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THIS WEEK AT A GLANCE
SUNDAY SERMON
Keith Daper, World Relief Chicagoland Director of Church Engagement
… will join us in worship to preach on Matthew 25:31-46, and to help us reflect on the question "What would God have me do?". Keith has a Masters in Missions, Missionary Studies, and Missiology from Trinity International University, and more than 25 years of experience in ministry and missions.
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1ST SUNDAY OF THE MONTH
Reminder that this Sunday is the 1st Sunday of the month. Therefore, in an effort to promote intergenerational fellowship, we will be having a potluck lunch after the service instead of Sunday School. Please bring a dish to share! There will be NO Sunday night activities at church this Sunday, and we hope the evening will be a time for you to meet outside the church walls for fellowship. If you need to get connected to a group, contact Pastor Jeff.
COOKBOOKS
Cookbooks are in! They will be available for pick up on Sunday morning.
CHANGE IN WORSHIP STREAMING
Beginning Sunday, October 3, 2021, we will only be streaming Sunday worship on YouTube.
(This means you will not find us on Facebook!)
CROSS THE STREET OR CROSS THE WORLD: WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO GO?
Join us over the next two weeks for GEECC’s 2021 Missions Conference as we explore God’s call for us to reach our neighbors, across the street, in our community, and across the globe.
Sunday, October 3, 9:30am
Keith Draper, World Relief Chicagoland Director of Church Engagement
…will join us in worship to preach on Matthew 25:31-46, and to help us reflect on the question "What would God have me do?". Keith has a Masters in Missions, Missionary Studies, and Missiology from Trinity International University, and more than 25 years of experience in ministry and missions.
Sunday, October 10, 9:30am
Pia Restrepo, ECC Serve Global Regional Coordinator for Latin America
...will join us in worship to reflect on God's global mission.
Sunday, October 10, 11:00am - noon
Join us in the gym to hear from fellow GEECC members about their own experiences in missions, and learn how you can get involved, too! All ages are welcome!
GLEN ELLYN FOOD PANTRY
Please SIGN UP NOW so Patti can bring the right amount of salmon.
Find details and sign up for trunk-or-treat here!
Our dinner and celebration will be held on November 6th in Pollok Hall. This will be a catered event so we will need everyone who plans to attend to RSVP. You can do so here or turn in your RSVP card into the church office. You must RSVP by October 3rd.
To find out more info about our 75th Anniversary click here.
AN INVITATION TO RESPOND USING ALL WORSHIP ARTS
In anticipation of our 75th anniversary celebration, we artists need to have a response to God's faithfulness yesterday, now and forever...[the theme]. Since some of our founders were artists themselves, we stand on very strong shoulders. We have a responsibility to carry on our mission as artists in the church to proclaim God's Glory and His marvelous works as well as what the Holy Spirit is proclaiming through us using our gifts in the arts.
As a way of providing inspiration, we will look to Psalm 75. It is only 10 verses and covers a multitude of topics. Please meditate on it. If you only want to focus on the first couple of verses, that is good as well. Let the Holy Spirit inspire you to respond to God's word in Psalm 75. For the visual artists, please work as large as you are able, since our gallery is in the sanctuary for this celebration. I would like to begin hanging your artwork in October, or before. All work of "Living in the Resurrection" will be taken down in October. Thank you all for your participation and your willingness to allow your work to be displayed throughout these long months of the pandemic. They were wonderfully hopeful and healing!
We also have thought of the hymn "Now Thank We All Our God" as a theme song that was written from Psalm 75. You may use that as well for inspiration. All of the arts are welcome; dance, poetry, visual, music etc. Let your imagination soar!
Thank you for considering participating in this all congregation celebration! Your work adds to the whole response and we will all be blessed by your gift!
If you have any questions, contact Kriste Sveen.
PREPARATION FOR ALL SAINTS DAY
The Tribe of Dan and Worship Arts would like to display our 8x10 black and white pictures of our church saints who have gone before us to be with the Lord, on All Saints Day, Nov. 1.
We have not done this during the pandemic, so we have some of our own beloved who have passed during these past two years. If you would like your loved one's picture displayed in the sanctuary on All Saints Day, please submit a black and white 8x10 picture and name and dates and short bio of how they are connected to you, by Oct.15! If you know of others who do not see this newsletter and are connected to our church, please pass this along.
Any questions, see Leslie or Kriste Sveen