TODAY we celebrate the first communion of Luke and Miranda MacDonald at the 10:15 service. We pray that they and all members may be faithful in regularly partaking of this sacrament which provides us with the forgiveness of sins and strengthening of faith.

YOUTH GROUP meets tonight at 6:30.

A THANKSGIVING SERVICE will be held at 7:00 p.m. this Wednesday to praise our God for His numerous blessings. Please join us.

CALLING ALL CHILDREN AND YOUTH! Christmas is coming and we will once again present the Christmas pageant at the Christmas Eve service. If your child is interested in being a part of this wonderful and heartwarming pageant, please sign the sheet on the bulletin board in the narthex and plan to attend all rehearsals. Rehearsals will be today and December 8, 15 and 22, immediately following the 10:15 service and will last approximately half an hour. (Please note that there is no rehearsal on December 1 due to the Thanksgiving holiday weekend.) If there are any questions, please contact Janine Steinbrunner at janinesteinb@yahoo.com or 338-2660. Thank you.

ADVENT BEGINS next Sunday. Advent helps us prepare to receive the promised Christ as He comes, whether at his lowly birth in history, his continual and wonderful coming to us in his Word and Sacrament, or his triumphal coming at the Last Day.

ONE YEAR BIBLE STUDY meets next Sunday at 9:15 a.m.

PRAYER NIGHT will be held at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday, December 5. We will discuss our prayer lives, offer prayers for the Church, and discuss important Christian topics for the month.

A SAINT NICHOLAS PARTY will be held on Sunday, December 8, at 3:00 p.m. We will learn about the Jesse Tree, decorate some cookies, and may even have a visit from Saint Nicholas himself. Please see the signup sheet on the bulletin board in the narthex. If you have any questions about the party speak to Janine Steinbrunner or Cindy Spice

LUNCH BUNCH meets on Tuesday, December 10, to visit the Botanical Gardens, 1100 South Calhoun St., Fort Wayne. A car pool will leave the church at 11:00 a.m. sharp. If you drive directly, you may park in the City Center Garage and get your parking ticket stamped at the Gardens. We will tour the Gardens ($5 fee) and then eat at the Bagel Station inside. Please sign the poster in the narthex. If you need to cancel your reservation, contact Anita at 348-1170 or 341-4057.

ALTAR GUILD members, please mark your calendars for a cleaning meeting at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, December 14. Many hands will make light work.

4th ANNUAL YOUTH PLAY & DINNER Join us for a wonderful evening of food and entertainment on Sunday, December 22, at 5:00 p.m. Help us explore winter wonderland winds in the wacky Cricket County Blizzard. Dinner will be prepared and served by our youth and then you will be able to sit back and laugh with us as we enter Cricket County on Christmas Eve. Tickets will go on sale next Sunday in between the services and after the 10:15 service. We will continue to sell tickets every Sunday until the day of the play. The cost for adults is $8.00, kids 4-12, $4.00 and kids 3 and under are free. 100% of the proceeds go to our youth. Please remember to purchase your tickets and mark your calendars for this event. If you have any questions or would like to help out in some way, contact Cindy Spice at 348-7061.

FOOD BASKETS Christmas will be here before we know it. The trees have lighted up the front doors of the church with items needed for our six Christmas baskets. Please pick one or two tags and bring the item and the tag to church by Sunday, December 8. Please treat the tags gently so they can be used again next year. Refrigerated items go in the refrigerator in the boiler room and frozen items go in the chest freezer in the Food Bank. How blessed we are that we can share with those in need.

CURRENT FOOD BANK NEEDS: pancake mix, syrup, juice, crackers, canned fruit, gelatin, pudding and beef stew.

DO YOU HAVE A THANKSGIVING TAG that was not returned? If so, please return it for reuse next year.

THE GIVING TREE is up in the narthex. Three families have been adopted this year. One family consists of a father and mother with a ten month old girl. Another family is a single mother with children ages 13, 10, 6 and 1. A military family has children ages 7, 4, 3, 2 and 7 month old twins. Please be sure to register your gift selection with a Daughter at a nearby table, where the ornament will be exchanged for a gift tag which you will attach to your gift. All gifts should be new and wrapped in Christmas paper. A basket of labels, from which you may choose food and hygiene items needed by the families, will also be available at the table. You do not have to wrap these items, just place them in the laundry basket with the family number, located by the tree. All gifts, food and hygiene items are due at the church by Sunday, December 8. Thank you for your assistance with this project.

A FEW OFFERING ENVELOPES for 2014 are available in the narthex for all members (pledging and non-pledging) and for non-members who have made identifiable contributions this year. If you have not picked yours up, please do so today. Contributions are tracked according to envelope numbers, not names. Using your envelopes is a great help to the counters and data input operators.

OPEN DATES for Sanctuary Candles are December 1 and 29.

ATTENDANCE last Sunday was 81.

Please remember in prayer: Nancy Ashley, Jack Boyd, Kathy Bromley, Dick Camp, Andrew Davis, John & Phyllis Diver, Bob Edington, Alexa Foland, Denise Frede, Nick Frede, Micaela Fulk, Tammy Gongerware, Norm Grams, Jeanne Hahn, Larry Link, Pat MacWhorter, Reggie McMahan, Carol Newell, Leslie Peters, Sandra Rademaker, John Renner, Emerson Ruff, Branyan & Esmeralda Sanxter, Cindy Spice, Rick Spice, Bill Townsend, Jen Will

Military: Jeremy Faux, Derek Palmer, Kaylee Sumner, Ty Sumner

ONE YEAR BIBLE STUDY meets today at 9:15 a.m.

AN OUTEACH MEETING will be held today following the 10:15 service.

THIS IS CHURCH CLEANING WEEK.

NEWSLETTER DEADLINE is 9:00 a.m. this Tuesday.

DAUGHTERS OF THE KING meet at 10:00 a.m. this Tuesday.

VESTRY meets this Tuesday at 6:30 p.m.

LADIES BIBLE STUDY AND FELLOWSHIP meets at 6:00 p.m. this Thursday at the home of Marilyn McClure.

POST ALPHA group meets at 7:00 p.m. this Thursday at the home of Jack & Sandra Rademaker.

ALTAR GUILD meets at 10:00 a.m. this Saturday to prepare for Thanksgiving.

A HOLY EUCHARIST SERVICE will be held at 7:00 p.m. on Thanksgiving Eve, November 27, to praise our God for His numerous blessings. Please plan to join us.

CALLING ALL CHILDREN AND YOUTH! Christmas is coming and we will once again present the Christmas pageant at the Christmas Eve service. If your child is interested in being a part of this wonderful and heartwarming pageant, please sign the sheet on the bulletin board in the narthex and plan to attend all rehearsals. Rehearsals will be on November 24, December 8, December 15 and December 22 immediately following the 10:15 service. They will last approximately half an hour. (Please note that there is no rehearsal on December 1 due to the Thanksgiving holiday weekend.) If there are any questions, please contact Janine Steinbrunner at janinesteinb@yahoo.com or 338-2660. Thank you.

ENVELOPES FOR THANKSGIVING FLOWERS AND DECORATIONS are in the pew card holders. You may contribute any amount for these flowers. Please note whether you would like the flowers in thanksgiving for an important event in your life or in memory of a loved one. Envelopes must be received today to have information listed in the bulletin.

A FEW OFFERING ENVELOPES for 2014 are available in the narthex for all members (pledging and non-pledging) and for non-members who have made identifiable contributions this year. If you have not picked yours up, please do so today. Contributions are tracked according to envelope numbers, not names. Using your envelopes is a great help to the counters and data input operators.

FOOD BANK current needs are juice, cereal, gelatin, pudding, flour, sugar.

OPEN DATES for Sanctuary Candles are December 1 and 29.

ATTENDANCE last Sunday was 97.

Please remember in prayer: Nancy Ashley, Jack Boyd, Kathy Bromley, Dick Camp, Andrew Davis, John Diver, Bob Edington, Alexa Foland, Denise Frede, Nick Frede, Michaela Fulk, Tammy Gongerware, Jeanne Hahn, Mike Leburg, Larry Link, Pat MacWhorter, Reggie McMahan, Leslie Peters, Sandra Rademaker, John Renner, Emerson Ruff, Branyan & Esmeralda Sanxter, Cindy Spice, Rick Spice, Bill Townsend, Jen Will

Military: Jeremy Faux, Derek Palmer, Kaylee Sumner, Ty Sumner

LUNCH BUNCH meets this Tuesday at 11:30 at St. James Restaurant, 204 E Albion Street, Avilla. A car pool will leave the church at 11:00 a.m. Please sign the poster in the narthex. If you need to cancel your reservation, contact Anita at 348-1170 or 341-4057.

FINANCE AND PROPERTY commissions meet this Tuesday at 6:00 p.m.

ONE YEAR BIBLE STUDY meets next Sunday at 9:15 a.m.

SUNDAY SCHOOL STUDENTS are invited to bring in food for our food bank next Sunday. On that day you will see in the narthex the basket and wagon, where you can deposit food gifts. Food collected on these Sundays is vital to our food bank ministry. Further, reaching out to others in love is central to being a Christian. Through your generosity many are fed. Current needs include crackers, juice, soup, muffin mix, tuna, gelatin and pudding.

A HOLY EUCHARIST SERVICE will be held at 7:00 p.m. on Thanksgiving Eve to praise our God for His numerous blessings. Please plan to join us.

CALLING ALL CHILDREN AND YOUTH! Christmas is coming and we will once again present the Christmas pageant at the Christmas Eve service. If your child is interested in being a part of this wonderful and heartwarming pageant, please sign the sheet on the bulletin board in the narthex and plan to attend all rehearsals. Rehearsals will be on November 24, December 8, December 15 and December 22 immediately following the 10:15 service. They will last approximately half an hour. (Please note that there is no rehearsal on December 1 due to the Thanksgiving holiday weekend.) If there are any questions, please contact Janine Steinbrunner at janinesteinb@yahoo.com or 338-2660. Thank you.

ENVELOPES FOR THANKSGIVING FLOWERS AND DECORATIONS are in the pew card holders. You may contribute any amount for these flowers. Please note whether you would like the flowers in thanksgiving for an important event in your life or in memory of a loved one. Envelopes must be received by next Sunday to have information listed in the bulletin.

OFFERING ENVELOPES for 2014 are available in the narthex for all members (pledging and non-pledging) and for non-members who have made identifiable contributions this year. If you have not picked yours up, please do so today. Contributions are tracked according to envelope numbers, not names. Using your envelopes is a great help to the counters and data input operators.

FOOD BANK current needs are cereal, stew, canned fruit, chicken broth, beef broth, gelatin, pudding, flour, sugar.

OPEN DATES for Sanctuary Candles are December 1 and 29.

OPEN DATES for Altar Flowers are December 1, 15, 22 and 29. During Advent we use evergreen arrangements on the altar in place of flowers. However, you may still sign the flower calendar for memorials and thanksgiving. Names will be printed in the bulletin, and the money contributed will be used to purchase the greenery.

ATTENDANCE last Sunday was 67.

OUR CHRISTIAN SYMPATHY is extended to the Stath family upon the recent death of Pat’s mother, Elynor Keating, and to the relatives of Bob Schlose upon his death November 2nd. But thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ. 1 Corinthians 15:57

Please remember in prayer: Nancy Ashley, Jack Boyd, Kathy Bromley, Dick Camp, Andrew Davis, Michael Dawson, John Diver, Bob Edington, Steve Faux, Alexa Foland, Denise Frede, Nick Frede, Tammy Gongerware, Jeanne Hahn, Mike Leburg, Larry Link, Pat MacWhorter, Reggie McMahan, August Nord, Leslie Peters, Reg Primeau, Sandra Rademaker, John Renner, Emerson Ruff, Branyan & Esmeralda Sanxter, Jacob Sliger, Cindy Spice, Rick Spice, Bill Townsend, Jim Trueblood, Jen Will

Military: Jeremy Faux, Derek Palmer, Kaylee Sumner, Ty Sumner

TODAY IS CELEBRATION SUNDAY Please join us following the service for brunch. There are a few extra pledge/commitment cards on the table in the narthex, if you should need one.

OFFERING ENVELOPES for 2014 are available in the narthex for all members (pledging and non-pledging) and for non-members who have made identifiable contributions this year. Please pick yours up today. Contributions are tracked according to envelope numbers, not names. Using your envelopes is a great help to the counters and data input operators.

ALL SAINTS DAY and All Faithful Departed Day will be celebrated next Sunday. You may submit names of those you wish to have remembered at the altar by filling out a form found on the bulletin board in the narthex. Please indicate if you would like the name read at the 8:00 or 10:15 service. There is also an envelope marked “completed forms” on the board. Please complete these forms TODAY.

REMEMBER TO SET YOUR CLOCKS BACK one hour before you go to bed this Saturday.

ONE YEAR BIBLE STUDY meets next Sunday at 9:15 a.m.

IT’S THAT TIME OF YEAR AGAIN and the turkeys have made it to our front door. With your help we will once again supply a full turkey dinner for 6 of our food pantry clients. Please bring the food AND TURKEY back by Sunday, November 10. The baskets are picked up early to give the folks time for their turkeys to thaw. Refrigerated items go in the refrigerator in the boiler room and frozen items go in the chest freezer in the Food Bank. This is one of our church outreach programs that is a surprise blessing to those 6 families who are struggling day to day to keep food on their tables.

FOOD BANK It was so heartwarming to see the kids pull that wagon down the aisle full of food recently. They take this very seriously, and what a lesson in sharing! KIDS, thanks for your help in keeping our shelves full, and thanks to moms and dads for bringing the food to church for you!!

We can use jelly, pancake mix, syrup, juice, cereal, canned tomatoes (stewed or diced), stew, boxed potatoes, jiffy mix, laundry soap, and toothpaste.
PORK CHOPS A reminder that you can still buy pork chops. They are all marinated and you have a choice between already cooked and uncooked. They are currently frozen in zip lock bags with 4 pork chops per bag. We are selling them for $5.00 a bag. If you are interested in purchasing pork chops please see Cindy Spice.

OPEN DATES for Altar Flowers November 3, and all Sundays in December. During Advent we use evergreen arrangements on the altar in place of flowers. However, you may still sign the flower calendar for memorials and thanksgiving. Names will be printed in the bulletin, and the money contributed will be used to purchase the greenery.

OPEN DATES for Sanctuary Candles are November 3 & 10 and December 1,8, and 29.

ATTENDANCE last Sunday was 81

Please remember in prayer: Nancy Ashley, Jack Boyd, Kathy Bromley, Dick Camp, Andrew Davis, Michael Dawson, John Diver, Bob Edington, Steve Faux, Alexa Foland, Denise Frede, Nick Frede, Jeanne Hahn, Elynor Keating, Mike Leburg, Larry Link, Pat MacWhorter, Reggie McMahan, Leslie Peters, Reg Primeau, Sandra Rademaker, John Renner, Emerson Ruff, Branyan & Esmeralda Sanxter, Carol Shelby, Cindy Spice, Rick Spice, Bill Townsend, Jen Will
Military: Jeremy Faux, Derek Palmer, Kaylee Sumner, Ty Sumner.

ONE YEAR BIBLE STUDY meets at 9:15 a.m. today.

SUNDAY SCHOOL TEACHERS meet today following the 10:15 service.

THIS IS CHURCH CLEANING WEEK.

NEWSLETTER DEADLINE is this Tuesday.

VESTRY meets this Tuesday at 6:30 p.m.

THE DIOCESAN CONVENTION will be held this Saturday at St. Anne’s Church, Warsaw. Registration begins at 7:30 a.m., with Eucharist at 9:00, followed by the business meeting and lunch. Please keep the convention and our delegates (Elaine Fazzaro, Marilyn McClure, Rick Spice) in your prayers.

CELEBRATION SUNDAY WILL BE HELD NEXT SUNDAY. In order to give thanks to God we will conclude our stewardship campaign with the opportunity for the whole parish to worship together at 9:00 a.m. The service will be followed by a brunch. Please sign the poster in the narthex indicating how many from your family will attend and what you will bring. As part of the service, please return your pledge/commitment card.

YOUTH GROUP meets next Sunday at 6:30 p.m.

ALL SAINTS DAY and All Faithful Departed Day will be celebrated on Sunday, November 3. You may submit names of those you wish to have remembered at the altar by filling out a form found on the bulletin board in the narthex. There is also an envelope marked “completed forms” on the board.

FORWARD DAY BY DAY devotions for November through January are available in the narthex. Please take one for your personal or family devotions and another to share with a friend.

FOOD BANK It was so heartwarming to see the kids pull that wagon down the aisle full of food. They take this very seriously, and what a lesson in sharing!
KIDS, thanks for your help in keeping our shelves full, and thanks to moms and dads for bringing the food to church for you!!

We can use spaghetti sauce, cereal, pancake mix, syrup, jelly, juice, canned tomatoes, jiffy mix, laundry soap, and toothpaste.

PORK CHOPS A reminder that you can still buy pork chops. They are all marinated and you have a choice between already cooked and uncooked. They are currently frozen in zip lock bags with 4 pork chops per bag. We are selling them for $5.00 a bag. If you are interested in purchasing pork chops please see Cindy Spice.

OPEN DATES for Altar Flowers are October 27, November 3, and all Sundays in December. During Advent we use evergreen arrangements on the altar in place of flowers. However, you may still sign the flower calendar for memorials and thanksgiving. Names will be printed in the bulletin, and the money contributed will be used to purchase the greenery. Cost of Altar Flowers is $33.00.

OPEN DATES for Sanctuary Candles are November 3 & 10 and December 1, 8, and 29. Cost of Sanctuary candles is $3.00.

ATTENDANCE last Sunday was 79.

Please remember in prayer: Nancy Ashley, Jack Boyd, Kathy Bromley, Dick Camp, Andrew Davis, Michael Dawson, John Diver, Bob Edington, Steve Faux, Alexa Foland, Nick Frede, Jeanne Hahn, Elynor Keating, Mike Leburg, Larry Link, Pat MacWhorter, Reggie McMahan, Leslie Peters, Reg Primeau, Sandra Rademaker, John Renner, Esmeralda & Branyan Sanxter Carol Shelby, Cindy Spice, Rick Spice, Bill Townsend, Jen Will Military: Derek Palmer

Please note that all military personnel were removed from the prayer list on October 6. If you would like to add someone back, please use the card from the pew and fill in the date and your name as well as the name of the person to add.

CONFIRMATION CLASS meets at 9:15 a.m. on October 13, 20 and November 3, 10. On Sunday, January 12, Bishop Little will be with us on his official visit. As part of that visit he confirms, receives, and reaffirms members of the Body of Christ. In anticipation of this occasion those interested in confirming their baptismal vows, being received officially by the bishop, or reaffirming their commitment to Jesus Christ our Lord are invited to attend a confirmation class taught by Father Layden on the Sundays listed above. The class will start at 9:15 a.m. in the lounge downstairs. Please sign the sheet on the board in the narthex if you are interested or tell Father Layden of your desire for confirmation, reception, or reaffirmation in the church.

OUTREACH COMMISSION meets today at 11:30 a.m.

YOUTH GROUP meets today at 6:30 p.m.

DAUGHTERS OF THE KING meet this Tuesday at 10:00 a.m.

THERE WILL NOT be a Holy Eucharist service on Wednesday this week. The Bible study group will meet as usual.

POST ALPHA meets this Thursday at 7:00 p.m. at the home of Jack & Sandra Rademaker.

ONE YEAR BIBLE STUDY meets at 9:15 a.m. next Sunday.

SUNDAY SCHOOL TEACHERS meet next Sunday following the 10:15 service.

CELEBRATION SUNDAY WILL BE HELD OCTOBER 27. In order to give thanks to God we will conclude our stewardship campaign with the opportunity for the whole parish to worship together at 9:00 a.m. The service will be followed by a brunch. Please sign the poster in the narthex indicating how many from your family will attend and what you will bring. As part of the service, please return your pledge/commitment card.

FOOD BANK CURRENT NEEDS: pancake mix, pancake syrup, fruit juice, cereal, spaghetti sauce, stewed tomatoes, flour, sugar, salad dressing, bar soap and toothpaste. Please note that we currently have an overabundance of vegetables and tomato soup. We can always use workers 2½ hours once a month or when convenient for you.

PORK CHOPS A reminder that you can still buy pork chops. They are all marinated and you have a choice between already cooked and uncooked. They are currently frozen in zip lock bags with 4 pork chops per bag. We are selling them for $5.00 a bag. If you are interested in purchasing pork chops please see Cindy Spice.

OPEN DATES for Altar Flowers are October 20 & 27 and November 3.

OPEN DATES for Sanctuary Candles are October 20 and November 3 & 10.

ATTENDANCE last Sunday was 67.

Please remember in prayer: Nancy Ashley, Jack Boyd, Kathy Bromley, Dick Camp, Andrew Davis, Michael Dawson, John Diver, Bob Edington, Steve Faux, Vickie Faux, Alexa Foland, Nick Frede, Jeanne Hahn, Elynor Keating, Mike Leburg, Larry Link, Pat MacWhorter, Reggie McMahan, Leslie Peters, Reg Primeau, Sandra Rademaker, Marian Randall, Cindy Spice, Rick Spice, Bill Townsend, Jen Will
Military: Derek Palmer

Please note that all military personnel were removed from the prayer list on October 6. If you would like to add someone back, please use the card from the pew and fill in the date and your name as well as the name of the person to add.

ONE YEAR BIBLE STUDY meets at October 20.

JUNIOR CHOIR will not meet today.

THIS IS CHURCH CLEANING WEEK.

ENDOWMENT COMMISSION meets tomorrow at 6:00 p.m.

LUNCH BUNCH will eat at Grabill Inn, 13706 Fairview Drive in Grabill at noon this Tuesday. A carpool will leave the church at 11:30 a.m. Please sign the poster in the narthex and indicate if you plan to carpool. If you need directions or need to cancel your reservation, contact Anita at 348-1170 or 341-4057.

THE DIOCESAN FESTIVAL DAY has been cancelled due to low response.

A WIENER ROAST will be held this Saturday at 5:30 p.m. at the home of Marilyn Rafter, 3106 Marias Drive in Blackhawk. Please sign the sheet on the bulletin board TODAY so we can plan for the correct number of people. Please bring a dish to share. Hot dogs, buns, chips and beverages will be provided. See the newsletter for directions to Marilyn’s house.

CONFIRMATION CLASS will meet at 9:15 a.m. on October 6, 13, 20 and November 3, 10. On Sunday, January 12, Bishop Little will be with us on his official visit. As part of that visit he confirms, receives, and reaffirms members of the Body of Christ. In anticipation of this occasion those interested in confirming their baptismal vows, being received officially by the bishop, or reaffirming their commitment to Jesus Christ our Lord are invited to attend a confirmation class taught by Father Layden on the Sundays listed above. The class will start at 9:15 a.m. in the lounge downstairs. Please sign the sheet on the board in the narthex if you are interested or tell Father Layden of your desire for confirmation, reception, or reaffirmation in the church.

OUTREACH COMMISSION meets next Sunday at 11:30 a.m.

YOUTH GROUP meets next Sunday at 6:30 p.m.

FOOD BANK CURRENT NEEDS: pancake mix, pancake syrup, fruit juice, cereal, spaghetti sauce, stewed tomatoes, flour, sugar, salad dressing, bar soap and toothpaste. Please note that we currently have an overabundance of vegetables and soup. We can always use workers 2½ hours once a month or when convenient for you.

PORK CHOPS A reminder that you can still buy pork chops. They are all marinated and you have a choice between already cooked and uncooked. They are currently frozen in zip lock bags with 4 pork chops per bag. We are selling them for $5.00 a bag. If you are interested in purchasing pork chops please see Father Dan or Cindy Spice.

OPEN DATES for Altar Flowers are October 20 & 27 and November 3.

OPEN DATES for Sanctuary Candles are October 20 and November 3 & 10.

ATTENDANCE last Sunday was 74.

Please remember in prayer: Nancy Ashley, Jack Boyd, Kathy Bromley, Dick Camp, Andrew Davis, Michael Dawson, John Diver, Bob Edington, Steve Faux, Vickie Faux, Alexa Foland, Nick Frede, Tamisyn Grantz, Jeanne Hahn, Elynor Keating, Mike Leburg, Larry Link, Pat MacWhorter, Reggie McMahan, Leslie Peters, Reg Primeau, Sandra Rademaker, Marian Randall, John Renner, Chris Sanxter, Cindy Spice, Rick Spice, Bill Townsend, Jim Trueblood, Jen Will

Please note that all military personnel have been removed from the prayer list. If you would like to add someone back, please use the card from the pew and fill in the date and your name as well as the name of the person to add.