News, announcements,

and a word of encouragement.

Friends,

This week we are wrapping up our This is Church sermon series by looking at the story of Paul. His dramatic conversion on the way to Damascus is a story that is well known for good reason. Some of us relate to it closely, especially if we had a drastic “come to Jesus” moment in our own life. Others of us read it in awe, but because we grew up in a church or came to faith more gradually, don’t fully relate.

On Sunday, we’ll see that the invitation to follow Jesus is an invitation to constant transformation. The journey to follow Jesus is ongoing. There’s always room to grow, always more to learn, always opportunities to be stretched. I look forward to being together in worship on Sunday at 9:30am and 11:15am!

Journeying with you,

Pastor Dave

October 13, 6:30pm, Fellowship Center

An evening of pie and a friendly game of bingo, with prizes! Sponsored by the deacons to help replenish the Deacon Emergency Assistance Fund. $10 per person; $20 per family. Includes pie and 4 bingo cards. Sign up on the Courtyard.

Wonder & Joy Women's Outing - October 26

Stagecoach Inn

Mourning: Victorian Style

Meet at 1:30 pm at Stagecoach Inn, Newbury Park for a tour of this special exhibit exploring mourning traditions, rituals and dress of the 1800s.

Dress in black if you'd like!

or contact Kathy Spielman

Guys, join us on October 17 at Tarantula Hill Brewing Company at 5pm for food and conversation!

Tuesday, October 29

5:30 - 6:30pm

Decorate your car trunk and bring treats for kids! Sign up on the Courtyard to be a host.

WPC's Fifty One-derful Celebration

Sunday, November 3

10am service

followed by celebration on the front lawn

Food trucks, games and more!

Digging Deeper Questions

for October 13 Sermon

Can you think of a person who has been instrumental in your journey of faith? How has that person helped you grow?
Luke refers to Jesus’ first followers as people who “belonged to the Way.” What does Luke’s title, “the Way”, tell us about the early church?
Luke records Saul’s conversion three times (Acts 9:1-9, 22:6-11, 26:12-18). What is similar about each recording? How are they different? Why do you think Luke records this story of transformation three times?
Reflect on Acts 9:10-19. Put yourself in the place of Ananias. Was his response rational? What would you have been thinking about on the way to Judas’s house?
We find three conversion stories in Acts 8 and 9 (Samaritans, Ethiopian Eunuch, Saul). What do each of these stories tell us about the growth of the early church?

Thursday, October 10

2pm CVYO - Fellowship Center

6pm Preschool Open House - Classrooms

7pm AA - Community Outreach Center

7:30pm Choir rehearsal - Choir room; GA - Youth Lounge

Friday, October 11

9am A Moment for Moms - Oakside

12pm AA - Community Outreach Center

8 pm AA - Sanctuary

Saturday, October 12

8:30 AA - Community Outreach Center

10am Al-Anon - Community Outreach Center

4pm Men's Event - Watch USC-Notre Dame game - Fellowship Center

6pm AA - Community Outreach Center

Sunday, October 13

9:30am Traditional worship service - Sanctuary

11am Discussion class on ACTS - Sanctuary

11:15am Contemporary Worship Service - Fellowship Center

6pm High School youth group (SYF) - Youth Center

6:30pm Pie and Bingo Night - Fellowship Center

Monday, October 14

12 pm AA - Community Outreach Center

3pm Monday Bible Study - Library

7pm Boy Scout Troop 485 - Community Outreach Center; Stephen Ministry - Oakside

Tuesday, October 15

11am Staff meeting - Library

3pm Communications committee

4:30pm Kids Fellowship Club and family dinner- Fellowship Center

6pm Middle school youth group (JYF) - Youth Center

7:30pm GA - Community Outreach Center

Wednesday, October 16

9:30am Koffee Klatch - Oakside

4:30pm AA - Oakside

6pm Shelter Meal - Community Outreach Center

7 pm AA - Balcony Room; Session - Parkside Room; Women on Wednesday - Library

7pm CNA (High School Youth) - Offsite

Thursday, October 17

2pm CVYO - Fellowship Center

5pm Young Men's Group - Offsite

7pm AA - Community Outreach Center

7:30pm Choir rehearsal - Choir room; GA - Youth Lounge

Friday, October 18

9am A Moment for Moms - Oakside

12pm AA - Community Outreach Center

8 pm AA - Sanctuary

Saturday, October 19

8:30 AA - Community Outreach Center

10am Al-Anon - Community Outreach Center

6pm AA - Community Outreach Center

Sunday, October 20

9:30am Traditional worship service - Sanctuary

11:15am Contemporary Worship Service - Fellowship Center

2pm Charles Lees memorial service - Sanctuary

6pm High School youth group (SYF) - Youth Center

Sunday Morning Schedule:

9:30 Traditional Service, Sanctuary

Sunday school, Classrooms

10:30 Coffee hour, Courtyard

11:15 Contemporary Service, Fellowship Center

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