Sunday, October 10: Worship at 10:30 am; Cathy, Linda and Ashley will be sharing their gifts of music.
Monday, October 11: Council Meeting 7:30 pm, Trustees & Diaconate 6:30 pm. ***Note: Bible Study cancelled for this evening.
Tuesday, October 12: AA meets in Fellowship Hall, 7 pm
Wednesday, October 13:**Grill’s On community picnic, 5’ish-7’ish.**Choir Practice, 6 pm
Thursday, October 14: AA meets in Fellowship Hall, 7 pm
Other Ministries and Events
**Sunday School: We are looking for a few volunteers to help lead Sunday School during worship. Story and crafts are provided. Please contact Pastor Paul if interested.
**Fall Bazaar, Bake Sale & Lunch: Saturday, November 23, 9am-1pm. Sign-up sheet to help is posted in Fellowship Hall.
**Christmas: Cookies, Crafts and Carols: Cookie making is planned for Thursday, December 12. Watch for details as to time, etc.
**Concert – Bill Bastian & the Highland Quartet: Saturday, December 14, 1:30 pm. Wonderful music! Free of charge! Bake sale to support church.
From Pastor Paul, Toward Sunday:“Make a joyful noise to God, all the earth…” Psalm 98:4Disclaimer: Any potentially useful information to follow is not to be treated as the product of stellar objective reportage, nor disciplined scholastic research. Your pastor sometimes likes to collect random things and see how he can put them together.“Hygge” was the word (and lucky me, I do not need to pronounce it here), from the Danes, that roughly translates to “coziness.” I was trying to remember it this week as winter arrived (and oh, don’t refer to the calendar, by my measure, winter arrives when I have to scrape my windshield with any degree of exertion). Here’s my thought: for the majority of folks I’ve talked to these past few weeks, this season arrives with an expression of dread, or at the very least a rolling of the eyes and grudging acceptance. But…last I checked, the majority of you come from Northern European (or more specifically Scandinavian) heritage, eh? So I’m thinking somewhere in your genetic background there are tips and tricks of how not simply to get through this season, but even thrive during it! Therefore, for your sake, I declare that this winter, for my part, is the end of my “winters of discontent” – and I declare that I’m going to do all that I can to celebrate this season in church and in home and in snow and what-have-you with a fresh motivation and joy, in the hopes that I can trigger those genetic instincts inside of you… So, like a retriever will fetch and a sheepdog will herd, given the right stimuli, you will find a way to draw deep in the recessive behaviors of your being and remember how to enjoy this season of your life! Hey…don’t roll your eyes at me! Here: this might help:
Hygge: a Danish word to describe a quality of coziness and comfortable conviviality that engenders a feeling of contentment or well-being.
Gemutlichkeit: a German-language word used to convey the idea of a state or feeling of warmth, friendliness, and good cheer.
Craic: an Irish term for news, gossip, fun, entertainment, and enjoyable conversation.
Hwyl: a Welsh word for a stirring feeling of emotional motivation and energy.
Kalsarikannit: a Finnish term for staying home and enjoying food and drink in your…um…well…”most casual” attire (love this one!).‘Det finns inget daligt vader, bara daliga klader’: I hear that’s Swedish for “there is no bad weather, there are only bad clothes.”And lest we forget the Norwegians, koselig is the word for things that engender coziness, intimacy, warmth, and happiness. It’s a start, friends. I welcome your tips and tricks. May we be a deep well of hope and love and comfort and welcome and all those words above that I cannot pronounce, especially to those that could really use a place from whence they could draw them!
Let’s Talk! (Craic!)
Pastor Paul