I don’t know about you but I’m ready to bring out my sweatshirts. However, I am not ready to switch from sandals to socks and shoes. Change happens whether we are ready for it or not.
A change happening for us this year is we are headed to Ireland for Thanksgiving. So, we won’t be hosting the “Family/Friend Thanksgiving” this year. Mark and Joy McKinnon have graciously said they would host the family this year. Their place is small so dinner will happen in the church basement this year. My mom has done this very thing for years. My family has outgrown Mom’s house and it’s a bit chilly to have it outside at her house, so she has “borrowed” the church fellowship hall. Before she decided to start taking dinner to the church we had a Thanksgiving dinner where she set up tables in her living room with the food in the kitchen. Once you sat down it was difficult to get more food. You had to get up, go out the front door and walk around the house to the back door. It is a memorable Thanksgiving dinner. I feel that being with family, biological or church, is the best. I hope that each of you can be with one or the other as we focus on giving thanks to the One who provides all things. “Family Thanksgiving” is still happening this year without us. Mark and Joy have said they would host the “Family/Friend Thanksgiving.” So, you are all invited Let Mark or Joy know you will be attending and what you would like to contribute to the feast. They will give you all the details you need to know.
While we are gone the Wednesday night Bible Study and the Thursday Ladies Bible Study will each be starting an Advent study. Wednesday night will be a video and discussion using the Bible Project advent study led by Brian Renn. This study will start November 19.
Thursday mornings there will be a study called Joy to the World. The study also will have a video and discussion. The study has a book that can be purchased that has devotions for during the week, an activity, and a family devotion. Thursdays will be led by Pat Albers starting November 20. I have a couple of books to share. If you feel you need to pay for the book, the buyer of the books is asking you to sponsor an Operation Christmas Child shoebox.
You don’t have to purchase anything to be part of these four-week studies. You don’t even have to commit to continuing with either group in January. Just come and enjoy focusing on the coming of our Savior and King.
Thank you to those who have chosen to serve in our place while we are gone, visiting family.
Love you all,
Robin
Item for the month is $10 sponsorship for each box. We could also use combs and sewing needles.
You can pick up a box to pack on your own and/or join us on November 8th at noon to pack Christmas gifts.
