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Get information here and on our calendar. There is also a schedule of Zoom meetings and Facebook Live and YouTube Worship services for those who cannot worship with us in-person.

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Elders, Worship & Education Teams

Continue In-Person Sunday Education & Worship

Sunday School for all Ages at 9:00 a.m.

Sanctuary / Live Stream Worship at 10:00 a.m.

Children will depart for Children Worship & Wonder

We ask everyone to wear masks indoors as directed by the CDC and for the protection of our community. We will continue to monitor the spread of the COVID variants and make changes as needed. We ask those feeling ill not to come but to instead join us online. We will have Sunday school in our rooms and worship in the sanctuary. We will offer printed bulletins and will continue to email a .pdf of the bulletin during the week for those people watching the services online. The words to the songs and hymns will be projected in the sanctuary and if you are watching the live stream you will be able to see them during the broadcast. People in the sanctuary may use the hymnal or read the words on the screen. The diaconate will serve as a welcome team to receive offerings and hand out communion as you enter the sanctuary.

Nursery will not be available at this time.

Created to Be A Steward

2022 Ministry Plan for Slash Christian Church

How can we grow in Generosity here at Slash?

Two weeks ago, we talked about how Jesus invites us to love all of creation, supporting systems of farming that care for the earth and provide the bounty of food to everyone’s table fairly. Support for our Slash 2022 ministry plan with your covenant commitment will contain resources for sharing around the world to fill tables with food in a way that cares for the earth. Our generosity grows when we give!

Last week the youth shared a powerful message that everyone is worth it as they shared a day with us from their summer mission trip. As we heard their stories and bore witness to them sharing their gifts, talents, time, and the love of God with others it became clear to all of us that they had been blessed and had blessed others. As we prepare for next year’s ministry, we will continue to create events like this for people of all ages to share their gifts, talents and resources. When we do, our generosity grows.

Over the next few weeks we will continue to talk about the ways our generosity grows as we explore how you were made in the image of God and therefore you were Created to Be A Steward. You give because God created you and gave you the fruit of the spirit of generosity which invites you to share in the work of transforming the values of this world.

Will you grow your generosity and give from the heart?

2022 Covenant Cards are available in the Pew Pockets.

Click here to print one at home.

Please return your cards on or before November 7.

En Agape',

Rev. Michael

Created to Be A Steward

2022 Ministry Plan for Slash Christian Church

How can we grow in generosity?

This is the question we’re working to answer as a congregation and as members of the body of Christ while we prepare the 2022 Ministry Plan for Slash Christian Church. While there is much we don’t know about the world in 2022, some things are certain for Slash.

God will be with us.

From God’s promise to Abram to “go to a land I will show you” to Jesus’ words that “I will be with you to the end of the age”, we know that God will be with us.

God works through the body of Christ.

As a church, we are in communion with God and each other. When Abram receives the invitation to be blessed by God, it is not only for him and his family, but for all the nations. Jesus echoes this love in John 3:16 in the acknowledgement that God loves the whole world, and it is to the ends of the earth that the disciples are sent to teach all that they had learned from him. Our faith is a communal one and God calls us to work together to change the world.

The work of gathering resources for mission continues.

Until Isaiah’s vision of “Come, everyone who thirsts, come to the waters’ and he who has no money, come, buy and eat!” (IS 55:1) is fulfilled, the community of faith will need money to make mission and ministry happen. As Created to Be A Steward seeks to remind us, stewardship is more than money; but faithful resource management is no less a part of being in step with the values of the kingdom of heaven. Moving money to mission so that the gospel is preached, the hungry are fed, the sick are comforted and the young are taught is necessary and holy work.

Will you join us in filling out a 2022 Covenant Card and give from the heart? We would appreciate receiving your card by Sunday, November 7th. When we as members grow in generosity, the ministries of Slash and our impact on the world and each other grow thirty, sixty, a hundredfold!

Blessed Be!

Mark Highfield

Stewardship & Finance Chair

Every year, we celebrate All Saints Day at the beginning of November by recognizing all those who have died in the previous year. All Saints Day is an opportunity to celebrate the faithful members of Slash Church who have given their time, talent, and resources over the years. It is also an opportunity to remember members who have shared end of life or legacy gifts because they believed in what Slash is doing but, more than that, they believed the church will be around to bring the Good News of Jesus Christ long after they have passed on.

This year, perhaps more than any other in recent memory, we have greater reason to celebrate and remember the saints who have gone on before us. We honor each of these saints, their strong faith, and their passion for ministry. We are called upon as the church to continue to spread the Good News in as many ways as we can. The Good News of these saints is that they live on, their legacy lives on, and the Good News of Jesus Christ lives on through them and through us.

Splinters from the Board

David Bremner, Moderator

Next Meeting:

November 14, 2021; 7:00 p.m.

Autumn is making its presence well-known! We have experienced some beautiful sunshiny days, some cooling and rain! It’s that busy season in the life of the church, too!

Our Slash Bylaws Team has worked hard, especially Pastor Michael, on updates, modifications, and tweaks to our Slash by-laws. The Board will be voting very soon on the newly proposed ones with anticipation of approval and then forwarding to our wonderful Congregation for their consideration and approval.

Our Nominating Team, led by Chad Baugher, is hard at work to bring a new slate of nominees to the Board for approval and then to be considered by the Congregation for a vote of approval.

As you already know, it is time for the Slash 2022 Ministry Plan formulation! The team, led by Mark Highfield, is busy gathering the various Slash teams’ expense expectations to prepare the to present to the Board for vote and approval.

Then our Congregation has the distinct pleasure of considering it for approval, so we can be ready for the January 1, 2022. “Get Ready, Set, Go!!” Let us always be the best stewards that God would have us to be.

Leslie West shares an important date about the Church on the Hill Campaign!

Town Hall Meeting Sunday, November 14th at 11:15 a.m. in the Fellowship Hall to discuss the plans and costs for the Church on the Hill Restoration Project.

Thanks to all for your conscientious efforts to the church ministries at this “fall” time, as well as all year long! Everyone’s individual efforts collectively add up, unifying to be a great moving force in the building of the kingdom of the Lord!

Please pray for these various Slash Ministries and the workings of them all to be in God’s will. He is Mighty!

Please let Pastor Michael know from your heart that you appreciate his service at Slash Christian Church and his sharing his family with us, his wonderful wife, Michelle and children, Ruthie and John!!

We are blessed!

In His Love,

Dave Bremner, Moderator

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	10:00 AM SERVICE
DATE	ELDERS	DIACONATE
11/7	Nancy Farrell	Gail Hellermann Daniel Peterman
11/14	Sandra Loving	Barbara Davis Keith Davis
11/21	Norma Miller	Dalton Pierce Elena Highfield
11/28	Rebecca Highfield	Keith Dalton Kendall Dalton

Thanksgiving Special Offering

Received November 14 & 21

The Thanksgiving Offering benefits the Colleges, Universities, Seminaries, and Divinity Houses affiliated with the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ). Higher education has been an important focus for Disciples since the very beginning of the movement.

As we continue to struggle with effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, our higher education institutions are facing unprecedented challenges and they need our support now, more than ever.

Please give generously to this offering. You gift makes a difference in the lives of our students and it makes a difference in the world.

Youth Group

The youth would like to thank everyone for supporting our fundraiser at Gelati Celesti! It was a successful night and we are grateful to be a part of this community.

We are so close to collecting all the items for our youth room renovation on December 20th. Please click on this amazon wishlist link to order!

We loved being able to share our experiences of our mission trip in worship on October 24th. This year we have decided to do a stay mission trip! We will volunteer in the community and at church. We want to help fix up Why The Star? sets! If you have any additional ideas or needs, please let us know.

Nov. 7th Youth Group 5-7pm.

Looking for Volunteer Opportunities around Thanksgiving

Upcoming:

The youth will be hosting a parent's night out on Dec. 3rd! We will have crafts, snacks, games, and movies from 7pm-10pm. Please fill out this link to let us know you plan to come and ensure we have the information needed! All proceeds will go towards mission projects. The youth group will stay and have a lock-in after all the children are picked up, so if you are a youth member plan to be at church from 7pm to 8am!

Dec. 20th Youth Room Remodel

Say YES to the Nominating Committee!

The nominating committee will be contacting people to serve in 2022.

These wonderful folks will be putting together a new slate of officers, trustees, diaconate, and elders for congregational approval at our December meeting. Please find your ministry for 2022 by saying yes when they ask.

Daylight Saving Time Ends November 7th

Be sure to turn your clocks back one hour before going to bed on Saturday night so you are on time for All Saints Sunday Worship at 10:00 a.m.!

Veterans Day

November 11th

We will recognize our veterans during worship on Sunday, November 14th.

Did you know that there are approximately 19.5 million veterans in the United States?

The 2021 flower chart is posted by the office door. If you would like to purchase flowers in memory of or in honor of a loved one please sign up on the flower chart by the office, fill in an order form and return it to the office. You may call (798-4520) or email the office as well. The flower price is $27.00 with checks made payable to Slash Christian Church. Orders do not have to be prepaid. The next available dates are November 7 (All Saints Sunday), 14 & 28.

We will be decorating the sanctuary with Poinsettias in December. Order forms are on the back table. Cost is $13 per plant.

Forms and payment are due November 14th. Please place them in the offering or submit them to the office. Poinsettias may be taken home on Christmas Eve!

Edwin Hodges Ministries

It is time to mail off all of our old Sunday School materials to Edwin L. Hodges Ministries in Alabama. They in turn ship them to third world countries and use them for teaching and training of pastors and lay people. They have asked for any Christian materials, books, DVD’s CD’s, as long as they are in good condition. They especially need bibles. Please bring all materials to the Loving Building (room with the piano) by 12/15/21. If you have any questions, please contact Betty Sue Martin.

On beahlf of the Board of Trustees I want to thank you for your recent donation to the Cane Ridge Shrine, Inc. We are grateful for all the support we receive from visitors and friends like you from around the country and the world. We are honored to maintain and preserve the history of these grounds and we hope you will continue to support our efforts in the future.

Thank you again,

James H. Trader, III, Curator

Do you have room in your heart, space in your home, and a desire to make a difference in the life of a teen?

HopeTree is in search of people like you to become a foster parent for a teen in your community. Foster care is temporary care for a young person during a time that he or she cannot live with his or her birth family. HopeTree provides you with the training, support, and resources you need in order to care for youth in foster care. To hear more about this opportunity, please come to ONE of our online Information Sessions:

November 11, 6:30 p.m. -7:30 p.m.

November 18, 12:00 p.m. -1:00 p.m.

December 2, 6:30 p.m. -7:30 p.m.

For more information or to RSVP contact Abigail Lee or visit our website

The Concerns

~The United States of America

~All those who are sick and suffering the effects of Covid-19

~Prayers for kids in unstable homes

~Prayers for those affected by substance abuse

~All military personnel, first responders, medical personnel, and their families

The People

~Assisted Living: Doris Talley

~Homebound: Dianne Jones, H.T. Loving, Betty Pierce

~Charles and Pat and family (friends of Dalton and Judy Pierce)

~Gabrielle Verrier (Nancy Murdock's daugher, Kai's mother; infection)

~Heather Richardson (Don's daughter-in-law; ill)

~Denise Dykema (sister of Bill Dykema; infection)

~Walter Loving (brother of Brooken; home after emergency aorta repair)

~Jenni Berrocal (daughter of Julie Moore; hospitalized with Covid)

~Cindy Loving (daughter of Brooken and Sandra Loving; walking some)

~Allen Loving (son of Brooken and Sandra Loving; home)

~Suzy Rogers (daughter of Catherine Young)

~Killian (Mark Highfield’s step nephew; cancer)

~Jared Summer (H.T. Loving’s caregiver’s son)

~Gary Weeks (father of Michael Weeks; cancer treatments)

~Scott Signori (stepbrother of Keith Dalton; brain tumor)

~Faye Tignor (niece of Barbara Jean Goodman; breast cancer)

~Sally Novinger (friend of Madelyn Logan; hospice)

~Vaughn Schmitt (friend of Michelle Weeks)

~Cassandra Droujinski (friend of Michael Peterman)

~Arthur Manis (relative of the Weeks)

~Mimi Guyton (sister of Claudia Wells and Julie Matthews)

~Unspoken prayer concerns

Love and sympathy are extended to...

Joey and Anna Oliva upon the death of Joey's great uncle, Roger Gouge.

Dalton and Judy Pierce upon the death of Austin Chamberlain, great grandson of their dear friends

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