The leaves have turned and are now falling! Hingham is beautiful right now (click here for a slideshow of some pictures, including some of our church building). If you haven't yet...get out there and enjoy beautiful creation! The life of our community is bustling:
Weekend of Gatherings:
Mens' Breakfast - All men are invited to our monthly breakfast tomorrow (Saturday, October 25). Pastor Jeremy will be cooking, so come if you dare! We'll gather at 8:30 in the Newell Gathering Room.
Ladies' Apple Picking - All ladies are invited to come apple picking. We are going to Shelburne Farm (www.shelburnefarm.com), located at 106 West Acton Rd, Stow MA, about an hour ride from Quincy. We'll meet and carpool at 9:00 AM from Heidi Parker's house (click here for a map and directions).
Shelburne Farm has a number of fun options. Although it is late in the season...we have checked, and they say that they still have plenty of apples for picking, but if it turns out to be bad picking, they have pumpkins and lots of fall fun! There is no orchard admission fee. In addition to apples and pumpkins, they offer (according to their website): Hayrides, Pony Rides, Moon Bounce, Tractor Rally, Toddler Hay Maze, Sandbox, HAY Climbing PYRAMID for tots, Visit the Farm Animals: Ponies, Goats, Sheep, Chickens, Ducks, Llama, Bunnies. They have Easy, free parking Easy walking to and through the orchard. Smaller trees for smaller pickers. Hot Cider Doughnuts, Amazing Hand-Dipped Caramel Apples (Plain, M&M, Peanut, Candy Corn, more...) Apple Squares, Fresh Baked Apple Pies, Fresh Baked Chocolate-Chip Cookies,
Brownies, Whoopie Pies, and other baked goodies. Hot Mulled Apple Cider, Cold Sweet Apple Cider, Kettle Corn, Scenic Picnic Areas Lunch Menu: Croissant Sandwiches hot from the oven, steamed all-beef Hot Dogs, more!
Children's Bible Quizzing - Our children's quiz group will have their first "practice" quiz on Saturday at the Dennis Church of the Nazarene. They are studying hard, so keep encouraging them!
Faith PromiseWe had a great weekend with Tom & Lauralee Nothstine, and are well on our way ($5300+) to our goal of $6000. For those who haven't yet offered a response card but wanted to, there are more cards at the church building. Thanks for everyone's prayerful response! For more information about Faith Promise and how it supports our World Evangelism Fund, click here, here, or speak with Pastor Jeremy or Ed DiSante.
Philippians Wrap-Up
Join us Sunday as we look together at Philippians 4. These are timely words from Paul for today. What does it mean for followers of Christ to live in a time of financial and economic uncertainty?
The Lost Letters of Pergamum Book Discussion #2
NOTE: New Date! We will take a break from Genesis on our regularly scheduled Wednesday evening scripture study and discuss Philippians in light of themes from The Lost Letters of Pergamum. If you've read the novel, now's our chance to discuss it together: Wednesday, October 29th, at 7:00 PM (if you haven't joined us for our community dinner, this would be a great week, 6:00 PM).
...on the Calendar
As always, you can know about our community happenings and gatherings by using our on-line calendar.
