My Apologies

Sorry about the confusion regarding confirmation today, everyone.



I apparently didn't communicate it to everyone that we had planned a meeting today, so when there were several who couldn't make it, I made the decision to not go ahead.



Thanks, Amy Anos, for having lunch ready for us, though!

Amy has saved most of what she brought for lunch, so we'll go ahead and have that on April 4th when we meet to go to St. Stephen's. Then, we'll meet again on April 26th for our last regular session. Plan on meeting longer for this, as we finish up anything that's left over.

At our next meeting, I'll have some more information about our retreat, and the date for confirmation.

Again, sorry for the confusion. I appreciate everyone's patience and understanding as we go through this process together.

Yours in Christ,

Pastor David



Call the office at (330) 652-1439, or e-mail me at: davidmacdonald@mtsoalum.org if you have any questions.

Update

Here is the revised schedule for the rest of our sessions:


Visit Congregation Rodef Sholom: Feb. 27th Meet at the church at 6:30 p.m., or at the synagogue at 7:15

March 8th-- Confirmation Class after church (Amy Anos will provide the meal)
April 4th-- Confirmation Class at 3:30, Visit St. Stephen's Church at 5 p.m. (Mary Janek will provide the meal)
April 26th-- Confirmation Class after church (Tony Kelly will provide the meal)

Since we're having a difficult time pinning down a weekend for the retreat, let me propose this:

We meet on a Saturday evening, and have an overnighter at the church. Sunday morning, we have breakfast, then go to church at Centenary UMC in Youngstown. I will get someone to preach for me whatever Sunday we are out. Then, we spend the rest of Sunday on retreat, finishing after dinner on Sunday.

Let me know when we get together again what weekends this would work for you.

--Pastor D.
Call the office at (330) 652-1439, or e-mail me at: davidmacdonald@mtsoalum.org if you have any questions.

Reminders

Don't forget--

Our next meeting will be this Sunday, February 22nd, after the second service. Plan on eating lunch at the Relay for Life pasta dinner (bring $5), and then we will meet in the youth room.

Also, we will be going to the Congregation Rodef Sholom on Friday, February 27th. Please either meet us at the church at 6:30 p.m., or at the synagogue at 7:00/7:15.

Please let me know on Sunday whether you will meet us at the church or at Congregation Rodef Sholom.

Also, please bring your calendars for May with you to this Sunday's meeting, as we need to nail down a date for our retreat.

--Pastor D.

Call the office at (330) 652-1439, or e-mail me at: davidmacdonald@mtsoalum.org if you have any questions.

Synagogue Visit February 27th!

Friends,

We will be visiting congregation Rodef Sholom on February 27th. The Shabbath service starts at 7:30 p.m., so we will meet at the church at 6:30. If you live nearer to the synagogue than you do to the church, and want to drive straight there, then meet us between 7:00 and 7:15 in the parking lot behind the synagogue.

Don't forget, this is their equivalent of Sunday worship, so please dress accordingly! Parents are welcome to come along, but we will have drivers with vehicles if you want to come on your own.

Please call me, e-mail me, or leave a comment on the blog if you cannot make it. Otherwise, we will assume you will be there.

--Pastor David

Call the office at (330) 652-1439, or e-mail me at: davidmacdonald@mtsoalum.org if you have any questions.

Synagoge Visit

Unfortunately, the synagogue does not have a Friday night Shabbat (Sabbath) service on February 6th.

Here are the dates they have services:

Saturday, February 7th at 10:30 a.m.
Friday, February 13th at 5:30 p.m.
Saturday, February 21st at 10:30 a.m.
Friday, February 27th at 7:30 p.m.

E-mail me or call me and let me know when would work best for you. If we can't get everyone there at the same time, we will go with the largest number of people available.

--Pastor David

Call the office at (330) 652-1439, or e-mail me at: davidmacdonald@mtsoalum.org if you have any questions.

Confirmation 2009!

Confirmation 2009 is well under way!

We had a great first meeting, and I look forward to working with everyone this year.

Here are the dates we discussed at our meeting:

February 6--Visit to Congregation Rodef Sholom. I have put in a message with the folks at Rodef Sholom, and hope to hear back from them soon. I'll keep you updated here.

Feb 22-- Meeting at noon. (We will have lunch at the Relay for Life pasta dinner, bring $5.00)

March 21-- Meeting at 3:30 at the church, followed by Mass at St. Stephen's Church at 5 p.m.
(Mary Janek will provide the meal)

April 26th--Meeting at noon. (Amy Anos will provide the meal)

Check to see if the weekend of March 6-8 will work for you for the confirmation retreat. We need to know by the February meeting. If this date does not work for the majority of people, we will have the retreat in May.

May 31 is the intended date for confirmation. This date may not work for everyone, so we might have to work with that a bit. If need be, we can confirm those who have a conflict at another service.

--Pastor D

Call the office at (330) 652-1439, or e-mail me at: davidmacdonald@mtsoalum.org if you have any questions.