Saturday’s Concert

THIS Saturday—at 6:00 p.m.

Sandwich supper afterward.

Some of you will need to help with sandwiches or actually anything that would go with sandwiches—beans, potato salad, whatever. (We have chips.)

It’s been a hard season lately. Let’s have some fun. Mel Creason, Blake, Shannon, and Julian will all be singing. We will take an offering to help with our budget.

Let’s gather—Saturday at 6:00.

The Class—Discovering God

We truly are learning things we have not known. And the class gives us time to look carefully at what God is saying to us through experience. We have had some quite remarkable sessions.

You are welcome at any time.

Class at 9:45—followed by breakfast.

Speaking of Breakfast

This is a “Winston” Sunday. Expect a really good meal. You are also free to bring food.

Food and fellowship at 10:30, followed by worship.

This Sunday

The sermon Sunday: Trust God.

I hope Blake is feeling better. Our choir may (or may not) be singing Come, Thou Fount of Every Blessing. And hear this, choir: Blake wants to begin rehearsal this week at 9:00 to make up some lost time.

God Bless,
MB

P.S.—Got a nice e-mail from the president of Brite Divinity School in response to a recent Friday’s Word. I will share it with you Sunday.

REMEMBER THE CONCERT SATURDAY!!!
And remember our big Thanksgiving service and dinner on Sunday, Nov. 24—a week from this Sunday.

Last Sunday

Quite a good day. It was actually a “Mary Picnic”—and not a picnic at all, but a nice lunch after worship. I preached on joy, and we had a great time singing “Peace Like a River.” Johnny and Judy said they thought we might break out into revival.

And we gathered at the Lord’s Table.
And, oh!—it rained.
As Jesus said, it fell on the just and the unjust.
We Methodists are, of course, the just.

The Class—Discovering God

We are having quite a remarkable time. It is different from any study I have ever done of religious experiences. It is actually opening new doors for me—and it is changing the opening chapters of my book, Discovering God. We are discovering the extent to which God communicates with us and the ways in which God does that.

You are welcome at any time.
Class at 9:45—followed by breakfast.

Speaking of Breakfast

This is a “We-bring” Sunday. If we do not bring—no breakfast. I will bring my usual—those pigs in blankets. Food and fellowship at 10:30, followed by worship.

This Sunday

Mary preaches.
Blake is back. Our choir will sing.

Upcoming

Two things: A week from this Saturday—Nov. 16 at 6:00—we will have a concert. It is a “Creason Production”—as in Mel and Barb. It will feature Mel, Blake, Shannon, and Julian. Sandwich and chips supper after. Yes—we will need sandwiches and chips.

Thing Two: we have moved the Thanksgiving Dinner back to Thanksgiving Sunday—Nov. 24. Let’s gather. Let’s rejoice.

See you this Sunday.
God Bless,
MB

Our love to Ronnie Sullivan and family. Her brother’s memorial will be Saturday at the church. Check “Mary’s Room” for the time.

THE PICNIC!

This is our annual Brian McKosky picnic—with sausage hauled all the way from Wisconsin to Texas.
Some of you have signed up to bring some of “the fixin’s” to go with the wieners.

Now listen!—if it rains, the picnic will move inside. So, not to worry. Rain or shine, we eat after worship this Sunday.

Last Week’s Sermon

Women are dying needlessly because of radical laws preventing abortions—even in medical emergencies. So, I talked about the “A” word last week. I told the story of Sophie, distraught over expecting a baby with a cruel man she had been dating. She was in agony over whether to keep the baby. Crying beside the road in her car, she opened her eyes to see a light all around her. And from the Light came this word: “The child will be fine either way.” Then she was reminded that she was loved. God can handle any situation. The laws being passed are cruel, destructive, and unnecessary.

The Class—Discovering God

This week, we will look at the second (perhaps third) most famous religious experience of all time.
Class at 9:45—followed by breakfast.

Speaking of Breakfast

This is a “Winston Sunday”—so expect a great meal. We do need the breakfast to feed the Discovering God Class and others, even if we are having a picnic after church.
Food and fellowship at 10:30.

This Sunday

This Sunday—the sermon first intended for last week: “Joy.” I hope it will be uplifting.
Blake will be in Mexico celebrating Day of the Dead. No choir. Shannon will sing.
AND!!!—we gather at the Lord’s Table.

God Bless,
MB