The Pastor’s Blog
March 28, 2019 Update
We will hold an Easter Egg Hunt on Easter Sunday, April 21st. Your donations of bags of individually wrapped candy that will fit in small plastic eggs are welcome and much appreciated for this fun event. There is a box in the main hallway to place your candy donations in on Sundays.
Join Us for A Diaper Shower!!
Drew and Ashley Krupp’s new little one is almost here! Please join us in showering them with love and diapers and wipes! We will have a little celebration Sunday, April 14th during fellowship time between the church service and Sunday school hour. We will have some snacks and a time to congratulate the Krupp family. Please bring wipes and diapers of any size to shower them. They do so much for us and our children. Now is a chance to love them back!
In Celebration of Our Risen Savior
Good Friday Service April 19th, at 6:30 p.m.
The service will feature reflection, repentance, communion with the elements, and a time of open worship.
Hallelujah! Christ is Risen! Easter Sunday Service – April 21st
9 a.m. A time of fellowship and Continental Breakfast
10 a.m. Worship in the sanctuary – No Bible studies or Sunday school classes that day.
Following Worship –The Christian Ed Committee will host an Easter Egg Hunt for the kids.
“To Rwanda and Beyond”
This year’s EFM 2019 Easter Offering will go to support EFM’s ministries in Bangladesh, Bhutan, Ecuador, India, Ireland, Mexico, Nepal, Philippines, & Rwanda, and will be taken Easter Sunday. Please be in prayer about the opportunity to share in this offering.
We will not meet for an All Church Potluck in April. Our Next All Church Potluck is Scheduled for Sunday, May 19th.
Friends Women Fellowship
The ladies will meet Thursday, April 26th, at 10:30 a.m. in the fireside room at MFC. All ladies are welcome.
Elders New Project – Now through June 23rd
Toys for Jackson County Foster Children
Fill the Van for Summer Fun!
“Fill the Van for Summer Fun” is a toy drive MFC is holding to support foster children in our community. From now until June 23rd we will gladly accept donations of new toys, games, activities for children age 0-17 years. These will be given to foster families during the long, hot & sometimes smoky summer to keep their children active & entertained. Please leave you donations in the designated area on the platform in the front of the sanctuary. Our goal is to fill the church van!
The Stewards Committee is looking for 1-2 people to join our committee. The work of the Stewards is to oversee the building and finances of the church. If you are interested please contact Mark Burton.
For the last several years Billie Taylor has been our Everence representative. Thank you Billie for all that you’ve done! Our connection with Everence provides us with money we can use to help those in financial need. Billie is willing to work with the next representative for a year to train them. If you have any questions or are interested in filling this position please contact Billie.
Help our Kids go to Twin Rocks Friends Camp!
The Sign-up Sheets to list your auction items are located on the usher’s table in the foyer and in the fellowship hall.
Silent Camp Auction – Wednesday, May 15th
Items such as baked goods, handmade items, antiques, collectibles and company donations have sold well in the past. There is plenty of time to get creative. We are looking forward to a great evening of fun fellowship and raising funds for camp scholarships for our youth.
Dinner at 6 p.m. Auction bidding begins at 6:30 p.m.
Dinner will be $10 for adults and $5 for children under 12 with all proceeds going towards the camp scholarship fund. More information to come!
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Change of Plans
“Man plans and God laughs.” – Yiddish Proverb
We had a plan. It was a good plan. I liked the plan. However, God decided to change our plan! We were going to host the Southern Oregon Area Meeting on February 27th but with the weather that we had been experiencing we decided to reschedule the meeting. Our area will still get together and hear about what is going on in our Yearly Meeting. We aren’t sure when, but it will happen.
I say that with full assurance that it will happen. Because God changes our plans all the time and it always works out in the end. He does good things in His own time. He plans and follows through even when it means our plans fall through. God is the one who is in control and this is just another reminder of that. “We aren’t sure when, but it will happen” is a good mantra for us to hold on to as Christians. It is a perfect summation of the hope that we have in Christ’s return. We don’t have to know when God is going to act or how God is going to take care of a situation to be sure that He is present and moving. Maybe a fitting response to the proverb above would be “God acts and Man praises.” When our plans change due to God’s orchestration of our lives we can respond in praise or petulance. I hope that in this season of changing plans we are flexible enough to praise God.
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News February 29, 2019
Our Elders Have a New Project for our Church Family to Participate in… It Will be Announced this Sunday, March 3rd.
The River Returns to MFC –The River is a Celtic inspired worship group comprised of members from many different Rogue Valley churches. They will be leading our time of worship in music this Sunday, March 3rd.
- Just A Reminder -Sunday, March 10th Daylight Saving Time Begins.
Be sure to set your clocks ahead 1-hour Saturday night, March 9th.
Please come join us at Medford Friends for an“All Church Worship Jam and Sing-a-long”Saturday evening March 16th. at 6:30 P.M.
We will be singing selected songs from the “request lists”
that were shared. “Worship Jam” means instruments too. If you play
an instrument and would like to join us please bring it. Song sheets with
guitar chords will be provided. If you would like music or need it in a
key other than what the piano plays in please contact Deanna Mann. Also
let her know if you would like the music or chord sheets a week ahead to
practice with. Following the celebration in music there will be a time
for fellowship. Please bring simple finger foods and snacks to share.
Sunday, March 17th – All Church Potluck
Please join us for a time of fellowship and good food! We’ll meet in the fellowship hall at noon. Please bring a main dish & salad, vegetable or dessert to share.
Friends Women Fellowship – The ladies will meet Thursday, March 21st, at 10:30 a.m. in the fireside room at MFC. All ladies are welcome.
We will hold an Easter Egg Hunt on Easter Sunday, April 21st. Your donations of bags of individually wrapped candy that will fit in small plastic eggs are welcome and much appreciated for this fun event. There will be a box in the main hallway to place your candy donations in on Sundays.
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News February 04, 2019
What are Your Favorite Hymns and Choruses?
The activities committee is planning an event for Saturday, March 16th. More information will be shared about this in the near future but for right now we need your help. Please let us know what worship songs, hymns and choruses you like to sing. You can write them on the Information Sheet in Sunday’s bulletin and turn them in with the offering. We will be collecting these through Sunday, February 24th. Thank you!
Sweet Things to Delight Your Taste Buds and Warm Your Heart!
Friends Women Missionary Fellowship group will hold their Valentine’s Baked Goods Event on Sunday, February 10th. Look for them in the fellowship hall! All donations support mission projects.
FWMF Ladies, our next meeting will be Thursday, February 21st, at 10:30 a.m. at MFC with a buffet lunch following the meeting. All ladies are welcome.
Sunday, February 17th –All Church PotluckPlease join us for a time of fellowship and good food! We’ll meet in the fellowship hall at noon. Please bring a main dish & salad, vegetable or dessert to share.
Join Pastor Jesse for lunch!
Sunday, February 24th @ 12:30 at the Parsonage Pastor Jesse will be hosting a lunch and providing the main dish. There is a sign-up sheet in the foyer if you are interested in joining him this month. Please bring a side dish, salad or dessert to share with the group.
Medford Friends Movie Night, Saturday, Feb. 23, 6:30 p.m.
Join us at MFC for fun and watch the Incredibles 2 Movie. There will be popcorn & root beer floats. Kids, parents, grandparents & friends are welcome! Pajamas are Appropriate Attire. If you have questions contact Drew Krupp.
Area Meeting February 27th at 6 pm
Wednesday February 27th at 6 p.m. Medford Friends Church will be hosting the Southern Oregon Area Meeting for Northwest Yearly Meeting. We will be welcoming Jim Le Shana, Brad Holton, and Debbie Harrison as they speak to us about what is going on in the Yearly Meeting after the restructure which took place last summer. Please come and meet Jim Le Shana who is our new Superintendent and hear what the vision for the future of the Yearly Meeting is!
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