EVENTS

CELEBRATING YOUR LIFE WORKSHOP

Have you thought about how you would like to have others celebrate your life when you have passed?

This exercise is good to think about at any age. This workshop will include elements not necessarily covered by a preplanned memorial with a funeral home. When you have completed the paperwork, you can keep a copy with your records and a copy can be filed at church.

These workshops will include refreshments and a brief worship component.

We will host one on Friday, March 28th at 1pm, and Tuesday, April 1st at 10am, and Sunday, May 18th following worship.

Please call the church office or sign up on the sheet on the welcome table. Friends are welcome to attend.

LENTEN BOOK STUDY - You Can't Ask That!

50 Taboo Questions about the Bible, Jesus and Christianity.

The Lenten Book Study will begin on March 12th. We will do a hybrid study. That means we will be in-person and on Zoom at 7pm on Wednesday evenings. Please note if attending in-person or online when signing up. Also, if enough people are interested, we can consider a Tuesday morning in-person group at 10:30 am.

There are sign up sheets on the welcome table or call the church office. See flyer for more information. The books cost $12.00

FOOD PANTRY

On March 8th, we held a drive-thru distribution day. We served 190 households, with 580 individuals. We distributed 14,000 lbs. of food, hygiene, and cleaning supplies.

Our next drive-thru pantry distribution will

be Saturday, April 12th

from 10-12pm.

Volunteer service hours are 9:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.

If you are interested in volunteering it is helpful to sign up or contact a member of the Christian Mission and Witness Committee.

There is also a sign up sheet posted on the table in the Narthex.

We have packing and unloading parties all month long! Have your family or group staff an event!

WE ARE THE CHURCH!

Pastor Meg is inviting children and teens to read the Call to Worship. If you have a young person in your family who would like to participate in worship, please contact the church office. Pastor Meg will write the material at your child’s reading level. The children do not need to be church members.

We also need teens or adults to read the scripture each week. If you would be willing to serve in this capacity, please reach out to Pastor Meg or the church office. We are the church together!

The Board of Trustees is working on using this template to help us find ways to embrace being the church and create opportunities for people to put their faith into action.

We are kicking off the Be the Church Campaign with a coloring contest for creative people of all ages. Coloring is a great way to manage stress and let your creative spirit soar. Everyone is welcome to take a coloring sheet and submit their finished work on December 30th. We will display our master pieces after the Christmas season.

Focus: HOPE

To help reduce the nearly 43 percent of people who are
food insecure in southeast Michigan, Focus: HOPE is
increasing its effort to expand the monthly food program

"FOOD FOR SENIORS"

Unlike many food programs that provide one-time meals, this program focuses on supplementing senior pantries with items like milk, cereal, and canned goods that can be used throughout the entire month.

Seniors age 60 and older living in Wayne, Oakland, Macomb or
Washtenaw counties can apply for the monthly Food for Seniors
Program by calling 313-494-4600

Michigan UCC – United in Love

Bethel UCC and Michigan Conference UCC Prophetic Integrity Mission Area Team, has partnered with the organization RIP Medical Debt (Recently renamed to Undue Medical Debt).

Undue MD acquires medical debt from secondary collection sources like collection agencies and, through the generosity of donors, TOTALLY ELIMINATES that debt at a 100:1 ratio. That means for every dollar we raise, $100 in medical debt is eliminated.

We are asking you, as a colleague in Christ in our Michigan Conference, to help us ERASE this debt for our neighbors in Michigan. So together, UNITED IN LOVE, we will relieve the crushing burden placed on already sick Michiganders who cannot afford the medical cost of their illness.

WHERE?

To donate, CLICK HERE (* RIP Medical Debt is a 501(c)3 charitable organization).

LEARN MORE about RIP Medical Debt HERE

Alcoholics Anonymous meets every:

Tuesday 7-8:00 pm. | Saturday 7-8:30 pm

in Fellowship Hall.

Seniors Group

Third Monday of each month - 11:30am Potluck, Games & Fellowship

PFLAG

Reachout to PFLAG at plagct@gmail.com for more information and meeting times.

BOWLING

Every two weeks unless on a holiday. Reach out to Tim Cole if you’re interested. They bowl at the AMF Rose Bowl Lanes on Martin Road. From September-April.

EXERCISE CLASS - Will restart in March

Both men and women are welcome to join this on-going class. Cost is $1.00 per person per class. The instructor is from the Arthritis Foundation. The class meets:

Mondays 11a-12p

Wednesdays from from 1-2p

HELP WANTED—SOUND BOARD

We're always looking for help with our audio and video services. Its easier than it looks and its fun to learn. If this seems interesting to you, please talk to Jim on Sunday or call him.

Choir and Handbells

We are always looking for more singers to join the Choir and players to join the Bell Choir; we have a place for you.