The Beacon
Newsletter
November 3, 2022 Volume 64, No 45
this Sunday: November 6, 2022
Theme & Title: Enveloped by Hope
Author Brené Brown writes that “We need hope like we need air.” Hope is more than a simple wish; it is a foundational belief that carries us through doubt and fear and enables us to live fully in our love for others. Join us this Sunday as we will see and hear images of hope anchored in the beautiful words of Romans 8:28-39.
Please read Romans 8: 28-39 to prepare.
curated by Carol Lindquist
Sunday, November 6
9:30 a.m. Eat and Meet
10:30 a.m. Worship
Monday, November 7
Tuesday, November 8
6:30 p.m. Nurture Commission meeting
Wednesday, November 9
9:30 a.m. Food Bank
Thursday, November 10
11:30 a.m. Worship Preview meeting
6:30 p.m. Choir Practice
Friday, November 11
Church Office closed.
Saturday, November 12
1:00 p.m. Dzierla Baby Shower
Remember to check the Breeze calendar for upcoming events and activities!
Weekly Announcements
Save the date - The Unitarian Universalist congregation invites us to join them for a game night on Saturday, December 10 from 7-9pm.
We invite you to complete a worship survey (available on the office counter) and share your talents in worship together. Surveys can be returned to Carla Kilgore and the worship team.
Please save any kind of can tabs for Linda Wolf or Jennifer Johnson. Croninger elementary school is doing a fundraiser for Ronald McDonald house.
Statistics 10/30/2022
Worship 70
Offering 10/23/2022 $6,325.00
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Food Bank on November 2:
15 Families served
46 Individuals in families
Spirit Journey Women
Spirit Journey Women, a small group that usually meets two times a month in person or on zoom for visiting and for discussion of a book, will start up again soon. You are invited to bring a sack lunch and to meet in the church parlor on Thursday November 10 at 12:30 to share time together. Book discussion will be from around 1:00 to 2:15 with a few minutes at the end to share prayer concerns. Two other meeting dates will be Thursday December 1 and Thursday December 15. We will begin discussing A PILGRIMAGE TO ETERNITY by Timothy Egan. Please read through page 34 for the November meeting if you can. Check the public library for the book or ask Donna Lesh for help in ordering a gently used book.
The Fort Wayne Terrible Orchestra in Concert
You are invited to the next free Fort Wayne Terrible Orchestra Concert on November 14 from 7:15 to 8 PM at First Missionary Church, 701 W Rudisill Blvd, Fort Wayne. I play in the viola section. Look us up on Facebook! "We are busy getting ready for our concert, November 14! Mozart, Mendelssohn, Lully, Jupiter from The Planets by Holst, Country Western songs, and many more. Our biggest selection yet!”
from Jan Mitchell
thank you to everyone who donated shoes!
Thanks to everyone who contributed to our mountain of shoes. We collected over 192 pairs plus more to make playgrounds. We completely filled the vehicle that came to pick them up. There were also 2 bags full of glasses and phones. This will be helpful to a lot of people with a real need!
Witness Commission
Food Bank Needs
We are so grateful to those who have stepped forward to sign up for Staples Shopping for the Food Bank. We couldn’t do it without you! Right now, the calendar is looking full. However, if you would like to learn more about this volunteer opportunity for future needs, connect with Tom Coursen or Jan Lung to learn more.
The Food Bank is in need of plastic bags and cardboard boxes! Regular shopping bags (preferably without holes) are ideal. We are also looking for sturdy cardboard boxes, with or without lids.
Thank you for your support!
Join Manchester Church of the Brethren for another Sing Me Home benefit concert!
next Sunday: November 13, 2022
Theme & Title:
“Any unwilling to work do not eat” proclaims this passage - and it sure seems like the opposite of Jesus’ ministry. Seems like the expectation that Jesus would return any day now meant some in the Thessalonian church didn’t see the point of showing up to work, or bringing food to potlucks, or putting the dishes away. Sound familiar? Many of us (and our loved ones) don’t see the point of addressing climate change (it’s too late anyway), or rooting into a community (the world is too precarious and people let you down), or reaching out to newcomers and neighbors (our congregation is shrinking and aging too fast). What are the practices in our shared life - our worship, socializing and service - and what are we proclaiming through our actions? Are we sharing the practices and traditions that we intend to?
Please read 2 Thessalonians 3:6-13 to prepare.
Pastor Anna Lisa Gross
Published by Beacon Heights
Church of the Brethren
Editor: Melinda Long
Phone: (260) 482-8595
Email: office@beaconheights.net