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 Katy's Ponderings...
count me in
Unlike the growing number of Americans who are leaving organized religion with the mantra "spiritual but not religious," I can't walk away from the institution that both inspires and aggravates me.
Having served as a full time parish pastor for more than two decades, and at this particular location for more than 14 of those years, a case could be made that I am simply professional stuck. Maybe so. But as I consider my membership in this local community of faith, the roots are much more personal. Click here to see entire article |
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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YOGA CLASS BEGINS THIS SATURDAY
Classes are held on Saturdays from 8:30am-10:00am in the Still Speaking Center. Anyone is welcome; no previous experience is required. Please bring a yoga mat and small blanket,all other supplies are provided. As
always, when starting a new exercise program, it is recommended that you contact your physician. |
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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. |
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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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WORLD COMMUNITY DAY 2010 "BUILDING THE BELOVED COMMUNITY"
Friday, November 5th
A celebration and a time to reflect on how difficult it is for the human family to live together in harmony and equity. The vision of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. provides such a path toward a more just world. Sponsored by Church Women United and held at Union Avenue Christian Church, 733 Union Avenue, St. Louis, MO. Coffee and conversation begin at 10:00am with the worship program beginning at 10:30am. Call Sandy Bowe at 636-225-1735 for more information or to arrange for car pooling. |
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EUCC MOM'S GROUP
Friday, November 12, 9:30am
Moms' Group will meet on Friday November 12 from 9:30-11. Our topic will be gratitude and thanksgiving. If you need child care please call Dee Ban ahead of time. 965-1191. |
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CHILI, COFFEE, and COMMUNITY
Saturday, November 13th , 6 pm
Our annual fall gathering in the fellowship hall will combine with our popular Coffee Haus series to offer a toasty evening of music and comfort food. Please bring your favorite chili, corn bread, or other side dish. A chili contest may even be in order so variety is encouraged! Dinner will start at 6 pm to follow with wonderful music at 7 pm. Please join us for a great evening of fellowship! |
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HUNGER IN THE VILLAGE
Sunday, November 21st
At 9:45am, the 1st through 6th grade children and their teachers invite ALL of the community to join in a Hunger in the Village event in Fellowship Hall. Arrive promptly at 9:45 to be part of The Great Sort! By 10:45 the event will come to a close. 3 through 5 year olds will meet for an experience in their own classrooms from 9:45 to 10:45. **Due to the continued hunger in the village, please bring canned goods and other non-perishable foods to share during the weeks of November!! Bring food to our grocery cart in the Narthex & place in yellow bags or place designated boxes in the lower floor classrooms. Let's keep helping to change the name to no more hunger in the village!! |
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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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. |
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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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NEW YOGA CLASS SESSION BEGINS THIS SATURDAY, OCTOBER 30TH
8:30AM
Still Speaking Ctr |
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ADULT EDUCATION THIS WEEK 9:45AM
All are welcome!
OPENING THE BIBLE: (Classroom 23)
PARENT GROUP: (Classroom 21)
We will do a continuation of our study/discussion of Myers-Briggs Personality Type as it relates to parenting. |
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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
Leonora Weiland
c/o The Cedars at the JCA
13190 South Outer 40 Road
Chesterfield, MO 63017 |
in celebration of
their 50th Wedding Anniversary
907 Oak Terrace Ct
The Lopez-Gottmoeller Family celebrates the birth of David Saul Lopez on Monday, October 25th, weighing in at 8lbs, 6.6oz and 21 inches long. Sarah, Yoany and big sister Luci are doing well!!!
6639 Hancock Ave.
St. Louis, MO 63139 |
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Sunday Volunteers
LITURGISTS
Mickey Clarke (8:30am)
SHEPHERDS
Jane Miles and Chris Reinhard
USHERS
Bob and Bobbie Pahmeier
Bob Risk and Ray Mulligan
COFFEE HOUR HOST
Julianne Smutz Darcy Swanson
MONEY COUNTERS
Norma Leuthauser
Sandy Bowe
CRIB ROOM ASSISTANT
Ray Mulligan |
OCTOBER/NOVEMBER
BIRTHDAYS
10/25 Janet Rundquist 10/29 Vickie Miller 10/29 Cindy Bruns
11/2 Ethel Koeppe
11/2 Cindy Herschel
11/5 Ed Bischoff
11/6 Zander Smutz-Ulmer
11/7 Andrea Kachulis
11/7 Isaac Dodson
11/8 Amy VanMatre-Woodward 11/11 Cassie Stalling
11/12 Debbie Gregg
11/12 Emma Jenkins
11/13 Sean Bryant
11/13 Trevor Lewis
11/16 Dick Take
11/16 Eliza Joy Dreher
11/18 David Faulkner
11/18 Lily Tesch
11/20 David Miers
11/20 Marsha Dowdall
11/22 Jill Stratton
11/22 Jenny Beckman
11/23 Oscar Soell
11/28 Julianne Smutz
11/29 Steve Patterson
11/29 Ruthild Kronberg
11/30 Rosa Schnell
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October Special Offering
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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