Building Faith Committee
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Planned Giving - The Endowment Program
Planned Giving - The Endowment Program of our church offers a variety of ways for the membership to participate. The
keystone of planned giving is your will. We encourage you to have a will, and if you have one, keep it up to date. The
Endowment Committee will be happy to answer your questions.
Wanted…. your aluminum cans for processing. What is especially nice are those cans that have been rinsed out with
water, the tabs removed, and delivered in the crush mode. The most important of the three to me are the cans that
have been rinsed out with water. The sticky stuff doesn't ride well in the family car. As for the tabs, these are
given to the Shrine Children's hospital for prosthesis replacements of growing children. You can hand these to me
any time you see me in church. -Jack Williams
Faith Preschool Begins
On September 6th, Faith Preschool opened the doors on it’s 10th school year! Be prepared to see beautiful works
of art decorating the church hallway and the sound of sweet voices of happy children in the air. We welcomed 38
new and returning families to our center and are proud to have our entire staff return for another fantastic year!
Faith Preschool is looking for a few good church members…..We would love to invite anyone from the church
congregation to come into our classrooms to possibly share a musical gift, gardening, storytelling, a special
collection, a secret talent, a special craft or a cooking project. You can come in once or as often as you like.
We will be happy to work around your schedule. The preschool is open daily from 9:30 AM to 1:30 PM. This is
always a special treat for the children and the teachers. Please call Bonnie Dorigo at 746-7895 if you would be
willing to donate your time.
Many thanks and we look forward to another great school year.
Bonnie Dorigo, Director
Flower Chart Needs You...
There are still some dates available on the flower chart. They are: 11/13, 12/11, . The cost of flowers is $20. Just call the church office at 746-8890 to select a date.
SUNDAY CHURCH SCHOOL
…SUNDAY CHURCH SCHOOL classes meet each Sunday morning. The adult class begins at 9 AM in the Pastor’s Office. The High School class begins at 10:30 AM in the Back Room. Classes for all children through 8th grade begin following the children’s message during the worship service. If you have questions see Kerry Jo Harper, superintendent. Oh, be sure to turn in your registration forms for this new year. All children must be registered to attend classes so that we have appropriate emergency information. The good news is that we already have over 20 young people registered in our Sunday School this year.
…NURSERY (for children under the age of 3) is available for all of Sunday morning beginning at 9 am and continuing until 11:45 am. Everyone is welcome to come to worship and Sunday School classes and bring the kids and grandkids.
…LEARN ABOUT our Sunday morning curriculum by visiting www.spiritseasons.com. It’s good information about what the children are learning in class as well as interesting updates on current faith news from around the world. There are also some great activity pages to challenge kids of all ages.
…MIDDLE SCHOOL YOUTH FELLOWSHIP meets every week now and you don’t want to miss this group if you are in grades 6 – 8. Fellowship begins at 4 PM on Sunday and ends at 5:30 PM. Good food…….good fun so come and meet new friends or bring along an old friend. Just do it.
…LOOKING FORWARD to a Children’s Christmas Program on December 18th. If you would like to be a part of this event see Mary Pusztai or Shannon Mason. Watch for more information.
So…….Fall into Christian Education classes at Faith Church. It’s a great time to begin anew this Christian journey called LIFE. Everybody is welcome at all events..
Thanks ..
A big thank you to Catherine Ogles and Denise Henry for spending many hours in the hot sun cutting back the
Preschool “Butterfly Garden.” Your time and hard work was greatly appreciated.
Many thanks to Boy Scout Troop #89 and also to Dick Sluss for emptying the classrooms in preparation for cleaning.
We greatly appreciate your time and help.
We believe Faith UCC is the most supportive and loving congregation. Our heartfelt thanks for the many cards, flowers, calls, food and offers of assistance. The hospitality and kindness shown at Ray’s memorial service to those attending who were not members was mentioned to us by many who attended.
- Thanks to Pastor Paul for the beautiful memorial service. We also thank him for all the support he gave the whole family during Ray’s illness and his visits after Ray’s death.
- The music was beautiful! Thanks Evie & Doris.
- To those of you who offered your words of remembrance know that you touched our family deeply.
Margy Stewart & family
BACK BAY MISSION
The South Central UCC Conference has within its jurisdiction an old historic mission at Back Bay in Biloxi Mississippi. Hurricane Katrina wreaked considerable damage to `almost all of the buildings--- some by flood, some by wind, and some by fire. Almost all of the staff lost their homes and contents and for several days the personal safety of the staff members was unknown. They are all safe at this writing.
The director of the mission, Rev. Shari Prestemon, wrote on September 6, telling about their thankfulness for surviving and even though they lost buildings-- some were lifted off the foundations and dropped back down- extensive work would have to be done to make them habitable again. The extent to which any of the buildings are structurally salvageable is a question to answer down the road. But for now we simply know that we have no facilities out of which to operate. Rev. Shari goes on, “the question that looms before me and before the staff and the board of directors is this: How does one capably serve when every tool every piece of information every container for ministry has been stripped away?” We are joined by wonderful partners in the national setting of the United Church of Christ who have been solid companions in this startling journey and who are standing by with pledged financial assistance and practical help when requested. Many of you are more than willing to help breathe new life back into this historic place. Rev. Shari has offered suggestions as to how we can be of help:
1.Offer financial assistance through the UCC's wider hurricane relief by making a check payable to Faith United Church of Christ and in the memo line write Back Bay Mission.
2.Think of ways that you may be able to offer on-site assistance
3.Persevere in Prayer. Your prayers and continued compassion are essential to us.
Update received from Bill Royster--Interim Conf. Min-- South Central Conf. on Sept 18th written by Pastor Bill on Sept 13th. from Cleveland Of the 9 UCC churches in the greater New Orleans area, 6 suffered major water damage. 7 of the 8 pastors have been heard from and Dillard University has major water damage and fire. Pastor Bill's message to those of us who have been spared the trauma of mother nature's actions is this--Do not send any material goods to them at this time as they do not have the personnel or the place to store these items. Financial assistance at this time will help to support the clergy, assist families who have been relocated, maintain health care insurance premiums for clergy and staff, help restore Back Bay Mission to a functioning entity, assist in rebuilding those churches damaged in the storm. The long haul of physical and material recovery will likely not begin for several weeks. Once the Red Cross and FEMA are gone (They are the immediate responders) then it will be up to the churches and the Church World Services to carry on and they will need our continuing support.
Pastor Bill's closing with, "Oh Dear Ones-- you are such a blessing to each of us and to each other. I truly celebrate that we are the church!" Bill and Gail Royster
4- part Evening Bible Study Series
Interested in Joining Faith
Interested in joining Faith United Church of Christ? New member
orientations are held 1st Sunday of the month following the traditional worship.
If you are interested in joining Faith UCC please contact Interim Pastor Marnette Saz at 746-8890.
Contribute to the FOLLOWER
If you have an interesting story to share, a special poem, an unusual
hobby or interest your fellow members might enjoy, you are encouraged
to type it in 200 - 250 words and place it in the Production Folder.
It will be included when space permits.
