October 19, 2025
No Men’s Bible Study this Week
There will be no Friday Bible Study on October 24. Fr. Samuel has men’s and women’s Bible studies on alternate Fridays on the Gospel of John. The men meet at Casey’s at 12 pm on flex Fridays and the women meet in St. Andrew’s Room at 1 pm on non-flex Fridays. Notes for these studies may be found in the narthex the Sunday before. The next meeting is for the women on Friday, October 31.
Funeral for John Lorch
The funeral for John Lorch will be Saturday, October 25, at 10:30 am in our sanctuary. There will be an ongoing picture slide presentation with live music starting at 10:00 am. A reception will immediately follow in St. Andrew’s Room. Elizabeth will be providing sandwiches. We will be assisting with side dishes and desserts. The committal will be at Bakersfield National Cemetery in Arvin on Monday, October 27, at 10:45 am.
First Birthday Party for John Makuach
Please join Fr. Samuel and his family at their home at 3 pm on Sunday, November 2, for a birthday celebration for his youngest, John.
VBS on November 14 & 15
Be sure to tell all the K5-5th grade children (& their parents) that you know that there will be Vacation Bible School on Friday & Saturday, November 14 & 15, from 5:30-7:30 pm at CTK. Space is limited to 20 children so they will want to sign up early, starting Nov. 2.
Benevolence Fund
Several people have come forward with needs for our benevolence fund that we have not been able to meet. Please consider donating to this fund so we can assist the needy. Please place you donation in the offering marked “Benevolence Fund.” Thank you.
Mission of the Fourth Quarter
The Mission of the Fourth Quarter is Samaritan's Purse which does Operation Christmas Child (OCC). We will be using the money collected to pay for the shipping and tracking of the boxes we fill. It costs $10/box. We did 62 boxes last year and they went to the Philippines and Mongolia. We plan to do about 60 again this year. That means we will need about $600. Any extra funds will be sent to Samaritan’s Purse for their other ministries.
Operation Christmas Child Shoeboxes
Jo Stauffer is once again leading the Shoebox effort. Please contact her if you have any questions. On November 1 at 10 am in St. Andrew’s Room, we will be packing the 2-4 year old boxes. We will then have a soup lunch and start packing the 5-9 year old boxes around 1 pm. On November 8 at 1 pm, we will pack the 10-14 year old boxes.