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Together in Christ – We Worship
Become Part of Our “Dream Team” How would you like to help on Sundays? We need Lay Readers, Ushers, Closers, and Coffee Hour crews. It does take many people to have our services run smoothly each Sunday. Participating in these ways will make you much more familiar with our wonderful congregation and church. Please contact MaryAnne Farley at 1 (774) 487-0719 or booklover126@comcast.net.
Here is another way to join “The Dream Team.” Pastor John is hoping we can start Sunday school again this September. The plan is to start with a “One Room Sunday School” approach. I have offered to see if I can recruit eight teachers who would take a turn teaching in teams of two once a month. I would provide the curriculum and all the supplies and get the lesson material to you two weeks in advance. We would schedule you for a particular Sunday (say the first Sunday of each month), and you could switch if necessary, or we can be flexible—it’s a work in progress! The class would start around 10:15 after the Children’s Message. A snack would be provided each week, and maybe a video or something in case the service runs long, or you finish the lesson early. I am excited to get something for our children (and hopefully new children) in place this fall. Please call Heather Wolfe for more info at 508-771-4354 or my cell at 850-320-0123. Thanks!
A Bible Study continues Thursday mornings at 10 am in the solarium during the summer. We will study 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. We will be in the cool air of the solarium. All are welcome.
Arrangements for Sunday services are available for $50. You choose whom you wish to honor and what Sunday you would like. Call Jane at 508-428-2811 or sign up on the calendar in the sanctuary if you are interested.
We are very excited to be providing Meet and Greet opportunities so people can share a time of fellowship with Pastor John in a small group setting. If you have not yet received a call about this but would like to attend one, please call Laura Dunn at home at 508-477-6415 or cell at 508-221-3100
Photos from a recent “friendship building” gathering with Pastor John.
Get to know Pastor John by reading some of his answers to a few questions here.
Help Pastor John put names to faces! As part of what will be an ongoing project, we would like to add your photo to our computerized pictorial directory that can only be accessed by Pastor John and our Church Secretary, Jane Gray. These images will be helpful to Pastor John and future pastors to put names to faces. We plan to begin this process at church next Sunday, August 7, 2022. Please help us complete this project as quickly as possible. – Thank you, The Transition Team
Coffee Hour: If you can help with Coffee hour, please give Sharon Kaczmarczyk a call. 774-313-0199.
Bishop Devadhar will visit Cape Cod on Tuesday, August 9, 2022, from 6:30-8:30 pm. He will be at the John Wesley UMC at 270 Gifford St, Falmouth, MA. All clergy and laity are invited to attend this event. It is an opportunity to get to know our Bishop better and to ask questions about what is going on in the denomination and the Annual Conference. Light refreshments will be served. Please call the office if you would like to attend at 508-428-2811.
Worship with Us
Everyone is welcome!
Sunday services are at 830 am outside the Blaine Taylor Chapel and 10:00 am in the Sanctuary.
(If you feel unwell, tested positive for COVID-19, or have been exposed to someone with COVID-19 in the last 14 days, please stay home.)
Together in Christ—We Pray
Please submit prayer requests here or call Pastor John at 508-451-5858 or MaryAnne Farley (774) 487-0719.
Committed to Serve—We are Making a Difference Together!
Green Tip: Many thanks to the Wolfes for offering to help with the church recycling. Now we can get back to making a small difference here at church.
Save the Date Friday, August 26 Summer BBQ! We plan to have a barbecue supper here that Friday starting at 5:00 pm. Many of you have already offered to help, and we thank you so much. Please call the office if you can assist or would like to donate food or supplies. 508-428-2811. Tickets will go on sale shortly.
Yard Sale – Once Again, a Great Day! Our fantastic crew made over $3000. Hats off to everyone, and many thanks.
“Deck the Halls” Holiday Fair – Please call Sharon Kaczmarczyk at 774-313-0199 or Linda Fermino at 508-237-5781 if you want to help.
We Need Pictures for the calendar, cards and Christmas cards!!! Just look at your photos on your phone. There might be something that you could donate. Any artwork would be terrific too. Give the office a call at 508-428-281 or email at office@umcchurches.org.
Committed to Serve – Giving Generously
Rainbow’s End is Open. You can shop Wednesday, Thursday, and Fridays 10:30 am-3 pm You can also support the shop by donating items. Wednesday, Thursday, and Fridays 11 am – 2 pm. Please do not leave any items in or outside the shop. If you cannot donate during these specific hours, please contact store manager Pamela Turner at 508.428.5304. Thank you for your kindness and generosity. Thank you for supporting our staff, volunteers, church missions, and ministries.
Church Artists: Women, Men, Teenagers, Kids, and You………..The art exhibit in The Solarium will change this week or next. The subject? “In the Good Old Summer Time,”………..so your piece of art will fit perfectly. I’d like you to be part of it. Bring your art to Jane in the church office, she will store it until we can hang it. Please have it ready to hand, with border or frame, wire or heavy string.
August 2022 Collection for UMCO Pantry Well, it is that time again, “Back to School.” Please bring in what children need for their classes: #2 pencils, crayons, colored pencils, washable magic markers, pink erasers, spiral notebooks, pencil cases, rulers, backpacks, index cards, glue sticks, highlighters, lunch boxes, blunt-nosed scissors, ballpoint pens, and any other supplies they might need this fall.
United Methodist Women
United Methodist Women……United Women in Faith In March 1869, the Woman’s Foreign Missionary Society was founded. In March 2019, United Methodist Women turned 150 years old. In March 2022, United Methodist Women became United Women in Faith. Join in celebrating our past and our future. The International President of UMF, ‘AINISE ‘ISAMA’U, says, “I’m not here to tell you how to feel in this often frustrating and heartbreaking world. I am here to challenge you to dream of a future in which all can thrive”. We in Osterville UW in Faith will gather to share this excitement and enthusiasm.
The Book Group met for the second time in the Solarium, where it was comfortable and relaxed. We shared some current reading and then old favorites. The Sentence, The Shell Speakers, 1491, all by Louise Erdrich, were discussed. Maja Angelou’s Mom and Me and Mom and an article in the July copy of National Geographic focusing on Native Americans were also discussed. We look forward to meeting on the third Tuesday of the month at 11:00 am for an hour. The next session will be on August 16 at 11 am. We decided to read by or about Native Americans. Seek the authors that tell the real story and then come to share it with us.