ANNOUNCEMENTS

The November Beacon is now available on the Monthly Beacon page of this website.

The Evangelism Committee invites members to join in assisting with BINGO at the Ohio Veterans Home on Saturday, Nov. 9.They will be providing cookies for the veterans and prizes for BINGO. If you would like to assist, please arrive at the Ohio Veterans Home at 9:00 a.m. BINGO begins at 9:30 a.m. and lasts about an hour.

Come and celebrate with Mary Alice Hertlein at an open house from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 9, in Frey Hall. Mary Alice celebrated her 100th birthday on Tuesday, Nov. 5. She is our oldest member.

We will observe the Women of the ELCA Thankoffering Sunday on Nov. 10. Our women will lead worship at both services. The theme is "With Our Whole Heart, We Give God Thanks." Please fill and bring your Thankoffering envelopes and boxes back and place them in the Thankoffering baskets at the entrances and on the Access Hall table. The money will go to ELCA Global Hunger as it celebrates its 50th birthday. Thank you to those who are leading worship Sunday: at 8:30 a.m., Debbie Mitchell, Connie Perry, Sue Bohrer, Lisa Jewell, and Maya Taylor; at 10:30 a.m., Cathy Latham, Cleda Weddle, Dena Morris, Linda Sue Stephan, and Dorothy Carrington.

We will collect the Agape 2024 Thanksgiving and Christmas Food Boxes on Sunday, Nov. 10. Please bring your food boxes to the Access Hall entrance. The LYO and others will organize the boxes and take them to Sardinia Hope Church. Remember to tape your $12 for ham and other perishables to the box.

This Sunday, Nov. 10, is our final deadline for submitting recipes. This will still give us enough time to have the cookbooks ready to buy as Christmas presents. Encourage kids and grandkids to submit recipes as well, and they can submit drawings with their recipes. We can use more recipes of sides, appetizers, main dishes, or drinks like punch and hot cocoa. You can text Barbara Fowler at 937-516-9196 or email your recipes to her at mrs.barbara.fowler@protonmail.com.

Executive Committee will meet at 5:30 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 10.Church Council will meet at 6:00 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 10. We will vote on a 2025 church budget to recommend at the congregational meeting on Nov. 17.

We observe Veterans Day on Monday, Nov. 11. To all our veterans and those still serving: thank you for your service!

Dorcas Circle will meet at 7:00 p.m. Monday, Nov. 11, in Frey Hall. All confirmed women are invited to attend. We will begin with a business meeting as we wrap up plans for our Christmas party and other Christmas activities. Pastor Laura will bring two Acts Bible Studies for you to look at and decide which one you would like to use when we resume meeting again in March. Following the business meeting, Pastor Laura will lead the interim Bible study on Ephesians 1 and 2 and Grace. Copies of the Bible study can be picked up from the Access Hall table.

We will hold our annual congregational meeting on Sunday, Nov. 17. We will have one worship service at 10:00 a.m. SundaySchool, Adult Forum, and Catechism will meet at 9:00 a.m. We will hold the meeting immediately following worship. During this important meeting, we will vote on the proposed 2025 budget, new council members, and new members of the Audit and Nominating committees. Travis Phillips, Paul Hertlein, Shauna Weis, and Steve Weddle will complete their council terms. We thank them for their work, and we need four members in good standing to take their place. Please prayerfully consider saying "yes" if a Nominating Committee member approaches you.

Agape will hold its quarterly meeting at 7:00 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 14, at St. Mary's Catholic Church. Agape will discuss the holiday boxes and the upcoming Community Thanksgiving Service. You are welcome to attend.

The Agape Community Thanksgiving Service will be held at 7:00 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 26, at Sardinia Hope Church. Pastors Greg Imboden and Jim Schroeder will lead worship, along with other area pastors. Pastor Marion from the Sardinia Church of Christ will give the message. Light refreshments will be served following the service. The offering will go to the Agape Emergency Fund. Please bring canned and boxed goods for the Interfaith Pantry at Sardinia Hope. Come and give thanks to God for our many blessings!