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This Week @ MBC: Isaiah 55:1-3 - Why *do* we work [to achieve] that which does not satisfy us? 4 days ago

Church Women United Celebration 1:30 PM Friday, November 5th, at Sons of Zebedee Church, Byron Site. Women of all ages are invited to this ecumenical World Community Day service. The theme for this years celebration is Building the Beloved Community.
SPIN Leaf Raking Day 9:00 AM Saturday, November 6th. All youth are invited to join youth groups from all over Fond du Lac for SPIN (Serving People In Need) Leaf Raking Day! Bring a rake and meet at Youth for Christ (303 East 9th Street), spend the morning raking leaves, then gather back at YFC for pizza! Please bring $3 to cover the cost of pizza and RSVP to Pastor Brian so he can let YFC know how much pizza to order.
Knitting Group 9:00 AM Saturday, November 13th, at church. Knitters and crocheters of all ages and skill levels are invited to come! Dont forget to work on a lap blanket for a shut-in; the group will meet on December 4th to quilt completed blankets.
Mission Potluck After worship Sunday, November 14th, in the downstairs Fellowship Hall. Missionaries Taku and Katie Longkumer will give a presentation about their work in India. Beverages and dessert will be provided; please bring a salad, side dish or main dish to share.

Youth Group Bowling Saturday, November 20th. Check your Sunday bulletins for time and location.
Community Thanksgiving Eve Service 7:00 PM Wednesday, November 24th, at Covenant United Methodist Church. Everyone is invited to attend this ecumenical time of worship; refreshments will be served after the service.

I once heard a bit of advice for writers: If you dont know what to write about, write about what you know. At this point in the week, the fact that I need to turn an article in for the Lamplighter is very much at the forefront of my mind
Perhaps the title could have been: Confessions of a Disorganized Soul. But it actually got me to thinking about all the things we put off in life, thinking well get around to them eventually, or when we really need to.
Faith can be one of those things. A famous story about emperor Constantine (the first Christian emperor of Rome) is that he refused to be baptized until he was about to die, because he believed that if he committed a mortal sin after he was baptized, he could not be forgiven. The cynical view of this is that he wanted to make sure he was free to do what he wanted up until the last possible moment. Continue Reading…

Sunday School Update
Information on Children, Youth & Adult Sunday Classes past the jump… Continue Reading…

Missionary Profile: Kim Kushner
Kim Kushner serves in both regional and local ministry projects in Latin America and the Caribbean for American Baptist International Ministries. Her ministry is training future church leaders.
Based in El Salvador, Kim offers her experience and passion for community development and equipping local leaders as she partners with local grassroots leadership and development projects initiated by the Baptist Federation of El Salvador (FEBES).
At the regional level, Kim has been invited by partners in Latin America and the Caribbean to serve as coordinator of a regional assessment of theological education. She expects to ultimately organize a regional gathering for theological educators where they will have the opportunity to discuss the trends of the assessment and explore strategic directions for their unique education contexts. Continue Reading…

Telling Our Story
Last week, our Sunday evening Bible study group had a great experience as together we learned more about the Psalms. One of the things we learned is that a majority of the Psalms fit into a type called a lament an expression of the need of an individual or of the whole nation for Gods intervention in a specific circumstance; it could be illness, war, persecution, or some other trouble.
As we examined several psalms that fit this category, we noticed that they always included a description of the current situation not just what was going on, but how the person felt about it, and along with that, almost always a remembering of how God had acted or delivered them in the past.
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