Children’s & Youth Education
Kid’s Corner
Children’s & Youth Programs
Sunday Schedule, October 5
9:45 AM – Nursery Care, Preschool & Kindergarten (GSR)
Church School, 1st -6th Grade attend Worship
Wednesday, October 8
Youth Programs – Wednesday, October 8
- No Emerge, Jr. High Fellowship, 6th-8th Grade
- No Fellowship Dinner
- 7:00 PM–Connections: Sr. Highs meet @ Panera’s (9-12 Grade)
Saturday, October 11: Emerge (Mid Highs) Lock-in - Meet at the church at 8:00 pm. Bring your church clothes for Sunday worship.
Tuesday, October 14, Connections (Sr. Highs) will be serving at Hilda's Place.
Adult Education
ENGAGE: This adult Bible study and discussion group meets each Sunday before worship at 9:00am in the Library Lounge. Class begins October 12, 2008.
New this Year! Theology on Tap with Adam Ericksen: This new adult discussion group assembles in the Small Dining Room with snacks and beverages. Bring your biggest theological questions and engage in fun discussion guided by Adam Ericksen. Mondays, October 6, November 3, December 8, January 5, February 2, March 2, April 6 and May 4, 8:00-9:30pm.
Just for Men:
The Men’s Group, led by Rev. David Hogue, will meet on Mondays at Hackney’s Restaurant on Lake Avenue in Glenview, 7:00 p.m. The meeting calendar for the year: October 20, November 17, (No December meeting), January 26, February 23, March 16, April 20, & May 18. Please RSVP to Keith Ross dkeithr1979@aol.com.
Men’s Ski Retreat takes place January 15-18, 2009 at the home of Keith Ross in Heber City, Utah. Park City and Deer Valley ski resorts are nearby. For information, contact Keith Ross.
Just for Women:
Mary Suppers: Tuesdays, Oct. 28, Nov. 25, Dec. 9 (Advent Service), Jan. 27, Feb. 24, and April 7 (Bethany Tuesday Holy Week service), 6:30pm. In the gospel of Luke we read that Mary sat and spoke with Jesus while her sister Martha was distracted with much serving. There is a little Mary and Martha in each of us—we all need a chance to sit, relax, and converse together. Mary Suppers include a simple meal, followed by a conversation. Volunteer to host with a meal by contacting Pastor Stephanie Perdew.
Body & Soul
The FCCW Yoga Studio Re-Opens in October! Our FCCW member and yoga instructor, Trish Nealon, is offering two sessions of yoga this fall:
Sunday morning Yoga, 8:45am in Fellowship Hall, Lower Level
An hour of quiet, meditative yoga before worship.
Beings Sunday, October 12 and meets every-other-Sunday.
- Thursday evening Yoga, 7:00-8:30pm in Pilgrim Hall, Main Floor
An hour and a half of yoga instruction.
Begins Thursday, October 16 and meets every week.
Our Church & Upcoming Events
Sunday, October 5: We welcome Rev. Al Sharp to the pulpit again this year. Rev. Sharp is Executive Director of the Chicago-based Protestants for the Common Good (PCG) and returns to FCCW to share news of PCG’s current work, including the formation of the PCG Academy, an adult education and activism opportunity for retired adults.
Protestants for the Common Good was formed in 1995 to bring an informed and strong Protestant voice to public life and to offer educational resources and advocacy opportunities to people of faith on matters of public policy. Since that time, the organization has grown significantly in participants, budget, staff, reputation, and influence.
The central focus of PCG is to assist people to examine their responsibilities as citizens in the light of their religious faith. It does not attempt to dictate the religious or political beliefs of its members. Likewise, PCG believes that congregations as corporate entities should not be asked to take official positions on controversial, often partisan, public issues. To do so would imply that complex social policies constitute articles of faith. Particular political policies and programs must be given our attention but not be confused with the principle tenets of our faith tradition. For this reason, PCG urges individual Protestants who are active church members to join others in becoming PCG members but does not recruit churches as members. Congregations that utilize PCG educational resources and provide annual support for the organization can become "Educational Affiliates."
Our FCCW member Peter Baugher serves on PCG’s Board of Directors.
Learn more at www.thecommongood.org
Sunday, October 5: Neighbors in Need Special Offering. Today, in addition to our regular offering, we will be collecting the UCC Neighbors in Need special offering. This offering supports the UCC ministries of justice and compassion throughout the United States. One-third of it supports the Council for American Indian Ministry, and the remainder is used by the UCC's Justice and Witness Ministries to support a variety of justice initiatives, advocacy efforts, and direct service projects. This year, the UCC asks us to imagine a world without poverty, hunger and injustice, and our response to this offering can help to make such a world a reality.
Communion Sunday, October 5 - Food Pantry Help: Please help the FCCW Mission Ministry provide food donations for Trinity Church Food Pantry, housed at Trinity Church in Wilmette. The Food Pantry helps many elderly residents and families in our community. The donations are needed every month, regardless of the season. In providing the pantry with a steady source of donations FCCW can support this important community service. They have a particular need for high-quality sources of protein, such as canned tuna and/or meats, and second, they do NOT have a use for candy and other sweets. Also, they appreciate regular (as opposed to family-sized, etc.) size cans because most of the customers of the food pantry are elderly couples or single people who can't use up the larger sized items. Please bring food donations to FCCW on Communion Sundays and place your donations in the atrium under the stairs.
Building Renovation Information Meeting
What building renovations will be undertaking?
When will construction begin?
What about the recent roof leak and basement flood during the September rainstorms?
When will the capital campaign begin?
These Questions will be answered on Sunday, October 12 after Worship!
Don’t Miss it!
Since June, our Facility Committee has been working with Eckenhoff Saunders Architects on schematic design for building renovations to include:
Improved infrastructure (fire safety, electrical, plumbing)
Improved handicap accessibility to Sanctuary/Pilgrim Hall
Renovated kitchen and kitchenette in Pilgrim Hall
New roof and skylight repair to Pilgrim Hall and Sanctuary
Improved lighting and sound in Sanctuary
Redecorating of Sanctuary, Pilgrim Hall, and Lower Level
Join the Facility Committee after worship on Sunday, October 12 in the Sanctuary.
North Shore CROP WALK to alleviate Hunger
Sunday, October 19, 2008
Be a walker, or sponsor a walker! Registration and pledge forms are available from Beth Miller, Adam Ericksen, or on the information table outside Pilgrim Hall.
Distance
5K, starting and ending at St. John's Lutheran Church of Wilmette
Time
Registration: 1:30 pm
Opening Ceremony: 1:50 pm
Step-off: 2:00 pm
Place
St. John's Lutheran Church
1235 Wilmette Avenue
Corner of Park and Wilmette Avenues,
Wilmette
Parking available
Seventy-five percent of CROP Walk proceeds go to address national and world hunger and disaster needs through Church World Service, the CROP Walk sponsor. The remaining 25% of our Walk proceeds stays in our own local area, divided equally among neighboring soup kitchens and emergency food pantries including:
All Saints’ Remembrance
Sunday, November 2, 2008
Each November 1, Christians throughout the world observe All Saints’ Day, a day of remembrance of our ancestors in faith. Each year at FCCW on the first Sunday of November, we remember all of those in our community and family who have died since the previous November. The names of our friends and loved ones are listed in our worship bulletin, we read their names aloud in a solemn liturgy, and in the chancel of the sanctuary a memorial candle burns in memory of each person. If you would like to include the name of a friend or loved one in the litany of remembrance this year, please contact Teresa Northcut in the Church Office no later than October 21, 2008. (847) 251-6660, ext. 10 or tnorthcut@fccw.org.
From the Ministry of Member Care: Member Care Coordinator of the Month The FCCW Ministry of Member Care assigns a Coordinator of the Month to assist church members with special needs such as rides to church, meals, or support in times of crisis. If you know of a member of the congregation who could use assistance, or if you know of a prayer concern, or if you have a need yourself, the Ministry of Member Care can help. Coordinator for the Month of October 2008 is Keith Ross.
New Phone? New E-mail Address?
New Member? Moving? New Address?
To make sure you don’t miss out on any announcements or important information from FCCW (mail, e-mail, or snail mail), don’t forget to pass along your updated contact information to our Church Administrator, Teresa Northcut. You may call her at (847) 251-6660, ext. 10, or even better, drop her an e-mail at tnorthcut@fccw.org.
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