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2018 February~ Letter from our Senior Pastor Exciting things are happening at Epworth! It’s been a great joy for me to witness so many people working on behalf of God’s Kingdom. Just yesterday, 25 people gathered in our church to be trained to contact every household of our church. This is something we have never done. They will be inquiring about the household, seeing if they received recent mailings from the church and asking each one to join in a mighty prayer process seeking God’s will for them and for their church. The thought of each household earnestly seeking God’s direction in their life each day is a powerful image with exciting potential. Jesus asked us to ‘seek first the Kingdom of God’ and that is exactly what these Prayer Team Contact members will be urging all to do. The results of this for our church are immeasurable. Thank you to all the Prayer Team Contacts and to our entire church family for opening yourself to God’s will in your life. In Gratitude, Rev. Vicky Starnes Daily Prayer: Lord, what do YOU want to do through me? In This Issue Letter from our Senior Pastor Worship Pages Pathway Pages Special Announcements Epworth Classifieds Calendar of Events Birthdays & Anniversaries Epworth: a United Methodist Church Newsletter E-NEWS ~ February 2018 Letter from our Senior Pastor

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2018 February~ Letter from our Senior Pastor

Exciting things are happening at Epworth! It’s been a great joy for me to witness so many people working on behalf of God’s Kingdom.

Just yesterday, 25 people gathered in our church to be trained to contact every household of our church. This is something we have never done.

They will be inquiring about the household, seeing if they received recent mailings from the church and asking each one to join in a mighty prayer process seeking God’s will for them and for their church. The thought of each household earnestly seeking God’s direction in their life each day is a powerful image with exciting potential.

Jesus asked us to ‘seek first the Kingdom of God’ and that is exactly what these Prayer Team Contact members will be urging all to do. The results of this for our church are immeasurable.

Thank you to all the Prayer Team Contacts and to our entire church family for opening yourself to God’s will in your life.

In Gratitude, Rev. Vicky Starnes

Daily Prayer: Lord, what do YOU want to do through me?

In This Issue Letter from our Senior Pastor

Worship Pages

Pathway Pages

Special Announcements

Epworth Classifieds

Calendar of Events

Birthdays & Anniversaries

Epworth: a United Methodist Church Newsletter E-NEWS ~ February 2018

Letter from our Senior Pastor

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Worship in February

Sundays in February

February 4, 2018 5th Sunday after Epiphany

Half Truths: Everything happens for a reason

John 9:1-21, 24-38 Preacher: Rev. Vicky Starnes

February 11, 2018 6th Sunday after Epiphany

Half Truths: God helps those who help themselves

Psalm 18:1-19 Preacher: Rev. Glenn Catley

February 18, 2018 1st Sunday of Lent

Psalms to Palms: The First Step Psalm 25:1-10; Matthew 4:1-11 Preacher: Rev. Vicky Starnes

February 25, 2018 2nd Sunday of Lent

Psalms to Palms: Exploring Faith Psalm 119:89-112 (The Message)

Preacher: Rev. Vicky Starnes

Church Leadership

Rev. Victoria Starnes

Senior Pastor

Rev. Glenn Catley

Associate Pastor

Mickie McManamon

Doug Yetter

Director of Music Ministries

Linda Hess

Accompanist

Darlene Ford

Office Manager

Betsy Plowman

Preschool Director

Debbie Hunt

Special Projects/Newsletter

Ken Mahan

Josh Megee

Sound Tech

Diana Young

Administrative Assistant

Wanda Hudson

Custodian

Mike Harrigan

Maintenance

Jay Stevenson

Interim Cemetery Superintendent

Gwen Osborne

Lay Leader

Susan Jimenéz

Governing Board Chair

Governing Board

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Worship Page ~ February 2018

Please take special note:

February (1st two weeks) Worship Schedule:

*9:15 a.m. Praise! Worship (interpreter provided) *11:15 a.m. Traditional Worship

February 19, 2018 our 7:45 a.m. Traditional worship will start back again

* (Nursery care provided)

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Staff Thank You ~February 2018

Dear Epworth – My family and I are sincerely grateful for the generous gift given to us this year by the Epworth congregation! Your signs of love and affirmation are so appreciated. The work I do is because of a call God placed on my heart over 33 years ago—your prayers and gifts help to sustain me in fulfilling that call and ministry. Thank you! Blessings, Vicky

To my Epworth Family,

Please accept my sincerest appreciation for your overall support of our church staff and our ministries with you through your congregational Christmas gift to us. Thank you so much. Glenn Catley

Brothers and Sisters,

Many years ago I heard a song called “The Secret of Christmas.” The lyric that struck me was, “It’s not the things you do at Christmastime, but the Christmas things you do all year through.” While the song may not be familiar to you, it seems to be the unspoken mission here at Epworth. By choosing to Explore Faith and Embrace Community, this congregation does those “Christmas things” every day of the year, and many of you involved in multiple missions know it firsthand. None of this is meant to diminish the extravagant generosity you’ve shown the staff this Christmas! But, I can’t acknowledge this wonderful thing “you do at Christmastime” without also noting that the blessings here never stop. My heart thanks every one of you daily for being the hands and feet of Christ in our community. I am filled with joy to call you my brothers and sisters! Doug

To My Epworth Family, Thank you so much for your kind Christmas gift. I find my time here at Epworth with all of you a special blessing! To work with all of you and for this wonderful church as we “Explore Faith and Embrace Community” is exciting. I continue to be excited every day about the possibilities that exist here in our church! Peace, Mickie

Thank you from my house to yours. You continue to amaze me with your generocity during the Christmas season. Much love to all - Darlene

Dear Epworth Family, Your generosity is always astounding. Thank you all for your “Gift of Love” this Christmas season. I appreciate each and every one of you and look forward to the years ahead. With much love, Deb

Epworth Congregation, Thank you for your Christmas gift. It is an honor and privilege to work at Epworth. I am grateful for the opportunity to support the staff, congregation, and all who enter through Epworth’s doors. You are a blessing and your generous Christmas gift is greatly appreciated. Diana Young

Thank you so much for the Christmas bonus that I received this year. It’s always unexpected and very much appreciated! I am grateful that I work in a place where I am recognized for the job that I do and rewarded with support, whether it be financially or through kind words and actions. I hope 2018 is a very happy year for you and your families. Peace, Betsy Plowman

I would like to say thank you to Epworth and to the congregation for your thoughtful and selfless act of giving. To receive a gift at the end of the year is appreciated very much. It also tells me in my heart how much I am appreciated. Again, thank you all so much. Mike Harrigan

I would like to thank the congregation for the very kind Christmas gift. It has been a pleasure working at Epworth this past year, and I look forward to the coming year! Linda Hess

I would like to thank the congregation for my Christmas surprise . I really do appreciate it. Thanks , Cathy Crawford

Thank you for your continued gifts of love and thoughtfulness. They are much appreciated. Wanda

Your kind gift is very much appreciated. It never ceases to amaze me how generous you are with both me and our staff. THANK YOU! Kenny

I would like to thank the Epworth Church Family for the generous thoughts at Christmas time. May the year ahead bless you all immensely. Jay Stevenson

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Finance: Fundraising:

Gingerbread Contest The first annual Rehoboth Beach Gingerbread Contest was held at Epworth on December 9 & 10. Along with creative gingerbread projects, the event featured a train garden supplied by Bill Moore, a quilt display from the members of Ocean Waves Quilt Guild, Santa Claus, portrayed by Kenny Mahan, a visit from Angelic Touch Therapy Animals miniature horses, and The Gingerbread Cafe.

Four professionals and 11 amateurs entered the contest. Danielle Panarello from The Clubhouse at Baywood Greens was named the winning baker in the Professional Division. Danielle created a replica of Matt's Fish Camp in Lewes. Winners in the Amateur Division were determined by a people's choice vote. The adult division was won by Nancy Brooks for her creation, "Beautiful Rehoboth Beach Bandstand." The family division was won by Laura, Jared, and Lincoln Dye. The non-profit category was won by Epworth's Revolution Youth Group. Their entry garnered 100 votes, equaling $100 for their organization. Event sponsors included: Daria Horn, 'The Cake Lady,' Cape Gazette, Berkshire Hathaway Home Services, Angelic Touch Therapy Animals, and Snyder's Candy of Rehoboth.

Funds from the event will benefit Christmas Joy! 365, the Good Sam Program, The West Rehoboth Children & Youth Program, and homeless students in the Cape Henlopen School District.

This year's event is scheduled for Saturday, December 8th. Find more information on the website www.gingerbreadjoy.org and on F a c e b o o k : R e h o b o t h B e a c h Gingerbread Contest.

Fundraising News—Thank You As we close our Epworth Fundraising activities and transform into Epworth Fellowship Events, I would like to give you some statistics about what our 2 years of fundraising has done for Epworth.

Gift Card total sales were $179,410 Fundraising Event total sales were

$23,384 Clothing & Ornament total sales

were $3,313

The net profit from these events reduced our mortgage by $17,000!

We also helped our Missions & Music departments in their ministry with $500!

Many thanks to all who consistently purchased cards to reduce our mortgage…..please stop by the Gift Card Table to purchase our remaining inventory. Card sales will continue until February 12th.

Christmas Joy We want to thank everyone who contributed to Christmas Joy 365 this year. We provided for 52 families and 146 children. We do however have a big

concern. Some of us have been elves for over twenty years and can say that 2017 was exhausting. We did not have nearly the volunteers we have had in the past. There was many a meeting where it was only the three elves’ shopping and wrapping last minute gifts. Thankfully we had some new faces helping us this year. The wrapping Saturday was the lowest attendance in years and it took us two days to wrap all the presents. We need more than 7 people to sort and organize gifts and the food the day before we deliver. On delivery day we had 2 members show up. We had to ask an office volunteer to help Larry load the trucks.

Elf Larry is stepping back after this year so we will need someone to help coordinate food and delivery. Marti Garrett was a great new addition this year and she has agreed to take over wrapping. Carol Lewis is going part-time and is training Kathy Hartsock to be family coordinator. Lori Watson is hoping to go back to doing just sorting and delivery. Sue Brenton is in charge of communications.

We need many more hands in order to make 2018 Christmas Joy as successful as years past.

Ministry Areas ~ February 2018

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Ministry Areas ~ February 2018

Social Justice: Fair trade coffee, teas, chocolate bars, and olive oil products are sold by the Social Justice Pathway the first Sunday of every month. Look for the fair trade sales table in Fellowship Hall. What’s the best way to store coffee? Let’s start with understanding the enemies of coffee: Heat, moisture and air destroy coffee freshness and remove the vibrant taste that coffee fans love. It’s not just flavor that is destroyed from improper storage; coffee’s antioxidant qualities start to deteriorate as well. So, storing coffee in an airtight container away from the stove and toaster is a good place to start. Some coffee experts advise that using an opaque, airtight glass or ceramic container is optimum, but tin is not a bad choice. If you don’t have a canister, you can close up the bag the coffee was purchased in with a clip or rubber band, and put it in a resealable plastic bag. Place your container in a cool location away from heat and light. In the refrigerator or freezer? Putting coffee in a refrigerator is the worst thing you can do. Putting coffee in and out of the freezer daily is also not good. But, if you will not be using coffee for two weeks or more, placing it in an airtight container and freezing it until near its

time of use is not a bad idea. The damage is done with multiple freeze/thaw cycles. When coffee is roasted, it releases carbon dioxide and does so over several days. It is important to purchase coffee beans and ground coffee that is packaged in a valved, sealed bag. The one way valve (a small circle on the bag) allows the CO2 to escape but prevents air and moisture from entering the bag. The sealed bag with a valve is superior to vacuum packaging because the CO2 naturally emitted by freshly roasted coffee cannot escape vacuum packaging. Why does the Social Justice Pathway at Epworth sell coffee and other fair trade products? The notion of social justice includes the idea that small family farmers deserve a living wage, which is sometimes not provided by the major corporations that dominate our food supply in the United States. Foods provided by our fair trade partner, the Equal Exchange Coop, assure the farmer gets a fair price for his or her labor. “Profits” from sale of fair trade items at Epworth go to support the work of the Social Justice Pathway and also to UMCOR (United Methodist Committee on Relief). Among the current projects at

UMCOR is assisting the Methodist Church of Puerto Rico (MCPR or Iglesia Metodista de Puerto Rico) with hurricane recovery. UMCOR started coordinating with MCPR just prior to Hurricane Irma in September and ramped up after Hurricane Maria hit a few weeks later. The first UMCOR official arriving in Puerto Rico after Maria hand carried 30 pounds of badly needed lithium batteries. Soon thereafter UMCOR provided 12 satellite phones so that MCPR officials could c o m m u n i c a t e w i t h i s o l a t e d communities and areas on the island. Since then, an UMCOR Advance Response Team assisted MCPR with assessment and planning before the first wave of skilled Early Response Teams arrived. Check www.umcor.org for more information on this disaster recovery effort.

And, don’t

forget to

buy some

delicious

Equal Exchange chocolate to

help your celebration of

Valentine’s Day February 14!

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Special Announcements ~ February 2018

January 15, 2018

Dear Pastor Vicky and the Epworth UMC congregation, “We always give thanks to God for all of you and mention you in our prayers, constantly 3remembering before our God and Father your work of

faith and labor of love and steadfastness of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ.” 1 Thessalonians 1:2-3

These words of Paul to the Church in Thessalonica speaks our heart’s message to you as we journey into 2018. Your prayers have sustained us as your Global Ministries Missionaries during the last 3 years and your financial support has allowed us, and many other missionaries, to live out God’s call to people in central Congo and around the world. We do give thanks for you! “You are always there with us” as we work with the people of Congo bringing hope, encouragement, and God’s love in tangible ways through the various projects of the Congo Partnership and our work as your missionaries. You have helped bring sight to the blind, feed the hungry and help them learn to grow their own food through our agriculture program, educate our children in mind and spirit, provide fresh water for the thirsty, and so much more. We pray that in some small way our relationship with you has brought joy, fulfillment, and purpose to you and your congregation. We never dreamed in our “retirement” that God would call us to fulltime missionary service. The last three years, and Jonathan’s relationship with the Congo through the Congo Partnership since 1998, have changed our lives. We have been humbled by the love and support so many have offered us in this journey. We now believe God is calling us to yet another phase in our lives and ministry. Effective March 31, 2018, we will be retiring from Global Ministries as fulltime missionaries to Congo. We will continue to work on behalf of the Congo Partnership in a volunteer status traveling each year to Congo hopefully leading Volunteer in Mission Teams there and helping churches in the US stay connected with what God is doing through the Congo Partnership. For those of you who have been supporting us as missionaries through the Global Ministries Advance, we are so grateful. As we move into a new phase for our ministry, we hope you will prayerfully consider supporting various Congo Partnership Projects under the capable leadership of our Congolese colleagues. 100% of your giving goes to those projects. If you need information and/or would like to speak with us about this, please let us know so we can contact you. Some of you may wish to work with Global Ministries to support another missionary. If we hear of others that will be going to serve in the Central Congo Episcopal Area we will inform you. Our plan is to continue our work in the U.S. speaking on behalf of God’s work through the Congo Partnership and we would be honored to continue that relationship with you and your congregation. We covet your prayers for the Congo as the country goes through a challenging time economically and politically. Spiritually, God continues to sustain them with a joy beyond measure. We have been most blessed to learn from them in so many ways as they have nurtured and challenged our faith. Thank you again for your support. Please contact us if you have any questions or concerns. We know God is leading the Congo and us into the future.

In gratitude,

May the winds of the Spirit bless you with abiding joy and peace! Rev. Dr. Jonathan Baker & Donna Baker Global Minisries Missionaries to the Central Congo Episcopal Area 1980 Odessa Circle, The Villages, FL 32162 [email protected]; [email protected]

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HELP WANTED ~ February 2018

HELP WANTED HELP WANTED HELP WANTED HELP WANTED HELP WANTED HELP WANTED

MANY HANDS MAKE LESS

WORK & MORE FUN...

Many of our Pathways are busy working on

many, many, many different projects. Call

the church office to volunteer, 302.227.7743.

thekitchen@epworth

food rescue

Christmas Joy! 365 (YEAR ‘ROUND)

thegarden@epworth

Worship Visuals

Planning and design

Set-up

Hospitality Team - Fellowship Hour

Basic painters

Bus volunteers

Office volunteers

Sunday School teachers

Nursery helpers

Worship Service helpers

Fair Trade Sunday helpers

Parking Lot clean-up team members

Does your Pathway need volunteers?

Send your HELP WANTED

messages to [email protected]

The deadline is the 15th of each month

The next issue is in February ’17

JOIN THE HOSPITALITY

TEAM We need to add another

HOSPITALITY TEAM to our

SUNDAY MORNING FELLOWSHIP HOUR

We need a team leader and team members to serve as hosts for

Fellowship Hour. The new team will serve once a month.

If this sounds like a job for you, please contact the church office at 302.227.7743

today.

www.eumcrb.org/ epworth-online-giving/

Our Caring Ministries Teams

need more volunteers in the

following areas: Call or email

Mickie at 227-7743 or

[email protected].

Flowers for Shut-Ins

Military Ministry

Card Making

Drivers for thebus@epworth

Helpers for thebus@epworth

Good Samaritans

HELP WANTED

SELLING FAIR TRADE PRODUCTS Who? Smiling, responsible individuals, no experience needed What? To assist in selling Fair Trade products When? The 1st Sunday of each month Where? Fellowship Hall How? E-mail: [email protected]

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February 2018 Thursday afternoon, Feb. 1 at 2:00 p.m. Stitchers of Love Thursdays, Feb. 1, 8, 15 & 22 at 4:30 p.m. Jesus in the Gospels Thursday evening, Feb 1 at 4:30 p.m. Nominations Thursday evenings, Feb. 1, 8, 15 & 22 at 5:30 p.m Memorial Bells Thursday evenings, Feb. 1, 8, 15 & 22 at 6:30 p.m Epworth Pickleball Thursday evenings, Feb. 1, 8, 15 & 22 at 6:30 p.m. Bridging the Divide Thursday evenings, Feb. 1, 8, 15 & 22 at 7:00 p.m. Praise Team practice Sunday morning, Feb. 4 at 9:00 a.m. Fair Trade sales Sunday mornings, Feb 4, 11, 18 & 25 at 10:15 a.m. Confirmation Class Sunday mornings, Feb. 4, 11, 18 & 25 at 10:45: Deaf Bible Study Sunday afternoon, Feb. 4 at 12:30 p.m. YUMS Sunday afternoons, Feb. 4, 11, 18, & 25 at 2 p.m. Food & Love Monday mornings, Feb. 5, 12 & 26 at 10:00 a.m. Great Decisions Group Monday mornings, Feb 5, 12 & 26 at 1:30 p.m. Admin. Staff Meeting Monday evenings, Feb. 5, 12, 19 & 26 at 6:30 p.m. Disciple I Tuesdays mornings, Feb. 6, 13, 20 & 27 at 9:00 a.m. Women’s Bible Study Tuesday mornings, Feb 6, 13, 20 & 27 at 9:00 a.m. Worship Team Tuesday mornings, Feb 6, 13, 20 & 27 at 10:00 a.m. Program Managers Tuesday morning, Feb. 6 at 10:30 a.m. Best is Yet to Come Tuesday mornings, Feb 6, 13, 20 & 27 at 10:45 a.m. Staff Bible & Prayer Tuesday afternoons, Feb 6, 13, 20 & 27 at 12:00 p.m. Pastoral Care Tuesday afternoons, Feb. 6, 13, 20 & 27 at 6:00 p.m. Disciple II

Tuesday evenings, Feb. 6, 13, 20 & 27 at 6:30 p.m. Disciple IV Wednesday morning, Feb. 7 at 10:00 p.m. FACT Wednesday evening, Feb 7 at 5:30 p.m. KIVA@Epworth Wednesdays, Feb 7, 14 & 21 at 6:30 p.m. Half Truths Wednesdays, Feb 7, 14, 21 & 28 at 6:30 p.m. Youth Group Wednesdays, Feb. 7, 14, 21 & 22 at 7:00 p.m. Choir Monday, Feb 12 at 11:00 a.m. UMW Executive Meeting Monday, Feb 12 at 1:00 p.m. WINGS Monday, Feb 12 at 5:00 p.m. Social Justice Monday, Feb 12 at 6:30 p.m. Trustees Tuesday, Feb 13 at 6:30 p.m. LRAC Meeting

Wednesday afternoons, Feb.14 & 28 at 1:00 p.m. Card Making Wednesday afternoon, Feb. 4 at 3:00 p.m. Stephen Ministries Thursday afternoon, Feb. 15 at 4:00 p.m. Finance Monday morning, Feb. 19 HOLIDAY—OFFICE CLOSED Monday evenings, Feb 19 & 26 Great Decisions Tuesday evening, Feb. 20 at 7:00 p.m. Governing Board Monday, Feb 26 at 4:00 p.m. SPRC

Calendar of Events ~ February 2018

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February Birthdays 1

st *Harriett Woodring

Jen Joseph Carolyn Strum 2nd Darcy Rohman 3

rd Melissa Gregory

Carol Frampton Kristina Alexander Karen Foery *Mary Thomas 4

th Carol Fehrenbach

Chuck Hartsock 5

th Charles Mitchell

*Moe Pyle Scott Freber Karen Smail Jon Stout Maureen Ewadinger *Orville Rowley 6

th *Anne Lynam

7th Susan Jimenez Noreen Strohmenger 8

th Joel Tylecki

*John Gauger Kathleen Archino Bob Mazur Carolyn Bear 9

th Sean Bond

Hayden Edgerton David Hagelin 10

th Carolyn Robnson

11th *Nancy Barlow

Diana Harbert Clifford Stabner 12

th Lewis Renoll

Stephanie Szathkowski 14th *Lester Kelley Margaret Kilroy 15

th John Hulse

*Dianne Shearon John Eklund 17

th Ginny Dugge

18th *Lana Cobb

Janet Joynson 19

th Carol Lewis

Sue Isaacs *Thomas Trlica 20

th Connie Holdridge

*Marjorie Mounts 21

st John Mitchell

22nd

Asia Riley-Spillane 23rd Aleta Thompson *Al Abrams 25

th Kim Soboczenski

Bud Frampton 26

th *Miriam Barton

Thomas Curry 27

th Carol Woodcock

Susan Soderberg 28

th *John Chadderdon

Hannah Ewald Jacob Ewald Allen Helsel ! - Cradle Roll (infant - 3 yrs) * - 75+ year

February Anniversaries 4

th Duncan & Weezie Leet

*Jane & Ron Clark 6

th Bob & Judy Bryan

14th Laurie & Brett Melson Betty Blue & Jill Stewart 16

th *Ginny & Walt Papke

19th Carlos & Eliana

Camanco 20

th *Dennis & Jeanne

McDonough * - 50+ years Congratulations!

Birthdays, Anniversaries & Sympathies ~ February 2018

To the Lauren Stayton, family and friends, on the death of her son-in-law, Kevin Campbell, of ALS;

To Mickie McManamon, family and friends, on the death of her cousin, Andrew Farrell;

To Helen Hall, family and friends, on the death of her son, Tom Campbell, 11/25;

To the family and friends of Don McCabe;

To the family and friends of Lauren Stayton on the death of her mother, Thordis Searl, 12/21, and her sister-in-law, Sally Kadel, 12/24;

To Marj Shannon, family and friends, on the death of her husband, Denny Nield, 12/28;

To the family and friends of Joan Nolze who passed away at Harbor Health, 11/27;

To William Van Kleek, family and friends on the death of his wife, Frances, Dec. 31;

To Michael Cockey, family and friend,s on the death of Michael’s mother, Renie Vitak, 1/12;

To Vicki Sessoms, family and friends, on the death of Vicki’s mother;

To Tom and Irene Safrit, family and friends, on the death of Irene’s sister, Jan Bird.

Thanks to our many Epworth friends who send cheerful greetings and beautiful cards our way! You have no idea how they bring back great memories and connections to those we listen to singing, taught in Disciple or Reconciling Ministry classes, or friends from our long years in Rehoboth. Thanks to the knitters--I love my shawl; it keeps me warm almost every day. Wave and Tom Starnes 500 Pearson Circle, #2015 Frederick, MD 21702 (240)815-5589 [email protected]

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PLACE STAMP HERE

Sunday Morning

Worship Services

7:45* &11:15

Traditional Worship

Message of Faith

9:15**

PRAISE! Service

Contemporary Worship

Message of Faith

Sunday School

for all Ages

* We worship at 9:15 and 11:15 only in

February

Child Care Available at

the 9:15 & 11:15

Services

American Sign

Language Interpreted at

the 9:15 Service

19285 Holland Glade Road

Rehoboth Beach, DE 19971

302-227-7743 Fax: 302-227-7891

www.EUMCRB.org

e-mail: [email protected]

Early Morning Prayer Service

Rev. Marjorie Belmont-Burns and the leaders of Faith and Israel UMC’s are holding early morning prayer services in January and February. If you’re an early riser—or even if you aren’t, but would like the challenge and focus—please join them at 7:00 a.m. on any day of the week!! Faith is holding the prayer

services from January 7—February 3 at Faith UMC, 19940 Church Street, Rehoboth. Israel is holding the prayer services from February 4—24 at Israel UMC, 20230 Plantation Road, Lewes. E-mail Rev. Belmont-Burns with questions at [email protected].

“Great Decisions” Begins February 19

The Great Decisions eight-week study program on global issues developed by the Foreign Policy Association will begin meeting Monday, February 19 from 6:00 to 7:30 p.m. Brief essays in a resource book and an informative short DVD presentation are used each week. The discussion is up to us! It is important to sign-up early on the class sheet in the Narthex so that your copy of the $30 book can be ordered. Susan Morrison is the class facilitator.

Travel Opportunity In the Fall, an expedition north along the coast of Norway will search for the natural wonder of the Northern Lights. This trip will educate our minds and bring joy to our hearts through the shared dialogue with each other that occurs throughout the journey. Contact Glenn or Virginia or call Ac-cent On Travel, 302-278-6100, for more details.