Announcements
~ANNOUNCEMENTS & INVITATIONS as of October 05, 2018~
o Thanksgiving Season ~ The worship committee have made a beautiful seasonal display using pumpkins donated by Brenda Klein.
o World Communion & Thanksgiving Sunday is October 7/18.
o Monday October 15th @ 3:00 pm ~ Memorial Service for Noreen Woolsey http://www.stettlerfuneralhome.com/obits/obituary.php?id=708715
o Baptism Sunday ~ October 21st! Come and celebrate with the Dorsett family.
o Lunch, Learning & Laughter ~ Please join with Jan on Fridays @ noon as we prepare for Sunday worship by discussing the themes found in the Bible readings. This week’s bible readings: Psalm 126; Matthew 6:25-33
o Upcoming:
o Worship @ Heart Haven ~ October 7th @ 2:45 and Heritage House @ 3:30 p.m.
o Prayer Shawls ~ October 09 @ 2:00 pm
o Men’s Breakfast ~ Wednesdays @ 7:00 am
o Church Mice Art Group ~ Wednesdays @ 10 am
o Lunch, Laughter & Learning ~ Fridays @ Noon
• Stettler United Fall Supper ~ October 28th @ 4:00 pm, CE wing of Stettler United.
• Who will help? With your help Stettler United Church could participate in the activities on Friday, November 30th (when the Christmas Tree is lit up at the intersection downtown). One idea is have caroling in the sanctuary, another is to have people of all ages make luminaries. These could be made in remembrance of a loved one who's died, or in other ways symbolizing living in the light and hope of God's love! Luminaries could go home and/or be shared with the church for use on December 16th Service of Light and Hope, and on Christmas Eve. Wouldn't the ramp, and front steps look lovely adorned in this way? Again, who will help?
• Website Updates: http://www.stettlerunitedchurch.org/news
~ WIDER CHURCH & CHURCH RELATED ~
• Big Valley United Church Fall Supper ~ October 14th @ the hall in Big Valley.
• Alliance United Church Fall Supper ~ October 21st @ the hall in Alliance.
• 2018 Gifts With Vision ~ New gifts, new hope. The new Gifts with Vision giving catalogue is now available at https://www.giftswithvision.ca/
• STEWARDSHIP: Serving in a Changing Church and World, October 19-20, Sunnybrook United, Red Deer. Keynote Speaker: Rev. Dr. Christopher Levan. ***Jan has registered for this event. She’d welcome others to participate and/or car pool. https://albertanorthwestconference.ca/16025-register-for-fall-stewardship-conference/
• A Giving Program That Works – 'Loving Our Neighbours' 2018. Join us for this 90-minute webinar on increasing generosity and giving in your congregation to support God’s mission. - October 10, 2018 1-2:30pm ET. Cost: Free! For more information and to register, see United-in-Learning.com. Can’t make it to the webinars? Check out the recordings afterwards to stay up to date. https://www.united-in-learning.com/…/a-giving-program-that-…
• Dementia Informed Care, an AHS workshop @ Red Deer hospital, Oct. 22. Jan is registered. Others? https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/dementia-informed-care-tickets-50133148597
• Update from Region 3 ~ As the United Church of Canada restructures, Stettler United Church will no longer be part of Coronation Presbytery and Alberta Northwest Conference. We will be one of the communities of faith belonging to Region #3 (encompassing much of central-south alberta) https://albertanorthwestconference.ca/16056-update-from-region-3-commission/
• Alex Kusturok, fiddler extraordinaire, in Concert @ St. Andrew's United Church in Lacombe, October 20, 2018 at 7:00 pm
Tickets are $20, children are free, and are available at church office ph: 403-782-3148 Check www.alexkusturok.com
• Emergency Response: Please help our Mission & Service partners respond to the devastating typhoons, earthquakes, and tsunami which recently struck the Asia Pacific Region. Find out more: http://ow.ly/Rx3H30m4D4m #UCCan
• Chew on This ~ Join with people across Canada calling for an end to poverty—our shared voices can make a difference! https://www.united-church.ca/social-action/act-now/chew
• Make Sure All Of Your People Vote”: Donald Trump and the Complexity of Evangelicalism in North America ~ Join us on Thurs. Oct. 18 from 6-7:30 p.m. at the Camrose Public Library (4710 50 Ave) for a lecture with Distinguished Visiting Fellow Dr. Molly Worthen.