Midweek Greetings Dear Church!

           I cannot begin to tell you how much I appreciated your hearts on this past Sunday of Pastoral Appreciation. What a joy it is to pastor in a community that goes over and above to offer support, prayers, and encouragement. I am not sure who was behind everything, as everyone seemed to be in the know, but thank you to everyone who made my day extra special. I went home on cloud nine.

           This coming Sunday, we will be focusing on the Letter of James one last time. It has been a joy to study and journey through this letter with you. The pearl of wisdom for the week surrounds prayer … “The prayer of the righteous is powerful and effective.”—James 5:16. I look forward to my study on this passage to see what pearls of wisdom are hiding just below the surface. You can read through the chapter by clicking on this link: 

https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=james+5&version=NRSVUE

           Until Sunday, know that God, the source of ALL love is at your side. I encourage you to spend some time in prayer this week for your congregation. I sense that we are on the cusp of something big, and with most things “Big” comes a responsibility to see it through. Pray for those with health issues, there are many. Lift up those whom you have not seen in worship … give them a call or send them a nice card. Also, don’t forget to pray for yourself. God hears you … God knows you and God loves you. I love being your pastor.

Holding you close and lifting you high!

Pastor Greg

Praise report on Linda, friend of Rosemary. Done with treatments and doing well.

Blessings to Glenn and Susan Gurriell. They are Grandparents! Daughter, Rachel, had a baby boy on October 6th. His name is James Glenn Abell.

Prayers for the War in Ukraine

Debby, Linda England’s sister

Poulin Family-Kathy’s dad died on September 25^th

Stan Melad and Family- Stan’s dad, Pete, died September 23^rd

Tina, friend of Rosemary

Friends and Family of Judy VanDyke who passed on September 13th

Mike, brother of Susan

Fred, (Freddie’s Dad) and family.

Joshua, friend of Rosemary

Rocelle Melone

Joanne Jonas

Elaine Lemon

Nina Melad

Nellie-Felicia’s Sister and Sam Weigert

Dianne Florio

Beverly Andreas

Classical Music Benefit Performance by Quartet Luminoso.

October 15, 2022 at 2:30pm

Quartet Luminoso is back! Please come join us for an afternoon of beautiful music featuring the Quartet Luminoso. This is a benefit concert and fundraiser for Tremble Clefs, a non-profit therapeutic singing program that is free for people living with Parkinson’s and their care partners. The concert will begin at 2:30 pm followed by light refreshments. Please register now for this free concert! Donations are encouraged.

Thank you!

TO REGISTER PLEASE CLICK THE LINK BELOW! 

https://trembleclefs.networkforgood.com/events/48190-quartet-luminoso?utm_campaign=dms_email_blast_2078480 

Trunk or Treat will be held on Sunday, October 30th from 3-5pm. This wonderful community event will have many fun TRUNKS to get TREATS from! Invite your family and friends to come enjoy this night! Lots of candy, lots of fun, and lots of costumes will be worn! Make Halloween special this year by stopping by to see what creative trunks were designed! 

Reformation Sunday

Sunday, October 30^th, the Community Church of Poway will celebrate Reformation Sunday. Without the courage, the heart and the tenacity of Martin Luther, I fear we would never be where we are today. The color for the day is RED, so search your closets and find that red outfit that you haven’t worn in a while. This would be a great day to invite a new friend or family member to attend worship with you. God, give us the heart and power of Martin Luther. 

All Saint Sunday

Sunday, November 6^th, we will observe, All Saint Sunday in our church. All Saints is a day where we pay tribute to those who have left us through death, those whose lives made a beautiful mark on our lives. We will be adding to our All Saints video, so If you have a picture and name you would like included, please email it to Pastor Greg as soon as possible. Those of you who have experienced this day with us in the past, know how special it is to be a part of it. 

pastorgregccpucc@gmail.com

Do you have any Church Photos!?

With a new church website underway, we are looking for all pictures that you may have from the past 3 years! They could be church events, people, Christmas, Easter, gatherings, etc! 

Please submit them to sgurriell@gmail.com 

CONFIRM NOT CONFORM

Every Thursday starting at

6pm-7:30pm

 One of the best things about our church is the diversity of experience and belief. We gather on Sundays, celebrating all God is doing, sometimes we get so caught up in our “Sunday experience,” that we forget that the call to discipleship is on our lives every day of the week. 

  Confirm-Not-Conform (CnC) is a program we will be using to ignite our passion for daily construction of who we are and what we hold dear. Folks have asked, “What exactly is CnC?” For lack of a better explanation, it is a confirmation

program for the entire church. CnC is designed for us each, to individually construct what it is we do believe, realizing that our beliefs can grow and change as we put our faith into practice.

A big thank you to you all for your continued support for our Basket Sundays and Mission Offerings. You are awesome. Last month you filled our basket with food for Interfaith Community Services. And, so many of you stayed after church to put that food to use, making sandwiches and packing 160 sack lunches. Many, many thanks to you all!

    For October, we are taking a month off from our Basket Sunday as we gear up for our Thanksgiving and Christmas giving. But we have a special mission offering to support three UCC mission offerings:

·     Neighbors in Need

·     Strengthen the Church, and

·     Our Church’s Wider Mission

    Neighbors in Need supports ministries of justice and compassion throughout the United States. One-third supports the Council for American Indian Ministry and two-thirds are used by the UCC’s Justice and Witness Ministries to support justice initiatives, advocacy efforts, and direct service projects through grants. 

    Strengthen the Church supports leadership development, new churches, youth ministry, and innovation in existing congregations.

    Our Church’s Wider Mission provides funding to Wider Church Ministries, Local Church Ministries, and Justice and Witness Ministries (as I just noted for Neighbors in Need). Also, General Ministries and Pension Boards. Uses for these funds include assisting domestic and international missionaries. theological education and disaster relief.

    Your support of the October Mission Offering will be divided among these three worthwhile UCC programs and will complete our 2022 participation in the 5 UCC Mission Offerings. 

    If you wish to support the October Mission Offering, there are envelopes on the table by the offering plates, or you can note October Mission Offering when you give online. 

Thank you for your support! 

The Outreach Ministry

The JOY of FOOD!

Each week there will be a “Recipe of the Week” for the Buzz!

There will be a red basket in the Narthex where you can drop off your favorite recipes or please email them to julie@ccpucc.org. It can be any recipe from family favorites to ones recently discovered! We will be encouraging you to share your thoughts after you made the dish too. 

This week's recipe is ORANGE BUTTERMILK SALAD!

Sent in by Ann Davis, thank you! 

Click Here for Orange Buttermilk Salad!

Trunk or Treat 

Save the date for 

October 30^th 

from 3:00 to 5:00. 

We will have our “Trunk or Treat”. Get your thinking caps on about how you will decorate your trunk so you can give out treats to kids in our community!

 On Sunday,

November 20th,

CCPUCC Thanksgiving Worship and Pie Celebration".

Details are still being discussed, but after worship on that Sunday, we will gather for a homemade Pie Celebration. Hopefully, this will become a new tradition in our church community.

 Christmas Eve Worship 2022

It is never too early to mark your calendars for Christmas Eve Worship. 

This year, Christmas Eve falls on a Saturday. CCPUCC will offer ONE worship service on December 24th, at 4:00 p.m. Make your plans now to be with us on this amazing day. 

NOTE: There will NOT be a Sunday morning worship service on Christmas Day.

Books & More

  On October 25th we'll begin the discussion of Eternal by Lisa Scottoline.  Elisabetta, Marco, and Sandro grow up in Rome as the best of friends despite their differences. But in the autumn of 1937, everything changed as Mussolini asserts his power. Their connection to one another is tested in ways they never could have imagined.

Books & More meets Tuesdays at 10:00 am in the Fireside room and on Zoom:

All are welcome to join us.

https://zoom.us/j/98440622539?pwd=aG1mRjlXVDVoRHhWTWpBaHA3QXZkUT09  

Centering Prayer:

Tuesdays at 6:30 Contact Colleen Clementson

at powclem@yahoo.com or on

her cell at 858-663-6584, for the ZOOM invite

Adult Scripture Review:

Sunday’s following online worship

Email Susan Gurriell

at sgurriell@gmail.com or

call her at (619)993-4952 for a ZOOM invite.

Thank you for checking out our BUZZ! Here is what you were waiting for! If you have a favorite joke or any tips to make the BUZZ even better, please send emails to julie@ccpucc.org :)

This week's joke was sent in by Bonnie Harris! Thank you, Bonnie!

Joke of the Week:

 J: Why do killer whales make good band directors?

A: They’re good Orca…strators! 

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