Weekly Reminders

Once a year, on All Saints Sunday, the church remembers those of our community who have passed on since the previous All Saints Day. This year in the 9 a.m. and 11 a.m. worship services we will be remembering Charles Mann, Gloria Merchant, Janie Giannoni, Jan Bond, Ann Davis, and Leon Jourlmon III. Early church leader, Clement of Alexandria (150 – c. 215 AD) wrote, “Jesus Christ, by coming into this world, has changed the sunsets of time into the sunrises of eternity.” While we miss our loved ones who are no longer with us here, we trust that they are experiencing new life in the Kingdom of God. Please join us this Sunday as we celebrate God’s promise, that he will give us Hope and a Future.

Blessings,  Pastor John

Prayer Team
Would You Like to Be Prayed For? On the first Sunday of each month, the Prayer Team will be meeting in the chapel at 10:15 a.m. We will be praying for those on the prayer list, and for any individuals who would like to receive prayer.

Christmas Poinsettias
Thank you to the many who have already ordered Poinsettias for Christmas! We turn the order in tomorrow, so if you would still like to order one this year, please let us know today!
Online order form 

District 17 Charge Conference
The annual business meeting for our District 17 (Elbert, Hart, and Franklin Counties) of the North GA Conference of the Global Methodist Church is Tuesday, November 4, at 6 pm. At Hartwell First. Andy Postell will be preaching. All are welcome to attend.

The Gospel of John
The Thursday Night Bible Study will start a new study this week on the Gospel of John. All are welcome. Prior Bible Study experience is not required. The class is at 6 p.m. and is available in person in the conference room and online via Zoom.

EC Food Ministry
The food ministry will distribute food on Saturday, November 15, at 6 am. Food packing will be on Thursday, November 13, at 9:30 a.m. The collection for this distribution is cranberry sauce. Volunteers are greatly needed and appreciated.

Praise Report - Playground Dedication
Thank you, thank you, thank you to all those who worked on the new playground project! Special thanks to our hard-working Trustees who have seen this project through, and to all of those who made special donations to make this possible. Generations of children will be blessed! The playground is now open and ready for business! There will be an official dedication ceremony at the new playground on Sunday, November 30, following the Combined Service. Everyone is invited, especially the children!

Everyone is invited to enjoy supper with your church family this coming Wednesday, November 5. The menu this month is Chili, Baked Potato, Corn Bread, and Apple Pie. We start serving at 5:30 p.m., and the cost is $10 per adult, $5 per child, 10 and under. Please register online by 4 p.m. on Monday.

• Also, if you have not yet had your picture taken, we will be taking directory pictures during the dinner for the new church directory.

On November 9, we will have ONE Worship Service at 10 a.m. in the Sanctuary, followed by a meal packing event with Rise Against Hunger at 11 a.m. in the Crossroads Connection Center. The Missions Committee will be providing pizza for workers. People of all ages can help. Please plan to take part in this meaningful Sunday!

Thank you all for participating in Operation Christmas Child! Boxes are due back on Sunday, November 16. Almost all boxes have been picked up; however, we have a few left. If you would like to pack a few, please stop by the church office to pick up. Please be reminded that a $10 donation is requested to help cover the cost of shipping. The donation can be placed inside the box on top of packed items. 

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In 1959 Bill Gaither graduated from Anderson College, Indiana, with a bachelor's degree in English and a minor in Music. He went to work as an English teacher, pursuing music on the side. In 1963 he was asked to play the piano for a revival meeting in the area that featured the preaching of Dr. Dale Oldham. The meeting went well and afterwards Dr. Oldham asked Bill to write a song that included the words, “He touched me.” Gaither, who would later say that “songs are like whispered answers to questions of the heart”, took the words from Oldham as the theme of his first hit song, “He Touched Me.” This song would later be recorded by the Imperials, Elvis Presley, Tennessee Ernie Ford, and, more recently, Steven Curtis Chapman. Bill Gaither might have been writing about the woman that Jesus made whole in Luke 13:10-17.

We are looking at the Luke passage this week and the spiritual wholeness that Jesus wants to bring to us all.

Blessings,
Pastor John