Beer, Hymns & Barbecue October 12

Beer & Hymns

Friday, October 12th at Big Elm Brewing

6:00 - 8:00

Good Times. Fellowship. Nostalgia. Great Hymns.

If you love to sing hymns and/or drink great beer brewed right here in Sheffield, come join us! All are welcome!

Pastor Erik's famous pulled pork sandwiches will be served! An offering will be received, with all gifts benefiting the elementary school kids of our area, so give generously!

First Congregational Church of Sheffield joins us in putting on this, our third Beer & Hymns extravaganza.

Non-alcoholic beverages will be available for free, but you pay for the beer.

Please let us know if you are willing to help set-up, serve food or tear down.

Radical generosity is the key to changing the world.

Our evening at Big Elm Brewing will benefit our local elementary schools. Once again, Beer & Hymns is made possible by a Thrivent Action Team Project. Thrivent is a membership organization of Christians that helps connect faith and finances for good. Each member may apply for two grants every year. That's how we have gotten the whole Beer & Hymns thing started in Sheffield. If you are a Thrivent member and you still have not taken advantage of these 2018 grants, please think about doing so today . The end of the year will be here before you know it, and once it is over, those 2018 grants are gone. If you need assistance, Pastor Erik helps make the process very easy. Read more about Thrivent .

So many Revival preparations are taking place both in church and in the community. The choir and the congregation are learning new music, a Christ Trinity banner has been designed as is being hand sewn, the communications, worship and logistics teams are hard at work and we are reading Crazy Christians with other South County churches. Below, a sign on the GB Fairground fence announcing

The Bishop who brought the world to Church is coming to the Berkshires. More photos of our preparations for the October 21st event follow.

There will be a procession that begins the Revival in Pittsfield, so our team came up with a banner design that incorporates our own Christ Church logo and an integration of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of America emblem with the Episcopal shield.

Pastor Erik, Linda McKelvey and Iona Brigham confer and make adjustments to our unique banner along the way. Interestingly, two of these three crafters were Home Economics teachers a few years ago. (The other one builds Barred Owl boxes in his spare time.)

Linda, who spearheaded this project, hand sews the last touches to our banner.

Need a ride to the Revival?

Or perhaps you can offer a ride?

It is very important that you sign-up on the Ride-Sharing Board in the Parish Hall

Revive on October 21st

Free tickets still available for Worcester and overflow tickets available for Pittsfield.

Sign-up for ride-sharing opportunities in the

Christ Trinity parish hall.

Livestream of #WMARevival

will be provided by The Episcopal Church

Revival Website

New England Lutheran Synod

There are lots of events taking place in our Synod and we want you to be aware of what is going on.

Did you know?

The actual meaning of the word “synod” is “journeying together” coming from two Greek words

(syn hodos)

that mean "with (someone) and road."

Lutheran events

Women's Bible Study

Our October meeting will be held

Friday, October 19 ^th @ 1 pm at the home of Sue Kormanik. We will continue the series on

Bible Women—All Their Words and Why They Matter.

Our joint ministry with First Congregational Church of Sheffield on the Appalachian Trail was wonderful, and this was punctuated by this photo that we received this week. Fueled by our Trail Magic , Zippy made it all the way to Katahdin! A huge thanks to The Episcopal Diocese of Western Massachusetts for sponsoring this ministry of kindness and to all the wonderful volunteers who provided hospitality to our thru-hikers.

Free Holly for Wreaths

Gay Tucker and Frank Garrett did a major renovation pruning on the hollies behind the Celtic cross. The result is piles of beautiful holly branches, which are piled beside the maple in the parking lot. Anyone interested in using these for their Christmas decor should come grab them while they last. A huge thank you to Gay and Frank!

Coming Up:

Monday, October 8: The church office will be closed.

Friday, October 12: Beer, Hymns and BBQ 6:00-8:00 at Big Elm

Sunday, October 14 : 11:15 Believe Out Loud/Reconciling in Christ - welcoming statement workshop. All are welcome.

Monday, October 15: 1:00 Believe Out Loud/Reconciling in Christ - welcoming statement workshop. All are welcome.

Sunday, October 21: Revival with PB Michael Curry 1:00 at First United Methodist Church of Pittsfield

October 27 & 28 : Racial Justice Training - an 8 hour event in Sheffield. Co-sponsored by First Congregational Church

Sunday, November 4: Legacy Giving Luncheon by Thrivent Financial after the 10:00 service. Please let us know if you wish to attend.

Christ Trinity Church | 413-229-8811

PO Box 127

Sheffield, MA 01257

ChristTrinityChurch.org

christtrinitychurch@gmail.com

Office hours: Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays: 9:00 - 2:00