Worship this Sunday

 

Community of Hope

Steven Charleston's words from one of his Spirit Wheel meditations includes these words. "They are watching over us, all those who have gone before... And they have seen enough in their own lives to know what we are going through... Now from their place of peace they seek to send their wisdom into our hearts... to guide us to reconciliation. Their love for us is strong. Their faith in us is certain... their light will lead you home." 
 
We are grateful for these words as we look back again this Sunday into the history of Community of Hope. For hope. For stories of love and continuance, and with faith and gratitude in our hearts. Come join us, and if a few of you are led to speak a few short words after our two storytellers, you are invited to do so!

Bulletin 
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Advent Lutheran

Let us go now to the banquet! Sunday’s readings include tables and feasts…and questions of who is welcome. Well, you’re welcome! Join worship shaped by ELW setting 7 as we gather around Jesus’ table. (The service includes communion, of course!)
Livestream
Bulletin (includes links to the liturgy, hymns, and Bible readings)

 

MCC Weekly Announcements

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Stewardship: Invest in the Future

We’ve kicked off stewardship season, when we invite your renewed investments in the life of the MCC. That includes annual membership renewal, updating volunteer opportunities, and sharing your financial pledge for the next year.

We’ve titled this year’s campaign “Invest in the Future,” particularly because we are hoping to add a staff position of Youth Ministry Coordinator, on behalf of our 6th-12th graders and also hoping to reach others and grow our congregation. All together, we anticipate next year’s budget to be about 6% higher.

You can find information and links to online pledge forms on our website. If you need hard copies, you can find some at church or contact Kaisa.

 

Adult Ed 

Make a plan to come at 9:00 to Adult Ed Sundays in the Covenant Room!

Oct. 11 - Deep Resilience: Religion, Spirituality and the Environment 
Dekila Chungyalpa, Director of the Loka Initiative at Center for Healthy Minds, UW Madison will talk about the interdependence of planetary, community, and inner resilience. In addition, she will share how contemplative practices can help us address eco-anxiety and climate distress. https://www.lokainitiative.org/dekila-chungyalpa
 

Oct. 18 – UCC & ELCA Boycotts for Palestine
LisaAnn Trembath will share what the UCC and ELCA are doing to support the people of Palestine. Among other things, they are asking us to use our financial power to boycott companies that directly support or benefit from the illegal Israeli occupation of the West Bank and Gaza. Join us to learn about the Wisconsin Conference UCC boycott efforts. The discussion will take place around two videos, with time for questions.

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Oct. 25 – Kiro Kopulos of Infinite Flow Yoga 
Learn about wellness, yoga, and dance with Kiro, who teaches yoga at the MCC on Thursday mornings.  Several MCC folks have taken his classes over the years. He is also a choreographer and dancer.  You may have seen him in Kanopy Dance productions at the Overture Center over the years.  Kiro will talk about his background, what yoga can offer us, and lead us in some gentle yoga movements.

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CFM News

All ages welcome at 9am as we ask "What does it mean to live justice, love kindness, and walk humbly with our God" and try it out. We'll bake cookies in the upstairs kitchen for the Halloween Harvestfest bake sale to benefit Voces de la Frontera. Come and lend a hand! *Reminder, there will be NO faith formation class on 10/18.
 
Thanks to those who came for our bonfire event last night! It was a beautiful and fun evening on the prairie together. 

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Halloween Harvestfest 

Costumes are encouraged for this fun celebration of all things fall. Come for Trunk or Treating, delicious food from the Three Sisters garden, music, bake sale for Voces de la Frontera, games, crafts, and even the Dane County Trash Lab! RSVP here and share our Facebook event with your friends and family to help spread the word!

If you'd like to host a trunk, help in the kitchen, greet, or help set up, sign up here.
 

Voces de  la Frontera  Fundraiser

VOCES de la Frontera or “Voices from the Border,” is Wisconsin’s leading immigrant rights organization and has been organizing and empowering immigrant workers and families over 20 years. MCC Building Unity group is partnering with our neighbors, Tamarack condo association, to raise funds for mutual aid and legal support for VOCES. Lawyers’ fees begin at $7,000. Our fundraiser will be a bake sale during the MCC HALLOWEEN HARVEST FEST. If so inclined, please sign up to bake some cookies or bars. The Signup Genius link is here.

You can bring your baked goods Friday afternoon, October 23rd or Saturday morning, October 24th. If you need more information, please contact Jean Einerson.  Thank you for your help.

 

Judith Morning Bible Study

Judith morning Bible study will meet on Tue, October 13 at 9:30 am in the Covenant Room.  We will discuss the lesson starting on p. 30 (the lavender section:) in the fall issue of Gather magazine.  It’s session 1 of “Bold faith on an unexpected journey”, Encountering God in the wilderness.  I think we can all relate and it should be an interesting discussion.  Hope to see many of you there - all are welcome. Questions?  Contact Joyce Anderson

 

Save the Date! Celebration for John Rowe's Years of Service

We will gather after worship on Sunday, November 1 to honor John Rowe for his many years of service as MCC’s Finance Committee Chair. John stepped down from his role as finance chair and Advent treasurer last year, and it’s time we finally honor him. Please join us for cake and a brief presentation to honor John. 

 

Haiti Allies Follow-Up from Bryan Sirchio

On behalf of Haiti Allies I (Bryan Sirchio) want to thank MCC for the privilege it was to be able to share a message and update during worship last week.  To reiterate my invitation, Haiti Allies would love to see some new members and friends of MCC join this ministry and get actively involved.  We're a fun little "circle" of about a dozen dedicated people who have operated as part of MCC's Global Outreach since 1999, but a number of our volunteers are ready to be relieved of ongoing commitments and would welcome new personalities, gifts, and energy.  We meet on Zoom along with some of our Haitian colleagues, usually on the first Thursday of each month at 6:30 p.m.  Our next meeting however will be on Thursday, October 15th.  If you have any questions about our work, what we need help with the most, and what you might be able to bring to this ministry, please call or text at 608-577-8716 or bryan@convergencemp.com.  And if you'd like to familiarize yourself with our work, please visit www.haitiallies.org or our e-commerce website where you can learn about the Haiti Creates factory we also helped start through our ministry (www.haiticreates.com.)  Thanks so much, come join us, and God bless all of you!!  Bryan Sirchio

 

Hats for Haiti

Thanks to you all PURLS has donated $145 to Haiti Allies and a bag full of hats to those who need them. Your generosity in donating yarn allows us to make those hats. Thanks again for your support.

 

Meals for Meier

Three slots next week remain on the meal train to help as Meier recovers from surgery. It is coordinated by Trans Medical Mutual Aid. Click here for the sign-up.

 

Climate Champions!

The MCC has again been recognized by Dane County as a Climate Champion, this time in the Food Waste category, partly because of our participation in the compost program. Read more here.