Monthly Mission Moment

The Final Judgment
Matthew 25; 31-40

“I was hungry and you fed me.”

For the month of February we will feed the hungry. Feb. 1st is Superbowl Sunday. Memorial calls this Soup-r-bowl Sunday. We will take up a collection in soup bowls. The collection will be given to Our Daily Bread of Taunton.

Each Sunday in February we are being in supplies for Samaritan House, the homeless shelter of Taunton. Some of the most needed supplies are: powdered milk, coffee, sugar, and paper products (plates, napkins, cups, and paper towels).

Memorial's 2008 Confirmation Class

Youth ages 11 and up are invited to come to an introductory meeting on Sunday, February 1 for information on the dates and format of this year’s confirmation classes and retreat at Camp Aldersgate.
Please call Pastor Jane at the church off ice and let me know if you will be there.
We will begin classes following the retreat which is the weekend of March 6-8.

BEGINS TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 3

Join us on Tuesday evenings from 6:30 to 8:00 p.m. for an eight week study by author N. Graham Standish called Forming FAITH in a Hurricane, “A Spiritual Primer for Daily Living”. The chapters are divided for daily study in “bite sized chunks”of scripture and reading with reflection questions in the margins. We will sing, get acquainted, laugh, learn and rejoice. We will not meet the week of February vacation. Register with the pastor so books can be ordered.

Begins Sun. Feb. 8

Several of you have asked about joining the church or renewing your knowledge of Methodism.
A thee week class will begin on Sunday, Feb. 8, following Coffee Hour. You may bring a bag lunch or your coffee hour snack to rooms D1-2 downstairs. The class will be 1-1/2 hours depending on your questions and conversation.
Please see Pastor Jane so materials can be ordered for you.

BEGINS TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 3

Join us on Tuesday evenings from 6:30 to 8:00 p.m. for an eight week study by author N. Graham Standish called Forming FAITH in a Hurricane, “A Spiritual Primer for Daily Living”. The chapters are divided for daily study in “bite sized chunks”of scripture and reading with reflection questions in the margins. We will sing, get acquainted, laugh, learn and rejoice. We will not meet the week of February vacation. Register with the pastor so books can be ordered.

Begins Sun. Feb. 8

Several of you have asked about joining the church or renewing your knowledge of Methodism.
A thee week class will begin on Sunday, Feb. 8, following Coffee Hour. You may bring a bag lunch or your coffee hour snack to rooms D1-2 downstairs. The class will be 1-1/2 hours depending on your questions and conversation.
Please see Pastor Jane so materials can be ordered for you.

BEGINS TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 3

Join us on Tuesday evenings from 6:30 to 8:00 p.m. for an eight week study by author N. Graham Standish called Forming FAITH in a Hurricane, “A Spiritual Primer for Daily Living”. The chapters are divided for daily study in “bite sized chunks”of scripture and reading with reflection questions in the margins. We will sing, get acquainted, laugh, learn and rejoice. We will not meet the week of February vacation. Register with the pastor so books can be ordered.

Happy 200th Birthday Abe Lincoln, February 12, 2009

The City of Taunton is commemorating the Bicentennial of our 16th President on Thursday evening, February 12, 2009 at 7:00 p. m. at the Old Colony Historical Society. Pastor Jane serves on the city's Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Commission and our member, City Councilor Jordan Fiore, chairs the commission. The evening will include a presentation by Charles A. Thayer, M. D. on Lincoln's Second Inaugural Address, a presentation by the African-American Club of Taunton High School on the Emancipation Proclamation, a display of about a quarter of a ton of pennies raised to help support the families of veterans and troops in Iraq and Afghanistan, distribution of the special bicentennial issue of the penny being released by the mint that day, and a birthday cake for the singing of "Happy Birthday" to Abe. Please come and join us in this inspiring community event.