There is much that connects us to each other in this community of faith. Please keep these thoughts in your hearts and minds in the days to come.

 

•         We celebrate the marriage of Shelly Power and Thomas Lopez, Saturday, October 2 in South Carolina. Shelly is the daughter of Donna Priest.

•         We celebrate the 50^th Anniversary of our Nursery School. May it continue to be a place of learning, sharing and growing.

•         Those who were unable to worship with us due to their current health limitations, including: Helen Evans, Margie Petry, Gene Snyder, Dorothy Watson and Louise Miller.

•         For Lucile Kinsley in Timbercrest Healthcare following surgery this past week for a broken hip.

•         For Tammy Gonzales, the daughter of DeWayne & Doris Snell, hospitalized in Naperville, IL. Tammy suffered a severe stroke early Wednesday morning, September 29.

•         For Wayne Ross recovering at home following a recent hospitalization.

•         Our sister church in El Salvador, Emanuel Baptist. We pray for the many, many Junior and Senior High Youth, and others who hunger for Christian fellowship and nurture as they face threats and difficult choices each day.

•         We pray for peace.

 

Please let the church office know of any changes in your address, phone, e-mail or contact information. Thank you!

 

The Family Life Center is open from 8 to 10 am for walking and exercise. Nursery School may use the FLC from 10 to 11.

 

 

9:30 am      Nursery School/FLC  

10:30 am Staff Meeting

5:00 pm       Weight Watchers – Room 220

6:00 pm Yoga – Narthex

6:15 pm Bell Choir Rehearsal

6:30 pm     Worship Center/Decor

7:00 pm Fellowship Commission

7:00 pm          Child Protection Policy Committee

7:30 pm   Volleyball

 

9:30 am      Nursery School/FLC  

1:00 pm Circle of Trust

4:00 pm Music Staff

7:00 pm     Pastoral Ministry & Personnel

7:00 pm Peace & Justice Committee

 

     7:30 pm     EcclesiaChoir

 

       2:00 pm Open House for JoAnn Mock at Timbercrest Assembly Room         

 

The voice mail feature of our phone system is currently out of order. You may call the church office (982-7523) and leave a message with Alice to pass along. If you would prefer, you may leave a voice-mail message on any of the staff cell phones.

Pastor Kurt: 1-260-450-0759

Pastor Karen: 578-1247

Pastor Jim: 1-260-402-7506

Laura Gable: 578-0378

The Fall Council meeting will be Sunday, October 10, at 3 p.m. The agenda will include election of members to the Executive Board, the approval of the 2011 Budget, report from District Conference, and reports from the Treasurer, the Executive Board, and the staff.

Childcare will be provided.

Come and help decide the mission of the Manchester Church.

Richard Harshbarger, Moderator

 

Our next food pantry Sunday is tentatively set for October 17.  Please bring your food and financial gifts the next two Sundays.  You're also welcome to bring them to the congregational business meeting on Sunday, Oct.10.  Items that are always needed include:  toilet paper, canned fruits and vegetables, cereal, peanut butter, dish or hand soap, and soups.

 

October 9-10 - Retreat with Josh Brockway.  Meet at the church at 5pm on Saturday.  Call Jim if you expect to be late on Saturday.

October 17 - Pantry delivery with lunch to follow at the Chinworths’.          

Sunday night college student dinners have started up for the year. If you are interested in coordinating a dinner or helping to provide food for a dinner, please contact Loyce Borgmann. You can either call Loyce (982-4233) or e-mail her at lsborgmann@frontier.com.

  

Our church is responsible for packing on Friday, October 22. The packing will be done in the Commons of the Manchester Elementary School beginning at 1:00. If you are interested in being included, please contact Denny Unger (982-6928) or Joan Fahs (982-8680).

The third Progressive Brethren Gathering will be held on November 12-14, at our church. The conference will explore the theme: Forward Together: Conversations Towards an Enlivened Community.

 

Ruthann K. Johansen, President of Bethany Theological Seminary, will be the keynote speaker. Her presentation is entitled, “Becoming Incarnational People.” In addition to the keynote address, various workshops will offer opportunities for conversation and reflection on Saturday afternoon.

 

Consistent with other progressive gatherings, vibrant music and worship will be an important part of the event. Debbie Eisenbise, pastor of the Skyridge COB in Kalamazoo, Michigan, and Kreston Lipscomb, pastor of First COB in Springfield, IL, are scheduled to preach. Mutual Kumquat will perform on Friday evening. 

 

Cost of the two-day event is $100, with limited scholarships available and special rates for students and children. On-line registration is available at www.progressivebrethren.org.  

 

For additional information, please contact Carol Wise at 612.343.2060, or email cwise@bmclgbt.org.

 

Friday, November 5

9:30 a.m. at Liberty Mills

Church of the Brethren

This year’s celebration of World Community Day honors the challenge left to us by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. It will be a gathering to renew our faith and commitment to wholeness, economic justice and a Beloved Community.

Church Women United, Dorothy Weldy

 

The well-conceived and scholarly contributions to Brethren Life & Thought are central to our way of being a church of discerning, of using reason in service to faith. As a denomination we are rich in good writing and thinking. We ought also to be rich in our support of this work. If you are in a position to become a patron by making a contribution or subscribing to support the journal, this is the time to do it! The journal is trying to live off a small endowment gathered many years ago. You may find subscription forms in the back of each issue in the church library.

Julie Garber, editor

 

All Things Considered will be talking about Barbara Brown Taylor's An Altar in the World for the next four Sundays. Next Sunday we will have two guests: Karen and Kurt. On October 17, John Hartsaugh and Jan Fahs will join us. On October 24, Dorotha Fry Mason and Helen Beery. On October 31, Cheri Krueckeberg (Manchester College) and Sue Wilhelm (Victory Knoll Center, Huntington). Each will share about their own spiritual disciplines and class members will be invited to share about theirs as well.

 

 

Please return my beige wind-breaker. It is size small. “Trail Blazer” is the label. It was mis-takenly traded at Communion Sunday night. 

Thanks, Jane Harshbarger

 

Please return my wool coat. It is a dark navy herringbone weave. There must have been some confusion Sunday evening!

Thank you, RoseMary Butler 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(remember: one person/sheet!!)

A 6-inch sub sandwich made to your

specification, with drink, chips, and cookies.

Cost: $8.00 (funds support next summer’s

National Junior High Conference and Heritage

Tour trip)

When: You can pick up your order immediately

following worship

 

(One Order [one person] per sheet)

MEAT (Check one of the following)

_____Roast Beef

_____Turkey

_____Ham

CHEESE (Check one of the following)                                     _____            American

            _____            Swiss                                                             _____            Provolone                 

FIXINGS (Check all you want included)

_____ Lettuce                      

_____ Tomato                      

_____ Onion

_____ Mustard

_____ Mayonnaise

_____ Italian Dressing

Drink (Check one of the following)

_____ Coke

_____ Diet Coke

_____ Sprite    

_____ Juice Pack

_____ Bottled Water

You may:

place in the box in the narthex on Sunday; or Fax

the form to the church: 260-982-7525; or e-mail it: manchestercob@kcaccess.com