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Dates to Remember

November 5

Girl Scout Event

November 6

Daylight Savings Time Ends

November 10

Missions

Trustees

November 12

McKinley Distribution

November 13

Confirmation

November 14

Broadcaster Articles Due

November 17

Finance

November 20

Deck the Halls

November 22

McKinley Distribution

November 24

Thanksgiving

November 22

Broadcaster Mails

November 26

McKinley Distribution

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Hello Family,

Happy Thanksgiving! I wanted to be the first to say

that to you. We are entering the month of November

and for me that is Thanksgiving time. I love gathering

with family and sharing meals together and I also love

thinking about why I am so thankful.

Let me share with you something that happened to me not long ago that

taught me a very valuable lesson. It was one of those weeks where I was feeling

behind and I was in my office working on things that needed to be done because

of the timelines that require them to be done by the end of the week. That day

we had two calls to the office from folk who needed help with either food or

housing or some other emergency need. As I was returning to the office from

lunch a man was standing at the back door of the church ringing the buzzer to

gain access. Our office volunteer told him the pastor was not in the office and he

would have to come back later.

As I approached him he asked if I was the pastor. To be honest I hesitated

before I answered that yes I was. In my mind I had already determined that here

was another person coming to the church for help and I knew that if we could

help him we would never hear from him again.

“How can I help you”, I asked. He said he was really upset and needed to talk

with someone and could I talk with him. He then said something that caused me

to pray for forgiveness and reminded me of why I do what I do. “I am trying to

get a job”, he said, “but the person won’t call me back and I don’t know what to

do. Will you pray for me?” All he asked from me was to take a few minutes to

listen and a prayer for strength and guidance. “I can do that”, I said, and I did.

A few weeks later he called the office to let me know he had applied at another

job and just received the call that he was hired. He wanted me to be one of the

first people he told.

Lord God, I am humbled and so thankful that You invite us to be a part of

Your ministry. Thank You Lord, for always being there for us, and never being

too busy. Thank You for the church, that place of hope in a community. Your

church is for all people, including those who need a place to go when it seems

there is no other place. Amen.

Pastor Don

If you

heard Pastor

Don say

“Happy New

Year!” to you

on November

27th would

you wonder

why? You

see, the

church liturgical year does not begin

in January; it begins four Sundays

prior to Christmas. This year the first

day of the new church year is Sunday,

November 27.

We call this season Advent, a time

of preparation for the coming of

Christ, both into the world and into

our lives. The advent wreath, a circle

of evergreens representing eternity,

has been used for centuries to tell the

story. Advent begins with a sense of

darkness that moves to the light. On

the first Sunday, we often sing the

hymn O Come, O Come, Emmanuel.

This hymn expresses the longing for

the Messiah. We observe Advent by

the lighting of the advent candles,

each representing a gift that Jesus

offers us as we allow His life to be

lived out through ours. We add one

more each week until Christmas Eve,

when we light the Christ candle,

representing Jesus as the Light of the

World.

This year as we light the candles on

the advent wreath, let us take time to

focus on how the coming of Christ

into our lives has opened us up to

receiving more hope, peace, joy and

love, and then consider how we might

spread this Good News to others.

— Hazel E. Partington

Greetings from

Pastor Hazel

Congregational Care

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November Memory Verse: Jesus looked at them

and said, “With man this is impossible, but with

God all things are possible.” Matthew 19:26

FAITH

1st & 2nd grade—Rm. 207 Mrs. Knotts & Mrs. Perks 3rd & 4th grade—Rm. 201 Mr. & Mrs. Pantaleano 5th grade—Rm. 203 Mrs. Weber & Mr. Lombardo

November Kids B.L.A.S.T. Memory Verse

3 & 4 yr olds —Rm. 105 Mrs. Kneeland & Mrs. Miller 5 yr olds —Rm. 205 Ms. Crown & Mrs. Miller

Connection Classes for all Ages

SUNDAYS 10-10:50 a.m.

6th—8th grade—Rm. 6 Mr. Kreger, Mr. Muranko,

Mrs. Kubiak and Mr. & Mrs. Fulginiti

9th grade and above—Youth Room Mr. Lance Vene

Pick up a Children & Family Ministry Brochure at the

Welcome Desk for this quarter’s children & family upcoming events.

Connect with Children and Family Ministry Updates on Facebook.

https://www.facebook.com/wumcfaithathome/

Online

BEFORE AMEN

October 30th- November 20th

Room 102

Learn how to build a prayer

life that is stronger, better and

deeper. Connecting with Him

each day can mean all the dif-

ference in your life and how

you experience God.

BIBLE STORIES ALL

GROWN UP

Room 3

Follow along with the sermon

series as we take another look at

the Bible Stories we learned

from our childhood. .

REVELATION :

The Triumph of God

Room 101

Jesus gave John the strangely

beautiful vision recorded in the

book of Revelation to give us

hope.

Deuteronomy 6:7 states “Impress them (God’s Commandments) on your

children. Talk about them when you sit at home and when you walk along the road,

when you lie down and when you get up.” At Willoughby U.M.C. , we want to come

along side you through a variety of opportunities to help equip parents to be the

spiritual leader of the home through our Faith@Home Ministries.

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Hello Family . . . It’s that time of year when we “talk Stewardship.” As you know, stewardship is the prayerful commitment of

sharing our Treasure, our Time and our Talent to support the ministries and missions of our church for the year ahead.

We thank you in advance for continuing and/or increasing your monetary pledge AND welcome you if this is the first time

you are pledging. Pledging allows the Finance Committee to plan our church budget each year.

Our focus this year will be Time – your time with God, in prayer, worship, fellowship and service. Watch your mail for post

cards challenging you to spend your time in these areas with God and others.

We kick off our campaign on Sunday, October 30 when Paul Turner will be encouraging you to make your time with God in

prayer and in worship a center of attention in a world that has too many distractions.

Join us on Sunday, October 30th at 10:00 in room 102 for a 4-week Max Lucado video study on Prayer called “before Amen.”

Please call or tell Stacy Becker at the church if you would like to join the class so enough study books can be purchased.

The November 6th focal point will be Time in Fellowship—We want to invite you to participate in a small group, Sunday

School, Wednesday night Life Class and share your time in study and fellowship.

That evening of Nov. 6th at 5:30 pm we will share a meal as we continue our Time in Fellowship as one church. We want to

thank you for your service and contributions in supporting our ministries and mission. The dinner will be catered and

reservations are necessary, so please e-mail Margaret Neroda at megneroda@sbcglobal.net or Bev Dalheim at

bdalheim@hotmail.com to let us know you are coming. Or, you may call Margaret at 440-728-8347.

On Sunday November 13th, you will have the opportunity to reaffirm your baptismal vows as we recommit our Time in

Service to our church.

Sunday November 20th we plan to we celebrate our blessings during a Sunday of Thanksgiving. As a family, we will turn in

our pledge cards, and we will celebrate the continued support of our ministries and the mission of Willoughby United Methodist

Church.

In faithful service to God and to our Church,

The Stewardship Committee

Stewardship Month

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Needed: Gently Used Devotional Booklets

Thank you to all who helped with the October 9 Crop Walk! As of 10/17/2016, we have collected $3113.36! One fourth of

that will be returned: half to Wednesday night community dinners and half to McKinley Community Outreach Center. The rest

will go wherever the need is greatest in the United States and/or throughout the world.

Thank you for your generosity in giving to the October 30 Noisy Collection. That money will be given to our Food Pantry for

Thanksgiving giveaways.

Our November outreach is the Samaritan Purse’s Christmas boxes. Please pick one (or more) up as you leave church service

along with a brochure of suggestions on how to fill it. They should be returned by November 13.

As always, thank you for your generosity in giving to others! We appreciate you!

Our next meeting is Thursday, November 10 at 7 pm in the Parlor. All are welcome!

Recently a woman from the community knocked on the front door of our church on a Sunday afternoon when almost

everyone had gone home. She asked the person, a volunteer, who answered her knock if she could come in to listen to the

sermon, have a cup of coffee, and talk. The volunteer, who was just about to leave, invited this unexpected guest to join us for

the community dinner on Wednesday and to return for worship the following Sunday. She also thought about giving her an

Upper Room or other devotional booklet, but there were none available.

This is where you can help. Do you have any old, gently-used Upper Rooms, Guideposts, or similar devotional magazines on

your shelves at home that you could donate to the Welcome Center to be shared with people like this woman? We would like to

share these with people who don’t have access to devotional materials or may not be able to purchase them. These magazines

never go out of style; their message continues to be meaningful and inspirational, even when the date is not current. If your

answer is yes, please bring them to the Welcome Center in the Cloister with a note indicating that they are for the Devotional

Booklet collection. Thank you in advance for whatever you can contribute to the collection.

Missions & Social Concerns News

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To my Church Family:

Thank you for your prayers and

support during my illness. It meant a

great deal to me and my family. I can’t

thank you enough.

- Christine Armour.

Thank You

Phyllis Culek, Terry Daniels, Russell

Freeman, Erin Hendrix, Pat Meyer,

Larry Morgan,

There will be no R&R in Novem-

ber or December due to busy sched-

ules. R&R will resume in January

2017.

The canned good collection on

World Food Day Sunday, October

16th, was successful. The total

donation was 318 items. We thank

everyone who participated. Your

support is meaningful as we try to

meet the needs of those who seek our

help in both food pantries.

Deb Tolar (Director Willoughby

Food Pantry

Sue Penicka (Coordinator McKinley

Community Outreach Center)

Share the News About Your Event By Sending Information To:

The Broadcaster wumcbroadcaster@gmail.com

Website/Facebook wumcweb1@gmail.com

Bulletin wlbyumc@ameritech.net

Thank your to all who volunteered

to serve as a greeter for the Open

Door Ministry. Look for an event

recount in the December Broadcaster.

As a reminder, volunteers are always

appreciated as we continue this

ministry next year.

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The Mitten Tree

Mission

Ebenezer Scrooge is a man in dire

need of a second chance. Is

redemption possible for such a greedy,

dark and sad character? The

Redemption of Scrooge shows us how

the teachings of Jesus can be found in

Dickens’ Christmas classic. From the

ghosts of Christmas past, to the Life of

the present, and the resurrection of

Christmas future, this Advent study

will “bless us every one” and

reinvigorate our spiritual journeys as

we look at this familiar story through

the lens of faith.

There are 3 ways to participate in

this study during the season of advent,

November 27th – December 24th.

1. Sunday Mornings

10 a.m. in room 3

2. Your Connection Group (Leaders

contact the Christian Education

Office to order your materials by

November 9th.)

3. OBS (Online Bible Study) Monday

evenings - Contact the Christian

Education office to get connected

to this online Study.

Get Connected

with our Advent

Study: Redemption

of Scrooge

Youth Confirmation

Cake Reception

The Mission-Minded Family

Ministry will be sponsoring The Mitten

Tree Mission through out the advent

season. Sunday School classes will be

collecting new or gently used hats,

mittens, gloves and scarves during the

four Sundays in Advent. These items

will be donated to McKinley Outreach

Center to share with children and

adults during the winter season.

Everyone is invited to congratulate

and celebrate our confirmands at a

cake reception in Fellowship Hall

following the 9 a.m. Confirmation

Worship service on Sunday,

November 13th.

“The Fumbly Bumbly Angels”, a

Christmas Pageant, will be presented

on Sunday, December 18, 2016 at

3:00pm. There will be angels,

shepherds, sheep, an innkeeper, three

kings, Mary and Joseph and a heavenly

choir!

Short rehearsals will be held on

three Sundays; November 27,

December 4, and December 11

immediately following the 11 o’clock

worship service. (snacks will be

provided)

ALL PEOPLE… children, youth

and adults … are welcome to be a part

of this grand celebration of the

Christmas Story! Please sign-up

showing your interest on sign-up

sheets located in both entrances and at

the Welcome Center located in the

cloister. (speaking and non-speaking

parts available) Adults in support roles

such as costumes, sets, set-up and

clean-up are needed too! Let’s get

ready for an awesome Christmas

celebration! Call Cathi Weber at 440-

463-3198, Kris Knotts at 440-479-

5134 OR Jennifer Norris at 440-796-

2649 for more information. (Cathi can

be also be reached by email at

ghostlady@cathiweber.com)

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Distribution hours

Saturday, Nov 12: 9:00-10:30 AM

Tuesday, Nov 15: 6:00-7:30 PM

Saturday, Nov 26: 9:00-10:30 AM

Food Pantry hours

Mondays: 6:00-7:30 PM

Wednesdays: Noon-2:30 PM

Thursdays: Noon-2:30 PM

Donation & Building

Administration Hours

Mon-Thurs: 9:00 AM-1:00 PM

Saturdays: 9:00 AM-11:30 AM

Greatest Current Donation Needs

TAXABLES: Laundry detergent – 32 loads; Dishwashing liquid – 25 oz.; Liquid cleanser PET FOOD: Cat food, dog food CLOTHES: Winter, especially boys & men’s and extra-large women’s BED SHEETS: Queen & king sizes BLANKETS & TOWELS: All sizes MISC: Step stool FURNITURE: Beds – any size, but especially twin & queen FOOD: Peanut butter, jelly, cereal, macaroni & cheese, Chicken noodle & tomato soup, tuna

Please note that the McKinley

Community Outreach Center does NOT

pick up furniture donations.

MCKINLEY CENTER IS IN

NEED OF A SNOW BLOWER.

If you have one you no longer need and

would be willing to donate to the Center,

please call 440-269-8008. It would be a

tax deductible donation. Thank you

COMING SOON!!

Many of you have noticed the Web-

site is not functioning. Unfortunately

our Website host went out of business

unannounced. We are delighted to

share that a new faith-based host has

been selected and will be contracted

shortly.

The new site will be up this fall.

Thank you for your patience as we

work through this situation. When one

door closes, another one opens; and

we are excited to be sharing the new

Website with new features soon!

Communications Committee

Daylight Savings Time Ends

Remember to set your clocks back

at 2:00 AM on Sunday, November 6th.

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