On Sunday, May 26, there will be ONE SERVICE at 10:00 am. Due to Memorial Day weekend, children's classes will be offered for Infants – Young 5’s ONLY.
Beginning June 2 and continuing through August 18, please check-in your child as usual, but bring them to the 10:00 AM service to worship with you. They will be dismissed after the singing ends. All Elementary kids who have finished grades K-5 will meet in the Kids Worship Room 109/116 for a combined class.
Can you contribute to a scholarship fund for children to attend the Spring Hill Day Camp this summer? Text the word CAMP to 989-244-7155 orclick here to donate securely online. Thank you!
We are looking forward to sharing important updates with you and voting on new members and elders during the Business Meeting. Information packets were emailed to members on Thursday, May 23. Please check your email and review the information packet.
Childcare for infant-5th grade is available for the Business Meeting only. Contact Chelsea to RSVP for childcare by June 4: 989.430.7762 or email chelseatopolewski@mefchurch.org.
PRAYER MOVEMENT
Praying for our Elders, Pastors, and Congregation
Our elders have asked for our prayers and it is our privilege and joy (and to our benefit) to pray for those who shepherd us. Beginning June 5, please join us in praying for our pastors, elders and congregation as we seek God for his direction, wisdom and unity over the next few months.
To sign up for this prayer movement at Midland Free, VISIT THIS LINK.
You have two opportunities to pray during this movement:
1. Corporately once a month - these prayer “meetings” will be via online video conferencing on the fourth Wednesday of each month from 8:00 pm to 8:30 pm.
2. Privately once a week - we will send you an email with prayer prompts to assist your prayer time throughout the week.
We encourage you to participate in both corporate and private intercession. Either can be accessed from any device as long as you have an Internet connection and a working email address.
It is our hope that using this kind of technology and time frame will allow us to pray "together" by removing some of the obstacles for our younger families (from home and after bedtime), and for all of us who struggle with full schedules where extra driving time can make or break our ability to participate.
Please join us in asking God to shape our hearts, minds and future ministry at Midland Free. To sign up, click here.
We can't wait to see how God moves!
Upcoming Events
BIRTHDAY GIFTS
for Royal Family Kids Camp
Royal Family Kids (RFK) Camp needs your help to bless foster kids! At every camp we throw a huge birthday party for all of our campers, some of whom do not get to experience such a celebration. You can help make this day special by donating birthday gifts!
Please stop by the RFK lobby table starting JUNE 2 to pick up birthday tag with gift suggestions. Items should be returned by June 23rd to the RFK Lobby Table. Thank you for your continuous generosity to this mission for the foster children in our community!
Spring Hill Day Camp
(K-5th grades) July 29 - August 2
9:00 am - 4:00 pm REGISTER TODAY! Save $20 if you register your child
before June 1, 2019!
Ministry Highlights
#3: THE HARVEST IS PLENTIFUL! Please prayerfully consider serving in our BLAST Children's Ministry this summer! You could serve as a Classroom Assistant, Craft Coordinator, Guest/Child Check-in, or a Safety4Kids Team Member or Supervisor. Help be the hands and feet of Jesus and show His love to children!
Please contact Chelsea if you can serve in BLAST Children's Ministry:
989.430.7762 or email.
The SPRING HILL DAY CAMP is coming July 29 - August 2! Teens are invited to serve as Counselors-In-Training. Adults are invited to volunteer in one of the following ways: Host Home, Registration Volunteer (Monday morning), and Gathering Hosts (Tuesday/Thursday). Contact Chelsea if you can serve: 989.430.7762 or email chelseatopolewski@mefchurch.org.
Rummage Sale THANK YOU! We raised $33,700 during the Rummage Sale for short-term missions!! Thank you to the many wonderful volunteers who donated items, organized & priced, served as cashiers, and shopped! We especially would like to thank Melanie Haines, Chelsea Topolewski, and Pastor Chuck for their leadership, as well as all the captains and youth volunteers.
Great work, everyone!
GLOBAL MISSIONS
Praying for the Tatar and Malay peoples during Ramadan: Ramadan is May 5 - June 4, 2019. We invite you to pick up “One Minute” Tatar and Malay prayer calendars at the Global Missions display in the church foyer.
TATAR FOCUS NEWS
Praise God that the YouVersion Tatar Audio Bible has been completed and published. Midland Free contributed $12,000 toward this project. Thank you for supporting God’s mission to the Tatar people! Click here to check it out!
Praise God the Tatar Focus Team has a new team member, Cynthia Foura. Cynthia attended our Mission Revolution weekend and the subsequent UPG Next Step events and sensed the LORD leading her to engage in Midland Free’s Global Missions in general and on the Tatar Focus Team in particular. Welcome Cynthia!
Praise God that the weekly prayer distribution list is growing. Want to be part of what God is doing in Tatarstan? You can sign up here.
GO LOCAL
Employment Opportunities at
Midland's Open Door:
• Community Life Advisors
• Men's Crisis Shelter Coordinator
Young Life has a part-time staff position to coordinate the teen mom ministry. This includes running club, recruiting and training mentors, and coordinating food and child care. Please contact Susan Marsh for more details (989-631-8585).
