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New Fellowship Time

We're going to try something new at Stevi UMC, a different time for our fellowship gathering. 

Starting February 14th, we'll be have a time of refreshments from 9:45 am - 10:15 am.

The typical Sunday schedule will look like this:
9:00 am - Church school for ALL AGES
9:45 am - Fellowship time
10:15 am - Praise singing
10:30 am - Worship
11:30 am - Chimes practice

Lenten Study Invitation

Join us for our Lenten Bible study series: "Ponderings of the Heart: A Mother's Reflections."

The study aims to help disciples grow through the study of the Word; it's focus is on the model of discipleship exhibited by Mary, the mother of Jesus.. It is a seven-week study, designed to begin after Ash Wednesday and conclude on Easter Day.

Each week we'll begin promptly @ 9:00 am and conclude in time for fellowship @ 9:45.

(Feb. 14)  Simeon's blessing - Luke 2:22-35
(Feb. 21)  The Boy Jesus in the Temple - Luke 2:41-52
(Feb. 28)  A Wedding Feast at Cana - John 2:1-12 

(Mar. 6)   Jesus' True Family - Matthew 12:46-50
(Mar. 13) The Rejection of Jesus at Nazareth - Mark 6:1-6
(Mar. 20) Mary at the foot of the Cross - John 19:25-27
(Mar. 27) They Returned to Jerusalem - Acts 1:12-14, 15b

Groundhog Day!

By Nancy Chambers

February 2nd, a rodent’s inane holiday
To predict whether Spring is near or far away
Rooted in Candlemas tradition
The groundhog was a later addition
“For as the sun shines on Candlemas Day
* “So far will the snow swirl until May”
People flock to Gobbler’s Knob
To see the marmot do his job
A woodchuck named Punxsutawny Phil
Sees his shadow and we get a bitter pill
Six weeks of winter, still
But if he sees skies cloudy and gray
Spring is only 42 days away.

* quoted from a German couplet; author unknown

Annual Conference Mission Project

This year Yellowstone Conference will collect the contents of layette kits for the United Methodist Committee on Relief (UMCOR) West Depot in Salt Lake City.  Each church can decide whether to collect all the items needed for a kit, or to focus on two or three items. All items should be brought to Annual Conference in June. Items will be delivered to the depot in July.  You can find the list of contents of the kit here.

Some important things to remember:

• All items must be new.
• Do not wash any of the items as they will then be considered used.
• All emergency kits are carefully planned to make them usable in the greatest number of situations. Since strict rules often govern product entry into international countries, it is important that kits contain only the requested items, nothing more. 
• Do not include any personal notes, money, or additional material in the kits. These things must be painstakingly removed and will delay the shipment. 

If you have any questions, contact Sally McConnell

This week @ Stevi UMC

Monday:

7:00 pm, Living Clean

Tuesday: 7:00 pm, Choir practice

    
Wednesday: 
8:00 am, WIC

10:00 am, Wired Word 

2:30 pm, Girl Scouts

6:00 pm, Worship on Wednesday

6:30 pm, Youth Group @ the Ludington's

Friday:   
10:00 am, Drop-in Bible study @ Doris T.'s (lesson #11)

3:30 pm, Daisy & Brownies Scouts

Sunday:

9:00 am, Church school

10:15 am, Praise singing
10:30 am, Worship Service       

11:30 am, Fellowship  

11:30 am, Chime practice

Scripture lesson for February 7th

Mt. Sinai

The scripture lesson for February 7, the Transfiguration of the Lord Sunday, comes to us from Exodus 34:29-35.