word throughout the world.

Calling all parents and friends of Super Heroes!  The Christmas program we are working on includes children (and possibly adults) in Super Hero costumes.  If you have a super hero and/or a super hero costume that you could loan for the program, please let Darcie Greenamyer, Patsy Burton or Rita Bingham know.

Operation Christmas Child Shoebox Gifts  It’s shoebox time again! You can help bring joy and the message of Christ to children in need! You can be part of this wonderful ministry of Samaritan’s Purse. In the main hallway under the Projects board there is a table set up where you can get what you need to participate. There are boxes, flyers with gift ideas and labels, and a few items left over from last year you can take to start filling your box! Once you fill your box you will also need to include a check for $9 per box or pay online and print a trackable label to cover shipping, distribution, and the sharing of the Gospel message. You can bring filled boxes back to the church as soon as they are ready to go. The last day they can be accepted is Sunday, November 24th. We would love to contribute at least 100 boxes this year to help bring excitement, joy, and Jesus to deserving children!

Friends Women (Missionary) Fellowship will meet at MFC on Thursday, October 17^th at 10:30 a.m. Lunch will follow the meeting. All women are welcome.

ALL CHURCH WORKDAY AT MFC

Everyone is invited to join us Saturday, October 19th, 9 a.m. to Noon Our Stewards will have a job list soon! Many hands will make the work load lighter.

MFC Celebrating 77 Years – Sunday, October 20^th

All Church Potluck

Please join us for a time of celebration, fellowship and good food! We’ll meet in the fellowship hall following the Sunday School & Bible Study hour. Please bring your favorite potluck main dish and a salad or vegetable to share. Dessert will be provided.

Missions Support Baked Goods Event

Sunday, September 8th, Between Services

This is the first of four annual bake events offered by our Friends Women group to help support the special global and local projects of the NWYM of Friends Women Organization.

Everence Webinar Tuesday, September 10^th

The New Rules of Money – Navigate the new economy like a pro!

Everence will host this informative webinar Tuesday, September 10^th at 11 a.m. and 5 p.m. PST. Participants will learn about new resources to manage debt, about the impact of credit scoring, and how to avoid those ever-changing scams. For more information, or to register visit www.everence.com/national or contact Melissa Short at 800-348-7468 ext. 3392 or melissa.short@ everence.com.

David Thomas, Retired EFM Missionary to Rwanda

Sharing on Sunday, September 15^th

David will be sharing during the worship hour and there will be a discussion, Q & A opportunity during the Sunday School hour for those interested in learning more from David and their experiences. During the 20 years he and his wife Debby ministered in Rwanda they were instrumental in the successful implementation of the Discipling for Development program. They retired from the Rwanda assignment in 2016. David now serves as a mentor to missionaries & national leaders, forging a ministry focused on planting wholistic disciple-making movements. He has felt God’s call to this new work, which capitalizes on his Rwandan and D for D experiences. David and family reside in Newberg, OR. Debby is on faculty at George Fox University. David is the son of long-time NWYM missionaries to South America, Hal & Nancy Thomas.

All Church Potluck – And Birthday Celebration Sunday, September 15^th

We always have a great time of fellowship and good food! Please join us, we’ll meet in the fellowship hall at noon.  Please bring your favorite potluck main dish and a salad or vegetable.  It’s not necessary to bring a dessert as we will be celebrating Jack Hamilton’s 80^th Birthday and cake will be provided!

Friends Women (Missionary) Fellowship

Ladies, reminder that our first meeting of the 2019-2020 program year is Thursday, September 19^th at 10:30 a.m. at MFC, room to be determined. And before that remember our Back to School Baked Event is Sunday, September 8^th.  

Remember this year’s Fall Retreats

Idaho Women’s Retreat – September 13 -15, 2019 “Braver” with speaker Beth Banham

Twin Rocks Women’s Retreat – September 27- 29, 2019 “Beyond Fear” with speaker Beth Banham

Beth, born to missionary family in Ethiopia now pastors with her husband Dan at City’s Edge Community Church in Beaverton.

Men’s Retreat at Twin Rocks September 13-15 Speaker Jim LeShana & worship music led by Dan Banham.

Talent Friends Women Invite you to take advantage of their Fall Plant Sale at Talent Friends Church Saturday September 21^st, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. and their annual Christmas Bazaar on Saturday, November 2^nd, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. with a soup & pie lunch beginning at 11 a.m.