This Week at Epworth

Opportunities to Grow

Elm Park Day Camp now Enrolling
Children ages 6-13 are invited to register for our day camp this summer. The camp is sponsored by the Elm Park Ministries (9-10 area churches) and is staffed by fully accredited Camp Calument in New Hampshire. The camp is held at Trinity Lutheran Church (across the street from Epworth) daily 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. the weeks of July 29 and August 5. Children can sign up or one or both weeks, and cost is on a sliding scale based on ability to pay. A third week of residential camp at Calumet is open to a limited # of our campers who wish to attend for free. Youth ages 15 and up are encouraged to apply to be counselors-in-training. For more information and a registration packet, contact Pastor Erica at pastor@epworthworcester.org.

Attend a House Meeting
We invite you to attend a house meeting in May to connect with a small group of Epworth members and to learn from one another about the needs and concerns of our families and communities. This will be helpful as we seek to find ways to meet the needs of our congregation and our surrounding community. Your input is vital as we each bring unique gifts and resources to our common ministry. After we have gathered in house meetings, we will come together at a congregational retreat Sunday, June 2 to hear feedback from these meetings. Here is the schedule (only two remain!):

Thursday May 23, 7:00 p.m. at Church Parlor Facilitator: Mike Fisher
NEW! Daytime option: Sunday June 2, after worship
Retreat: June 4, 7:00 p.m.

Opportunities to Serve

Change the World Weekend May 18-19

We will join with our neighbors in changing the world, beginning in our own back yard. Teams are forming now for one or both days. Sign up at the church for a work team or contact Paula MacNeal to sign up. Work teams include:

Saturday: meet at Aldersgate UMC at 9:30 a.m. for breakfast and worship; play games with Lutheran Home residents 10-12.

Sunday: meet at Epworth at noon for lunch and worship; teams begin work by 12:30

Sort Medical Program Supplies for new office
Join the Walk/Run for the Homeless at
Serve lunch at the veterans shelter (11:45)

Also needed: salad or dessert for lunch. Please contact Pastor Erica if you can bring one or the other. Thank you!

Remember to wear your RED "Church Has Left the Building" shirts. If you don't have one, we'll give you one this weekend!

Opportunities to Give

Change the World Weekend May 18-19

Cash donations for flood buckets (contents of each bucket valued at $55)
Provide salad and/or dessert for the volunteers on Sunday
Sponsor our team in the Walk for the Homeless (Debby/Dave Hallen, Bates Family, Marge Deshaies).

Carty Cupboard Food Pantry

Item for the month of May is condiments (in plastic containers, please). Bring items to the fellowship hall. Other items needed include: cereal, canned fruit, 100% juices, pasta sauce, canned vegetables, canned chicken or tuna, dry pasta, peanut butter, rice, hearty canned soups, meals in a can (stew, hash, baked beans, pasta), complete pancake mix and syrup, plastic grocery bags.

Troop 54 needs your cans/bottles

Recycling is ongoing at Epworth for our Scout Troop. A collection bin is in Fellowship Hall, or contact Keith MacNeal for pickup.

Shop and Give

Amazon and Barnes and Noble Shoppers: Start your online shopping at Epworth's Shop and Give page and click on the Amazon or BN logos... which will take you directly to these vendors' websites. A portion of every purchase is returned directly to Epworth. Spread the word!