Dear Friends,

It is evaluation time again for your pastors.  There are evaluations for both Joe and I available at the church on the entry table.  Feel free to come by and pick one up this Sunday or Monday from 10AM -2PM.  Or I can mail you a copy of the evaluations.   The evaluations have to be back to the church by April 12.  You can place them in the green box on the entry table for confidential returns or mail them back to the church.

As we enjoy the new weather patterns and are thankful for last week’s rains, we know spring has come to Klamath Falls. That means Easter is upon us. With this Sunday being Easter, we will have unprogrammed open worship on April 12 this month.  We would love to see you this Easter at the church, even if you have not come in a while. We will have a rather different service this Sunday as we think of the times we have been on the verge of transformation. Please bring flowers from your yard to share with the church on Easter Sunday! We are planning on decorating the church with different spring blooms from our yard.

Our Klamath Falls Friends Church’s T-shirts’ logos have been set up at Trekkers in town by Kate.  Thanks, Kate, for your leadership.  If you want a new T-shirt with the KFFC logo and SPICES on the back, Trekkers is now set up to print them on the T-shirt of your choice that you purchase.

If you are interested in taking care of children during worship service, please contact the church office.  There is a need to have two validated people each Sunday ready to provide childcare should we need it.

We appreciate all the work the music committee is doing to improve the music in our church.  If you are interested in music, the next committee meeting is Wednesday, March 8, at 5:30 in the church office.

Please find attached the notes for the business meeting last week.  The church has been full of activity.  The Peace and Social Concerns notes will be available next week in the newsletter.

Thanks to everyone who worked in the Interfaith Food Pantry in March.  The pantry still needs items for the “store”–toilet paper, shampoo, bar soap, deodorant, toothpaste, toothbrushes, and feminine hygiene products. Packages of body wipes are starting to be requested by our unhoused friends and those who do not have consistent access to bathing facilities.  If you want to volunteer you can find Alicia Pinkerton’s email address to write to in the other announcements.

Thank you to all of the people in the community who are participating in the Singing Resistance.  The meeting is this Sunday at 2:00!  Come learn a new way to get the word out that we want peace, not war, neighbors, not ICE.

Hope to see you on Sunday!

Leigh

Other Announcements:

Co-treasurer needed

We are so very sorry to report that Maureen is retiring from the role as Co-Treasurer after fourteen years of faithfully helping us keep track of the financial aspects of the meeting.  She is willing to train a replacement.  It will take approximately 4-6 hours a month. Please pray about this and come forward if you feel led.

·       April 5 – 2:00 – Singing Resistance – To find out more or to reserve your Singing Resistance Songbook, please email Griffin

·       April 7 – 5:30 – Ministry and Care

·       April 8 – 5:30 – Music Committee is meeting — please join

·       April 11 – 9:00 AM – Clean Church

·       April 12 – 11:00 – Book Group on The Naked Now.  Sign up sheet and books are on the entry table.

·       Easter will be celebrated on April 5, and Open Worship will be celebrated on April 12

·       Evaluations must be returned by April 12 – Please pick up  one for Leigh and one for Joe, and fill them out, and put them in the green box on the entry table.

·       April 19– Potluck

·       April 20 —  Meeting of Administrative Committee (Clerks of Peace and Social Concerns,

·       April 21 –5:00- 7:00 – Food Pantry – Email Alicia if you want to volunteer

·       April 26 – 11:00 Meeting for worship with attention to business

·       April 28 –5:00- 7:00 – Food Pantry – Email Alicia if you want to volunteer

The Pastors will be at a SCYMF Pastors Retreat (April 27-29) and will be staying an extra two days (April 30 & May 1) in Troutdale to see the Portland area.