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September 29 Announcements

A Noisy Offering Indeed!: A huge thank you for a very generous noisy offering last Sunday. We raised over $320 for the CROP Walk and its mission to end hunger!!

Faith Formation:
This week in Sunday School, we'll be focusing on the scripture lesson offered in 2 Timothy 1:1-7 and challenging ourselves to commit verse 7 to memory: "...for God did not give us a spirit of cowardice, but rather a spirit of power and love and self-discipline." Together we'll explore how God's Holy Spirit works in our lives, taking special notice how the Spirit moved in the scripture story, and how the Spirit works in the lives of our "faith family," or those who have encouraged and supported us to follow Jesus. As always, we'll have time for prayer, snacks, and a fun activity too! Please join us! You are welcome, and...YOU ARE LOVED!

p.s. We challenge the whole congregation to commit to memory the verse we'll be talking about in Sunday school: "...for God did not give us a spirit of cowardice, but rather a spirit of power and love and self-discipline." (2 Tim 1:7). After all, we are one big "faith family" who encourage each other along the way of following Jesus!

Adult Education: This week in Adult Education, we'll wrap up a three-week series based on Shane Claiborne's "Economy of Love: Creating a Community of Enough." Please join us, everyone is welcome even if you haven't been able to make it to the other discussions in the series.

This week's discussion will center on "Practice," or in other words, how do we take seriously the vision we see in scripture, where Shane Claiborne says, " it’s neither people living in poverty nor in super affluence, but people who are living into this idea that we need this day our daily bread. Not for “me”...”my daily bread,” but “our”... “...this day our daily bread.” For all of us. And until that is fulfilled, we have to hunger for justice and for righteousness. We’ve got to hunger with the poor. We’ve got to fast from the luxuries of this world to make sure that other people can have their essentials." 

Questions we will ask one another are:
* When considering the idea of shared economics, what questions arise?
* What thoughts or feelings prevent you from experimenting with this way of living?
* Have you had any experience with relational redistribution? How did that experience change the way you think about stuff?
* What about being openhanded with your possessions makes you uncomfortable? Which of your possessions do you feel most attached to or most territorial about?
* Are you willing to fast from certain luxuries, to practice simplicity, so that others might receive their daily bread? Which luxuries?
* Will you let your hands and feet lead you into a new understanding of Christian community? If so, how will you begin?

Bud Johnson Memorial: The memorial service for Bud Johnson, known at Bethany as the husband of Myrna Johnson will take place on Saturday, October 1st at 11am.  The service will be held here at Bethany in our fellowship hall, followed by a reception in the same space.  

FFF October Gathering: Let’s take a field trip! The FFF group will meet next on October 12 for a field trip. We will carpool from the Bethany parking lot to the Suquamish museum. Come to Bethany at 10:30am and bring a sack lunch to enjoy. Cost for the museum is $3 per person. If you plan to attend, please add your name to the sign-up sheet on the hallway bulletin board or call Debbie at 206-842-4241.

 

 

 

 

 

Opening Up the Nursery: The nursery is opening for children 4 and younger! While the sanctuary work is being completed, the nursery will be located in a classroom in the Education Building. For this Sunday, bring your little ones to worship and they will be escorted to the nursery after the children's message. Starting October 9th, children can start in worship and be escorted after the children’s message or brought straight to the nursery. We are looking for a couple more teens and an adult to round out our nursery team. Interested or have questions? Contact Debbie at .

Women’s Schola: Women’s Schola of Bainbridge Island will sing the Office of Evensong at 6 pm on Sunday, October 16, at St. Barnabas Episcopal Church. Come hear traditional plainsong, anthems, psalms, and chants, and let the grace of sung prayer refresh you for the week to come.

Altar Flowers: The altar flowers this weekend are given by Rachel and Lloyd Pritchett in humble gratitude for 35 years of marriage.

Prayers are Requested: For Mary Toepel Coar who is recovering from a stroke at Swedish Cherry Hill; for Mark Sather, son of Pat and DeMar, contending with serious health concerns.

Thank You to this weekend's Worship Assistants:           

          Altar Duty: Heather Ballaine
         
Saturday 5:00pm – Greeter/Usher: Jennie Harris; Lay Reader: Jennie Harris; Hospitality Hosts: Marlene & Al Orwiler
          Sunday 10:00am – Greeter: Jan Thrun; Lay Reader: Claire Dasler; Communion Assistant: Vicki Browning; Hospitality Hosts: Claire & Marty Dasler

Next weekend's Worship Assistants:

          Altar Duty: Alice McCain
         
Saturday 5:00pm 00pm – Greeter/Usher: Gail Christensen; Lay Reader: Gail Christensen; Hospitality Hosts: Jim & Veronika Rohrscheib
          Sunday 10:00am – Greeters/Ushers: Eve & Mike Curtis; Lay Reader: Andy Rimkus; Communion Assistant: TBD; Hospitality Hosts: Debbie & Andy Rimkus

 

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