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Please join us today between services for donuts, muffins, coffee EVANGELICAL UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST and juice in the lobby. Our host is the Wee Care/Peppermint Board. Our host next week will be the Membership Board. THE WEEKLY WORD

Welcome Team (8:00 Stan Giffhorn Gloria Klaus Phil Mason Julie Mason October 2, 2016 Tom Wehrle Merle Wernle Welcome to Evangelical United Church of Christ! We encourage Rodney Zobrist Debi Zobrist you to return soon. Please stop at the visitors’ desk. Please sign the (10:15) Gene Redman Paula Redman Friendship Pad and pass it to the outside aisle where an usher will Brad Grohmann Beth Grohmann pick it up. Nursery care is available today in Room 38 for infants and toddlers (3 Valet Team (8:00) Lori Miscik (10:15) Connie Sparlin years old and under). Our volunteer for 9:00 and 10am is Dena Henricks. Our nursery staff attendant is Katie Henricks. Lay Reader (8:00) Rodney Knackstedt (10:15) Beth Grohmann Prayers, Concerns and Joys - Please include in your Prayers Attendance for September 25 - 197 Connie Louer Abert, Christel Bense (Barb Bray’s niece), Florence Hearing Devices are available. Please ask one of the ushers. Collmann, Betty Jo Cornell, Jeanne Dankenbring, Viola Deibert, Gene and Debra Dilley (Marsha Rinderer’s sister and brother-in-law), For Week 9/25/16-10/01/16 Marlene Dickerson, Rev. Tom Drewer, Jared Emig (nephew of Jerry and Karla Zurliene), Ellen Gelly, Robert Goth, Elaine Grundhoefer WEEKLY TOTAL $ 3,989.33 (Harold Byers’ sister), Norma Haberer, Maurie Henricks, Chrissy Knebel Hoeflinger, Carol Hoffman, Dorothy Johnson (Aunt of Ron WEEKLY BUDGET $ 5,647.75 and Kathy Schneider), Betty Kamm, John Klueter, Ben Krauz, Sophie

Over(Under) Weekly Budget $ (1,658.42) Kreher, Vera Kunz, Rev. Jim Langdoc, Betty Legier, Traci Luitjohan, Marion Marcus, Wayne Marcus, Ava Martin, Joe Michaelis, Becky YTD TOTAL $191,501.67 Morris (Shirley Hug’s niece), Daniel Morris, Richard Moser, Alicia YTD BUDGET $204,665.00 Rayner (Al & Shirley Flath’s daughter), Robert Reeves, Sandra Over(Under) YTD Budget $ 13,163.33 Reinacher, Ruth Reker, Don Rinderer, Russell Rinderer, Sandy Rinderer, Karen Schindler (Chari Hagler sister), Norman Schoeck, Senior Pastor – Christopher Hill ([email protected]) Sandy Schoeck, Tyler Simpson, John Snider, Doris (mother of Barb Associate Pastor – Will VerDuin ([email protected]) Stallard), Gloria Stuckwisch, Ken Sudbring, Gary Thiems, Diann Office Business Manager – Barb Bray ([email protected]) Bookkeeper – Patti Kohlbrecher ([email protected]) Thiems, Elva Tucker, De De Weder, Alvin Whitsell (Florence Choir Director – Lisa Cleveland ([email protected]) Collmann’s brother-in-law), Dale Wiesemeyer (Niala Keilbach’s Organist – Joan Schuetz ([email protected]) brother), and Kathy Wilsman (Nancy Byers’ sister), Barb Winters and Director of Children’s Ministries – Darlene Nagel Shirley Zbornak. Also, please pray for the family of Carol Radio Ministry – Casper Heichelbeck, Jacob Plocher and Zach Plocher Hunziker. Carol passed away on Monday, September 26. Radio Station WGEL 101.7 FM Greenville Church Phone: 618-654-7459 We’re looking for participants in the 2016 Tent & Treat! UCC in Belleville. See Main Board for more details.

th Decorate a table or tent & join us on Sun., October 30, 2-5 in the Hoyleton All-Stars Dinner Auction – Friday, October 14 at the Social Hall. Your table/tent can be as simple or as elaborate as you’d Four Points Sheraton in Fairview Heights, IL. See Main Board for like to come celebrate Halloween passing out candy to the kids! If details. decorating is not your thing, but you’d like to help, we need volunteers to help too. To register your table, volunteer to help or get ideas on We're about to open up EvUCC's extravagant welcome even more by how to decorate a table/tent contact: Darlene Nagel @ 973-9685 or having friendly faces welcoming you and new guests at the door on [email protected] or Amy Kreher @ 567-9872 or Sunday mornings! Fun, customized buttons, big smiles, and [email protected] no later than October 14. handshakes or hugs to let everyone know that "no matter who you are, you're welcome here." Want to be part of the Greeter Team? It's Don't forget to sign up for our 2nd A nnual 5k! The run/walk will be easy and fun! Talk to Pastor Will! email: [email protected] next Saturday on October 8 at 8am and all proceeds will benefit HART Phone: 654-7459 of Highland. Registration forms can be found in the narthex or at Evucc.org under the "new!" Tab. Please contact Beth Hegger at 618- This Week’s Schedule 978-5554 or [email protected] if you have any questions. Sunday: 11:00 a.m. – 5pm DuBois Fall Festival 7:00 p.m. AA NOTICE!! DATE CHANGE - Our Men’s Breakfasts will begin Monday: 7:00 a.m. Quilters again Sat, November 12 at the Baymont Inn & Suites in Highland. 10:00 a.m. First Place for Life Bible Study The topic for this year will be: “Ten Men of the Bible”. Please join (conference room) us at 8am as we fellowship and discuss. 6:30 p.m. Grief Share Wednesday: 9:00 a.m. Wednesday Morning Followship Bible Study The 29 th Annual Talents and Treasures Auction is fast approaching 6:00 p.m. God Squad on Sunday, November 6 at 12 noon at the KC Hall in Highland! 6:00 p.m. Bell Choir Practice Please mark your calendars and invite family and friends to join in the 6:30 p.m. Next Step fun! Please consider donating your talents and treasures or 7:00 p.m. Choir Practice soliciting your employer for donations for our event. Friday: 8:00 p.m. AA/Alanon

The Women’s Guild will meet at 1 P.M. on Tues, Oct. 4. We invite Worship Memorials/Honorariums to the Glory of God all women of the church to attend. No I.D’s or prerequisites are required. Walk-ins are encouraged. After the fun meeting, we will The Radio Ministry is from Steve and Bonnie Thiems in memory play bingo at Faith Countryside Homes and treat the residents to ice of Carmon Thiems. cream sodas. Please come and help us “Serve the Lord with gladness”. The Bulletin Ministry is from Tootie Reding in Memory of Roy The Guild Board will meet at noon before the regular meeting. Reding on their 67th Wedding Anniversary. Talents and Treasures Auction Quilt Raffle - The quilters have once again handcrafted a beautiful quilt (see it in the lobby) to be raffled for the church auction on November 6th. Tickets are available in the church office. Trivia Night to Benefit DuBois Center – November 12th at St. Paul