February 9, 2023 Announcements

• See the Winter Schedule for Your Neighbor’s Faith – Thursday, Feb. 9, Pastor Vicki will present the topic “Christianity Through a Methodist Lens”
• During the month of February, Epworth will be celebrating a ministry of encouragement and appreciation of each other - in a project we're calling Share the Love (Notes).  Take a moment this month to jot down a thank you note on a post-it note to stick to the bulletin board in the foyer and celebrate what God is doing in someone's life that has blessed you in a special way. Shine the light of God's love and encouragement and make someone's day
• Share the Love (Valentines) returns to Epworth - find out how you can be a part of this Valentines Day outreach
• The Polar Bear Plunge was a great hit last Sunday! Through the rest of February, you can still support Pastor Vicki and our Youth Group (Team Epworth RB) in raising money for Special Olympics DE
• We will offer our next new member class on Saturday Feb. 18 from 9 am to 1 pm in the Branford Lounge. The new member welcome to the church will be the following Sunday at the service. The next opportunity to join Epworth will be May 21. Contact our Lay Leader, Mike Taylor to participate in this next orientation class
  
• The Epworth Youth Group meets Sundays at 11:15 in the Youth Room (near the Oceanside entrance - second doorway on the right). Contact Joy Gordy-Stith or Tom Lewis for more info
• Don't miss the CAMP Chorus "Hooray for Hollywood" Concert on Feb. 17 and 18 at 7 pm (the Feb. 19 show is SOLD OUT!). Led by our very own Doug Yetter, the CAMP Chorus features several talented Epworth singers/performers, including our pastors!
• Spring Concert Season at Epworth:
  Mid-Atlantic Symphony Feb. 11 Piano Quintet Concert and March 11 (Tragic Overture, Johannes Brahms and Symphony No. 1 in E Minor, Florence Price)
  Southern DE Chorale Feb. 26 Concert: A Choral Tapestry Celebrating Black History Month (and April 30)
  Rehoboth Concert Band March 19 Magic Concert (Fundraiser for Cape Henlopen Senior Center
• Lent begins Ash Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2023. We will offer a worship service that evening at 7 and start four group conversation/fellowship experiences - Pastor Vicki will lead a discussion on Amy Jill-Levine's book, Entering the Passion of Jesus. Rev. David Garrett will lead a Bible study written by Adam Hamilton called The Way: Walking in the Footsteps of Jesus. Pastor Bo will lead part two of his 12 Most Important Chapters of the Bible series, and Pastor Bo will team up with Kristen Weschler to lead an online sermon discussion group after each worship service in Lent. Click links above to register.
• The League of Women Voters and Dept. of Housing and Urban Development are co-sponsoring a series of roundtable virtual seminars on housing in Delaware. The next one is The Lived Experiences: Impact of Housing Shortage (personal stories) on Monday, March 20, 2023 7-8:30 p.m. Click on the link above to register and see the other seminars
• We're excited to report that on Tuesday Jan. 10, representatives from the eleven churches of the Lewes-Rehoboth Association of Churches voted 12-1 to welcome communities of faiths other than Christianity to join in the work of loving and healing our neighbors
• Find out more about the pilgrimage to the Holy Lands this fall led by David Garrett and Murray Archibald
• See the Winter Schedule for Your Neighbor's Faith
• Check out our December-January-February Moments Matter Church newsletter
• Adult groups at Epworth
• For the month of January, the Tuesday online group will meet at this Zoom Meeting address
• Interested in Volunteer Opportunities? Join Tom Safrit and David Garrett in their work at the New Life Thrift Store to help generate funds that help our neighbors in need through LRAC ministries. We celebrated our latest grants of $100,000 to What is Your Voice, a domestic abuse shelter, and $60,000 to Family Promise of Southern Delaware at the New Lift Thrift Shop at 9 am on December 7
• We offer the opportunity to sponsor/dedicate chancel flowers in celebration or in memory of someone during worship - call the church office 302-272-7743
• Church Calendar Link
• Check out our Epworth Preschool Website
• Stitchers of Love invitation
• Flower Design Ministry invitation
• Our Card Making Ministry meets the second and fourth Wednesdays of each month – join us
• Epworth's Safety Team Needs You

Masks are recommended in our facilities

Sunday Tech Team: Bo Gordy-Stith, Kayden Holt, Shaun Redick, Noah Ryan, and Thomas Vyas - interested in joining our tech team? Contact Pastor Bo

To serve as an Acolyte: contact Gwen Osborne  or 302-227-7743 X108

Church Offerings—Thank you! You may contribute your offering in person at the door or at our Giving Kiosk, online, by texting Give to 302-488-0038, or by mailing your check to Epworth at 19285 Holland Glade Rd. Rehoboth Beach, DE, 19971

Enjoy Coffee, Snacks, & Fellowship in the foyer after our 10 am worship service - thank you for keeping lids on drink cups in our sanctuary

Pray with our Stephen Ministers after the worship service every Sunday