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June 1, 2019

Sermons & Services

 
Upcoming sermon on June 2,
based on Ephesians 6:10-20:

ONE SERVICE at 10:00 AM
 


 
Watch the sermon from May 26,
based on Ephesians 5:22-33:


IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENTS




All BLAST Volunteers and their families are invited! 
REGISTER here for the luncheon.



NEW STUDY!  Men's Purity Group

 A new Men’s Purity Group will be meeting for the summer on Wednesday nights at 6:30 PM starting June 12 in Room 300. 

The group will be using proven Biblical materials to help men walk in freedom from the Conquer SeriesThe group is about helping men to be stronger, honorable husbands, better fathers and courageous brothers in Christ. Men of all ages, including college students home for the summer, are invited and encouraged to attend! Contact our confidential email  menspurity@mefchurch.com for more information.



Beginning June 2 and continuing through August 18, please check-in your elementary aged kids (finished K-5th grade) as usual and bring them to the 10:00 AM service to worship with you. They will be dismissed after the singing ends like they normally do during the second service.  After the service concludes, you may pick them up in the Kids Worship room (109/116).  Infants to 4's/young 5's kids will check in and go directly to their classrooms as normal.

 




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.

If you are unable to attend the meeting, please secure a PROXY.  For more details, and for an online link to the PROXY form, visit our website here.

Childcare for infant-5th grade is available for the Business Meeting only.  Contact Chelsea to RSVP for childcare by June 4 at 989.430.7762 or email chelseatopolewski@mefchurch.org.
 

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!  




Visit the Women's Ministry Facebook page for updates and meeting locations.  Questions? Contact Nancy Willis at womensministries@mefchurch.org.


Guys, you're invited to the Wednesday Morning Bible Study at 6:00 AM. We meet at Big E’s Grill located inside the Holiday Inn. (Excellent coffee & a delicious breakfast available at a reasonable cost).

We dig deeper into our faith, encourage each other, pray for each other, and grow in relationship with God and other Christ-centered men. We pray together and just talk about life. This group is a great place for busy Men to grow spiritually, and make some friends. 




Spring Hill Day Camp
 (K-5th grades)

July 29 - August 2
9:00 am - 4:00 pm

REGISTER TODAY!

 






Ministry Highlights 



We are looking for more Stephen Ministers to join our team so that we can provide man-to-man or woman-to-woman care for those who experience spiritual or emotional difficulties. If you would like to become a Stephen Minister, please contact Nancy Ladenburger at stephen@mefchurch.org to complete an application.




#4: YOU ARE BUILDING UP THE BODY OF CHRIST!
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.



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!
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


CLICK HERE for more details!







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