The Pastor’s Blog
Celebration of our Risen Savior!
Good Friday Service – March 25th at 6:30 p.m.
The service will feature reflection, repentance, communion with the elements, and a time of open worship.
Easter Sunday Schedule, March 27
9 a.m. A time of fellowship with coffee, juice & breakfast goodies!
10 a.m. Worship in the Word, with no Bible Studies or Sunday School classes.
Following Worship Christian Ed will be hosting an Egg Hunt.
EFM's 2016 Easter Offering bulletin inserts will be coming soon! This year's theme is "To Ireland, With Love." Take time to check out the bulletin board in the fellowship hall. You will find letters and pictures from the Howell family, Kathy Perry & Molly Morton. Please be in prayer about this opportunity to share in this offering, to be taken Easter Sunday.
Richard Anderson’s Eagle Project
Thank You to everyone who has supported this project by donating books or funds for building materials for the “Little Free Library” that will be located on the side of the church near the community garden. Stay tuned for more information!
Daylight Savings Time Begins Sunday, March 13th – Remember to set your clocks ahead one hour Saturday night, before going to bed. It’s also a good time to check the batteries in your home smoke detectors!
- Sign-ups for in-home potluck dinners will be starting soon!
Volunteers are Needed! The Christian Education committee is seeking volunteers to work in the nursery – 5 year old classes during the 9:30 a.m. service. If you feel that God is calling you to help, there is a ew Sign-up Sheet for March, April, May on the table in the foyer.
Friends Women Meeting We will meet at 10 a.m. on Thursday, March 17th, at the home of Lena Anderson. A buffet luncheon will follow the meeting. All ladies are always welcome.
Note: Our next meeting will meet at 10 a.m. Saturday, April 16th, at the home of Billie Taylor.
Looking Ahead! Friends Women's tentative date for this year’s Spring Rally, to be held at Medford Friends will be Saturday, April 23, 2016.
Sunday, March 20, 2016 – All Church Potluck
Please join us for a time of fellowship and good food! Please bring a main dish and salad, vegetable or dessert to share. We’ll meet in the fellowship hall at noon.
From the Christian Ed Committee: We will hold an Easter Egg Hunt on Easter Sunday, March 27th. Your donations of bags of individually wrapped candy are welcome and much appreciated for this fun event and can be brought to the church any time.
Cans! Cans! Cans! for Candles.
Since mid-January to present, we have delivered 69 candles-in-a-can to St. Vincent. We can only do this with your help. If you have 14.5 oz. vegetable cans, we would appreciate it if you would put them in the blue tub in the hallway leading into the fellowship hall. We cannot use the lift-off cans or lined cans. Your help is deeply appreciated by those less fortunate.
Help our kids go to Twin Rocks Friends Camp!
Mark your calendars & start planning for Camp Auction 2016! The auction will be held on Wednesday May 18th. Popular items include baked goods, handmade items, antiques, collectibles, and company donations have sold well in the past. This year's event will be a dinner and "Silent Auction"! Looking forward to seeing you there!
Table Rock Fellowship is hosting the Watoto Children's Choir! The concert is Saturday, March 12th at 6 p.m. Come celebrate what the Lord has done and is doing through the ministry of Watoto. It is a blessing to experience the God given hearts, talents and testimonies of these precious and gifted kids from Uganda. Following the concert, you can meet and visit with the choir members, learn more about the ministry and even do a little shopping to support their endeavors.
The invitation has been extended to Ladies at MFC! Women’s Conference
“Fight Like a Girl” April 1-3, 2016
At Path Church, 310 N. 10th Street, Central Point
Fri. 3 to 6 p.m. Sat. 9:30 to 6 p.m. Sun. 9 or 11 a.m.
Women if you are tired of walking around with a frown on your face, then come laugh with us as we host two famous Christian comedians, Kerri Pomarolli and Lisa Mills. Lu Crenshaw, a local fitness enthusiast will also be there to share and inspire us! Tickets are $45 and are available at their web-site conference.pathchurch.com. Contact Terry Wilson during office hours at MFC If you are interested in attending.
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Jesus Loves Me Valentines Dessert – Everyone is Invited!
Friday, February 12th, 7 p.m. at MFC
Put on your best attire February 12th, and join us in the fellowship hall for a special evening of games, music and fun! If you haven’t signed up yet be sure to Circle “V” on the Information Sheet in Sunday’s bulletin and place it in the offering or drop box on the table in the foyer.
Sweet Treats for Everyone!
Friends Women Fellowship Group will hold their Valentine’s Day Baked Goods Event
on Sunday, February 14th!
The ladies will have tables set up in the fellowship hall during the fellowship time following worship and before Sunday School. One table will have Valentine’s Goodies for cost by donation. A 2nd special table with Other Goodies will be marked! The proceeds will help provide for some special felt needs of our Friends Serving Abroad.
FWMF Meeting We will meet at 10 a.m. on Thursday, February 18th, at the home of Phebe McManama. A buffet luncheon will follow the meeting. All ladies are welcome.
Looking Ahead! FWMF tentative date for this year’s Spring Rally, to be held at Medford Friends will be Saturday, April 23, 2016.
Sunday, February 21, 2016 – All Church Potluck
Please join us for a time of fellowship and good food! Please bring a main dish and salad, vegetable or dessert to share. We’ll meet in the fellowship hall at noon.
Did you know that Marlon Campos, has been volunteering at a summer camp, in Panama. He has been here since January 2nd and leaves the 8th of February. This is through the YMCA. We look forward to Marlon sharing about his experience there when he returns.
Richard Anderson’s Eagle Project – He will be building and installing a “Little Free Library” here at Medford Friends on the side of the church near the community garden.
A Big Thank You to Everyone who has so generously donated books for this project. More books are needed, to keep the library full until the books start to circulate. Please donate books for all ages in the donation box in the hallway. If you would like to donate funds for building materials and the library registration, please designate your gift “Eagle Project” and place it in the offering. For more information please contact Richard 541-646-5599.
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Life as Worship
What do you wake up for? Because the alarm clock went off, because you have that appointment today, because work, because family, because you don’t want to spend all day in bed (some of it will be spent in that favorite chair we all have), maybe it is something else. The reason we get out of bed in the morning (or evening for those night owls out there) is tied to what we see as our purpose in this life.
Our reason for being awake and alive is core to who we are. If you are like me, waking up in the morning is something you have just been doing. I haven’t been thinking about what being awake that day means. I have been hearing the alarm and thinking about the list of things that should probably be done that day. I have been staring at the ceiling and thinking about how many times I can snooze before I actually have to roll out of bed and get going. I haven’t been thinking about what my awakening means; it means I have been blessed with another day. It means that I have a chance that day to do something wonderful. I have a choice to make.
Each day we are alive on this Earth we have been blessed, we have a chance, and we have a choice. We have been blessed by God with the beautiful opportunity to impact this world for Him. We have been given the chance to be changed and renewed as we seek the places and people that God wants us to be engaging with that day. We have a choice to worship God or worship the world. When you wake up to worship your perspective on what each day means shifts dramatically. It isn’t about the list anymore. It is about the life God has granted you. A life of communion with the Holy Spirit; a life renewed and reconciled.
As we continue to discuss what Worship looks like I want to encourage you to pray for awakening. I want us to pray for this for ourselves, for our families, for our friends, for the strangers we meet on the streets and in the markets, for our brothers and sisters in other congregations all over this valley, and for our nation. Let’s pray for awakening. A Spirit led awakening in our hearts that alerts us to what is truly important and what life can be when lived in relationship with God.
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Exciting news! Richard Anderson is starting his Eagle project. He will be building and installing a “Little Free Library” here at Medford Friends on the side of the church near the community garden. He is raising funds for building materials and the library registration. Richard is also gathering books through a book drive to keep the library full until the books start to circulate. Please donate books for all ages in the donation box in the hallway.
JUST A REMINDER!
The Stewards and Elders will meet on Tuesday, January 6th and on Tuesday, January 26th at 6 p.m.
Wednesday Night Bible Study at MFC Will Resume, January 13th at 6 p.m.
If you haven’t been a part of this study time in the past, come and join us this year!
Mark Your Calendars! Sunday, January 17, 2016 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 and salad, vegetable or dessert to share.
FWMF (Friends Women Missionary Fellowship) We will meet at 10 a.m. on Thursday, January 21st, at the church, in the fireside room. Following the meeting we will enjoy lunch at Wendy’s. FWMF is open to all ladies of the church. If you are interested in attending but need a ride, contact Lena Anderson.
Last Call! It’s time to update our MFC directory…
Thanks to those who have responded!
If you are new to MFC, have moved, or have new phone numbers or a new email address please fill out the top of the Information Sheet and place it in the box on the table in the foyer. Because we have had quite a few changes of addresses, etc. this past year there will be a new directory printed this month. To that end, there is a proofing copy of the MFC Directory on the table near the coffee window in the fellowship hall. If each family would mark “OK” or make corrections it would be helpful. Thank you.
In Home Potluck Dinners will Begin in the New Year!
More information to come!
Valentines Dessert, Friday, February 12th
Mark your calendars now! Put on your best attire February 12th and join us for a special evening of fun! Circle “V” on the Information Sheet in Sunday’s bulletin and place it in the offering or drop box on the table in the foyer.
Thank You from the Staff at MFC
Thank you from Jesse Davis, Brett & Cindi Garrett and the Wilson family for the cards, gifts and the cash gifts shared with us throughout this Christmas season. It is a blessing to worship and serve Jesus with our church family.
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