Worldwide Mission of Jesus – Twenty-third Sunday after Pentecost

Worship Service: 9 AM to 10:15 AM

Sunday School: 10:45 AM to 11:45 AM

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Adult Bible Study: 10:45 AM to 11:45 AM

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Youth Confirmation: 11:45 AM to 12:45 PM

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Men’s Bible Study: 6:30 AM to 7:30 AM

Youth Group – Movie Night: 6:30 PM to 8 PM

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Women’s Bible Study: 9 AM

We are very excited about our congregational event to be held on Thursday, November 16th at 6:00 PM. Your input and attendance are vital to this process! Dinner and childcare will be provided. Please contact Cheryl in the church office to sign up. cheryl@stjamesglencarbon.org or 618-288-6120.

A new adult Bible study is starting today, November 5th at 10:45 AM in the sanctuary. This study will cover the book “When Helping Hurts,” How to Alleviate Poverty Without Hurting the Poor, by Steve Corbett & Brian Fikkert. This book is available in print, Kindle format and Amazon Audiobook. Please contact the church office for more information.

In addition to maintaining our building and property, the Property Team has been hard at work researching and collecting bids for renovating the sanctuary/narthex! To see more about what the property team has been up to, go to https://stjamesglencarbon.org/property-team-411/. If you would like to be a part of this team, please contact our Property Deacon, Tim Schnicker at tim@saintjamesglencarbon.org.

Surviving the Holidays, a special free event for those grieving the loss of loved ones, will take place at Zion Lutheran Church, Bethalto, on Sunday, November 12, from 3 to 4:30 p.m. Adults and teens are invited to hear a presentation about resources, strategies and tools for coping with grief during the holiday season. For more information, call the church office at 618-377-8314 or email churchoffice@zionbethalto.org.

Metro-East Lutheran High School invites you to an Open House on Sunday, November 12. Stop by anytime between 1 p.m. and 3 p.m. to tour our campus, meet our teachers, chat with administrators, and get answers to all of your questions about the Knight life. For more information, call the school office at 618-656-0043 or email admissions@melhs.org.

Operation Christmas Child is underway! What is Operation Christmas Child? People pack shoebox gifts to bless children in need around the world. After receiving a shoebox gift, children can enroll in a 12-lesson follow-up discipleship program, “The Greatest Journey.” As a result of what they learn, boys and girls grow in Christ and share Him with others! Please take a shoebox, label and instructions from the narthex or downstairs and return it to church no later than November 12th. These shoeboxes should be packed, wrapped and returned by November 12th.

Wondering what to pack? Start with a quality “wow” item such as a stuffed animal or soccer ball with pump that will capture the child’s attention the instant he or she opens the box. To see more gift suggestions, please check out the St. James Operation Christmas Child Shoebox Gift Suggestion Form.

For more information about youth events or to get involved with the Youth Ministry Team please contact Stacey Staake.

Help Glen-Ed Pantry Gather Fixing’s for Thanksgiving and Christmas Dinner Baskets. A special Thanksgiving and Christmas meal will be provided this year for Glen-Ed Pantry families. Here’s what’s most needed: instant potatoes (mashed or au gratin), gravy mixes, stuffing, yams, cranberry sauce, pineapple, canned fried onions and canned carrots and mixed vegetables. If you’d like to donate toward the purchase of some perishable items like rolls, turkeys and hams, or pies please visit www.glenedpantry.org/donors and designate your donation “holiday baskets.”