Happy November!
First, I would like to thank everyone for the cards and gifts of appreciation!
You all mean so much to me. Your thoughtfulness and precious words are
always an inspiration!
I would also like to thank the entire congregation for your donations of money
and time to the Steeple Fund! It has been a success, God has truly blessed us,
and we can move forward to be blessing to others!
You have probably seen the stacks of rocking chairs in the church. I wanted
everyone to know that Centenary UMC partnered with United Methodist
Committee on Relief (UMCOR), United Way of East TN Highlands, and the
Unicoi County Long Term Recovery Group to provide a rocking chair to every
home in Unicoi County that has been restored or rebuilt since Hurricane Helene. They are being delivered along with information from each of these organizations and our Church, long with a gift bag of Girl Scout cookies that were donated to us from United Way, as each home is completed. If anyone would like to take part in the celebrations of new/restored homes, please let me know. I would love for all to experience the joy!
We are ending the M & M ministry that purchases items for homeless
bags. We have used the items we have purchased in the past and
that have been donated to us. There are still some items that we need
to complete be ore they are delivered to Shades of Grace in Kingsport.
If you can help with any of these items, please leave donations in the
in the Traveling Library Room. Any surplus items will go to Care & Share.
Thank you so much!
Items Needed
38 small or travel-size toothpaste
55 hand towels
55 wash cloths
27 small packages of trail mix or nuts
55 crunchy granola bars (the soft ones get crushed)
55 combs
As we spend this month of November focusing on being thankful and grateful, I am reminded of the shock I felt as Priviledge spoke to us about $100 feeding a family of 5 for a month! I wanted you to know that I will be contributing to his goal of feeding his 80 pastors in Zimbabwe and extend to you the invitation to help with with this mission as well. If you feel so moved just please let me know. Priviledge will be leaving for Zimbabwe for a holiday visit the second week of December. I will be meeting with him the week before that.
I also want to extend an invitation for an Advent Bible Study of ‘A Child is Born’ by Amy-Jill Levine. Please let me know so we can find a time that works best for the majority and have time to order the books.
We are getting closer to the end of the year. November is kind of a wrap-up month for me; completing goals, finishing projects, and letting go of unnecessary burdens to clear my schedule and mind to enter the Advent Season. I wish for nothing more for myself and the congregation and our community to be vessels of faith, our community to be vessels of faith, peace, joy, and love. To stay present in each moment and the awe of God’s Goodness.
Ephesians 2:4-5
“But God, being rich in mercy, because of his great love with which he loved us, even when we were dead in our trespasses, made us alive together with Christ- by grace you have been saved.”
