Weekly Tidings

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A Million Thanks, Church Family, for your donations of Healthy Foods for February!  For the month of March, please be thinking Eco-Friendly Spring Cleaning Supplies!  We are collecting: sponges, microfiber cloths, Dawn dish soap, baking soda, white vinegar, Seventh Generation EasyDose Laundry Detergent Free & Clear 23 oz (or less), or Tide Free & Gentle liquid or pods laundry soap (no bigger than 92 oz), new empty spray bottles, Bon Ami powder cleanser, rubber gloves, whisk brooms with dust pans, plastic buckets, and Mrs. Meyer’s liquid laundry soap, hand soap, & multi-surface cleaner.  Thank you!

Heifer LLama Collection During Lent This week the Sunday school children begin our Lenten collection for Heifer Project International. Last year we raised money to buy a sheep. This year the children chose to try to fund the purchase of a llama. They are designing suncatchers to give to the congregational members who donate. There is a collection box and display along with the suncatchers designed by our children on the table in the solarium. If you have spare change, we appreciate your help. And enjoy your suncatcher as spring sun arrives on Cape Cod. Thanks!

The Prayer Shawl Ministry will be meeting in the parlor the 1st Sunday of each month between services from 9:30 – 10:00. 

Altar Flowers. If you would like to donate flowers for the altar, please sign up on the bulletin board by the restroom in the solarium and fill out a form for Jane and leave it on her desk. The arrangements are $50.00. You may leave a check with your order or drop one off when convenient.

Spring is just around the corner! Priscilla Tinsley will be at the Annex on Tuesdays from 9 am till 12 pm to accept donations for the upcoming yard sales this spring and summer. If you have any questions, just give her a call 978-337-0408.

Rainbow’s End is open Wednesday through Saturday 10:30 am till 3:00 pm: Come on in and pick up super bargains. Please do not leave Donations at the shop when it is Closed. You may drop off your donations Wednesday thru Friday 11 am till 2 pm. Speak to Pamela at the shop if you are interested in volunteering or send an email to Jane in our church office. 

Other News

A Farewell Celebration Luncheon for Marsha and Marla will be held on Thursday, March 14 at 12 pm in Fred Curtis Hall. We want to thank them for all the incredible work that they have done here to support United Women in Faith’s rummage sales and their tireless efforts to prepare and put on our Yard Sales. We don’t know what we will do without them. Please stop in for some lunch and to say goodbye to these great gals.

Calling all crafters! Join us for the Mid-Summer Craft Fair at the United Methodist Church in Osterville on July 27, 2024.

Date: July 27, 2024

Great deal! For just $60, you’ll get a table, chairs, and lunch included! Plus, you have the option to set up indoors or outdoors – it’s your choice!

Get more details and sign up HERE 

Hurry! Space is limited, and we’ll be accepting applications on a first-come, first-served basis. We’ll also be mindful of the types of crafts to ensure variety.

Set-up for the fair: Friday night: 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM or Saturday morning: 6:30 AM – 8:45 AM

This event is a fundraiser for the United Methodist Church in Osterville, so expect a delicious luncheon, baked goods for sale, and our own table of craft items.

Thank you for your support! We can’t wait to see your creations at the Mid-Summer Craft Fair!

Join an Interactive Discussion about Getting Older! Getting Old-er is for All; Growing Up Is Optional. Time and Location: March 13, 2024, at 11:30 am at Centerville Public Library Presented by: Gloria Hanson with help from friends, Bette Roberts and Dorothy Skelley Ever been frustrated with unwrapping a package? Pulling the tab off the milk carton? Navigating the buttons on a new washing machine? Or, on a more serious note, wondering what happened to those adorable and adoring grandchildren? Join Gloria, Bette, and Dorothy to celebrate and commiserate about the realities ofaging.  Excerpts from two of Gloria’s books: Grandmothers and Seniors and the New Normal: Look Back-Move Forward, the trio will lead an interactive discussion about getting old-er while having some serious fun. Gloria Hanson is a widow transplanted from Cleveland, Ohio to Cape Cod in 2018. She is a former teacher and clinical social worker. In her retirement, she has written books spanning memoir, poetry, fiction, social commentary, and flash fiction genres.

Moving Sale Today through 3/24/24 Marsha & Paul Egasti are moving to NH the end of March and are selling mostly nautical items at their home at 67 Chine Way in Osterville to neighbors and church family first before having a garage sale the first Saturday in March if they have enough stuff left to do so. Marsha & Paul have helped a lot with the church yard sales, holiday fairs, rummages, and Marsha has been a member of the craft group for many years and co-led the craft group for 3 years with her twin sister Marla.

They have quality items for sale – no junk. They have a 5×7, & 2 small Claire Murray rugs. They have many local & nautical pictures (lithographs, watercolors, oil, pen & ink) by local artists such as Martha Cahoon; Robert Kennedy & Norman Rockwell. They have several resin window or wall hangings hand crafted. They have a beautiful shell wreath done by the church craft group. They have a large metal mariner’s compass to hang on a wall. She has a large jellyfish paperweight. She has beautiful linens and Pottery Barn throw pillow covers. She has a Claire Murray throw, a long gray runner rug, hand crafted throw pillows, some clothing and shell items. Paul has some tools, fishing rods, clamming supplies, beach chairs and umbrellas, boogie boards, etc. They have a ladies’ oak dresser, a seagrass chair & bench, two-bedroom cherry end tables, and a cherry jewelry/lingerie chest. She has several Swarovski crystal pieces, a Syracuse China tea set, Lenox vases and cake server, a Delft teacup & saucer (paid $250 at a Netherlands museum – asking $25), a large brass lantern, mercury glass jugs, jewelry, etc. If you are interested in looking and/or buying, call Marsha at 774-361-6226 to arrange a time to visit. Everything is set up in her sunroom on the first level for easy browsing.

As we gather together for another month of worship and fellowship, we are also delighted to celebrate the birthdays of our beloved members born in the month of March. It is a time to extend our warmest wishes and share in the joy of their special day. This February, we have the following members celebrating their birthdays: