12 Wednesday, October 23, 2013 The Montmorency County Tribune
St. Mark's Episcopal
Church, Atlanta, will have
an open house on Hallow-
een evening. Take a break
from the "trick or treating"
and stop by for some cider
and donuts. The Church is
located on M-33 next to
The Dinner Table. Hope to
see you there.
The Congregational
United Church of Christ in
Lewiston invites you to
worship with us this Sun-
day, Oct. 27. The service
will begin at 10:30 a.m. Pas-
tor David L. Engel will be
bringingthemessage"Bal-
ance is Key!" Doug Wilmot
is the liturgist, Roberta
Hanna and Denise
Makranyi are the musi-
cians. The scripture read-
ings are Joel2: 23-27, Psalm
65, 2 Timothy 4: 6-8, 16-18
and Luke 18: 9-14.
No matter who you are,
or where you are on life's
journey, you are welcome
here at the Congregational
United Church of Christ.
The Board of Diaconate
will meet Sunday, Oct. 27
at 9 a.m. If you are unable
to attend, please contact
Jim Madison.
October birthday bless-
ings to Doug Wilmot, Oct.
28; Roberta Hanna, Oct. 29,
Ralph Mitchell, Oct. 30,
Lydia Ruttman and
Michael Stadden, Oct. 31;
and happy November
birthday to Heather
Huston, Nov. 1 and Mary
Ann Bott, Nov. 2.
Fr. Gerald Rehagan cel-
ebrates holy communion
at Calvary Episcopal
Church, this last week of
Oct. at the 11 a.m. Coffee
and fellowship follow in
the Founders' Room.
Please join us.
This past weekend, the
Hillman High School Class
of 1946 celebrated their
67th class reunion at
Calvary's Founder's
Room. Margaret Ranger
Elwood, Calvary and class
member, organized the
event attended by21 class-
mates and spouses. The
group enjoyed a social
hour then a Swiss steak
dinner with all the trim-
---- mings, topped off with
apple pie and ice cream.
Margaret reported that the
original class of about 28
members traveled to
Washington DC for their
class trip, visiting monu-
ments, the national cem-
etery, and Capitol Hill.
They traveled by school
bus and were all perfect
angels on the week long
trip, or at least that's how
Margaret remembers it!
Congratulations Class of
'46!
Mark your calendar and
plan to make the jaunt to
Long Rapids on Friday of
this week for the Grace
Episcopal soup and sand-
wich supper. Service starts
at 4:30 p.m.
This week's prayer list in-
cludes our vestry and our
congregation as we work
together to meet our
church mission statement
"Love God; love your
neighbor; Serve both!"
Members and friends who
need prayer for healing,
support and guidance in-
clude Denise, Earlene,
Phyllis, Mary, Rosemary,
Hec and Michelle. Please
pray for these individuals,
those who seek employ-
ment and legislators in
bothWashington and Lan-
Sing. Don't forget to thank
God for all of the blessings
He provides in your life
each day too!
We've got lots of birthday
wishes to send out before
the month ends. Here's the
birthday list: James
MacQueen IV, Oct. 21;
Tyler Barrie, Oct. 24; Kelsi
Barrie, Oct. 25; Jesse
Marquardt, Oct. 26; Joel
Marshall, Willard Klein
and Alaine MacQueen,
Oct. 27; Michael Porter and
Diane Connon, Oct. 28;
Gilbert Novotny, Oct. 30;
and Gary Rose, Oct. 31.
Happy anniversary
wishes to Burdette and
Karen Porter on Oct. 29.
If you'd like information
on services or activities at
the church, please leave a
message on the answering
system and we'll be sure to
call you back. The church
number is 989-742-3111.
Have a blessed weeld
The Hillman United
Methodist Church will be
hosting a Trunk or Treat
Halloween Party in the
parking lot on Saturday,
October 26 from 4-6 p.m.
Parents and kids are in-
vited to decorate their cars
and join in. There will be a
small prize for best deco-
rated trunk. Games, hot
dog, beverages will be pro-
vided, and there will be fun
for aU.
There will be a rummage
sale in the fellowship hall
on Friday and Saturday,
November 1 and 2 from 9
a.m. to 5 p.m. All clothing
and items will be $1 a bag.
Pastor Lisa Kelley chose
"Faith to Teach the Truth"
as the title for her sermon,
which was based on scrip-
ture from 2 Timothy 3:14-
4:5. The choir sang and was
accompanied by Jane
Hardies on the piano.
Wayne Caswell acted as
acolyte andWayne and Bill
Morrison were ushers.
Please pray for those on
the prayer list, for church
growth, our pastors,
people in our community,
our military personnel and
their families, our nation,
and those who are travel-
ing.
Birthday blessings go to
Emma Elkie and Linn
Shifter, Oct. 23, and Jacob
Barsen on Oct. 26.
If you know of someone
who would like a visit,
please let Pastor Lisa know.
Choir practice will not be
held on Oct. 24, but there
be a Missions & Evange-
lism meeting at 6 p.m.
Please be prepared for
the Noisy Offering on Oct.
27. Breakfast will be served
in the fellowship hall fol-
lowing services on that
day.
Please remember our
prayer requests. Everyone
have a blessed week.
At First Baptist Church of
Atlanta, we have had some
wonderful guest speakers
in our recent worship ser-
vices, along with some
great music and fellow-
ship.
We would like to invite
and make welcome any
and all who would like to
be inspired by a special
service to be presented at
our church on Wednesday,
October. 23 at 7 p.m. Pas-
tor Jim Warner from the
Onaway Baptist Church
will be showing a special
video by the Billy Graham
organization, entitled "My
Hope America," explain-
ing a special crusade,
which shows some very
interesting people sharing
their personaltestimonies,
which changed their life
completely.
Come out and be in-
spired and enjoy this spe-
cial service and fellowship
with our congregation
here at First Baptist
Church of Atlanta. We are
located just west of the At-
lanta school on Lake 15
Road.
Bethlehem
Church in Lewiston will be
celebrating Reformation
this Sunday at 10:30 a.m.
Pastor Thiel will base his
sermon on Psalm 46 and it
is rifled "The Right Wor-
ship of God." We worship
God rightly when we Fear
Him, Glorify Him, and
Worship Him where He
wants - in Christ.
The divine worship ser-
vice will end with the
mighty hymn "A Mighty
Fortress Is Our God."
The congregation at At-
lanta Congregational
United Church of Christ
welcomed Pastors Keith
Lutheran - and Ginny back from a
much-deserved vacation
this past Sunday.
The list of those for whom
we are offering prayers is
lengthy and includes the
following: Lynda Utt, Dave
Anderson, Rich Smith,
Wanda Rogers, Eileen
McMurphy, Bud and Nan
Plane, Tyler English,
Nancy Jimkoski, Anne
Forrester, Keith Titus, Beth
Benac, Jim Sipe, unspoken
prayer, and the Stevens
family.
Congratulations to Judge
Ben and Patty Bolser who
are celebrating their 34th
wedding anniversary.
Pastor Keith and Tom
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