There will be NO

Ladies Bible Study on Wednesday, October 14th. Pastor will be at a conference.



STEWARDSHIP WEEKEND—REMINDER

Next weekend, October 17-18, is Stewardship Weekend. 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.

OCTOBER BOOK CLUB



Book Club will meet on Oct. 11 at 2:30 p.m. at Messiah hosted by Vicky Hess. The book for the month is Queen Bee by Dorothea Frank. .A heart-warming tale about family, friends and beekeeping set in the Low country on Sullivan's Island. Come join us for a lively discussion. Extra books will be in the church office.

 

PRINCE OF PEACE MEAL



Wednesday, Oct 14, we will serve an Oktoberfest-style Dinner prepared by Jim Worachek and Rick Walter to the Over-the-Rhine homeless at Prince of Peace Lutheran church on Race Street. 5 volunteers are needed to help serve the meal. We will carpool from Messiah leaving at about 5pm and returning by 7:30pm. We also need 4 volunteers to make 24 cupcakes each.

PORTALS OF PRAYER

The fourth quarter issue (October-December) of Portals of Prayer is now available on the sidewall in the Narthex. Be sure to pick up your copy today.



OCTOBER MESSENGER

The October issue of Messiah’s Messenger is now available for pick-up from the revolving rack in the Narthex. Get your copy today.



TRI-COUNTY SOUL MINISTRIES

We are currently collectintg 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 MINISTRY FAIR



During the weekend of October 10-11, we will be having a Ministry Fair part of Stewardship month. We will be sharing our various ministries for everyone to review and see what they may be interested in or being involved with. Please take time before or after worship to check out these displays.



Meal packing event at Hands Against Hunger

(2430 E Kemper Rd, Sharonville, OH)

at 9:30am on Saturday October 17. 

Sign-up on the bulletin board and register

online at thechildrenarewaiting.org

Contact Alex Smith or Jim Woachek with questions.

 thechildrenarewaiting.org, (click on serve, scroll down to public packs, view calendar, click on Oct 17th, sign up)



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 on Monday evening (November 2nd; someone with a key), early Tuesday morning (also someone with a key), or Tuesday afternoon or evening. 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, September 27th:



We had only little kids today to discuss the parable of the persistent widow (Luke 18:1-8). The kids accepted the challenge of jumping up and down for as long as they could. This helped them to understand that it is possible to get tired of doing something, even if it is something they really love to do. We talked about the persistent widow in Jesus's parable who got what she wanted not because of her status but because of her persistence. 

Jesus wants us to pray with persistence because that shows we never get tired of turning to God. The kids all shared about a friend in their lives and why they like to be with that friend. God wants a relationship with each of us like we have with a good friend. To help visualize our persistence in prayer and relationship with God, the kids took home a calendar for the next 3 months. Besides having all of the church events on the calendar, the kids are encouraged to color each square/date that they remember to pray to God. They also enjoyed coloring an infinity sign to show God's never-ending presence and faithfulness.

Next week, we will all be outside for outdoor worship and a picnic. There is a very fun playground next to our picnic shelter!

8 youth present

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.