Mess iah Mes s enger

Messiah Lutheran Church

November, 2015

Pastor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Rev. Susanne Smith Youth Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kelly Benz Organist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hal Morton Choir Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Gloria DeVilbiss Administrator/Bookkeeper . . . . . . . . . .Dennis Wohlers Secretary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Toni Landon Facilities . . . . . . . . . . Jerry & Kay Claussen, & Jim Gerst Nursery Attendant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ashley Gerst Preschool Staff . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Margie Gerst, Director Aubrey Gerst, Deb Jensen 3rd Year Seminarian/LSTC. . . . . . . . . . . . .Dione Miller 2015 Council Members: John Larson-president, Deb Brinkley-vice-president, Joel Hanger-treasurer, Joanne Mohr-secretary, Joy Shah, Anita Fleming, Christa Ruther, Mark Smith, Kathryn Boyle, Roger Sheagren, Carm McBeth, Dan Wiedemeier, Judy Stewart, Marcia Taeger, Rich Miller

Inside this issue:

November Happenings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2

November Happenings continued

& Preschool News . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3

Messiah Faith Story &

Congregation Council Motions . . . . . . . . .4

Youth Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5-6

From the Pastor’s Desk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Scheduled to Serve,

Birthdays & Anniversaries . . . . . . . . . . . .8

Calendar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Staff and Council Members at Messiah

THANKSGIVING EVE Wednesday, November 25th with Messiah and Bethany

at Messiah Supper at 6:00 p.m.

Worship at 7:00 p.m. with music by the Lotegeluaki family and “Salvation Sounds”

NOVEMBER 1st - ALL SAINTS DAY

A NOTE FROM MEMORIALS COMMITTEE Memorials given to Messiah are appreciated since they provide the funds for desired equipment and services that are not available in the regular church budget. During the past year we have given monies for kitchen supplies, to the Landscaping committee, and sent Gloria DeVilbiss and Hal Morton to Atlanta for the National ALCM conference.

Those items would not have been possible without memorial funds. Thank you to the donors of these memorials and to the families of the deceased in whose names they were given.

Mary Chicken Chairperson, Memorials Committee

Members who have died since last All Saints Day: Lois Hultquist, Martha Oriano, Leonard Ander-son, Dorothy Grant, Helen Bargman, Keith McConahay, Mary Sharkey, Alan Borden and Richard Mauer

PLEASE WELCOME OUR NEWEST MEMBERS Cory and Peace Smith are new members of Messiah. They moved to Burlington a couple of years ago. Before that, they lived two years in Finland, where Cory worked for UPM, a Finnish paper company. Cory is an IT engineer. Peace is at home with Ryne, age 6, and Suvi, age 3. Peace is a UCC preacher’s kid, and likes to sing. She is in Bel Canto and Messiah’s senior choir. Cory plays softball on the Lutheran church league team. Ryne likes Cub Scouts and robots. Suvi likes dance class. We like them a lot!

THANK YOU letters

Dear Messiah Evangelical Lutheran Church members:

Thank you so much for your recent donation of $500.00 to Community Action of Southeast Iowa for community needs.

Today is a critical time for families with which we are working. Families are having a hard time making the decision on whether to pay utilities, rent or to buy food. In Des Moines County we served over 2,645 households last year. Of these families, 49% were working and were still living in poverty.

Because of people like you who care, we are able to make life better for families who are in crisis.

Thank you for caring about families who are in need.

Sincerely, Sharon L. Ford, CCAP Executive Director

Scholarship Committee,

Thank you for your generous Messiah Lutheran Church Scholarship. I am honored and very appre-ciative to receive it. I returned to Iowa State Univer-sity this fall for my junior year, as I am majoring in History Education. I am extremely excited to take full advantage of my learning experience and achieve my goals. With the Messiah Lutheran Church Scholarship, it has lessened the financial burden and allows me to focus more on my educa-tion.

I want to thank you for your time and consideration, as I hope one day I will be able to help other stu-dents as you have helped me.

Thank you, Bailey Galvin Dear Friends of Messiah, I want to thank you for the donation of $1,300 to the Homeless Shelter. I was amazed at the amount. Please know how much I appreciate your kindness and your support. This money will be a great help to us and will help to keep our bills paid. Painting our living room, planting the flowers and the work that was done in the park was also very much appreciated. Thank you again and God Bless all of you. Sincerely, Char Blodgett

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COMMUNITY AND CARE

DAYLIGHT SAVINGS TIME ends Sunday, November 1st. Don’t forget to turn your clocks back.

A MESSIAH MEMBER could use a used working snow blower. Got one to spare? Talk to Pastor Susanne for more information.

HOSPICE HOUSE MEALS on the second Thurs-day of each month. We are looking for volunteers into 2016. A sign-up sheet is available in the nar-thex. If you should have any questions, please con-tact Ruth Gaudian at 754-5956.

SERVICE AND WITNESS

THE NEW-TO-YOU CHRISTMAS SALE is coming up soon on Saturday, November 14th. We are still taking donations of Christmas items, small gift items and good used toys, books, etc. Baked goods will be accepted on Friday, November 13th and by 8 a.m. on Saturday, November 14th. We will begin setting up on Monday morning, November 9th. We wel-

come anyone who is interested in helping us set up our displays. Thanks to all who make this Kids Against Hunger Greater Burlington Christmas sale such a great success.

MESSIAH will be packaging for KIDS AGAINST HUNGER on Saturday, November 21 at 11 a.m. Please sign the sheet in the narthex.

ALTAR GUILD The Messiah Lutheran altar angels are spreading their wings on Saturday, November 7th at 10:00. Please join us to brighten our silver and brass for the upcoming advent season. Those who already have a month scheduled will need to start thinking about when you would like to serve next year. We would like to welcome Nenyo Lotegeluaki who is joining us for the upcoming year. Keep in mind that our talents are just as important as giving of our resources. Many hands make light work. We will look forward to seeing everyone on the November 7th. If you have any questions, please call Lisa Weiler at 759-9247 or Judy Stewart at 750-5077.

MESSIAH IS LOOKING for someone who is willing to coordinate funeral lunches. Church members will work at the lunches and provide food. It is a team effort that requires a leader or co-leaders. Please contact Pr. Susanne, Tina Jones (753-0792) or Marcia Lohmann (753-1661) if you are willing to serve in this way.

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Messiah Preschool News Greetings from the children’s wing in the church. Our Braided Bread and Cookie Dough fundraiser is over and I want to thank the couple of you that helped us out by making a purchase. Our next project is the HELP US FILL THE CART for our Sharing and Caring curriculum. The children and their families will bring canned and boxed foods in to fill the gro-cery cart and then share with needy families in our community. We will talk about the first Thanksgiving and how we now celebrate the holiday by having

a special meal with our family and friends in Thanksgiving for the many blessings we are given daily. At the end of our food drive we will celebrate with our traditional “Tasting Party” the days before Thanksgiving so we can share a meal with our friends and teachers and give thanks for all the fun things we do each day and the many new friends we have made.

Our classes have been very busy with all our community friends that come to visit us. The firefight-ers and paramedics came to help us get to know them and learn some very important fire safety rules and to share their fire trucks and ambulances with us. Don Myatt and the Noon Lions Club did their annual eye exams and Tammy from the WIC program came to do her annual dental screen-ings. Miss Kathy has come to read to us from the Burlington Public Library and Pastor Susanne has come to share stories of how much Jesus Loves Us. Ms. Frances from Starr’s Cave has come to teach us about the Bees and how honey is made and this month will come to talk about hibernation with us. We will end our month just as busy as the beginning was as we will have conferences on Friday and Saturday and on Sunday we will share in the Trunk or Treat fun with the Children’s Minis-try at Messiah. We are asking our Preschool Board to participate by bringing your vehicle decorated or not and handing our goodies to the children. Our families are all invited to this annual event. Of course we will have had some Halloween Fun parties in our rooms at the end of October.

Young House Family Services is offering a FREE Parenting Class to all of our families once again and we would like to invite any of you new, already parenting and looking for new ideas, or “grand”parents again, to come to these classes. This is targeted to 3 and 5 year olds but can be adapted to all ages! There is a free support manual that goes with the program. “Raising a Thinking Child: I Can Problem Solve!” was developed with 25 years of research. Times and location to be announced. If you are interested you can contact Joanie Juvinal at 319-457-1752 or Ms. Margie at 319-754-7591 ext. 2.

ADULT SUNDAY SCHOOL/ADULT FORUM November 1/All Saints: Who are your

saints?/Pastors Susanne & Wayne November 8: Lyle Gibson presents his new book

“A Lifetime in Motion”, on Faith and Parkinson’s disease

November 15: ELCA World Hunger videos: six families receiving aid/Joanne Mohr

November 22/Christ the King: “Devotional Clas-sics”: the saints and Jesus/Pastors Susanne and Wayne

November 29/Advent 1: Luke’s Christmas gos-pel/Pastor Dick Bailey

TEACHING AND LEARNING

CONFIRMATION--not just for middle school stu-dents anymore! Anyone who wishes to participate in Messiah’s confirmation classes is welcome to attend classes on Wednesday evenings, 7:30-8:30 p.m. in the conference room. This is a Bible year in a two-year curriculum rotation, and we are presently in the book of Genesis. For more information, talk with Pastor Susanne.

ALTERNATIVE GIFT GIVING THROUGH THE ELCA’S GOOD GIFTS CATALOG We who have nearly everything can still give great gifts to eachother at Christmas. The ELCA’s Good Gifts catalog lets us choose a gift of 10 chicks or a piglet, a cookstove, blankets and food for a refugee family, training for a community health team, school uniforms and tuition to send a girl to school, and much more. Give these gifts this Christmas, and give your loved one an ELCA Christmas thank-you card that gives them the credit for inspiring your gift. Catalogs and cards are in the narthex at the church for you to take home.

COUNCIL MEETING HIGHLIGHTS— October 19, 2015

NOTE: Due to length of reports only highlights are provided here. A copy of full reports and minutes of council meetings are available in the office for review.

MOTION for request for use of facilities: Samar Salama of the Coptic Orthodox Church requests use of sanctuary every first or second Saturday of each month from 8:30 to 11:00 a.m. for services. MSC MOTION for request for use of facilities: Joanne Mohr requests use of the social hall and kitchen on December 13, 2015 for group playing bridge and an evening meal. MSC MOTION for request for use of facilities: Aubrey Gerst requests use of the social hall and kitchen on October 31, 2015 for her daughter’s birthday party. MSC

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Messiah Faith Story/Camp Ewalu It’s Saturday night in late October. Messiah member Zach Morgan is going square dancing tonight with other young staff from Ewalu Lutheran Camp. The camp is in Strawberry Point, Iowa, but they have made such good friends with eachother that one group is driving down from Cedar Rapids to meet Zach in Iowa City, and they’re all going to Mount Vernon to meet another group from Des Moines. “There’s no predetermined judgment with these friends. Nobody decides how you are supposed to be. Everyone accepts you as you are. It’s just the way camp is. Everyone there has the same ideas about getting along and being friends. “I want to go back to Camp Ewalu next summer because I’ve had experiences there I wouldn’t have had anywhere else. You can behave at camp like nowhere else in the world. Even when people are a little grumpy with eachother, like we are all there for weeks on end. But I was never mad at anyone, just annoyed, but we all get over it. We’re there to work for the kids that come to camp, and our problems become second to that. God’s first, the kids are second and we are after that. So we don’t worry that much about ourselves or each other.” Zach says he’s going back to Ewalu next summer for another experience in leadership training. He’ll be doing everything the counselors do, spending time with the campers, and keeping the program week moving. We are hoping that Messiah’s confirmation students will be at Camp Ewalu when Zach is available to spend time with them. God bless Zach and this ELCA ministry that supports young people on their faith journeys through the dedication of a fine staff and the blessing of the out of doors.

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A note from Kelly...

It was so nice to see all the children dressed up for Trunk or Treat Sunday and all the congregational and preschool fami-lies that were gracious hosts and set up their trunks to pass out candy. Thank you for making this outreach ministry pos-sible! As we move past Halloween and look towards time together with our families during Thanksgiving and Advent here is a couple reminders of upcoming activities. The chil-dren’s choir will be singing on Nov. 15th during the 10:30am worship service a prayer they have been learning during their snack rotation. Practice for the Christmas program will begin on Nov. 29th during the lesson rotation of Sunday School. Please make sure your child is at Sunday school so they can be a part of this time. The Christmas program will be held on Dec. 13th during the 10:30am worship service with a simple play and music they have been working hard on with Marcia Taeger. We will also be sponsoring Adopt-a-family tree for Christmas. Any member that would like to be considered for adoption, please see Kelly. Names and family information (congregational or community) is kept strictly confidential. We receive families from Community Action that are unable to participate in Toys for Tots.

Blessings, Kelly

LIFT is an educational program for children 3 years– 6th grade. This program is a joint minis-try among the Lutheran churches of Burlington. Our next LIFT is November 8th from 5:00-6:45pm at Trinity Lutheran. Supper is provided. All Are Welcome.

On November 15th the children will be singing Johnny Appleseed meal time prayer during the 10:30am worship service. Please make plans to be in worship that Sunday.

Confirmation will meet November 4th, 11th, 18th

also 3rd Wednesday (Nov. 18th) dinner @ 6pm & worship @ 7pm

and Nov. 25th (Thanksgiving Eve dinner @ 6pm & worship @ 7pm Worship is

required instead of class time)

Resource Day November 14th This is a great opportunity to learn more about making your Sunday School lesson work for you and child safety policies. As well as a day to connect with other Sunday School teachers and support staff. Please contact Kelly to register.

Sunday School Staff for November:

11/1 Christa, Ally, & Brenda 11/8 Christa, Ally, & Brenda 11/15 Christa, Ally, & Brenda 11/22 Christa, Ally, & Brenda 11/29 Kelly, Kathy G, & Rachel

Children’s Sermon Nov.1st!

New Youth Choir!

Marcia will be practicing weekly on

Sundays from 10:10–10:25am in the

first Sunday School room. Youth 5th

grade–High school welcome.

Did you know that Marge Classen and Marcia Bruns are our new Sunday School teachers for the 7th/8th grade class? They are co-teaching the Here We Stand curriculum that works alongside the Wednes-day night program. Thank You Marge & Marcia!!

High School Students–Did you know you are wel-

comed and ENCOURAGED to attend the adult Sunday

class that meets every Sunday in the Library from

9:15-10:15am. There is also a special high school

class that meets the last Sunday of the month in the

Save The Date!!!!

(Events in 2016) June-

16th–19th Love Like Jesus in Des Moines for Sr. High (those entering 9th grade in the 2016-17 school year)

Vacation Bible School (date TBA) July-

8th—11th Mission Trip to Brownsville TN For 7th grade–High School—Registration going on now!! August-

7th–12th Confirmation Camp @ EWALU For youth in confirmation and those starting confirmation next fall.

Mission Trip

2016

I am super excited to announce that our mission trip for 2016 will

be in Brownsville, Tennessee! Brownsville is about an hour away from

Memphis and two hours from Nashville.

We will leave early Friday morning July 8th and work with Group

mission trips on home repair within the community. We will finish our

work on Monday, July 11th and take our time returning home on Tues-

day, July 12 or Wednesday, July 13. I am hoping to be able to have

some fun in Nashville, Memphis, or St. Louis on our way home.

Cost for the mission trip portion is $289.00 (this includes lodging

while in Brownsville and food). There will be additional costs depending

on what fun we have on the way home and gas/van rental expenses. My

best guess is $400-$500 per person.

To register, please get Kelly a $50 non-refundable registration fee by

November 22nd.

If you have questions, please let me know. Also, you can watch a video

about Group mission trips at http://groupmissiontrips.com/workcamps/

Thanks! Kelly

For youth entering 7th grade and up

You must be at least 12 years old by July 8th.

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From the Pastor’s desk

Messiah is a generous congregation. We recognize this partly in the thank-you notes that come back to us, like this one that Bishop Burk wrote in response to our giving an ‘over and above budget’ gift to synod this summer from the Carl Pedersen bequest.

October 7, 2015 Dear Pastor Smith and congregation leaders,

We are grateful for your generous gift over and above your regular mission support. And we give thanks for the abundant blessings that come from that support. Your prayers and part- nership strengthen our shared mission and ministry that serves the church throughout south- eastern Iowa and the world. Your donation of $5803.70 has been added to the “Where Need- ed Most” category of the ELCA’s ‘Always Being Made New’ campaign. This gift helps en- sure that we will fulfil our promise to care for congregations in time of transition, seminary stu- dents, and people who are hungry and living in poverty. Together, our impact is far-reaching and life-changing. Thank you, again, for this gift and thank you for your partnership through out the years. For the ministry done within and through Messiah Lutheran Church—Thanks be to God!

Sincerely, Bishop Michael Burk

The ELCA’s ‘Always Being Made New’ campaign is a recent initiative of the ELCA, aspiring to raise nearly $200,000,000 in five years. Please go see the details on the ELCA website.

You have read Joel Hanger’s excellent article in the September newsletter, outlining the strengths of Messiah’s finances. We are incredibly blessed, but Joel reminds us that the income of our trusts does not support our program and staff, our utilities and scholarships. We fund these areas through our mutual commitment to support our annual budget, and we are already planning Messiah’s 2016 budget. I am asking every ministry group in the congregation to pick up and use an outline that rec-ommends what should go in your annual report to the congregation, and your request for resources for 2016—time, people-power, prayers and money--needed to accomplish your group’s mission in the coming year. You will find that form on a table in the narthex and on the website. I am also asking everyone in the congregation to review, prayerfully, the scope of your commitment to support the ministry here. What are you willing to commit, of your time, your talent, your intellect, your presence in worship and your prayers, your physical and financial resources?

So why do we ask eachother for pledges like these? We want to live a vibrant, generous, and faith-ful life, and we want to follow the gospel’s leading. We want to be the best stewards we can be. And to do this we must have vision, and a plan to accomplish that vision. Thank God for Messiah’s staff. Thank God for Messiah’s work in the community and in support of the poor in many places. Thank God for our worship, for liturgy and music, for the Word and the sacraments. Thank God for our fellowship and our mutual support. Thank God for the spiritual formation provided to our children and grandchildren, and the comfort we offer eachother in times of grief. Thank God for our trusts and the freedom from anxiety they provide about our physical facility and some of our own members’ needs. Thank God we are able to do God’s work with our hands.

All this happens because we are a community of Jesus, a community of the gospel in this place. Bank on it, everything we share with eachother blesses God’s world - and it will come back to bless us too, in surprising and saving ways. Jesus is like that.

Pastor Susanne+

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Scheduled to Serve in November

8:00 SERVICE Acolyte: November 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Quinlan Kirk Communion Assistant: November 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mark Smith November 8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Marge Classen November 15 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cathy Borden November 22 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hunter Leibli November 29 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mary Chicken Lector: November 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Dale Bartelt November 8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Marge Classen November 15 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cathy Borden November 22 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hunter Leibli November 29 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mary Chicken

10:30 SERVICE Ushers: Bob Kremer (head usher), John Larson,

Blake Ruther, Jim & Pat Watts Refreshments: November 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Lorna Miller November 22 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . John Lundgren Greeters: November 1 - Judith Stewart & Don Shackleford Communion Assistant: November 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Joel Hanger November 8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ruth Baker November 15 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Donna Duke November 22 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Venita Myatt November 29 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Dione Miller Lector: November 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pat Hudgel November 8 . . . . . . . . . . . . .Marcia Wiedemeier November 15 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Joanne Mohr November 22 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Judith Stewart November 29 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . John Larson Acolyte: November 1 (All Saints Day) . . . . . . Elle Jones, Narisio Lotegeluaki, Nenyo Lotegeluaki, Brian Newberry November 8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Braden Hayes November 15 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Hunter Vargason November 22 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hunter Leibli November 29 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Paige Clements Altar Guild: Lynn Sheagren family

NOVEMBER BIRTHDAYS 1 Quinlan Kirk 1 Joann Schoof 1 Jenny Slagle 2 Mike Dieterich 2 Susan Fedler 2 Brynlee Gittings 2 Bonnie Kienlen 2 Herb Tjaden 3 Emily Engberg 3 Megan Fuqua 3 Kay Wischmeier 5 Seth Bietz 5 Darwin Bunger 5 Kathryn Graupman 6 Betsy Hysell 6 Lynn Ritter 7 Darold Godfrey 7 Tina Jones 7 Valerie Sirek 11 Ed Larson 11 David Rappenecker 12 Emily Carruthers 13 Kim Siegle 15 Marcia Lohmann 15 Chloe Siegle 16 Carole Beck 16 Tina Carson 20 Jessica Braun 22 Ruth Collins 24 Blake Ruther 25 Mary Kulp 25 Hunter Leibli 26 Ainsley Fedler 26 Addison Gerst 26 Susanne Smith 26 Ken Waring 27 Lois Wallman 28 Marjorie Hawk 29 John Larson 30 Shane Fuqua NOVEMBER ANNIVERSARIES

2 Dan and Gloria DeVilbiss - 1984 3 Linda and Stan Stratton - 1962 6 Richard and Lois Bailey - 1999 16 Richard and Ruth Baker - 1979 19 Dan and Marcia Wiedemeier - 1988 19 Carla and Kenneth Wills - 1982 24 Mark and Kim Siegle - 1990 24 Kevin and Brenda Wischmeier - 2007 25 George and Pat Crawford - 1966

*Let the office know if we have missed your birthday or anniversary. If you prefer not to have your name included in the birthday and anniversary lists, please let us know.

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FLOWERS FOR NOVEMBER:

November 1 - In honor of Quinlan Kirk’s 13th birthday from Kathy and Dan Geren November 8 - From Marjorie Hawk in memory of her daughter Teri November 15 - In honor of Dan and Marcia Wiedemeier’s wedding anniversary November 22 - From Mary Kulp

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MESSIAH LUTHERAN CHURCH 2411 West Avenue

BURLINGTON, IOWA 52601

Non-Profit Org.

U.S. POSTAGE

PAID

Burlington, IA

52601-1598

Permit No. 360

Return Service Requested

Sunday Mornings Worship 8:00 a.m. Sunday School and Adult Bible Study 9:15 a.m. Worship 10:30 a.m.

Third Wednesdays Supper 6:00 p.m. Holden Evening Prayer & Communion 7:00 p.m.

NOVEMBER 2015

MESSIAH LUTHERAN

CHURCH

Phone: 319-754-7591

Fax: 319-754-7592 E-mail: messiah2411@gmail.com

www.messiahburlington.org

This month - Financial Peace University at 7:00 p.m. in the Social Hall (November 3 & 10) November 7 - Altar Guild Cleaning Day November 18th-3rd Wednesday-Supper (6:00 p.m.), Holden Evening Prayer &

Communion (7:00 p.m.)-Social Hall November 14 - New-To-You Christmas Decoration, Toys and Bake Sale 9:00 a.m.-

2:00 p.m. in the social hall November 25 - Thanksgiving Eve Supper (6:00 p.m. in the social hall) & Thanksgiv-

ing Eve Worship (7:00 p.m.) November 29 - Hanging of the Greens at 4:00 p.m.; Supper at 5:30 p.m.