The Pastor’s Blog
The Heatalator Workshop that was held Tuesday, October 2nd, was a huge success, 21 heatalators were assembled! Thank you, to everyone who came out to help put together the heatalators. The Salvation Army will partner with us to distribute them to those in need.
Birthday Celebration for Phyllis Schroeder
October 6, 2012
at Medford Friends Church
You are invited to join in the celebration of
Phyllis Schroeder’s 90th birthday
and her sister in law,
Ruth England’s 80th birthday.
The celebration will take place at MFC
on Saturday, October 6th at 2 p.m.
* Please no gifts other than your presence.
MFC Celebrating 70 Years with an All Church Potluck Sunday, October 14th
You are invited to join us for a time of fellowship and a meal at noon, following the Sunday School & Bible Study hour. Please bring your favorite potluck main dish, and a salad, vegetable, enough to feed eight people. A birthday cake will be provided for dessert.
Ladies Meetings for October
FWMF Meeting –Thursday, October 18th
All ladies are welcome to join us at the home of Phebe McManama, Thursday, October 18th at 10 a.m. A luncheon follows our meeting.
Ladies Fellowship Meeting – Tuesday, October 16th
All ladies are invited and welcome to join us at Glenda Workman’s for sharing & caring fellowship at 7 p.m.
Harvest Carnival
at Howard Elementary Gym
For Our Local Neighborhood
Sunday, October 28, 2012
3 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.
It’s Back…come dressed in costume for a fun-filled evening with lots of kids! Use your imagination, but remember to refrain from gory or scary costumes please!
The carnival will be inside the gym and we’ll meet at the school for pizza and set-up at 1:30 p.m.
Your donations of bags of individually wrapped candy are welcome and can be brought to the church at any time. Donations of store bought cupcakes can be brought in the week or day of the event. Helper sign-up sheets are by the coffee window.
FWMF Annual Bazaar with Soup & Pie Luncheon
Mark Your Calendars
Saturday, November 17th, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
The FWMF sponsored baked goods/crafts and miscellaneous annual bazaar is the primary source of funds for supporting the Friends Women’s Yearly Meeting missions projects and selected local area outreach ministries.
The Yearly Meeting projects are selected in cooperation with the Board of Global Outreach; the overall goal this year is $5,700. Our Medford WMF pledge is based on the bazaar income. The specific projects are posted on the Friends Women bulletin board in the main hall.
You are invited to partner with the ladies by providing items such as baked goods, pies and candies of all kinds and hand crafted items. General categories include personal items, kitchen, bath, general home décor, yard and garden, baby & kids. There is also a “Country Store” for quality used or never used items (no clothing, please.)
If you have questions or would like to assist with the bazaar contact Nadine Brood or Donnalee Archibald. Watch the Sunday bulletin and FW bulletin board for further details.
Operation Christmas Child 2012 The Power of a Simple Gift!
Touch the heart of a needy child this Christmas with a gift-filled shoe box and the Good News of Jesus Christ. Pre-Printed Boxes and Information about the shoe box gifts are located in the main hallway. Boxes need to be returned to the church by Wednesday November 14th, 2012. Be sure to include a donation of $7.00 per box to cover the shipping costs.
Please pray that God will touch the heart of every child who receives a shoe box gift!
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Happy Birthday Medford Friends Church!
On Sunday, October 14, 2012, we will celebrate our 70th birthday as a church, worshipping and serving Jesus in our community. Medford Friends Church began out of a vision of Friends in Salem, Oregon, who recognized the value of planting a new Friends Church in Medford. Our founding pastor, Milo Ross, had that same vision as he moved his family to Medford to begin the work of starting a new church.
The church held its first worship service on October 18, 1942, in the Ross home on the eastside of Medford. When the church was told they couldn’t build a bigger facility on the land they owned they took out an ad in the newspaper announcing they were a church without a neighborhood and if there was a neighborhood without a church let’s talk.
In February 1945, worship services were moved to Howard Elementary until the brick chapel was completed on our present site. As the years progressed the classroom section of the building was added, followed by the current sanctuary and fellowship hall, with numerous remodeling projects to follow, including the total overhaul of the middle section on the building beginning in 2002.
Throughout our 70 years, Medford Friends Church has been a loving body of believers filled with amazing people, and that includes you, who have sought to share the love and truth of Jesus with our families, friends, neighborhood, community and the world. That is still true today and although times, methods and ministries have changed, one thing has remained the same; we exist to worship, serve and glorify Jesus.
I am thankful for every person who has been and those who currently are part of the family of believers who are called Medford Friends Church. As we serve Jesus together, exercising the spiritual gifts and abilities the Holy Spirit has given us and sharing the resources God has entrusted to us, we grow in faith and in the knowledge of Jesus, enabling us to serve in love and bring glory to God.
As we celebrate our 70th birthday, may we commit ourselves to another 70 years of loving, fruitful ministry in the love, truth and power of Jesus Christ!
In Christ,
Mark
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Home Study for October 1 through 6, 2012
Monday – Read Matthew 5:1-12
How do these verses help us to live without regret?
Which of the beatitudes Jesus lists here do you find to be the easiest to live up to?
Which do you find to be the most challenging?
What is Jesus saying to you? How will you respond?
Tuesday – Read Colossians 4:2-6
How do the truths in these verses help us to live without regret?
How does prayer help us to do what God wants us to do?
How does prayerful watching protect us?
How does speaking in grace impact our lives and others?
What is Jesus saying to you? What will you do?
Wednesday – Read Psalm 51:1-19
This is David’s prayer of repentance after his hidden sins of adultery and murder were exposed.
How would you describe David’s feelings here?
How fully did he take responsibility for his sin?
How complete was his repentance?
What direction or hope does this give you?
Thursday – Read Proverbs 19:23
How does fear of or reverence for the Lord lead to life?
What has God given us to live in reverence?
How does such a life protect us from trouble?
What is Jesus saying to you? How will you respond?
Friday – Read Romans 12:9-21
How do these verses lead us to live without regret?
Which of these admonitions do you find the most challenging?
What hope do these verses give you?
What is Jesus saying to you? How will you respond?
Saturday – Read Ephesians 5:22-33
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Home Study for September 17 through 22, 2012
Monday – Read Philippians 2:1-11
How does submitting to one another help us to be “like minded?”
How did Jesus demonstrate the importance of looking out for the interests of others?
How can we have the same attitude?
How does this passage challenge you? What will you do?
Tuesday – Read Matthew 7:7-12
Why does God desire to meet our needs as we seek Him?
How does treating people in the way that we want to be treated sum up the teachings of the Law and the Prophets?
What does this tell us is most important to God?
What is God saying to you? How will you respond?
Wednesday – Read I Corinthians 10:23-24
What should be one of the deciding factors in how we live?
Why is it important to consider the good of others?
How might that change how we think and act?
What is God saying to you? How will you respond?
Thursday – Read II Peter 1:3-11
How does God meet our needs when we live submitted to Him?
Why is it important for us to grow in our relationship with God?
How can we live productive lives in God’s kingdom?
What is God saying to you? How will you respond?
Friday – Read Romans 13:8-10
What jumps out at you in this passage?
Does anything here surprise you?
How can loving our neighbor as ourselves fulfill the Law?
What can/will you do to be more loving?
Friday – Read Luke 4:16-21
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