Scripture: Isaiah 65:17-25, Luke 21:5-19

“Toppling Temples”

 Rev. Erin Wyma

Please wear your name tags to help Pastor Erin get to know you!

Click here to sign up for Sunday service volunteer opportunities (reader, greeter, acolyte, or usher)

We send our prayers and blessings to all who have served. Thank you!

Betty Greer will be at church on Saturday, November 12th from 1-2:30pm to collect donations for the People's Resource Center and Interfaith Food Pantry. Most needed items are listed on the left sidebar. Thank you for your generosity!

Adults are invited to come play pickleball on Saturday, November 12th from 2-4pm at the indoor pickleball courts at the Warren Ave. Warrenville Park District Facility. The cost for participants will be approximately $12/person (depending on number of participants), which includes instruction for beginners as well as a little something extra for the instructor. 

This Membership Life event is limited to 30 participants and sign-up is required. Contact Tracey Blake at 630.946.4884 (stutra@hotmail.com) or Linda Raymond (lindaraymond2002@yahoo.com) with questions or to reserve a spot.

We invite all to attend a Get-to-Know Pastor Erin brunch after church on November 13th. 

There will be NO crazies this Sunday, November 13th. We also will not have crazies on November 20th or 27th (due to the school break and Thanksgiving holiday).

Our next meeting of the group will be on Sunday, December 4th, when we will have the shopping spree at Target. Details will follow closer to the date.

The Mission Committee is once again sponsoring Christmas Baskets for the seniors at Marian Park. Baskets will be available at church on November 13th, 20th, and 27th or contact Joyce Miller.

A suggested items list will be in the basket. Joyce will collect filled baskets on Sundays through December 4th. They may also be dropped off in the office.

“I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord. Jeremiah 29:11

Thank you to all who have sent their 2023 pledges. It's not too late to send in your pledge. Pledging helps us plan the next year's budget.

Click here to pledge online.

Roseanne King will host the Thursday, November 17th meeting at her home at 6:30pm.

*Please note that the date and time in the November events blast was incorrect. 

Come play Euchre on Friday night, November 18th in Dobstaff! Meet at 6:30pm for food and 7pm for play. Please bring a snack to share and your own beverage. All are welcome!

St. Matthew needs volunteers to serve as cashiers for the Outreach Community Ministries Christmas Store on Saturday, December 10th. This event provides clients of Outreach the opportunity to purchase Christmas gifts for their children and grandchildren at a significantly reduced price. Our space for volunteers is limited to 5 cashiers for the morning shift from 8:30am to 12pm and 5 in the afternoon from 12:30pm to 4pm. The event is held at the Outreach Community Center in Carol Stream and provides gifts for our neighbors in need.

If interested in participating, please contact John Adams at jadams1958@gmail.com or 630.235.3698. Registration is now open so please respond as soon as possible.

We are pleased to announce that we are again taking pre-orders for Christmas poinsettia plants.

You can choose red or white, and plants are $12 each.

You can order them in honor of or in memory of someone if you would like.

Flowers will be used to decorate the sanctuary for Christmas and can be taken home after the 10pm Christmas Eve services. Deadline to order is November 20th.

Order forms will be available in the bulletin, order on our website (on the Donate page), or click here to order now!

On Friday, December 2nd, at 8pm, Gavin Coyle is hosting his annual concert “A Celtic Christmas” at the Belushi Performance Hall of the MAC at College of DuPage in Glen Ellyn. Our own Karen Fernandez will be accompanying Gavin Coyle on the harp for this show. 

Ticket proceeds benefit People’s Resource Center, and are $40 each. As this is a very popular show, St. Matthew will be pre-purchasing 25 tickets. Anyone wishing to attend with this grouping can reserve a ticket or tickets by either texting or calling Linda Raymond at 630.702.1212 or sign-up on the sheet posted in the narthex as soon as possible. If all 25 tickets sell and we have more who wish to attend, tickets can be purchased directly through the MAC box office, 630.942.4000.

The Worship committee is asking for volunteers to help decorate the church for Advent. They will meet after church on Sunday, November 20th to get the decorations out of storage and then again from 5-6pm that evening to decorate the church. 

Click here to sign up for either or both times. You can also contact Bruce Anderson to let him know you can help. 

Our Sunday coffee hour will resume in Dobstaff. Please consider bringing a treat on the following weeks:

First Sunday- last names A-C

Second Sunday- last names D-H

Third Sunday - last names I-O

Fourth Sunday - last names P-Z

Fifth Sunday- Anyone

Please contact Wendy Fanning if you are able to set up or clean up coffee hour. Thanks for your help.

The St. Matthew worship service will be streamed every Sunday at 9:30am. The service will be available on our website after the service.

Access the service through the St. Matthew YouTube page: https://www.youtube.com/user/StMatthewUCC

**Once you are on YouTube, you have the option to turn on closed captioning and resize the font. Once the video is playing, click on the setting wheel in lower-right of your screen, choose Subtitles/CC, then choose English.**

You can also go to the St. Matthew homepage (stmatthewucc.org) to access the online service. 

Go to our website for instructions on how to donate to St. Matthew. Thank you!