Announcements
Coming Up This Week * Both the Tuesday night book club (on Just Mercy) and Wednesday night Bible study (on 1 Corinthians) are ongoing! You're invited to join any time. Contact Pastor Peg to join book club, and either pastor or Dave Smoyer to join Bible study! * Next Sunday,
Shorts
David's Trust in God David is reflecting on this whole experience and on God, and he says, I will bless the Lord at all times. His praise shall continually be in my mouth. Now, David could have griped at God about how mean Saul was and how unfair
Sermons
For All Saints Day, Rev. Peg Bowman talks about remembering not just extraordinary saints, but regular people who love God. She explains that the scripture readings describe the blessings and rewards of the saints who have suffered in this life.
Announcements
Christmas Store Nominations: * It's time to submit nominations for the Christmas Store. * If you know a family who could use a blessing this year, please submit the form by Sunday, November 12th (this is a firm deadline: scheduling families is a major task!). * Contact Stormie for more details.
Shorts
The Lemon Squeeze Challenge To begin, there was once a strong man at a circus slideshow, a sideshow, who demonstrated his power before large audiences every night. Toward the end of one of his performances, he squeezed the juice from a lemon between his hands. He said to the onlookers,
James Campana
Jim challenges the congregation to shift from seeing themselves as passive recipients of ministry to embracing their identity as equipped ministers called to employ their diverse gifts to make disciples and build up the body of Christ.
Fairhaven Advocate Newsletter: * The November and December editions of the Fairhaven Advocate Newsletter were finalized yesterday. * If you have an email address, you would have received the newsletter via email – a new development for us. * Moving forward, we aim to collect email addresses for individuals not currently on our list.
Shorts
Waiting for God One theologian puts it this way, stewardship includes participating in God's mission, listening to God's law, doing justice, loving kindness, a way of life that includes opposing cruelty, injustice, and arrogance in all their forms. The question then becomes, what has God gifted
Sermons
As we learn about ourselves and who God created in here, we also learn about what we have that we can offer to others. The question then is, what is God calling us to offer to the body of Christ and to the community around us? If we know what God has given us, then we know what we have to offer.
Announcements
* Hilltop's Trunk or Treat event is this weekend, October 28 from 4-6pm. They need donations of candy and treats. Contact Lou Anne for more info or contact me to reach out to Lou Anne. * It's time to submit nominations for the Christmas Store project to help
Gala
Save the Date for the 2023 Gala Benefit Dinner & Auction! Friends of Fairhaven, mark your calendars for Saturday, November 18th and join us for an evening of fun and fundraising at the South Hills Country Club. This year’s gala benefit dinner and auction promises to be a memorable
Peg Bowman
Fairhaven Sermon 10 8 20230:00/1111.8961× Summary This week’s sermon begins by acknowledging that October is a time when many churches discuss stewardship and giving. However, Pastor Peg says that before talking about giving, we need to focus on who we are giving to – God. Pastor Bowman