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October
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October is Clergy Appreciation
Month. Check out www.clergyappreciation.org
for ways to show appreciation to our pastors, Keith and Leondra,
for their service to our church.
HOUSE OF COMPASSION
SEPTEMBER REPORT
We
served 56 guests generous helpings of Sausage/Venison Goulash, Green beans
& Bacon, Mixed Fruit, Garlic Toast, Tomatoes, Variety Cookies, and Milk.
Our great volunteers included: Reg & Melidy, Joe & Kay, Veronica, Bess & Ken, Neil
& Peg, Royal, Naomi, Sharon SJ, & Diane R who provided food or money;
Bob & Jeanette, Fern, & Betty who prepared; Ann N, Wayne T, Ken &
Bess, & Diane T who served; Brent & Ann, Neil, Peg & Ria who cleaned up.
I
missed the preparation, however, I heard there was a
friendly discussion between Bob & Fern about seasoning the goulash. I
just know the final project tasted good! When I arrived at serving time Bob
gave the prayer and the line was continuous for about 20 minutes. Ken &
Bess toasted the bread and spread on the garlic butter. Diane served the goulash with Bob adding
cheese. Ann scooped the beans & added bread. Betty & Jeanette were
around to refill the tomato dish, fruit cups and cookies when needed. Wayne served drinks.
Most people came back for seconds. There seemed to be more families. A couple
Moms came with hungry young teenagers.
I’m sure we filled them up.
The clean up crew was efficient. Brent & Ann teamed up to rinse and fill
the dishwashers. Neil also got his hands in water for a while. Peg stayed by
the drinks so Wayne
could have a meal then started clearing & cleaning tables, with Ria’s assistance. She had suds up to her elbows for a
while! Ann had masking tape on her shirt and I asked if she felt she was
falling apart. Brent said this wasn’t
the first time he’s had to tape her back together!
John & I monitored. We had 5 single men and
one couple at 6:45 when the board member was there. Two men went right to bed
and the others put in a Star Trek movie, from 1980, which we watched tell
past 9:00. One did some laundry. While
those were getting ready for bed the board member returned and shortly
afterwards we had a knock on the door. It was a pastor of a local church
asking if a couple of men who were new from Mexico and looking for work could
stay the night with us instead of in their van. We welcomed them. The pastor was inspiring.
We were thankful he was able to interpret since they spoke little English and
no other guests were Hispanic. They signed the rules, got their showers and
headed to bed without any conflicts. So had a total of 9. No interruptions in
the night, aside from train whistles. One man left at 5:30 for work. Most of
the rest were up after 6:00 and left between 6:30-7:00. John had a short
conversation with one man about God’s giving us our free will. We gave out 6 Salvation Army lunch
tickets. All in all it was a good
experience.
HOUSE OF COMPASSION
SUPPLY CLOSET NEEDS
October is our month to help fill
the supply closet at HOC. Jean reports
more than 430 families are using the closet each month, so the need is
great. She often must tell people they
are out of the items they request.
Currently the most needed items are children’s cold & cough medicine, adult cold & cough
medicine, Kleenex tissues, and large size diapers. Bring your donations to the church by
Sunday, October 26. I’m sure your
generosity will be appreciated.
Honey Creek Homecoming
Friends are invited to gather at
the rural Honey Creek Meeting House for their annual Homecoming on Sunday,
October 12, beginning with a Worship Service at 11:00 a.m. Guest speaker will
be Karen Reece, a United Methodist lay speaker, from
Eldora.
After
a potluck meal everyone will return to the sanctuary for a time of music and
reminiscing.
Children’s Church
Children’s
Church will be held October 12, 19. & 26. Our lessons will come from
Judges, Matthew and Luke. For projects, we will continue to encourage public
school workers, and will send care packages to our college students. Our goal
is to encourage children to live their lives to honor Christ.
Liberty
USFW
Ladies of the church are welcome
to join the Liberty USFW ladies for their October 8th meeting at
Pam Norman’s at 7:00 p.m. A special program on quilts will be shared by Jean Hoppenworth and Dorothy Callaway. Ladies are welcome to
bring a quilt or a memory of a special quilt to share.
Bangor
USFW
On Tuesday, October 21, Bangor
USFW will meet at the church for a workday. Projects will include sewing baby
blankets and bags for walkers, and making tray favors. Everyone is asked to
bring their own sack lunch. Drink and dessert will be provided. Bess will
present our program following lunch. If you’ve been collecting change for
missions, bring it to this meeting.
MONDAY NIGHT BIBLE
STUDY
Women
in the New Testament are as diverse as women today. Jesus esteemed women and
allowed them to play a vital role in his life, death, burial and
resurrection. In the early church,
women were respected by the apostles and held responsible for their own
actions and decisions. Sapphira lost her life because of a decision she made to
disobey. The first convert in Philippii was a woman.
In meeting these women you will grow deeper in your understanding of
what it means to be a disciple. Come
join the Monday study group as they are challenged by these Biblical women to
draw closer to God.
Missions
It
will soon be Thanksgiving and we at Bangor Liberty give a "Thank Offering " for our thanks to God for his unmeasurable gifts to us. This special service will be
Sunday, November 23, 2003 and will take place during the morning worship
time, followed by a covered dish dinner at noon. The Missions Committee
brought to the monthly business meeting for approval the following
suggestions for our Thank Offering this year:
Church Camp Scholarships, House of Compassion, Cuba Yearly Meeting,
and Mike and Kay Cain in Belize.
You can give toward these mission areas or you can designate someone of your
choice. You will be hearing more about
these in the next Bell.
Also ,
we would like to introduce to you a young Christian worker, Jacob Kuntz, who
is serving a 2 year term at the high school in Ramallah at the Friends School there. Jacob is 23 years old, from Newburg , Oregon. He has worked with the Blackfeet
reservation in NW Montana, worked with Hispanic migrant workers, spent time in cross cultural studies among the Arabs in Cairo, Egypt.
He brings a wealth of gifts to the Friends as he will be teaching World History , Christianity and
take part in music and drama at the Friends School.
You will be hearing more about this young Christian man.
--BL Missions Committee
Thank You
Dear Bangor Liberty Friends,
Receive
greetings and appreciation from F.U.M. for the support given to Lugulu and Samburu ministries!
I had an opportunity to visit with your Pastor Keith recently at Bangor. How nice to
have a picture in my mind of your meeting house as I write. Be Blessed,
Rich Davis
FUM Development
Friends Committee on National Legislation (FCNL)
Representative
Jennifer Chapin Harris, a
representative from FCNL will be visiting, Iowa, October 12-14. She will be speaking
at College Ave. Friends, Sunday morning during Worship at 10:00 a.m. On
Monday the 13th she will be a t Wm. Penn University in the morning. On Tuesday
evening, the 14th, she will be speaking at 7:00 p.m. at the First Friends
Church in Des Moines. If you are
interested in hearing Jennifer on
Sunday morning or Tuesday evening, you are welcome at either event. If you
have questions, please call the IAYM office.
LIBRARY
LEDGE:
Spotlight on Women
During October the library will
highlight books of interest to women. We have a large selection of
devotionals, biographies, and fiction especially written for the Christian
woman. Following are just a few of what you’ll find on the library ledge. The
Friendships of Women encourage ladies to laugh and cry together; The
Power of the Praying Wife reminds us of the importance of a life of
prayer; and the Chonda Pierce books and video are
both fun and challenging to women of all ages. Check them out during October.
USED BOOK SALE
Several books and tapes have been
sorted out of our library to make room for new materials. Be sure to look
them over in the entryway and leave a donation if some are of interest to
you. Donations will be used to purchase new books on tape.
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