Worship on Sunday, October 11

Announcement Highlights:​​​​

• Sunday Faith Formation After Worship
  We gather every week after worship to grow in faith together, following the pattern of two weeks of Sunday school by age group, then one week of service and learning.  Here’s our schedule for the next 4 weeks:

  • Oct. 11 - Kid’s Crew (PreK-5th), Confirmation (6th-8th), The God Squad (9th-12th), Adults

  • Oct. 18 - Kid’s Crew (PreK-5th), Confirmation (6th-8th), The God Squad (9th-12th), Adults

  • Oct. 25 - All Ages Service Project:  Care Bags for Detainees

  • Nov. 1 - Kid’s Crew (PreK-5th), Confirmation (6th-8th), The God Squad (9th-12th), Adults

• October 25 is Reformation Sunday!
  Each year near October 31, we commemorate Reformation Day, when Martin Luther nailed his 95 Theses to the church door in Wittenburg, Germany, kicking off the Protestant Reformation.  Martin never meant to split the church, but posted 95 thesis statements that he’d like to debate about the practices of the church, and how it has strayed from the grace and love of Jesus, so that it might be renewed and relevant to daily life. 
  
  When we commemorate Reformation Day today, we don’t celebrate division.  In our worship, we’ll give thanks for the bold prophets and leaders that call the church to faithfulness to the Gospel in every generation, give thanks for the diversity in different Christian traditions, and pray for unity in the church.  We’ll also consider how God is calling us to be faithful in our own generation--that God’s grace may abound in the church, and that the Holy Spirit might renew us and bring new life to the church and God’s hurting world. 
  
  Red is the traditional color of the Reformation, so we invite you to wear red on Sunday, October 25 as a sign that you love the church and believe the Spirit is moving among us.

• Living Room Conversation Sermon Series'
  Some of the deepest, most meaningful conversations we have happen as we sit and talk in our living rooms, over a meal, in the car, and other private settings.  Through Nov. 1, we’re bringing the living room into the worship space.  Pastor Mike has invited 8 people to join him in unscripted, informal conversation during worship in place of the traditional sermon. 

• We Recognize All Saints on November 1
  Trusting that God’s love endures forever, we observe All Saints Day to acknowledge our grief over loved ones who have died in the past year, proclaim our sure hope in God’s triumph over death, and entrust our loved ones and ourselves into God’s care.  We invite you to submit the names of family and friends who have died since November 2, 2025 so that we might include them in the Litany of the Saints on Nov. 1 this year.  You may add their name and relation to you on the sheet in the fellowship hall or online at https://hosannaliberty.breezechms.com/form/saints26.