THIS WEEK+
MONDAY JANUARY 20
–Martin Luther King, Jr. Day –US Inauguration Day
WEDNESDAY JANUARY 22
—Prayer Soup supper, 5:30 PM @ parsonage
–Welcome Class Bible study, 7:00 PM by Zoom
THURSDAY JANUARY 23
—Celebration of Discipline discussion, 8:00 AM on Zoom sponsored by Earlham School of Religion
–Choir practice, 6:30 PM in choir room
–Chiming choir practice, 7:15 PM in choir room
SATURDAY JANUARY 25
Art Club, 11 AM-3 PM in meetinghouse dining room
SUNDAY JANUARY 26
Meeting for Worship-Sharing, 10:00 AM, both in person @ meetinghouse and online via Zoom
MONDAY JANUARY 27
Ministry & Oversight, 7:00 PM by Zoom
BULLETIN BOARD for JANUARY 19, 2025
THE TRUSTEES’ January meeting will be held this afternoon at 3:30 PM by Zoom or at the parsonage.
THE MISSIONS & SOCIAL CONCERNS COMMITTEE‘S January meeting will be held this afternoon at 4:30 PM by Zoom.
AN OFFERING PLATE to receive contributions for Winchester Friends’ ministries is located on the table at the sanctuary parlor entrance. Thank you for your faithful support and participation in the Meeting’s work.
2024 CONTRIBUTION SUMMARIES have been completed by the church treasurer for Friends’ tax return purposes. Please check the table at the sanctuary parlor entrance today for one addressed to you. Speak with Marcia Holliger if you have questions.
TODAY IS COMMUNITY FOOD PANTRY SUNDAY: Each third Sunday of the month, Friends are invited to donate a staple food item or a dollar or two for helping area residents who struggle to afford adequate nutrition. Food donations may be left at the church office door, and monetary donations may be dropped into the Quaker Oats tin on the southwest parlor table.
READ THROUGH THE BIBLE IN 2025: This week’s chapters are Job 14-37. The year’s daily reading schedule is on the parlor table.
THE WELCOME CLASS BIBLE STUDY will meet this Wednesday January 22 at 7:00 PM by Zoom to study Lesson 9 in the Illuminate quarterly (“Wisdom Psalms,” drawn from Psalms 37 and 112). Speak with Pam Ferguson for the Zoom link or a quarterly.
THE BOOK DISCUSSION GROUP is now reading Sense and Sensibility (Jane Austen) for discussion on Monday February 3. Copies are available for loan from Winchester’s Public Library. All are welcome to participate!
FRUIT OF THE VINE daily devotionals for January-March 2025 are available on the southwest parlor table.
PILL BOTTLE COLLECTION: The Missions & Social Concerns Committee is collecting plastic pill containers for Matthew 25 Ministries, an Ohio agency serving overseas medical missions. Pick up an information/instruction sheet from the west parlor table, and place donated bottles in the collection basket.
ART CLUB INFORMATION
On Saturday January 25 at 11 AM (until 2 PM or 3 PM) Friends will gather together to work on whatever projects they are currently doing. There will be several friends who will be working on water colors of the rose window and they welcome people to join them.
On Saturday January 25 at 11 AM (until 2 PM or 3 PM) Friends will gather together to work on whatever projects they are currently doing. There will be several friends who will be working on water colors of the rose window and they welcome people to join them.
ALL ARE WELCOME!! Upcoming Art Club dates: February 22, March 22, April 26
MOTHER’S DAY ART SHOW: Plans are underway for an ART SHOW in the upstairs parlor of the meetinghouse on Sunday, May 11, 2025 after worship. Light Refreshments will be served.
BOOK STUDY OPEN TO ALL FRIENDS!
From Earlham School of Religion/Quaker Leadership Center: Friends Meeting/church leaders and interested Friends are invited to a book study of Richard Foster’s classic Celebration of Discipline facilitated by Della Stanley-Green, Co-Director of the Quaker Leadership Center. Come and explore how the disciplines can shape us as well as deepen our Meetings. We will meet for one hour on the fourth Thursday of the month at 8 AM (Eastern) in January – May and August – October on Zoom. Please register for the upcoming book study here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/
From Earlham School of Religion/Quaker Leadership Center: Friends Meeting/church leaders and interested Friends are invited to a book study of Richard Foster’s classic Celebration of Discipline facilitated by Della Stanley-Green, Co-Director of the Quaker Leadership Center. Come and explore how the disciplines can shape us as well as deepen our Meetings. We will meet for one hour on the fourth Thursday of the month at 8 AM (Eastern) in January – May and August – October on Zoom. Please register for the upcoming book study here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/
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Winchester Friends Church winchesterfriends@juno.com
124 E Washington Winchester IN 47394 765-584-8276
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Winchester Friends Church winchesterfriends@juno.com
124 E Washington Winchester IN 47394 765-584-8276
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