It’s the PMO (the Post from the Minister’s Office) October 2024 October greetings to you dear friends, “The earth is the Lord’s and the fullness therein.” Psalm 24:1 Did you know that this year Kawartha Dairy has come out with a Pumpkin Pie flavoured ice cream? It is DELICIOUS! Who ever thought about taking that humble orange orb that colours fields at this time of year and turning it into pumpkin loaves, pumpkin muffins, the most delicious kind of pie and now pumpkin ice cream. God opens the earth and sends forth food and none better at this time of year than pumpkin turned to pie – yummm – the right balance of spice and sugar makes it a treat beyond measure, now complemented with pumpkin ice cream. Oh dear, I am making myself hungry just writing about it. This Sunday is Thanksgiving, and we will be celebrating all the goodness of creation with beautiful fall décor, the singing of some gorgeous Thanksgiving hymns and the highlight for our morning will be the baptism of a sweet baby boy.
October means for me a couple of weeks of holidays. I will be escorting a group to Morocco. While you will be facing into the fall season I will be enjoying the delights of that foreign land. On the two Sundays that I am away we happily welcome to our pulpit Jon Arnold who will be leading the services. Jon will have a different viewpoint from the pulpit, than from his usual spot in the pew! He will share with you his passion for ‘God’s Favourite Day of the Week’ and ‘God’s Love for Our Physical World’. I am so grateful to Jon for offering his leadership and I will look forward to watching those services online. Please note that while I am away Rev. Michelle Brotherton, minister at St. Paul’s United Church in Bowmanville, is available should an emergency arise.
October also means kitchens and craft rooms will be busy as you prepare for our Winter Marketplace (Bazaar) that will be on Saturday, November 2nd. We turn the page of the calendar from this month to next and immediately our church will be bustling with vendors and shoppers. The Marketplace is always a wonderful day of welcoming the community into our building as we show hospitality to vendors and shoppers alike. I hope you might have some baking, some used books, maybe a bit of crafting to contribute or just come and do some shopping that day! And don’t forget this month to sign up for our “Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner?” to be held on November 9th. This will be a terrific evening of spending time with both new and long-time friends at Ebenezer.
Blessings to you as autumn unfolds. See you at church! ~Nancy