TONIGHT, Thursday, September 12
8:00 pm: Choir Rehearsal
Sunday, September 15: Fourteenth Sunday after Pentecost
9:00 am: Bible Study – Welcome Center
9:30 am: Choir warm-up - Sanctuary
10:00 am: Worship – “Check the lost and found.”
11:00 am: Coffee and Welcome
11:15 am: Farewell for Warren - Welcome Center
11:30 am: Living with Mental Illness presentation - Sanctuary
Sunday’s Conversation Starter: “Do your prefer fall or spring?”
Sunday Assisting:Assisting Minister – Eric Heigis; Communion Assistant – Colleen Linares; Lector – Desiree Jessimy; Acolyte – David Day; Ushers – Rensford Lovell and Jones Day; Greeter – Ismay Lovell; Altar Guild – Colleen Linares and Esther Day; Organist – Michael Lewallen; Counters – Rensford Lovell and Desiree Jessimy; Social Hour – Nesta Alleyne. (Please contact the coordinator if you swapped dates and it’s not reflected here, or you need to make a change.)
“Thank You and Farewell”
Sunday we thank Warren Hageman for his 47 years of faithful service at Advent and bid him farewell. He is moving back to the Midwest to be near family.
“Let Me Tell You What It’s Really Like”
Also Sunday is a dramatic presentation on living with bipolar disorder, followed by a Q&A. You are encouraged to bring your refreshments to the sanctuary at 11:30 for this timely conversation. View the trailer and learn more.
Invitation for a Cursillo Spiritual Retreat Weekend. Do you need a break from life’s stress? Longing to recharge your spiritual battery? Spend three days on a Via de Cristo cursillo for a weekend of singing, worship, food and fun. It’s a great way to be renewed and strengthen your relationship with Christ. The women’s retreat is October 10-13 in Upper Marlboro, MD. Transportation is provided and there are no out-of-pocket expenses. Please contact Debbie Lewis for more information.
Pet Blessing is Sunday, October 6, from 11:45 am - 12:15 pm. Bring your pets for a special blessing on the labyrinth, or please plan to stay and welcome our animal neighbors.
The Advent Book Club meets Saturday, September 21, at 3 pm in the Welcome Center to discuss Killers of the Flower Moon by David Grann. Learn more from Marilyn Falksen or Ingrid Berdahl.
Be a part of our choir! Come and go as your schedule allows.
