A vigil for victims of gun violence will be held TONIGHT at 6:00 pm in the sanctuary. Come be in fellowship with others for meditation and prayer in loving remembrance of victims and that God turn hearts from violence to love.
November 14—6 pm First Christian Church’s Cake & Pie Auction! Rev. Kent will serve as auctioneer.
Next week is Berea College’s Homecoming, Nov. 16-18. Black Music Ensemble’s Annual Homecoming Concert will be held here at 1:30 pm on Saturday. All welcome, no charge. The Alumni Choir, led by Dr. Stephen Bolster, will sing the anthem and other service music at worship on Sunday the 18th.
Hanging of the Greens for Nov 25 at 1:30. All are welcome to participate in decorating the Sanctuary. Many hands make light work! Cookies and hot cocoa for dessert!
Resilient kids, Connected Parents Parenting Classes continue November 14 & 28. Come to a group at Wednesday Night Live to support each other in the hard work of nurturing children in the 21st century. When we first have our children, it’s tempting to think that the job will get easier as our children sleep through the night, get out of diapers, and get past the tantrum stage. In reality, we find that each age and stage presents challenges and struggles, and we need support!
Led by Jenny Hobson from our Faith Development Board, this group will use excerpts from the work of Daniel Siegel and Tina Bryson as a jumping-off point to support each other and learn new strategies for dealing with the challenges that face our growing kids. Siegel and Bryson are pioneers in using new knowledge about neuroscience to craft everyday, practical strategies to help children become balanced, resilient, insightful, and empathetic. 6:30 -7:30 pm on Wednesdays, in the Wayside Room. Childcare is provided. Call or text Jenny with questions or to sign up: 859-893-1075 or jennyhobsonschoice@gmail.com.
Everyone is invited to the Nov. 16th SongFarmer Gathering in the Community Room. A community supper will begin at 5:30. Sign up to perform by 6:00 PM. A “SongFarmer” is any musician, songwriter and fan who use their music to make their families, hometown and lives better. The event runs from 5:30 – 8:30.
November 17, Liberty Place Annual Holiday Luncheon, Decorated Table Auction and Silent Auction. All welcome, tickets are $30 each. Reserve a group together by purchasing a table of tickets (8 for $240). Bidding for the silent auction will be from 11:30 am – 2:30 pm. Purchase tickets by phone at 859-625-0104 or online at www.foothillscap.org
All proceeds and donations for and at this event will go to support Liberty Place Recovery Center for Women, a program of Kentucky River Foothills Development Council, Inc.
Meals for Jennie Kiteck. Friends, if you or your children ever played strings with Jennie Kiteck, now might be a nice time to reconnect briefly. She’s not doing much cooking these days and Union Church has set up a MealTrain to provide a home-cooked meal for her once a week on Friday evenings. She is an adventurous eater and does a great job washing up your containers! Use this MealTrain link: https://mealtrain.com/dwkg44 (the link will be live in the emailed Monday announcements).
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How do you get to Carnegie Hall? Our Choir can tell you! They will perform in the concert A Winter Rose November 26. American composers/conductors Joseph Martin and Mark Hayes bring their original choral music to Carnegie Hall to celebrate the holidays. Ticket prices start at $20! Call the office for the link. Spread the word if you’ll be in the city, or know someone with a Berea connection who will.
Thanksgiving Meal Delivery: Join members and friends to help deliver meals on Thanksgiving day, 10:30 am at First Christian Church Parking Lot. Members from all Berea churches are serving up this blessing. Meals are all prepared ready to deliver to addresses you will be given. Bring an insulated cooler to keep them hot!
Christmas Caroling: Sunday December 16th at 4:00pm. Help is needed to plan the details of this event. Please contact Laura (call or text) at 859-358-0106 or joyfulsunflower @gmail.com to volunteer your fun-planning skills!
Please Sign up to Read Scripture or to Help Greet and Usher! Please use our electronic sign up system, http://signup. com/go/xkdVtB, where you can pick a date that works for you and get reminders! OR you can also call the office and we’ll get you on the lists.
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