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.

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.

As a part of the VOICE 1,000 Conversations Campaign, Mayflower has committed to hosting conversations within our community. On Sunday, January 18, following the service, we will gather in Milligan Hall, then divide up for small group discussions where everyone is invited to share a story about the pressures they are currently facing (high grocery costs, caring for aging parents, concerns about your children's or grandchildren’s education, issues in your neighborhood, etc.). Not only will these conversations help us to discern our next action as VOICE, but they also give us the opportunity to deepen relationships in our own congregation. Please join us as we seek to know each other better, understand more about what is going on in our communities, and work together for the common good. Childcare is available.

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.

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.

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.

Our friends from Doane University are returning to Mayflower for a midweek concert on Thursday, January 15th, at 7pm! An auditioned choir of 50 voices, the Doane Choir is the college’s premier choral ensemble. This concert is free and open to the public, with a reception following.

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.