Operator

The Electronic Communications Ministry
of St. Andrew’s United Methodist Church
15050 W. Maple Rd.
Omaha, Nebraska, 68116
Bruce Davis, Editor
Web site: www.standrewsomaha.net
Access the monthly newsletter by this link:
http://www.standrewsomaha.net/downloads/Octprint.pdf
LIVE, LAUGH, LOVE GOD
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THIS WEEKEND Nancy is preaching a sermon on prayer featuring a very special panel of “prayer experts”. Also, a quartet will be singing the old gospel song, “Operator”. Hope to see everyone!

IF YOU MISSED THE FIRST HANS & FRANZ VIDEO, IT CAN BE VIEWED ON THE ST. ANDREW’S WEB SITE: www.standrewsomaha.com. This weekend: Hans & Franz teach Bob Davis about prayer.

And if you haven’t yet picked up a Prayer Ultimately Matters so Pray prayer calendar, they are available in the Rotunda.

St. Andrew’s worships at 5:00 on Saturday and 8:30 & 10:00 on Sunday.
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Does anybody out there have the 1980 movie version of FAME on DVD?
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Three Items From the Children’s Department:

Pumpkin Prayer Fall Festival is Friday, October 30th at 6 p.m. We are looking for volunteers for over 15 booths: Pumpkin Golf, Lollipop Tree, Pumpkin Bowling, Ping Pong Shoot Out, Bean Bag Toss, Pumpkin Tap Lights, Straw-N-Seed Fun, Pin the Face on the Pumpkin, Jack-O-Lantern Flying Disc, Pumpkin Pole Fishing, Pumpkin Knock Down, Pumpkin Hoopla, Candy Corn Toss, Tin Can Patch, Make-a-Face Snack Station. We have three shifts available, 5:50 – 7 p.m. OR 7 -8 p.m. and of course Clean up Crew 8:00—9:00 p.m. Contact Kris at ksimerly@standrewsomaha.net to sign up.

Children’s Ministry is looking for a volunteer to help with a Kindergarten child. This person would be a helper for the child during Sunday school class hours. A male volunteer would be ideal. Please contact Kris at ksimerly@standrewsomaha.net.

UPWARD Online Registration is going on now. Log on to www.standrewsomaha.net click on Ministries / Children then on UPWARD for all information. Sign up today to avoid late fees, November 15th is the early bird deadline.
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Diamonds & Dungarees November 20th, Champions Run Country Club. Donations for the auction can be dropped off at anytime. The auction night goes something like this:
6:00 PM Pre-Party and Silent Auction
8:00 PM Dinner and Oral Auction
9:30 PM Dancing
?’s Contact Shawna or Corey Rector at shawnarector@cox.net or Mandy at the office.
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CHARGE CONFERENCE IS TUESDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 10, 7:00. This is our annual All-Church administrative gathering. All are welcome to attend. District Superintendent Randall Sailors will preside.
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I Timothy 3:14-16
I hope to come to you soon, but I am writing these instructions to you so that, if I am delayed, you may know how one ought to behave in the household of God, which is the church of the living God, the pillar and bulwark of truth. Without any doubt, the mystery of our religion is great: He was revealed in flesh, vindicated in spirit, seen by angels, proclaimed among Gentiles, believed in throughout the world, taken up in glory.

Prayer Ultimately Matters, so Pray with me:

Lord God, I read the passage above and think that one of the problems with the church of our generations is that we have shied away from the great mysteries of faith. We have tried to make everything so….reasonable. How can human experience of the transcendent God, creator of all that is, be reduced to simple maxims and easy explanations? I pray that, at St. Andrew’s, we’ll be given grace to embrace the mystery, rather than try to explain it. And really: All we really need is the love you’ve shown us in Jesus. All we need is love, and faith in God above. Amen.

BRD