October 9 @ St. Paul's UMC: Announcements

+All are welcome to attend an evening presentation (Tuesday, October 11, 7:00 – 8:30 pm) on Individual Disaster Preparedness / Resilience which is open to the public. We hope to learn more about what we need to do as individuals in these times of recurring natural disasters. Attend online or in person at Mountain View UMC, 355 Ponca Place. Register here. 

+Join the Adult Sunday School class for viewing and discussion of “Sacred Texts of the World” from The Great Courses series on Sunday mornings at 8:45 AM in the church library.

+The business portion of the Mountain Sky Annual Conference 2022 will be on October 21 & 22. Observers will be able to view sessions from the Conference Facebook page and through a streaming link on the Conference website.

+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.