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 Katy's Ponderings...
'You know you're a renter when' was the opening a Facebook whine this week. It was the day that I opened the bedroom window and my hand was within an inch of the squirrel's tail, the squirrel who's been living in the wall of my house for at least six months.
To be fair the squirrel has kept his presence behind the plaster wall and, until recently, out of view; the mouse last winter was not so kind. To be fair, this is an old townhouse, nearly 100 years old with the charm of original plumbing, wiring and windows. Had the house not settled somewhere along the way, the windows would be a treasure rather than a portal for all things living. I fell in love with the charm of the house and it's perfect location and signed a two-year lease before I knew that when 'original' and 'settled' came in the same house so too the wild kingdom. To be fair, I still love the charm and the location and too the ease of being a renter.
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HELP! ITEMS NEEDED
by Church School exploring the Tower of Babel!
- Shoe boxes (any size) ....we need lots of them to be designed/remodeled.
- Blocks i.e., wooden, cardboard (large, medium or small...as in Jenga or other tower building games)....ON LOAN OCTOBER/NOVEMBER
- Yertle the Turtle book by Dr. Seuss.....ON LOAN OCTOBER/NOVEMBER
Please put your name on items and put outside church office by October 24th. Loaned items can be picked up after use. Thank you! |
ADULT EDUCATION THIS WEEK
OPENING THE BIBLE:
9:45am Classroom #23
Opening the Bible with Amy-Jill Levine -A video series with discussion led by Marty Holland
Topics:
· Folklore Analysis
· Moses and Exodus
· The God of Israel
· Covenant and Law, Part 1& 2
· The "Conquest"
PARENT GROUP: (Classroom 21)
"Down Under" Join Katy Hawker for a discussion of the Tower of Babel and other ancient stories. |
EXTRAVAGANT INCLUSION
The Governing Body has begun an activity to even further extend EUCC's tradition of Extravagant Inclusion to all church members. We want to provide additional opportunities for connection, fellowship, encouragement, community and relationship building.
We want each person who wants purposeful connection to be provided this opportunity.
How?
- An initial group of approximately ten people will form in November and go through May
- This initial group willl be composed of a wide expanse of people representing our church community
- Volunteers will be actively sought for the initial group
- A host family will coordinate the Extravagant Inclusion activities for their group
- Several different methods/forms for connection will be used: social media, phone, visits, a dinner
The feedback from this initial group will be discussed in June to determine the best way to expand Extravagant Inclusion to the rest of EUCC.
Please let Janet Rundquist (314-307-9709 or jsrkitten@aol.com) know if you'd be interested in participating in this initial group or sign up in the narthex 10/31.
Extravagant Inclusion - Let's leave no one out!
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This Sunday Is the CROP Walk!
It's not too late to support the CROP Walk (and through it, the work of St. Louis food bank Operation Food Search and the ecumenical relief and development agency Church World Service). If you'd like to make a donation, stop by the CROP Walk table in the narthex or put a check (memo
line: CWS/CROP) into the offering plate. ALL WALKERS: Please come to the CROP table to pre-register. |
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A Celebration of the Life of Louis Nollau
November 5th and 5th
WELCOME DINNER AT EUCC
November 1st
Many of our Evangelical churches and institutions in the St. Louis area were started by Louis Edward Nollau, whose 200th birthday was celebrated in Reichenbach, Germany, this past July. Nancy Mack and Marilyn Stavenger from our congregation were in attendance for that celebration, as well as many others from this area. Now it's our turn to host a celebration here with the arrival of twelve persons from Germany. Eden Seminary is planning a Nollau Colloquy on November 5 and 6, to which you are invited!
The event will feature lectures on historical and contemporary issues as well as time for fellowship, meals, and a few surprises! Look up further details at www.eden.edu and join us all day Friday and Saturday until noon.
Actually, our guests will be arriving from Germany on Monday afternoon, November 1st, and will have their first "American" meal here at our church that evening. If you are interested in being a part of this welcome, contact Lolly Wehrli (636) 861-0287. |
INSTALLATION AT FIRST CONG'L WEBSTER GROVES
Sunday, October 24, 2010
The St. Louis Association of MMS-UCC and The First Congregation Church of Webster Groves invite you to the Installation Service of Rev. Denoon on Sunday, October 24 at 3:30pm at The First Congregational Church located at 10 West Lockwood Ave. A reception will follow in the Memorial Hall of the church. |
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CARE PARTNERS LUNCH AND MEETING
October 24 at noon
Care Partners are partnered with homebound friends in our congregation, those not often able to be with us in worship. These are informal relationships that take a variety of forms, but are invaluable connections. If you have been a Care Partner or might be interested in becoming one, please join us after worship on October 24th. A simple lunch will be provided. Contact Marilyn Stavenger (214.965.7596, mstavenger@aol.com) with questions.
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Beading Fun with the Quilters & Artists
November 3rd
All crafters are invited to join the Quilters & Artists for a morning of beading from 9 - 11 a.m. on Wednesday, November 3 in Fellowship Hall. Jewelry designer Gloria Wells will lead us in making name tag necklaces, which we will sell at our Advent Fair booth. Feel free to come and go at whatever times work for you.
If you would like to place a special order for a church name tag necklace in specific colors, please contact Gloria Wells at gloriasbeads@yahoo.com or 314-968-9026. Cost for a necklace is $5, which will benefit EUCC's Capital Campaign.
Collecting Calendars
'Tis the season when 2011 calendars are starting to show up in our mailboxes. If you are being showered with more calendars than you can possibly use, consider donating them to the EUCC Quilters & Artists. We will see that they are given to folks in nursing homes who could really make use of them. There is a collection box just outside the church office. For more information, or to make additional suggestions on where to donate the calendars, contact Paula Lindberg at 636-225-5325 or pclindberg@charter.net.
Community Booth at the Advent Fair
The EUCC Quilters and Artists will have a booth at the Advent Fair to sell items they have made, for the benefit of the church's Capital Campaign. It will be an old fashioned church bazaar sort of table. We invite folks in the congregation who might not want an entire booth to themselves to donate a few items to this table. For more information, contact Gail Saxton at 314-821-7917 or acsaxtonjr@aol.com. |
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CHILI, COFFEE, and COMMUNITY
Saturday, November 13th
Our annual fall gathering will combine with our popular Coffee Haus series to offer a toasty evening of music and comfort food. Watch for details coming soon! |
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A CONTEMPLATIVE OPPORTUNITY
Do you feel a yearning for something more? Are you wanting to explore your spirituality? Do you seek a deeper connection with God? Tending the Sacred, a small group, is now forming. This is a contemplative journey into the movement of the spirit within each of us as we support and share with others our experiences and our insights into the sacred. If you are interested or want to know more, please contact Susan Ulmer at spiralspirit@sbcglobal.net or Anne Knight at anne.g.knight@sbcglobal.net. Or Devoree Crist at dcrist@ymail.com. |
ADVENT FAIR
December 5th
EUCC's Alternative Advent Fair is coming on December 5! Please join us to shop for gifts for your family and friends from charitable organizations and local artisans.
So far we have jewelry, photography, music, pottery, woodworking, and glass art for the Advent Fair. We have chances to support Eden Seminary, Church World Service, and Heifer International. What's missing? Do you know an artist who creates something you'd like to see at the Advent Fair? Please contact Laura Evans at 314-394-0453 or lk.evans@charter.net . Thanks!
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Casa Gallardo benefit for Nurses for Newborns
For meals purchased with a special coupon at any of the St. Louis area Casa Gallardo restaurants, 25% of the total food sale will be donated to Nurses for Newborns. You can get the special coupon at www.nfnf.org under the "Events" tab.
A Special Need at Shannondale
Jeff Fulk, the minister and manager of Shannondale Community Center, a rural and outdoor ministry of our Missouri Mid-South Conference of the UCC, lives with his family in a Conference-owned house onsite. His wife Laurie has been ill on and off for a while, prompting a home inspection which showed very clearly that the house has a terrible mold problem. Their home urgently needs attention. Work estimates range near $4,000. If you wish to make a contribution, you can donate online at www.missourimidsouth.org, or send a check to the Missouri Mid-South Conference, 411 East Lockwood Ave., 63119, with "Shannondale House" in the memo line. |
Governing Body Leaders
Janet Rundquist, President
Mickey Clarke, Secretariat
Ken Ulmer, Financial Team Leader
Lil Lau, Facilities Team Leader
Paul Mack, People Team Leader
Patty Pelikan and Kelly Archer, Community Team Leaders
Lori Winter and Treasure Williams, Servant Team Leaders
Ruth Panhorst, Learning Team Leader
Roni Branding, Worship Team Leader
Erin Schroeder, Youth Representative |
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Sue Schindel's Office Hours
Please note:
Beginning next week Sue's office will be adjusted. Her new office house will be:
Tuesdays-Thursdays 9:00am-5:00pm
Fridays 9:00am-3:00pm
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Thank you for your Faithfulness to the Capital Campaign!
Some of the components of this phase include
the replacement of the entire South wall of the Education Building with new windows and outside lighting,
replacement of the Narthex and Education Building roof and gutters,
relocation and update of the electrical service,
new skylights in the narthex roof and work continues.
The Building Committee has given countless hours dealing with all the issues and decisions in these and other projects and we are very grateful to them.
If you have any questions in regard to your pledge please contact Treasurer, Ken Ullmer (314-729-7581), Norma Leuthauser (314-821-1731) or Jill Thompson (314-367-8224) of the Capital Campaign Follow-Up Committee. The record of the total gifts to date of the capital campaign is located on the bulletin board in the narthex and changes monthly.
We are in the process of making Phase One of our capital campaign happen! As of September 30, 2010, a total of $345,625 has been given by you for this exciting project. Thank you! |
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Friends in Prayer
Gary Walters and Family
(as they mourn Judy's death)
2836 Raritan
St. Louis, MO 63119
Bob and Jean Karr (upon the death of Bob's father)
707 Dominion
St. Louis, MO 63131
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Sunday Volunteers
LITURGISTS
Mickey Clarke (8:30am)
Lucy Allen (11:00am)
SHEPHERDS
Melinda Love
USHERS
Gloria and Alex Wells
Sandy Bowe Bob Karr Sean Bryant Earl Brown
COFFEE HOUR HOST
Gloria and Alex Wells
MONEY COUNTERS
Nick Gilham and Jeremy Meyer
CRIB ROOM ASSISTANT
Sandy Bowe |
10/2 Don Hubatka 10/2 Margie West 12/2 Liz White 10/4 Bob Karr 10/8 Bob Pahmeier 10/8 John Panhorst 10/9 Marty Holland 10/9 Alan Beckman 10/9 Frances Surmon 10/9 Asher Woodward 10/17 Karen Droege 10/17 Peggy Thater 10/17 Terri Brauer 10/17 David Bruns 10/19 Trudy Guinther 10/19 Carolyn Hattori 10/19 Lydia Smith 10/19 Casey Thater 10/21 Fran White 10/22 Christine Aldrich 10/25 Janet Rundquist 10/29 Vickie Miller 10/29 Cindy Bruns 10/20 Marie Bardelmeier
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October Special Offering
NEIGHBORS IN NEED Neighbors in Need (NIN) is a special mission offering of the UCC that supports ministries of justice and compassion throughout the United States. One-third of NIN funds support the Council for American Indian Ministries. Two-thirds of the offering is used by the UCC's Justice and Witness Ministries to support a variety of justice initiatives, advocacy efforts and direct service projects. To make a donation to NIN, use the envelopes provided in today's bulletin (also located on the table in the narthex) or note NIN in the memo of your check. |
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Daily Devotionals
Want a daily centering thought? The United Church of Christ offers a great daily devotional via email subscription. |
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