IN OCTOBER:
2
Les Ross
5
Christian Duro
13
Sally Garbarino
16
Dave Meyers
17
John Westmoreland
17
Cindy Chung
18
Mario Pamatmat
20
Karen Bryan
22
Nancy Shepard
22
Rick Ives
25
Benjamin Crosby
25
Paula Zand
26
Bud Smith
26
Bruce Samson
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OCTOBER ANNIVERSARIES:
13
Jay & Maureen Wayne - 2001
17
John & Joan Westmoreland - 1966
18
Larry & Barbara Smilie -1986
28
Nick & Sue Clark - 1967
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WEDNESDAY’S WOMEN’S BOOKCLUB
The hostess provides drinks and dessert.
Attendees should bring a sandwich and
RSVP to the hostess each month.
October 11th
, 12:00 noon at Sallie Wood’s home (454-
0162). The book: “Snow Flower and The Secret Fan”, by
Lisa See.
November 8th
, at Carol Luther’s “home away from
home” (i.e., Church [#456-0508] ) at 12:00 noon. The
book: “The Penelopiad” by Margaret Atwood.
BLESSING OF THE ANIMALS
October 8 - We will bless pets at both services
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Dogs
on leash, kitties in crates, birds and rodents in cages,
fish in bowls. Only stuffies may roam free.
(photo from 2004 Blessing of the Animals)
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FROM OUR STEWARDSHIP CHAIR:
“Stewardship,” writes business leader Peter Block, “is to
hold something in trust for another. Historically,
stewardship was a means to protect a kingdom while
those rightfully in charge were away, or, more often, to
govern for an underage king. The underage king for us is
the next generation.” (Stewardship: Choosing Service
over Self-Interest)
In the Church, stewardship season is the time when we
“pass it on,” when we share our gifts to support our
community of faith. Stewardship is our commitment to
Redeemer, to help us thrive in our service to others during
the upcoming years. Who is it that we steward?
We steward our children and youth, by pledging
our service to their spiritual formation and their
future;
We steward ourselves by building a wise
community of elders who can pass on life
wisdom to the young;
We steward the Kingdom of God by having a
community in which to practice it;
We steward life by our prayers and ministry of
healing;
We steward truth in our love and care for one
another as we are;
We steward this beautiful piece of land that God
gave us.
We steward an ethic of generosity, of giving to
others and discovering the unexpected riches of
sharing.
It costs about $135,000 a year to run our church. We
receive very little outside help. We are in the process of
working prayerfully together to deepen our commitment
to being stewards of one another and we invite your help
and support. Commitment Sunday will happen on
November 19th. Watch for more news. Jay Luther
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