Alter Flowers
The flowers for this Sunday's services were given to the glory of God.
UMW FALL FIESTA
The UMW women will hold their Fall Fiesta on Saturday, November 22 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.in the Oasis Room. This is where you can order Holiday Cookies. There will be a Soup Cafe beginning at 11 a.m. There will also be a mini-bazaar, bake sale, white elephant sale, and a country kitchen booth.
The Belen Breakfast Optimist are holding an Oratory Contest in our Sanctuary at the same time, so come and shop at the Fall Festa and support the kids of Belen as they compete in the speech event.
ELECTRIC LIGHT PARADE
Help is need in assembling the float for the Parade on Novemeber 29th. On Saturday, Novermber 15th at 9 a.m. the youth and Jennifer will meet at the "Old" Auge body shop on River Road and Gabaldon Road. If you are able and willing to help, please contact Jennifer Brandt at the church office, mornings Monday through Thursday for more details.
Child of Light
Do you long for a more sacred and measured observance this year? Be joyfully carried throught the pre- and post-Christmas pandemonium as a child of light.
Five weekly sessions offer daily meditations, spiritual disciplines for the week, and reflection questions. The reflections extend past Christmas to Epiphany encoururaging you to live into the joy of Christmas beyone the traditional seasonal celebrations.
Classes are 30 minutes long and start Novermber 16th at 10 a.m. in the Choir Room. Sign up at the Kiosk or call the church office (864-6095) so a book can be ordered for you. Books are $10. Check newsletter or call Vickie Perce (864-7773) for more information.
Thanksgiving Dinner
On Thanksgiving Day, there will be a dinner in the Oasis Room for members that might be alone on Thanksgiving. Gathering is at noon, with dinner beginning at 1 pm. Turkey, gravy, and dressing will be provided. Your are asked to bring a dish to share in order to complete the meal. There will be a sign up in the hallway later.
Wish List from Blue Star Mothers
The Blue Star Mothers will be doing two mailings to our soldiers over-seas this fall. The first one will be on October 11 followed by the Christmas mailing on November 15. If you want to donate items, you can pick up a "Wish List" from the Kiosk and bring the items to the church before the deadlines. They anticipate mailing 300 packages. If you have the name and address of a soldier, you can give that to Ann Marie Cline or bring it to the church prior to the deadline.
Your temper will improve the longer you keep it.
CHILDREN'S SONG PRACTICE
To prepare our children to sing at the Community Thanksgiving Service, song practice will be held weekly in the sanctuary between Sunday Worship services. Beginning Sunday, November 9th. Practice will start at 10:10 am and will finish at 10:45.
Benefits of Worship
We go to church to be with others who either know God or wish to know God. The church is a place of acceptance, friendship, and fellowship. It is a place to honor and worship our loving Creator who accepts us as family.
In church we pray to God, sing about God, hear God's word for us and find support and direction for whatever challenges face us. In church we find comfort in our sorrows, encouragement in our strugglesand the Holy Spirit's assurance that "all things work together for good for those who love God." (Romans 8:28)
Church Website
Our Website is up, running, and changing every week. Please keep checking the site. Send pictures, content, suggestions, and comments for our website to Jack Fink at finkink@msn.com. We all want this website current and to be the best that it can be. Your help is needed.
Simple Virtues
We do not very often come across opportunities for exercising strength, magnanimity, or magnificence, but gentleness, temprance, modesty and humility are graces which ought to color everthing we do. There may be virtues of more exalted mold, but ... these are the most continually called for in daily life.
John Wesley's Rules of Conduct.
Do all the good you can,
By all the means you can,
In all the ways you can,
In all the places you can,
At all the times you can,
To all the people you can,
As long as you can.