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The Exodus Begins!
We are moving along nicely on our study of Moses and the Exodus. Up to now, they have reached the point in the story where Moses returns to Egypt after hearing from God in the burning bush. This coming week will find us learning about the many ways used to try to convince the Pharoah to let the Israelites leave. From a magical rod to frogs to flies to darkness, convincing the Pharoah was a losing proposition.
Upcoming weeks will find us studying the Passover, and we will be making matzoh in our kitchen. That day is scheduled for October 29, and we will take the kids downstairs at the beginning of church in order to have time to measure, mix and cook.
We are excited to be sharing this study with congregation. As with any of the books of the Bible, the closer we study it, the more we understand. The Exodus is an integral part of the “story,” and by working through it, we are putting together a puzzle that will end only when the Israelites find the Promised Land!
–Tom Stevens

Congratulations to Heather Cutler who is getting married tomorrow, September 23, at the church.  Heather and her groom, Riley Lessor, will be living in Waterbury.  We wish you all the best!
 

The first of two fall fundraisers starts in earnest next week as a few of us will gather in the evening to prepare 200 balls of pie dough in anticipation of two nights of fun pie-making for you!  
We are scheduled to sell pies all day at the two Williston rest areas (north and south bound) on Friday, October 6 and Monday (Columbus Day), October 9.  We hope to sell 50 pies at each rest area on each day.
So . . . . . on the day before each sale date, we’ll gather in the kitchen to peel apples, make filling and roll out pie dough.  We’ll have sign up sheets in church for the next two Sundays. On Thursday, October 5, I’ll start peeling apples late afternoon and anyone is welcome to join.  Officially the pie-maker in charge is arriving at 5pm.  Come on down when you can.  We hope to be all done by 8 pm.
On Sunday, October 8, we’ll have pizza’s delivered for lunch so that we can proceed from worship in the sanctuary to work in the kitchen!
Please, please, take a look at the sign-up sheets.  We are particularly in need of people to help selling pies at the rest areas.  We’ll do a 4 hour morning shift and a 4 hour afternoon shift on each day.
Thanks so much!

This Sunday starts the new year for our church school, and we’re going to start with

study of one of the most important books in the Bible — Exodus. In fact, this book is so full of life that we will study it for a good portion of the year, right up until spring when we culminate the year with our semi-annual puppet show with an epic retelling of the story of Moses and the journey to the Promised Land!
From babies in baskets to burning bushes, from magic staffs to plagues of frogs, lice and hail, from passing over to crossing over, and to the long march toward the Promised Land and the Ten Commandments, the Book of Exodus is a story of passion, faith and perseverence. We will engage the students in many of the nuances, and lead them on a journey of discovery and understanding.
This year we will be meeting separately with our older, middle school aged students. It is important to us, and we expect to you, to keep the students engaged through their confirmation year. To this end, we will be expanding our reach to them, and using Exodus as a way to engage them in a fruitful and interesting conversation.
We look forward to seeing you Sunday, and through the year, and hope you will join us on this long journey of hope and understanding.