Dear Eastside
As we approach our Thanksgiving Sharing Service this Sunday, I’ve been reflecting on how powerful gratitude is. Scripture repeatedly invites us to “give thanks”. I don't think its because God is some kind of narcissist who needs our words, but rather because thanksgiving forms us.

Gratitude softens hard places in me, slows me down, and helps me remember that even in seasons of waiting or uncertainty, God has been faithful.

Thanksgiving also forms others. When I hear the stories of gratitude from my you, my brothers and sisters - when YOU name where you've seen God’s goodness, mercy, or quiet provision, it actually strengthens my faith, reminding me that God is still at work and we are bound together in love.

And perhaps the most beautiful part of giving thanks is this: our gratitude is not vague or sentimental. We are not simply “thankful for things.” Our thanks has a name and a recipient - the God who knows us, sustains us, and walks with us.

I am looking forward to this gathering time and pray it will be a time of great worship and encouragement!

The mic will be open, so be considering if you would bless us with a short sharing. Reminders as you prepare:

• Keep your story focused on God and thanksgiving.
• Pray about what God would have you offer as a testimony to Him and a gift to our community.
• Keep it to about three minutes so we can hear from many voices.
• And don’t feel pressure to wrap it up with a pretty bow. Honest stories of ongoing faith are beautiful too.

With gratitude for each and every one of you,
Pastor Kirsten

On Sunday November 23rd we will have our Cookies for Camp fundraiser. You will have a chance to select an assortment of one dozen cookies, packaged in a holiday gift box for 10.00. All proceeds will go to the youth group winter camp in January.

Enjoy the cookies yourself or gift them to a neighbor or friend!

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Get your appetite going with our annual two hand touch football game on Thanksgiving morning. Meet at the church parking lot and we will play on the Sahuaro High School field.

Friends and Family Welcome!

8:30 - All ages
9:00-High School and older

This Sunday we will kick-off our Angel Tree season. Through Angel Tree, we bring gifts to children in our immediate area on behalf of their incarcerated parent. This Sunday you will have a chance to:

1. Take a gift tag to purchase a gift for a child(ren), to be returned to church by Dec. 7th
2. Sign up to deliver gifts to the caregiver and family after our wrapping party on Dec. 7th.
3. Sign up to write cards to the care giver and incarcerated parent at our wrapping party Dec. 7th.

Join us as we prepare to welcome the newborn King. Friends and family welcome!
Advent services Sunday mornings at 10:00 a.m.

• 11/30 - Weary from Fear, Traditional service
• 12/7 - Weary from Injustice, Volunteer service with Angel Tree
• 12/14 - Fear from Waiting, Traditional Service
• 12/21 - Weary from Grief, Contemplative Service

Christmas Eve service 4:30pm

• 12/25- Traditional candle light service

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God has shaped the heart of our church
Now we need to care for the home

Thank you to everyone who filled out the survey to help us assess how to best address the needs of our building and property!
Our next steps are for a building team to organize costs, quotes, and priority jobs and for us as a congregation to prepare our hearts and pray for this work.

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