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Church Life Meeting: Join us Sunday, January 12 after the worship service for a Church Life Meeting. During this meeting we will hold our official vote regarding our conference affiliation. If you are unable to attend this meeting but would still like to participate, please let Pastor Alvis know directly by Friday, January 10th, so heContinue reading “Announcements for Sunday, January 5, 2025”

Sunday School Break: Sunday school classes are on pause until the New Year. Classes resume at 10:00am on Sunday, January 5. Missions Month Update: During Missions Month, our congregation raised a total of $2,720 for Mennonite Disaster Service. This amount was doubled by an anonymous donor and $5,440 was sent to MDS. Church Life Meeting:Continue reading “Announcements for Sunday, December 29, 2024”

Christmas Eve Service: Join us Tuesday, December 24 at 7:00pm for a Christmas Eve service at FMC. New Years Reflection Service: Sunday, December 29 will be our New Years reflection service. There will be readings and poetry to help us reflect on how God has been with us in the past year and orient usContinue reading “Announcements for Sunday, December 22, 2024”

Encounter Invitation: All Friendship Mennonite attenders are invited to “Encounter” on Sunday, Dec. 15th at 7pm at First Baptist Church in Shaker Heights (parking is in the back). Encounter is a monthly gathering of prayer, singing, silence, and conversation. This intergenerational fellowship group welcomes Christians of all types, seekers, and other people of good will to buildContinue reading “Announcements for Sunday, December 15, 2024”

Note from the Treasurer: November giving was $5,900 compared to budget of $8,300.  Year to date monthly average is $7,700 which isn’t too far off the budget. Cookie Crawl: Bedford, Ohio churches welcome you to come make new memories at the first ever Cookie Crawl! This event will take place on Sunday, December 15 fromContinue reading “Announcements for Sunday, December 8, 2024”

Worship Nursery: Due to the holiday weekend, many of our nursery volunteers are out of town today, and the nursery is not staffed this morning. The nursery is open for any families who would like to utilize the space during the worship service. Cookie Crawl: Bedford, Ohio churches welcome you to come make new memoriesContinue reading “Announcements for Sunday, December 1, 2024”

Encounter: All Friendship Mennonite attenders are invited to “Encounter” on Sunday, Nov. 24th at 7pm at First Baptist Church in Shaker Heights (parking is in the back). Encounter is a monthly gathering of prayer, singing, silence, and conversation. This intergenerational fellowship group welcomes Christians of all types, seekers, and other people of good will toContinue reading “Announcements for Sunday, November 24, 2024”

Congregational Meeting: Please join us today for a (provided) luncheon and congregational meeting following the worship service. We will be discussing the information presented to us by our recent guest speakers from Allegheny Conference and the Central District Conference. Encounter: All Friendship Mennonite attenders are invited to “Encounter” on Sunday, Nov. 24th at 7pm atContinue reading “Announcements for Sunday, November 17, 2024”

Congregational Meeting: Please join us next Sunday, November 17 for a (provided) luncheon and congregational meeting following the worship service. We will be discussing the information presented to us by our recent guest speakers from Allegheny Conference and the Central District Conference. Missions Month: November is Missions Month at FMC. Each week there will beContinue reading “Announcements for Sunday, November 10, 2024”

Missions Month: November is Missions Month at FMC. Each week there will be a special collection after our weekly offering that will go towards a mission organization that FMC supports. This year, all of our mission month donations will go towards Mennonite Disaster Services for hurricane relief. An anonymous donor has offered to match dollarContinue reading “Announcements for Sunday, November 3, 2024”