SUNDAY

November 05, 2023

8:30 AM & 10 AM Worship

8:30 AM | Worship with Communion

10 AM | Worship with Communion

( ONLINE STREAMING or In-Person)

Website for online streaming: stmatthewsrenton.org or direct link: 

https://stmatthewsrenton.online.church

Missed last weeks sermon? View it here.

ALL SAINTS CELEBRATION

THIS SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 2023 

8:30 and 10 AM Worship

You are invited to a special All Saints Sunday Celebration worship at the 8:30 AM and 10 AM worship services. You are invited to bring photos of people who have impacted your life and place them on a table of light and life in the sanctuary. The pictures can be of saints who are alive or who have passed away.

Following each worship service, there will be a special time for fellowship and connection. Following the 8:30 AM worship there will be coffee and donuts and following the 10 AM worship there will be a brunch potluck, please bring a fruit, pastry, or delicious dish to share. We need to continue to gather and celebrate TOGETHER!  

Sunday, 11/05, 8:30AM & 10AM | Worship with Communion - Bring photos of your saints.

+ 9:15 AM | All Saints Celebration with coffee & donuts after 8:30AM worship.

+ 11:15AM | All Saints Celebration with brunch following 10AM worship.

Monday, 11/06, 5:30PM | Free Grocery Store

Tuesday, 11/07

+ 6:30PM | Forgiveness Workshop

+ 7 PM | Abide in the Word (Synod Bible Study) -

Zoom Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81964249827

Wednesday, 11/08

+5:30PM | Handbell Practice

Thursday, 11/09

+ 1PM | Connections Bible Study

+ 2:30PM | Afterschool Program

November 16, 7-8:30PM

Creative Journaling is a form of spiritual practice or another way to worship that connects the creative arts to spiritual meditation and prayer. This is a fun and exciting way to study scripture and engages a close relationship with God in new ways!

Friends, the beauty of this practice is that you do not have to have a lick of creative jeans in your bones to engage with the scripture in this way! The Spirit works through you! You don't even have to have supplies. You are welcome to bring supplies if you have them, but it is not required.

Our next Creative Journaling Session/Workshop will be on Thursday, November 16 from 7:00-8:30 pm (in person) in the Conference Center.

CONNECTIONS BIBLE STUDY

Thursdays at 1PM



Gather for an informal and engaging conversation about scripture and daily life. This fall, we will explore forgiveness, fairness, belonging, and healing themes. Feel free to invite your friends to this joy-filled gathering on Thursday afternoons. And a bonus...there are homemade cookies almost every week!

Nursery Care

Beginning this Sunday at 10AM Worship

St. Matthew's is ready to begin offering nursery care on Sunday mornings at 10AM. We are also looking for volunteers to help out a few Sundays a month. If you are interested in volunteering as an attendant or have questions, please contact Renee Sheen at nursery@stmatthewsrenton.org.

Sunday, November 19, 1-3PM



You are invited to join us on Sunday, November 19 from 1-3PM for our Advent and Christmas decorating in the Sanctuary. Refreshments will be served. Please join us!

THRIVENT CHOICE DOLLARS

Donate and Direct Toward Gift Cards

As we move further into fall and begin preparation for Advent, the St. Matthew’s leadership will be offering several celebration events during the season. Your dollars help to offset costs for food and hospitality supplies. If you still have choice dollars that you would like to donate in the form of a gift card, please direct them to St. Matthew’s. Thank you!                                        

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 19

After 10AM Worship

Calling ALL St. Matthew's, FREE GROCERY STORE volunteers! You are invited to a THANK YOU luncheon on Sunday, November 19 after the 10AM worship. For those of you who have volunteered at anytime during the past three years, we want to say Thank You by offering a special luncheon. Please join us!

We are preparing for the annual Adopt a Family Program this year. More details will be coming soon on ways you can adopt families, donate funds, donate gift cards, and assist with delivering to families. You can get a head start by donating funds to the program. Click on the link and begin giving now, or you can mail a check designated for the adopt-a-family program. Sign-up as a sponsor begins in November. Deliveries to families begins 12/10 – 12/17.

Giving Page Link

UPCOMING LEAF RAKING EVENTS

The Building & Grounds Team has a couple of events coming up and looking for additional support if you have time. Bring your rakes and gloves. For more information contact The Building and Grounds Team.

• Leaf raking - Nov 12^th after 10am service
• Leaf raking - Dec 10^th after 10am service

LiVE offers a flexible, hybrid-style of learning, including multi-week courses, one-day retreats, and interactive learning cohorts. Some offerings are weekday evenings via zoom.

St. Matthew's is a registered congregation, therefore, all course registrations and retreat registrations are FREE. See registration bundle below.

Find more information on our website: https://www.lutheransnw.org/ministries/the-live-project

 Check Out the 2023-24 Course Catalog HERE.

You can register for FREE! Use the code: LIVEBUNDLE2023.

Questions? Email live@lutheransnw.org.

WAITING FOR GOD: 

Reimagining Church Vitality

Saturday, November 18th, 9am-3pm, St. Andrews Lutheran Church, Bellevue

As a pre-Advent retreat, we’ll explore how the practice of waiting actually offers space for vitality and renewal. In an age of anxiety around declining church resources, how do we reimagine what it means to be Church created in God's image? We'll explore how the four Sunday Scriptures of Advent accompany us in our fears about the future of the church, giving us renewed energy, purpose and focus. 

More info & registration here: https://www.lutheransnw.org/events/waiting-for-god-retreat--197/2023-11-18. 

Use Code: LIVEBUNDLE2023, when registering.

ABIDE IN THE WORD - BIBLY STUDY

Tuesdays, 7-8pm via zoom



This year-long, Synod-wide weekly Bible Study takes participants on a deeper dive into the following Sunday's Lectionary text.

Participants will have the chance to experience the diverse perspectives and voices of various guest facilitators from across the synod.

This is a FREE LiVE offering! No registration needed.

You can find the zoom link HERE: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81964249827

If you have prayers or are in need of a Spiritual Care Provider, please call or text the 24 - hour phone line (206) 492-4409. We will respond soon.

+ For all of those experiencing Covid. Swift healing

+ For our world

+ For the increase of violence

+ For Joy, Deb Kerekes cousin

+ For Mark Smith, Julia Swanson, the innocent caught in the conflict

+ For Sustainable Renton, the Free Grocery Store

+ For those experiencing pain, upcoming surgeries and recovery from surgeries + For all forms of grief and loss

An offering is gathered for the mission of the church, including the care of those in need. Online giving options include Venmo, PayPal, and the church website: www.stmatthewsrenton.org/giving

St. Matthew’s is a passionate, imperfect community of Christ. We boldly affirm people of all cultures, ages, abilities, stories and experiences, skin tones, sexual orientations, gender identities and gender expressions. We trust in the ridiculous love of God that shows no partiality. When our unique identities are used to divide or hurt us, we are committed to reconciliation and healing, so that justice, racial equity, grace and inclusion continue to be our way of life.