Dr. Robert J. Brink

Senior Pastor

Sandra A. Hildebrand

Pastor of

Congregational Life

Jerry Mitchel

Pastor of Visitation

KC Graves

Pastor of

Student Ministries

Jamie Conkling

Worship Arts Pastor

Stacy Krull

Director of

Children’s Ministries

Nancy Krick

Office Manager

Notary

Rebecca Hirschy

Preschool Director

Debbie Brink

Day Care Director

2013

“Thanksgiving”

“The event that (we) commonly call the „First Thanksgiving‟

was celebrated by the Pilgrims after their first harvest in the New

World in 1621. This feast lasted three days and was attended by about

53 Pilgrims and 90 American Indians. The New England colonists

were accustomed to regularly celebrating "thanksgivings"—days of

prayer thanking God for blessings such as military victory or the end

of a drought.” (Wikipedia)

Generally, we celebrate Thanksgiving with a grand meal

consisting of roast turkey and dressing. We like the parade and look

forward to a day of football and family, usually in that order. Unless

challenged to truly think about our reasons for giving thanks, our

reflection is often lifted in a few sentences during our blessing prayer

for the meal.

As we move into this “Season of Thankfulness”, let‟s truly

remember the graciousness of our Lord.

Psalm 95:2

Let us come before him with thanksgiving and extol him with

music and song. 1 Thessalonians 3:9

How can we thank God enough for you in return for all the

joy we have in the presence of our God because of you?

2 Corinthians 9:15

Thanks be to God for his indescribable gift!

We serve an awesome God and he has

blessed us with a wonderful church family!

Thankfully,

Dr. Robert Brink

Our church will be making a

Thanksgiving meal for the

Community Dinner at First

United Methodist Church on

Wednesday, November 6th. Workers, food,

and monetary donations are appreciated.

Sign up at the lobby table Sunday, November

3rd or call Judy Secaur #724-3437.

November 21

11:30 AM

Cost $8

Sign up in the

lobby!

HIS PANTRY SUNDAY

November 3rd

Put your items

in the cart down

by the office

clearly marked

“Food Pantry”.

Needed: Peanut butter, jello,

applesauce, carrots, peas, mixed

vegetables, beets, mac n cheese,

hand soap and bath soap

Ladies, would you like to learn how to make

Thanksgiving fixings: pumpkin pie, dressing and

cranberry salad or would like to help prepare for

our Community Dinner? Come enjoy fellowship-

ping Tuesday, November 5th

from 4-6 PM. Sign up in the

lobby, questions see Judy Secaur.

Touch a child's life overseas

with a present this Christmas.

Shop for items you want to

pack into your Christmas

shoebox such as socks, t-shirt, toys, toothpaste,

toothbrushes, etc. Shoeboxes and forms are

available in the lobby. Boxes need to be returned

to the church by November 17th. Let‟s beat our

giving of 89 shoeboxes last year.

Are you are a newcomer to the Decatur Church of God? Would you

like to learn more about our church and spend some time getting to

know your pastors & other Newcomers?

Join us on Sunday, November 17th immediately following Sunday

School (about 11:30 AM) in the Fellowship Hall. Your November

church bulletins will include a sign-up form for the lunch so we know how much food to prepare.

Complete the form and turn it in at the Welcome Center in the church lobby. There will be someone there

to answer any questions you have or call Mona Simerman at 260-639-6102.

NOVEMBER 17th

FESTIVAL OF

LIGHTS

December 13th

Tickets are $5 and

must be paid at the

time of sign-up in

our lobby soon.

Vans will leave for

Auburn at 5:15 PM.

Begins week of December

2nd. Sign up in the lobby

or see Becky Cook.

Pastor Gilbert Romero

and the Bittersweet

Gospel Band

will be leading our

worship service on

November 3rd at 9 AM.

PRAYER FRESHENER FOR THE MONTH “One day George Mueller began praying for five of his friends. After many months, one of them came to the Lord. Ten years later, two others were converted. It took 25 years before the fourth man was saved. Mueller persevered in prayer until his death for the fifth friend, and throughout those 52 years he never gave up hoping that he would accept Christ! His faith was rewarded, for soon after Mueller’s funeral the last one was saved.”

Studio Ten/Guardian Village Ministries has been ministering to the orphaned, widow and outcast in

Kathmandu, Nepal since 1999 in this predominately Hindu nation.

The ministry of Studio Ten is diverse and holistic in its scope and is summarized by: Mercy, Media and

Mobilization.

Mercy: rescuing abused, vulnerable or abandoned children and women and developing the communities

who put their members at risk in the first place.

Media: producing indigenous Gospel audio and visual recordings

Mobilization: Evangelism, Discipleship, Training, Mentoring and Church Planting

Guardian Village Handicrafts is making a difference in the lives of these Nepali women and children.

While the children are nurtured and given a high quality education, GVH is empowering women to make

an honest, respectable living so they can properly care for their own children. The women are trained and

equipped to produce beautiful hand beaded jewelry and accessories. As the handcrafted items are sold,

the proceeds are returned to Nepal to provide the food, clothing, shelter and education for the children

who have been rescued from risk.

EMMANUEL PROJECT 2013 Love, Inc. is looking for sponsors to do the shopping

for needy children in our area

this Christmas. Complete a

form on the lobby table and

mail to Love, Inc. You will be

given the name of a child along

with the size needed and gift

suggestions for that child. Gifts are due to the Love

office by December 6.

You have until December 15 to get your order in at the

Scrip table in time for delivery before Christmas

(Sunday December 22). Stop by and pick up a flyer

about how Scrip works and get an order form while you

are there. As always, you may purchase pre-loaded gift

cards at the Scrip table right up until the Sunday before

Christmas, December 22. Thank you for supporting youth missions and outreach.

Please contact Terri Worth, 223-3376 or Melissa Kelley, 223-1335 with any questions

or special orders.

MISSIONARY OF THE MONTH DAN & SHERYL - Studio Ten/Guardian Village—Nepal

DCOGY NINJAS

STATE YOUTH CONVENTION

November 1-3

11-20 Youth Thanksgiving Meal

11-24 Youth Christmas decorating

11-27 No Youth—Happy Thanksgiving!

PRAYER CHAIN

REQUESTS:

If you have a request to

place on the Prayer Chain,

please call one of our Prayer

Chain Co-Coordinators

Marilyn Frey

#724-9521

Doris Poindexter

#692-6277

If you need further

assistance, please call the

church office.

Weekend On-Call Pastor:

#724-2893 ITEMS DUE: November 15th

COMMUNITY

THANKSGIVING

SERVICE

November 24—6 PM

Grace Fellowship

316 N. 7th St.

AGAPE EXPRESS PUPPETS present…

December 1st—6 PM

Christmas Musical/Drama Saturday, December 7 - 6 PM Sunday, December 8 - 9 AM Children’s Christmas Program December 15—9 AM Candles, Carols, Communion December 15 - 6 PM

Sunday:

9:00 AM Worship & G.I.G.ville

10:30 AM Cross Training,

K-Church, Sunday School

6-8 PM Youth & 56er‟s

Weekly Services

Wednesday:

6 PM Worship Singers Practice

7-8 PM Family Activities & 56ers

7-8:30 PM Youth

8:15 PM Worship Band Practice

NOVEMBER 2013 MISSIONARY OF THE MONTH:

DAN & SHERYL Studio Ten/Nepal

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1 5-6 PM AA

Disc Closed

(FH)

2 4-8 PM RH/

SMC reserved

3 His Pantry Sunday

9 AM Guests:

Bittersweet

Ministries

11:30-1 PM

Choir (FH)

“The Story”

Small Groups

4 8 AM Men's

Prayer Group

6 & 7:30 PM

Logos at Villa

Lanes

7 PM AA

5 Election Day

8 AM DMA

Here (L)

4 PM Make

Pumpkin Pies

(FH/K)

6 Kitchen reserved

5:00 PM

Community

Thanksgiving

Meal (1st UM

Church)

7 6:30-8:30 PM

DC4K SMC

7-9 PM FH

Love Inc

8 5-6 PM AA

Disc Closed

(FH)

9

10 11:30-1 PM

Choir (FH)

11:30 AM (L)

Impact meeting

“The Story”

Small Groups

11 8 AM Men's

Prayer Group

6 & 7:30 PM

Logos at Villa

Lanes

6:30 PM F&E (L)

12 9 AM Full Staff

Mtg (L)

13 14 6 PM Elders (L)

6:30-8:30 PM

DC4K SMC

7-9 PM FH

15 5-6 PM AA

Disc Closed

(FH)

16

17 OCC Shoe-

boxes due 9 AM Spotlight on

PS/DC

11:30 AM FH/K

Newcomer lunch

11:30-1 PM

Choir

11:30-3:30 PM

“The Story”

Small Groups

18 8 AM Men's

Prayer Group

7 PM AA

19

6:30 PM B&G

(L)

20

PM

Youth

Thanksgiving

Dinner

21 11:30 AM

Young at Heart

Thanksgiving

Dinner (FH)

6:30-8:30 PM

DC4K SMC

7-9 PM FH

Love Inc

22 5-6 PM AA

Disc Closed

(FH)

23

24 Noon - 6 PM

Church reserved

Reserved

NO CHOIR

PRACTICE

6PM Community

Thanksgiving

Service at Grace

25 8 AM Men's

Prayer Group

7 PM AA

No Logos

26

27 AM-2 PM

FH/K reserved

Preschool Feast

NO Worship

Singers practice

No Services

28 Thanksgiving

Day

Office closed

29 5-6 PM AA

Disc Closed

(FH)

Office closed

30

Daycare-Preschool closed

Carpet Cleaning - NEW part

of church CLOSED!

State Youth Convention 1-3

I would like to extend my

sincere thanks to you for

showing such care and

concern towards my family

when my father passed. I

would also like to thank you

for the beautiful tapestry

(Psalm 122:1). I will cherish it

for as long humanly possible. I find comfort in

the fact that I know that my father is in a better

place and that I was able to have him for the

time I was allotted.

Jo Ann & Matthew Clem

Thanks to all the Pastors for the visits. Thank

you to my church family for the prayers, care

bag, flowers and meals. You all are what makes

DCOG special.

Terri & Greg Sonner

Thank you for the visits, gift card, and prayers.

Thanks to Pastor Brink for his visit and prayer

also. I appreciate you all who shared with me.

Jerry Olalde

Thank you so much for the beautiful memorial

blanket. We will cherish it forever!!

Darlene (Geyer) Johnson Family

Shawn Geyer & Family

Thank you for the gift, visits from Pastor KC,

Sandy and Jerry and the prayers during my hip

replacement surgery.

Brent Habegger

We offer a very warm “THANK YOU” for all of the

prayers, well wishes, and pastoral visits from the

congregation of the Decatur Church of God.

Your kindness and support during a difficult

time in our lives will not be forgotten.

Roger & Linda Call

THANK

YOU

POINT OF IMPACT Team IMPACT continues to monitor

the cultural impact of things going on

in our nation. As we look into issues

we feel might threaten our Biblical

values and religious freedom, we ask

you to pray with us for our Nation and

our leaders. We can criticize our lead-

ers or we can pray for them. Pray that

God will touch their lives and hearts.

Our prayers are our most important

defense. Revival will not come from

the government, but from our church

only if we his people pray.

We are Christians first and Americans

second. Our first commitment is God

and prayer. To quote Dietrich

Bonhoeffer: “Silence in the face of

evil is itself evil; God will not hold us

guiltless. Not to speak is to speak.

Not to act is to act.”

PRAY

Send a singing greeting to someone this Christmas. Our youth will

again be caroling to those special people you want to wish a

Merry Christmas! More details next month.

$43,600