Youth Education begins September 15th All youth, PreK thru High School are invited join us Sunday mornings, 10-10:45 a.m. The schedule for the year is available and on the webpage.
Lunch & Vroman’s Nose Hike, September 15th Join us after worship for a light lunch and a Sunday constitutional up the Nose. (lunch is not limited to the walkers) Sandwiches fixings provided. RSVP on the sheet in the foyer and we invite people to provide other things like vegetables or chips.
Nursery: We value being hospitable. An important part of welcoming one another is providing a space for children to be during worship. And we need help staffing the nursery, especially if you don’t have children. The more we share the Sundays, the easier it is. The master scheduler is in Google Sheets, or check the paper copy in the foyer and let Pastor Jeff know a Sunday you can help. There will be an information session/ tour for volunteers on September 22ndafter worship.
RCA Futures Conversation: Join Pastor Jeff to talk about possible outcomes the of the present discussions in the RCA. We’ll also possible ways that we are called as a church. The recent 1-pagers are a helpful introduction to the whole thing, but not necessary to read or understand. Saturday September 28th, 10 a.m., Fellowship Hall.
Adult Education continues to meeting Sunday mornings, 10 a.m. We are currently exploring Matthew 5-7, the Sermon on the Mount.
Update your details in the directory: September 22nddeadline. Let Pastor Jeff know or use the directory on the foyer table and scratch out the old and include the new. New directory will be available October 6th. New feature!: Include your contact preference and whether you text the cell phone.
Sign up for the weekly news & announcement email. It’s much the same as you find here, plus weekly prayer requests and occasionally other things of interest. You can sign up through the website: middleburghreformed.org
Meetings & Planning
Mission Trip Debriefwith Scones, September 8th after worship
Consistory Meeting, 9/12, 7 p.m.
Ham Supper Planning Meeting- First planning meeting for this year.
If you organized an area last year, please come! We have a new chairperson and we need all hands-on deck to get this project off the ground. September 17th, 6:30 pm
Nursery help brief– 9/22, for 10 minutes after worship in the nursery.
Operation Christmas Child
Getting Ready for Our 2019 Packing Party
In a few short weeks, it will be time for our annual OCC packing party! If you have not yet delivered the school supplies you pledged to purchase, please do so by next Sunday. Pledge sheets for the remainder of needed gifts may be found in the foyer.
Harvest Bazaar Plans are well underway for our event to raise funds to be used toward shipping this year’s shoeboxes. Your support is crucial to the success of our event. Please consider participating in one or more of the following:
- Help to stock the Harvest Café. (Please see Ellie Spencer about what is needed.)
- Fill a basket for the basket raffle. (Please see Karen Miller for details.)
- Say, “YES!” when a team leader asks you to serve.
- LIKE and SHARE the Harvest Bazaar page on Facebook.
- INVITE others to attend the event.
- Build a scarecrow to decorate the bazaar. (See Maria Funiciello for more information.) After the bazaar the scarecrows will be displayed on the church lawn with a special message for the community!
- On September 9thbeginning at 7 p.m. there will be a meeting to price items made by the Harvest Bazaar crafters. If you have been making items for the bazaar on your own and would like help to price them, please plan to attend.
- Enjoy the Harvest Bazaar with your family and friends on September 21st!
A Rare Opportunity The area OCC team will host a collection season kick-off event at Grace Fellowship Church (20 Delatour Rd., Watervliet) on September 14 beginning at 9 a.m. This will be an excellent opportunity to learn more about the project and connect with others who support it. A highlight of the morning will be a talk by a young man who received a shoebox as a child. You are invited to attend to hear how a simple gift impacted his life. Since 1993, more than 168 million children have been blessed with an OCC shoebox. You have the opportunity to meet one of those precious children!