Wednesday, April 21, 2010

Sunday, April 25: World Malaria Day

THE CHALLENGE & OPPORTUNITY
For millions of people around the world, a simple mosquito bite can mean death. Every year, malaria kills nearly 900,000 people—mostly children, infants and pregnant women—and 90% of these deaths occur in sub-Saharan Africa.


But malaria is an entirely preventable disease, with cost-effective solutions. Bed nets to protect against mosquitoes cost just $10 and malaria treatment costs just $2 a dose. And these solutions are delivering life-saving results: through education and bed net distribution, Ethiopia and Rwanda HALVED malaria deaths in just two years.

Read more at http://www.one.org/c/us/issue/14/

Wednesday, April 14, 2010

Week of April 18, 2010

Sunday, April 18
  • Children’s Sunday school 9:30
  • Adult discussion group 9:30
  • Worship 10:30
  • Fellowship 11:30
  • AA 6:00

Monday, Patriots’ Day

  • Prayer 6:30

Tuesday

  • Women’s Association noon
  • Chaplains on the Way board 7:00

Wednesday

  • Pastor Karen away through Friday
  • Thrift Shop 10:00–2:00
  • Movie 3:00
  • Meditation/Movement 5:00–5:45
  • Community Supper 6:00
  • Divi Zheni rehearsal 6:00

Saturday

  • Thrift Shop 10:00–2:00
  • Food Pantry 10:00–1:00

Sunday, April 25

  • Children’s Sunday school 9:30
  • Adult discussion group 9:30
  • Worship 10:30
  • Fellowship 11:30
  • MBA Spring meeting at Congregational Church of West Medford 2:00–5:00
  • AA 6:00

April 25–30

  • Pastor Karen out of office, 8–5, for training.

Thursday, April 8, 2010

Week of April 11, 2010

Sunday, April 11
  • Children’s Sunday school 9:30
  • Adult discussion group 9:30
  • Worship 10:30
  • Fellowship 11:30
  • Diaconate meeting 12:15
  • AA 6:00

Monday

  • St. Elizabeth’s chaplaincy 3:00
  • Prayer 6:00
  • Finance 6:45
  • Executive Board 7:30

Tuesday

  • Field ed 10:00–3:00
  • Food Network 10:00–11:30
  • Seminarians in the City 6:00

Wednesday

  • Thrift Shop 10:00–2:00
  • Movie 3:00
  • Meditation/Movement 5:00–5:45
  • Community Supper 6:00

Thursday

  • Urban Clergy 10:00
  • Web workshop 2:00

Saturday

  • Thrift Shop 10:00–2:00
  • Building & Grounds Committee 12:30

Sunday, April 18

  • Children’s Sunday school 9:30
  • Adult discussion group 9:30
  • Worship 10:30
  • Fellowship 11:30
  • AA 6:00

Thursday, April 1, 2010

Easter week: April 4, 2010

Sunday, April 4: Easter!

  • Sunrise service on the hill behind EF School off Lake Street,
    hosted by Community United Methodist Church 6:00 a.m.
  • Easter breakfast at Brighton Allston 9:30
  • Communion Service of the Resurrection 10:30
  • Fellowship 11:30
  • AA 6:00
  • the church’s 183rd birthday

Monday

  • Prayer 6:30

Tuesday

  • New clergy group 2:30–4:30

Wednesday

  • Thrift Shop 10:00–2:00
  • Movie 3:00
  • Spiritual Practice 5:00–5:45
  • Community Supper 6:00
  • Concert by Divi Zheni 7:00

Thursday

  • Divi Zheni rehearsal 5:00

Saturday

  • Thrift Shop 10:00–2:00
  • Food Pantry 10:00–1:00

Sunday, April 11

  • Children’s Sunday school 9:30
  • Adult discussion group 9:30
  • Worship 10:30
  • Fellowship 11:30
  • Diaconate noon
  • AA 6:00

Monday, April 12

  • Finance Committee 6:45
  • Executive Board 7:30