Happy Earth Day!
Keep close to nature’s heart…and break clear away, once in awhile,
and climb a mountain or spend a week in the woods.
Wash your spirit clean.  (John Muir)

Compass Points of Care – Spring Fellowship Retreat – Saturday, April 29

Come and spend a day apart next Saturday. Give yourself space and time to breathe. Enjoy a nourishing experience with Mayfield members and friends. This year our retreat will focus on the necessary care and compassion for ourselves that allow us to be a compassionate presence in the world. The day’s fee is $20 and will include a tasty lunch. Who might you invite to retreat with us?  Martha will lead this retreat for women and men, at a gentle pace, from 9 am – 3 pm. A registration form is included with this week’s memo. Additional forms are in our Gathering Area at church. Please return your registration form to Ann T, Martha, or the church office by Sunday, 4.23.17.

Flower Power

Our Flower Power fundraiser will wrap up on May 1. There are still a few days for you to order. See Dawn on Sunday morning with any questions or for help in ordering. Give to the earth and give to Mayfield with this growing new effort. 50% of Flower Power sales come back to Mayfield.

Northern Illinois Food Bank

Have you made a gift to the Northern Illinois Food Bank this month? Gifts can be placed in the food bank box or the offering plate. Across its thirteen counties, the Northern Illinois Food Bank has three distribution centers in Geneva, Rockford, and Park City.

Mother’s Day and Father’s Day Offerings

This year these two offerings will focus on shelter. Our national offering gathered in for Mother’s Day will go to Church World Service’s Blanket Fund. Our local effort collected for Father’s Day will help to fund the Adopt an Apartment Project of Spring Creek UCC which provides housing for homeless moms and their children in Rockford. More details will follow in future memos and in June’s announcements. There will be flyers in Sunday bulletins for you to indicate those in whose memory or honor you are giving your gifts. It is suggested that you donate $3 (or more) for each person named.

Upcoming Dates

Saturday, April 29 – “Compass Points of Care” Retreat, 9:00 am – 3:00 pm.
Saturday, May 6 – Two Rivers Preschoolers receive their bookcases and books.
Saturday, June 10 – 2017 Bike MS: Tour de Farms, Carlson Farm