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TEACHINGS ON ANGER
Matthew 5:21-26
WOMEN’S BIBLE STUDY
Women's Bible Study New Topic: Deuteronomy/ the Kindness of God
Join other women for Bible study and a warm time of fellowship.
Tuesdays, 9:30-11am – Topic: Why did Jesus quote from the book of Deuteronomy more than any other book? It is about the kindness of God. Join us this fall for a new way of looking at Deuteronomy. For an overview of the book, see The Bible Project video: https://bibleproject.com/explore/video/deuteronomy/.
Saturdays, 8-9:30am – Topic: Join us to fellowship, pray, and preview the scripture passage for Sunday’s worship service.
Currently meeting via Zoom; looking at options for hybrid in-person and Zoom format this fall. No commitment and no preparation needed. Visitors welcome - stop in and try it out!
For the Zoom link, please contact the church office (630-469-5405 or info@gecovenant.org).
For questions, contact either Susan Ferrell (shferal@gmail.com) or Karen Hudson.
CHURCH PRAYER MEETING!
“Devote yourselves to prayer, being watchful and thankful.” Colossians 4:2
The Church prayer meetings are on Zoom every Monday night at 7pm!
Zoom ID: 859 848 614
Password: geecc
All are welcomed to this sweet hour of prayer! See you there!
Hudson-Renfroe shower invitation
Greetings,
All women are invited to a wedding shower to celebrate the November wedding of Daniel Hudson and Whitney Renfroe. Danny is a long-time member of our church, and son of Jim and Karen Hudson who have served our church diligently for many years.
When: Saturday, October 22nd, 2:00pm
Where: Family Life Center, Glen Ellyn Covenant Church
If you would like to help provide refreshments for the shower, you may sign up using this link.
Danny and Whitney continue to add items to their registry at The Knot and would also welcome IKEA gift cards. If you would like to contribute to a group gift, or have any questions, please contact Kristin Kriegbaum (adair.spirit@gmail.com or 630-294-0045).
We hope that you will be able to join us on the 22nd!
Kristin Kriegbaum
MAKERSPACE CREATIVE PRAYER
The Maker’s Space grew out of our congregation of GEECC in 2013, and is going into our 9th year of meetings of many different people. It is a place where we welcome creativity in our lives and introduce our creative Creator to our friends in our community. It is a safe place where you and your friends will feel welcomed. This year’s sessions will focus on Creative Prayer, using art to have a conversation with God. Having a conversation with a friend requires listening as well as talking, and we will be using art as a tool in the conversation process, especially when there are no words to describe our emotions. We will explore different kinds of prayer using different art mediums.
The October session of The Maker's Space will have a time of creating and listening to what's on your heart and hearing what is on the heart of God. We will explore two kinds of prayer, lament and praise and water based painting with pen and ink mediums. The importance is on the process not necessarily on the end product, although the art continues to speak long after the session is over. Come and explore how the arts can be a way to come out of the busyness of life and to hear purpose and validation of how much the Creator loves you.
Mark your calendars and invite your friends to the following sessions;
Oct. 9 Lament and praise
Nov. 13 Forgiveness and Thanksgiving
Jan. 15 Guest Artist Alison Tisdale Régnier “Paint your Heart Out”
All sessions are Sunday, 5-7pm in Munson Hall
Read more @www.themakersspace.us and RSVP@2013themakersspace@gmail.com
75th ANNIVERSARY CHOIR REHERSALS
The final exclamation point celebrating the church’s 75th Anniversary will occur on Sunday, October 30th with a dinner following worship. We are putting together a choir to sing in worship on that Sunday.
ALL ARE INVITED TO JOIN! Rehearsals will be on the following Sundays, during the Sunday School hour, 11:00-11:45: Sunday, October 2nd, Sunday October 17th and October 23rd.
Contact Leslie with questions or an exuberant response of “I’ll be there!”
PIZZA FUNDRAISER!
Dine in or order to go your families Barones dinner. Mention The Ark Preschool and 20% of the total sale comes back to our ARK Preschool fundraiser. October 19th 4:00 to 9:00 PM.
Barones is located at 475 Pennsylvania Ave, Glen Ellyn. For orders to go, please call 630-858-0555. Don't forget to just mention The Ark preschool when placing your order.
Dig in!
EMBRACING HOPE DURING ANXIOUS TIMES
Come join us on Thursday, October 13th from 6:30pm-8:30pm in the Sanctuary, to hear Apologist Stuart McAlister speak on embracing the aspect of hope during anxious seasons of life.
Stuart McAlister, Apologist, born in Scotland, has been a long-time Christian mobilizer in Europe, including several brief imprisonments for preaching the gospel in communist countries. Stuart McAlister is an international apologist and an Associate Fellow of the Oxford Centre for Christian Apologetics. Formerly, he worked with Operation Mobilisation before becoming General Secretary for the European Evangelical Alliance. Pluralism, postmodernism, and consumerism are regular topics addressed by Stuart in his leadership seminars. Stuart has been a lecturer at Alliance Theological Seminary in Nyack, New York, where he was honored with a doctor of divinity. Additionally, he has been a featured speaker several times at the European Leadership Forum.
Hope to see you there!
MISSIONS FOCUS
MISSIONS FOCUS
Love Offering
We have the opportunity this Sunday to share God’s love through Glen Ellyn Walk-In Ministry. One of our missions partners, this organization helps residents and others in urgent need of food, housing, transportation, and prescription medication. Contact Meg Tillman at our church for more information.
For ongoing needs and opportunities with our missions partners, contact Darren Miller or write to missions@gecovenant.org. If interested, ask to be added to the list to receive newsletter updates.
Stop by the Missions display case to see pictures and other highlights of our missionaries. For information on how to pray for our missionaries, contact Diane Brown to receive the GE COV Prayer Letter.
Watch for new, specific Missions partner highlights in the future.