Weekly Tidings

The Week Ahead 

 

Sunday, February 5:

8:30 am:  Early Worship in the Sanctuary 

Livestream 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

 

Monday, February 6:

9:00 am:  Lend-a-Hand

7:00 pm:  Men’s Study Group via Zoom

 

Tuesday, February 7:

9:00 am Yoga

10:30 am Miracle Kitchen

12:00 pm Prayer Group

12:00 pm: Deadline for Saturday Tidings

 

Wednesday, February 8:

10:30 am Rainbow’s End is Open

6:30 pm: Esprit

 

Thursday, February 9:

9:00 am Yoga

10:30 am Rainbow’s End is Open!

10:00 am Bible Study

2:00 pm:  Chair Yoga 

5:00 pm Big Book Step Group

5:30 pm Book Study Group “The Walk” with Pastor John

 

Friday, February 10:

Office Closed

10:00 am: Al-Anon

10:30 am Rainbow’s End is Open!

 

Saturday, February 11:

10:30 am Rainbow’s End is Open!

 

Sunday, February 12:

8:30 am:  Early Worship in the Sanctuary

Livestream available of Facebook

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

Livestream available on our YouTube channel

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.

Worship with Us! Everyone is welcome!

(If you are feeling unwell, tested positive for COVID-19, or have been exposed to someone with COVID-19, please stay home.)

Submit Prayer Requests: Please submit prayer requests here or call Pastor John 508-451-5858 or MaryAnne Farley (774) 487-0719.

Our Vintage Stained-Glass Window is Bright and Shinning Again!!! Thanks to our Incredible Lend-a-Hand Crew this window from the old church in Osterville is showing its beauty again. They worked for weeks to get the back lighting restored to accentuate the lovely stained-glass design. What was thought impossible has been accomplished.

“Sonshine” Sunday February 12. On February 12, get ready to celebrate SONshine Sunday! Put on your most vibrant Hawaiin shirt and come bask in the glory of our Lord. 

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 857-919-0238.

Book Study Group continues on Thursdays at 5:30pm. Pastor John is leading the group in the study of the book The Walk by Adam Hamilton.

 

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 the fourth Tuesday of every month.   You are invited, bring a book to share, and enjoy some  books  by Black authors, men or women. The next meeting will be on Tuesday  Feb. 21  at 10:30 am in church parlor.

Dinner at Amari’s February 17 – Our Welcoming Committee is organizing an opportunity for our church family to go out to dinner at Amari restaurant in E. Sandwich. Just come at 6PM on Friday, February 17. Amari will arrange for us to be seated together. There is a sign-up sheet in the solarium for this event so that we can tell them how many are coming. There is plenty of parking and there will be separate checks. We used to call these dinners “Cure for the Winter Blues”. It’s fun to get together during the winter when we may be more shut in than usual.  Newcomers are welcome to join us as we get to know one another better.

 

Committed to Serve—You are Making a Difference!

Helping Two UMC Churches in Buffalo, NY On February 12, we will have a special offering to help two United Methodist churches in the Buffalo, NY area. These two churches serve poorer communities in the South Buffalo region and both churches sustained significant damage during the recent blizzards and bad weather of the area. A former member of our congregation, David Nicol serves as a UMC pastor in a church nearby and his congregation has been helping them with some of their needs. Money provided will be used for building repairs so they can return to worship and serve. The Outreach Committee hopes you may be able to help.

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 February 5th, Sunday March 5th, Sunday April 2nd, Sunday May 7th and Sunday June 4th

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.

Our Holiday Fair was a great success, and we are already making preparations for the next one. One way you can help is by donating jewelry to be sold in our jewelry room. There will be a box on the kiosk in the solarium every week for you to leave your jewelry that you don’t wear anymore. If you have something of greater value than just ordinary jewelry, please give it to Heather Wolfe or bring it to the church office.

Outreach February Collection Many thanks Church Family, for your generous donations of individual sized personal items for our local neighbors!  This month we are intentionally combatting hunger with the following Healthy Foods: canned veggies and beans (no sodium), pasta (whole wheat, veggie, and protein), pasta sauce (no glass please), peanut butter, whole grain crackers, whole grain cereal (low sugar), granola and cereal bars, unsweetened applesauce cups, canned tuna in water, and canned soup (chicken, veggie, and bean – low sodium).  We are sorry, but we cannot accept any perishable foods including bread related items.  Additionally A Baby Center is in great need of new or gently used children’s and women’s shoes – kids up to Age 6; and children’s clothing – sizes Infant to Size 6.  Please put your items in the Outreach cupboard or in the large bin in the solarium.  THANK YOU!   

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

United Women in Faith (United Methodist Women) Sunday, February 19 the UWF Board will meet after the10 church service, at the rear of the church.  Plans for 2023 programs in mission & ministry to be discussed.

Lend-a-Hand Tasks Completed in December 2022

1. Major Leaf and branch cleanup was finished on January 2, 2023, using 4 backpack leaf blowers and 6 team members.
2. The Summer Chapel area with winterized.
3. The interior door repair project for the sanctuary, north hallway and choir room was completed saving several $1000. Doors to be checked in the spring.
4. Moved remaining items from the Hembree’s house to the Annex for future Yard sales.
5. Removed dead alberta spruce from the back wall of the parking lot.
6. Covered Air Conditioner at Rainbow’s
7. Major re-lamping of the Sanctuary has been completed. All the lights have been replaced with LED bulbs. Getting this completed by our committee has saved the church a ton of $$$.

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.

A MILLION THANKS TO OUR GENEROUS CHURCH FAMILY! The Outreach Committee and our local veteran, homeless, and sheltered neighbors; plus local schools, and Sierra Leone neighbors; are gobsmacked by the radical generosity in 2022 of our church family’s prayers, presence, servant hearts, donations of diapers, food, toiletries, school supplies, sandwiches, salads, desserts, warm clothing, and gifts. Also donations for gift cards at Christmas!  Thousands of dollars were collected for CHAMP Homes, Safe Harbor Women’s Shelter, A Baby Center, Vinfen Men’s Group Home, the Pastor’s Discretionary Fund, and two UMC Missions in Sierra Leone: the Child Reintegration Centre and Mercy Hospital!  To God be the Glory, great things He hath done through UMC of Osterville!

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