• WHAT’S YOUR WHY? – Stewardship Month – October
  • • October 5th – Why Give My Hard Earned Money?
    • October 12th – Why Spend Long Hours?
    • October 19th – Why Pray for the World and Church? – Brunch & Mini Mission Project to follow worship
    • October 26th – Why Use Your Talents for the Church? Guest Group – Southern Hospitality
• 1 John Bible Study – Wednesdays at 10:00am & 6:30pm -Bethany United Methodist Church
• Truck or Treat – Sunday, October 26th from 3:00-5:00pm – Weyers Cave Community Center
• “WHAT’S YOUR WHY” BRUNCH? – That’s an easy answer! We like to eat and fellowship together as a church family. On Sunday, October 19th immediately after the service, we will enjoy a fall brunch. After we eat, those interested will participate in a mini-mission moment as we pack up the items donated for Valley Misson (see announcement below). Sign-up sheets for brunch food items and those willing to help set up/clean-up is on a table in the Welcome Center.

Dates to Know

• Youth Event, Sunday, September 28th at Bethany UMC. Details forthcoming.
• SPPRC Meeting, Monday, September 29th at 6:30pm – Sunday School Classroom
• 1 John Bible Study, Wednesday, October 1st at 10:00am and 6:30pm – Sunday School Classroom
• Trustees Meeting, Wednesday, October 1st at 6:30pm – Downstairs Classroom
• Truck or Treat Meeting, Sunday, October 5th – after the worship service
• Young at Hearts, Tuesday, October 7th at noon – Wood Grill, Harrisonburg
• 1 John Bible Study, Wednesday, October 8th at 10:00am and 6:30pm – Sunday School Classroom
• Youth Event, Sunday, October 12th at Verona UMC. Details forthcoming

• Join us as Pastor Blaine leads a church-wide Bible Study every Wednesday in October, beginning on October 1st at 10am and 6:30pm. We will be exploring the book of 1 John together. Pastor Blaine does a morning and evening study to encourage more folks to show up and participate as we dive deep into the Scriptures. So bring your Bible and come on out!
• The Sojourners Adult Sunday School class will begin a new lesson series entitled, “The Lord’s Prayer: The Meaning and Power of the Prayer Jesus Taught,” by Adam Hamilton on Sunday, October 5th.This study is a series of six lessons regarding the most important prayer of our Christian faith with each word saturated with meaning, a meaning we often miss when we pray it. You are invited to come and join us for this exciting series. We meet shortly after the Worship Service in the Sunday School classroom across from Pastor Blaine’s office. If you have thought about expanding your knowledge about the fundamentals of our faith, now is an excellent time!
• Apple Tree is finally here. We will have the envelopes laid out on Sunday for you to pick up one or a couple. Please be sure to sign the sheet if you take the envelope, so we know who has it. Remember all these gifts will go to Kingsway Ministries and support the families that have an incarcerated family member. These may be the only gifts that these kids receive, so please plan on participating and making a child’s Christmas morning a little bit brighter. The envelopes will be out every Sunday until all are taken. We ask you to bring the gifts back unwrapped by Sunday, Nov. 23. If you would like to buy scotch tape or a roll of Christmas paper to donate that would be great, too. If you would like to help with shipping costs, please put cash in the envelope with your gift when you drop it off.
• The Mission Team will be collecting the following items:
  cough drops, cough syrup, Tylenol, ibuprofen, Pepto, tissues (little purse size or regular tissue boxes), Lysol, Lysol wipes, cold and flu medicines, children’s Tylenol & Motrin.
• These items will be donated to Valley Mission in Staunton to help the homeless staying there during the winter months. When you are purchasing your own, please pick up some extras to donate. On Oct. 19th we will have a mini mission to make little kits of the items collected by that date. We will continue to collect these items until November 2nd. Thank you for thinking of others this winter season in sickness and nursing them back to health. A donation bin will be located in the Welcome Center soon.
• On Saturday, November 15th, Love INC will be having a Christmas Extravaganza at Augusta Expo for some of their families. We will have volunteer sheets out soon to sign up to help with this event. We would like to have 6-8 volunteers for the 8-10am shift and 6-8 for the 10-12 shift. This event will be from 8am to 3pm. The volunteers will be used to help the families pick out gifts and be personal shoppers, stock the gifts, or wherever they are needed during their volunteer time.
• Hope everyone is saving the Truck or Treat date of Sunday, October 26 from 3 to 5. Sign-up sheets are in the Welcome Center for food donations and help. Please continue to donate that candy! Monetary donations are welcome too!