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Roseburg First United Methodist Church

The week of February 21

Engage God... Engage One Another... Engage Life!

This Sunday's worship theme looks at the word spoken by Pontius Pilate to the Jesus on the cross. And the word is "Late." Come see why this word is connected to Pilate's response to Jesus and what we can learn from it as Christian disciples today.

This issue of the Express provides an update for the next week's happenings around Roseburg's First United Methodist Church. If this weekly newsletter comes as a surprise to you, it's probably because we've added you to the mailing list! If you don't want to receive the Weekly Express every Thursday, simply scroll to the bottom of the page to use the SafeUnsubscribe option. Uncheck the Weekly Express and you'll no longer receive it

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Hope you'll join us in worship on Sunday -

Pastor Scott Harkness

ENGAGE GOD

This Sunday

John 19:5-22

You are encouraged to read the Bible lesson

and reflect on it before coming to worship.

CROSS WORDS
2. Late

8:58 a.m. Flipside Worship Service
Fellowship Hall

Nursery care available for children
5 years and under

10:00 a.m. The Bridge
Fellowship Hall

10:30 a.m. Sanctuary Worship Service
Sanctuary

Chancel Choir
"Surely He Has Borne Our Griefs"

Nursery care available for children
5 years and under

Van service is available for 10:30 worship
Please call the church office at 541/672-1629

to arrange a ride

10:30 a.m. Mustard Seed Ministry for children ages 3-9 Room 18
Tween Time for ages 10-12
Chapel

11:30 a.m. Fellowship Time
Fellowship Hall

New Members to be Received

RFUMC will receive persons into full membership at The Bridge fellowship on Sunday, Feb 28. Anyone considering or curious about what this involves is invited to meet in the Chapel with Pastor Scott after the 10:30am worship service this Sunday.

Upcoming Lenten Events

"Lenten Meditations in Music" this Friday, February 19 features the Milo Adventist Choir and Bell Choir. February 26 features the Haut Aire Flute Choir. A donation soup and sandwich luncheon is provided by the Presbyterian Women's Organization at 11:30 a.m. in their church social hall followed by the meditation in the sanctuary at 12:10 p.m..

Our Lenten study, "Conversations with Jesus," continues this week. There is a class on Sunday morning at 8 am in the chapel led by Dan Bullara, a Sunday afternoon class at 3 pm led by Wanda Eddy at her home, and a Tuesday noon class in the chapel led by Pastor Scott. More books are available for $10 in the church office.

Opportunity to Serve-Monthly Greeter/Usher Coordinators
We are looking for greeter/usher coordinators for the months of June, October and November 2016 for the Flipside service, and the month of November 2016 for the 10:30 service. The monthly coordinator recruits ushers for each of the Sundays of that month. If you can help please contact the church office.

Faith Groups and Classes

Mustard Seed Ministry for children ages 3-9 meets this Sunday at 10:30am in Room 18. For more information please call Sheila Goodman at 503-459-1780

Tween Time for children ages 10-12 meet in the chapel at 10:30am. For more information please call Anne Moore at 541-673-3231.

Conversations with Jesus classes
8:00 a.m. Sunday in the chapel led by Dan Bullara
3:00 p.m. Sunday led by Wanda Eddy at her home
12:00 p.m. Tuesday in the chapel led by Pastor Scott

CONNECT Youth

Omegas will meet Sunday in Room 20 at 3:00 p.m. for "A Journey with Frodo"
Alphas will meet Sunday at 5:00 p.m. at 1st Presbyterian Church for pizza and a movie "Stolen Summer". For more information contact Jess Liebowitz at 541-671-3107.

Bible Study Opportunities

One of our Bible studies meets on Tuesday evenings at 7:00 p.m. at Pastor Scott's home and other meets on Wednesdays in the church lounge at 11:00am. Both are open to anyone who wants to come. Both groups are reading and discussing the Gospel of Mark. For more information please contact Pastor Scott in the church office.

Stuck Class

Join Doreen Barlow at noon on Tuesdays for the continuing study "Stuck". While Doreen is recuperating the class will meet on Tuesdays at noon at her home. All are welcome. Please call the church office for her address and directions.

ENGAGE ONE ANOTHER

CONNECT Youth Activities During Lent
The Alphas are conducting a Social Media Campaign: "Spreading Kindness like Confetti." Like us on FACEBOOK (Spreading Kindness like Confetti Project) and follow us on INSTAGRAM (@scatter.kindness.confetti) Be sure to use the hashtag: #kindnessconfettiYOUTH. Links to our pages will be on www.faithroseburg.org. Post a picture or tell a story about how you did a random act of kindness, or if you saw someone do an act of kindness in your community. Write your post and share it to our Instagram or Facebook page and tag your friends! Let's make this scatter out into the state and across the country! We are encouraging our youth to be the change and make a difference in the world. We are collaborating with Roseburg High School. Our Alphas are challenged to post every day during Lent: making an Act of Kindness a purposeful and intentional act, as a way of participating in Lent. However, this project can go on as long as people are acting kind to one another.

Traveling Tables Sign Up

Are you interested in joining groups who like to share a potluck dinner together? Or are you more interested in a game night and snacks? Or maybe you enjoy both. We are starting several new groups this year for both potluck dinners and games (Yes you can sign up for both). You can sign up at the Welcome Table or you can call the church office at 541-672-1629.

Fellowship Opportunities This Week

Rebecca Circle meets this Saturday, February 20 at 1:00 p.m. in the lounge. This is one of the United Methodist Women's circles that meets at our church. All women are invited. For more information please contact Thelma Guffy at 541-440-0942.

The Sewing Group meets on Monday, Feb.22 from 10am-2pm at Lydia's Quilt and Crafts Studio on Harvard. All who love to sew are invited to bring your own projects and come sew with us. For more information please contact Marilyn Passow at 541-672-0056 or Huldah Leoni at 54`-673-1857.

Traveling Tables- Lunch Bunch
The 4th Wednesday Lunch Bunch will meet on February 24 at 12:30 p.m. at Dianne's on Diamond Lake Blvd. To RSVP please contact Harriet Liesinger at 541-673-4603 or Thelma Guffy at 541-440-0942. This is a no host lunch and everyone is welcome.

ENGAGE LIFE

Friendly Kitchen

Meals on Wheels of Roseburg/The Friendly Kitchen serves lunch in the Fellowship Hall weekdays between 11:30 and noon. Anyone 60 yrs. and over or disabled may receive a meal. A $3.00 donation per meal is requested.

AFS Intercultural Banquet Tickets Available

Douglas County AFS is holding it annual Intercultural Banquet on Tuesday, March 8th, starting at 6 pm at the Wellspring Bible Fellowship at 2245 NW Kline St in Roseburg. Come join us for a fun evening with delicious food; our students, including our very own Jelena Pilipovic, will be making presentations about their home countries, so please come and show your support. Tickets are available by calling or emailing Tina Arredondo (541-637-0899, tinaarredondo@gmail.com), or by sending a check to "Douglas County AFS" at 204 Topaz Ln., Roseburg, OR, 97471. Banquet tickets are $20 adult/ $8 for under age 12. Hope to see you there!!

Caminata Arrives March 22

Our church is hosting a group from the United Church of Christ who is doing a Caminata from Medford to Salem March 20-27 to oppose the proposed LNG pipeline. A Caminata is an intentional walk for the purpose of demonstrating and mobilizing resistance to injustice. Their Tuesday, March 22 stop will be here in Roseburg. They anticipate a group of about 30 people. We are to have a potluck, provide a sleeping space, breakfast and sack lunches for the next day. Would you like to help with the planning? Please contact the church office.

Outreach Opportunities this Week

FISH Food Offering

Remember to bring your food donations for the FISH Food Pantry to church each Sunday. Place your donations in the FISH Chuck Wagon near the entrance. These are the suggested food item(s).

February 21: Canned beans-chili, refried beans, pork and beans, etc.
February 28: Spaghetti and other pasta products

Next Week's Calendar

Sunday, February 21
8:00 a.m.       Conversations with Jesus/ Chapel
8:58 a.m.       Flipside Worship/ Fellowship Hall
10:00 a.m.     The Bridge/ Fellowship Hall
10:30 a.m.     Sanctuary Worship Service/ Sanctuary
11:30 a.m.   Fellowship Time/ Fellowship Hall
11:30 a.m.     New Member Inquiry/ Chapel
3:00 p.m.       Conversations with Jesus/ W. Eddy's home
3:00 p.m.       CONNECT Omegas/ Room 20
5:00 p.m.       CONNECT Alphas/ 1st Presbyterian Church

Monday, February 22

10am-2pm     Sewing Group/ Lydia's Quilt & Crafts Studio
11:30 a.m.      Friendly Kitchen Lunch/ Fellowship Hall
12:00 p.m.      AA/Room 12
7:00 p.m.        Boy Scouts Troop #225/ Fellowship Hall

Tuesday, February 23

11:30 a.m.     Friendly Kitchen Lunch/ Fellowship Hall
12:00 p.m.     Getting Unstuck/ Doreen Barlow's home
12:00 p.m.     Conversations with Jesus/ Chapel
4:30 p.m.       Douglas County Youth Orchestra/ F. Hall
7:00 p.m.       GA/ Room 12
7:00 p.m.       Bible Study/ S. Harkness' home

Wednesday, February 24

11:00 a.m. Bible Study on Mark/ Lounge
11:30 a.m. Friendly Kitchen Lunch/ Fellowship Hall

12:00 p.m. AA/ Room 12
12:30 p.m.     Lunch Bunch/ Dianne's
4:15 p.m.       Bell rehearsal/ Sanctuary
5:30 p.m.       Flipside rehearsal/ Fellowship Hall

5:30 p.m.       AA/Room 20
7:00 p.m.       Choir Rehearsal/ Lounge
7:30 p.m.       Al-Anon/ Room 12

Thursday, February 25
10:00 a.m.      AA/Room 12
11:30 a.m.      Friendly Kitchen Lunch/ Fellowship Hall
12:00 p.m.      Al Anon/Room 12
3:30 p.m.        Umpqua Valley Youth Orchestra/ F. Hall
7:00 p.m.        Boy Scouts Troop #114/ F. Hall

Friday, February 26
11:30 a.m.      Friendly Kitchen Lunch/ Fellowship Hall
12:00 p.m.      Lenten Meditations in Music/ 1st Pres. Church

Saturday, February 27
10 am-2 pm   Farmer's Market/ Fellowship Hall

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In This Issue

New Members to be Received

Upcoming Lenten Events

Monthly Greeter/Ushers Wanted

CONNECT- Spreading Kindness Like Confetti

Traveling Tables Sign Up

Fellowship Opportunities This Week

Friendly Kitchen

AFS Banquet Tickets

Caminata Arrives March 22