Coming Up Sunday
For Forum, Mindfulness Meditation and Worship,
drop-in child care is provided. No reservation is needed.
Oct. 18, 2026
9 a.m. – Forum Discussion Group – Lower Level-Forum Room/Library
The Forum Discussion Group meets at 9 a.m. Sundays except holiday weekends from September through May. On Oct. 18 David Leuthold will discuss the issues of the November election, including abortion, the congressional redistricting passed by the legislature, and a proposal that the legislature must have an 80 percent vote or more if they wish to override a citizen initiative. David was a professor of political science at the University of Missouri.
9 a.m. – Mindfulness Meditation – Fire Circle or Lower Level-Centering Room
Mindfulness Meditation takes place at 9 a.m. every Sunday. Beginners and experienced meditators are welcome. If the outside temperature is 55° F. or higher and weather permits, meditation will take place at the Fire Circle behind the church. Otherwise, meditation will be in the Lower Level-Centering Room. For more information, email Anna Lingo or Susan Pereira.
10:30 a.m. – Worship Service – Sanctuary
All-Ages Halloween Service – Jamila Batchelder, DRE
Join us for a lively all-ages service to celebrate the spooky season and its wisdom for our lives!
Livestream options – Zoom • Facebook
10:30 a.m. – Youth Religious Education – No Classes – All-Ages Worship
The 10:30 a.m. worship service will be for all ages. There will be no children’s religious education classes. Children will be with us during worship – please welcome them and their families. Free nursery care for infants to 3-year-olds will be available until 11:45 a.m. Read about our Youth Religious Education program.
After Worship – Coffee Hour – Greeting Area
Enjoy beverages and conversation in the Greeting Area after worship.
Noon – YRUU – Lower Level-YRUU Room
Members of YRUU, our high school youth group, will gather for their weekly meeting.
Noon – Care Team Meeting – Lower Level-Centering Room
Our Care Team holds its regular monthly meetings at noon on third Sundays. All are welcome to participate. For more information, email the Care Team.
Noon – LGBTQ Collective – Sanctuary
The LGBTQ Collective meets on the third Sunday each month after worship. For information email Heidi Shearer.
4:30 to 6:45 p.m. – Loaves and Fishes Dinner – 1300 Bowling St.
Our Social Action Team organizes volunteers to provide the evening meal at the Loaves and Fishes Soup Kitchen on the third Sunday each month. Click the button below to sign up to prepare food for this meal and/or to help set up, serve, and clean up.
Oct. 18 Loaves & Fishes Signup
The location of Loaves and Fishes is now the Voluntary Action Center Opportunity Campus, 1300 Bowling St. (view map). Both the volunteers providing food and those who will serve and clean up are now asked arrive between 4:30 and 4:45 p.m. The meal will be served at 5 p.m. Cleanup is expected to be complete by about 6:45 p.m.
Please submit receipts for all food items, and some or all of your expenses may be reimbursed by the church. Email the Church Administrator to obtain the church’s sales tax exemption certificate to use when purchasing food for Loaves and Fishes. If you have questions, email Fred Young or Gregg Suhler of the Social Action Team.