HOMECOMING SUNDAY -- NOVEMBER 3, 2019




The first Sunday of every November is Homecoming Sunday.  It is the anniversary of the founding of our congregation.  This year we celebrated 97 years.

There was quite a crowd at Coffee and Learning, the group that meets for Bible Study before the morning service.

We were having a lunch after the morning service and so all the tables were decorated with either pumpkins or acorns and fall leaves.

In the sanctuary each windowsill had live flowers donated to us by the Hatfield Tuesday Dinner group.  They are the group that gave us new landscaping in front of the church.  We were told we could each take one home and use it as a reminder to pray for the church.

The morning worship service.  Pastor Ritter at the front.

The singing was fantastic.

Prayer request time.


 

Our sweet Rose almost always has a message of love and a song to sing for us.  This week was no exception.

Pastor's message was about the Christ centered church.  Where we all should be.


The lunch was so delicious.  Everyone donated something -- even some of the visitors.  Pork roast, sweet potatoes, apples and sausage casserole, pasta with tomato sauce and cheese, mixed veggies.  There were so many desserts -- apple pie, pumpkin pie, cakes, cookies, rice pudding, and a pumpkin dump cake.

Thank you to everyone who had a part in the day.

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