Fall is in the air and October is quickly coming upon us! Honestly, Fall is one of my favorite seasons (second only to Spring) but of course, the problem with Fall is that we know it's a very brief season, and all too soon we'll find ourselves in the grips of another Midwestern Winter. Hopefully, it will be a mild winter this year and we'll all get through with flying colors.
These last couple weeks have been very sad for all of us here at Woodlawn with the passing of our very dear and beloved friend Lou Green. Lou has been such a long-term fixture here at Woodlawn that she'll be forever missed. If you haven't reached out to her family with words of support, please do so. God's love and strength to all of Lou's children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren.
This past Sunday was, however, a great day for us all here at Woodlawn, as we saw the Kuhlers family come forward to ask to become members here at Woodlawn. We welcome Jared, Laura, Stephanie, Will, and Lucas to our little family. I will be putting together a baptism class for them and if there is anyone else that is interested in getting baptized, please let me know. Right now I'm thinking we'll schedule the ceremony for Easter 2018, which happens to fall on April 1st. Please make sure and introduce yourselves to the Kuhlers and welcome them to Woodlawn.
Our concert “Son Celebration” on the 16th was a bit disappointing due to the rainy weather. But undaunted, we moved the concert into Fellowship Hall and everyone that turned out really enjoyed the show. I do thank our performers for the evening, “Peregrine” along with “Will & Jane”, both groups were fantastic! “Will & Jane” performed for us last year as well, though last year they performed under the name of “Orphan's Cry”.
On the 21st, the 'Women of Woodlawn' had a dinner and meeting to celebrate a new name for the Women's Group. It was a great night and even though I was unable to attend, everything I'm hearing about it is very positive and exciting. Thank you to all those who worked to make this program happen, and thank you to Kim Anderson especially, for all her hard work on planning and preparation.
On the 9th, we had a wedding here at Woodlawn, Jordan and Kelsey Beidler were married and we all wish them all the very best. Jordan and Kelsey have started attending the 'Sunday Night Group' since their work schedules clash with being able to attend our normal Sunday Morning Worship. We're very glad that they've started attending and we welcome them here to Woodlawn.
The big news to remember is that starting October 1st, we have moved our normal Sunday Morning Worship from a start time of 10:30 AM to a starting time of 10:00 AM. Please, make sure to note the change or else you'll find yourself coming into worship when we're about halfway through. If by chance you discover you're running late, PLEASE do go ahead and come to worship... none of us is going to mind you walking in at the mid-way mark of the service.
The 'Catch' training program is going along very well, and we have just two more sessions left to complete. The next sessions will be October 10th and 24th. Even if you've missed the previous sessions, please feel free to join us on either or both of these nights. In the spirit of 'Catch', I would like to invite everyone to invite someone to Church in October (and November and December and...). We're called to be 'Fishers of People' and it's tough to catch fish if you don't cast a line every now and again. Please, invite a friend or relative to join you at worship or at a Church Event.
Other things to note in October are; Contemporary Worship Committee Meeting on the 1st after Sunday Worship, Christian Council Meeting on the 3rd at 6:30 PM, Elder's Meeting on the 8th after Worship, Church Council Meeting on the 11th at 6:30 PM, Men's Meeting (at Sweet Things) on the 14th at 7:00 AM, and the 'Baked Steak Dinner' on the 19th from 5:00 – 7:00 PM.
As you may have noticed, the Men's Meeting in October will be down at Sweet Things. We've decided to try this for a few months to see how it goes over, it relieves us of having to plan for how many may or may not show up, and it also gets us out and visible in the community. Please plan to gather with all the men on the 14th at 7:00 AM.
It's also time to start thinking about the “God's Portion Sale” in November. If you'd like to be on the committee for the sale there is still time to add your name, the committee is currently made up of Clyde Westcott, Jesse Gorden, Bill Hungate, Leon Hendricks, and myself. We could certainly use a lady or two on the committee, if you're interested please give me or one of the other members a call.
Well, I've probably used up my allotted space in the newsletter already so I better wrap it up... “BE A BLESSING TO SOMEONE TODAY”!
In His Grace & Care,
Pastor Roy
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