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 CROP Walk
RCLPC Senior High and Middle School are accepting pledges, as well as several adult members of RCLPC. Please contribute as we assist Church World Services in their effort to alleviate world hunger. 25% of your contribution will remain with the local Food Pantry and Soup Kitchen. Please sponsor a walker from church or sign up to walk in the Connecting Link. |
Pumpkins Are Coming!!
| Upcoming FELLOWSHIP Events |
Halloweeen Campfire - Saturday, Oct. 21 at 6 pm
Looking for a spooky good time?
Saturday, Oct. 21 at 6:00 pm behind the church.
Cost is $2.50/ person or $10/ family.
Everyone is welcome! Sign up in the Connecting Link.
Any questions, please call Joyce Berube.
RCLPC Supper Club invites you to join us for
A MONSTER MASH
a COSTUME PARTY full of fun and fellowship
for all adults on
Saturday, OCTOBER 28TH at 7:30 pm
at THE DOLE MANSION (Lakeside Center, Crystal Lake)
SIGN UP NOW IN THE CONNECTING LINK
(THERE WILL BE A CHARGE OF $7.00 PER PERSON PLUS AN APPETIZER TO SHARE)
So dust off that ol’ rubber mask, get out that face paint, dig around for that sombrero, get that old wig out of the closet and don’t forget your smile under that fake mustache ‘cause we’re gonna have a blast. Questions, contact Jodie LeFevre.
Progressive Dinner - Saturday, Nov. 18
Also, being planned is a progressive dinner for adults only on Saturday, Nov. 18. There will be a sign up sheet in the Connecting Link. Please sign up and check off if you would be willing to host one of the courses for a small group at your home. Dessert will be the whole group back at the church. Any questions, please call Joyce Berube.Please Join Us!
The Tuesdays at Borders book group would like to invite you to join them for a rousing discussion of their latest book selection. They have just started reading "Never Let Me Go" by Kazuo Ishiguro and will begin discussing it next Tuesday morning, at 10:15 at the Crystal Lake Borders Book Store. Please join them for great fellowship as well as a lively discussion. The next book selection will be "Annie Freeman's Fabulous Traveling Funeral" by Kris Radish. Questions? Call Kathy Rabe.Looking for ways to have fun and meet with new friends?
Check out the new opportunities for social gatherings on the poster in the Connecting Link. Some ideas are there, but please share ideas you would like to participate in at RCLPC. Fellowship Ministry: Cindy Borre, Doug Crane, Laura PohlWANTED: Friendly, Cheerful, Caring People
If you have any of these qualities then you are perfect for the job. We need people to greet at all services. All it takes is about 15 minutes before each service to greet or direct visitors to the sanctuary. It’s not a hard job, but a very important part of our ministry. Please call or email one of us to let us know what Saturdays or Sundays you would like to greet. Hope to hear from you soon. We are making the schedule for October, November and December. So please look at your calendar and let us know what would work best for you. You can sign up for one week, two weeks, or even a month we are not fussy. Please prayerfully consider to greet at one of the services. Thank you. Please contact Dorothy Vick, Linda Peel, or Cheryl Dutkiewicz.Food Pantry Holiday Dinners
Before you know it the holidays will be here. Can you help provide dinner for a food pantry family? The Northern Illinois Food Bank will sell dinners to the pantry at the same price as last year, $12.50. This will include a turkey, vegetables, buns and a dessert. We couldn’t buy as much locally for that amount. Make your checks payable to the Crystal Lake Food Pantry or the church. If you can do it by Oct. 15, it would help, as we need to give them a count. The dinners will go to families, seniors, single parent families and those in great need. About half of those we serve are children. Bless you all for all you do. ~ Nancy VazzanoIn Sanctuary in Chicago
Colombian Mennonite Pastor, William Calcedo, and his wife, Marina Gil, in sanctuary in Chicago until January will tell their story on Saturday, November 4 following the New Way Service and on Sunday, November 5 following the 11:00 service. In addition to serving as a pastor, William was coordinator of the Commission for Restoration, Life and Peace of the Evangelical Council of Colombia (CEDECOL). His role in CEDECOL was to accompany pastors and communities in conflict zones in the poverty-stricken and war-torn areas of southwestern Colombia. Marina has provided support and accompaniment to women of the communities that have been victims of the armed conflict. Please join the Mission Outreach Ministry for a light meal after each of those services. A sign-up is on the bulletin board in the Connecting Link or you may call the church office at 459-1132.Current American Issues – Information Seminar Series
“The Middle East – Past and Present”
Joel R. Finkel, Speaker
McHenry County College Conference Center
Thursday, November 9, 2006 at 7 PM
Join us in a free and lively discussion after the presentationMcHenry County Peace Group
Citizens Working for Peace through Nonviolence, Justice and Compassion
Special Services Needs You
We are recruiting good-hearted members from our congregation willing to join the Special Services team at RCLPC. The Special Services’ structure is a new venture created under the auspices of your church Board of Deacons. Volunteers will provide assistance to our members in specific areas during their time of need. This short term, or single occurrence assistance, is available at a time when someone requires additional support, or, is unable to provide the service themselves.The process is simple. A member contacts the church office with a specific request from one of several focuses. The Deacon in charge will locate an appropriate volunteer from the lists of people proffering their time and ability. Once this pairing is made, the volunteer will be given the members contact and project information and follow through with the requester. We ask for your help with the following:
- Prepare and deliver a meal (home from hospital, new baby, etc.)
- Provide transportation (to/from church, doctor visit, shopping, etc.)
- Basic shopping assistance (staples)
- Minor home repairs or yard maintenance (change light bulbs, secure weather stripping, general yard clean up, etc.)
- Minor house cleaning (vacuuming, floor scrubbing, dusting, waxing, etc.)
- Provide limited child care (family emergency, doctor visit, etc.)
- Assist in funeral receptions (provide help in set up and meal preparation)
MANY THANKS
Many thanks from Marge and Karen Hansen for all the prayers and concern given during Karen's recuperation from neck surgery. It was a stretch but she is healing very well and expects to return to work by the end of the month. You are truly a wonderful church family. May God bless you and keep you and may He also know, as Karen says...Boy they sure know how to pray! ~ Marge HansenOne Night Showing Only
There will be a one night showing of Al. Gore's movie "An Inconvenient Truth" at the Woodstock Classic Cinema Theatre, 209 Main Street, Woodstock, on Sunday, October 22nd, at 5:00 pm in the evening. Senator Pam Althoff will offer some brief remarks before the movie starts. Following the showing there will be a wine and cheese reception at the Defender's office, 124 Cass Street which is around the corner from the theatre. Please RSVP at 815-338-0393 or mcdef@owc.net if you wish to attend the reception.Faith in Action of McHenry County Day
Governor Rod Blagojevich signed an executive proclamation declaring September 17th Faith in Action Day in Illinois. Please take a moment to thank those from RCLPC who volunteer so faithfully every month on behalf of Seniors 62+. Services such as transportation, grocery shopping, light housework and yard work, running errands, friendly daily phone calls, respite care, friendly visits are provided to help a Senior stay independently in their home. Our RCLPC volunteers are:Kim and Kayla Stewart
Jon Gealow
Melanie and Phil Wesa
MJ Towne
Sheila Mohler
Cheryl Dutkiewicz
Cheryl and Richard Brincks
Ann Legg
William Blakely
Amanda Schieler
Nancy Blakely
Nancy Vazzano
Joy Martin
Andrea Pracht
If you need a helping hand or would like to be a member of our illustrious Care Givers team contact the FIAMC office at 815-455-3120 and indicate your interest.