10.27.23 What's Happening - First Congregational Church

October 27, 2023

For past Issues of "What's Happening" click HERE.

Semi-Annual Church Business Meeting

After Worship
November 12, 2023

Click HERE to view the meeting packet.

November & December
Bible Reading Plan

Click HERE

Weekly Bible Study
Discussion Groups

Tuesdays @ 1:00 pm
Discussion Group

Wednesdays @ 1:00 pm

ZOOM Discussion Group

Thursdays @ 6:30 pm

Men’s Discussion Group

Sundays @ 9:00 am

Discussion Group (with child care)

Operation Christmas Child
Shoeboxes are here!

October 22^nd – November 12

There are two ways you can fill your shoeboxes. You can pack a traditional box (found on the cart in the back of the Sanctuary) or you can build boxes online.

Inside the traditional boxes are pamphlets with ideas of how to pack your boxes. For more in-depth gift suggestions click HERE. Please use the label on the pamphlet to mark whether you’re buying for a boy or a girl and the age. The shipping fee is $10 per box. Missions will pay for shipping of the boxes, but we are also accepting donations to help with the cost of the shipping fees. Please do not put money in the boxes. If you choose to donate either part or all of the shipping fee, you may put cash, or a check made out to FCC in the wooden lock box on the table by the boxes.

Building a Shoebox Online. Click HERE to build your shoeboxes online:

The cost to build online is $25 per box, which includes the shipping fee. It’s an easy way to fill a shoebox and you get to pick out the items you want to put in each box you build.

We’ve set a goal of 40 traditional and 40 online shoeboxes. Let’s see what we can do!

This year marks 30 years since Samaritan’s Purse began collecting, and they’ve been blessed by 209 million boxes filled with gifts to hurting children and who’ve been introduced to the Good News of Jesus Christ!

Thanks for packing and have fun!

Food for Families Update

This year we will be feeding 7 families in the Food for Families program! We have already delivered food for 3 weeks by the time you read this!

Please thank the following FfF volunteers when you see them: Karen Jones, shopper; Cindy Wendlandt; food packer; Joanne Himebauch, administrator; Buchmann family, Zvara family, Scott Chapman, Chris & Carol Gedde – food deliverers; Sue & Tom Roberts, Janine Coley – substitutes.

Here is a list of food items that you can leave outside the Backpack room (located at the bottom of the stairs to the left of the elevator):

Box of Cereal

Cans of chili

Pudding cups

6 pk applesauce

Cans of Spam

Boxes of pancake mix

Boxes of Mac n Cheese

4 pk of fruit cups

Cans of refried beans

Boxes of spaghetti

6 pk raisins

Breakfast bars

Cans of spaghetti sauce

10 pk of oatmeal

6 oz box of Jello mix

Cans of chicken

Jar of peanut butter

Box of muffin mix

Cans of Spaghetti-O’s

Egg noodles package

Plastic small syrup

Cans of tuna

Cans of stew

Box of Chicken Helper

Offering Report

Offering Expected to Date	120,931.71
Offering Received to Date	115,029.84
Difference	(5,901.87)

Servant Schedule

Ministry	10/29	11/5	11/12
Liturgist		Chris W	Zach B
Music Leader		Cindy W	Claire A
Sunday School	Terry/Lily	Joanne/Karen	Carol/Cindy
Nursery	Lydia M	Waruni/Lily	Waruni/Lydia
Front Porch			Buchmann
Greeter
Flowers	Sue R	Karen J	Janice B

To volunteer for any of these ministries please see the signup sheet on the communication table.

Volunteers are also needed
for the following:

Sound / Zoom - Contact Prakash Mathew
(pkmathew1@gmail.com 262-436-4025)

Nursery - Contact Sue Roberts
(susanrobertsstmd@gmail.com 262-378-4695)

Carolyn E ~ health concerns
Jim S ~ health concerns
Ashley C ~ health concerns
Dave B ~ health concerns
Bonnie G ~ health concerns
Pastor Kevin ~ health concerns
Xander W ~ health concerns
Jim W ~ health concerns
Andrea U ~ health concerns
Lisa (from Cindy W) health concerns
Sue R's Mom ~ health concerns
Weekly Prayer Intentions:
~ Communion Ministry
~ Wiggins Family
Our shut ins and those in ill health
Our Church leadership
Those in Need
Mission School of Hope & Clinic

Prayer - November 1st at 7 PM
(in the classroom)

Happy Birthday!

Marni Wiggins

October 28

Karen Jones

October 29

Eleanore Wiggins

October 30

Lily Buchmann

October 31

Rae-Ellen Preuss

November 3

Happy Anniversary!

Gary & Joanne Himebauch

October 27

Thank you to everyone who donated candy and Halloween bags for the residents of Linden Grove, Castle, and Brolan. Thank you also to those who helped assemble the treat bags. We added some spider rings and small notepads to the bags of candy. Your kindness was appreciated by the three places receiving the treat bags!

Sunday, October 29th

If your idea of heaven is streams of chocolate, football on a big screen, and streets of gold - we've got two out of three on Sunday, October 29th! As we celebrate our year of Bible reading together, join us for a time of feasting and fellowship. Stay for dinner after worship and the Packer v Viking game starting at noon. EVERYONE IS WELCOME - no Rsvp needed.

“You must be always killing sin, or it will be killing you!” - John Owen

1 Peter 1:16 says, "You shall be holy, for I am holy.” Join the Scripture Chicks as we discuss holiness using John Owen's Christian classic, On The Mortification of Sin. Written nearly 400 years ago, it is still as relevant as ever, and free copies are available in updated language or the original text. Click HERE.

Don't be intimidated! We don't aim to tackle all 400+ pages, but instead will have focused, substantive discussions on select portions of the text. Join us Tuesday evenings at 6:30 beginning on November 7th in the classroom. Contact Karen at kmathew5@zoho.com for info.

If Revelation seems a bit confusing as you read through your Bible, we've found an easy-to-read, helpful guide. All our copies are gone, but if you would like to purchase a copy click HERE.

Note: This book does not take a doctrinal position on the various understandings of end-times. Rather it explains verses in Scripture from the various points of view.

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