TO BRIGHTEN YOUR DAY
When delivering lunches to elderly shut-ins, I often take my 4-year-old daughter. She was unfailingly intrigued by the various appliances of old age, particularly the canes, walkers and wheelchairs. One day I found her staring at a pair of false teeth soaking in a glass. As I braced myself for the inevitable barrage of questions, she merely turned and whispered, 'The tooth fairy will never believe this!'
A DEVOTIONAL THOUGHT by Pastor Phil

"Give thanks to the Lord for He is good. His love endures forever!"
Psalm 136:1
 
What do I have to be thankful for?
  • I have the world’s best wife (Others will argue that their wife is the best. They can believe what they want)
  • I live in a nice, comfortable home
  • Our clothes have their own room
  • I don’t wonder if I can eat, I wonder what I will choose to eat
  • We each have a car
  • Our cars have their own house
  • We have so much abundance one of our cars can’t fit in the garage
  • I am healthy. My family is healthy
  • My mom is healthy and will be here for Thanksgiving
  • I can pay my bills
  • I serve a congregation who cares for me
  • I work with great people
And on and on…
 
What are you thankful for?
 
What if I didn’t have my health, or my job? Many of the things I just mentioned are "things." What if I didn’t have any of them? Would I still be thankful? What would I have to be thankful for?
 
Give thanks to the Lord for He is good. His love endures forever!
 Would I still believe that if I didn’t have any of my “things?”
 
What am I thankful for?
  • I am not getting what I deserve (God’s punishment).
  • I am getting what I don’t deserve – forgiveness, new life, the Holy Spirit’s presence, heaven
  • Jesus loves me enough to die for me – and you
  • The fellowship of God’s people
  • Kind words, kind actions, kind people
  • Smiles, handshakes and hugs
 
I am thankful that my salvation cannot be taken away. God’s love endures forever, it will not turn to disdain when I fail.
 
I am also thankful I have the opportunity to make this Good News known to others, to share it with the next generation and the next, even if it means sacrificing some of the “things” I am thankful for.

To not be willing to share and sacrifice, would be ungrateful for the sacrifice of Christ to reach me and you.
 
Give thanks to the Lord for He is good. His love endures forever!
 
One more thing. I am also grateful for chocolate.
ALL SAINTS SUNDAY
THIS SUNDAY

All Saints Day is a time for remembering and celebrating the saints from our church family who have passed on to heaven. We will be remembering those who have passed on since our last remembrance in March. We'll also be continuing our series on 1 Thessalonians, Live True, with it's powerful teaching on our hope of eternity with Christ.
BLESS THOSE WITH GREAT NEEDS AROUND THE WORLD

We partner with Samaritan's Purse to provide the message of Christmas to children in some of the neediest parts of the world through a Christmas Shoebox filled with small gifts. To participate you can:
  • Pick up a box in the church lobby AND a list of approved items to put in it. Shop for those items, fill the box and return it.
  • Make a donation of items or cash and our team will fill a box for you
  • Go online and create and pay for a box. CLICK HERE to go to the website for the online option

OUR GOAL IS 150 BOXES!
Register at Church this Sunday
or contact Kay Thomson @ katie.thomson@yahoo.com

Wondering how you will survive the weeks surrounding the holidays?
Are you dreading these holidays, knowing that everything has changed and happy memories from past years can’t be recreated?

The Surviving the Holidays seminar is especially for people
who are grieving a loved one’s death.
You’ll learn:
  • How to deal with the many emotions you’ll face during the holidays
  • What to do about traditions and other coming changes
  • Helpful tips for surviving social events
  • How to discover hope for your future
can food
NO FOOD COLLECTION this month

Saint Vincent DePaul is NOT accepting grocery donations at this time due to Covid safety precautions. We thank you for your past participation and will let you know when we're able to restart this valuable ministry.
MISSIONARY OF THE MONTH

Northern California Region of the North American Baptists

Pleasant Grove Community Church is indebted to the Northern California Region of the North American Baptists for being instrumental in the starting of our church. Ever since, we have supported the ministry of the NorCal NAB and they continue to partner with us. Most recently in helping us hire and train Pastor Joe Caples.
 
The NAB has four end goals:
 
  1. The NAB will be trained for missional ministries that flow out of being spiritually formed by who God is and who we are in God. This is about multiplying ministry and planting churches.
  2. The NAB will connect with ethnic partnerships and seek to live out a God-directed racial righteousness.
  3. The NAB will seek to identify and develop emerging leaders and to equip spiritual leaders.
  4. The NAB will send international missionaries, partnering with national Christians and national churches in cross-cultural settings.
 
These end goals are not just for certain kinds of people or certain kinds of churches. These ends flow from who God is and who God wants the NAB to be in him. 
CHURCH PARKING LOT PARTIALLY CLOSED
Monday, November 1 - Wednesday, November 3

We will be doing some landscape improvements with the help of the men from Teen Challenge.

Please enter via the west driveway and park on the west side (the side closest to Fiddyment) on those days. Thank You!
Daylight Savings Time Ends, Sunday, November 7th

Veteran's Day, Office Closed, Thursday, November 11th

Surviving the Holidays Seminar, Tuesday, November 16th, 1 pm

Men of the Word, Wednesday, November 17th, 10 am

Women's Christmas Brunch, Saturday, December 4th

All Events are at the Church


BIBLE STUDIES

Understanding Holy Spirit w/ Shirley Meloy, Mondays, 9:30 am in Conf. Rm

Christian Challenges in 21st Century, w/Marilyn Bennett
Tuesdays, 10 AM in the Choir Room

Jeremiah Women's Study
Tuesdays, 10 am at Jo Claycomb's, 409 Lowell Ct, Roseville

Esther Women's Study
Tuesdays, 1:30 pm at Leora Cranmer's, 7381 Apple Hollow Loop
Wednesdays, 9:30 am at Jan Percy's, 7356 Timberrose Way, Roseville

1 Peter with Don Anderson, Wednesdays., 6:30 pm in Choir Room

Essentials of the Gospel w/ Don Woods, Thursdays,10 am in Choir Room

Men of the Word, Wednesday, November 17th, 10 am in the Worship Center
BIRTHDAYS
1: Charlene Evans
     Lara Tarahteeff
     Darryl Huismann
2: Shiela Lovato
     Clint Beloberk
5: Rose Hespenhide
     Barbara Clement
6: Margy Flentge
7: Ken Evans
8: Dottie Johnson
9: Peggy Salmon
11: Rachel Herrgord
      Pam Underwood
      Conrad Lane
12: Jim Gruebele
      Peggy Reinhold
14: Virginia Lynam
15: Norma Whiting   
17: Lim Frank
     Laura Birdwell
18: Ken Peterson
      Gordon Lutz
      Peggy Buck   
20: Jean Duffin
      Suzanne Rollinson
      Jackson Beloberk
21: Carol Nogle
      Don Andrews
      Don Wood
24: Laurie Cox
      Stephanie Wolfe
25: Barbara Baker
      Becky Balding
      Ron Ballintine
27: Tilly Schoppert
      Nelson Schmidt    
28: Jean Sadowski
29: Jim Musgrave
      Hannelore Schuermann
30: Annette Loper
ANNIVERSARIES
6: Gene & Lillian Stuck
8:  Al & Barbara Kelley
9: Larry & Cyndee Thomas
 Rod & Janet Elliott
10: Don & Alice Anderson
13: Karl & June Seiter
Ron & Agnes Ballintine
17: Jack & Danelle Brown
18: Gordon & Beverly Linder
19: Ron & Carole Westlake
27: Kay & Charlene Michael
GIVING SUMMARY - September 2021

GENERAL GIVING: $61,161
BUDGET: $62,069
YTD General Giving: $581,737
YTD Budget: $567,260

DEBT REDUCTION STATUS (as of October 10)
Current Loan Balance $253,792

20/20 CAMPAIGN STATUS (as of September 30)
Amount Given: $360,650
Amount Pledged: $386,368

Thank you for your faithful giving to PGCC.

You can GIVE by:
  1. At Church on Sundays using the Offering Boxes by the auditorium exits
  2. Mail at 1730 Pleasant Grove Blvd, Roseville, CA 95747.
  3. Online at www.pgcc.church or by clicking on the blue button below.
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