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Wednesday Fellowship Dinners Wednesday dinners resumed January 6th, with 154 congregants and guests attending. There are many ways you can participate, from eating dinner, joining or teaching a class, to myriad other support tasks. If you would like to help with set-up, clean-up, check-in, teaching a class, or other opportunities, contact Sarah Flint in the church office. Your financial support makes this ministry possible. You can give anytime. On Wednesday nights, use the donation box for cash or check, or use a credit card at the sign-in desk. For check or credit card, please designate it for “Share a Meal Fund” so it benefits this particular ministry. Doors open at 4:30PM, dinner begins at 5:00PM, and programming begins at 5:45PM. All are welcome!

Newcomer Orientation Our next Newcomer Orientation will be Wednesday, February 17th, at 5:45PM (immediately following Wednesday Dinner) in the Resource Room off the back of Maxwell Hall. Orientation provides a campus tour and a brief overview of Methodism and congregational life at Memorial UMC. Contact Sarah Flint at 94-261-5769 or sarah@mumconline.com.

Mark Your Calendars for Greeter Training on February 21st If you are a worship greeter, or interested in becoming a greeter, please plan on attending the greeter training on Sunday, February 21st at 12:15PM in Maxwell Hall. This session will be important as a refresher before Easter and before we close the Sanctuary for renovations.

Concert With a Cause, TONIGHT, 7:00PM, in the Sanctuary Tonight’s concert features the local group, Peck Community Ensemble. Celebrating 20 Years of Music in the African American Tradition, the Peck Community Singers will be sharing gospel and spiritual favorites. The concert will benefit our Partner Church in Havana, Cuba. Your prayers and financial support will go a long way toward changing lives for the better through this ministry.

Women’s Community Prayer Breakfast, February 6th

The United Methodist Women invite all women in our community to a Community Prayer Breakfast on February 6th at 9:00AM in Maxwell Hall. Enjoy breakfast and fellowship with area women and a wonderful message. Our guest speaker will be MUMC’s own Barbara Bruce. Breakfast is $8.00. To RSVP, please email umw.mumc.fdnabch@gmail.com.

New Offering of “A Disciple’s Path” When we join a Methodist Church, we make

vows of prayers, presence, gifts, service and witness. To learn more about what this means specifically here at Memorial, and in the wider context of Methodism, join us for “A Disciple’s Path.” This is a wonderful class designed to meet us where we are on our spiritual journey, and to inspire and facilitate our next steps. Meetings will be Wednesdays at 6:00 PM, 2/24, 3/2, 3/9, 3/16, 3/30 and 4/6, in the Partin Center Conference Room. For information or to register contact Sarah Flint at 261-5769 or sarah@mumconline.com.

Announcements for Sunday, January 24th -

Saturday, January 30th, 2016

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M&M’s Dinner, January 28th The Mature and Methodists (M&Ms) will have their monthly dinner on January 28th at 6:00PM in Maxwell Hall. The program will be Mr. Jack Hanson from the Residential Safety Watch. He’ll help you start the New Year off securely with information about fire safety. Please RSVP to Mary Cillo at 904-335-0902 or email squirerod63@att.net by January 26th.

Soup-er-Bowl of Sharing, Food Drive The Youth Group want to know who you think will win the Super Bowl this year! Cast your vote by placing as many non-perishable food items in your team's box from January 31st - February 7th (teams are yet to be determined, but we will know by January 28th!) Boxes will be placed outside the Sanctuary, inside Maxwell Hall, and in the Partin Center! All the food collected will be donated to the Barnabas Food Pantry.

Next Sunday is Florida United Methodist Children’s Home Day

On 5th Sundays, we have a tradition of collecting a special offering for our Children’s Home in Enterprise, FL. You will find a special envelope in your bulletin. To read about the services offered by this fine organization, please see fumch.org.

Stephen Ministers Available To Listen Stephen Ministers are ready to listen and support those needing encouragement, prayer or a reminder of Christ's presence in their life. Learn more about Stephen Ministry for yourself, a family member, or friend call Carol Dunnagan at 904- 261-6468.

Mark Your Calendars

TONIGHT - Concert with a Cause, The

Peck Community Ensemble, 7:00PM, in

the Sanctuary, a love offering will be

taken for Habana Central Iglesia

Metodista (Memorial’s partner church

in Cuba)

February 6th - Women’s Community

Prayer Breakfast, 9:00AM,

Maxwell Hall

February 7th - Taizé Worship, 6:00PM,

Trinity United Methodist Church

February 10th - Ash Wednesday Service,

6:00PM, in the Sanctuary

February 17th – Newcomer Orientation,

Resource Room, 5:45PM

February 21st – New Member Sunday

February 21st – Greeter Training,

Maxwell Hall, 12:15PM

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The VPK (Voluntary Pre-School) program at our Lamb Early Education Center has, again, received a 100% Kindergarten Readiness rating by the Florida Department of Education. This rating shows how “ready” children who attend VPK are for Kindergarten. Lamb is one of the few schools in our area to get a full 100% rating. Congratulations, and thank you, to Mrs. Marlien, our VPK teacher at Lamb and to all the Lamb staff.

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