April 23, 2022
Beautiful Beloveds,
This week, I’ve been taking some time for rest and renewal (and packing) with my family. Tomorrow, you will be blessed by the preaching and worship leadership of Ed Deyton. I am grateful to all who make it possible to take this time with my family. I’ll be back to work Monday, April 25.
We remain, Together in Christ…Committed to Serve.
Peace,
Heather
Mark Your Calendars
Saturday, April 23:
10:00 am Yoga
Sunday, April 24—Rev. Dr. Edward Deyton will be preaching:
8:30 am: Drive in/Outdoor Worship
Bring your own chair and or park in front of the church, radio tuned to 91.5.
10:30 am: Worship in our sanctuary (masks strongly encouraged)
10:30 am: Livestream available on our YouTube channel
We also offer FM transmission to your car radio in our parking lot. Tune to 91.5
Monday, April 25:
9:00 am: Lend-a-Hand
7:00 pm: Men’s Study Group (via Zoom)
Tuesday, April 26:
9:00 am: Yoga
12:00 pm: Deadline for “A Word on Wednesday,” AND Saturday Tidings
Wednesday, April 27:
10:30 am: Rainbow’s End Opens (Donations accepted 11 am – 2 pm)
7:00 pm Church Council Meeting
Thursday, April 28:
9:00 am Yoga
10:30 am: Rainbow’s End Open (donations accepted 11 am – 2 pm)
2:00 pm Chair Yoga (New participants welcome. Join us in the solarium.)
5:00 pm: Big Book Step Group
Friday, April 29:
10:00 am: Al-anon Meeting
Saturday, April 30:
9:00 am – 2:00 pm Plant Sale
10:00 am Yoga
Sunday, May 1:
Please register here for Worship in May
8:30 am: Outdoor/Drive in Worship
Bring your own chair, or park in front of the church, radio tuned to 91.5.
10:30 am: Worship in our sanctuary (masks strongly encouraged.)
10:30 am: Livestream available on our YouTube channel
7:00 pm Youth Group
COVID-19 Update: We’re now in the yellow.
Masks and careful distancing are once again required. Please help us care for the most vulnerable among us by following our mitigation protocols. We will have all doors and two windows open on Sunday morning, so please dress warmly.
Please continue to register for worship, here.
Together in Christ—We Pray
Please pray for the people of Ukraine and Russian and world leaders.
Please submit prayer requests here or call Pastor Heather, (774) 994-3645 or MaryAnne Farley (774) 487-0719.
Ukrainian Flag Fundraiser
Thank you for your generous contributions to our fundraising for relief in Ukraine. Tomorrow is the last day to pick up a flag, though we will continue to send all specifically marked financial gifts to UMCOR. Please label checks: Ukraine, or give through the giving portal on our church website. Look for UMCOR: Crisis Relief.
Together in Christ—We learn and play!
Coming in May—Family Fun Days!
4-5pm, May 1, 15, and June 5
Beginning next Sunday, our youth group invites children up to 5th grade to come learn and play together. Families are encouraged to stay and play. Our youth will offer a Bible story, fun and games, and different special activity each week (craft, drama, music, etc). Our youth will provide guided activities 4:00-4:30, and then offer 30 minutes of supervised free play on our church play ground (weather permitting).
Committed to Serve—You are Making a Difference
Care for Creation
Green Tip: Read the clothing labels. Avoid fossil-fuel-based synthetics (polyester, nylon, acrylic, spandex, lycra). Choose items made of natural fibers (organic cotton, linen, wool, silk, hemp), recycled materials and fibers (including polyester), or sustainable plant-based Tencel.
April 2022 Collection for UMCO Food Pantry ~ Many thanks Generous Church Family for Blessing our local neighbors with cleaning supplies! For April we are collecting Protein rich foods such as: canned chicken, tuna packed in water in cans or pouches, canned beans, lentils, protein bars, nuts, pumpkin seeds, quinoa, oats, and peanut butter.
Committed to Serve—Giving Generously
Spring Plant Sale – April 30, 2022, 9:00am — 2:00pm.
Let’s all work together to make this fundraiser a success!
Tomorrow: Please start bringing your plants, decorative pots, and gardening books to the church this week!
Next Saturday: Come and support the sale by working and shopping!
Willing to help with the sale or prep?
Call: Dave Eaton 508-680-6779 or Linda McKeown 774-521-6792
Shoes, Fabulous Shoes! There is a Trash/Treasure Barrel out front ready for your gently used shoes. Men’s, women’s and children’s are all excepted. Please leave all those shoes in your closet that are collecting dust and they will be given to those in need. This collection will be a great fundraiser for the church if we get enough shoes. Check with your friends and neighbors and bring theirs in too.
Rainbow’s End, our church thrift boutique, is open this week. Come and see what’s new!
Wanted: Bone China Teacups
Pamela Turner, shop manager, is working on very special new display. Donate or consign bone china teacups to help make it a reality!
To volunteer, donate or consign items, or find out other ways to support our store, please call shop manager, Pamela Turner, at 508-548-2245
Worship with Us
Outside, inside, or online
If you are feeling unwell, tested positive for COVID-19 or been exposed to someone with COVID-19 in the last 14 days, please stay home.
Please register here for May Worship
If you prefer to not to register online, please leave a message at the church 508.428.2811
See the statistics we’re tracking here.
8:30 am Drive In/Outdoor Worship, in our parking lot and on the front lawn
- If you register, you will receive an order of worship for the day, including links to scripture, hymn lyrics, our online-giving portal and a music playlist to compliment the day’s themes. Registering also helps us with contact tracing if that becomes necessary.
- Please stay home if you are feeling unwell, tested positive for COVID-19 or been exposed to someone with COVID-19 in the last 14 days.
- Masks are optional. Please honor the choices that others have made to mask or not.
- If, after worshiping with us, you test positive for COVID-19 or have been exposed, it is important to the health of our congregation that you let us know so we can notify others who may have been exposed. This will be treated carefully and confidentially, so that we can care for another. Please call Pastor Heather directly, 774.994.3645.
- Musical leadership will be provided by Daniel Shinabarger and other willing musicians. You are welcome to bring a chair and sit on on the lawn or stay in your cars when it is wet and/or cold.
- You are welcome to sing.
10:30 am In Our Sanctuary
- We strongly encourage all who attend indoor worship and activities at our church and who are able and eligible to be fully vaccinated.
- If you register, you will receive an order of worship for the day, including links to scripture, hymn lyrics, our online-giving portal and a music playlist to compliment the day’s themes. Registering also helps us with contact tracing if that becomes necessary.
- Please stay home if you are feeling unwell, tested positive for COVID-19 or been exposed to someone with COVID-19 in the last 14 days.
- We strongly encourage you to wear a mask.
- Sanctuary Shepherds will be there to greet and guide you, as you enter and exit our building
- Please enter through the main sanctuary doors, where you will be “checked-in,” and invited to use hand sanitizer. Communion Elements, in pre-packaged containers will be available. At this time we are not using paper bulletins.
- After you are “checked in” you will be led to a seat by a sanctuary shepherd and we are practicing distanced seating.
- The ionizers will be on, and two windows will be open with a fan running. Additionally, all doors will be open. Please dress warmly and feel free to bring a lap blanket.
- Please exit through our solarium as directed by our shepherds.
- An offering plate will be available as you enter, as we will not be “passing the plate.” Don’t worry if you forget, or are moved to give more, there will be another place to give on your way out.
- We will be livestreaming our sanctuary worship, so you catch it on YouTube, or if we need more seating at the church, in Fred Curtis Hall.
- If, after worshiping with us, you test positive for COVID-19 or have been exposed, it is important to the health of our congregation that you let us know so we can notify others who may have been exposed. This will be treated carefully and confidentially, so that we can care for another. Please call Pastor Heather directly, 774.994.3645.