Celebrating the Journey November 2013

Congregational Church of Algonquin 109 Washington Street Algonquin Illinois 60102 847-658-5308

ldquoLiving Our Faith in Jesus Christ Through Acceptance Service and Loverdquo

Chicago Trombone Authority

November 17 2013

300 pm

The Chicago Trombone Authority (CTA) is an eclectic collection of some of the best trombonists from the Chicago area Their mission is to preserve promote and enhance the legacy of the trombone and the music written for it With performing ensembles varying in size from 4 to 12 this concert promises an enjoyable afternoon of trombone music Tickets are $10 in advance or $12 at the door For more information please contact the church office at 847-658-5308 or email us at algonquinuccgmailcom

WHATrsquoS INSIDE

1 Trombone Concert

2 Pastorrsquos Corner

3 Pastorrsquos Corner Cont

4 Pastoral Counseling

Resources

5 Christian Education

News

6 Fair Trade Coffee

7 Prayers

8 November Birthdays

Anniversaries amp Themes

9 Menrsquos Fellowship

Breakfast Womenrsquos

Fellowship Bible Study

Heritage Sunday

10 CCA Bulletin Board

11 November Schedules

12 Faith in Action

Entertainment Books

13 Memorial Sunday

14 Ten Thousand Villages

15 PADS

16 About CCA Church Staff

Inserts

November Calendar Treasurerrsquos Report

Eagle Project a Success

Heritage Members

Dear Friends

When we talk of stewardship we speak mainly of finances and timeenergy but what about

trust as an aspect of our stewardship Think about it When we ask you to give time or money

to the church we are also asking you to trust that this money and time is going to be put to

good use For the most part though the church leaves trust to an assumption Assuming that

we give trust with our offering is a mistake Since I have been a minister I have witnessed

congregations that simply do not trust each other When they give they give with suspicion

Yet for all of the harrowing stressful and anger-filled congregational and wider church

meetings I have attended negative feelings brought on by mistrust and misunderstanding -I

have not seen anyone address the trust issue as an issue between Christians and God We

talk a lot about faith but not about trust (There is a difference between the two I will

address this subject at a later date)

I am not sure why we ignore trust The Old Testament is a story of a constant wrestling of trust

ndash humans donrsquot trust God or each other and God doesnrsquot trust humans The constant

metaphor of Godrsquos relationship with human beings is that of a spouse committing adultery

From the story of Adam and Eve Cain and Abel Noah the Patriarchs Moses trust between

humans and God is dissected put back together and dissected again The Psalms are full of

questions about whether or not humans can trust in God The Book of Job is an extended

study of the trust between God and human beings The New Testament continues the

discussion of trust Disciples are pitted against the religious hierarchy ndash the Pharisees and

Sadducees The religious hierarchy is pitted against each other The disciples ndash even Peter

and Paul ndash fight with each other about issues of theology Even after God takes Himself out

of the argument by giving us his trust sacrificially and completely in Christ humans continue

to withhold their trust Arguments break out and schisms occur Jews kill Christians and

Christians kill Jews Christians kill Christians This distrust builds for centuries until the

Reformation blows the church apart like lava erupting from a volcano Thereafter for over

1500 years the distrust that we hold for each other creates and splits denominations until the

one Church of Christ has become over three hundred separate Christian churches Our

mistrust is so great that the appropriate metaphor for the Church is not a body but a single-

celled organism whose purpose for existence is to split

Since the eighties social scientists have studied Christians in America comprehensibly to find

out how members feel about their church and their participation in that church In reading

these reports two overwhelming facts emerge ndash(1) people are leaving the church because

they donrsquot see the church as having much relevance in their life and (2)young people who

were raised in the church are leaving because they see too much hypocrisy in the church

(the trend is ldquoWe are spiritual but we are not religiousrdquo) The lack of relevance comes as a

result in not having trust the charge of hypocrisy comes from witnessing this mistrust in action

In other words because of mistrust in each other and therefore in God we have become a

broken witness for God

As the story of the Bible underscores trust is the vital ndash indeed the critical ndash foundation of our

relationship with God However this trust is special and specific to the church In society we

learn that trust is a part of citizenship The individual carries the onus of trust in the social

contract it is my responsibility to earn your trust In the church the effort does not fall upon

the one who is to be trusted The story of God in history is that God is trustworthy

The story of God in Jesus is that God does not require us to earn His trust He has given it to us

through sacrifice and love It is now up to us to give our trust to God in the same manner

sacrificially and completely

Our stewardship becomes a vehicle for us to offer our trust in God Unlike stewardship in the

Old Testament as living out on obligation when we give to the church when we work in the

church everything we do is a way for us to say that we trust God to use us wisely When we

offer our trust in our fellow church members we offer our trust in God that He is using them

wisely

More often than not however we see Christians withholding their trust in God by withholding

their trust in the church Now it could be a misunderstanding If we think that the work of the

church its budget its leadership and its goals and plans are the work of the pastor or the

other church members then we understand the work of the church as a social contract

and so force the church to earn its trust from us Social contracts are fragile trust breaks

down and walls of distrust between church members grow thicker and thicker However if

we see that the work of the church our budget our leadership our goals and plans are the

work of God and that we as members are only instruments that God uses then we can

seen that our trust must be directed towards God

We can turn this around We have to believe that if we give money and time to the church

God will find a way to use it for His mission When we vote on our Ministries and Officers we

need to understand that our vote is an act of trust in God in believing that God has called

these people to this work When we place our trust in God and his work in our congregation

then we also have to trust that God is using us as an instrument in his mission even if we are

not serving on a Ministry or in an office This is why before we pledge our money before we

pledge our time stewardship demands that we pledge our trust in God

So as you offer your pledge be honest with yourself how much trust do you offer to God

How much is this trust reflected in your support of His mission through our congregation How

much do you trust God to use the officers and other members of the church to accomplish

good Consider this and then look at what you give both in money and in time If you are

not giving sacrificially and completely then it is time for you to re-examine your trust of God

(One note As always when talking stewardship this is not an issue of numbers it is always an

issue of sacrifice Some will give $1000 to the church and that will represent a huge

sacrifice others will not be able to work in the church but be fervent for the church in their

prayer life Like the parable of the widow offering her mite to the church our trust in God

must be sacrificial and must be complete ndash for that is the way that he offered his trust to us)

Rev Cope

A THANKSGIVING PROCLAMATION

A blessed Thanksgiving to one and all The following is one of the finest Thanksgiving Day proclamations written by Wilbur Cross Governor or Connecticut from 1931 to 1939 He was a professor of English before he entered public office Herersquos the proclamation for 1938

As the colors of autumn stream down the wind scarlet in sumac and maple spun gold in the birches a splendor of smoldering

fire in the oaks along the hill and the last leaves flutter away and dusk falls briefly about the worker bringing in from the field a late load of its fruit and Arcturus is lost to sight and Orion swings upward that great sun upon his shoulder we are stirred once more to ponder the Infinite Goodness that has set apart for us in all this moving mystery of creation a time of living and a home In such a spirit I appoint Thursday the twenty-fourth of November a day of PUBLIC THANKSGIVING In such a spirit I call upon the people to acknowledge heartily in friendly gathering and house of prayer the increase of the season nearing now its close the harvest of earth the yield of patient mind and faithful hand that have kept us fed and clothed and have made for us a shelter even against the storm It is right that we whose arc of sky has been darkened by no war hawk who have been forced by no man to stand and speak when to speak was to choose between death and life should give thanks also for the further mercies we have enjoyed beyond desert or any estimation of Justice Freedom Loving- kindness Peace ndash resolving as we prize them to let no occasion go without some prompting or some effort worthy in a way however humble of those proudest among manrsquos ideals which burn though it may be like candles fitfully in our gusty world with a light so clear we name its source divine

November 10 1938 Blessings for the journeyhellip Rev Arn

Movies and Munchies Fun event for K-5th Graders

Saturday November 2 3-5pm

Please invite friends

No Cost Please sign up on the bulletin board in Fellowship Hall

You can pick up a permission slip there too or download from website wwwalgonquinuccorg

________________________________________________________________________________

Families now have an opportunity to worship together on the 1st and 3rd Sundays

of every month If you are worried about your little ones making noise quiet toys

and a play space are set up in the overflow Shepherd U will be open for business

on the 2nd 4th and 5th Sundays of every month

________________________________________________________________________________

Tupperware Sale-November 3rd-16th

Tupperware will be sold from November 3-16 Please check in

Fellowship Hall for wonderful gift ideas just in time for Christmas

All proceeds will benefit the Ministries of the Church

The story of God in Jesus is that God does not require us to earn His trust He has given it to us

through sacrifice and love It is now up to us to give our trust to God in the same manner

sacrificially and completely

Our stewardship becomes a vehicle for us to offer our trust in God Unlike stewardship in the

Old Testament as living out on obligation when we give to the church when we work in the

church everything we do is a way for us to say that we trust God to use us wisely When we

offer our trust in our fellow church members we offer our trust in God that He is using them

wisely

More often than not however we see Christians withholding their trust in God by withholding

their trust in the church Now it could be a misunderstanding If we think that the work of the

church its budget its leadership and its goals and plans are the work of the pastor or the

other church members then we understand the work of the church as a social contract

and so force the church to earn its trust from us Social contracts are fragile trust breaks

down and walls of distrust between church members grow thicker and thicker However if

we see that the work of the church our budget our leadership our goals and plans are the

work of God and that we as members are only instruments that God uses then we can

seen that our trust must be directed towards God

We can turn this around We have to believe that if we give money and time to the church

God will find a way to use it for His mission When we vote on our Ministries and Officers we

need to understand that our vote is an act of trust in God in believing that God has called

these people to this work When we place our trust in God and his work in our congregation

then we also have to trust that God is using us as an instrument in his mission even if we are

not serving on a Ministry or in an office This is why before we pledge our money before we

pledge our time stewardship demands that we pledge our trust in God

So as you offer your pledge be honest with yourself how much trust do you offer to God

How much is this trust reflected in your support of His mission through our congregation How

much do you trust God to use the officers and other members of the church to accomplish

good Consider this and then look at what you give both in money and in time If you are

not giving sacrificially and completely then it is time for you to re-examine your trust of God

(One note As always when talking stewardship this is not an issue of numbers it is always an

issue of sacrifice Some will give $1000 to the church and that will represent a huge

sacrifice others will not be able to work in the church but be fervent for the church in their

prayer life Like the parable of the widow offering her mite to the church our trust in God

must be sacrificial and must be complete ndash for that is the way that he offered his trust to us)

Rev Cope

A THANKSGIVING PROCLAMATION

A blessed Thanksgiving to one and all The following is one of the finest Thanksgiving Day proclamations written by Wilbur Cross Governor or Connecticut from 1931 to 1939 He was a professor of English before he entered public office Herersquos the proclamation for 1938

As the colors of autumn stream down the wind scarlet in sumac and maple spun gold in the birches a splendor of smoldering

fire in the oaks along the hill and the last leaves flutter away and dusk falls briefly about the worker bringing in from the field a late load of its fruit and Arcturus is lost to sight and Orion swings upward that great sun upon his shoulder we are stirred once more to ponder the Infinite Goodness that has set apart for us in all this moving mystery of creation a time of living and a home In such a spirit I appoint Thursday the twenty-fourth of November a day of PUBLIC THANKSGIVING In such a spirit I call upon the people to acknowledge heartily in friendly gathering and house of prayer the increase of the season nearing now its close the harvest of earth the yield of patient mind and faithful hand that have kept us fed and clothed and have made for us a shelter even against the storm It is right that we whose arc of sky has been darkened by no war hawk who have been forced by no man to stand and speak when to speak was to choose between death and life should give thanks also for the further mercies we have enjoyed beyond desert or any estimation of Justice Freedom Loving- kindness Peace ndash resolving as we prize them to let no occasion go without some prompting or some effort worthy in a way however humble of those proudest among manrsquos ideals which burn though it may be like candles fitfully in our gusty world with a light so clear we name its source divine

November 10 1938 Blessings for the journeyhellip Rev Arn

Movies and Munchies Fun event for K-5th Graders

Saturday November 2 3-5pm

Please invite friends

No Cost Please sign up on the bulletin board in Fellowship Hall

You can pick up a permission slip there too or download from website wwwalgonquinuccorg

________________________________________________________________________________

Families now have an opportunity to worship together on the 1st and 3rd Sundays

of every month If you are worried about your little ones making noise quiet toys

and a play space are set up in the overflow Shepherd U will be open for business

on the 2nd 4th and 5th Sundays of every month

________________________________________________________________________________

Tupperware Sale-November 3rd-16th

Tupperware will be sold from November 3-16 Please check in

Fellowship Hall for wonderful gift ideas just in time for Christmas

All proceeds will benefit the Ministries of the Church

A THANKSGIVING PROCLAMATION

A blessed Thanksgiving to one and all The following is one of the finest Thanksgiving Day proclamations written by Wilbur Cross Governor or Connecticut from 1931 to 1939 He was a professor of English before he entered public office Herersquos the proclamation for 1938

As the colors of autumn stream down the wind scarlet in sumac and maple spun gold in the birches a splendor of smoldering

fire in the oaks along the hill and the last leaves flutter away and dusk falls briefly about the worker bringing in from the field a late load of its fruit and Arcturus is lost to sight and Orion swings upward that great sun upon his shoulder we are stirred once more to ponder the Infinite Goodness that has set apart for us in all this moving mystery of creation a time of living and a home In such a spirit I appoint Thursday the twenty-fourth of November a day of PUBLIC THANKSGIVING In such a spirit I call upon the people to acknowledge heartily in friendly gathering and house of prayer the increase of the season nearing now its close the harvest of earth the yield of patient mind and faithful hand that have kept us fed and clothed and have made for us a shelter even against the storm It is right that we whose arc of sky has been darkened by no war hawk who have been forced by no man to stand and speak when to speak was to choose between death and life should give thanks also for the further mercies we have enjoyed beyond desert or any estimation of Justice Freedom Loving- kindness Peace ndash resolving as we prize them to let no occasion go without some prompting or some effort worthy in a way however humble of those proudest among manrsquos ideals which burn though it may be like candles fitfully in our gusty world with a light so clear we name its source divine

November 10 1938 Blessings for the journeyhellip Rev Arn

Movies and Munchies Fun event for K-5th Graders

Saturday November 2 3-5pm

Please invite friends

No Cost Please sign up on the bulletin board in Fellowship Hall

You can pick up a permission slip there too or download from website wwwalgonquinuccorg

________________________________________________________________________________

Families now have an opportunity to worship together on the 1st and 3rd Sundays

of every month If you are worried about your little ones making noise quiet toys

and a play space are set up in the overflow Shepherd U will be open for business

on the 2nd 4th and 5th Sundays of every month

________________________________________________________________________________

Tupperware Sale-November 3rd-16th

Tupperware will be sold from November 3-16 Please check in

Fellowship Hall for wonderful gift ideas just in time for Christmas

All proceeds will benefit the Ministries of the Church

Movies and Munchies Fun event for K-5th Graders

Saturday November 2 3-5pm

Please invite friends

No Cost Please sign up on the bulletin board in Fellowship Hall

You can pick up a permission slip there too or download from website wwwalgonquinuccorg

________________________________________________________________________________

Families now have an opportunity to worship together on the 1st and 3rd Sundays

of every month If you are worried about your little ones making noise quiet toys

and a play space are set up in the overflow Shepherd U will be open for business

on the 2nd 4th and 5th Sundays of every month

________________________________________________________________________________

Tupperware Sale-November 3rd-16th

Tupperware will be sold from November 3-16 Please check in

Fellowship Hall for wonderful gift ideas just in time for Christmas

All proceeds will benefit the Ministries of the Church

FAIR TRADE COFFEE amp PRODUCTS

Fellowship Hall November 10th

Remember the church website algonquinuccorg You can send orders directly under Faith in Action then select Fair Trade Coffee Franklinton Center at Bricks is receiving double the usual 15cent for every pound of all products we sell through Equal Exchange Our upcoming delivery dates are November 10th and December 8th We are extending last day to order to 2 weeks from delivery since shipments are coming faster so October 24 is the last day to order for November delivery Lots of new items are available now too Thank you for supporting this ministry

Remember in Prayer As well as with a card call or visit the following individuals who are not always able to be with us

Edna McCormick 1215 Geringer Road Algonquin IL 60102 Ron Reed Florence Nursing Center 546 East Grant Hwy Marengo IL 60152 Margaret Tatarinowicz 1523 Vassar Rd Rockford IL 61103 Barb Whitaker Sunrise Assisted Living 751 Terra Cotta Avenue Crystal Lake IL 60014

Louise Dahm 1005 South Rd Fox River Grove IL 60021 Joyce Horn Alden Terrace 803 Royal Dr McHenry IL 60050 Donna Krueger Sunrise Senior Living 790 N Plum Grove Rd Schaumburg IL 60173 Janet Larsen Valley Hi 2406 Hartland Rd Woodstock IL 60098

Tom Houp Mekever Roman Tatarinowicz Jr Paul Finch Matt Woeltjie Max George Ryan Williams Sean Hackney Willie Lyons Michael Hartman Travis Primrose Chris Higgins Patrick McMahon John (Jay) Hogrewe

The following individuals have been recently

hospitalized had surgery or have been ill since

our last newsletter

Kurt Boyer

Liz Albandia

Louise Dahm

Shirley Basler

Martha Wallace

Ed Brandwein

HELP US HONOR OUR CHURCH MEMBERS

Not all of our church members can come to church Through no fault of their own circumstances force them out of the church building Over the years we have labeled them ldquoShut-Insrdquo or ldquoHomeboundrdquo to identify them but the labels themselves end up isolating them from our fellowship What we want to know especially when we cant get to church is that our fellowship is not bound by space We want to know that as a part of this congregation we belong together as a family To help people who cannot come to church feel a part of our family we are asking you for three things Remember them in your prayers Send them a note or card letting them know that you are thinking of them

If possible call them to say Hellordquo This month we are lifting up two of our members

Joyce Horn and Donna Krueger You will find their

addresses listed above Let them know that they are a part of our family and that they are missed and thought about

Change of Address

Don amp Barb Schmidt 3 IONE DR Unit A

South Elgin IL 60177

Our thoughts and prayers are with Ken

and Pat Thime and the Cox family on

the death of Tommy Cox

November Birthdays

01

Shirley Basler

11

Jackson Gray

01

Gina Stallard

12

Jessica Parker

01

Paul Cope

13

Oliver Lindgren

02

Erna Houdek

14

Kim Jamison

02

Billy Hellyer

18

Janet Larsen

03

Ian Wilson

20

Dennis Olsen

04

Larry Venzon

22

Dena Tarosas

04

Patrick Sprouse

23

Jordan Guenther

05

JoLinn Fack

24

Melanie Glover

06

Bill Baldauf

25

Ken Hemmingsen

08

Karen Guenther

26

Jim Plassard

09

Linda Roesslein

28

Darren Canington

10

Rick Stauffer

29

Wynn Van Holleran

11

Nancy Kneip

29

Bryan Glover

NOVEMBER THEMES November 3 Daylight Savings Time Ends (Twenty-fourth Sunday after Pentecost) (White) Hab 11-4 21-4 Ps 119137-144 Ps 321-7 Isa 110-18 2 Thess 11-4 11-12 Luke 191-10 November 10 (Twenty-fifth Sunday after Pentecost) (Green) Hag 115b-29 Ps 1451-5 17-21 Ps 98 Job 1923-27a Ps 171-9 2 Thess 21-5 13-17 Luke 2027-38 Novemeber 17 (Twenty-sixth Sunday after Pentecost) (Green) Isa 6517-25 Isa 12 Mal 41-2a Ps 98 2 Thess 36-13 Luke 215-19 November 24 (Reign of Christ) (Green or White) Jer 231-6 Luke 168-79 Ps 46 Col 111-20 Luke 2333-43

November Anniversaries

04

Nate and Michelle Bockrath

06

Steve and Pam Strack

16

Bob and Alice Woertendyke

16

John and Pam Novak

19

Kurt and Kay Boyer

21

Richard and Lore Sprouse

24

Kevin and Tina McMahon

Hanging of the Greens

Sunday November 24 2013

1115 am

The Diaconate will be decorating the

church for the Christmas Holidays (Hanging

of the Greens) after the 1000 am service

on Sunday Nov 24th We are inviting all

members of the congregation and guests

to join us in our annual decorating effort

Please join us

WEEKLYMONTHLY ACTIVITIES ndash PLEASE JOIN US ANYTIME

Womenrsquos Fellowship Wednesday 1000 am

The Womenrsquos Fellowship meets every Wednesday morning at 1000 am for coffee fellowship and Bible study

Menrsquos Fellowship Breakfast November 9 2013

Breakfast 800 am Speaker Jim Proebstle Topic Author of the book ldquoIn the Absence of Honor

The Menrsquos Fellowship will be having a breakfast on Saturday Nov 9th at 800 am The presentation focuses on the writing and publishing of Jimrsquos novel ldquoIn the Absence of Honorrdquo The Indian Reservation setting behind the story is drawn into the world of corruption power and greed that extends well beyond the local Indian casino If you have any questions about the Menrsquos Fellowship please contact John Novak or Ken Thime

Heritage Sunday

Sunday

November 3 2013

Join us in celebrating the 25th and 50th anniversaries of members

of our church in the 10 am worship service and a special reception

afterwards

Tuesdays

430 pm ndash 600 pm

(Every Tuesday afternoon)

We invite you to join us every Tuesday

from 430 pm ndash 600 pm as we study the

book ldquoOut Live Your Liferdquo by Max

Lucado

CCA BULLETIN BOARD

The Algonquin LITH Food Pantry

The AlgonquinLITH Food Pantry was

founded and operated by

representatives from several local

churches and the villages of

Algonquin and LITH They are open

from 930 am to noon on Tuesdays

and Thursdays and the first and third

Saturday of each month The

pantry serves about 300 families per

month The Pantry is in need of

paper towels toilet paper laundry

products toilet bowl cleaner bars of

soap and household cleaning

supplies It also could us all-

purpose flour sugar and soup

(any kind except tomato soup)

Thank you for your donation

THE JAZZ CONSORTIUM BIG BAND

DURTY NELLIES

180 NORTH SMITH ST

PALATINE IL 60067

847-358-9150

SUNDAY NOVEMBER 10 2013

600-900 PM

$1000 Cover Charge

$500 (Age 17 and under)

All ages are welcome

The 17-piece Jazz Consortium

Big Band in Chicago features swing

and jazz-rock favorites from such

iconic Big Bands as Count Basie Glen

Miller Buddy Rich and Maynard

Ferguson with a brassy mix of 5

saxes 4 trumpets 4 trombones and a

rhythm section Come and join us on

November 10th to hear some great

music This event is open to all ages

Now Casting for the Christmas Play

Wanted Adults Youth and Children

Please see Sally Cope if you want to

participate It is always a fun time and

helps us look at the true meaning of

Christmas

CCA BULLETIN BOARD

The Algonquin LITH Food Pantry

The AlgonquinLITH Food Pantry was

founded and operated by

representatives from several local

churches and the villages of

Algonquin and LITH They are open

from 930 am to noon on Tuesdays

and Thursdays and the first and third

Saturday of each month The

pantry serves about 300 families per

month The Pantry is in need of

paper towels toilet paper laundry

products toilet bowl cleaner bars of

soap and household cleaning

supplies It also could us all-

purpose flour sugar and soup

(any kind except tomato soup)

Thank you for your donation

THE JAZZ CONSORTIUM BIG BAND

DURTY NELLIES

180 NORTH SMITH ST

PALATINE IL 60067

847-358-9150

SUNDAY NOVEMBER 10 2013

600-900 PM

$1000 Cover Charge

$500 (Age 17 and under)

All ages are welcome

The 17-piece Jazz Consortium

Big Band in Chicago features swing

and jazz-rock favorites from such

iconic Big Bands as Count Basie Glen

Miller Buddy Rich and Maynard

Ferguson with a brassy mix of 5

saxes 4 trumpets 4 trombones and a

rhythm section Come and join us on

November 10th to hear some great

music This event is open to all ages

Now Casting for the Christmas Play

Wanted Adults Youth and Children

Please see Sally Cope if you want to

participate It is always a fun time and

helps us look at the true meaning of

Christmas

COFFEE HOUR SCHEDULE

Nov 3 The Diaconate Committee

Nov 10 The Woertendyke amp Drasler Families

Nov 17 The Aggen Family Vivian Plassard Mary Westerbeck

Nov 24 Jennifer Misner Tiffany Thurlby

ACOLYTE SCHEDULE

Nov 3 Hanna Pociejewski

Nov 10 Ian amp Marian

Wilson

Nov 17 Tim amp Lore Sprouse

Nov 24 Robert

Woertendyke

LITURGIST SCHEDULE

Nov 3 Ed Turk

Nov 10 Don Schmidt

Nov 17 Sally Cope

Nov 24 Andrew Brown

FAITH IN ACTION

Nov 21 Dec 19 Jan 16 Feb 20 Mar 20 Apr 24 May 15 June 19

The Faith in Action group meets once a month usually the 3rd Thursday of the

month Our next meeting will be Thursday November 21st at 700 pm We

gather to talk about social issues and concerns Some of the topics that were

discussed in the past are poverty global warming fracking human trafficking

and the political elections In addition to discussing various topics we also put

our faith in action by sponsoring two children at the Family Village Farm near

Vellore India hosting a jewelry party for the ldquoWomen at Risk International

Organization participating in the United Church of Christ Mission 41 in which we

planted trees wrote to our congress about environmental issues and provided an

opportunity for the church to make worm tubes If this group is something you

would be interested in participating in please contact the office at 847-658-5308

or email the church at algonquinuccgmailcom

The Menrsquos Fellowship is selling

ENTERTAINMENT BOOKS

$2500

CALL KEN THIME (847-658-9134)

We thank those individuals who have chosen to remember a friend or loved

one by contributing to the Memorial Fund

For Joanne Martens

From Rita Whitney

For Audrey Clysdale

From Glen True

MEMORIAL SUNDAY

On Sunday November 24th during the worship services we will

remember those loved ones who have passed away in this church

year During the worship we will read the name and light a candle

for each member of the church who has died and others who

have had funerals in our church We will also have a time when

everyone will be invited to come forward for any of their loved

ones who have passed before us This is a meaningful way to

remember and honor our loved ones

TEN THOUSAND VILLAGES

SHOPPING FIELD TRIP

Sunday Nov 17 2013

1115 am

503 Pennsylvania Ave

Glen Ellyn IL 60137

630-790-1166

glenellyntenthousandvillagescom

On November 17 the Mission committee would like to invite the Congregation on a field trip to Ten Thousand Villages in Glen Ellyn Illinois In the past we have sponsored a SERRV sale and this year we would like to visit the store We will leave after the 1000 am worship service carpool to Glen Ellyn have lunch together and then shop We will return to the church by 300-330 pm

Ten Thousand Villages in Glen Ellyn IL is a fair trade retailer of artisan-crafted home decor personal accessories and gift items from across the globe Featuring products from more than 130 artisan groups in some 38 countries we are part of a network of over 390 retail outlets throughout the United States selling Ten Thousand Villages products

As one of the worldrsquos oldest and largest fair trade organizations Ten Thousand Villages has spent more than 60 years cultivating trading relationships in which artisans receive a fair price for their work and consumers have access to distinctive handcrafted items We seek to establish long-term buying relationships in places where skilled artisans are under- or unemployed and in which they lack other opportunities for income A founding member of the World Fair Trade Organization (WFTO) Ten Thousand Villages sees fair trade as an alternative approach to conventional international trade

About CCA and the UCC Congregational Church of

Algonquin

A United Church of Christ

109 Washington Street

Algonquin Illinois 60102

Phone

8476585308

algonquinuccgmailcom

Senior Pastor

Rev Brian Cope

Pastoral Counseling

Rev Dr Arn Schaper

Administrative Assistant

Kathy Jamison

Nursery Attendants

Hannah Elliott

Jordan Guenther

Alison Kelley

1957 by uniting several different Christian traditions From the beginning we were a church that affirmed the ideal that Christians did not always have to agree to live together in communion Our mottomdashthat they may all be onemdashis Jesus prayer for the unity of the church The UCC is one of the most diverse Christian churches in the US

Affirming that Jesus Christ is the Head of the Church the UCC claims as its own the faith of the historic church expressed in the

The Congregational Church of Algonquin is a congregation affiliated with the United Church of Christ It is one of the oldest churches in McHenry County Members have been worshiping in its current sanctuary since 1868

The church is located a block east of Main Street (Route 31) and a block south of Algonquin Road (Route 62) in downtown Algonquin

The United Church of Christ is a denomination with over 14 million members in nearly 6000 congregations The UCC was founded in

ancient creeds and reclaimed in the basic insights of Protestant reformers Yet the UCC also affirms the responsibility of each generation and community to make faith its own in reality of worship in honesty of thought and expression and in purity of heart before God It looks to the Word of God in the Scriptures and to the presence and power of the Holy Spirit to prosper its creative and redemptive work in the world

For more information about the United Church of Christ go to wwwuccorg

Our church is continuing its commitment to serve the homeless in McHenry County We are responsible for

the first Saturday of each month beginning in October and continuing through April The next two PADS dates

are Nov 2nd

and Dec 7th

and will be hosted by the United Methodist Church of Cary (on First Street)

Our Volunteer schedule is as follows

Shift 1 600 pm to 1100 pm

Shift 2 1100 pm to 300 am

Shift 3 300 am to 700 am

Shift 4 600 am to 800 am

Job 1 Prepare entree salad vegetable amp dessert

(You can sign up for one of the above or several)

Shift and Job Descriptions Shift 1 Register guest serve meal and clean up

Need 6 volunteers

Shift 2 Make bag lunches for guests

Need 2 volunteers

Shift 3 Make and prepare breakfast supervise guest clean-up

Need 2 volunteers

Shift 4 Help with breakfast and clean site

Need at least 2 volunteers

Job 1 Cook and prepare the entrees for the meal such as entreacutee salad bread vegetable

amp dessert for approximately 40 guests Need 3-4 (or more) volunteers

To help volunteer or provide part of the meal please sign up on the bulletin board in fellowship hall If you have any questions please contact WynnAnn Roggeveen at 847-658-5654

The Congregational Church of Algonquin is a congregation affiliated with the United Church of Christ It is one of the oldest churches in McHenry County Members have been worshiping in its current sanctuary since 1868

The church is located a block east of Main Street (Route 31) and a block south of Algonquin Road (Route 62) in downtown Algonquin

The United Church of Christ is a denomination with over 14 million members in nearly 6000 congregations The UCC was founded in

1957 by uniting several different Christian traditions From the beginning we were a church that affirmed the ideal that Christians did not always have to agree to live together in communion Our mottomdashthat they may all be onemdashis Jesus prayer for the unity of the church The UCC is one of the most diverse Christian churches in the US

Affirming that Jesus Christ is the Head of the Church the UCC claims as its own the faith of the historic church expressed in the

ancient creeds and reclaimed in the basic insights of Protestant reformers Yet the UCC also affirms the responsibility of each generation and community to make faith its own in reality of worship in honesty of thought and expression and in purity of heart before God It looks to the Word of God in the Scriptures and to the presence and power of the Holy Spirit to prosper its creative and redemptive work in the world

For more information about the United Church of Christ go to wwwuccorg

Congregational Church of

Algonquin

A United Church of Christ

109 Washington Street

Algonquin Illinois 60102

Phone

8476585308

algonquinuccgmailcom

Senior Pastor

Rev Brian Cope

Pastoral Counseling

Rev Dr Arn Schaper

Administrative Assistant

Kathy Jamison

Nursery Attendants

Hannah Elliott

Alison Kelley

CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH OF

ALGONQUIN

A UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST

109 WASHINGTON STREET

ALGONQUIN ILLINOIS 60102

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wwwalgonquinuccorg

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