Operation Christmas Child – Shoebox Gifts

Bring a sack lunch and join us on Sunday, November 4^th after Sunday School & Bible Study for our “Build a Box” fellowship time!

If you would like to donate to the cost of shipping the shoeboxes, please designate your donations. This year the cost of shipping one box is $9, as of last Sunday we have collected $1,224 for shipping and currently have 31 boxes that have been filled! 

Thank you to everyone who has donated gift items and shipping cost, it’s exciting to see our church family come together to bring the love of Jesus to children throughout the world. Again, thank you!

Friends Women Fellowship will meet at MFC on Thursday, November 15^th, at 10:30 a.m. All ladies are welcome to join us in the fireside room. Following the meeting there will be lunch.

The Annual Thanksgiving/Christmas Bake Event

Sunday, November 18^th – in the Fellowship Hall

Breads, cakes, cookies pies and more to sweeten your appetites! There will also be a mini Bazaar side table this season with gift type items. If you have any items you’d like to contribute be sure to contact Billie Taylor no later than November 16^th, as space is limited.

All Church Thanksgiving Potluck – Sunday, November 18^th

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. Our all church potluck will have a Thanksgiving theme, so please bring generous side dishes and desserts that compliment a festive holiday dinner! Turkey and ham will be provided.

2018 NWYM Thanksgiving Offering

This year's offering is for camp scholarships for the NWYM camps, including Quaker Cove, Quaker Hill, Tilikum, and Twin Rocks. These scholarships help campers attend camp who would not be able to attend otherwise. We will take our offering on Sunday, November 18^th.

Sunday – Nov. 18^th MFC Sunday School Outing

Grades 1-6 – Depart at 1:15 p.m. after the church potluck and return to the church at 3:45 p.m.

Come with us to Astral Games – we will depart right after the Thanksgiving Potluck and return by 3:45 p.m.

Cost – $5.00 each.  Parental or Guardian permission slips required.  See Drew Krupp or Patsy Burton if you need a current slip.  Questions? Call Drew Krupp.

Activities Committee will meet at noon on Sunday, November 25^th to plan activities for 2019. 

The Christian Ed Committee invites you to a

Kid’s Carnival  

at MFC on Saturday, October 13^th – 1 to 3 p.m.

“Fun with God”

There will be lots of fun game booths, face painting,

popcorn, hotdogs and drinks.

Invite your friends and family to join us.

Friends Women Fellowship will meet at MFC on Thursday, October 18^th, at 10:30 a.m. Following the meeting there will be a buffet lunch. All women are welcome. 

MFC is Celebrating 76 Years – Sunday, October 21^st

All Church Potluck – Please join us in the fellowship hall for a time of celebration following the Sunday School & Bible Study hour. Please bring your favorite potluck main dish, and a salad or vegetable enough to feed eight people to share. Cake will be provided for dessert! David Howell will be guest speaker in Worship that day.

Make Medicare an easy step. Gain confidence and clarity about moving to Medicare with guidance from Everence, a faith-based organization that partners with our church. Join an upcoming webinar: Wednesday, Oct. 17: 2 or 8 p.m. (EDT). Learn your key steps to getting Medicare, how to move from current coverage, plus enrollment details and deadlines. To register, visit everence.com/MedicareMadeEasy or contact Melissa Short at (800) 222-5054 ext. 3392 or melissa.short@everence.com.

Friends Summit 2018

Sponsored by Evangelical Friends Church -North America

December 28, 2018 – January 1, 2019 in Denver, CO

“Summit 2018 is coming up at the end of December! This is a great opportunity for youth and young adults to explore their place in the Friends Church. As an attender of the last two Summit sessions, in 2010 and 2014, I was blessed to be there and take part in some amazing conversations and a great conference. If there is a young person in your life please take a flyer and ask them to check it out. It is well worth it and if they are interested there should be some financial or other assistance from the yearly meeting for travel. Please be in prayer for this Summit session and all those who are involved!” – Pastor Jesse Davis

October is Pastor’s Appreciation Month.

Sunday, November 4^th Daylight Savings Time Ends.

Be sure to set your clocks back 1-hour Saturday night, November 3^rd.

Wednesday Night Bible Study will begin on September 5^th, at 7 p.m. Pastor Jesse will be using the book “The Good and Beautiful Community” by James Bryan Smith. The book is available online.

Friends Women Fellowship “Back to School Bake Event”

Look for us in the fellowship hall

September 9th, between worship and Sunday School

This fun event celebrates the beginning of the new school year with a variety of treats that would make any sack lunch proud!  Cost is by donation. Funds go toward unbudgeted needs of Friends Serving Abroad and local outreach projects.

September 14-16, Twin Rocks' Men's Retreat will once again combine the comforts and quality of a top-notch weekend retreat with the rugged outdoorsy flair of an old-fashioned camp-out with good friends.

Camp speaker David Williams & music led by worship leader Dan Banham.

AFFORDABLE PRICING.  $160/person (sleeping in a cabin), $98/person (bringing own tent), or $60/person if your wife attends Women's Retreat. For registration and answers to Frequently Asked Questions, please visit: www.twinrocks.org

Sunday, Sept. 16, 2018 – All Church Business Meeting  We will meet in the sanctuary after the worship service. Sunday School will follow the meeting.

All Church Potluck  We always have a great time of fellowship and good food!

Did you know the word "potluck" originated in 1592, describing an unplanned meal — the "luck of the pot?” 

Sunday September 16^th! You are invited to join us for fellowship and a “luck of the pot” following the Sunday School & Bible Study hour. Please bring your favorite potluck main dish, and a salad, vegetable or dessert enough to feed eight people to share.

Friends Women Fellowship will meet September 20^th, 10:30 a.m. at MFC to begin the 2018-19 program year. Following the meeting there will be a buffet lunch. All women are welcome.  If you are interested in being a part of the Friends Women program but cannot attend the regularly scheduled meetings, contact Nadine Brood for a way to do it.

NWYM Friends Women 2018 Fall Retreat

September 28-30 at Twin Rocks Friends Camp

Speaker – Mindy Burns

Brochures filled with information and registration form are located on the table in the foyer. This year first time attenders are offered a partial scholarship. Registration must be postmarked by September 15^th with a $25 deposit (after that the fee is $35). Questions about housing or registration, please call or e -mail: Meg Rice at 503 -701 -2971 clanrice@aol.com

What a Blessing! Thank You to Everyone who donated school supplies for Howard Elementary School.  

Donations can still be brought to the church for the Shoe Box Ministry. More information to come on that project. If you have questions contact Kay Goeres.