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We sing about the fire of the Holy Spirit and we read about Moses and the burning bush, but as a general rule we like to keep fire as a metaphor and not a reality. This is why I'm thankful our Safety Committee is leading us in a fire drill at the end of worship on Sunday. It's a common practice for schools, businesses, and even churches - in the rare case of emergency, it makes a world of difference if people have practiced and feel confident in how to respond. Fire drills don't have to be dreary though! The local fire department will be swinging by with a fire truck for all the Edgewood kids (and even for you grownup truck lovers) to check out. I hope you'll join us for a meaningful worship service capped with an important safety practice. I'll do my part and promise to keep the fire puns to a minimum.
Peace,
Liz
CALENDAR
TODAY
6:00 pm. G.A., Conference Room
6:30 p.m. AA. Meeting, Community Room
7:00 p.m. Nuns on the Bus, St. Thomas Aquinas, East Lansing
Sunday, Oct. 21
10:00 a.m. Worship and Church School
11:00 a.m. Farmers' Market, Social Hall
11:15 a.m. Bible 101, Community Room
11:30 a.m. New Member Orientation, Conference Room
11:30 a.m. Youth Bells and Ensemble, Bell Room
11:45 a.m. Pine Ridge Info Meeting, Chapel
12:00-2:00 p.m. Painting Party, Youth Room
HOUSEKEEPING
There are still some vases on a table in the social hall that need to find a good home. Please feel free to take one (or two or three) home with you! Sunday is the last day to take them home with you. Thank you!
NEW MEMBER ORIENTATION
Sunday, October 21
11:30 a.m., Conference Room
New to Edgewood?
Interested in finding out more about Edgewood? T
hinking about
joining Edgewood
?
Come to a New Members Orientation
after the worship service!
This is a great opportunity to connect with others
and learn about our vibrant faith community!
CROP Hunger Walk
It's not too late to donate to the CROP Hunger Walk. See Sally Burroughs after worship to turn in your envelopes. Last year Edgewood raised $1785.00 for the CROP Hunger Walk. Let's push that number over $2000 this year!
PAINTING PARTY!
Join Marcia and Crew this S
unday 12:00 to 2:00 p.m. to paint the wall in the youth room. If you are able to help, be sure to wear clothes suitable for painting. Marcia will have brushes, rollers, and drop cloths ready to go.
Personal Needs Items in October
We will be collecting personal needs items for Christian Services during the month of October. Items most needed are toilet paper, all kinds of soaps, paper towels, toothpaste/brushes, deodorant, and Kleenex. The collection bin will be in the hallway near the social hall. In addition to helping with personal needs, Christian Services tries to identify other needs of the family seeking help and identify root causes of their crisis situation. -Mary Ann Baumgartner, Outreach/Mission Team
LOOKING AHEAD
One of our Loaves and Fishes meals falls on Wednesday, Dec. 26th. We do not have a volunteer for that date so here's an idea: Let's join forces and offer to prepare PART of the meal. Please let Sylvia know if you are able to prepare an entrée, a veggie dish, a fruit dish, rolls or dessert. These items should all be frozen since Sylvia plans to take the dinner over to Loaves and Fishes on Friday, Dec. 21 and store it in their freezer until it is needed on Wednesday, Dec. 26. We just need 5 folks to make this work!! Please contact Sylvia Stevens at 517-351-1684 or [email protected] if you can help!
CHECK IT OUT!
Are you having an event, meeting, or special occasion at Edgewood? Let us know so our staff can help publicize it via social media & Edgewood's website, and reserve it on the church calendar! All you need to do is send us the (Who, What, When, Where, and brief description) of your event, meeting, or special occasion to: [email protected]. For the Edgewood Communication Vehicle & Deadline Sheet CLICK HERE!
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