Celebrating the Journey

September, 2019

The Congregational Church of Algonquin 109 Washington Street, Algonquin, Illinois 60102

847-658-5308 email: algonquinucc@gmail.com website: algonquinucc.org

“Living Our Faith in Jesus Christ Through Acceptance, Service and Love.”

We’re in our second of month using the new format for our newsletter. Just a reminder, the “Newsflash” will provide you with some information for the month: the treasurer’s report, group studies, worship assistants and the calendar. Throughout the month, you will receive weekly email “editions”, which will be identified as follows:

Christian Life is for Everyone! (C-LIFE)—Provides this month’s studies and events

Get Involved Edition—Updates you on the missions of this church, including Heavenly Attic, Faith in Action, Social Justice Advocates, Teen Faith in Action, Tutoring/Literacy and more!

Get Connected—Highlights upcoming events, as well as special items of interest that connect us to the world and each other.

Joys and Concerns—Offers reminders for us to share in the joys and concerns of this congregation: new members, those in service to our country, shut-ins, those who are ill or infirmed, and those who have lost loved ones.

We sent these out during August and will continue this during September. If you did not see them in your email, check your spam. We do offer printed copies of these issues, which are available in the Narthex, or on request in the Church Office. While we will not be printing birth-days and anniversaries, these will continue to be shown in our weekly bulletin and in the rolling announcements. A list of the monthly birthdays, anniversaries and shut-ins can always be re-quested in the Church Office. As we are constantly updating our calendar, you will always find the most current copy of our Church Calendar on the website at algonquinucc.org.

Our Group Studies Come in a Variety of Sizes! At CCA, we are committed to studying the Bible and learning how we can live our faith meaningfully in our

lives. The following are our current group studies. Feel free to join any of the groups at any time.

GROUP STUDIES AND FELLOWSHIP AT CCA

Weekly

C-LIFE Hour Adult Study—Sundays, 9:00—9:45 am resumes 9/15/2019 Tuesdays with the Pastor—Tuesdays, 4:30—6:00 pm Women’s Fellowship—Wednesdays at 10:00 am NEW! Starting 9/4

Bi-Monthly

Teen Faith in Action—2nd and 4th Sundays, 10:15am September 8 only for this month Monday Bible Study—10:00 am September 16 only

Confirmation Class—2nd and 4th Tuesdays, 6:00—7:00 pm Begins October 8

Bible and Brew—2nd Thursday, 6:30 pm September 12 Women’s Bunco—2nd Friday, 6:30 pm September 13 Men’s Fellowship Breakfast —2nd Saturday, 8:00 am September 14 Movies with Meaning—2nd Saturday, 1:00 pm September 14

**Over 100 years ago, Herman Melville wrote, “Our country was settled by ‘the people of all nations. All nations may claim her for their own. You cannot spill a drop of American blood, without spilling the blood of the whole world.” He goes on to say – Americans are not ‘a separate tribe’. The first Americans were the Native Americans. If we are to understand who we are, we need to know who they were, who they are today, and how their history reflects upon everyone of else. Earlier this summer, we got an introduction to the history of the Native Americans and our history. Now we delve deeper into this history. Join us either on Sundays at 9am or Tuesdays at 4:30 pm in September and October for this eye-opening and poignant look at ourselves, as we study what one Harvard historian named “The Barbarous Years” Tuesdays with the Pastor— Weekly on Tuesdays, 4:30 pm—no meeting 9/24 or 10/1

Monday Morning Bible Study—Dust of the Rabbi During his ministry in Israel, Jesus called and trained disciples; his talmidim. Their job would eventually be to bring the message of redemption to all the nations, Jew and Gentile. What would happen when they began to make disciples of their own and the gospel began to spread to a Greek and Roman world, two cultures completely unfamiliar with the God of the Jews? Follow the rabbi through Israel and Turkey as you explore what it meant to be the message of Jesus to all nations. September 16, 10:00 am. Women’s Fellowship Bible Study—Now meeting weekly! 10 am on Wednesdays A Woman God’s Spirit Can Guide, by Alice Mathews. In this study, we will examine the lives of Dorcas, Lydia, Phoebe, and other women in the New Testa-ment. In their stories you will see how the Holy Spirit led each one in various ways based on her abilities and gifts. You will reflect on what God has called you to do, as you dig deep into the lives of these women who committed their gifts and tal-ents to the Lord. Discover how God’s Spirit can work in your own life to help you make wise choices and accomplish His will. Weekly on Wednesdays, 10:00 am (4th Wednesday each month is Game Day, 9/25) Bible and Brew— The Magic Strings of Frankie Presto. Mitch Albom creates a magical world through his love of music in this remarkable novel about the power of talent to change our lives. His is the epic story of Frankie Presto—the greatest guitar player who ever lived—and the six lives he changed with his six magical blue strings. Frankie is introduced to us at his funeral, and the story is told to us by Music itself. Thursday, September 12, 6:30 pm Port Edward.

Movies with Meaning! - Ladies in Lavender assembles those two great Dames, Judi Dench and Maggie Smith, and sends them off to play sisters sharing a cozy little cottage on the Cornwall coast. This is an inspiration. What they do there is a disappointment. Their days are spent gardening and having tea, their evenings knitting and the wireless, until one dark and story might, a strange young man is washed up on their shore. Come join the fun. Saturday, September 14, 1:00 pm.

themes for

Sunday C-LIFE Hr. Adult Study and Tuesdays with the Pastor will use the same materials**

9/1 Paldauf & Hadler Families

9/8 Christian Ed for Coffee Hour

9/15 Boyer, Evans & Loacker Families

9/22 Lois & Kari Carpenter

9/29 Kneip & Schneider Families

The 2019-20 Schedule is posted in Fellowship Hall. If you cannot make your scheduled date or would like to volunteer for a Sunday, please contact the church office.

Styrofoam Recycling Week

Beginning

Volunteer

9/1 Sue Kreibich

9/8 Dick Elke

9/15 George Roby

9/22 Lori Martens

9/29 Art Nesser

Date Nursery Staff Volunteer

9/1 Cory Kirkpatrick Madison Thornsberry

9/8 Pam Elliott Peg Nesser

9/15 Cory Kirkpatrick Needed

9/22 Pam Elliott Kim Carney

9/29 Pam Elliott Kathy Sanders

We follow “Safe Church” Standards

Childcare is available each Sunday

during worship service from 9:45-11:15

Treasurer’s Report—July 31, 2019

Worship Assistants for September

Date Ushers Greeters Announcer Acolyte Liturgist

9/1 Ron Martens

Lori Martens Liz Albandia Heather Wilson Ella Barham Ed Turk

9/8 Ron Martens

Barb Weitz Ed Turk Sally Cope Ella Barham Dick Elke

9/15 Ron Martens

Dave Carris Sally Cope Jen Jazwinski Ella Barham Michelle Tarosas

9/22 Ron Martens

Ed Turk Karen Guenther Sharon Stengel Ella Barham Wynn Ann

Roggeveen

9/29 Ron Martens

Dick Elke Sandy Ferguson Betty Paldauf AJ Albandia

Whitey

Hemmingsen

Donations were made to CCA this month in memory of Lois Edna Norris,

Mother of Sally Cope

Shepherd U.

Meets Every Sunday

—10:00 am in the Sanctuary

before we head upstairs!

September Teacher: Liz Albandia

Shep U Weekly Assistants Teen FIA

9/1 No Classes Teens meet the 2nd &

4th Sundays, 10:00 am

This month 9/8 only 9/8 OPEN HOUSE

9/15 Karen Thornsberry

9/22 Needed Sally Cope

9/29 Karen Guenther

Total Operating Fund Income

Month of July $21,715.00 YTD $147,482.28

Total Operating Expenses

Month of July $23,397.00 YTD $132,273.59

Mortgage Balance * $157,110.28

For more information, contact the Church Treasurer.

Marian Anderson Ann Armato June Casterton

Teri Franklin Steve & Karen Guenther Kathy Hadler

Ellen Kuroghlian Jeff & Mandy Jolitz Lori Martens

Martha Wallace Denny & Nancy Kneip Sal & Pat Maggio

The most up-to-date calendar is available 24/7 on our website: www.algonquinucc.org

WWMA = Westwind Martial Arts Academy

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

1 First Sunday - Food Pantry Offering 8:00 AM Worship Service 10:00 AM Worship

Service

2

3 10:00 AM Tutoring 12:00 PM Tutoring 3:00 PM Tutoring 4:00 PM WWMA 4:30 PM Tues w/

Pastor

4 10:00 AM Women's Fellowship 1:30 PM Newsletter Com 5:00 PM Tutoring 6:00 PM Staff meeting 7:00 PM Emergency Resp. Team 7:00 PM NA 7:30 PM Sr. Choir

Rehearsal

5 9:30 AM Tutoring 10:00 AM Yarn Works 6:30 PM Church Media

7:30 PM AA

6 7

8 Fair Trade Sunday

8:00 AM Worsh Service 9:00 AM Min Trustees 10:00 AM Teen FIA 10:00 AM Worship Service-SrChoir 11:15 AM Fall Kick-Off Open House and Luncheon 11:15 AM Min Finance 11:15 AM Teen FIA

Table

9 10:00 AM Social Justice Advocates 5:00 PM Tutoring 6:30 PM Memorial Committee Meeting 7:00 PM Trails

Swim Team Meeting

10 10:00 AM Tutoring 12:00 PM Tutoring 3:00 PM Tutoring 4:00 PM WWMA 4:30 PM Tues w/ Pastor

11 10:00 AM Women's Fellowship 5:00 PM Tutoring 6:00 PM Ministry of Missions 6:00 PM Staff Meeting 7:00 PM NA 7:00 PM Preschool Board Meeting 7:30 PM Sr. Choir Re-

hearsal

12 9:30 AM Tutoring 10:00 AM Yarn Works 6:30 PM Bibles and Brew

7:30 PM AA

13 Set up for Men's Fellowship 6:30 PM Ladies

Bunco

14 8:00 AM Men's Fellowship Breakfast 1:00 PM Movies

with Meaning!

15

8:00 AM Worsh Service 9:00 AM Adult Study 10:00 AM Shepherd U. 10:00 AM WorshipSrv - Baptism-Sr. Choir

11:15 AM Min CEd

16 10:00 AM Bible Study

5:00 PM Tutoring

17 10:00 AM Tutoring 12:00 PM Tutoring 1:00 PM DAR - Ring the Bell 3:00 PM Tutoring 4:00 PM WWMA 4:30 PM Tues w/

Pastor

18 10:00 AM Women's Fellowship 1:00 PM Pastoral Rela. Commit 4:00 PM Tutoring 5:00 PM Church Growth 6:00 PM Staff Meeting-Team 7:00 PM BS Tr 151 Commit Mtg. 7:00 PM NA 7:30 PM Sr. Choir

Rehearsal

19 9:30 AM Tutoring 10:00 AM Yarn Works 1:30 PM Prayer Team

7:30 PM AA

20 21

22 8:00 AM Worsh Service 9:00 AM Adult Study 10:00 AM Shepherd U. 10:00 AM Worship Service--Sr. Choir 11:15 AM SJA

Roundtable

23 10:00 AM Social Justice Advocates 5:00 PM Tutoring 7:00 PM Min

Deacons

24 10:00 AM Tutoring 12:00 PM Tutoring 3:00 PM Tutoring 4:00 PM WWMA

25 10:00 AM Women's Fellowship-GAME DAY 5:00 PM Tutoring 6:00 PM Staff Meeting 7:00 PM NA 7:30 PM Sr. Choir

Rehearsal

26 9:30 AM Tutoring 10:00 AM Yarn Works

7:30 PM AA

27 28

29 Fifth Sunday

8:00 AM Worsh Service 9:00 AM Adult Study 10:00 AM Shepherd U. 10:00 AM Worship

Service

30

5:00 PM Tutoring

October 1 1 10:00 AM Tutoring 12:00 PM Tutoring 3:00 PM Tutoring 4:00 PM WWMA

2 5:00 PM Tutoring 6:00 PM Worship Coord Team 7:00 PM NA 7:30 PM Sr. Choir

Rehearsal

3 9:30 AM Tutoring 10:00 AM Yarn Works

7:30 PM AA

4 5

CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH OF ALGONQUIN—SEPTEMBER 2019 CALENDAR