[amc] a note from the pastor

Stories are at the heart of the journey of faith.  They recount experiences and testimonies of persons who have sensed the presence and engagement of God as they searched to find meaning and fulfillment in the mysterious and adventurous passages through life in the earth.  All of us have listened with curiosity and intrigue as we have heard these kinds of stories because they have the capacity to touch the human soul.  Faith stories resonate with our personal faith discoveries.  They expose a common recognition about the content contained in the wisdom of faith.  Faith stories confirm individual perceptions of what the creator intends life in the earth to be like.  They provide assurance for those who seek to find ways to fashion and nurture relationships.  Stories help us move across boundaries created by the diversity of cultures and social distinctions in a way that witnesses of the reality that all persons are members of the one human family.  The biblical record is a unique collection of stories passed down through generations that communicate conceptions of the nature and creative ministry of the divine spirit and how it impacts human life in the earth.  In its witness the progressive unfolding of human sensitivity to recognize and interpret the presence of the divine spirit can be compared with our own gradually expanding vision of God’s inclusive compassionate love for all of creation.  Stories accompany us like the presence of a good friend.

Please pass the hymnals to the aisle after worship.

Sunday, October 31   Interested in forming a Young Adult Sunday School Class?  During the Study Time, 9:30-10:30, Paul Snow and the Youth Class will host all persons interested in organizing this opportunity.  Come share your vision of creative ways for this class to function.

Thursday, November 4   Men of the Church Breakfast, 7a, Jim’s Restaurant, Hwy 183 and Burnet Road

Friday, November 5, 10:00 am.  Church Women United  celebrate World Community Day, theme "Building the Beloved Community."  David Chapel Missionary Church, 2211 Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard (78702).  Contact Pat Hochstetler, 989-1321.

Sunday, November 7  Daylight Savings Time Ends  Set your clocks back one hour before Sunday morning.

Saturday, November 13, 9 am - 4 pm. Texas Mennonite Sale & Auction for World Relief, Holy Cross Lutheran Church, 7901 Westview Dr, Houston TX. 77055.  For more information visit www.texasreliefsale.org.

If you are interested in attending the relief sale, volunteering to work, or donating items to the sale, contact Steve or Pat Hochstetler, srh2pjh@xxxxxxxxx or call 989-1321.

Sunday November 14  Contemplative Prayer Group,  general meeting, discussion, prayer.  1-2:30p, Austin Mennonite Church

Worship Schedule, November 2010