HANDS OF GRACE is in need of hats, gloves, mittens, and scarves for men and women.  Donations may be left in the bins in the narthex.  Thank you!

OPPORTUNITIES to serve God and the people of St. Paul’s are available by joining the Christian Education Board, Trustees Board, and Fellowship Board.  Prayerfully consider using your time to share your faith and the love of our savior Jesus Christ with fellow members of St. Paul’s and the community around us. Contact Sara Shermer at Sara.shermer@gmail.com .

LADIES AID is collecting personal hygiene goods (for men, women, and children) until December 31^st.  Donations may be left in the boxes under the Christmas tree or in the narthex and will go to Susan B. Anthony and FISH in Torrington. If you would like to contribute, a complete list needs is on the lectern in the narthex.  Thank you.

EMPATHY IS SOMETHING WE ALL NEED—and it’s something we all can give.  A new book from Stephen Ministries (The Gift of Empathy: Helping Others Feel Valued, Cared for, and Understood) lays out principles and practices that empower you to better understand, connect with, and care for family, friends, coworkers, and others you may relate to.  Are you interested in being part of a group study of this book, starting in January? If so, contact Fred Schott for details. (wfredschott@gmail.com)

OUR LADIES’ BIBLE STUDY, Women of the Word, will meet on Tuesday afternoon, January 16th, 1:00-2:30pm. We will meet at Ken and Judy’s home in Collinsville. Our book is Twelve Unlikely Heroes of the Bible, and our hero this month is Jonah. Family and friends are always welcome, so reach out and invite someone new. Contact Judy for more information: jbyrnsie@yahoo.com.

HANDS OF GRACE is in need of hats, gloves, mittens, and scarves for men and women.  Donations may be left in the bins in the narthex.  Thank you!

OPPORTUNITIES to serve God and the people of St. Paul’s are available by joining the Christian Education Board, Trustees Board, and Fellowship Board.  Prayerfully consider using your time to share your faith and the love of our savior Jesus Christ with fellow members of St. Paul’s and the community around us. Contact Sara Shermer at Sara.shermer@gmail.com

LADIES AID is collecting personal hygiene goods (for men, women, and children) until December 31^st.  Donations may be left in the boxes under the Christmas tree or in the narthex and will go to Susan B. Anthony and FISH in Torrington. If you would like to contribute, a complete list needs is on the donation box in the narthex and in the bulletin.  Thank you.

EMPATHY IS SOMETHING WE ALL NEED—and it’s something we all can give.  A new book from Stephen Ministries (The Gift of Empathy: Helping Others Feel Valued, Cared for, and Understood) lays out principles and practices that empower you to better understand, connect with, and care for family, friends, coworkers, and others you may relate to.  Are you interested in being part of a group study of this book, starting in January? If so, contact Fred Schott for details. (wfredschott@gmail.com)

CHRISTMAS FLOWER dedications are due today! 

HANDS OF GRACE is in need of hats, gloves, mittens, and scarves for men and women.  Donations may be left in the bins in the narthex.  Thank you!

OPPORTUNITIES to serve God and the people of St. Paul’s are available by joining the Christian Education Board, Trustees Board, and Fellowship Board.  Prayerfully consider using your time to share your faith and the love of our savior Jesus Christ with fellow members of St. Paul’s and the community around us. Contact Sara Shermer at Sara.shermer@gmail.com.

THE VERY FIRST class of the “Every One His Witness” Bible study is today in the Lower Fellowship Room.  Please join us!

LADIES AID is collecting personal hygiene goods (for men, women, and children) until December 31^st.  Donations may be left in the boxes under the Christmas tree or in the narthex and will go to Susan B. Anthony and FISH in Torrington. If you would like to contribute, a complete list needs is on the donation box in the narthex.   Thank you.

HANDS OF GRACE is in need of hats, gloves, mittens, and scarves for men and women.  Donations may be left in the bins in the narthex.  Thank you!

LADIES AID would like to thank all the saints who donated time and goods to the Fair.  It was a success!! The Fair is still going on today in the Lower Fellowship Room.   

OPPORTUNITIES to serve God and the people of St. Paul’s are available by joining the Christian Education Board, Trustees Board, and Fellowship Board.  Prayerfully consider using your time to share your faith and the love of our savior Jesus Christ with fellow members of St. Paul’s and the community around us. Contact Sara Shermer.

THE VERY FIRST class of the “Every One His Witness” Bible study will be postponed until Dec. 10th (Advent 2). There will be no Bible study on Dec. 3rd (Advent 1). The Ladies Aid Christmas Fair will still be set up downstairs in the lower fellowship room. Please come downstairs to look through what they have and for fellowship together in celebration of the beginning of a new church year. 

REMINDER: Sons of Thunder will not be collecting empty cans and plastic bottles today.  We will resume December 31^st. 

HANDS OF GRACE is in need of hats, gloves, mittens, and scarves for men and women.  Donations may be left in the bins in the narthex.  Thank you!

HANDS OF GRACE would like to thank everyone for your generous donations toward providing 50 families with a Thanksgiving meal.  God’s blessings to all for your continued support of our mission to share the Gospel message and provide food, clothing and household items to those in need.

WREATH MAKING TODAY after Service in the Lower Fellowship Room. 

REMINDER: Christmas Fair is Saturday, December 2^nd.  Ladies Aid would graciously appreciate any of the following:

~4 dozen cookies: please indicate name of cookie and   if it contains nuts, artificial sweeteners, gluten/dairy free, etc..         

~Baked goods: pies, jams, jellies, candy, cake, quick breads, securely wrapped.

~Knitted/sewn items. Handmade crafts.

~Christmas crafts and ornaments.

PLEASE PRICE YOUR ITEMS!!

FAIR SET UP is Friday, December 1st, after 10:00am, goods may be brought in then.  Also, please feel free to bring in your arts and crafts for the Fair this week during the morning. 

Thank you

To date we have collected 94 Gospel Opportunity Shoeboxes.  Additional boxes may be dropped off at Hands of Grace during the scheduled hours.  

• Nov 13: 4:00 PM -7:00 PM
• Nov 14: 4:00 PM -7:00 PM
• Nov 15: 9;00 AM-12;00 PM
• Nov 16: 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM
• Nov 17: 4:00 PM – 7:00 PM
• Nov 18: 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM
• Nov 19: 12:00 PM – 2:00 PM
• Nov 20: 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM

If you have any questions, please speak with Denise Yoreo

WOMEN OF THE WORD will be meeting at the church on Tuesday, November 14th from 1:00 – 2:30pm. We will be discussing our Unlikely Hero, Jonah. Friends and family are always welcome. Please RSVP Judy.

HANDS OF GRACE is making plans for our Thanksgiving food collection.  We will be giving 24 Turkey dinners. The turkeys are being provided by Foodshare. The following items are needed to complete the meal:

Cranberry sauce, 15 oz cans

French style green beans 15 oz cans

Cream of mushroom soup, @10 oz cans

French fried onions

Stuffing

Thank you.

FESTIVAL CHOIR is practicing for Thanksgiving Eve and Christmas Eve services. We meet directly following the service for 10-15 minutes.  Open to singers of all ages and abilities.  Please join us!  See Ruth Yeadon for more information.

CHRISTMAS FAIR:  we will be making wreaths for the Christmas Fair after Service on November 26^th.   Also, baked goods and crafts would be appreciated!  Please see the Christmas Fair insert in the bulletin for more information.       

HANDS OF GRACE is in need of hats, gloves, mittens, and scarves for men and women.  Donations may be left in the bins in the narthex.  Thank you!

THANKSGIVING EVE SERVICE is Wednesday, November 22^nd, at 7:00pm.

REMINDER: Sons of Thunder will be collecting empty cans and plastic bottles next Sunday.

HANDS OF GRACE is in need of hats, gloves, mittens, and scarves for men and women.  Donations may be left in the bins in the narthex.  Thank you!

HANDS OF GRACE would like to thank everyone for your generous donations toward providing 50 families with a Thanksgiving meal.  God’s blessings to all for your continued support of our mission to share the Gospel message and provide food, clothing and household items to those in need.

WOMEN OF THE WORD will be meeting at the church on Tuesday, November 14th from 1:00 – 2:30pm. We will be discussing our Unlikely Hero, Jonah. Friends and family are always welcome. Please RSVP Judy if you are unable to come.

From the Missions Board:

Operation Christmas Child

• Monetary donations to Operation Christmas Child are appreciated!  All donations made after 10/22 will be used for the shipping cost.  Please make donations payable to St Paul’s and designate to OCC.
• Gospel Opportunity boxes can be made until November 20th.  National Shoebox Collection week is Nov 13-20.  We will be hosting the local drop off collection center at Hands of Grace.  Please see Denise Yoreo if you’d like to help.

Capstone Ministry: 

Today, Pastor Dan and Patty Schmelzer will visit.  Pastor Schmelzer will be preaching during our worship service and Patty will do a presentation at 10:30 during our education hour. 

Mission Board Members, Denise Yoreo, Judy and Ken Byrne, Cynde Corthouts

HANDS OF GRACE is making plans for our Thanksgiving food collection.  We will be giving 24 Turkey dinners. The turkeys are being provided by Foodshare. The following items are needed to complete the meal:

Cranberry sauce, 15 oz cans

French style green beans 15 oz cans

Cream of mushroom soup, @10 oz cans

French fried onions

Stuffing

Thank you.

ARE YOU A MEMBER OF THRIVENT FINANCIAL?  If so, check out the Thrivent Choice program, where you can make personal donations to causes your care about with no processing fees.  St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, New Hartford, CT is enrolled in the program.  Eligible clients with membership can have a say in how Thrivent distributes some of its charitable funding by directing Choice Dollars.  For more information, go to thrivent.com/thriventchoice.

FESTIVAL CHOIR has begun practicing for Thanksgiving Eve and Christmas Eve services. We meet directly following the service for 10-15 minutes.  Open to singers of all ages and abilities.  Please join us!  See Ruth Yeadon for more information.

TODAY we will have a Pastor Appreciation Special Coffee Hour for both Pastor Mandile and Pastor Mongeau!  This special time of Fellowship and Appreciation will take place following our worship service during the time that the Adult Sunday School usually takes place.  This is also Cheryl Lowman’s last Sunday and it will be a chance to say “Bye for now”.  Cheryl will be moving by two of her daughters and 11 grandchildren in the Saugerties, New York area.

DAUGHTERS OF FAITH will be meet today, October 29th from 1:00 – 2::30pm at the home of Judy Byrne. We will be starting our new book, JESUS SAID WHAT? Please take a look at the Daughters of Faith Bulletin board downstairs next to the children’s Sunday school room. Friends and family are always welcome. Please RSVP Judy.  

WOMEN OF THE WORD will be meeting at the church on Tuesday, November 14th from 1:00 – 2:30pm. We will be discussing our Unlikely Hero, Jonah. Friends and family are always welcome. Please RSVP Judy if you are unable to come.

From the Missions Board:

Operation Christmas Child

• Monetary donations to Operation Christmas Child are appreciated!  All donations made after 10/22 will be used for the shipping cost.  Please make donations payable to St Paul’s and designate to OCC.
• Gospel Opportunity boxes can be made until November 20th.  National Shoebox Collection week is Nov 13-20.  We will be hosting the local drop off collection center at Hands of Grace.  Please see Denise Yoreo if you’d like to help.

Capstone Ministry: 

November 5th, Pastor Dan and Patty Schmelzer will visit.  Pastor Schmelzer will be preaching during our worship service and Patty will do a presentation at 10:30 during our education hour.  We will have a Potluck Brunch. Please bring a dish to share!

Mission Board Members, Denise Yoreo, Judy and Ken Byrne, Cynde Courthouts

HANDS OF GRACE is making plans for our Thanksgiving food collection.  We will be giving 24 Turkey dinners. The turkeys are being provided by Foodshare. The following items are needed to complete the meal:

Cranberry sauce, 15 oz cans

French style green beans 15 oz cans

Cream of mushroom soup, @10 oz cans

French fried onions

Stuffing

Thank you.

ARE YOU A MEMBER OF THRIVENT FINANCIAL?  If so, check out the Thrivent Choice program, where you can make personal donations to causes your care about with no processing fees.  St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, New Hartford, CT is enrolled in the program.  Eligible clients with membership can have a say in how Thrivent distributes some of its charitable funding by directing Choice Dollars.  For more information, go to thrivent.com/thriventchoice.

FESTIVAL CHOIR has begun practicing for Thanksgiving Eve and Christmas Eve services. We meet directly following the service for 10-15 minutes.  Open to singers of all ages and abilities.  Please join us!  See Ruth Yeadon for more information.

WINDOWS OF JOY INVITES all women of St. Paul’s to join them for their November meeting, which will be next Saturday, November 4^th.  We will be attending the Lutheran Women’s Missionary League New England District Retreat on Saturday, from 9am to 3pm.  Details are on the insert in this bulletin.  Registration forms are in the narthex.  We are hoping to meet at St. Paul’s early on Saturday and carpool together. Please contact Ruth Yeadon if you are interested. 

ONE WEEK FROM TODAY (OCTOBER 29th) we will have a Pastor Appreciation Special Coffee Hour for both Pastor Mandile and Pastor Mongeau!  This special time of Fellowship and Appreciation will take place following our worship service during the time that the Adult Sunday School usually takes place.  This is also Cheryl Lowman’s last Sunday and it will be a chance to say “Bye for now”.  Cheryl will be moving by two of her daughters and 11 grandchildren in the Saugerties, New York area.

SONS OF THUNDER will be collecting empty cans and plastic bottles next Sunday after service.

DAUGHTERS OF FAITH will be meeting on Sunday, October 29th from 1:00 – 2::30pm at the home of Judy Byrne. We will be starting our new book, JESUS SAID WHAT? Please take a look at the Daughters of Faith Bulletin board downstairs next to the children’s Sunday school room. Friends and family are always welcome. Please RSVP Judy.  

WOMEN OF THE WORD will be meeting at the church on Tuesday, November 14th from 1:00 – 2:30pm. We will be discussing our Unlikely Hero, Jonah. Friends and family are always welcome. Please RSVP Judy. if you are unable to come.

From the Missions Board:

Operation Christmas Child

• Please return completed Gospel Opportunity shoeboxes by October 22.
• Additional partially completed boxes are still available.  Please ask a Mission Board member to obtain one.
• Monetary donations to Operation Christmas Child are appreciated!  All donations made after 10/22 will be used for the shipping cost.  Please make donations payable to St Paul’s and designate to OCC.
• Gospel Opportunity boxes can be made until November 20th.  National Shoebox Collection week is Nov 13-20.  We will be hosting the local drop off collection center at Hands of Grace.  Please see Denise Yoreo if you’d like to help.

Capstone Ministry: 

November 5th, Pastor Dan and Patty Schmelzer will visit.  Pastor Schmelzer will be preaching during our worship service and Patty will do a presentation at 10:30 during our education hour.  We will have a Potluck Brunch. Please bring a dish to share!

Mission Board Members, Denise Yoreo, Judy and Ken Byrne, Cynde Courthouts

ANNUAL LADIES AID CHRISTMAS FAIR is Saturday, December 2^nd.  Please think of what you can do to support the Fair!  We are asking for ARTS AND CRAFTS, decorations, baked goods, ESPECIALLY QUICK BREADS and COOKIES, COOKIES, & COOKIES!  Have a question?  Contact Janice at 860-379-3172 or

slutheranchurch@snet.net. Thank you.

HANDS OF GRACE is making plans for our Thanksgiving food collection.  We will be giving 24 Turkey dinners. The turkeys are being provided by Foodshare. The following items are needed to complete the meal:

Cranberry sauce, 15 oz cans

French style green beans 15 oz cans

Cream of mushroom soup, @10 oz cans

French fried onions

Stuffing

Thank you.

ARE YOU A MEMBER OF THRIVENT FINANCIAL?  If so, check out the Thrivent Choice program, where you can make personal donations to causes your care about with no processing fees.  St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, New Hartford, CT is enrolled in the program.  Eligible clients with membership can have a say in how Thrivent distributes some of its charitable funding by directing Choice Dollars.  For more information, go to thrivent.com/thriventchoice.

FESTIVAL CHOIR has begun practicing for Thanksgiving Eve and Christmas Eve services. We meet directly following the service for 10-15 minutes.  Open to singers of all ages and abilities.  Please join us!  See Ruth Yeadon for more information.

WINDOWS OF JOY INVITES all women of St. Paul’s to join them for their November meeting, which will be Saturday, November 4^th.  We will be attending the Lutheran Women’s Missionary League New England District Retreat on Saturday, from 9am to 3pm.  Details are on the insert in this bulletin.  Registration forms are in the narthex.  We are hoping to meet at St. Paul’s early on Saturday and carpool together. Please contact Ruth Yeadon if you are interested. 

FOUND in the sanctuary: silver earring with black stone.  If it’s yours, see Janice.

PLEASE check your church mailbox.