The Pastor’s Blog
Stan and Earlene Schlosser are off on another Medical Mission Trip to Malawi this month!
Please remember to keep them in prayer and watch for postings on MFC’s facebook page! We look forward to their return and having them share about their trip.
Thanks Again, we are grateful for those who took part in this year’s camp auction. Scholarships were given to: Ariel Taylor and friend Erika Haun they will attend Tween Camp (July 5-11). Ariel is Chuck & Billie Taylor’s grand-daughter, Erika a family friend. Kala Davidson will attend Surfside Camp (August 2-8). Kala is the daughter of Darren & Tammie Davidson. Richard and William Anderson will attend Youth Yearly Meeting (July 19-23) and are the sons of Don & Lena Anderson. Please remember to pray for our youth and the impact these events will have for them with opportunities to grow in relationship with God.
You’re Invited
To an Ice-Cream Social & Game Night
Wednesday, July 15th at MFC!
Mark your calendars and plan to attend. Bring the whole family and invite friends to join us! The fun begins at 6:30 p.m. The fellowship committee will supply the ice-cream; just bring ice-cream toppings to share and some favorite games to play! We look forward to seeing you there!
Yearly Meeting Sessions – July 19-23, 2015
HOLDING GOD’S HAND – For I am the Lord your God who takes hold of your right hand and says to you, Do not fear; I will help you. Isaiah 41:13
This year’s speaker is Ken Redford, who attended Talent Friends Church as a teen and has served in pastoral ministry with Meridian Friends Church for 21 years. There are Brochures with this year’s schedule on the usher’s table in the foyer. To register go online at nwfriends.org/ym-sessions.
Women’s Banquet at Yearly Meeting
is Sunday July 19th at 5 p.m. Cost is $15 if paid by July 10th and $19 thereafter as space allows.
Can you go?—Will you go? — Could we send a car full?
Contact Nadine Brood or Lena Anderson if this is something you’d be interested in.
Friends Women Missionary Fellowship – Meeting – Thursday, July 16th at 10 a.m.
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 Phebe McManama. A potluck picnic will follow the meeting.
Would you be interested? We are trying out a Christian Media Streaming service called RightNow Media and would love for you to take part! If you want to join in as we test this out please request this invitation to jesse.davis@medfordfriendschurch.org.
Mark your Calendar! Coming Saturday, August 15th
Pool Party with Potluck Dinner at Stan & Earlene Schlosser’s. Watch for more information!
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It’s Too Hot!
Seriously though, this is too hot. If the temperature is hotter than my radio station it isn’t good. This month has been hot in a couple ways, first, our temperatures here in the valley and second, in other issues going on in our culture and nation. People are feeling the heat. People are sweating. They are expending more energy just to survive than they have in other seasons.
The best way to deal with the added strain on our body, church or physical, is to increase our intake of water. As Christians we have access to an every flowing well. This is a source of good, pure, life-giving water that makes us able to persevere when temperatures get hot and tempers flare. We are able to make it through the desert because God is providing water for us along the way. We are able to make it through the cultural change going on around us because God’s consistent, life-giving water doesn’t change or evaporate no matter how hot it gets. Let’s take some time this month to drink deep from the ever flowing well, time to rest in the shadow of His wings, and time to work up a good sweat for His Kingdom purpose here in Medford. It might be too hot, but God is too good to give us more than we can handle with Him.
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Family and Expectation
Another month has come and gone! How are these days so long and these months so short? Time just doesn’t make sense to me… Anyway, this month I had a visit from my brother Jared and his family! I have been looking forward to hanging out with them and doing some exploring. We were going to try and make it over to Crater Lake and then go around and see the different towns and stuff around Medford. Unfortunately when Jared and his crew arrived they were tired, sick, and ready to rest. My expectations for our time together were not fully met. We spent some great time together at my home and they got a chance to recuperate from their journey. We just spent time together in the living room, relaxing on the couches and watching movies for the first day they were here. It was so nice.
We had planned to do a lot of things and go see some different places but what we ended up doing was just resting together. That was better than anything I could have planned. Sometimes that is the best thing we can do together. Be a place of rest for each other during our long journey. It wasn’t really easy having a bunch of sick people in my house or having little packing peanuts end up scattered around my house! But to have a full home with a full heart is worth the mess of being with other people. Sometimes it is frustrating to have to deal with their junk in addition to our own but it is absolutely worth it. To have their smiles, to have their laughter, to be able to joke and catch up with them; the chance to just take a break, together, from all the wild adventures that we go on is something that shouldn’t be passed over.
This same kind of resting together is what I love about the church. We come together to rest and relax after a long week and find space to laugh and learn about how each one has been over the course of the intervening time. We have this space that is safe and is home for us. In coming together to rest (even with the mess each one brings) we find ourselves more connected as a family, as the Body of Christ here in Medford. Our journey together needs little breaks and time, to simply be with one another and remember each other before the Lord. What a blessing to be part of this family of God!
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ALL CHURCH BREAKFAST AND WORKDAY AT MFC
Everyone is invited to join us
Saturday, June 6th, at 8 a.m. to 12 noon.
We will be serving breakfast to start off the workday at 8 a.m. The breakfast will be scrumptious, the fellowship outstanding, and of course the work we complete will give all a sense of accomplishment.
Some of the projects: *Clean out sanctuary gutters *Clean off flat roof *Shrub/tree pruning *Window cleaning *Kitchen cleaning *Weed spray on parking lot
If you plan to attend please circle “B” on the back of your Response/Information Sheet in Sunday’s bulletin and turn it in in the offering or the box on the table in the foyer. This will allow us to plan for breakfast! Thank you.
Sunday, June 7, 2015 is Promotion Sunday at MFC
Congratulations to our kids that will move up to the next class! We are recognizing those who are changing departments and graduating from high school. Following worship there will be a time of fellowship to celebrate the occasion.
- Parents please pick up your children from Nursery & Koinonia Kids following worship, so that everybody has the opportunity to participate in the celebration. Regular Sunday School schedule follows at 11 a.m.
Congratulations to Kayla Davidson
our 2015 Graduate
Kayla graduates from North Medford High School and plans to attend George Fox University in the fall.
Progressive Dinner – Saturday, June 13th
Everyone is invited to join in the fun! The event will kick off around 3:30 p.m. at the home of Phebe McManama for appetizers, with three other stops scheduled. The church van will be available for transportation. If you plan to attend please circle “P” with the number attending on the back of your Response/Information Sheet in Sunday’s bulletin and turn it in in the offering or wooden box on the table in the foyer. Thank you.
Friends Women Missionary Fellowship Meeting
All ladies are welcome to join us, we will meet at 10 a.m. at MFC in the fireside room on Thursday, June 18th, with lunch and fellowship at Wendy’s afterwards.
Deliteful Delectable for Dads!
Father’s Day – Sunday, June 21, 2015
FWMF Baked Goods (price by donation)
Twin Rocks Camp Brochures are located on the table in the foyer.
Girls Camp: June 28th – July 3rd, $284 if registered by June 12th
Tween Camp: July 5th – July 11th, $308 if registered by June 19
Boys Camp: July 12th – July 17th, $284 if registered by June 26th
Surfside Camp: Aug. 2nd – Aug. 8th, $308 if registered by July 17th
If you participated in the camp auction, contact the church office to get your scholarship refund and be sure to register early for the best price for your camp!
Sunday, June 28, 2015 – Called Meeting at MFC
On Sunday, June 28th at 5 p.m. the Elders have called a meeting to discuss the Faith & Practice of Northwest Yearly Meeting of Friends Church – concerning the section on human sexuality.
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