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Church Office Hours: Mon, Wed, Thur 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM Tues: 11:00 AM to 2:00 PM & Friday 8:30 AM to 12:00 PM Pastors Office Hours: Tues & Thurs 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM Church Office Phone: 413-569-6362 Susannes Office Phone: 413-569-5630 Website: www. southwickucc.org Office e-mail: [email protected] Facebook: Southwick Congregaonal Church UCC Staff: Interim Minister Rev. Dr. Susanne Hayes Choir Director/Organist Roberta Kowal Bell Choir Director Pa P. Wood Office Administrator Lyn Casey Custodian Mahew Kowal VOLUME MMXVIII No. 11 Buildings & Grounds: Craig Perras [email protected] 413-652-1615 Christian Education: Brittany Perras [email protected] 413-455-7417 Deacons: Patty Banasik Diane Orson [email protected] [email protected] 413-237-4717 413-265-3253 Finance: Melanie Nitsch [email protected] 413-454-7043 Flowers: Roxanne Cook [email protected] 413-569-6364 Fundraising: Patti Wood [email protected] 413-977-2524 Library: Memorial Gifts: Karen Brzezinski [email protected] 413-569-6816 Missions: Donna Sullivan [email protected] 413-569-3356 Music: Joe Sullivan [email protected] 413-569-3356 Nominating: Patti Wood [email protected] 413-977-2524 Pastoral Relations: Roxanne Cook [email protected] 413-569-6364 COMMITTEE CHAIRS Southwick Congregational Church United Church of Christ 488 College Highway; P.O. Box 260 Southwick, MA 01077 The Good News letter of the Southwick Congregational Church United Church of Christ Southwick, MA US Postage PAID Permit No. 309 Southwick, MA DATED MATERIAL Southwick Congregaonal Church 488 College Highway P.O. Box 260 Southwick, MA 01077-0260 Return Service Requested Rev. Dr. Susanne Hayes, Interim Minister Please join us Sundays forWorship Service— 10:00 AM Mid-Week Service—Thursdays 6:30 PM Website: www. SouthwickUCC.org November 2018

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Church Office Hours: Mon, Wed, Thur 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM Tues: 11:00 AM to 2:00 PM & Friday 8:30 AM to 12:00 PM Pastor’s Office Hours: Tues & Thurs 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM

Church Office Phone: 413-569-6362 Susanne’s Office Phone: 413-569-5630

Website: www. southwickucc.org

Office e-mail: [email protected]

Facebook: Southwick Congregational Church UCC

Staff: Interim Minister Rev. Dr. Susanne Hayes

Choir Director/Organist Roberta Kowal

Bell Choir Director Patti P. Wood

Office Administrator Lyn Casey

Custodian Matthew Kowal

VOLUME MMXVIII No. 11

Buildings &

Grounds: Craig Perras [email protected] 413-652-1615

Christian

Education: Brittany Perras [email protected] 413-455-7417

Deacons: Patty Banasik Diane Orson

[email protected] [email protected]

413-237-4717 413-265-3253

Finance: Melanie Nitsch [email protected] 413-454-7043

Flowers: Roxanne Cook [email protected] 413-569-6364

Fundraising: Patti Wood [email protected] 413-977-2524

Library:

Memorial Gifts:

Karen Brzezinski [email protected] 413-569-6816

Missions: Donna Sullivan [email protected] 413-569-3356

Music: Joe Sullivan [email protected] 413-569-3356

Nominating: Patti Wood [email protected] 413-977-2524

Pastoral Relations:

Roxanne Cook [email protected] 413-569-6364

COMMITTEE CHAIRS

Southwick Congregational Church

United Church of Christ 488 College Highway; P.O. Box 260

Southwick, MA 01077

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Please join us Sundays for…

Worship Service— 10:00 AM

Mid-Week Service—Thursdays 6:30 PM

Website: www. SouthwickUCC.org

November 2018

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Worship Schedule

Sunday Worship service at 10 AM Thursdays Midweek Service at 6:30 PM

Ecumenical Service at The American Inn on the third Tuesday of the month at 6:30 PM

Office Hours

The Church office is open M, W, Th 9~1 PM Tuesday from 11:00 AM~2:00 PM &

Friday from 8:30 AM~12:00 PM

Rev. Susanne’s Hours Rev. Susanne’s Hours are Tuesday & Thursday 10~12 PM

Special Meetings

All-Church Meeting: Thursday November 8, 7 PM Sunday, November 4, 11:00 AM With the Reverend J~R

Sunday, November 11, 11:00 AM With the Reverend S~Z All-Church Meeting: Thursday December 13, 7 PM

Annual Meeting: in February

Coffee Hour Refreshment Schedule

Christian Ed—November

Bell / Voice Choirs—December

Southwick Congregational Church

is a faithful Christian presence in the

community of Southwick since 1773, and

we look to the future. We are a diverse and

loving congregation, joyfully serving, teaching,

and sharing with one another, according to the

gifts we have been given.

MISSION STATEMENT

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Reverend’s Reverie

“Our God is an awesome God he reigns

From heaven above with wisdom, power and love

Our God is an awesome God.”

Do you know this song? It’s called “Awesome God.” It is a beautifully moving hymn, in which the words are repeated many times, often in different musical keys. It’s a hymn that often stays in my head, reminding me that God’s love is with me always. If you don’t know the tune, perhaps we will sing it during worship sometime! Or you can always “Google” it if you’d like to hear the music and joy behind it.

For some reason, this morning it has gotten stuck in my head! But I’m loving it, because I love the words and the tune! Why? Because I am certain that God is right here with me, in my times of joy, sorrow, amusement, and trouble.

What about you? Do you have that same certainty? Or do you doubt or wonder if God is really with you when you need or want God to give you support and strength? I totally understand if you don’t have that certainty, for life throws such unexpected happenings at us that we often ask the questions, “Why?,” and, “Where is God in all of this?”

And I understand because I too spent many years asking those same questions. But I believe things changed for me when God and I started arguing about whether or not I should respond to God’s call to ministry. I knew I was not worthy. I knew I was not the wonderful person that I always thought ministers had to be. I knew I had done things in my life that I was ashamed of. I knew there was no way I could speak in front of people, for I was much too shy. I knew there was no way I could be a minister. And I knew that God had gotten this whole idea terribly wrong.

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But God kept after me. And my response to God finally changed, as I gave in. But I said to God, “If you really want me to do this, even though I am not worthy, You will have to prepare me. You will have to make me ready.” So God won the argument. And I ended up winning too! For God did prepare me! And I now cannot imagine doing anything other than being God’s servant!

Back to “Awesome God” and its words. When I hear it aloud, or just in my mind, it puts me into a place of wonder. And I see myself as a very young child, sitting cross-legged on my bed, feeling very alone, and very sad. But I so clearly remember a feeling that came over me. I didn’t understand it. I had no idea what it was. But I felt like something was watching over me and protecting me from the trials of my life. The feeling was there. And it was powerful. And I will never forget the memory of it.

But now I know what it was. I now 100% know what it was. That feeling could only be one thing. It was God! It was God all the time, God who walked with me through all of my dark times. It was God all the time, Who helped me to never give up on life. It was God all the time, Who led me to understand that God is always with me, and that God is always with all of you too! And it was God all the time, Who used my imperfect life, and was preparing me for God’s unexpected call to service.

While it may be hard sometimes to believe that it is true, I hope and pray that you will sometime feel a stirring inside of you that you do not understand, let it settle into your heart and soul, and know that it is God.

And always believe these words of God: “Be still, and know that I am God” (Psalm 46:10). It is amazing what can happen in our times of silence.

Rev. Susanne

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Remember, you can read the weekly sermon on our website:

www.southwickucc.org on the page: “From the Pastor”

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Help Wanted

Pastoral Care: Your joys and concerns are of the utmost importance

to our community of faith, and pastoral care is offered for any and all personal and spiritual situations that

might arise in one’s life. Please call the church office at 413-569-6362 or email [email protected] if you would

like to speak with our pastor.

Coming Events

Music Committee Raffle (Number drawn daily)

Turkey Dinner

Stewardship Sunday

Thanksgiving Sunday

Holly Bazaar

Advent Begins

Advent Workshop

Cookie Sale

Candlelight service

November ~

Nov 10 ~

Nov 11 ~

Nov 18 ~

Dec 1 ~

Dec 2 ~

Dec 2 ~

Dec 15 ~

Dec 24 ~

413-569-6362 Office Info [email protected]

The office will be closed November 22 & 23 for Thanksgiving.

In December we will be closed on the 25th and 26th.

Henrietta’s Thrift Shop:

Volunteer position; either Friday or Saturday

usually from 9-1. See Joyce Hamilton for more

information.

Church Custodian:

Paid position. See Craig Perras, chair of Building and Grounds for

more information.

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November 10 Karen Brzezinski

November 28 Julie Chase

If we’ve missed a birthday, please let the church office know!

Happy November Birthday

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As we age, how will the value of our life be measured? Living a life that matters is not a matter of circumstance but of choice where each act of compassion or

sacrifice enriches or encourages others.

November is Stewardship month; a time to review the passing year and prepare for the year ahead. Consider your pledge relative to the data below. “Without fundraisers and based on receiving 75 Stewardship pledges, each would need to average $1,642 to sustain a zero-based budget for 2019.

“As each has received a gift, use it to serve one another, as faith-ful Stewards of God's grace.” 1 Peter 4:10. ~Virgil

$123,150 2019 Budget

Estimated

150 Members

53 Average 2018

Sunday Attendance

$1,256 Avg. 2018

Pledge

73 No. 2018 Pledges

$87,065 Income through

September

$94,979 Expenses

through Sep-tember

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Christian Ed

Who Remembers The Advent Workshops???

Guess what? They’re back!

WHEN: On December 2nd, from 1pm-4pm

WHERE: New Fellowship Hall

For WHOM: Members and guests of all ages

WHAT is it: The Christian Ed committee is bringing back the traditional Advent

Workshop for members and guests of all ages! This has been a

long tradition in our church and holds a lot of memories for our

members. This year we are spicing things up with an Advent

Wreath Theme. Come share in the Love, Joy, Hope and Peace

in the new fellowship hall and release your inner child with some

Holiday fun! People of all ages are invited to relax and let their

creative minds go to work creating a variety of Christmas themed

ornaments and gifts. Refreshments and hot cocoa will be provided.

Donations for supply costs would be appreciated. We are also look-

ing for volunteers to help oversee the various crafting tables. A

volunteer sheet will be posted in the old fellowship hall along with a

donations box. Please see Kristy Johnston for more details.

Christian Ed Update: Collections for the Food Panty donations in November. Our goal is 150 boxes of stuffing and 150 reusable bags. Children will be decorating a collections box to be put in the Narthex. Deadline is Sunday November 18. Thank you.

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A VISIT FROM NEHEMIAH HOUSE On Sunday September 30th, we were pleased to host Stephen and Sherry Danalis, of Nehemiah House in Granby, Connecti-cut, to our morning worship service. Donna Sullivan, Chairperson of our Missions Committee, in-troduced them to the congregation. They then spoke about how they and Nehemiah House support mothers-to-be and new mothers with newborns who are in need of many types of support and services. For more information about Nehemiah House, see their web site at www.nehemiahhouse4women.org.

LAITY SUNDAY!

October 21, 2018, was our Laity Sunday Worship Service! Laity Sunday gives those in the congregation an opportunity to participate in the entire service of worship! Our lay members did a fantastic job of creating a meaningful and spiritual worship time for all of us. Our preacher was Eric Nitsch, who

delivered a fantastic sermon called "Life is a Song." Other participants in the service were Diane Orson, Sonya Murray, Dawn Turgeon, and Jane Thompson. We thank all of them for making our Laity Sunday such a meaningful experience.

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THE COMMISSIONING OF OUR PASTORAL SEARCH COMMITTEE

On October 14, 2018, our congregation commissioned our Pastoral Search Committee and acknowledged their dedica-tion to the process of finding and proposing a new settled

pastor for our church. The Search Committee committed to their task on behalf of all of us, while we, the congregation,

committed to supporting them in their efforts.

The Search Committee members are (back row) Chairman Bob Franzen, Craig Perras (his father-in-law Angelo standing

in for him), Lee Zinnack, Joe Sullivan, (front row) Donna Sullivan, Roxanne Cook, and Diane Orson. We are blessed to

have such an august group of people working toward the future well-being of our church.

Laity Sunday: Janey Thompson, Sonya Murray, Dawn Turgeon, Eric Nitsch, and Diane Orson

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CHECK OUT OUR FACEBOOK PAGE! In case you didn’t know it, we have a

Facebook page called Southwick Congregational Church!

Please check it out, “like” us, and follow us!!!

Keep track of what our very busy church is doing!

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Holiday Cookie Sale

Southwick Congregational Church

488 College Highway (Under the Gold Dome)

Southwick, Massachusetts

Saturday, December 15, 2018

8:30 am – 1:30 pm

$9 a pound

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The Holly Inn Light Lunch & Refreshments Served at

Holly Bazaar Southwick Congregational Church

488 College Highway, Southwick, 01077

Saturday

December 1, 2018

8:30 AM to 2:30 PM

Crafters Bake sale

balsam wreaths

Live Holiday Music

3rd

Annual

TURKEY DINNER

Saturday, November 10, 2018 6:00 PM

Reservations: Church Office (413)569-6362

OR Email [email protected]

Menu:

Turkey & Gravy; Stuffing; Mashed Potatoes; Green Peas & Butternut Squash

Cranberry Sauce; Rolls; Apple & Pumpkin Pie;

Adults $14.00 Kids 12 years old and under $7.00

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A meeting was held in the Sanctuary of the church immediately following worship. Patty Banasik, acting as temporary moderator, called the meeting to order at 11:18 am. The meeting was opened with a prayer by Jim Putnam.

A roll call was held resulting in 38 members present and therefore a quorum was met for voting purposes.

Craig Perras, Chairman of the Building & Grounds Committee, was availa-ble for questions from the congregation regarding the possibility of contracting with a third party, Blue Sky Tower, to house a cell tower in our church’s stee-ple.

Below are the questions and points of discussion raised by those present with responses by Craig (in italics):

What type of maintenance will be required of our steeple for the cell tower? There should be no maintenance on our part.

If the church needs to do any maintenance/upkeep on the steeple, will the towers need to be turned off by the carrier? No

Will the church need additional liability insurance or will we be named on the carrier’s policy? Probably it is the carrier’s responsibility to carry the liability coverage but not sure yet.

How will our electricity be used? A subpanel will be connected into our main panel. The 3

rd party carrier will pay for all of the church’s electricity.

Who is the carrier? Blue Sky Tower is a 3rd

party carrier and they will sub-contract out to carriers, mostly Verizon and AT&T. The 3

rd party will keep

half of the proceeds from the lease and the church will keep half.

Does the church have to go before the town’s Planning Board? A town se-lectman told us no, but the 3

rd party carrier would need to pull the proper

permits.

Have we contacted other churches to find out their experiences? A church in Connecticut was contacted by one of our church members and that church stated they have been very pleased with their decision to house a cell tower. Lyn, our office administrator, has contacted several churches. Some churches just have their electrical bill covered; others are bringing in additional revenue.

It was recommended to have a contract all set and signed before any instal-lation begins.

What is the potential revenue for the church? We would split any revenue 50/50 with the 3

rd party carrier – possibly $1,000-$2,000 per month or more

depending on the contract and the carriers involved.

Structurally, will the steeple support the weight of a cell tower? The compa-ny would shore up any structural issues if necessary.

Will the cell tower have any feedback effect when the organ is being used? Not sure.

A suggestion was made to require a mock-up/model to see how it is going to look on our steeple.

Special All-Church Meeting Minutes October 7, 2018

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All-Church Meeting Minutes October 11, 2018

The meeting was called to order at 8:05 p.m. Rev. Susanne offered an opening prayer.

Roxanne Cook made a motion to nominate the following members for positions:

Patti Wood – Nominating Committee

Terry Putnam – Interim Moderator

Jim Putnam – Finance Committee and Interim Moderator pro-temp in Terry’s absence.

Robin Sklarksi – Finance Committee

The motion was seconded with a unanimous vote to accept all names.

Jim Putnam, as acting Moderator, made a motion to accept the Minutes of the September 9

th All-Church Committee Meeting which was seconded and

passed unanimously.

It was noted we are just beginning this process and most questions will be answered as we go forward.

It was noted this is a great opportunity for revenue/income for this church and this cell tower proposal should be strongly considered. We should allow this company to proceed and questions will be ironed out during the contracting process.

A strong suggestion was brought forth for the church to obtain an attorney to represent our church and to protect ourselves during this process.

A member with a strong sense of stewardship regarding this church at the center of our town suggested we consider designating all revenue from this opportunity to go towards supporting the care, upkeep, and mainte-nance of this building.

It was felt it was important to maintain the integrity of the structure of our steeple as an historic building.

It was suggested we request the 3rd

party carrier to give the church body a presentation of what they plan to do.

A motion was made and seconded to go forward with a vote on the issue as stated below:

We will proceed with taking the first step in allowing the 3rd

party carrier to survey our property for the viability of installing a cell tower. Another all-church meeting will be held in the future for a second vote to finalize the church’s decision on whether to proceed with a contract with Blue Sky Tower.

Results of a show of hands vote: 38 yes votes 0 no votes

The meeting was adjourned at 11:47 am.

Respectfully submitted, Melanie Nitsch, Clerk

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Minister’s Report:

Rev. Susanne has been asked to do the invocation for the Veterans’ Day Ceremonies which marks the 100

th anniversary of the Armistice. We have

been asked to ring our church bell 21 times at 10:55 am on that day and Patty Banasik and Roxanne Cook volunteered to do that. Rev. Susanne has been getting a lot of feedback that announcements during our church service cannot be heard so her husband Michael will be setting up a stand-ing microphone in the front of the church. Regarding a Safe Church Policy, Rev. Susanne now has an off-premise form, an incident form, and a volun-teer driver qualifications form that need to be signed when working with our youth and she now has authorization to run CORI checks on all volunteers working with our youth. Jim Putnam has volunteered to work with Rev. Su-sanne to update our Safe Church Policy and will request this policy be part of our by-laws when complete. Brief discussion on charging for funeral bulletins to be printed which was referred to the Finance and Deacons committees to further discuss.

Treasurer:

Ted Orson presented an updated financial report for the first ¾’s of the year. We are running about $8,000 over budget currently but with our de-creased salary expenses for our part-time interim minister he feels we will probably not have a deficit by the end of the year. Motion made, seconded and passed unanimously to accept the Treasurer’s report.

Deacons:

Patty Banasik reported 5 members present. Laity Sunday has been firmed up for 10/21/18. Active Shooter Training Seminar was discussed at an estimated cost of $500-700 to include a site assessment and written security plan for the church. The committee was asked to see what the UCC has to offer. They reviewed the monthly prayer list and discussed Advent season plans. Please forward to them any names for shut-in plants for the holidays.

Buildings and Grounds:

Mike Pitoniak reported the committee did not meet but mentioned their largest current project is the cell tower opportunity and they have been tasked with going forward with the process after the Special All-Church vote on 10/7/18. Mike has worked on the Memorial Garden (thank you!) and they are working on restoring our church’s sign on College Highway. Estimates are supposed to be in the works for the tree leaning over the parsonage garage.

Music:

Joe Sullivan reported 2 members present. The sanctuary piano will be tuned in October. They discussed updating the funeral fee schedule. The November Calendar Raffle sales are underway with the proceeds from this raffle to benefit the church’s general fund.

All-Church Meeting Minutes 10/11/18 (cont)

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Finance:

Melanie Nitsch reported 2 members present along with Ted, Treasurer, Julie, Asst. Treasurer, Karen from Memorial Gifts, and Virgil, Stewardship. Welcome to new member Jim Putnam! After communication with Mass Dept. of Revenue, our church’s no-tax status will be automatically renewed in January 2019 and we should receive a letter late December 2018 stat-ing this. Spent a great deal of time reviewing the updated budget and ex-pense sheet provided by Ted. Discussed our annual Stewardship drive and letters will be going out in the first week of November. Virgil is heading this up. Discussion on the church’s annual dues payment to the Hampden Association and the necessity to trim our membership list so it is more ac-curate of our active members. Our Worker’s Compensation posting will be in the church office for church employees to see. Church employees are requested to contact Melanie Nitsch immediately if they have any on-the-job injury as a report needs to be filed with our carrier.

Memorial Gifts:

Karen Brzezinski reported she has set up a seven month CD from money in our savings account.

Christian Education:

Kristy Johnson reported and is filling in for Brittany Perras. The committee is working on the details for the annual Spaghetti Supper/Pumpkin Carving night on Oct 27

th. The youth of the church may possibly attend a play at

the South Congregational Church in Granby, CT, on 12/1/18. The Advent Workshop is set for 12/2/18. During the service on 12/16/18, the youth of the church will be doing a presentation.

Mission-Outreach:

Roxanne Cook reported that the Nehemiah House presentation went very well last Sunday. Mission-Outreach will be doing a collection for them dur-ing the holidays. They will also do the mitten tree and the sock box. Two military packages have been sent out. The Community Day and Vendor Fair on 9/15 brought in a profit of $600 and went very well. They will plan to hold this event again next year.

Pastoral Relations/Flower/Nominating/Fundraising/Library:

No reports this month.

NEW BUSINESS

Mike Pitoniak will take care of the tree issue at the parsonage along with trimming back all shrubs. No further business needed to be discussed so the Executive Committee was excused from meeting. The meeting was adjourned at 9:10 p.m.

Respectfully submitted,

Melanie Nitsch, Clerk

All-Church Meeting Minutes 10/11/18 (cont)

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Birds Of The Bible contributed by Joyce Arnold

by Wayne Blank

"And God said, "Let the waters bring forth swarms of living

creatures, and let birds fly above the earth across the firmament of

the heavens." So God created the great sea monsters and every liv-

ing creature that moves, with which the waters swarm, according

to their kinds, and every winged bird according to its kind. And

God saw that it was good. And God blessed them, saying, "Be

fruitful and multiply and fill the waters in the seas, and let birds

multiply on the earth." And there was evening and there was

morning, a fifth day." (Genesis 1:20-23 RSV). Nearly 400 different

kinds of birds can be found in the region of Israel, of which about

25 are found only in Israel. Birds are mentioned widely through-

out The Bible, with literal and metaphorical usage. Some of the

most common -

DOVES: Doves are harmless, peaceful birds which came to be used

as a symbol of The Holy Spirit: "And when Jesus was

baptized He went up immediately from the water, and

behold, the heavens were opened and He saw the Spirit

of God descending like a dove, and alighting on

Him" (Matthew 3:16 RSV).

CHICKENS: A hen with her eggs was used as a metaphor for God's

concern for His unrepentant people:

"O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, killing the prophets

and stoning those who are sent to you! How of-

ten would I have gathered your children togeth-

er as a hen gathers her brood under her wings,

and you would not!" (Matthew 23:37 RSV).

Roosters are known for their crowing, which was said to have been

so punctual that the Roman troops used it to signal the change of

the guard. Jesus Christ used the well-known sound of the cock

crowing to predict that Peter would temporarily deny even know-

ing Him on The Fateful Night: "Truly, I say to you, this very

night, before the cock crows twice, you will deny Me three

times." (Mark 14:29-30 RSV)

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EAGLES: The eagle was the largest bird in Israel, with a wingspan of

up to 8 feet. God used an eagle metaphorically for His bringing the

Israelites out of slavery in the Exodus: "And Moses went up to God,

and The Lord called to him out of the mountain, say-

ing, "Thus you shall say to the house of Jacob, and

tell the people of Israel: "You have seen what I did to

the Egyptians, and how I bore you on eagles' wings

and brought you to Myself." (Exodus 19:3-4 RSV)

RAVENS: The raven was the first bird that Noah sent out from the

ark: "At the end of forty days Noah opened the window of the ark

which he had made, and sent forth a raven; and it went to and fro

until the waters were dried up from the earth." (Genesis 8:6-7 RSV)

PEACOCKS: Solomon is believed to have imported peacocks from

India and Sri Lanka for his palace.

HAWKS: Hawks are very fast-flying hunters, with sharp claws and

beaks. "Is it by your wisdom that the hawk soars, and spreads his

wings toward the south?" (Job 39:26 RSV)

OWLS: Owls are swift and silent night-time hunters of ro-

dents and small animals. The eerie sound of the owl's "hoot"

was used as a metaphor for loneliness: "I am like a vulture

of the wilderness, like an owl of the waste places; I lie

awake, I am like a lonely bird on the housetop." (Psalm

102:6-7 RSV)

QUAIL: Quail are ground-dwelling birds that were known

to migrate in vast numbers: "And there went forth a

wind from The Lord, and it brought quails from the sea,

and let them fall beside the camp, about a day's journey

on this side and a day's journey on the other side, round

about the camp, and about two cubits above the face of

the earth. And the people rose all that day, and all night,

and all the next day, and gathered the quails; he who gathered least

gathered ten homers; and they spread them out for themselves all

around the camp." (Numbers 11:31-32 RSV)

MANY OTHERS: Various Bible versions often translate the original

Scriptures differently e.g. one version may use "kite," while another

may use "falcon."

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Sun Mon Tue Wed

4 Daylight Saving Ends

Communion Service 10 Sunday School

Coffee Hour

Pastor Meeting J-R 3:30 OA

5 Office Open 9-1

6 Election Day

Rev Susanne 10-12

Office Open 11-2

Bell Choir 6:30

Boy Scouts 6:30

7

Office Open 9

Cub Scouts 6:30

Voice Choir 7:00

12 Veteran’s Day Office Open 9-1

13

Rev Susanne 10-12

Office Open 11-2

Bell Choir 6:30

Boy Scouts 6:30

Girl Scout Leaders 7

14

Office Open 9

Cub Scouts 6:30

Voice Choir 7:00

18 Thanksgiving Sunday

Worship Service 10 AM

Sunday School

Coffee Hour

3:30 OA

19 Office Open 9-1

Fair Share Co-op

20

Rev Susanne 10-12

Office Open 11-2

American Inn 6:30

Bell Choir 6:30

Boy Scouts 6:30

21

Office Open 9

Cub Scouts 6:30

Voice Choir 7:00

25

Worship Service 10 AM

Sunday School

Coffee Hour

3:30 OA

26 Office Open 9-1

27

Rev Susanne 10-12

Office Open 11-2

Bell Choir 6:30

Boy Scouts 6:30

28

Office Open 9

Cub Scouts 6:30

Voice Choir 7:00

11 Stewardship Sunday

Worship Service 10AM Sunday School Pastor Meeting S-Z Coffee Hour 3:30 OA

Wed Thu Fri Sat

1 All Saint’s Day

Office Open 9-1

Rev Susanne 10-12

Midweek Service 6:30PM

2

Office Open 8:30-12

Henrietta’s Open

OA Meeting 6:00

AA Meeting 7:30

3

Office Open 9-1

Cub Scouts 6:30

Voice Choir 7:00

8

Office Open 9-1

Rev Susanne 10-12

Midweek Service 6:30PM

ALL-CHURCH MTG 7

9

Office Open 8:30-12

Henrietta’s Open

OA Meeting 6:00

AA Meeting 7:30

10 Boy Scouts Food Drive

Office Open 9-1

Cub Scouts 6:30

Voice Choir 7:00

15

Office Open 9-1

Rev Susanne 10-12

Midweek Service 6:30PM

16 Gold Dome Articles Due Office Open 8:30-12

Henrietta’s Open

OA Meeting 6:00

AA Meeting 7:30

17

Office Open 9-1

Cub Scouts 6:30

Voice Choir 7:00

22 Thanksgiving

Offices closed

23

Office closed

Henrietta’s Open

OA Meeting 6:00

AA Meeting 7:30

24

Office Open 9-1

Cub Scouts 6:30

Voice Choir 7:00

29

Office Open 9-1

Rev Susanne 10-12

Fair Share Co-op

Midweek Service 6:30PM

30

Office Open 8:30-12

Henrietta’s Open

OA Meeting 6:00

AA Meeting 7:30

6:00 Turkey

Dinner

Holly Bazaar 8:30-2:30