The Pastor’s Blog
Operation Christmas Child – Shoebox Gifts
Bring a sack lunch and join us on Sunday, November 4th 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 15th, 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 18th – 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 16th, as space is limited.
All Church Thanksgiving Potluck – Sunday, November 18th
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 18th.
Sunday – Nov. 18th 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 25th to plan activities for 2019.
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Always Thankful
November is a time for us to consider the blessings that God had granted us over the course of the last year. We take time to celebrate those blessings with friends and family. Our moments of remembrance and communal acknowledgment of God’s blessing in our lives is something special. This is a great practice and part of me wonders what it might be like if we did this more often.
“16 Rejoice always, 17 pray without ceasing, 18 give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you.” 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18
Scripture encourages us to always be celebrating what God is doing and in constant communication with Him about what is going on in our lives. We are to give thanks at all times, recognizing what God has given us and thanking Him for His power and presence in our lives. God’s will for us is a continual stream of communication and connection with Him. To understand that we were created to have that kind of intimate relationship with God is a pretty powerful thing. As we move into this season of Thanksgiving, let it be only the beginning of this process and practice of communicating with God that we are grateful for all He does for us, not just one day or one month a year, but every day of every month of the year.
What are you thankful for today?
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The Christian Ed Committee invites you to a
Kid’s Carnival
at MFC on Saturday, October 13th – 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 18th, 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 21st
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 4th Daylight Savings Time Ends.
Be sure to set your clocks back 1-hour Saturday night, November 3rd.
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