Dearest Faith Community Near and Far-
Dates to Remember
- The long awaited pantry awning will be started 11/6.
- Thanksgiving
- We’ll do a joint celebration with First Presbyterian Church the Sunday before Thanksgiving. Details will be forth coming.
- We’ll also do our traditional Thanksgiving on Thanksgiving at 2 pm
- Pastor Syl’s last Sunday with us will be Nov 5th, as Pastor Devon will return the following week. As much as we all miss Devon and are excited for her return, we’ll also all miss Pastor Syl. We’re hoping to do more jointly with 1st Pres PC so we can stay connected in that way.
Retreat
The second annual Cedarkirk Retreat will be held from Thursday, November 9 thru Saturday, November 11. Register by filling out the form on the Peace River Presbytery Website. https://peaceriverpresbytery.org/cedarkirk-retreat-2023-registration/
Volunteer Needed!
We continue to recruit and work closely with long-term recovery teams from out of the area; however, we have found that we also need local volunteers to help a well. This is a new initiative in our county, but has proven itself in other areas. Regardless as to if you’re experienced or simply willing to learn – all skill levels welcome to help. Youth (14 yrs. & older) are also welcome to participate. We are partnering with our friends at the Florida Conference of the United Methodist Church (FLUMC) in this effort as they have the Construction Coordinators who will be on site with volunteers. They will be able to teach / guide us in doing the work correctly and safely. Sign up at Wintergarden, then you’ll be contacted for paperwork and availability. Email Wendy at disasterrelief@wintergardenpres.org for information. By giving a day or a weekend or whatever your time allows, you’ll have a chance to help rebuild your community!
Help for Those Struggling with Ian-related Insurance Issues
We have a resource available to those that are struggling with their Ian insurance claims. It’s a grant funded non-profit that specializes in this work. Check in with Wendy if you, or someone you know need more information.
Music Related Suggestions Wanted
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Heather has been asking for music suggestions and has received many! Thanks for your responses. If you have more ideas or haven’t gotten yours in yet, let her know! More are welcome! Suggestions can go on the lovely bulletin board in foyer/ or you can reach Heather DeGroot 570-875-8527 or at aamazing49@yahoo.com
Christmas Cantata News!
The Cantata will be Sunday Dec 10. There will be two – one at First Pres and one here! Music scores and CD’s will be available to anyone who would like to participate. Contact Heather DeGroot for music. We are excited about this opportunity and need you to help make this happen!
If you have a need, please reach out!
- For inquiring minds that have been asking, Devon returns 11/6.
Any email to pastor@wintergarden email will go to Pastor Syl while Pastor Devon is gone. He will be covering for much of Devon’s time away. - Office number: 941-743-5335
- Julie- Bookkeeper and Office Admin- office@wintergardenpres.org
- Wendy- Disaster Relief – disasterrelief@wintergardenpres.org
- Kymmie- Food Pantry and Community Garden- foodpantry@wintergardenpres.org
- Eric- Project Manager for building and construction- meister6ho@gmail.com
- Heather- other congregational needs such as hospital visits – aamazing49@yahoo.com
Much love,Â
Wintergarden Presbyterian ChurchÂ
Worship with Wintergarden
Sunday, October 29, 2023
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Breakfast Church @ 10:00 am
Worship following about 10:30 am
IN THE SANCTUARY and on Facebook Live
*Please bring a dish to share.
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| SUNDAY WORSHIP SERVICE |
 Sunday, October 29, 2023 Breakfast Church @ 10:00 am Followed by Worship @ 10:30 amSermon: “AD HOMINEM”  John 7:14-18 (NLT) |
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| Every Monday Lectio Divina Every WednesdayFood deliveryEvery Thursday Food Pantry 12-4pm |
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| Every Monday Lectio Divina 8am Every Wednesday Food Delivery Truck Every Thursday Food Pantry 12-4pm (Except Thanksgiving week. Food Pantry will be Nov. Tie 21st from 12-4pm) Nov. 4 Adopt A Road Nov. 11 Coffee, Conversation, and WorkdayNov 19 Thanksgiving with First Pres timeTBA Nov 21 Homeless Coalition 4:30pm Nov. 23 Community Thanksgiving Meal beginning at 2pm Nov. 30 CNS Care N Share (5th Thursday because of Thanksgiving.) |
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| FOOD PANTRY VOLUNTEERS NEEDEDPlease contact the church office at 941-743-5335 or email at foodpantry@wintergardenpres.orgIt is starting to warm up, which means we need to be able to rotate volunteers more frequently while outdoors. If you can come and give an hour or more, please talk with Kymmie and come join us. |
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| Interested in joining our Garden? Garden of Eatin’ – Food Forest For more information click HERE. |
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| At Wintergarden Presbyterian Church we’re eager to pray with you! Please let us know how we can pray by submitting a Prayer Request online (link below). The prayer requests are emailed to Pastor Devon once submitted. |
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| Lectio Divina for Monday, October 30, 2023All are welcome to join us as we continue to engage in the spiritual practice of Lectio Divina together as a community. This Week’s Scripture: Matthew 23:1-12 We will gather via Zoom for an intentional time of listening, reflecting, responding, and resting in the Word of God. We will meet on Mondays from 8-9am. Here are some details about Lectio Divina. Lectio Divina, literally meaning “divine reading,” is an ancient practice of praying the Scriptures. During Lectio Divina, the person listens to the text of the Bible with the “ear of the heart,” as if he or she is in conversation with God, and God is suggesting the topics for discussion. There are four movements for Lectio Divina: 1. Lectio: (Listening to the Word of God or Reading God’s Word) 2. Meditation: (Reflecting on the Word of God) 3. Oratio: (Responding to the Word of God) 4. Contemplatio: (Resting in the Word of God) Here is the Zoom Link: Join Zoom Meeting: Click HERE https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87832080869?pwd=TUxCRThUcEdRbTNTWmJ6emZRamUyZz09 Meeting ID: 878 3208 0869 Passcode: 396015 +16465588656,,87832080869#,,,,*396015# US (New York) |
Do you have a facebook account? If you do, I want to encourage you to like “Wintergarden Presbyterian Church” and “Garden of Eatin’.” Click on the blue circle with the “f” in it to access our two facebook pages.
Why check out Wintergarden on Facebook? Well, a few months ago, Wendy started doing our Facebook marketing for social media. She spends a great deal of time creating posts, sharing our story, taking pictures, and telling folks about the exciting things happening at Wintergarden. For this, Pastor Devon is incredibly grateful!
One of the things we would love is YOUR help. Every day, Wendy puts up a new post. Then she shares it to her page and the Garden of Eatin facebook page. We would love to grow our audience even more, but it will take YOUR help. When something is posted on facebook, we would love for you to share it with your friends and family. This helps build our online presence and broadens our outreach to share about the amazing ministries and mission at Wintergarden. Oh, and you can share our worship services with others if you would like too.
Truly, we need your help to connect with the wider community to build more and more excitement about “feeding people physically, spiritually, mentally, and emotionally in our community.”
