Room to Worship, Serve and Grow

FORUM THIS MORNING IN THE COMMUNITY ROOM at 9:45am:  "How to Bury Stress Before Stress Buries You!"  with Jim Cunningham -  What I learned as one stressed-out person!  Laugh, learn, remember, be challenged, and be renewed.  Stress is a spiritual dis-ease!

THE EVENING WOMEN’S GROUP is hosting the 2nd Annual Fall Family Fun Outing at Walsh Farms on Sunday, October 14th at 4:00pm.   Please join us for a lot of fun at Walsh Farm in Doylestown.  There are many things for the kids to do here; a petting zoo, a straw maze, a corn "sand" box, hayrides, train rides and more!!  There are hot food and drinks available at the farm.  You can pick your own pumpkins, too! Some activities are free and others are $2-3. Admission is free, parking is $2.00.  Go to www.walshfarmsinc.com for more info and a map to the farm.  Any questions, contact Lisa Martin 330.665.2232 or Gayle Phelps 330.239.6609. Don’t miss it; it’s a lot of fun!

MICAH MOVIE -  Sat, October 20, 2007 at 7pm in Community Room: "The Saint of 9/11" The Gentle Life of a Priest, Made Famous in Death: "Saint of 9/11" is a touching elegy for the Rev. Mychal Judge, the much-loved New York City Fire Department chaplain who was one of the first to die at the World Trade Center when debris fell on his head as he was following firefighters into the lobby of the north tower. Although the film makes tentative gestures toward being a full-blown biographical portrait, it isn’t that. Directed by Glenn Holsten and narrated by Ian McKellen in a stately, funereal voice, it is a tender memorial to a complicated man who devoted his life to service. 

BATH CHURCH WILL HOST the VNS Hospice Memorial Service in the sanctuary, Sunday October 21 at 4:00 p.m.

COLLECTING YOUR NEW AND GENTLY USED SWIMSUITS: The Mission Board is helping Firestone High School Senior Charlie Wagner with his drive to collect children's swimsuits. The suits will be used for children in the Akron Public Schools. Lincoln Elementary School in Akron is the only Akron elementary school that has a pool. While lessons are available for all APS elementary students, many are unable to take lessons - as they don't have a swim suit. Please place your donation in our "indoor pool" in the Narthex.

ACME RECEIPT BOXES OUT: Save your Acme Store receipts from September through March to help our youth programming. Boxes are out in the narthex areas.

Average Worship Attendance: September

8:30am – 209 11:00am – 173

Sept. Offerings: $48,011 74% of need.

WEDNESDAY BIBLE STUDY with Pastor Mark "Journey Through the BIBLE: Luke": 1:30pm and 7:00pm each Wednesday in the Community Room. The evening class is preparing to again have a salad/soup supper at 6:30pm before class.

The Honest to God Church: A Pathway to God’s Grace by Doug Bixby. 1:30 p.m. and 7:00 p.m.

FALL APPEAL: Our Mission Board is asking you to prayerfully consider a generous gift to help those in our community who have little and need much. After much discussion, we feel that the 2007 Fall Appeal should be used to benefit the works at Miller Avenue UCC and the Summit Lake Mission Outreach. This program is growing in so many ways and it has become glaringly apparent of the need. Just 10 miles from our beautiful church campus is this facility in the midst of poverty, despair, homelessness, hunger and pain. Without the financial and physical efforts of Bath Church and other area churches, this project would quickly fail. They truly need our help in the form of works, dollars and prayers.

CAPITAL CAMPAIGN HOME VISITS ARE UNDERWAY - More than 50 fellow members have volunteered their time as Ambassadors and Leaders in a massive effort to visit every member household of Bath Church.

In the next few weeks you should expect to hear from an Ambassador.  Please open your doors, your minds and your hearts to this volunteer.  If you are not contacted by October 29th, please alert us so we can rectify the oversight and get your pledge package to you.  Our goal is to have all pledges in by November 15th.

If you are a seasonal resident and will be leaving soon for a warmer winter climate, please contact the church so we can schedule the Ambassador’s visit before you leave.

CHURCH PHONE DIRECTORIES AVAILABLE TODAY in the narthex. Please advise the church office of any corrections or additions 330-666-3520 or bathucc@bathucc.org.

The Seventh Sunday of Kingdomtide

Rev. Frey preaching from Luke 18:1-8, "Pray Always & Don’t Give Up!"

Fall Mission Appeal Offering: Miller Ave. UCC