1 Sherri Davis, Ryan Bond

eNews for members and friends of St. Jacob’s Blue Creek St. John’s Penntown November 2016

November 2016 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 1 2 3 4 5 St. John’s Women’s Board Circle @ Carol A’s 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Today’s Bible Study Newport Scripture: 7pm @ the Aquarium (tentative) Luke 20:27-38 Parsonage

13 14 15 16 17 18 19 Today’s Bible Study Holiday Tomorrow’s Scripture: 7pm @ the Parade Scripture: Luke 21:5-19 Parsonage Float riders & Luke 23:33-43 walkers needed! See next page 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 Community Tomorrow’s Thanksgiving Scripture: Service - 7pm Matt 24:36-44 @ St. John’s 27 28 29 30 Regular Worship Times: 8am St. Jacob’s Blue Creek, 9:30am Combined Sunday School @ St. John’s, 10:30am St. John’s Penntown 29 Kim Wiedeman NOVEMBER BIRTHDAYS 30 Jackson Arnett 1 Sherri Davis, Ryan Bond 2 Cheryl Barnhorst, Tracy Michael NOVEMBER ANNIVERSARIES 3 Drake Mitchell Nov 5 Cheryl & Joe Barnhorst 4 John Flaspohler, Sarah Laudick Nov 15 Karen & Bill Craig 6 Darrel Richter, Jenny Barnhart Nov 26 Scott & Shele Wiedeman 9 Barry Arnett, Ashli Hornberger, Ethan Billman Nov 26 Kimberly & Dwain Gesell 11 Bertie Bauman, Abigail Burns, Janet Schwab 12 Courtney Werner 13 Lynsey Jo Gesell 15 Sharon Cross 16 Logan McClure 17 Dave Raver, McKenna Hauteman 18 Jim Robertson Our next Newsletter will mail out prior to 19 Jason Cross, Stefanie Ratliff Thanksgiving. Please have articles and ideas 20 Piper McClure submitted to the office by Nov. 16. Thanks! 21 Louis Werner 23 Dan Hountz 24 Laura Barnhorst 25 Michael Schum 26 Jane Werner Sunday Nov 6: We ask that you lift in prayer our men and women serving in the military, the communities torn by war and those ravaged by tornadoes and floods, our shut-ins, and our friends with special needs:

Janet Wiedeman; Harold Wendell (Connie Flaspohler’s dad); Harold Hornberger; Sandy Laudick; Dr. Timothy Lawler; Jan Cowan (friend of Kim Gesell); Gregg Leppert (friend of Kim Gesell); a childhood friend of Diana Richter; Lynsey Gesell; Shirley Huneke (at Chateau of Batesville); James Robertson; Ralph Schaefer; Rev. Tommie Wallpe (410 Park Rd, Greensburg); Rev. Jennifer Mills-Knutson; and the family of Ruby Roberts, who passed on Oct 12.

Please call the office at (812) 623-3410, send an email to [email protected], or speak with Pastor Lynne with Sunman Holiday Parade – November 18 changes/additions to the prayer list. Updated 10-31-16 We need riders and walkers! Please see Pastor Lynne or Jim if you want to join the fun!

Looking ahead to Advent… Scrooge is an iconic figure who represents stinginess, greed, and generally being in a terrible mood. If Scrooge can be redeemed, then so can we. Can’t wait for Advent to start!

“There’s a little Scrooge in each of us yearning to thaw, yearning to love again. This week may you be visited by a surprising peace that may surpass your understanding. And when you feel it, even if for just a fleeting moment, know the miracle has just begun in you, for the sake of the whole world. May you be blessed by our God who loves you deeply; by Jesus, the true gift of God to each of us–this season and in all our days; and the Spirit who shows up just in time!”