Wednesday, May 15^th – Annual Camp Auction

Mark your calendars for this year’s auction!

KIDS and YOUTH be thinking what you can offer for the auction! We look forward to having auctioneer Dwayne Brood with us; he donates his time and talent to help make our annual camp auction a great time. Don’t miss the fun!  If you are planning on attending the Twin Rocks Summer Camp or other youth activities this is a chance to earn a scholarship that will help with costs of an event.  

• You must participate and be present at the auction to qualify!

There are sign- up sheets to list your auction items located in the Fellowship Hall, Harmony Hall and Ross Chapel.

Great selling items are baked goods, hand crafted projects and manual labor. Everyone can participate by donating and/or buying the items to be auctioned off.  See you there!  Doors open at 6:30 p.m. and the auction begins at 7 p.m.

 

Twin Rocks Camp Brochures are here and are full of camp information!

Pick up a copy from the usher’s table in the foyer at MFC.

June 30-July 5, 2013   Girls Camp pre-registered by June 14, cost is $226.   For girls entering 4^th – 6^th grades this fall

July 7-13, 2013   Tween Camp pre-registered by June 21, cost is $288.   For youth entering 7^th-9^th grades this fall

July 14-19, 2013   Boys Camp pre-registered by June 28, cost is $226.   For boys entering 4^th – 6^th grades this fall

August 4-10, 2013   Surfside Camp pre-registered by July 19, cost is $288.  For youth completing 8^th-12^th grades this spring

 

Ladies Fellowship Group

We will meet on Tuesday, May 7^th, at 7 p.m. The meeting will be at the home of Denise Fleming.  Pam Shinn is co-hostess. All ladies are invited and welcome to join us for sharing & caring fellowship.

 

FWMF (Friends Women Missionary Fellowship)

All ladies are welcome to join us at MFC, in the fireside room Thursday, May 16^th, at 10 a.m.  After the meeting we will have lunch at Wendy’s.

Thank you to all our MFC women who were able to attend the Area Spring Rally (as well as any of you who supported it in prayer.) We were well represented. Our Area Rally contributions to the Friends Women Yearly Meeting project offering was $474.

 

Impact Primetime  Wednesday May 29th

At C.P.  Bobbio's Pizza – 8:30 p.m. to 10 p.m.

All Youth Groups are invited to hangout after youth group! Listen to great musicians and eat great food. Primetime Special $5 for large piece of pizza and soft drink.

 

Community Garden at MFC

See Nate Swift if you are interested in community gardening there are spaces available!  

 

 

All Church Breakfast and Workday

8 a.m. Saturday, May 11^th  

Everyone is invited to join us for breakfast and workday. We have a variety of indoor and outdoor projects to be completed. Plan now to come and share in the fellowship and work time.

 

All Church Potluck – Sunday, May 21^st

Everyone is invited to join us in the fellowship hall following Sunday School and Bible Study.  Bring your favorite potluck main dish, and a salad, vegetable or dessert, enough to feed eight people.

 

 

Financial Report

                    April 2013          Year-to-date

Income        $18,557.72           $68,919.80

Expenses      18,510.23             72,700.13

Difference            47.49              -3,780.33

We are thankful for everyone who contributes to the work and ministry of Medford Friends through your prayers, use of your talents, time and gifts and through sharing your resources. And we thank God for continuing to provide for all of our needs as we seek and follow Him.

 

Baccalaureate Class of 2013  Friday, June 7^th, 7 p.m. to 8 p.m.

North Medford Auditorium

Everyone is invited to celebrate the 2013 senior classes from North, South and Central High School. We will have students share from each school, enjoy special music, and a guest speaker. There will be refreshments following the service. If you have any questions contact Dave Gomez.

Monday – Read II Corinthians 5:1-10
How can we live to please God?
What does it mean to “live by faith, not by sight?”
What challenges do we face to do that?
What blessing do we receive by doing that?
How does this passage challenge you?
How will you respond?

Tuesday – Read Deuteronomy 10:12-13
How can we walk in all the ways of the Lord?
How is this a demonstration of living by faith?
How are God’s commands for our own good?
How does this passage challenge you?
How will you respond?

Wednesday – Read Romans 1:16-17
How do we receive a righteousness by faith?
What does that mean?
What does a life lived by faith look like?
What is God saying to you?
How will you respond?

Thursday – Read Hebrews 12:1-3
Why do we need to “throw off the sin that so easily entangles?”
On whom do we need to keep our eyes fixed?
Why is this important?
What will you do to keep your eyes fixed more completely on Jesus?

Friday – Read Psalm 25:10-15
How does living in the Lord’s instruction protect us?
How does keeping our eyes fixed on Him protect us from the snares of life?
What can you do, how can you live, to keep your eyes fixed on the Lord?
How does this passage challenge you?
What will you do?

Saturday – Read Luke 10:38-42

Ladies Fellowship Group

We will meet on April 2^nd, at 7 p.m. The meeting will be at the home of Glenda Workman. All ladies are invited and welcome to join us for sharing & caring fellowship.

 

ALL CHURCH BUSINESS MEETING

Sunday, April 14^th there will be an all church business meeting to consider the proposed budget for 2013. We will meet in the sanctuary that day after worship. Sunday School will follow the meeting.

 

FWMF (Friends Women Missionary Fellowship)

All ladies are welcome to join us at MFC, in the fireside room Thursday, April 18^th, at 10 a.m.  A buffet luncheon will follow the meeting. Our time together is spent in fellowship and learning about the work of our missionaries, their needs and the people to whom they minister. 

 

Rogue Valley Children’s Ministry Conference  April 19-20, 2013 – Leaving a Legacy

At First Baptist Church, 649 Crater Lake Ave.   

28 Workshops to choose from, for more information and to register go on line at www.rvcmn.org

 

All Church Potluck – Sunday, April 21^st

Everyone is invited to join us in the fellowship hall following Sunday School and Bible Study, Bring your favorite potluck main dish, and a salad, vegetable or dessert, enough to feed eight people.

 

Planet Wisdom – Youth Ministry Conference 

Bay Area, CA – April 26-28, 2013  Sign up in Ross Chapel. If you have questions contact Dave Gomez.

 

All Ladies are Invited to the Friends Women Southern Oregon Area Spring Rally 2013

Hosted by Talent Friends at TFC Saturday, April 27th, 10:30 a.m.

From February into May annual area spring rally events are being held throughout the yearly meeting. The event is intended to provide a time of encouragement and inspiration for all the women of the church not just active members of the local FWMF & FWF organizations. You are encouraged to join us for a time of enriching fellowship.

Theme:         Footsteps of Faith – following forward as God leads us in the steps of those who served before

Speaker:      Linda Grimms from Salem, OR Clerk of NWYM Board of Global Outreach

Offering:     Remembering the Past – Nancy Thomas will help write the history of Bolivian Friends.

                    Following Forward – help with travel expenses for Tami Cammack to visit an EFM field with husband, Dan.

 

Coming Next Month!

Camp Auction 2013 – Wednesday, May 15^th

Annual Camp Auction, it’s not too early to be thinking about what you can offer for the auction to help with the cost of camp and other youth activities.

Twin Rocks Camp Brochures are here and are full of camp information! Pick up a copy from the usher’s table in the foyer at MFC.

Girls Camp pre-registered by June 14, cost is $226.

Boys Camp pre-registered by June 28, cost is $226.

Tween Camp pre-registered by June 21, cost is $288.

Surfside Camp pre-registered by July 19, cost is $288.

 

 

 

“The Lost Medallion: The Adventures of Billy Stone”

Coming to Tinsel Town on March 15^th

A number of us from Medford Friends got to attend the Medford premier showing of this movie and found it to be great fun with a powerful message; every person is created by God, is loved by Him and has a purpose which God placed in them. It is also a wonderful tool to open a conversation about Jesus with a child or anyone else who watches it. 

It is the hope of the producers of this movie that as many kids as possible can see it as it plays around the country and that many would come to faith in Jesus. Please be praying that the Holy Spirit would use this movie to bring many children and families to faith in Jesus and ask Jesus who He would have you to take so they may come to know Him. 

If you are thinking about going, please remember that the opening weekend of any movie is crucial to how long it plays in the theater so you might think about trying to see it between March 15^th and 17^th.

 

 

St. Patrick’s Day Dinner – Sunday, March 17^th

Delicious Food & Great Fellowship!

Join us for dinner at Medford Friends Church on Sunday, March 17^th, at noon, prepared by the MFC Ladies Fellowship Group.  No charge for dinner…Donations Appreciated!

All proceeds will support the ministries of the ladies group.

The menu:  Shepherd's Pie, Green Beans, Salad, Soda Bread, and Apple Crisp for Dessert. 

 

Lord’s Supper Service Palm Sunday, March 24^th, at 6 p.m.

II Corinthians 11:26 says, “For whenever you eat this bread and drink this cup, you proclaim the Lord’s death until He comes.”

On March 24^th we will hold a Lord’s Supper service, using the elements to proclaim Jesus’ death until He comes. The service will feature worship, reflection and repentance, sharing the elements and open sharing.

Easter Sunday, March 31^st we will begin with a continental breakfast at 9 a.m. in the fellowship hall, with worship following at 10 a.m. in the sanctuary. There will be no Sunday School that day. After the worship service there will be an Easter Egg Hunt for the kids.

 

Ladies Fellowship Group

All ladies are invited and welcome to join us for sharing & caring fellowship. We will meet on March 5^th, at 7 p.m. The meeting will be at the home of Ann Loar, Patsy Burton is co-hostess.

 

FWMF (Friends Women Missionary Fellowship) Our time together is spent in fellowship and learning about the work of our missionaries, their needs and the people to whom they minister.  All ladies are welcome to join us at the home of Donnalee Archibald, Thursday, March 21st, at 10 a.m.  A buffet luncheon will follow the meeting.

 

 

An Opportunity to Serve at MFC

The Christian Ed Committee is considering the possibility of conducting a Vacation Bible School this summer. If you feel called to give leadership to this ministry please contact Lena Anderson.

 

Financial Report

                    February 2013          Year-to-date

Income           $16,329.96                  $29,855.96

Expenses         18,059.67                    36,130.15

Difference         -1,729.71                     -6,274.19

We are thankful to God for His provision and for everyone who contributes in so many ways to the ministries of Medford Friends. As we begin a new year with a financial deficit, which isn’t unusual, please be praying for God’s continued provision for us as His people and His church.