Bulletin: October 21, 2007                                                                                           

Hymn:      Here in this place                                                     HWB 6:1&4
Scripture:  Psalm 139:1-18
Hymn:      Let all creation bless the Lord                               HWB  61
Introduction to speaker
Children's time
Speaker:    Poetry as Prayer.
Sharing
Announcements and offering
Hymn:  My life flows on                                                           HWB 580
Closing prayer:                                                                         HWB 729
 
Worship Leader:  Gertrude Wn; Song Leader:  Nelson Sz;  Piano: Stephanie Ne; Children’s time:  Ann Hostetler

 

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. 

 

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.  
Preschool children will have their Sunday School class in their old room.  Nursery will still be in the regular nursery room.    Elementary age children will 
meet in the adult classroom with  the big table in it through the end of 2007.
                   

 

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 :  Saturday, November 10, 7:30 a.m. home of Hu English

·         Don Ty  426-7072  

Peace and Justice Interest Group, Monday, November 12, 7:30 p.m., atWks’

·         Gertrude Wn 

Readers Club:  Sunday, November 4, 7:00 p.m., at 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. at 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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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.

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.

 

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.  He will speak on “A New Look at Simple Living.”  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 Harvey 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 Harvey 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 Hs,  Miriam Wk, or Joy Kauffman 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.  
 
CHURCH OF THE BRETHREN NEWS

On Saturday, October 27, at about 3:00 the Church of the Brethren 300th Anniversary Heritage Car Caravan will be visiting Shalom at Gretchen’s House.  Some Church of the Brethren folks from elsewhere in Michigan are coming to see where we worship and hear about our congregation.  You’re welcome to stop in to meet these people.   The tour begins at the
Flint Church of the Brethren at 10 a.m. They will be served lunch at the Drayton Plains church, then  proceed to Trinity and Shalom, ending at 3:30 p.m.

 

 Check the Michigan District Church of the Brethren website for information about other district happenings:    www.michigancob.org