Weekly Tidings

Sunday, February 19:

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

11:15 am:  United Women in Faith Meeting

3:30 pm: Esprit

6:00 pm:  Youth Group

 

Monday, February 20: President’s Day | Office Closed

7:00 pm:  Men’s Study Group via Zoom

 

Tuesday, February 21:

9:00 am Yoga

12:00 pm Prayer Group

12:00 pm: Deadline for Saturday Tidings

 

Wednesday, February 22: Ash Wednesday

10:30 am Rainbow’s End is Open

5:30 pm:  Bread and Soup Supper

7:00 pm:  Ash Wednesday Worship

 

Thursday, February 23:

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

 

Friday, February 24:

Office Closed

10:00 am: Al-Anon

10:30 am Rainbow’s End is Open!

 

Saturday, February 25:

9:00 am: Yoga

10:30 am Rainbow’s End is Open!

 

Sunday, February 26:

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

11:15 am:  United Women in Faith Meeting

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.

Worship with Us! Everyone is welcome!

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

We also are praying for all the people in Turkey who are facing great loss and death due to the earthquake. The United Methodist Committee on Relief (UMCOR) is present in Turkey and you may support relief efforts by giving a donation to Osterville UMC and putting UMCOR-Turkey in the memo. 100% of your gift will go to help those in need in Turkey.  https://umcmission.org/umcor-international-latest-responses/

Ash Wesnesday: Attend our Ash Wednesday soup and bread dinner and service- February 22nd. Dinner is at 5:30pm and our Ash Wednesday Service is at 7pm. It is a potluck soup and bread dinner so please sign up at church or call or email Jane at the office to share what you will be bringing. Let us begin the season of Lent together. All welcome. office@umcchurches.org 508 428 2811

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.

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 

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.

 

Events

SAVE THE DATE: Saturday, March 25- 1:00 pm- 3:00 pm |Fear Social Media No More!  Come Learn the Basics in this Special Workshop Created for You! Get started with social media or gain confidence in this FREE workshop for ages 55+ Learn how to use social media to stay connected with friends and family. Have fun learning new skills! Coffee, tea, snacks will be provided. An invitation to sign up with be announced in the next Weekly Tidings.

Committed to Serve—You are Making a Difference!

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 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.

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