St. Paul s United Methodist Church

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1 St. Paul s United Methodist Church November 2, 2016 Questions or corrections? Please call the Office (209) or contact a member of staff: Pastors Lisa Brown pastorlisabrown@gmail.com Mark Wharff markwharff@gmail.com Office Manager Kim Borges stpaulsmanteca@yahoo.com Interim Chancel Choir Director Linda Ray lindapoleyray@yahoo.com Mission Bells Director Lisa Traughber lisabell@tupc.org Organist/Accompanist Angela Sonner angiesonner@gmail.com Custodian Mary Santos thecleanersos@comcast.net Trustees Chairperson Joel Groskopf jigrosk49@gmail.com With Apologies, Our Website is Temporarily Unavailable Facebook Office Hours: Monday Friday 9:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. / 1:30 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. This Sunday, November 6 All Saints Sunday Holy Communion 10:00 a.m. Worship Service Good News and Bad News Luke 6:20-31 Post-Worship Coffee Fellowship Hosted by Gary Colby and Volunteers We will be serving the leftover items from the Halloween Carnival (hot dogs, nachos, chips) but need some folks to bring fruit/vegetable trays, muffins or pastries. Please contact the office if you can help. Thank you!

2 OH NO. HERE WE GO AGAIN. BACK!!!! SUNDAY NOV 6 WE survived another year HOW MANY DO YOU THINK WILL FORGET AND BE EARLY FOR CHURCH? THE COMMUNICATOR - better known as David Bland

3 St. Paul s UMC November 13 th, November 20 th, & November 27 th All children preschool age through 5 th grade will receive music instruction from Linda Ray during Kids Zone in addition to the Old Testament lessons on the life of Moses. The children will have an opportunity to sing the songs they will learn during Kids Zone at our annual Christmas luncheon on December 4 th. Please mark your calendars now! UMW November Meeting Thursday, November 3rd at 10:00 a.m. in the Fireside Room All UMW members are urged to attend the November meeting. We will be wrapping up business for 2016 and planning for We need everyone s input as we discuss: Programs for 2017 Decide on disbursement of extra funds from our 2016 budget Set the new budget for 2017 We hope to see everyone there!

4 Harmony Circle November 10th at 10:00 AM In the Fireside Room UMW Annual Baked Goods Sunday, November 20th during Coffee Fellowship UMW Annual Christmas Luncheon All women of St. Paul s are invited to the Annual Christmas Luncheon on Saturday, December 10th in the Fellowship Hall. The time is 12:00 noon and the coast is $ A fabulous lunch is planned along with musical entertainment. Please sign up in the Fellowship Hall by December 4th.

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6 Operation Christmas Child Operation Christmas Child collects gift-filled shoe boxes and distributes them to underprivileged children in the U.S. and to 118 countries around the world. St. Paul s is participating in Operation Christmas Child again this year and invite you to participate. We have handed out all the boxes we had, but you may use a shoebox of your own or purchase a plastic shoebox to use. You pick up an information brochure from the church office. The deadline to drop off your filled shoe boxes to the church office has been extended until Friday, November 18 th. November 27th First Sunday of Advent We will begin this holy season with an Advent Festival 2:00-4:00 pm in the Fireside Room Advent Film Series - REEL Christmas Wednesday Evenings 5:00-7:30 pm in the Fireside Room Join us for a meal, movie and popcorn! November 30th Movie - Miracle on 34th Street

7 St. Paul S annual ChriStmaS luncheon Sunday, December 4th following worship in the Fellowship Hall Our Annual Christmas Luncheon will be Sunday, December 4th. After all the great feedback we received from you following last year s Christmas Luncheon, we have decided to follow the same format. We will have a fully catered lunch of ham, scalloped potatoes, sides and dessert. In keeping with last year, we will not sell tickets, but ask for all who plan to attend to sign up after church or contact the church office to reserve their place. We want all to be able to attend. The approximate cost of the dinner is $12 for adults and $5 for children. However, we only ask that you donate what you can comfortably give and join us for fellowship. Those who wish may choose to pay it forward for someone else. Your presence is the most important. Following the Christmas Lunch we will enjoy a Christmas musical presentation by the children led by Linda Ray. And as is our tradition, we will conclude with a rousing rendition of The 12 Days of Christmas. You can make your reservations by calling or ing the church office or by signing up with Judy Karnes on Sundays during Coffee Fellowship. THE COMMUNICATOR or better known as Dave Bland To Pastor Lisa from all of us.

8 Stephen Ministers Have you or someone you know recently had to adjust to any new situations like a new job, a new baby, a new house, a separation, a grown child moving back, a seriously ill parent, a best friend who has moved away? Situations like these and many others can unbalance any of us, can set our lives spinning, make us feel alone. If your life or that of someone you know has shifted out of balance, consider Stephen Ministry. Stephen Ministers listen, encourage, keep confidences, pray, support and walk beside a hurting person. For more information contact the church office or any Stephen Leader. Laughing Jesus Every day I get up and look through the Forbes list of the richest people in America. If I'm not there, I go to work. ~Robert Orben Misers aren t fun to live with, but they make wonderful ancestors. ~David Brenner My doctor is wonderful. Once, when I couldn't afford an operation, he touched up the x-rays. ~Joey Bishop I m not going to vacuum til Sears makes one you can ride on. ~Roseanne Barr The most remarkable thing about my mother is that for thirty years she served us nothing but leftovers. The original meal had never been found. ~Calvin Trillin I haven't spoken to my wife in years. I didn't want to interrupt her. ~Rodney Dangerfield And something to ponder If you could ask God to clarify something with which you wrestle, what would you ask? Respectful submitted by THE COMMUNICATOR or better known as Dave Bland.