Book, Book, Book

It’s February, and it’s time to bring in new and gently used picture books for our 2020 Bookcase Project collection. The congregation was well represented at last Thursday’s Literacy Banquet by Peggy, Joann (Peggy’s mom), J.T., Sue, Ann T., Karen, Rob Spanton, Billy, Theresa, and Martha. We will collect our books through Sunday, March 1 when we will dedicate them. Children from Two Rivers Preschool will receive their handmade bookcases and books on Saturday, May 9, at Faranda’s in DeKalb, 3 pm.  Everyone is invited to join in this festive reading celebration.

An Intergenerational Opportunity Tomorrow

Sue is beginning a project with our children at 9:00 in the morning. Everyone else in the congregation will be invited during fellowship after worship to add to what our children have started.

Our Next February Intergenerational Labyrinth Walk will be next Sunday, February 16 at 9:00 am.  Come to walk again or to walk for the first time.

Current Sign-Up Sheets

Bulletins — $7 per week – there are Sundays available later in the year.
Liturgists and Hospitality Hosts are needed for Sundays in March.
Mayfield Fellowship Meeting – Thursday, February 13, noon, Clubhouse at Somerset Farms – let us know you are coming and what you will be bringing for the potluck lunch. The program will be an update on the Adventure Works program in DeKalb.

Gateway Arts Building

There will be an open house including a 5:15 pm ribbon cutting at the Gateway Arts Building, 2225 Gateway Drive in Sycamore on Thursday, February 13 from 5:00-7:00 pm.  This building is a place that supports creative and healing arts.  Jen is the organizing energy for this event, and her music therapy and music instruction programs will be introduced that night.  There will also be refreshments and tours.

Breakfast Church

Our second Breakfast Church will be held on Sunday, February 23 at 10:00 am. Our first Breakfast Church on December 15 was well attended and well received. Join us for this modern day interpretation of the early church’s practice of weaving a meal and worship together.

Ash Wednesday – February 26, 2020 – Come and worship with us at 6:30 pm as we begin the season of Lent.

JAMS News

This year’s Transformation Through Rhythm concert will benefit JAMS and will be held on Friday night, March 20 at DeKalb High School. If you have never attended one of these concerts before, you are in for a treat. Percussionists in several groups from elementary school children through college age students and adults will thrill you with their skill and the spirit of their playing.

Mayfield Fellowship Retreat

This year’s Mayfield Fellowship Retreat for members and friends of Mayfield will be held on Saturday, March 28th at Russell Woods Forest Preserve, 8:30 am – 3:00 pm. Consider coming this year and inviting someone else to come with you. The fee for the day will be $20 and will include lunch and all materials. We will focus on the theme of Sabbath at this year’s retreat. It will be a day of rest, renewal, and a recognition of the giftedness of life in the midst of all the demands and commitments of our days. Registration forms will be available later in February.

Plants, Pollinators, and Prayers

The documentary that Randy has patiently been working on for years now, the story of the development and thriving of our Monarch Waystation up to this point, has a tentative date and place for its first public showing. The details are these: Tuesday night, April 7, 6:30 pm at the DeKalb County Farm Bureau (Peace and Bethany Roads).