Calendar and Announcements

November 8 – 15, 2009

TODAY

Chairpersons reports to Ad Council due in the church office today.

9:00 AM Choir rehearsal

9:30 AM Adult Sunday School (Transformed Life) meeting in the Fireside Room

10:30 AM Worship

10:30 AM Children’s Faith Quest

12:00 PM Trio rehearsal in the sanctuary

3:00 PM Streetcar rehearsal in the Fellowship Hall

3:30 – 5:00 PM Calling hours for Rev. Sandy Rehe

5:00 PM Funeral for Rev. Sandy Rehe

5:30 PM Youth Fellowship

6:00 PM Transformed Life Study with youth group and adults

7:30 PM AA in the Library

MONDAY

1:00 PM Transformed Life Study at the Taylor Home

4:00 PM Endowment Committee in the Fireside Room

7:00 PM Handbell rehearsal in the Fellowship Hall.

7:30 PM Open Doors Fellowship in the Fireside Room

TUESDAY

9:30 AM Arts and Crafts in the Fireside Room

4:00 – 7:00 PM Fair set-up begins. Your help is needed.

7:00 PM Transformed Life study at the home of Rob and Vicki Stewart (293-4579)

7:30 PM Lakes Region Singers in the Sanctuary

WEDNESDAY

1:00 PM Transformed Life study in the Fireside Room

4:00 – 7:00 PM Fair set-up continues. Your help is needed.

7:00 PM Transformed Life study in the Fireside Room

7:00 PM Choir Rehearsal

THURSDAY

Joyce will be out of the office today.

Newsletter deadline

10:00 AM Transformed Life study in the Fireside Room

6:00 PM Staff Parish Committee meeting with John Blackadar

7:00 PM Church Conference

7:00 PM Transformed Life study will not be meeting tonight due to the Church Conference.

FRIDAY

9:00 AM – 9:00 PM Fair set-up.

SATURDAY

9:00 AM – 2:00 PM HOLIDAY FAIR !!

After 2:00 PM – Help will be needed for clean-up.

NEXT SUNDAY

9:00 AM Choir Rehearsal

9:30 AM Adult Sunday School (Transformed Life) in the Wesley Woods Community Room.

10:30 AM Worship in the Fellowship Hall

10:30 AM Children’s Faith Quest

12:00 PM Finance/Stewardship luncheon

3:00 PM Streetcar rehearsal in the Fellowship Hall

5:30 PM Youth Fellowship Meeting

6:00 PM Transformed Life study with youth group and adults

7:30 PM Library in use by AA

Church Conference

On Nov. 12 at 7:00 PM, all church members are invited to the annual Church Conference. All members have voice and vote. We will be receiving reports, electing officers, and setting goals for the coming year. Our district superintendent, John Blackadar, will be leading us. In preparation, all committee chairs and retired pastors should send their reports to the church office by November 5th.

Glad Tidings Christmas Fair

Nov. 14, 2009

9:00 AM – 2:00 PM

Please check the crew sign-up sheets in the Fellowship Hall. This 30-year plus tradition needs your help to carry on. Call Jane Reep (293-8157 or 520-0993) with questions. Thank you.

For congregation courtesy, pre- and post sales will be held today and the Sunday after the fair, Sunday, November 15, 2009. Select items will be available in the Fellowship Hall. Come preview, purchase or just enjoy the talented, industrious and ingenious work done here in our church family. Questions? Call Jane Reep at 293-8157.

Transformed Living Points Challenge

Each week until Sunday, Nov. 22, we are keeping track of our learning and service in God's church. Points are being recorded on the green tally sheets found in your bulletin and/or sent to your home. This is a completely optional activity, but a fun way to under-stand how we use our time and talents for the church. The hope is, that our lives will be enriched by our quest for faith and our commitment to service. You can keep track of the results of this survey by checking the decorated bulletin board in the Fellowship Hall. Also, you'll find there a list of suggested service activities (each worth 5 points). Please bring your tally sheets each Sunday and drop them in the containers provided. And remember, your service is appreciated, whether participating in the activity or not. Dick Walden and Donna Fowlie--team leaders.

Reminder

If you have votive candles that you did not pick up after church last week, please pick them up in the church office.

The worship services and concerts are being recorded for broadcast on LRPA-TV. If you do not wish to be filmed, please stop by the media desk so they can direct you to a secure seat. Broadcast times are Sundays at 5:00 AM and 6:30 PM.

Dessert with the Carter Mountain Brass Band

Saturday, December 5 – 7:00 PM

Carter Mountain Brass Band will present a Christmas Concert, and dessert will be served during intermission. Tickets will be sold ahead for $ 10.00 donation.

This is often a standing room only crowd, so be sure to get your tickets! (There will be extras at the door.)

Where Are They?

Locations are needed for the following members of our congregation. If you know where they are, please give the complete address to Joyce in the office. Thank you.

Marcos Ramos Jane Warren Carey Pierce

Christopher Choquette Roberta Choquette

Flowers Needed

Please sign up to give flowers by signing up on the flower chart on the bulletin board in the Fellowship Hall. Complete one of the small slips located by the flower chart, and leave it in Joyce’s mailbox outside the office door. Order your flowers for delivery, or bring them prior to the start of worship. And thank you!

Devotional Booklet for Advent/Christmas

We have very few people who have contributed a devotional reading for the Advent/Christmas Devotional, and the deadline is fast approaching - November 13th.

The devotions should be something that brings us back to the meaning of what Christmas really is. We will need devotions for days before Christmas, and 12 more for the 12 days of Christmas.

If we do not get enough devotions submitted by the deadline, we will have to cancel the plans for the devotional. It’s up to you.