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Whispering God's Words to our Children
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Eugene Peterson, pastor and biblical scholar, died last week. He is most well- known for The Message, his translation of the Bible. At his funeral last Monday, his son said that his dad really had only one sermon. He said that his dad had whispered the message of this sermon into his heart for 50 years. They were words that his dad said over him as he slept as a child: "God loves you. God is on your side. He is coming after you. He is relentless."
This is what Moses commanded Israelite parents to do. Before entering the land, Moses tells the Israelites that when they enter the land, they are going to need to be diligent about remembering God's commandments. He knows that they are entering a land with alternative ways of living. He knows that they will be tempted to leave Yahweh's ways behind and opt for other ways. Therefore, he says "Keep these words that I am commanding you today in your heart. Recite them to your children and talk about them when you are at home and when you are away, when you lie down and when you rise (Dt. 6:6-7).
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Staying Connected - Click the link below
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Celebration Breakfast - All Are Invited
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In gratitude for all you do to support God's mission, the Annual Giving Appeal Committee invites everyone to a Celebration Breakfast, Sunday, November 11, from 10-11 am, in the Parish Hall. As of this posting, we have received 165
pledges totaling $547,675. If you have not yet made a pledge, please do as soon as possible. There are pledge cards in the Gathering Space and you can also pledge online
here
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Thank you for supporting a mission grounded in God's steadfast love, growing and changing in response to the leading of the Holy Spirit, and made up of one body of God's people.
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Book Club meets Tuesday, November 13
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This group meets once a month on the second Tuesday of the month, 7:00 pm-8:30 pm, in Room 8 to discuss the assigned book of the month. November's book is Small Fry by Lisa Brennan-Jobs. All are welcome to attend. Contact
Lee Freund for more information.
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Second Sundays 20s-30s Fellowship
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All are welcome. For more information visit our
website.
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Have you been tempted to help out with coffee hour but know that you cannot take on another fall-time commitment? We have just the solution for you! We have a new way to sign up that gives you the freedom to choose just those days that work for you. Click
here to check it out.
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Thanks to all of the many people who work throughout the year to make the Country Store such a great success. The ladies of the Country Store Workshop cut, stitched, glued, stuffed, sewed, knit, cross-stitched and needlepointed from February to November. Others worked at home sewing, painting, photographing, stitching and kitting and our jelly and marmalade chef, Jerry Eichert created 400 jars of jellies and marmalades for the sale. People baked and provided gourmet food items for the sale, arranged for publicity, worked on the sale days and helped with set-up and take down. Once again, we had a very successful year and netted about $7500 to date (post sales should boost that figure). As in the past our proceeds will be gifted to the operating budget of the church, the youth group and El Hogar sponsorship, the Batavia YWCA Battered Women's Shelter, Diocesan campership program and IPM pantry. We still have a wonderful assortment of jellies and craft items. Jellies are located in the east hallway across from the parish hall. Place checks or cash in envelopes marked Jerry's jellies and bring to the church office or place in the offering plate on Sundays. For craft items please contact Nancy Emery, Jean Eichert or Nancy Riedel and we can arrange to show you these items.
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Comboni Missionaries Breakfast in Bethlehem
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December 8, 8am - 11am,at 1318 Nagel Rd, Cincinnati OH. Children will enjoy: Breakfast, Nativity Experience, Christmas Crafts, and face painting. Please RSVP by Thursday, December 6th by email. Suggested donation is $5 per child.
Navitity Experience - December 14 - 30, 2018, Monday - Friday 6pm-9pm; weekends 4-8pm. The Comboni Missionaries Nativity Experience in Cincinnati opens for it's 71st year! Watch the animated Nativity, do some Christmas shopping in the Mission Market and Christmas Boutique, tour the Mission Museum, and view Nativity Displays from around the world. Admission is free all season long! Donations for area food banks gratefully accepted.
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Give the Gift of Warmth - IPM Coat Drive
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Inter-Parish Ministry is collecting winter coats. All ages - All sizes - All genders. Simply bring in your clean and gently used coats to St. Timothy's on Sunday, November 11th or Sunday, November 18th and place them in the Donation Drop Off Bins located in the Gathering Space. We hope to collect 100 coats for IPM's clients. IPM serves children, seniors and individuals located right here in our community. Your donation makes a difference for those in need. For more information on IPM go to
www.interparish.org.
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Welcome Peg Fortuna our new Parish Administrator
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I am delighted to announce that Peg Fortuna has been hired to be our new Parish Administrator and will start next Monday, November 12. A native of West Virginia, Peg brings a wealth of administrative, human resource, and financial experience from years in the business world. Our temporary Parish Administrator, Kate McAuliffe, will oversee the transition and Kate's last day will be November 21. I look forward to Peg's ministry here and encourage you to introduce yourself to her in the days ahead. ~ Rev. Roger S. Greene
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Save the Date! Annual Progressive Dinner December 8
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Plan to attend the Annual Progressive Dinner
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The dinner will be Saturday, December 8th this year. We are putting together information so that you can sign-up and pay either in the Gathering Space after services or online in Realm. Reservations and payments need to be made by December 2. Contact
Amy Stoehr for more information.
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