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SPUMC will host our Winter Relief Mission from November 2–9, providing a welcoming temporary home for about 35 unhoused neighbors throughout the week. Volunteers can serve as hosts and spend time with our guests, help prepare and serve meals, provide transportation, do laundry, assist with activities, and lend a hand in countless other ways. Whether you can give a few hours or serve multiple shifts, there’s a place for you. Sign up below to help or donate. Questions about Winter Relief? Contact Carolyn Heim.
On Sunday, November 1, we will light candles and remember the lives of the people who have died this past year. If you have a family member or friend who you’d like added to the Roll Call of the Saints Departed, send their name and date of death to the church office. You may also bring in a framed picture (4x6 or 5x7) or send a digital photo we can frame for the altar.
The name itself comes from “All Hallows’ Eve,” of course, a carnival-like inversion celebrating the shadow sides of life — ghosts and ghouls and such — just before the great festival celebrating the saints. Its deep roots may well include folk traditions of honoring the dead, appeasing evil spirits, and marking the end of the summer harvest and the beginning (in the Northern hemisphere, at least!) of the darkest days of the year...
A CHORUS OF GENEROSITY is the theme of our Fall Stewardship Campaign. We invite you to take the 30-day Generosity Challenge of everyday acts of faith and kindness that you’ll find in your November Octagon. Throughout the month, you will be seeing signs of this theme in artwork around the building, worship, music, your inbox and conversation about how our lives are blessed when we combine our individual talents and gifts in service of the good work of God in the world. We are particularly looking for people who are willing to: 1) Share a 1-Minute Witness in church on why you invest yourself and your financial support in SPUMC and/or 2) Offer to Serve on our Leadership team in some capacity. Contact Rev. Ron to learn more.
We'in the midst of an extended worship series that is exploring the major people, events, and themes in the Old and New Testaments. Together we’re learning to "connect the dots" and read the Bible with greater context as we seek to find our place in God’s Big Picture. There are multiple ways for you to engage with this series in addition to coming to worship on Sunday mornings:
1) Follow and Contribute to The Big Picture Blog that is updated weekly.
2) Post Your Favorite Bible Verse on the Big Picture display in Fellowship Hall.
3) Catch Up on the Services You Miss in person. We are now posting BOTH the 9:15am & 10:45am services weekly.
