Sunday, September 24, 2023

 Blessings

 

 Autumn has arrived.  

"Waking up on a chilly autumn morning with rain and leaves dancing on your bedroom window, while taking your first sip of coffee, is a wonderful feeling." ~unknown

Thank you Lord for the gift of Autumn.

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Today's Sermon:  "Samuel...Christ"

Call to Worship, 1 Samuel 1:9-18

Today's Hymns:

For the Beauty of the Earth

Holy, Holy, Holy

Responsive Reading:  1 Samuel 2:1-11

Special Music:  "Goodness of God" by Cece Winans

In the Garden 

Benediction:  Lamentations 3:21-25

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Praise and Prayer Requests:

Roger and Pat Polsley, Jim and Donna Glenn, Mary Woltemath, Mary Sherwood, Don Baker, mission in Uganda, Betty and Sandy Booker, Goldie Hill, Stacey, Pastor Donna, Ellie Warren, all unspoken prayers.

Special prayers for Terry Graham and his broken wrist, Roger Polsley's pain and health concerns, Shelda and kids' venture, Donna's house reconstruction.

Praises for engine parts for the Percival pumper, beautiful weather, joyful celebration of life for James Baylor, Ethan's healing, Joel doing well in his new place, bountiful harvest.

Wednesday Bible Study, 2pm

September Birthdays:   17th Larry Moyer,  26th Pastor Donna

September Anniversary:  18th  Larry and Betty, 23rd Don and Wava

 

LOOKING AHEAD

 Trunk or Treat is October 29th

Here are a couple of pictures from last year.

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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 via Pinterest

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Percy's Tidbit

Rest is not idle, is not wasteful.  Sometimes rest is the most productive thing you can do for body and soul. ~ Erica Layne

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Love pictures!  Pictures have a way of placing you back in "remembered moments."  Sights, smells, sounds, nature, animals, all the feels.  Pictures allow us to recall life and all that it entails.

Thought it would be fun to close each week with little "snippets" of life that will perhaps spark a memory or at the very least bring a smile.

*I do not own the pictures.

Have a great week