Weekly E-bulletin

Service Assistants

Sunday, October 13

10:30am

Verger: Elizabeth Kyser

First Reading: Cameron Cutro

Second Reading: Kent Slonaker

Intercessor: Harold Wright

Chalicer: Don Kyser

Acolytes: Feild Pennington Jackson Neal

Ushers: Elam Jarrells, Harold Wright, Annette Spanel, Nick Roberts

Greeters: Don & Elizabeth Kyser

Children's Worship: Malinda Collier & Kent Slonaker

Nursery: Cassandra Price

Altar Guild: Sanford Eberly, Annette Spanel

Altar Flowers: Sanford Eberly

Coffee Hour: Adams, Ginoris, Kennedy, Maruca

Alter Guild Zoom Host: Nora Thompson

Sunday Readings:

Job 23:1-9, 16-17

Psalm 22:1-15

Hebrews 4:12-16

Mark 10:17-31

A Message from our Pastoral Care Team:

In light of the past couple of months with the loss of close members of our church family, I wanted to offer some words of comfort and support. For myself I am most uncomfortable with death and the thought that my friends will not be with me forever. These last few months have reminded me that this is truly the circle of life we are living. I want to offer some encouragement for all of us to talk to each other, sharing our personal grief and offer comfort to each other. No loss/emotion is too small to not be acknowledged and honored.

I have found some helpful ideas from this particular resource- IT’S OK THAT YOU’RE NOT OK: meeting Grief and Loss in a Culture That Doesn’t Understand, by Megan Devine. She challenges us to “embrace integration, of living alongside grief instead of overcoming it, then we can begin to talk about what would help us to survive.” The real work is to “find ways to live alongside our loss, building a life around the edges of what will always be a vacancy.” Here’s one tangible way to help work through the grief- try and answer these questions:

Given that what I’ve lost cannot be restored, given that what was taken cannot be returned, what would healing look like?

If I step outside of the cultural norms of “ rising above loss,” what would living this well look like?

How will I care for myself?

What kind of person do I want to be, for myself and for others?

Please feel free to reach out to any member of the Pastoral Care Team to chat, have coffee or a good cry! We are here in whatever way you might need. 

Karen Franklin, Vestry Person for Pastoral Care

Getting Ready to move Worship to the Parish Hall!

Join the "fire brigade" on the north wing steps after church on Sunday, October 13 to help move all of the hymnals and prayer books out of the pews and into our upstairs storage room.

Many hands will make light work. Young legs appreciated to "run" the books from the pews to the base of the stairs.

Questions about the "fire brigade"?  Ask Malinda

The Week of October 13-19

Current plans are to move and cover portions of the organ and remove and relocate sound equipment to the Parish Hall.

This will effectively move us out of the church for worship.

We expect to have our first Sunday worship in the Parish Hall on Sunday, October 20.

We will need help to make this all happen and to continue to move items out of the church. Please be on the lookout for help requests and come as you are able!

It’s Pledge Season! Our Annual campaign! 

Please consider your financial gift to support the work of the church in 2025. Pledges in any amount help us build our operating budget for staff, upkeep, and ministry.

Outreach

12-step October 16 host is

Christian Munson

Don't forget to sign up to host this important ministry! 

We could use a few more hosts. Training provided. Contact Suzanne Long for more information. 

Wednesdays 7:30 - 9:30pm

Food Pantry on 2nd and 4th Saturdays!

Shop for our Staples!

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October 12 Breakfast Team is:

Street & Lett, Kysers

Contact Karen Franklin if you have a donation or assist with distribution, forpop247@gmail.com

Please remember in your prayers this week:

Parishioners: the Tucker family, Jerry Long, Kenneth Decker, Garry Land, Frank von Richter, Bobbie Aiken, Jo Tyler, Mike Craft, Keith MacKay, Betty Leviner, Lisette Johnson, Becky Lee, Robin Goodman, Mike Oliver, Steve Row, Margaret Franklin, Phyllis Iverson, Juette Iverson, Marsha Iverson, David Christiana, Samantha Ridley, and Bill Piercy.

Our extended family and friends: Kathy, Suzanne, Susan, Cynthia, Barbara Taylor, Jane, Corey Sims, Karen Sokohl, Kathy Treaster, Florence, Terry Brown, Edward, Stefan, Olivia, Michelle, Becca and her family, Don Foltz, Norma Hylton, Betty Kuhn, Vickie and her mom, Thorp, Fraser and the boys, Lyle, Candace Franco, Lee Hyden (Anne Kambourian’s daughter), the Dummitt family, the Downey family, Elizabeth and David Hardison, Ginny Jones, Ronnie, Shelby, Nicholas, the Sonant family, Gloria Wiley, Rick McGeorge, Amy Burks, Kristy Rose, Martha, Randi Smith, Marion Broome, and Hollis Daniels.