Weekly e-communications from University Presbyterian Church October 30, 2018
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ALL SAINTS' SUNDAY
NOVEMBER 4, 2018
WORSHIP 11:00 AM
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The Reverend Matt Gaventa
preaches from Job
"Patching Up"
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Join us this All Saints' Sunday for the final sermon in the 4-part sermon series on Job. Job’s life is destroyed by a cosmic bet, and so of course, hearing the stories of his loss can be hard.
These are not stories that come neatly gift-wrapped. But in their messiness, they do have something to say about the messiness of our real lives before God and our real lives in messy times.
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The Chancel Choir sings “Heilig” by Felix Mendelssohn, a double choir setting of words from the Lutheran Mass.
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MISSED LAST WEEK'S SERMON?
Read / listen to Matt Gaventa's second sermon in the Job series:
Subscribe to the UPC podcast:
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Mid-Day Prayer at UPC
on Election Day
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The sanctuary will be open for quiet contemplation and prayer next
Tuesday, November 6, from noon to 1:00 p.m.
Please stop by to rest and pray anytime during the hour.
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THANK YOU! REFORMATION FAIRE 501
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Wow, what an experience! Thanks to the UPC youth, parents, and advisers for a wonderful faire last Sunday. And thanks for your participation and support of UPC Youth. We raised more than $1,600 toward youth mission scholarships. Exciting things are in store for our youth. Your pledges, gifts, and active participation make all that possible. Many, many thanks all around for a fabulous celebration!
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Stewardship 2019 Celebration Sunday is November 18.
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LOOK FOR YOUR QUARTERLY STATEMENT IN YOUR IN-BOX
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Last week, 2018 contribution statements through September 30, were sent to all those who pledged to the 2018 general fund. Statements were either emailed to the primary family contact or sent by U.S. mail.
Please review your statement and if you have any questions, contact Trudi Capotosto at 512-476-5321, ext. 206 (Tuesdays only) or
trudi@upcaustin.org
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Sunday Luncheon for Congo Minister/Professor Simon Mbala Kabue
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We will have a special visitor in worship next Sunday, November 4, The Reverend Dr. Simon Mbala Kabue from the Congo. Dr. Mbala is the Rector of the Sheppard & Lappsley University of Congo, and a visiting professor of theology at the Protestant University of Congo, both sponsored by the PC(USA). He presently is on a tour of the United States, visiting several Presbyterian churches.
To celebrate, the Service Committee and the Social Witness Committee are sponsoring a potluck luncheon to occur in Fellowship Hall immediately following worship. Meat & dessert will be provided; participants are asked to bring a vegetable or salad if they can. All church members, whether or not they can bring a dish, are invited to attend. Please plan to come and learn about the exciting educational activities being sponsored by the Congo Presbyterian Church. For more information, please call or email
Craig Deats,
Suzanna Caballero, or
Suzi Parker. Thanks, and again, please come meet Dr. Kabue if able this Sunday.
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Saints Alive!
Paradox and Possibility in
Life’s Act III
Sundays 9:30 a.m.
Room 201
An invitation to explore some new dimensions in ministry with older adults.
Why is chronological age not always a reliable measure for this ministry? Why is Older Adult Ministry a two-way street?
Why can we not talk with frankness about “the elephant in the parlor” called “aging”? What is Jesus’ retirement plan?
November 4: Bobbie Sanders will share some of the insights, issues, and possibilities she has been gathering over the the past year and encourage discussion about UPC’s role in a different kind of ministry for older adults. She comes not as an expert, but more as a correspondent from the front lines.
November 11: Bobbie will be joined by Winnie Gage of Covenant Presbyterian Church to examine some of the practical expressions and joys of being an intergenerational church. How do we bridge the gap between the generations so that each act of life’s drama is valued for what it has to offer?
Join us for coffee and fellowship beginning at 9:15 a.m., with discussion beginning at 9:30 a.m., Room 201, Upper Level.
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Needleworkers Group Expanding
Please join the UPC Needleworkers
this Thursday, November 1, on the comfy couches in Fellowship Hall at 7;00 p.m..
Needleworkers wish to invite anyone who might be afraid of needles or considers themselves ill equipped to do stitching hand work but might be open to “cutting up” or just “sticking around” to join us for fellowship and an handwork with paper!
Starting
Thursday. December 6 at 7:00 p.m., we will have a table set up in the upstairs parlor to work on a UPC scrapbook from the 1940s which is being restored by the Heritage Team members.
We can use additional hands and hearts for cutting out borders or newspaper articles and pasting or sticking them down on pages. We'll also need help coming up with a new name! Join us for fellowship and fun!
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Parenting & Faith
Sundays
9:30 a.m.
Room 1, Lower Level
This Sunday, November 4, our very own Jon Eddison will continue the discussion in our Parenting & Faith series entitled,
"Decency in the Midst of Disorder."
Our topic:
Systems & Worthiness.
Click here
to read the short article from
Presbyterian Outlook
we are using as a foundation for the class.
Next up:
November 11 -
Neighbors & Faith
November 18 -
Kindness & Suffering
We hope you will join us for this timely class series on Sundays from 9:30 - 10:40 am in Room 1 on the lower level.
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The Present Word
Room 3
Lower Level
Sundays 9:30 a.m.
The Present Word background material is provided by the curriculum that gives the class its name. By using the scripture readings, we ensure that we are engaging with the whole Bible over time.
Our fall quarter topic is "God's World and God's People." In Genesis, the book of beginnings, God is revealed as the Creator, Sustainer, Judge, and Redeemer, who brought all things into being. The fall quarter surveys the Book of Genesis in developing sessions on God’s creation of the universe, earth, and people. It also details how God continues to co-labor with sinful humanity in reconciling and re-creating order in all things.
The class is led by Roscoe Overton. We would love to have you come learn, share and pray with us.
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November 6,2017 to November 4, 2018
Linda Jacob Evans
July 7, 1947 - November 9, 2017
Emmalie "Lee" Millard
July 12, 1921 - February 19, 2018
James Herbert Quick
November 9, 1931 - April 3, 2018
Hildur Satre Brees
March 1, 1939 - September 30, 2018
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During worship this All Saints' Sunday, we will remember those members and affiliates who have died in the past year. You will have an opportunity to take a moment to light a candle for a loved one whom you have lost. We especially remember parents and children of members who have died, including
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Cloyd Oscar Dodd
November 11, 2017; father of Michael Dodd
Barbara Watson
November 29, 2017; mother of Bee Moorhead
James Warren Deats
February 10; father of Craig Deats
Lillian Kirkpatrick
February 22; mother of Karen Werkenthin
Sue Ann Gearhart
February 26; mother of Rob Gearhart
Marylyn LeBlanc
April 19; mother of Donna Wood
William “Bill” Harris
May 23; father of Lydia Deats
Phyllis Feener
May 27; daughter of Alice Meriwether
Ann Jacobi
July 19; mother of Mary Jacobi Dodd
Gloria Price Pfluger
August 13; mother of Brad Price
Mabel Dunmire
August 12; mother-of Mike Dunmire
Norman Ernst
September 29; father of Cliff Ernst
Magdalene Haricombe
Saturday, October 20, mother of Lorraine Haricombe
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If you have lost a parent in the past year, and wish to have your parent remembered to the congregation in the UPdate, please email the church office:
upc@upcaustin.org
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O blest communion, fellowship divine!
We feebly struggle, they in glory shine;
yet all are one in Thee, for all are Thine.
Alleluia, Alleluia!
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Please pray for
our UKirk community, on retreat this weekend at John Knox Ranch.
the family of the Reverend Dr. Blair Monie,
Zbinden Distinguished Professor of Pastoral Ministry and Leadership, Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary, who died early this morning, at home, after living for over a year with pancreatic cancer. A service in witness to the resurrection will be held at Preston Hollow Presbyterian Church, Dallas, at a time to be announced.
Barbara Litchford,
at St. David's North Hospital, who hopes to be transferred this week to a rehabilitation center in Round Rock.
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To have a deacon pray with you, look for the
Deacon of the Day
on the pulpit side front of the sanctuary any Sunday following the postlude.
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If you'd like to be part of UPC's Prayer Chain, please
email the church office
. You will receive emails asking that you pray specifically for people who have requested to be on the prayer list.
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To download the
Celebrations and Concerns
folder for Sunday, October 28, 2018,
click here
. You may
also pick up a copy outside the church office or in the narthex.
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