October 2, 2022 @ St. Paul's UMC: Announcements

+Ladies Lunch Bunch -- Thursday, October 6, at 11:45 a.m., at the   Chautauqua Dining Hall (900 Baseline Road in Boulder). Please R.S.V.P. by October 4 to Sandy Bainbridge via email or text to 970-584-0311. There is handicap parking in front of the hall and other metered parking nearby. It is suggested to carpool from the church lot. Please arrange with each other.

+Church Conference season is here! Please prepare your reports for inclusion in this year's packet that will be presented at our virtual Church Conference, November 19 @ 10:00 AM. The membership, clergy compensation, and lay leadership reports must be pre-approved at the October Church Council meeting. Other reports need to be sent to Pastor Charles by November 1.

+Have you signed up for the Advent/Christmas devotional? Pastor Charles invites the congregation to participate in the creation of the fourth annual Advent and Christmas devotional. The theme for this year’s devotional is sometimes called a crèche, Nativity set, or manger scene. St. Francis of Assisi created the first crèche in 1223 in an attempt to bring the focus of Christmas back to the birth of Christ and away from material, gift-giving customs. 

It’s simple! 1) Select a person, an animal, or an element of the Nativity that speaks to you. You can also describe a Nativity set that you have in your home that is special to you. 2) Write a short reflection (one to two brief paragraphs) on what that that person, animal, element, or set means to you. 3) Submit your devotion to the office by November 1 either in writing or via email.