Living Faith Weekly News (Week of November 5)

We remembered five Saints on All Saints' Sunday at Living Faith.

Last Week

Living Faith celebrated All Saints' Sunday. We remembered Dorathe Nielsen, Robin Grosenheider's mother; Karen Bugge, Linda Mayrose's sister; Margaret Pecks, Kristy Pecks' mother; Wanda Mammen, second cousin to Julie Beitelspacher and Lawrence Martin Clinton, Jr., brother of Kathy Stelzer.

Thank you to Pastor David Halaas for leading us in song and worship and bringing the message of thoughts about heaven! Thank you also to Karen Schroeder for reading scripture, Kim Lang for assisting with communion, Tim Kass for ushering, Peg McAllister for supplying the bread for communion, and Angela Catton for live streaming our service on Facebook.

This Week

Join us for our 11:15 worship in the Chapel of the PUCC with Pastor Joy Gonnerman presiding and Dawn Richards accompanying us on the piano! Kay Michaelson will read scripture and Sandy Heeren will assist with communion.

If you weren't at Faith + Fellowship time last week, you missed the opportunity to weigh in on your opinion of Twin Bings! Come join us this Sunday at 10:15 in Room 103 of the PUCC as we enjoy fellowship together and get a preview of the Gospel lesson for this 24th Sunday after Pentecost! Kay Michaelson will provide treats.

Last chance to order Living Faith apparel! T-shirts, crew neck sweatshirts, and hooded sweatshirts are available for order. Look for the sign up sheets on the table outside the chapel. Deadline is Sunday, November 12th and payments should be placed in the envelope on the sign up table by this date as well. Thank you to Angela Catton for leading the efforts to enhance our wardrobes!

Reminder!!

If you picked up a shoebox from Calvin Christian Reformed Church to participate in Operation Christmas Child, those boxes should be filled and returned to Calvin Christian Reformed by Sunday, November 12.

13 Days of Gratitude Calendar

Check out the sign up table this Sunday for the 13 Days of Gratitude Calendars available for pick up! Beginning November 18 and running to the end of the month, this calendar gives you a gratitude task for each day. Orange calendars are for children and the light yellow calendars are for adults. Pick one up for you, your family and your extended family!

Tag, you're it! We're thankful for you!

Stop by the sign up table and pick up some tags to take out into the community and share with someone you are thankful for this Thanksgiving season! Slip one on someone's door knob, drop one off at a co-worker's space, tag a friend's locker, mail one off to someone you haven't seen for awhile! These will be available November 12 and November 19 or until we run out. Spread your thankfulness around our community!

Here are ways you can be a gift to the community!

1. Help with Rejoice Community Church's Thanksgiving meal! There are jobs to help with before Thanksgiving and jobs to help with on Thanksgiving Day! Look for the sign up sheets on the table outside the chapel to see where you can be of service for this community project!

2. Pioneer Village Christmas help: Organizers of this event need 3 - 5 people to man the Craft Station. (All supplies are provided.) Help is needed to sit with the children to help them with the craft, clean up and put out new crafts, and line management. Help is needed on the 2 weekends of the Pioneer Village Christmas: Saturday, December 2 and Sunday, December 3; Saturday, December 9 and Sunday, December 10; all times are from 5:30 - 8:30. See the sign up sheet on the table outside the chapel!

Please check through your Christmas lights stash! If you have strands of blue lights you could lend to Living Faith for our tree at the Festival of Trees at the Pioneer Village, please contact Kari Kopperud!

Thank you to Living Faith from Conor Rathke:

"I'm very glad everyone was there for me at my confirmation! I appreciate the support and hospitality! Thank you for the cross as well!"

Conor

Thank you to Living Faith from Kristy Pecks:

"Thank you for emailing me the flyer you composed for All Saints' Day! I printed it and put it in the box of items from my Mother's funeral! I am so honored you did this!"

Kristy

Please hold in prayer:

• Baby Morgan

• Jeff Olson

• Beth Kehrberg

• Ardis Boetger's daughter, Katie

• The Living Faith member you're praying for

• Living Faith members as they reach out to invite all to worship