At this point we don’t know what today’s winter weather will bring. Tomorrow morning the decision about whether church is canceled or not will be made by church council leadership between 7:00 and 7:30 am. Their decision will be communicated across the congregation both by email and by Facebook during that same time period. If you need to be out today, please be careful.

Annual Meeting

The annual meeting of the congregation is scheduled to be held tomorrow, January 12, 2020 following worship and a brief fellowship time. If the weather allows us to have worship, your presence at the meeting will be appreciated.

Intergenerational Labyrinth Walk

Our second intergenerational labyrinth walk of January 2020 will be held Sunday, January 19 at 9:00 am. Walkers of all ages and varied experience with the labyrinth are welcome to join us.

JAMS Notes

Thank you for your ongoing support of our collection of $800 needed for Lina’s tuition, room and board, and other school fees for this new school year, her second year of high school. The 2020 JAMS collection will be completed by the end of the month.

Sign-up sheets are in the Gathering Area for liturgists, hospitality hosts, and bulletin sponsors. Bulletins are $7 per week.  Sign-up soon!

DeKalb/Sycamore Bookcase Project

This is the ninth year that 50 children from the Two Rivers Head Start program will receive a handmade bookcase with a nameplate and a starter set of books in May. For some of these children these will be the first books in their home. This is the seventh year that Mayfield has enthusiastically and generously participated in our area Bookcase Project. We will be collecting new and gently-used picture books in February.  Each year there is a Literacy Banquet held at DeKalb High School cafeteria. Proceeds from this dinner fund the materials for the bookcases built here in DeKalb County for the project. The 2020 Literacy Banquet will be held on Thursday February 6 at 6:00 pm.  Tickets are $20.  It would be great if we could fill a table. Let Martha know by Friday, January 24 if you would like to attend.

Throughout the Year

• We have whole hog sausage available for sale at church. $5 per pound, bulk and patties.
• We support the work of the Northern Illinois Food Bank in addressing the needs around hunger and food insecurity in thirteen northern Illinois counties. The Northern Illinois Food Bank is an important partner for the DeKalb County Community Gardens. Food Bank gifts can be given in the food bank box or the offering plates.

The very least you can do in your life is to figure out what you hope for.
And the most you can do is to live inside that hope.  Not admire it from a
distance but live right in it under its roof.  (Barbara Kingsolver)