The following upcoming events are sponsored by our Fellowship Ministry Team.  Mark your calendars and watch for more information in the bulletin.

• July 21 – Hiking and lunch at Duke Farms after worship
• July 26 – Women’s Friday Dinner Out. Twice the fun (2 x 13)!!  We are looking for restaurant suggestions and/or leadership for this event.
• August 24 – Potluck and games in parsonage back yard
• September 13 – Women’s Friday the 13th Dinner Out at Chimney Rock restaurant

MRC Sanctuary 100th Anniversary Sunday

9:45am – Sunday School

Everyone of all ages is invited to join us for our Fall Sunday School Kickoff!

Our morning includes a light breakfast and an inter-generational anniversary themed Sunday School hour.

MRC Sanctuary 100th Anniversary Sunday

11:00am – Special Anniversary Worship Service

Come offer thanks to God for the 100 years of ministry in the beauty of MRC’s “new” sanctuary! Our worship service will be interactive with a special visual component, and will feature a new commissioned anthem written by Paul Conrad in celebration of this special anniversary date!

MRC Sanctuary 100th Anniversary Sunday

12:05pm – Anniversary SFL!

Stay For Lunch and enjoy fellowship with one another with an anniversary luncheon. Suggested donation of $5 per person, with a $15 max per family.

Downstairs in the fellowship hall!

Please join the women of the church for a fun night of fellowship and pizza. We will be going to Chimney Rock Restaurant in Bridgewater for hot appetizers, salad and pizza plus soda, coffee and tea. Please sign up on the sheet in the breezeway. We’ll meet at the church at 6:00 pm to carpool for dinner.

Cost is $20.00 per person. Questions? Call the church office. See you soon!

10:00am – Sunday School

Our anniversary celebration extends as we turn our “church-raising” into a mission project to benefit Habitat for Humanity. Come join us for this additional inter-generational Sunday School gathering (breakfast included) linking the hearts and hands of young and old(er) together in service!

11:00am – Morning Worship

Worship continues at 11:00 am from now until June!

In worship we’ll present our Sunday School mission project.

September 28 Franklin Day Festival Volunteers

MRC will once again host a display booth at the Franklin Day Festival, Saturday, September, 28. We will also provide some volunteer assistance for the overall festival event. Please sign up on the sign-up sheet in the breezeway. If you have questions about any of the roles, please contact Pastor George.

Thanks in advance for your help!

Class on The Bible and Human Sexuality

As part of Consistory’s effort to inform and prepare our congregation for Vision 2020 and related discussions, Pastor George will lead a final offering of the class on The Bible and Human Sexuality.

The first half of the class will review specific Bible passages typically understood to be relevant to the topic. These sessions will be held on Sunday evenings, September 29, October 6, and October 13 from 5:30 pm to 7:30 pm. A light supper will be included.

In November the second half of the class will be held to review theological understandings and church governance implications, including a detailed review of what “Vision 2020” is and what it could mean for the RCA and for MRC. The more who share this experience the more we have a common language for our upcoming congregation-wide discussion(s).

The Consistory cannot overstate how highly we value having as many people as possible to participate. Please prayerfully consider attending.

Class on The Bible and Human Sexuality

As part of Consistory’s effort to inform and prepare our congregation for Vision 2020 and related discussions, Pastor George will lead a final offering of the class on The Bible and Human Sexuality.

The first half of the class will review specific Bible passages typically understood to be relevant to the topic. These sessions will be held on Sunday evenings, September 29, October 6, and October 13 from 5:30 pm to 7:30 pm. A light supper will be included.

In November the second half of the class will be held to review theological understandings and church governance implications, including a detailed review of what “Vision 2020” is and what it could mean for the RCA and for MRC. The more who share this experience the more we have a common language for our upcoming congregation-wide discussion(s).

The Consistory cannot overstate how highly we value having as many people as possible to participate. Please prayerfully consider attending.