Weekly Tidings

 

Sunday, April 16:  Second Sunday of Easter  

8:30 am:  Early Worship in the Sanctuary

Live stream available on Facebook

10:00 am:  Worship in the Sanctuary and Sunday School

Live stream available on our YouTube channel

11:15 am:  United Women in Faith Board Meeting

3:30 am:  Esprit

6:00pm:  Youth Group

 

Monday, April 17: Patriot’s Day – Office is Closed

9:00 am:  Lend-a-Hand

7:00 pm:  Men’s Study Group via Zoom

 

Tuesday, April 18:

9:00 am Yoga

12:00 pm: Deadline for Saturday Tidings

12:00 pm:  Prayer Group

6:00 pm: Esprit

 

Wednesday, April 19:

10:30 am:  Rainbow’s End is open.

5:30 pm:  Staff Spring Supper

6:30 pm:  Barnstable Newcomers Meeting

 

Thursday, April 20:

9:00 am:  Yoga

10:30 am:  Rainbow’s End is open

10:00 am:  Bible Study            

2:00 pm:  Chair Yoga

5:30 pm:  “The Chosen” Discussion Group

  

Friday, April 21:

10:00 am: Al-Anon

10:30 am:  Rainbow’s End is open

 

Saturday, April 22:

9:00 am: Yoga

10:30 am:  Rainbow’s End is open

 

Sunday, April 23:

8:30 am:  Early Worship in the Sanctuary

Live stream available on Facebook

10:00 am:  Worship in the Sanctuary and Sunday School

Live stream available on our YouTube channel

3:30 PM:  Esprit

6:00 pm:  Youth Group

 

 

Together in Christ—We Worship

Sunday services are at 8:30 A.M.  & 10:00 A.M. in the Sanctuary

“The Chosen Study Group”will continue after Easter week on both on Tuesday mornings at 10 am and Thursday at 5:30 pm. The first meeting will be on Thursday April 20 at 5:30 pm.

A Bible Study continues on Thursday mornings at 10am in the solarium. We are studying the scripture that will be read the following Sunday.  Come when you can. Don’t worry about signing up. Don’t worry about having any experience studying the Word. Bring a friend. All are welcome.

Interested in joining the Choir? If you are interested in singing in our choir group, please call Daniel Shinabarger at 857-919-0238.

The Prayer Shawl Ministry will be meeting in the parlor the 1st Sunday of each month between services from 9:30 – 10:00. The dates are Sunday April 2nd, Sunday May 7th and Sunday June 4th.

A Bible Study continues on Thursday mornings at 10am in the solarium. We are studying the scripture that will be read the following Sunday.  Come when you can. Don’t worry about signing up. Don’t worry about having any experience studying the Word. Bring a friend. All are welcome.

The Church Book Group will meet on April 25 at 11:  am in the Parlor. You are invited, bring a book to share, and enjoy some books by Black authors, men or women. Everyone is invited to come.

Bright Promises Preschool is now accepting registration for the Fall 2023. Children must be 2 years 9 months old to attend. If you are interested, please call the school office @508-428-5010 or email brightpromises@gmail.com.

United Women in Faith There will be a Board meeting this Sunday, April 16 after the 10 am service.  Good afternoon, United Women in Faith Can you believe we are already into the Spring of 2023? Time waits for no man, woman or child.   This time last year we were getting ready to Turn it up at Assembly and here we are now looking forward to having Jurisdiction in our backyard on April 21-24, 2024 in Providence Rhode Island.   As United Women in Faith we can invite all Women we know to join us and be a part of fulfilling our purpose.  Please forward this to other women in your local church and community and help us get the word out.  Blessings and Best Regards, Janice Galloway – New England Conference Communications Coordinator

 

Committed to Serve—You are Making a Difference

Miracle Kitchen needs help in preparing sandwiches, salads and desserts for the luncheon we do each month. If you can help with this luncheon, please call Patty Kilmain 617-894-4858.

Outreach April Collection This month we are protein. Some ideas:  Canned chicken, tuna packed in water, deviled ham, spam, canned beans, canned salmon, lentils, protein bars, nuts, seeds, quinoa, oats and peanut butter.

Buy BIC cards. BIC cards are gift cards to local supermarkets like Shaws and Stop & Shop, Dunkin Donuts, and many more. When you buy a gift card the company on the card donates a percentage to help people in need of housing assistance. You get a card of full value and someone in needs gets a helping hand through the generosity of the retailers participating. Cards are sold in the solarium every Sunday. We accept checks or cash.

If you can help, donate plants, let the office know 508-428-2811 office@umcchurches.org.If you have plants that need to be dug up and you need help, we can come to your home and take care of that for you. Just give Dave Eaton a call 508-680-6779.

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Seeking Greeters and Ushers: Anyone interested in speaking, greeting or ushering, please give Mary Ann Farley a call. (774) 487-0719.  If you are interested in singing in our choir group, please call Daniel Shinabarger at 857-919-023 

Rainbow’s End News: The Shop is looking for spring and summer clothes for men and women. You may drop off your donations Wednesday thru Friday 11 am till 2 pm. Come volunteer at the shop. Volunteers help customers find items, price clothing and items for sale, and get first pick of all the beautiful and unique things that are donated for sale. Speak to Pamela at the shop if you are interested or send an email to Jane in our church office.   office@umcchurches.org.

Mission Trips to Sierra Leone in 2023: Helping Children Worldwide has announced planned mission trips to Sierra Leone, West Africa for 2023.  The dates of the trips are:

• July 16-30 – Zoom Interest Meeting 2/5/23 @ 3:30 p.m., application deadline 2/12/23.
• OCT 15-29 – Zoom Interest Meeting 5/14/23 @ 1 p.m., application deadline 5/21/23.
• DEC 26-JAN 3/2024 – Zoom Interest Meeting 7/23/23 @ 3:30 p.m., application deadline 7/30/23.

For additional information, please contact Patty Morell at 703-725-2773.

To continue with our pledge theme, “I Can Make a Difference” you will notice on the MAKING A DIFFERENCE bulletin board in the solarium, a list of projects that need to be done in our church. 

This list was put together by Dave Eaton, our Lend-a-Hand leader. By helping with one of these projects you will be making a difference in our church.

If you have any questions on any of these projects or how you can help, please contact either Dave Eaton or Heather Wolfe.

Remember our pledge campaign bible scripture from Philippians 4:13, I can do all things through Christ who strengthen me, as you pray fully consider ways you can continue to help our church.

Thank you in advance for making a difference! – The Stewardship Team

 

Lend-a-Hand Tasks Completed in January 2023

1. Determined safest way to remove stained glass window from wall in sanctuary. Tried several lighting applications before settling with 4′ 36″ LED tubes. Installation completed.

Lend-a-Hand Tasks Completed in February 2023

1. Replaced mercury vapor bulbs from 2 wall sconces at the rear of the sanctuary with four low-wattage bulbs.
2. Continued vacuuming high traffic areas in the sanctuary and choir loft.
3. Completed Integrated Pest Management (IPM) documents, including Compliance.
4. Checklist for the Children’s and Families’ Protection Act for Bright Promises preschool.
5. Cleaned out clutter in narthex, including items stored under stairs to balcony. Replaced light in desk display. Organized closet in west corridor adjacent to choir room door.
6. In anticipation of replacing Lend a Hand shed, cleaned all garden tools scheduled to move to new wooden shed. Wooden shed scheduled for construction in March.
7. Continued removing recyclables from church on a weekly basis.
8. The burned-out light at the outside entrance to the choir room was replaced.
9. Completed taking down all holiday decorations and storing them in the north basement.
10. Removed seven soiled communion kneeling pad covers and washed them.
11. Conducted a walkthrough of the Annex every Monday to inspect temperature setting, condition of the furnace and the temperature alarm and basement water alarms.
12. We are going to post opportunities to help on the Make a Difference bulletin board in the solarium. David Eaton has compiled a list of things we can do to help the Lend a Hand group. These men and women meet every Monday from 9 to noon at the church to help us keep our buildings and properties in tip top shape. You don’t have to have any special skills to join them. Take a look at the list. If there is something you can do, it doesn’t have to be done on Monday morning if your schedule doesn’t fit that day. Speak to David Eaton or Heather Wolfe about other times the church is open or ways you would like to help.