This Sunday, October 12, Rev. Sara Ofner-Seals will continue a series on the genres of the Bible. We will discuss how different genres within the Bible demand different modes of interpretation, and how to read the Bible, not literally, but literarily. 

Next Sunday, October 19, we will welcome guest presenters from Hoosiers United for the Separation of Church and State to lead a two-week series on Christian Nationalism. 

Chapel Class is open to all adults at 9:00 am every Sunday, in person or on zoom. The password for zoom is 247302.

Are you interested in becoming a member at Plymouth Church? Our next Welcoming Group will meet Sunday, October 12, 11:30 am to 1:00 pm in the Amistad Room. If your faith journey is leading you to explore becoming a member, this is a one-time required session. Whether you are confident, confused, or curious, our time together is focused on orientation, conversation, interpretation, and exploration. It is an opportunity for you to ask questions and to meet others who are considering affirming their formal relationship with Plymouth Church, UCC. A light lunch will be provided, and childcare is available upon request. Please RSVP to Rev. Sara Ofner-Seals at smo@plymouthfw.org if you would like to attend.

Wednesday Night Live programming continues this Wednesday. At 5:00 pm there will be adult choir rehearsal and children's choir rehearsal. Bible Study with Rev. Timothy will begin at 5:15 pm, followed by dinner at 6:00 pm. Handbells will meet at 6:30 pm. At 6:45 pm, Rev. Dr. Timothy Lake will present his book The Power of Love and Democracy in the Philosophies of Martin Luther King, Jr. and Cornel West.

All activities are open to anyone in the church, regardless of membership status. Come for activities, or just come for dinner and fellowship! The suggested cost for dinner is $10 per person, though no one will be turned away due to inability to pay. If you plan to come for dinner, please sign up in the Folsom Room in advance so our caterer knows how much food to prepare. Hope to see you there!

Click the button below to join Bible Study via Zoom. The passcode to join is 773232.

The Rev. Dr. Timothy Lake, pastor of Union Baptist Church in Fort Wayne and a regular participant in the annual MLK, Jr. interfaith service, has a new book out! It’s entitled The Power of Love and Democracy in the Philosophies of Martin Luther King, Jr. and Cornel West. Dr. Lake has agreed to do a presentation and book signing here at Plymouth on Wednesday, October 15 at 6:45 pm in the Chapel following Wednesday Night Live dinner. The book looks at King’s and West’s thought on the ideals of democracy and their critiques of its practice in America, exploring how love is inseparable from justice in a democratic society. We hope to see you there!

Plymouth’s Green Team has adopted a section of the River Greenway Trail. This means that we are responsible for clean-up and maintenance of this section of the trail three times each year. Our next clean-up day will be Saturday, October 18 from 9:00 am-11:00 am. Please sign up on the board in the Folsom Room. 

Parking is available at Towles Intermediate School (420 E. Paulding Rd) or at Tillman Park Trailhead (600 E. Tillman Rd). A Green Team member will be waiting at each parking location. Trash bags, gloves, and pick-up sticks will be provided. Bring a grabber if you have one!

All ages are welcome! The distance is approximately two miles. Please join us if you can and help us live into our Earthwise covenant!

Mark your calendars - Plymouth’s annual Euchre Tournament and Yahtzee Extravaganza is Sunday, October 19 right after Sunday service. If you don’t play Euchre but do want to play Yahtzee and hang out please come! Lunch will be provided. Let Bill Lambert know if you have a food allergy or other special dietary need (billlmbrt@gmail.com). Please be sure to RSVP on the signup sheet in the Folsom Room. We will need an accurate count for food.

October's choice for Plymouth's Women's Book Study is Naomi Klein's Doppelganger: A Trip Into The Mirror World. 

Naomi Klein is an influential social critic, a perceptive analyst of what branding, austerity, and climate profiteering have done to our societies and souls. In this book she describes her disquiet with having a doppelganger, Naomi (Wolf). From that situation, she constructs a worldview within which to understand and potentially heal society's current divisions.

As always, WBS welcomes anyone identifying as a woman to join our discussion. We'll meet in the Amistad Room at noon on Tuesday, October 21.

Rev. Ofner-Seals and Rev. Murphy will be co-leading a five-week series on Wednesday evenings on progressive Christianity starting Wednesday, October 22. The gatherings will meet for one hour starting at 6:45 pm in the Chapel. This educational series is designed for newcomers and anyone who would appreciate a refresher. Topics will include: 1) the authority of the Bible and experience, 2) images of Jesus, and the death and resurrection of Jesus, 3) different conceptions of God, and how we understand other religious traditions 4) the connection of social justice with our understanding of the gospel, and 5) sin and salvation. We look forward to seeing you there!

There will be a congregational meeting on Sunday, October 26, following worship. At this meeting we will be presenting the slate of nominations for board members and officers for 2026, to be approved by the congregation. We will also recognize those board members and officers whose terms end this year. All Plymouth members should plan to attend. For the full slate of nominations, please click the link below. 

During the month of September, the Plymouth solar panels generated 893.7 kWh of electricity. The average U.S. home uses approximately 30 kWh per day.

So far in 2025, the rooftop panels have produced 6.77 MWh of energy. You can see pictures of the 30 panels here.

We are seeking adult volunteers to help out with Children's Fellowship Time and to assist in the nursery on Sunday mornings. If you like working with kids, this job is for you! Volunteers help once a month or less, either in the nursery or with Children's Fellowship Time, during the Sunday morning service. To volunteer with children, you must have been attending Plymouth services for at least six months, but you do not have to be an official member. Volunteers are also required to submit to a background check. If you are interested, please email Rev. Ofner-Seals at smo@plymouth.org.