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Holiday greetings!
During this season of the year some folk are nearly overwhelmed with joyful celebrations while others will have to be away from family or alone for some reason or another. With that in mind, I would ask that you would pray for persons in the military, for persons who will not be with family during this time, and for our homebound and nursing home residents. Also remember Walt Keast who is recovering from surgery, Edith Haines who is taking treatments for cancer, and Pauline Hogzett who is in Oakland Manor for therapy. Add to that Elijah Dietz, a 9th grader in our school system, who was seriously injured in a car accident this past weekend. Thanks to several volunteers, we were able to complete our Hanging of the Greens after worship last Sunday. The outside display and poinsettias will be added at a later time. The crowd at the RCA sponsored community Thanksgiving meal was down this year; but the food was still plentiful and delicious! Speaking of food—don’t forget our chili feed (free will offering) and nativity sets display this Saturday night (27th) from 5:00 to 7:30 p.m. If you have one or more nativity sets to add to the display, be sure to wait until Friday or Saturday to drop them off. Come in the kitchen door if possible. For this Sunday (28th) • Scripture: Romans 13:10-14 • Scripture: Matthew 24:36-44 • Sermon Title: Do You Need a Wake-up Call? For Reflection
LOVE & JOY TEXtor
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Dear friends,
Be sure to pray for meaningful Thanksgiving activities this coming week and next. Also keep in mind those serving in the military on our behalf. And remember in prayer persons with serious health concerns and persons who are homebound or in nursing homes or in hospitals during the holiday season. Be sure to keep these activities in mind: Bernie and Norma’s 50th wedding anniversary open house this Saturday, Hanging of the Greens right after worship Sunday (hope you can be there to help out), RCA sponsored Thanksgiving Community Meal at the Community Building at 6:00 p.m. the 21st, and our chili supper/nativity display on the 27th. If you have one or more nativity sets you would be willing to loan us for the occasion you may bring them to the church office anytime before the 27th. For this Sunday (21st) * Scripture: Matthew 4:1-4 * Sermon Title: Starving Souls For Reflection 1. “The hunger of the stomach is mild when compared to the gnawing hunger of the heart.” What connection do you see between this statement and today’s scripture? 2. What life circumstances might contribute to the hunger of the stomach? 3. What life circumstances might contribute to the gnawing hunger of the heart? 4. In what ways does the Christian faith address the hunger of the stomach? 5. In what ways does the Christian faith address the gnawing hungers of the heart? 6. What does celebrating Thanksgiving have to do with any of this? LOVE & JOY TEXtor Greetings all…
It was our honor Sunday to celebrate the lives of these church members—Lois, McConeghey, Dick Harris, Arlene Haines, Berwyn Cleaveland, John Taylor, Cheryl Keast, Doris Gray, Jim Carrick, Janis Dobernecker, and Addie Mae Smith. And now a new list of names for your prayers of support: our confirmation class—Hannah Hummel, Kyra Martens, Grace Gleaves, Hayley Haines and Andrew and Sarah Jones. Prayers also for Nancy Young who is slowly recovering from her latest bout of illness, for the family of Don Bates whose funeral will be in our church this Saturday morning at 10:30 a.m., and Wayne Hopping, a new resident of Oakland Manor. Two special events on November 21—Hanging of the Greens after worship; hope you can help! Also, the RCA sponsored community Thanksgiving meal that evening at 6:00 p.m. Just bring yourself and a side dish or two. And don’t forget our chili feed/nativity set display on Saturday evening the 27th. For this Sunday (14th) • Scripture: John 10:9-10 • Sermon: A Charmed Life For Reflection 1. What do you think Jesus meant by a full life? 2. What does living a full life mean to you? Where does God fit into that picture? 3. Sometimes we need a wakeup call to sort out what is important to us and what is not? What might that wakeup call be for you? For our church? 4. What changes might we need to make in our lives and in our church to live the full life Jesus was referring to? 5. Where does God’s gift of grace fit in? LOVE & JOY TEXtor END OF DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME THIS WEEKEND – set clocks back an hour!
Greetings folks… Sorry I didn’t get my sermon reflection sheet sent out last week. I’m glad to be back on track. If you missed worship Sunday, you missed a fun and exciting event. The kids livened things up with their Halloween costumes and songs. They even got us out of our pews to circle the sanctuary, join hands, and sing along. We also enjoyed singing favorite hymns selected by young and older folk alike. We were challenged and entertained by a video presentation--“Pie”--to help kick off our annual financial campaign. And the message was short and sweet! This coming Sunday is also very special—we will be honoring members of our church and others with our candle lighting memorial service. I hope you can be on hand for this special time of remembering. As for prayers—we need to consider these things: men and women serving in the armed services, newly elected state and national leaders, healing for Nancy Young and others with health concerns, persons who are grieving, and 7th and 8th graders who are beginning confirmation class this week. For this Sunday (7th) • Scripture: Revelation 7:9-12 • Sermon Title: The List For Reflection 1. Do you ever get bogged down when you run across lists of names? Why? 2. What does make a list of names important to you? 3. Would you like for your name to be included in God’s book of life? Good News--Jesus’ resurrection makes it possible! DON’T FORGET – Daylight Saving Time ends this weekend. LOVE & JOY TEXtor |
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