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Sacraments are rituals that make visible God's grace and love for every person (every single one of us!). At Edgewood we have two sacraments - communion and baptism. Although communion happens at least once a month in worship, baptisms are less frequent and rely on an individual or parents on behalf of their child, asking to be baptized. When we celebrate a baptism in worship, we proclaim God's love for the one being baptized and we promise to be agents of that love throughout their life. As we watch water being poured out, each of us is in turn reminded that God loves us, too. I *love* baptisms. They are a blessing for the family that has made this decision, and a blessing for the whole community to once again commit ourselves to love. This Sunday Edgewood will celebrate the baptism of Remy Zerka, a child of God and a son of Edgewood. We need our whole church family to bless Remy and support his parents Amanda and Gina. Please join us.
CALENDAR
Friday, Sept. 21
6:00 pm. G.A., Conference Room
6:30 p.m. AA. Meeting, Community Room
7:00 p.m. Movie Night: The Greatest Showman, Youth Room
Sunday, Sept. 23
10:00 a.m. Worship and Church School
11:30 a.m. Youth Bells and ensemble
11:30 a.m. Dream Team Cottage Meeting
1:00 p.m. AIDS Walk-WALK OR DONATE!!
4:00-6:00 p.m. Youth Group, Youth Room
Monday, Sept. 24
9:30 a.m. YOGA, Social Hall
12:00 p.m. Book Group, Community Room
2:00 p.m. Bible Study, Conference Room
EDGEWOOD MINISTRY FAIR!
The Edgewood Ministry Fair is Sunday, September 30. If your team, committee, group, etc. would like a table, please fill out the
Participation and Table Reservation Form and return it to Marcia Beer by Wednesday, September 26. CLICK HERE
Don't forget! The AIDS WALK is this Sunday!
Fall is a beautiful time to walk in Michigan, so why not walk for a great cause? The Lansing Area AIDS Walk takes place this Sunday at 1:00 p.m. and Edgewood has a team! Please help us reach our goal of $1,000 by donating and then join us for the walk. You can donate online:
CLICK HERE or find us on Facebook!
Mark your calendar: Court Watch Training
October 1, 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.
Charles Hobbs and Jayesh Patel from Street Democracy will guide us on how to effectively monitor the court to see how justice is administered. We'll look for who gets cash bail, how fines are imposed, what happens when people can't pay fines and generally learn a lot about our district court system.
Celebrate Diversity - Donate a Book!
The Racial Justice Task Force has teamed with the CE Team to refresh and expand the selection of books available to children and their teachers in our church classrooms. These books celebrate diversity through visual representation and storytelling, expanding imaginations about who we are as a community and what our world looks like from different lived perspectives. These books will be on display AND AVAILABLE FOR DONATION during social hour after church starting
this Sunday
, through the end of September. See a book you love? Want to support the CE program? $15 (cash or check) will put your name on a label inside the book; the proceeds will help to finance a second round of purchases (because our wish list is long!).
Tithing Team Request
The Tithing Team is seeking your suggestions on donations to local and nonprofit organizations from the 10% of our pledged monies from the congregation. For requests,
due no later than Monday, September 24 at 12:00 PM, we need information on the group or cause, an amount sought and information as to how a donation would fit in with the organization's budget and priorities, as well as a contact person, the address for the organizations, and any special information to assist in us processing the request and donation if granted. Requests may be sent to: mariewolfe26@yahoo.com.
The Tithing Team will be meeting on September 24th to begin our initial review of the requests. We will present the tentative decisions at the Wednesday night program on October 3rd, 2018. The finalized decisions will be made at our October 15th meeting, if not sooner.
You are invited to join Circles of Faith, a small group ministry at Edgewood. Have you ever wished that you had a few people to talk to about your faith journey? Does God exist? How does prayer work? How can a good God allow evil in the world? We also discuss friendship, grief and other topics. Circles of Faith are small groups of 8-10 people who gather to discuss issues of faith and daily life. They are also a way to really get to know people, an opportunity to grow, and a time to reflect on how God is present in our daily lives. They are lay-led, facilitated groups that covenant to meet twice a month October through January. You can sign up on the pink sheet or on the bulletin board in the social hall. If you have questions, contact Pam Sisson at pamsisson2@gmail.com
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: publicity@edgewooducc.org. For the Edgewood Communication Vehicle & Deadline Sheet CLICK HERE!
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