Where has the time gone? Halloween is over; Thanksgiving is not yet here; Christmas lights are going up, AND our gospel reading from Matthew 25:1-13 is full of Advent themes of waiting and watching! While you wait in this “in-between” time, join us for worship and fellowship on Sunday at 9:30am. Blessings, Pastor Becky

On Nov. 2nd, we observe All Saints Sunday. Being a saint isn’t the same as being perfect. You are a living saint who can celebrate the saints who have gone before us. Join us as we celebrate the saints of the past in the midst of worshiping with the saints of the living. Blessings, Pastor Becky

Tomorrow is Reformation Sunday and Affirmation of Baptism (confirmation) for 3 of our young people. They will share their faith statements for our message and will do the children’s message. The three are Martin Mead, Lauren Bushman, and Zach Baschnagel. Blessings, Pastor Becky

Have you ever spent time planning for a party, sending out invitations, only to have no one RSVP? What if you went to all of that work and NO ONE showed up? What would you do? Find out tomorrow in worship what the king did in the parable of the wedding banquet from Matthew. Yikes! We will struggle together with this ugly parable about invitation and grace. Blessings, Pastor Becky

Artist Jan Richardson calls the parable of the landowner and the tenants in Matthew 21 “a vineyard drenched with violence.” Join us in worship tomorrow morning as we discover how God works through the violence of crushed grapes and pours out new life for us through the very death of Jesus. Join us at the table for the Lord’s meal — all are welcome. Blessings, Pastor Becky