Dear Beloveds of God,
In the next month, we have some special services and events happening and hope you mark your calendars with these upcoming dates:
Sunday October 6th at 10:30am World Communion Sunday - During our normal worship service, we will celebrate World Communion Sunday. After church, we will have a time to fellowship and enjoy a potluck together. We are asking that you bring a favorite dish from your culture or ancestral country of origin (ex. from Mexico, English, Dutch, French, Swedish, etc.) to celebrate the unity of our different heritages and ancestral cultures from around the world. If you don’t have a particular dish from your culture/heritage to share, bring your favorite comfort food to share.
Sunday October 20th at 6pm Youth Group Meeting – Youth group will meet at church in the fellowship hall. Please see Pastor Jenn if you are able to provide dinner for the youth group meeting that night. We will share a meal together, fellowship, learn and grow in our faith, and have some fun playing games as well. All youth from 6th grade to 12th grade are welcome. Youth are welcome to invite friends to come with them!
Sunday October 27th at 10:30am The Great Donut Harvest– After church on Sunday 10/27, we will celebrate our annual donut harvest.
Sunday Nov. 3rd at 10:30am All Saints Day and Windows Restoration Dedication – During our regular worship service, we will celebrate All Saints Day. This is a day to remember our loved ones that we have lost over this last year and be in community with one another to support and care for one another as we do.
Also, on this same day, we will be dedicating our newly restored stained-glass windows in the sanctuary. Many people have given financially and of their time for this restoration project. Anyone that gives financially (no matter what size donation you give) towards this project can do so in memory or in honor of someone like a loved one or a beloved friend. During the dedication, we will have a time for blessing, prayer, and to read the names of those this project was completed in memory or in honor of. We will have the names of those it is in memory or in honor of sewed on a quilt and the quilt will later be hung in the sanctuary.
We hope you invite your family and friends to come join us for these special services and events!
May we receive God’s blessing as we enter this season together:
Compassion, creativity, and joy are ours through Jesus Christ. May the Holy Spirit move us to preserve and enhance life on earth, giving clear witness to the life-giving purpose of our Creator.
Shalom,
Pastor Jenn