Worship
There are no “extras” in the Service this Sunday. We are simply gathering to worship, pray and listen for what God is saying to us. One thing I am very aware of is that what I think I have said to you on a Sunday, may not be what you hear. On a few occasions I have had people thank me for saying something that they needed to hear. Don’t thank me, thank God. Of course there are other occasions when people have shared with me that a particular sermon or reflection just did not speak to them, and perhaps they even disagreed with what they heard. That’s okay, as long as I am not missing the mark with too many people too much of the time. We all are there on Sunday to listen for what God might be saying to each of us. I may be sparked by something I say, it might be the words of a hymn that for some reason you hear differently. It might even occur over coffee (tea) before or after the service. But we need to be open to the possibility. One of the ways to be open is to ask questions. Now, I am not sure how asking questions in the middle of the service would go over. It might throw me off my stride, but we might try it sometime. Often in our current society, the church is criticised for being an institution that works on simple blind faith and that’s it. Faith is at the core of who we are, but I hope our faith is not blind. True Christian faith is not about obedience to some distant rule maker, it is about a relationship with Source of life, and relationships are about dialogue. The scripture readings for this Sunday point to people who did not just pose questions about God, they posed questions to God.
From the Scriptures we will hear from the Prophets: Job 23: 1-9, 16-17 and from the Gospels: Mark 10: 17-31
The sermon title is “God, I have a question!”
Book Study
The book study “A Conversations with God” (an uncommon dialogue) Book 1 by Neale Donald Walsch, will begin on October 17th at 1:30pm in the Lounge. If there is enough interest I will also offer an evening study. There are copies of this book at Chapters: Gateway, West Edmonton Mall, and Kingsway Mall. You may also check second hand book stores or Amazon. Please phone Anne Dingwell with enquiries. 780-244-9525.
Soul Circle
SOUL CIRCLE starts Oct. 19 at 1:30 in the lounge. Bring an art or craft to work on. Newcomers welcome. Call Lou at 780-481-4991 for more info.
Youth
The next Youth of Edmonton United event is the Hallowe’en Dance on Saturday, Oct 27, 7:30pm at a Church to be confirmed. Check out Youth of Edmonton United on Facebook.
Important Dates and Youth Events (Y)
Wednesday, Oct 17 – Book Study, 1:30 in the Lounge, “Conversations with God”
Friday, Oct 19 – Soul Circle, 1:30 in the Lounge
Saturday, October 20 – Fall Supper and Silent Auction. Starting at 5:30pm, $25/person, $60/family $15/student. We are looking for donations of new goods and services from individuals or businesses for the Silent Auction. Folks can contact either Cathy or Dave.
Sunday, Oct 21 – Congregational Meeting with Election of Officers for 2013, after Church. Without people there is no church. If you consider Spirit West to be your Church, please make every effort to attend this important meeting.
(Y) Saturday, October 27 – Halloween Dance. 7:30pm $5/person
Thanks for reading,
See you Sunday,
Larry
(Rev.) Larry K. Wright, CD, BA, MDiv
Minister
Spirit West United Church
phone: 780-481-1406
email: spiritwest.minister@telus.net
website: spiritwest.org
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