Each year, as November approaches, I start to think about thankfulness and that is exactly what our sermons will be focusing on this month. We will start our month of thankfulness on November 2 when we celebrate All Saints’ Sunday. It will be a full service with communion and a time of remembrance for members and friends who have passed away in the last year. This meaningful Sunday is one where we remember with gratitude the people who have gone before us. It is a wonderful way to start off this month focused on thankfulness.

On the second Sunday of the month (November 9), we will pause to remember and honor the veterans from our congregation. We will also explore what it means to be thankful by looking at 2 Thessalonians 2:1-5, 13-17.

On Sunday, November 16, we will welcome a guest preacher, Rev. Rebecca Young. Rev. Young is a Presbyterian minster currently serving in chaplaincy.

November 23 is Christ the King Sunday. What could be a better way to kick off Thanksgiving week than focusing on our thankfulness for Jesus?

On Wednesday, November 26, we will be participating in the Community Thanksgiving Service at Elfinwild Presbyterian Church. I hope to see you there!

On Saturday, November 29, we will do our annual Hanging of the Greens. This is always a fun morning getting the church ready for the Season of Advent.

The final Sunday of the month (November 30) begins the new church year with the first week of Advent. This year, our Advent journey will be shaped by Our Dear Christ Enters In developed by Creative Communications for the Parish. We will have Advent devotionals available in the narthex, as well as bookmarks with daily reading suggestions. I can’t wait to welcome Christ into our hearts and homes this Advent season.

Blessings,

Pastor Emily