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Opportunities October 2025

October 1, 2025 by Andrew Burd-Harris Leave a Comment

Educational Opportunities 

  • Sunday School for all ages at 9 AM in the childrens chapel and educational wing (on October 5 only Pastor Andrew’s Sunday School class is meeting)
  • Pastor’s Sunday School on Praying Like Monks, Living Like Fools (October 5 and October 12)
  • Pastor’s Sunday School Class on God Never Gives Up On You (October 19 and 26)
  • Pastor’s Bible Study Blessed Are (Mondays at 7 PM on Zoom and in person)

Fellowship Opportunities

  • Potluck after worship on October 5
  • Roast Turkey Community Dinner on October 11
  • Fellowship time after worship on October 12

Small Group Opportunities

  • Prayer Shawl Group on Tuesdays at 1 PM in the educational wing
  • Choir practice on Wednesdays at 6 PM in the sanctuary (except on October 1)

Other Opportunities

  • Baptisms and New Member celebration in worship on Sunday, October 12
  • Cluster Charge Conference on Sunday, October 19 at Evangelical UMC at 6:30 PM

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Blessed Are (Pastor’s Bible Study)

October 1, 2025 by Andrew Burd-Harris Leave a Comment

When Jesus saw the crowds, he went up the mountain; and after he sat down, his disciples came to him. Then he began to speak, and taught them, saying:

Matthew 5: 1-2 (NRSV)

This fall Pastor Andrew’s Bible study will follow-up his Sunday School class from the summer by looking at season two of The Chosen. Before each class, participants are encouraged to watch an episode of The Chosen from season two. During the class we will read related scripture passages and discuss the scripture passages in relation to that week’s episode of The Chosen.

Classes will meet on Monday evenings in October and November from 7 PM to 8 PM. Below is a list of ways to stream The Chosen, a schedule, and Zoom information. Please reach out to Pastor Andrew if you have any questions or need help with streaming the episodes. Contact the church office for Zoom information.

Streaming Options

  • The Chosen Website
  • BYU TV
  • Amazon Prime

Schedule and Tentative Scripture Lessons

  • October 6- “Thunder” (2.1) [Matt. 5:3, 4: 12-17; Luke 9: 51-56; Matt. 13: 24-30]
  • October 13-“I Saw You” (2.2) [Matt. 5:4; John 1: 43-48; Is. 61: 1-3]
  • October 20-“Matthew 4:24” (2.3) [Matt. 5:5, 11: 28-30, 4:24, 5: 44-48; 1 Peter 2: 21-23]
  • October 27-“The Perfect Oportunity” (2.4) [Matt. 5:6, 10: 1-5, 25:40; John 5: 2-9]
  • November 3-“Spirit” (2.5) [Matt. 5:7, 23:23, 5: 43-48; Luke 6: 32-36; Matt. 18: 23-35]
  • November 10-“Unlawful” (2.6) [Matt. 5:8; Eph. 1: 17-19; Ps. 24: 3-4; John 1: 1-3; 1 John 3: 1-3; Rev. 21: 1-4; John 14: 8-14
  • November 17-“Reckoning” (2.7) [Matt. 5:9; John 6: 5-13; Is. 52:7]
  • November 24-“Beyond Mountains” (2.8) [Matt. 5:10; John 14: 22-27; Gal. 5: 22-23; John 15: 18-20]

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God Never Gives Up On You (Sunday School Class)

October 1, 2025 by Andrew Burd-Harris Leave a Comment

Ever wonder if you’ve stumbled one too many times for God to use someone like you? Could you benefit from an encounter with God’s unending, unbending, unswerving love and devotion?

If your answer is yes, it’s time for you to see how God’s grace transformed Jacob’s life. And if you feel undeserving of God’s grace, this book will serve as a refresher course on God’s perfect plan to use imperfect people to do great things.

God Never Gives Up on You is for the strugglers among us and the fumbler within us. For those of us who are part saint, part scoundrel; we mean well, but we don’t always do well. We have breakthroughs and breakdowns, often in the same hour. We need no reminder of our failures. But where can we find examples of God’s steadfast grace?

No one is more suited to help assure you of God’s grace than Jacob. He was less a prodigy and more a prodigal. Strong on savvy. Weak on conscience. Jacob took advantage of his famished brother and pulled the wool over the eyes of his dying father, yet God never turned his back on Jacob. And he won’t turn his back on you. If you are ready to start counting on God’s grace and believe he never gives up on you, this book is for you. [1]

Join Pastor Andrew as his Sunday School class reads and discusses Max Lucado’s God Never Gives Up on You. Participants should pick up a copy God Never Gives Up on You. If you would like the church to order a copy of the book for you, please contact the church office. The cost of the book is $14.50. If the cost of the book will be a problem, please talk to Pastor Andrew. If you would like to order through the church, please let us know by Sunday, September 28.

Schedule

  • October 19 – Taking Shortcuts (chapters 1-3)
  • October 26 – Reaping What You Sow (chapters 4-5)
  • November 2 – Living With a Louse (chapters 6-7)
  • November 9 – Wrestling with God (chapters 8-9)
  • November 16 – Returning Home (chapters 10-12)

[1] From book’s promotional materials

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Roast Turkey Community Dinner-October 11, 2025

September 26, 2025 by Andrew Burd-Harris Leave a Comment

Our second community dinner of the fall will be a Roast Turkey dinner on October 11. The meal starts at 4:30 PM and will continue to be served till 6 PM. Included in the dinner is stuffing, mashed potatoes, gravy, vegetable, cranberry sauce, and dessert. Cost is thirteen dollars for adults and five dollars for children under 12 PM. The church facility is handicap accessible. Everyone is welcome! For more information contact us.

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Roast Turkey Community Dinner-September 20, 2025

August 28, 2025 by Andrew Burd-Harris Leave a Comment

Our first community of the dinner will be on September 20. The meal will be served from 4:30 PM-6 PM (or until sold out). The dinner will include roast turkey, stuffing, mashed potatoes, a vegetable, cranberry sauce, dessert, and a beverage (dine in only). You can dine in or have a meal to go. Cost for an adult is thirteen dollars. Five dollars for children under twelve. An elevator is available at our accessible entrance. Contact us for more information.

roasted turkey, mashed potatoes, stuffing, and green beans on a plate
Roasted turkey, mashed potatoes, stuffing, and green beans on a plate from an earlier Turkey dinner.

Filed Under: 2025, Community Dinner, Fellowship, News

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