The Quester. Fairfield Grace United Methodist Church. October A Message from our Pastor: My Dearest Fairfield Grace Family and Friends,

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1 The Quester Fairfield Grace United Methodist Church October 2016 A Message from our Pastor: My Dearest Fairfield Grace Family and Friends, What is going on here lately? What new and exciting ministries are happening here? First of all, I will answer this question by saying, The BELIEVE campaign is running at FGUMC this year! It began on the fourth Sunday of September and is scheduled to finish on the fourth Sunday of May, It is a 30-weeklong campaign the whole church participates in to learn about what we believe (10 weeks), what we should do (10 weeks) and what we will become (10 weeks). Take part in this exciting journey with me and many others, and you and your family will be transformed anew for good, and eventually, our church ministry and mission will be strengthened afresh for the transformation of the world. A fourth small discussion group has been born in our midst. Do you recall the STORY campaign we ran last year? For 30 weeks we followed the major Bible stories from Genesis to Revelation. There were three discussion group meetings--on Sunday mornings, Wednesday mornings and Thursday evenings throughout the campaign. What a lively time of sharing and learning they enjoyed together! My joy was high because of the 3rd discussion group on Thursday evenings, mainly for our Chancel Choir members. Guess what. This year a 4th group session has been created on Tuesday evenings at 7 pm. Thank YOU, Anna Schindler, our new Youth Director! She took the initiative to create a time of learning and growing in faith for our youth and young adults who recently graduated from high school. Taking this opportunity, I want to say, Thank YOU! to Karen and Lynette, our Sunday School Superintendents. Under their faithful and passionate leadership, our Sunday School children also follow the BELIEVE campaign every Sunday. So what do you see happening at FGUMC? Do you see what I see? We, Fairfield Grace, young and old, are learning together, and we are growing together and we are becoming Christ-like together. Isn t it wonderful for sisters and brothers in Christ to sit down in a circle and listen to one another and encourage each other to grow in faith? Surely, our cup runneth over. Hallelujah! Let us keep one another in our prayers, that the spirit of the living God may continue to guide and empower us to live and fulfill God s will for each one of us and all of us. I do believe God, who created a radical new beginning through the early disciples of Jesus Christ, will do the same here at Fairfield Grace via the BELIEVE campaign. One more new ministry is on the horizon. It is my response to a question raised by our new Bishop Bickerton during the clergy retreat last week, How often do you visit places you do not normally go as a disciple of Jesus Christ? Come to Panera on Tuesday mornings at 10 am, and you will see me sitting at a table with a sign that reads, Talk to Me Pastor Cho. Yes, I would like to be available to anyone who might need to talk to somebody about whatever issues they have in mind. Having a chance to talk to anyone who needs

2 somebody to talk with could be a way to share the love of Christ. Don t you think so? Thank YOU, Eugene Denuette, who gave me encouragement and affirmation for this ministry. Join me to pray that the spirit of the living God may work mysteriously and wonderfully to reach and touch people in our community. Once again, I would like to welcome Anna Schindler as our new Youth Director. She comes to us with a great passion to work with and for our youth and their friends in the community, for which we are grateful. Be reminded that she cannot carry out this important ministry alone. Take an extra step to create a vital youth ministry at FGUMC. Thankfully and Joyfully, Kun Sam, your M&M partner BELIEVE Readings Date Topic Memory Verse Reading 10/2 Personal God Psalm 121:1-2 Psalm 23 10/9 Salvation Ephesians 2:8-9 Romans 5: /16 Bible 2 Timothy 3:16-17 Exodus 20: /23 Identity in Christ John 1:12 Luke 19:1-9 10/30 Church Ephesians 4:15-16 Genesis 12:1-3 2

3 Ushers Team #3 ~ Craig Michelson ~ Karen Benson ~ Sheila Muscott ~ Sandra Brown ~ Judy Vindheim (substitute) Oct 2: Oct 9: Oct 16: Oct 23: Oct 30: Fellowship Hour Faith Circle UM Men UM Men UM Men UM Men Communion Steward Worship Leaders Deanna Dennuette Oct 2: Oct 9: Oct 16: Oct 23: Oct 30: Kim Peters Youth Jill Bowcock Peter Lowerson Bob Price Welcoming New Members to FGUMC ~ Sun, Oct 16 On Sunday, October 16th, we will celebrate Laity Sunday. This is also the opportunity to officially welcome new members into our congregation, so we hope that our attendees who have not yet taken the step to becoming official members will give this some serious consideration. Pastor Cho will gladly answer any questions you may have. Please contact him either in person, by at kunsamcho92@gmail.com, cell phone , or call the Church office You may also contact me, Georgina Holdsworth, Welcoming Team Chair, at gholdsworth@optimum.net. 3

4 Week of: Oct 2: Oct 9: Oct 16: Oct 23: Oct 30: Pray for Fairfield Grace Families Targowski family, Art Thomas and Peter Trifiatis Trifiatis family, Van Scoy family and Vindheim family Pat Vosburgh, Voss family and Watson family Beverly Wenz, Monkman/White family and Whiteman family Wood family, Yeoh family and Yi family October Birthdays October Anniversaries 05 Nathan Schindler 05 Judy Vindheim 06 Patricia Altieri 06 Ann Kisserberth 09 Christine Speight 11 Allie LaVista 11 Lori Stimpson 11 Emily Wood 13 Finley Havens 13 Eric VanScoy 15 Ben Abbott 15 Patty Jurgielewicz 15 Logan Stein 16 Allen Gyang 17 Karen Price 21 Randy Russo 21 Art Thomas 22 Kirk Anderson 22 Judy Meyer 26 Joanne Hus 27 Greg Tanno Oct 02 Fiona & Josh Kristy 6 yrs Oct 09 Nancy & Craig Leppla 23 yrs Oct 10 Kimberly & David Spangler 17 yrs Oct 28 Cathy & Kirk Anderson 33 yrs ALL SAINTS DAY NOVEMBER 6 On Sunday, November 6 at the 10:00 Worship Service, we will be remembering all those that passed away last year. Please contact Anne at the office at or fairfieldgrace@sbcglobal.net with any names you would like to include. 4

5 Wesley Men s Circle Thursday, October 6 at 10:00 am Rich Nagy (Fairfield Grace member) will be our speaker at our meeting on Thursday, October 6. He will talk about his experience as a heart transplant recipient. All men are welcome to attend. Suggestion Box Do you have an idea to make our church a better place? Do you have a theological question? Would you like to pass on a practical suggestion? There is a Suggestion Box in the Church Office on the counter. Please feel free to write your thought down on a slip of paper, drop it in the box and Pastor Cho will respond. ~ Volunteer Opportunities ~ Prayer Chain We are looking for members who would like to join the prayer chain and be willing to make a call to continue the chain, when a name is added to those that we keep in our prayers. Please call Lee Del Vecchio at if you are interested Serving at Golden Hill October 26 and December 28 Please consider volunteering your time to serve dinner at Golden Hill UMC. FGUMC is scheduled to serve on Monday, October 26 and Monday, December 28. Please contact Cindy Block at or at cynblock@att.net Operation Hope Meals November 28 Thank you to Faith Circle for preparing and delivering dinner to Operation Hope last month! Looking ahead, we will need a group to provide a dinner on Monday, November 28. Please consider this outreach to our community as a project for your family, friends or church team/committee. Contact Dot Daruka at ddaruka@sbcglobal.net or at

6 Church members welcoming Nursery School children and their families as they arrive for a new year! Fairfield Grace Holiday Craft Fair Saturday, November 19 10:00 3:00 pm Save the Date, More information to follow! Questions? Contact Nancy Hauser Spaghetti Dinner ~ Sat, Oct 8 with free concert Saturday from 4:45 PM 6:45 PM There will be a free concert at 6:00 6:30 by the G & G s. Please contact Todd Daigle at or at daigletodd89@yahoo.com if you can help set up, prepare food, serve, clean up. Volunteers Needed. Next Dinner: Saturday, November 12 6

7 Thanks to all the volunteers who worked to make RALLY DAY a big success! UMW Fall Gathering (District wide) Saturday, Oct 8 The Mary Taylor UMC in Milford is hosting a gathering organized by the CT District of United Methodist Women focusing on Racial Justice:Empowering Women on Sat, Oct 8 from 9:00 am 2:30 pm. Please contact Nancy Hauser at 84collegeplace@gmail.com or at with any interest. Taizé Prayer Service 9:30 am and 7:00 pm Join us for this half hour of meditative prayer with candlelight, beautiful chants and thoughtful readings. Every Wednesday at 9:30 am and 7:00 pm The deadline for the November Quester is Thurs, Oct 20 to fairfieldgrace@sbcglobal.net 7 We encourage you to submit any ministry updates and news that you would like to share with the congregation via bulletin announcements, inserts and items for our Friday e-news! All weekly submissions are due to the church office at fairfieldgrace@sbcglobal.net by Wednesday at noon. Thank you!

8 8 Books are available for purchase through the church office for $10 each

9 What Do I Believe? What Should I Do? What Am I Becoming? DATE CHAPTER TOPIC 9/25/16 1 God Mission Sunday 10/2/15 2 Personal God World Communion Sunday 10/9/16 3 Salvation Children's Sabbath 10/16/16 4 The Bible Laity Sunday 10/23/16 5 Identity in Christ 10/30/16 6 Church Reformation Sunday 11/6/16 7 Humanity All Saints Day 11/13/16 8 Compassion Veteran's Day/Organ Donation 11/20/16 9 Stewardship Consecration Sunday 11/27/16 10 Eternity Advent begins 12/4/16 11 Worship Caroling Sunday 12/11/16 Advent Study 1 Cantata 12/18/16 Advent Study 2 Sunday School Pageant 12/25/16 Advent Study 3 Christmas 1/1/17 12 Prayer New Year's Day 1/8/17 13 Bible Study Baptism of the Lord 1/15/17 14 Single-Mindedness 1/22/17 15 Total Surrender 1/29/17 16 Biblical Community 2/5/17 17 Spiritual Gifts Scouting/Souper Bowl Sunday 2/12/17 18 Offering My Time 2/19/17 19 Giving My Resources 2/26/17 20 Sharing My Faith Transfiguration Sunday 3/5/17 21 Love First Sunday in Lent 3/12/17 22 Joy 3/19/17 23 Peace 3/26/17 24 Self-Control 4/2/17 25 Hope 4/9/17 Easter Study 1 Palm Sunday 4/16/17 Easter Study 2 Easter Sunday 4/23/17 26 Patience 4/30/17 27 Kindness/Goodness 5/7/17 28 Faithfulness 5/14/17 29 Gentleness Mother's Day 5/21/17 30 Humility 5/29/17 Pentecost Study 1 Memorial Day Sunday 6/4/17 Pentecost Study 2 Pentecost 6/11/17 Celebration of the "Believe" Journey 9 Weekly Discussion Groups ~ Meet in Hood Parlor Wednesday at 10:10 am, Thursday at 6:45 pm, and Sunday at 9:00 am Tuesday at 7:00 pm (for youth and young adults)

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