Percival Community Church: November 2021

Sunday, November 28, 2021

Sunday Blessings!

God is faithful. No matter what the world sends our way, how comforting is the knowledge that we can always put our faith and trust in Him.

Give thanks to the Lord, for He is good; His love endures forever. ~ Psalm 107:1

*photo taken at Waubonsie State Park.

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November 27-28

Please pray for our country, our leaders and our church.

Praise and Prayer Requests:

Don Shipley, Marge Bennett, Patric Breekbill, Andrew Heuberger, Curtis Weston, Mike Birkby, Stacey Snapp, Barb Handy, Phyllis Layman.

New Percival Park facilities.

Lacey Kiefer sings with the St. Cecilia’s Choir at the Methodist Church in Hamburg at 2pm, and the Methodist Church, Glenwood at 5pm. today!

Mission Offering is the first Sunday of the month.

December Birthdays: 5th Marcia Little, 12th Dale Pritchett, 18th Gary Sherwood, 22nd Jerry Birkby

Anniversaries: 2nd Jerry & Jo Ann Birkby, 19th Jan & Mary Zach

First Sunday of Advent

Candle of Hope

Sermon: "The Window of Exaltation"

Today's Songs:

Angels We Have Heard On High

Hark! The Herald Angels Sing

It Came Upon A Midnight Clear

Go Tell It On The Mountain

Oh Come All Ye Faithful

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Jerry and JoAnn Birkby will be celebrating their 60th wedding anniversary on Thursday, December 2!

60 years

720 months

21,900 days

525,600 hours

A wonderful family

Amazing friends

Precious memories

Blessings to you both as you celebrate this joyous occasion!

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Old churches must not simply stand as monuments to the past but as spiritual grandparents that have invested in the future by passing on their life to others and releasing their offspring to form new congregations. ~ unknown

Today's Sunday Church Share...

Picture credit @mary.newengland

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Percy's Tidbit

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Enjoy the week ahead!

Sunday, November 21, 2021

Sunday Blessings!

Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good; His love endures forever~ Psalms 136

Gratitude is a description of a successful mode of living. The thankful heart opens our eyes to a multitude of blessings that continually surround us. James E. Faust

*About the picture: As I was out thrifting one day, this plate caught my eye. The colors of fall, the beautiful patina, I just loved it. Thought it made a pretty picture and I especially love the quote, "Interrupt anxiety for gratitude." Isn't this so true. Everyday life can sometimes fill us with anxiousness, worry, and fear, so much so that it can become overwhelming. It's good to stop, pause, take a moment and count our blessings, to remind ourselves all that we have to be thankful for. As I remind myself daily, there is always, always, something to be thankful for. ~ Mindy

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November 20-21

Please pray for our country, our leaders and our church.

Praise and Prayer Requests:

Don Shipley, Marge Bennett, Patric Breekbill, Don Baker, Andrew Heuberger, Curtis Weston, silent prayer requests, Penny Warren, Phyllis Layman, the family of Ardis Rogers, help for men in the fields. Praise for family, friends and safe travels during the holiday.

Today's Scripture: Psalm 50

Sermon: "Thankful"

Today's Hymns:

'Come Ye Thankful People Come'

"We Gather Together"

'Now Thank We All Our God'

Special Music for today: 10,000 Reasons by Matt Redman (If you've never heard this song, please give it a listen. It is one of my new favorites!

Mission Offering is the first Sunday of the month.

Board Meeting after the service.

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Today's Sunday Church Share...

Picture , Jaynes Gallery All Posters via Pinterest

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Percy's Tidbit

Be kind, be thoughtful, be genuine, but most of all Be Thankful.

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Wishing you all a wonderful Thanksgiving!

Thankfulness creates gratitude which generates contentment that causes peace ~ Todd Stocker

Mindy

Percival Church Blogger

Sunday, November 14, 2021

Sunday Blessings!

I'm seeing the good, and the gift of each breath, all is well with my soul, feeling thankful and blessed. ~Mary Davis

Sharing our big beautiful tree dressed in it's Autumn best! ~ Mindy

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November 13-14

Please pray for our country, our leaders and our church.

Praise and Prayer Requests:

Don Shipley, Marge Bennett, Patric Breekbill, Don Baker, Ardis Rogers, Curtis Weston, Barb Handy, Penny Warren, Phyllis Layman, silent prayer requests, harvest help for the men in the fields, the families of Corlene Jenkins, Pat Shirley, Willis Moyer, and Carolyn Heuberger.

Praise for CAMS football team, young volunteers at Open Door Mission, Halloween fellowship with Percival children.

Communion Today, Matthew 26:26-28

Sermon: "Come to the Table"

Sunday's Hymns:

Come Ye Thankful People Come

Now Thank We All Our God

Mission Offering the first Sunday of the month.

Board Meeting on Sunday, November 21.

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Percy's Tidbit

We can't do anything about yesterday or tomorrow, but we can pour love into today. ~ Mary Davis

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A couple more pictures of our tree. It started out a pretty golden yellow and is now getting some orange hues to it.

My grandson Asher and I love the tree so much we had to go out and give it a hug. Google "hugging a tree," it's actually good for you!

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Today's Sunday church share ~

Picture credit: Fine Art America

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Have a great week! Go "hug a tree!"

Sunday, November 7, 2021

Sunday, November 6, 2021

Sunday Blessings!

Thank you to Phyllis Layman for making this lovely wreath to greet us every Sunday. It's very striking with the mirror as a backdrop.

Welcome November, the month of gratitude. November is usually the month we like to think about all our blessings and all that we have to be thankful for.

"In November, the earth is growing quiet. It is making its bed, a winter bed for flowers and small creatures. The bed is white and silent, and much life can hide beneath its blankets." ~ Cynthia Rylant

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November 6-7

Please pray for our country, our leaders and our church.

Praise and Prayer Requests:

Don Shipley Marge Bennett, Patric Breekbill, Don Baker, Ardis Rogers in Hospice, Curtis Weston, Joan’s furnace, safe harvest for the men in the fields, unspoken prayer requests, the families of Corlene Jenkins, Pat Shirley, Willis Moyer, Carolyn Heuberger. Cheers for the SHS volleyball team.

Today's Scripture: Matthew 6:25-34

Sermon: "What, Me Worry?"

Sunday's Hymns:

Come, Thou Font Of Every Blessing

Count Your Blessings

Now Thank We All Our God

Mission collection is the first Sunday of the month.

November 14th: Communion and Harvest Sunday. Bring a harvest dish to share.

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Last Sunday Pastor Donna talked about being salt and light. She also shared with us Mama Sue's Southern Kitchen that her and Mary enjoy following. Mama Sue loves to cook and share the Lord and stories while doing so. She encourages others to be salt and light. Mama Sue has a website. You can click on the link to check it out.

https://www.mamasuessouthernkitchen.com/

She also has a youtube channel you can find her there too!

Click HERE for the youtube channel.

And if you are on Facebook, you can also follow her there.

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Also last Sunday, we put together treat bags for Percival area youngsters and delivered them to their homes.