Welcome & Call to Worship

Hymn:                     What is this place                                                               1 HWB

Hymn:                     Who is so great a God                                                       62 HWB

Introduction to the morning

Hymn:                     Open my eyes, that I may see                                           517 HWB

Scripture:  John 15:1-8

Hymn:                     Thou true vine that heals                                                  373 HWB

Children’s Story:  Barnaby Frost by Laurel Lee

 

Special Music:      For the beauty

 

Dwelling in the Word

 

Hymn:                     Joyful, joyful, we adore thee                                             71 HWB

 

Invitation to Communion 

 

Litany of Remembrance.

            One: and Jesus said, “This is my body given for you.”

            All: Jesus, we remember.

            One: “This is the new covenant in my blood.”

            All: Jesus, we remember.

            One: “If I, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet,

                                You ought to wash one another’s feet.”

            All: Jesus, we remember.

            One: “I give you a new commandment, that you love one

            another.”

            All: Jesus, we remember; help us not to forget.

            One: When differences threaten to keep us apart,

            All: Help us not to forget.

            One: When violence strikes without mercy,

            All: Help us not to forget.

            One: When families huddle in hunger against the night,

            All: Help us not to forget.

            One: When women are raped and children molested,

            All: Help us not to forget.

            One: When enemies hurl slurs of hatred,

            All: Help us not to forget.

            One: When heavy pain is hard to bear,

            All: Help us not to forget.

            One: When hearts seem shattered beyond repair,

            All: Help us not to forget.

            One: “I do not call you servants, but I have called you

            friends, I’m giving you these commands so that you may

            love one another.

            All: Jesus, we remember. Thank you for reminding us

            again, that we may not forget.

 

Sharing the Bread and the Cup

                Please hold a piece of bread with the person next to you

                as we share in the Declaration of Faith.

                All: In breaking this bread, we have communion in the

                Living Body of Christ.

                Please take a cup as we share in the Declaration of Faith.

                All:  In sharing this cup, we have communion in the new

                community of Christ’s own flesh and blood.

 

Hymn:                    Everyday God                                                                       (handout)

Offering

Sharing & Announcements

Hymn:  The Lord bless you and keep you       (Pocket inside back cover of hymnal)

Benediction

 

Worship leader:  Tim Sh;  Song leader:  Marty Sr;  Pianist: Anita Ts;  Special Music:  Joel and Rachel Nofziger;  Instrumentalists:  Curtis, Shelly, and Miriam Wk;  Children’s Story:  Miriam Wk

 

Visitors are invited to stand and introduce yourselves during the sharing time so we can  welcome you.

Visitors and regular attendees are invited to submit the “I wish card” found in the back of the hymnal. 

 

POTLUCK TODAY!!  Everyone is welcome.

 

Through the end of 2007 the Sunday morning schedule is as follows:

10:00-Worship begins

11:15-11:30: break for visiting  and refreshments

11:30-12:15:  discussion with the guest speaker. (Adults meet in the sanctuary with speaker. Youth attend Sunday School or at times meet with adults. Children K-5 attend activity time. Preschoolers and infants attend nursery).

Sunday School for elementary age and younger children occurs during church.  Children will be in the service until after the "children's time."  They will then go to their 
Sunday School classes or to the nursery. They will have refreshments together with the adults between worship and adult Sunday School.  During adult Sunday School, 
preschool children will be in the nursery until 12:15.   K-5 children will return to their Sunday School room for planned activities which will last until 12:15.                

SHALOM COMMUNITY CHURCH HAPPENINGS

 

Small Group Opportunities: the following groups meet regularly and are open to interested persons in the SCC community.  You can drop in and ‘drop out’ as you  wish.  Call the contact person for information, dates, times, direction or location.

Mom’s Small Group

·         Patti Sr                                          

Poetry Meeting : 

·         Don Ty 

Peace and Justice Interest Group,

Monday, November 12, 7:30 p.m., at Ws’

·         Gertrude Wn

Readers Club:  Sun. November 11, 7:00pm, Tws'

                    Book: "F5: Devastation, Survival, and the Most Violent Tornado

                     Outbreak of  the 20th Century," by Mark Levine (Hyperion, 2007)

·             Priscilla Cn            

Slow Cookers:  Tuesday, November 13, 6:30 p.m. Rys’

·         Gertrude Wn 

 Meetings:

Finance Committee                                             

Nurture Comm. Meeting    

Worship Committee, Monday, October 22, 7:30,  Wks’

Congregational Life Committee, Thursday, October 25 , 7:00 p.m., Rys’

Congregational Business Meeting

Service – Outreach Committee, Thursday, October 25, 6:30 p.m., Br's

                           

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FINANCE COMMITTEE – To prepare the 2008 congregational budget, the Finance Committee has distributed a memo requesting your household’s expected financial 
contribution to SCC for the coming year.  We ask that you provide this information to either Emily Br or Anita Tws via one of the suggested methods (form in mailboxes, 
email or verbally) by October 14 (today).  Thank you for your commitment to this aspect of our congregation’s life.

Dwelling in the Word: A corporate spiritual discipline of being attentive to God through the practice of meditation on Scripture.

·         Suggested passages for the reading are Isaiah 42:1-4, or 1-7, and John 15:1-11, or 1-17.

• Slowly read the passage. What word or phrase, feeling or image stands out? Dwell on this impression and if you are in a group, share this impression with others. 
• We might practice this discipline when we gather in small groups, or for committee meetings, when we visit or when we are alone.
• We are welcome to share our impressions with others online in the blog provided. http://shalomcc.wordpress.com/
• The goal is to be attentive to God and each other through this practice.
• There will be opportunity for formal sharing of our individual and collective experiences with this discipline. We are encouraged to also share in small groups or as we cross paths in daily life.

ANABAPTIST VOICES:  GUEST SPEAKERS AND RESOURCE MATERIALS:

 

October 21 – Ann Hostetler, -- published poet (Empty Room with Light), editor of a capella:  Mennonite Voices in Poetry,  teaches English at Goshen College.  On Saturday evening, 
October 20, Ann will lead a poetry writing workshop for all who are interested from 7 – 9 p.m. at the home of the Tys.  All are welcome.  Please RSVP to Janet if you plan to attend.

 

October 28 – Reuben Sairs – teaches New Testament, ethics, world religions and evangelism at Rosedale Bible College, and plays guitar.  He will speak on Anabaptist Nonconformity, "What Does it Mean to be Different?"  A copy of his M.A. thesis, “Mennonite Nonconformity,” can be found at www.rosedale.edu/rsairs/default.htm (click on “thesis for
my MA.”)  For anyone wanting to do some Biblical study ahead of time, he suggests these passages:  Romans 12.1-2,  I Cor. 6.14-18,  James 4.3-6,  I John 2.15-17,  I Cor. 5.9-13,  Colossians 2:20-23.

November 4 --  Owen Gingerich  -- former research professor of Astronomy and 

History of Science at Harvard and senior astronomer emeritus at the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory.  He will speak on “Is the Universe God’s?”  On Saturday evening, 
November 3, he will speak at a meeting of the Science and Theology discussion group organized by Rolf Bouma, a group that meets monthly to discuss topics in science and religion.  
It is an open group and people from Shalom are invited to attend.  More information on time and place to follow.  A recent book of his is God’s Universe.

November 11—Art Gish – Christian communitarian, peace activist and member of Christian Peacemaker Teams. He is the author of The New Left and Christian Radicalism, Beyond the Rat Race, Living in Christian Community and Hebron Journal:  Stories of Nonviolent Peacemaking.  On Saturday evening, November 10, Art will speak at a meeting co-sponsored by Shalom and Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church at Trinity, 1400 West Stadium Blvd.  There will be a potluck at 5:30 p.m. and he will speak at 7:00 p.m.  His subject is “Peacemaking in Palestine and Iraq: an Alternative to War.”

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**College Student Care Packages --Every year we collect goodies, or money to buy goodies for our college students to get care packages before their final fall term exams.  These packages have gotten rave reviews and many thank you’s.  Betsy Hy will be collecting money or goodies until November 11. She will deliver the majority of the boxes to students or their families on Sunday November 18. She will also need 12 boxes the size xerox paper comes in.  The current students are: Paul V., Rachel V, Anne S., Jon S., Jordan P., Dan P., Jenna B., Clarrisa L., Zack S., Ben H., Liz G., Noah W.. If anyone has been missed, please let her know--761-1768 or by email.

**Rotating Potlucks -- Rotating potlucks will occur on January 19, February 16 and March 15.  Sign up to be a host and or participant by calling or emailing Betsy Hy.  Rotating potlucks 
are small potlucks that take place at people's houses and include anywhere from 6-16 people.  If you participate, each month you get to eat with a different group of people each time.  
If you host, you host once (generally.)  These potlucks are an excellent way to get to know new people whether you have been around a long time or are new yourself.  You can 
participate once or each month.  The host family plans the menu and assigns food to each of the guests.  These are total family affairs.  Most everyone in the church participates.  
Betsy Hy is in the process of compiling the lists of folks who want to participate and host and would appreciate you emailing or calling her and letting her know if you want to join the fun.  
Please respond whether you have participated before or not.  

**The Alternative Bazaar at the First Baptist Church will be on December 2 from approximately 3-7 p.m. with set-up time and take down times on either side. Shalom sponsors a Ten 
Thousand Villages sale within the larger bazaar.  We have done this for many years.  Last year, because of the immense popularity and success of the Ten Thousand Villages store 
in town, and the increased number of booths at the alternative bazaar, our sales at the bazaar were down.  After talking with people at the national Ten Thousand Villages office, people 
at the local store and our congregation, Betsy Hy decided to go ahead with participation in the bazaar this year, to provide our congregants a service opportunity, and to continue to 
help the store spread its mission throughout the community.  Betsy will be contacting you about your availability to work at this event.  Or you could contact her.

FROM NURTURE COMMITTEE

December Christmas Party -- A yearly event for Shalom, is the Christmas Caroling Party.  We are inviting someone to host it for this year, and are suggesting the following dates as 
possible options:   Sunday, Dec. 9 or 16.  This is usually a chili and cornbread supper, with everyone helping provide those items.  Please respond to anyone on the Nurture 
Committee;  Laura Pn, April Hks,  Miriam Wk, or Joy Kn Kg.

There will be a shower for Marcos Hd/Cy on Sunday, November 11, from 3-5p.m. at Joy and Titus' home.  For ideas of what they could use, check the web site 
www.findgift.com/services/gift-registry/.  Carolyn mentioned that they are OK for winter clothes, but could use size 2T for spring/summer.  They have been given a lot of 3T size.  
Because of distance we encourage people to car pool.  

A special thanks to Betsy Hy for baking the communion bread for our service today.