This past Sunday was communion Sunday and All Saints Sunday, where we remembered all of those that have passed before us. Article by Joyce L. Wiedrich 11-12-26 We remember and miss the five people from our church that passed this year, including Sally Thomas, Meredith Nielsen, Dana Schillinger, Dan Scott, and Laura Hammond. We lit candles in church in memory of those that we love that have gone before us. Pastor Jeannine talked to the children about being happy. Being happy is a feeling we have from good things that happen to us. One of the girls told the congregation that she is so happy to be in church with her friends. People shouldn’t stay being down when they have a bad day. Our scripture this Sunday was from Matthew 5: 1-12, a very common passage known as the Sermon on the Mount. Jesus spoke with his disciples and taught them the aspirations of citizens in treating others fairly and respectfully. One example was when Jesus blessed the Samaritan woman at the well who was an outcast in the community. We will be ringing the bells at Tops for Yates County Christmas on Wednesday, November 25. This is one of our missions, and our sign-up sheets are in the church. Don’t forget to bring your mittens and hats for our Mitten tree! So many events to help others this time of year. The children are already practicing for music Sunday. This will be November 30. Please mark your calendars. It’s always a special Sunday.

Are we in Hawaii Jeff and Stacey? Article by Joyce L. Wiedrich 11-05-26 This past week we talked about love. Pastor Jeannine told the children about several love songs. We need to love God and love others. Even our hymns were all about love. The most powerful emotion is saying I love you. We need to show love toward others, love ourselves, and show love for God. We will love our earthly neighbors better if we love God more. When it comes to love, we need to say it. If God can love us, no matter what why can’t we always love ourselves? November 24 we will be decorating for Christmas. Pastor Jeannine passed around clipboard so that people can sign up for Sunday school, fellowship, nursery, and other activities to help the church. She is starting a youth group the third Sunday of each month after the first of the year. We will also be ringing the bell for Yates County Christmas, the day before Thanksgiving from 9 to 4 in front of the Tops store. Lots of things happening as we get closer to Christmas. Don’t forget your hats and mittens for our mitten tree which we will be doing through November 29. Our Angel tree will be from November 29 to December 13. Pastor Jeannine invited us all to go to Dresden for Bible study at noon starting Tuesday, October 27. Bring your own lunch and a snack to pass. The study will be on Rebecca the mother. Read Genesis 27 :1 through Genesis 28: 5. If you have missed the first week, you can still join in! Thank you to Marilyn, Sands, and Christie Mosch for delicious snacks!