STEWARDSHIP—REMINDER

You still have time to return your Stewardship cards. Please be sure to bring your blue Time & Talent card(s) and your white Treasures card with you. If you did not receive these cards in the mail, along with the Stewardship letter, there are copies on the Welcome Desk.

TRI-COUNTY SOUL MINISTRIES



We are currently collecting paper products for TCSM. It can be paper towels, toilet paper, or paper napkins. Place in the grocery basket in the narthex (we are also still collecting grocery bags). Thanks in advance. 

MESSIAH'S FEATURED FAMILY

Messiah's Featured Family for October is Lisa Mueller. See her story in the October issue of Messiah's Messenger or in our video collection. Our video collection is growing! New videos will be added each month, so stay tuned for updates! https://bit.ly/MLCFeaturedFamiliesPlaylist





VOLUNTEERS NEEDED FOR ELECTION

There is a primary election being held here at Messiah on Tuesday, November 3rd. We are looking for members to 

volunteer a bit of their time either Tuesday morning or afternoon. The church's policy is that someone from Messiah must be present at all times while election workers are in the building. Please see the sign-up sheet in the office. Your help is greatly appreciated.

REFORMATION SERVICE

The upcoming Federation Reformation Service being held at Messiah (4 PM on October 25^th), with a light dinner served after the service (approximately 5:15). I am looking for food donations for this dinner. Please let me know if you can help.

There is a sign-up sheet on the bulletin board in the Narthex, or you can text or email Cheri—if possible no later than October 1st. Suggestions would be: meatballs, little smokies or little hotdogs, small sandwiches, fruit or truit tray, veggie tray, rolls, baked casserole, mac & cheese, cheese tray, crackers, desserts, etc. (a few of the other churches have offered to help provide some food, so I’d like to be able to give them an idea of what they can provide, also by October 1st.)



Thank you, Cheri Herron  clherron1@gmail.com or 513-293-1595

FALL WORK DAY



We are planning a fall work day for November 7th. We have lots of projects that we would like to complete to make our building and grounds ready for the upcoming winter. “Many hands will make light work.” Please come and bring any gardening tools you may have (rakes, shovels trimmers, etc.). We will start at 9 AM. Coffee and donuts will be available beforehand. In case of rain, we will schedule the work day for November 14th. Watch the website and Facebook page for cancellation information.

NOVEMBER MUSIC AT MESSIAH



Music at Messiah for Nov. 3 at 1 p.m. will be Piano, Voice and Flute. Always an entertaining afternoon. Time for fellowship as well.

News for all of Messiah's youth - from birth to young adulthood.

Sunday School Summary, October 18th:



Today the little kids started their Fruits of the Spirit lessons. The first fruit they learned is "love." They talked about different situations and how they either showed love to God, others, or no one. They received a small Jesus figure that they can use to spread the love of Jesus by giving it to someone who needs love or placing it strategically for someone to find. Since we ran short on time, they took home an "eternal Valentine" to color, which is Jesus's cross. 

The big kid (just Logan today) chose a lesson on "Why God lets people do bad things." We looked at Scripture from both Old and New Testaments to understand that God loves us so much that he wants our love for Him to be genuine. He doesn't want people to do bad things, but sometimes bad choices are made because of our free will. God is a loving father who is upset with our bad choices but rejoices when we freely choose to love Him and those He has placed in our lives. 

This seems far away, but we only have 7 Sundays until the Children's Christmas Program. Melinda and the big kids will start preparing the script next Sunday, and practice will start during the Sunday school hour on November 1. Mark your calendars for the Children's Christmas Program on Saturday, December 12.

6 youth present today.

Family Ministry Team

Cathy, Joan, Karen, Melinda, Laura

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Sunday School for Children and Youth

Ages 3 through high school meet together each Sunday. We share highs and lows for the week, followed by singing, a Bible lesson, and an activity. Join us downstairs! You'll find us in the second room of the long hallway.

Sunday Nursery & Childcare

The nursery is open and being staffed by our youth every Sunday from 8 AM to Noon.