We send the link to the bulletin in our weekly email newsletter. If you attend on-site and either don't have a smartphone or prefer a larger screen, our Deacons will be at the main entrance on the north side of the church and can help you check out a tablet for use during the service. You can also print the bulletin directly from the link to bring with you.

It's "White Elephant" time, which means time to locate that gift or household item you would like to pass along. Wrap it up and bring it to the January Martha Circle meeting, at 6:30pm, Tuesday, Jan. 6th, in Milligan Hall. We will have a "gift" exchange, including the appearance of the dreaded dolphin. Bring a potluck dish to share, your beverage of choice, and $1 for the collection. Dessert will be provided. It's a fun way to start the new year!

Join WEBS beginning this Wednesday, Jan. 7th as they begin "The Death of Omnipotence and Birth of Amipotence." Thomas Jay Oord is a theologian, philosopher, and multidisciplinary scholar who directs doctoral programs in Open and Relational Theology at Northwind Theological Seminary and directs the Center for Open and Relational Theology. In this best-selling book, he pronounces the concept of God as an all-powerful being is both wrong and harmful. Believing this creates a conflict with God being omnipotent and yet allowing evil to happen. Those who believe this must qualify their claims, positing that God's all-powerful purpose is mysterious and unknowable or that human beings' free will is to blame for evil and suffering. Oord says that the belief in omnipotence dies the "death of a thousand qualifications."

Oord replaces the belief in God's Omnipotence with God's Amipotence, combining the Greek word amour, meaning "love." with potence, meaning "power." So while God is not "all powerful," God is "all loving," and it is up to humans as God's agents to do the works of love God wants for all creation.

SOLACE, Mayflower’s youth group meets in person for Sunday School and Wednesday evening youth group meetings. If you or a student in 6th-12th grade you know is interested in joining SOLACE, you can email the youth minister, Steven Christofferson, by clicking the button below.

Join Pastor Sheridan on Zoom for a time of fellowship and discussion. For these sessions, we’ll continue our exploration of Genesis with two difficult texts: Noah and the Ark (Genesis 6:9-9:17) and Abraham and Isaac (Genesis 22:1-18). Join us as we identify what stands out to us, ask questions, and interpret together. On Zoom only.

Training for officers of our Governing Boards is Sunday, Jan. 11th, after worship. We’ll be learning about agendas, minutes, budgets, Robert’s Rules, and more, to more faithfully administer the work of the church.

Mark your calendar for Thursday, January 15th, at 7pm, when we welcome back the Doane University Choir for a concert in our sanctuary. This will be our only time to hear them because they’ll be headed to their next tour stop the following morning.

Let's warm our bellies and hearts in the coldest month of the year with a Soup Potluck. Sign up and tell us what you plan to bring, whether it's soup, a side dish, or a dessert.