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Generosity: Make it Matter 2020 Generosity Campaign Make it Matter ... in community, serving others, learning and growing, and sharing the inclusive love of Jesus. Pledge cards are available at the Hello Spot in Founders Hall. Pledging is easy... • Go online at wccpledge.org, or • Drop the pledge form in the pledge card boxes, located in the east and west entrances and at the Hello Spot in Founders Hall, or Mail your pledge form to the church, 125 Wayzata Blvd. E., Wayzata, 55391 If you have any questions, please contact Ashleigh Kreider in the Business Office, 952-473-8877, ext 211. Every gift matters! Thank you for your generous support of the worship and ministries of Wayzata Community Church. New Member Classes TODAY, 10:00-11:00 a.m., Piper Library Wednesday, October 23, 6:30-8:30 p.m., Piper Library We invite you to our Fall New Member Orientations. Although these sessions are one of the ways you can join the church, at the heart is a time to connect with staff, clergy, and lay people and a chance to learn more about what matters most right now at WCC. Even if you elect not to join WCC right now, attending one of these Orientations will help you find a place here. New Members will be received in worship on Sunday, October 27. Register for a class at www.wayzatacommunitychurch.org/fallregistration November Sermon Series MICAH: Rote or Required? November 3, 10, 17, 24 “Do justice, love kindness, walk humbly with God.” Wayzata Community Church has ended nearly every worship service for more than a decade with these words. But do we truly understand and embrace the im- portance and power of them? Have we allowed them to become too familiar, so rote that they have lost their capacity to inspire and chal- lenge us? The prophet Micah asked the central question of faith in Jesus: “What does the Lord require of us?” We will spend these weeks of November considering Micah’s answers... as well as our own. worship grow community serve OCTOBER 20-26, 2019 inspire WEEKLY Stop by the HELLO Spot We are so glad you have joined us for worship and we encourage you to take a next step into be- longing to Wayzata Community Church. Come to a “Quick Hello” at the Hello Spot in Founders Hall (right outside the Sanctuary) following worship. Meet one of our clergy, hear more about our community, and ask us any ques- tions you might have about WCC. We’re glad you’re here! What Are Humans, That You Regard Them? Co-teachers: Dr. Ronald Troxel & Rev. Rustin Comer Wednesdays, 10/30 - 11/20 10:00-11:15 a.m. & 6:30-8:00 p.m., Chapel Fee: $20 for course material In the previous course, Ron and Rustin explored who is God. In this course, they will discern who we are as humans in relation to God. “What are Humans, That You Regard Them?” This question comes from Psalm 8:4 and 144:3. Within the Biblical narrative, we see a multitude of answers to this question, many of which seem to compete with one another. Register for this new class at www.wayzatacommunitychurch. org/fallregistration. Mail in or drop off at the church office wccpledge.org Text to 952-800-9300 Don’t Wait for the Plate Sign up for repeating gift

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Generosity: Make it Matter2020 Generosity CampaignMake it Matter ... in community, serving others, learning and growing, and sharing the inclusive love of Jesus. Pledge cards are available at the Hello Spot in Founders Hall.

Pledging is easy...• Go online at wccpledge.org, or• Drop the pledge form in the pledge card boxes,

located in the east and west entrances and at the Hello Spot in Founders Hall, or• Mail your pledge form to the church, 125 Wayzata Blvd. E., Wayzata, 55391 If you have any questions, please contact Ashleigh Kreider in the Business Office, 952-473-8877, ext 211. Every gift matters! Thank you for your generous support of the worship and ministries of Wayzata Community Church.

New Member Classes• TODAY, 10:00-11:00 a.m., Piper Library• Wednesday, October 23, 6:30-8:30 p.m., Piper LibraryWe invite you to our Fall New Member Orientations. Although these sessions are one of the ways you can join the church, at the heart is a time to connect with staff, clergy, and lay people and a chance to learn more about what matters most right now at WCC. Even if you elect not to join WCC right now, attending one of these Orientations will help you find a place here. New

Members will be received in worship on Sunday, October 27. Register for a class at www.wayzatacommunitychurch.org/fallregistration

November Sermon SeriesMICAH: Rote or Required? November 3, 10, 17, 24“Do justice, love kindness, walk humbly with God.” Wayzata Community Church has ended nearly every worship service for more than a decade with these words. But do we truly understand and embrace the im-portance and power of them? Have we allowed them to

become too familiar, so rote that they have lost their capacity to inspire and chal-lenge us? The prophet Micah asked the central question of faith in Jesus: “What does the Lord require of us?” We will spend these weeks of November considering Micah’s answers... as well as our own.

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Stop by the HELLO Spot We are so glad you have joined us for worship and we encourage you to take a next step into be-longing to Wayzata Community Church. Come to a “Quick Hello” at the Hello Spot in Founders Hall (right outside the Sanctuary) following worship. Meet one of our clergy, hear more about our community, and ask us any ques-tions you might have about WCC. We’re glad you’re here!

What Are Humans, That You Regard Them?Co-teachers: Dr. Ronald Troxel & Rev. Rustin ComerWednesdays, 10/30 - 11/2010:00-11:15 a.m. & 6:30-8:00 p.m., ChapelFee: $20 for course material In the previous course, Ron and Rustin explored who is God. In this course, they will discern who we are as humans in relation to God. “What are Humans, That You Regard Them?” This question comes from Psalm 8:4 and 144:3. Within the Biblical narrative, we see a multitude of answers to this question, many of which seem to compete with one another.Register for this new class at www.wayzatacommunitychurch.org/fallregistration.Mail in or drop

off at the church office

wccpledge.orgText to

952-800-9300

Don’t Wait for the Plate

Sign up forrepeating gift

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Toys Are Us: Life Lessons from Toy Story Central Characters, Toy Story 1:Andy—the little boy who owns all the toysWoody the Cowboy—Andy’s favorite toyBuzz Lightyear—Andy’s newest, coolest toySid—the bully boy who lives next doorJessie—the Yodeling CowgirlStinky Pete—the old ProspectorAl—the greedy toy collectorBullseye—Woody’s loyal horse Other toys—Mr. Potato Head, Rex, Hamm, Slinky Dog, Bo Peep

Memory Verse Ecclesiastes 3:1 “For everything there is a season, and a time for every matter under heaven.”

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servegrowMental Health Forum Creating Caring Faith Communities in Minnesota: Five Things You Can DoA collaboration with NAMI Minnesota (National Alliance on Mental Illness)November 7, 20197:00 p.m., Mithun HallLearn about mental illnesses, the impact of negative attitudes and five things each of us can do to

make Minnesota a better place for people who experi-ence a mental illness. This class is for especially tailored for faith communities interested in learning about and helping to change attitudes towards mental illnesses. Our guest speaker is Kay King, Older Adults Program Co-ordinator and Community Educator at NAMI Minnesota, who has worked for NAMI ten years. Invite a friend and attend this important forum about a topic that impacts every one of us as a community. The forum is free. We ask that you register for this class as we will provide materials for each participant: www.wayzatacommuni-tychurch.org/fallregistration.

Danube River Cruise with John and Sheila RossInformation Meeting: Monday, October 21, 20197:00 p.m., Colonnade Please join John and Sheila Ross as they travel on a Danube River Cruise from April 8-19, 2021. This

unique group travel experience will begin with a 3-night land tour of Prague, one of the most beautiful cities in Europe. Then embark on a 7-night AmaWaterways river cruise from Vilshofen, Germany to Budapest, Hungary with visits of Salzburg, Vienna, Bratislava and more! A representative from AmaWaterways Cruises will be at the meeting to give detailed information on the ship and the itinerary. Visit our website for a link to the Magi website for registration information: www.wayzatacom-munitychurch.org/grow/travel-ministry/

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DID YOU KNOW?Located in a courtyard balcony just west of the Sanctuary, Wayzata Community Church provides a quiet, sacred resting place for the cremated remains of loved ones in the peaceful space of the Columbarium. If you would like information about our Columbarium, please speak to Rev. Lindy Purdy or contact Cami Farley at [email protected]

Informational Meeting Opportunity International Insight Trip to NicaraguaTrip Dates: December 2-7, 2019Join us for an Informational Meeting on Sunday , October 27 at 10:15 a.m., Piper Library. Sheila Ross, Lori Olson, Danielle Jones and Opportunity International will lead this week of adventure and inspiration in Nicaragua! We will dive into Opportunity’s Community Economic Development program and meet entrepreneurs, yucca farmers and students. This trip will include a Graduation Celebration Ceremony at the Emprendedora Technical High School on December 6. (WCC volunteers interact with these Emprendedora students weekly through our “E2 Skype” program to help them practice conversational English.) We will join a special reception where you will meet students and hear about their plans for the future.