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Longwood, Florida October 2018 Glad Tidings W E K I V A P R E S B Y T E R I A N C H U R C H C o n v e r s a t i o n s S P R E A D I N G C H R I S T S L O V E TO T R A N S F O R M L I V E S I N S I D E T H I S I S S U E : Youth Corner 2 Nurturing Notes & Wekiva Legacy Society Stewardship & Special Dates 3 4 Presbyterian Women 5 Session Summary 6 Kid s Page 7 Calendar Insert Dear Friends, With the first Sunday in October comes World Communion Sunday. I hope you will be here to join with Christians around the world at the Lord s Table to worship Him. As we do, we are reminded in many ways of the love and presence of our Living Lord, not only in this place but in faraway places, and not only in this day and age but in every day and age. The practice of World Communion is of Presbyterian origins, and of 85 years standing. You might think it came out of a worship or mission committee but it did not. It came out of a 1933 stewardship campaign in a Presbyterian congregation in Pennsylvania. From there, the idea grew that believers in Christ are one, over all the whole wide earth. That is fitting. You see, for Wekiva, October is Stewardship Time. We remind ourselves that our concerns go beyond ourselves. We know that there is a whole world of need out there as well as much to do right here to make a positive difference for our Lord Jesus Christ. We know that the way to do that is to make it personal to provide what we can so that the faith will grow. Growth that is qualitative so that our commitments and the commitments of others in our fellowship will be deeper and stronger. And growth that is quantitative, so that we can say that the number of those who are professing Christ has increased in some way because of what we have done and what we have shared. Jesus talked about giving more than any other subject. It may not have been His most popular theme, but he talked about giving nonetheless and all the more. This is not, perhaps the easiest of times to talk of giving. If we were to say that the world is in an economic slump we would not be wrong. But I am inspired by the good Presbyterians of 1933 who in the midst of the darkest days of the Great Depression found ways to give and to give generously, since they had the whole world at heart. They knew and wanted to make tangible the words: God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son We love Jesus. We want others to know and love Jesus. So this is the month to say, we want to love the world the way God so loves the world. We want to give what we can to our church so that our church can be a place where anyone who longs for the good news of Christ can come and experience it firsthand. With the third Sunday in October comes Stewardship Commitment Sunday. It is my prayer that by your generosity in giving, you will make Wekiva a church where Joy in Our Giving is not just a slogan for Stewardship, but also way of living the whole year through. Yours in Christ, John A. Dalles, Pastor WE RE ON THE WEB! WWW.WEKIVAPRESBYTERIAN.ORG

P a g e 2 G l a d T i d i n g s C o r n e r Have you checked out the church's website lately? Our new one is now up and running!! With that being said, you can now find the up-to-date Youth Calendar online under Children & Youth then click on Middle & High School. This is where I will keep you updated on all our events and any other important information. If you scroll down, you will find the Google calendar that can be synced to your own Google or ical account and can then be viewed on your phone's calendar. Make sure to click on the event for more details, location, and info. I will continue to post on Facebook as well. Also, please make sure your emails are up-to-date on the church's new online directory, this way I can send mass-emails when needed! Yay for new technology! If you have not signed up for a Gutter night, please check out the sign-up sheet in Reception Hall on the youth section of the board. There are still a number of spots that need to be filled. We are in the range of 20+ youth so plan accordingly. Questions, please let me know. Upcoming Events: Sunday 10/7 ~ both groups meet Saturday 10/13-9 a.m.-12 p.m. ~ Car wash for our Adopt-a-family for Christmas Wednesday 10/17-7 p.m. ~ Youth Committee meets (if you're interested in serving as a member-at-large, please feel free to join us!) Sunday 10/21 ~ both groups meet Sunday 10/28 ~ Trunk or Treat ~ both groups will decorate a trunk and figure out how they want to dress up for Halloween. Event is from 4-6 p.m. Thanks, Sarah Mitzel 321.436.1098 mitzel.sarah@gmail.com Visit our website to view a color version and the full calendar of events page of the Glad Tidings Newsletter on line. Go to the Member link and click on Click Here to See the Newsletter button on the website. Also, keep up with current church events by clicking on the Events link. ~~~~~~~~~ Wekiva Worship Webcast every Sunday at www.wekivapresbyterian.org Worship With Us Wherever You Are! The Deadline for the November Issue of the Glad Tidings Newsletter is Monday, October 15th! ~~~~~~ Please email articles to pjoyner@wekivapresbyterian.org

L o n g w o o d, F l o r i d a P a g e 3 N u r t u r i n g N o t e s In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was with God in the beginning. In Him was life and that life was the light of mankind. John 1:1-2, 4 Dear God, Thank You for Your Word, which lights our path each day. Amen. W e k i v a L e g a c y S o c i e t y L u n c h e o n October 14, 2018 ~ Noon ~ Education Hall ~ Our Guest Speaker Joy Wallace Dickinson grew up in Orlando, where she remembers seeing at least one alligator in what s now called Thornton Park. For more than a decade she was an editor at the Institute of Early American History in Williamsburg, Va., and also edited books on history and other topics at Stanford University Press. Her teaching experience includes courses in editing at UC Berkeley Extension in San Francisco. Since 2000, she has written hundreds of Florida Flashback features in the Orlando Sentinel about aspects of Central Florida s past. She s also the author of three books including Orlando: City of Dreams. The Wekiva Legacy Society Wekiva Presbyterian Church has established the Wekiva Legacy Society to recognize and encourage those who are making the covenant of remembering the church in their will, or through a charitable remainder trust. Members hope their witness will encourage others and will share the good news of this opportunity. Membership in the Wekiva Legacy Society simply involves your affirmation that you have provided a gift for the church through your will or charitable remainder trust. Its Not Too Late To Bring Your Kids to Kids club!! Wednesday afternoons from 3:30-5:30 p.m. Don t miss out on this mid-week faith building club with friends. The kids will enjoy Recreation, Snacks, Bible study, Crafts and Music all packed into two short hours for Kindergarten through 5th graders.

P a g e 4 G l a d T i d i n g s S t e w a r d s h i p October is Stewardship Month You will hear a few sermons that focus on stewardship and hear from the stewardship committee with our theme on The Joy of Giving. Most importantly, you will be asked to make a pledge on your financial commitment to the church. Because it is important, we are ceremonial in giving our pledge cards during the worship service on what we call Commitment Sunday. Filling out the pledge card is very important. It allows us to set the upcoming year s budget for church operations and missions. 2018 has been a good year for Wekiva Presbyterian Church. Your financial support has put Wekiva on solid ground. You can see the many changes in our sanctuary and in our worship services. This is God s plan in action. I feel blessed to be a part of Wekiva, and I hope you feel the same way. Please think prayerfully on your commitment to Wekiva Presbyterian Church for 2019. Tom Roberts Stewardship Committee Chairman Special Dates in October October 2 ~ Pastor s Bible Study Begins ~ 7:30-8:30 p.m. ~ Wekiva Heritage Room October 13 ~ Youth Car Wash ~ 9:00-Noon ~ Church Parking Lot (Fund Raiser for Adopt-A-Family for Christmas) October 14 ~ Scottish Sunday & Kirkin o the Tartan ~ 11:00 Worship Service October 14 ~ Officer & Staff Stewardship Commitment Sunday (Both Services) October 14 ~ Wekiva Legacy Society Luncheon ~ Noon ~ Education Hall October 21 ~ Stewardship Commitment Sunday (Both Services) October 23 ~ PW Festival of Tables ~ 6:30 p.m. ~ Reception Hall October 28 ~ 2nd Annual Trunk or Treat ~ 4-6:00 p.m. ~ Church Parking Lot

L o n g w o o d, F l o r i d a P a g e 5 OCTOBER NEWS FROM PRESBYTERIAN WOMEN ***************************** You and your friends are invited to a gala evening, PW s Festival of Tables World Tour and Thank Offering Dinner Tuesday evening, October 23rd Doors open at 6:30, Dinner at 7:00 $10 per person Sign up after your church service on October 7, 14, 21 or at your Circle Meeting If you would like to design and decorate a table, please contact Lois Harvey at lsharvey17@gmail.com. The theme of this year s Thank Offering is Diverse, Yet One in Christ. PW maintains the Prayer Chain. You may send your prayer request directly to wekivaprayerchain@gmail.com

P a g e 6 G l a d T i d i n g s S e s s i o n S u m m a r y Session Summary August 2018 This month you have a chance to read the summary and also do a word search for the words in all caps. The SESSION MEETING took place on WEDNES- DAY, Aug., with a QUORUM of the ELDERS being present. Lois offered DEVOTIONS on the topic God s Promise I am with You. Sarah brought a report from the board of DEACONS and highlighted the next Fellowship Dinner on September 16th. Dr. Dalles thanked Scott and also Bob Samson on being the worship leaders when Melanie Ruta was our guest preacher. The Session VOTED to approve the Consent Agenda. Scott reported that the new website is almost ready to launch and also shared plans to work on LONG RANGE goals for the church. Ken brought information about the WORSHIP committee, and reminded the Session we return to 2 services on September 9th. Nadyne updated the Session on the work of the YOUTH committee, including the summer time rock climbing event. Rob shared that one of our youth, Jesse Payne, will oversee the painting of Education Hall. The meeting was ADJORNED with PRAYER.

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W E K I V A P R E S B Y T E R I A N C H U R C H 211 Wekiva Springs Lane Longwood, FL 32779 407-869-1608 ADDRESS SERVICE REQUESTED NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION U S POSTAGE PAID MID-FL, FL PERMIT NO. 79133 2nd Annual WPC Trunk or Treat October 28 ~ 4-6:00 p.m. Last year s 1 st ever Trunk or Treat event was so much fun that we have decided to make it an annual event. Trunk or Treat is one of our Parking Lot Ministries that help us share the love of Jesus with members of our community. This year s Trunk or Treat will be on Sunday, October 28 from 4-6:00 p.m. and looks to be even bigger and better than last year. Please consider volunteering your car and yourself to be one of our Trunksters. Just decorate both and hand out candy to kids from the community. You can sign-up in Reception Hall on October 14 and 21 after each service. If you can t be a trunkster, then please consider donating a bag or two of candy to the cause. We will be collecting candy donations on October 14 and 21.

Monday, October 1, 2018 6:00 p.m. Mat Yoga Class-Reception Hall 7:00 p.m. Boy Scout Troop 203-Education Hall 7:00 p.m. Lk Brantley Harbor HOA Board Mtg-Reformation Room 7:15 p.m. Grace Notes Rehearsal-S. Transept 8:00 p.m. AA Meeting-Reception Hall Tuesday, October 2 9:00 a.m. Outreach Committee-N. Transept 6:30 p.m. Long Range Planning Meeting-Reformation Room 7:00 p.m. Music Committee-N. Transept 7:00 p.m. Pastor s Bible Study-Wekiva Heritage Room Wednesday, October 3 9:30 a.m. CCC Chapel-Sanctuary 1:30 p.m. Cherub Choir-Children s Choir Room 3:30 p.m. Kids Club 6:30 p.m. Pack 46 Den Meeting-Room 107 7:00 p.m. Deacon s Meeting-Reception Hall Thursday, October 4 9:15 a.m. LOFT Bible Study-Reception Hall 9:30 a.m. CCC 3 s Chapel-Sanctuary 10:00 a.m. Chair Yoga Class-Crow s Nest 6:30 p.m. Pack 46 Den Meetings-Rooms 107,108,109,110 & Ed. Hall 7:00 p.m. ACA Meeting-Pioneers in Faith Room 7:00 p.m. Human Resources Committee-Pastor s Study 7:00 p.m. OA Meeting-Reformation Room 7:15 p.m. Chancel Choir Rehearsal-Choir Room Friday, October 5 9:00 a.m. CCC Computer Class-Computer Lab Saturday, October 6 7:00 p.m. Wekiva Alive Praise Team Rehearsal-Choir Room Stewardship Campaign Kick-Off Sunday, October 7 9:00 a.m. Wekiva Alive Worship Service-Sanctuary 10:00 a.m. Sunday School 11:00 a.m. Traditions Worship Service-Sanctuary Noon Sunday Lunch Bunch-Reception Hall Library 5:00 p.m. Mission:FAITH Rehearsal-Choir Room 6:00 p.m. Middle School Youth Group-Crow s Nest 7:00 p.m. Senior High Youth Group-Crosswalk Monday, October 8 6:00 p.m. Mat Yoga Class-Reception Hall 7:00 p.m. Boy Scout Troop 203-Education Hall 7:00 p.m. CCC Board Meeting-Computer Lab 7:15 p.m. Grace Notes Rehearsal-S. Transept 8:00 p.m. AA Meeting-Reception Hall Tuesday, October 9 9:00 a.m. Outreach Committee-N. Transept 10:00 a.m. PW Coordinating Team Meeting-Reception Hall 6:30 p.m. Property Committee-Reception Hall 7:00 p.m. Stephen Ministry Peer Supervision-Crow s Nest 7:30 p.m. Pastor s Bible Study-Wekiva Heritage Room Wednesday, October 10 9:30 a.m. CCC Chapel-Sanctuary 1:30 p.m. Cherub Choir-Children s Choir Room 3:30 p.m. Kids Club 6:30 p.m. Mission & Benevolence Committee-N. Transept 6:30 p.m. Pack 46 Den Meeting-Room 107 7:00 p.m. CE Committee-Computer Lab 7:00 p.m. Worship Committee-Pastor s Study Thursday, October 11 CCC Closed 10:00 a.m. Chair Yoga Class-Crow s Nest 2:00 p.m. Caring Friends-Reformation Room 6:30 p.m. Pack 46 Den Meetings-Rooms 107,108,109,110 & Ed. Hall 7:00 p.m. ACA Meeting-Pioneers in Faith Room 7:00 p.m. Congregational Nurture Committee-Wekiva Heritage Room 7:00 p.m. OA Meeting-Reformation Room 7:00 p.m. Venture Crew 203-Crow s Nest 7:15 p.m. Chancel Choir Rehearsal-Choir Room Friday, October 12 CCC Closed Noon AA Meeting-Education Hall Saturday, October 13 9:00 a.m. Youth Car Wash-Parking Lot 7:00 p.m. Wekiva Alive Praise Team Rehearsal-Choir Room Scottish Sunday, October 14 Officer and Staff Commitment Sunday 9:00 a.m. Wekiva Alive Worship Service-Sanctuary 10:00 a.m. Sunday School

Sunday, October 14 (continued) 11:00 a.m. Traditions Worship Service-Sanctuary Noon Wekiva Legacy Luncheon-Education Hall 5:00 p.m. Mission:FAITH Rehearsal-Sanctuary Monday, October 15 ~ November Newsletter Deadline 9:00 a.m. CCC Sheriff Visit-Education Hall 6:00 p.m. Mat Yoga Class-Reception Hall 7:00 p.m. Boy Scout Troop 203-Education Hall 7:15 p.m. Grace Notes Rehearsal-S. Transept 8:00 p.m. AA Meeting-Reception Hall Tuesday, October 16 9:00 a.m. Outreach Committee-N. Transept 10:00 a.m. PW Morning Circle-Reception Hall 1:30 p.m. PW Village on The Green Circle 6:30 p.m. PW Evening Circle-Reception Hall 7:00 p.m. Finance Committee-Reformation Room 7:30 p.m. Pastor s Bible Study-Wekiva Heritage Room Wednesday, October 17 9:30 a.m. CCC Chapel-Sanctuary 1:30 p.m. Cherub Choir-Children s Choir Room 3:30 p.m. Kids Club 7:00 p.m. Youth Committee-Student Ministry Office 7:30 p.m. Stewardship Committee-Pastor s Study Thursday, October 18 9:00 a.m. CCC Fire Safety Visit-Education Hall 9:30 a.m. CCC 3 s Chapel-Sanctuary 10:00 a.m. Chair Yoga Class-Crow s Nest 1:45 p.m. CCC Staff Meeting-Wekiva Heritage Room 7:00 p.m. ACA Meeting-Pioneers in Faith Room 7:00 p.m. OA Meeting-Reformation Room 7:15 p.m. Chancel Choir Rehearsal-Choir Room Friday, October 19 9:00 a.m. CCC Computer Lab-Computer Lab 9:00 a.m. CCC Fire Safety Visit-Education Hall 7:00 p.m. Congregational Nurture Movie Night-Crosswalk Saturday, October 20 7:00 p.m. Wekiva Alive Praise Team Rehearsal-Choir Room Stewardship Commitment Sunday, October 21 9:00 a.m. Wekiva Alive Worship Service-Sanctuary 10:00 a.m. Sunday School 11:00 a.m. Traditions Worship Service-Sanctuary Noon Sunday Lunch Bunch-Reception Hall Library 5:00 p.m. Mission:FAITH Rehearsal-Choir Room 6:00 p.m. Middle School Youth Club-Crow s Nest 7:00 p.m. Senior High Youth Club-Crosswalk Monday, October 22 6:00 p.m. Mat Yoga Class-Reception Hall 7:00 p.m. Boy Scout Troop 203-Education Hall 7:15 p.m. Grace Notes Rehearsal-S. Transept 8:00 p.m. AA Meeting-Reception Hall Tuesday, October 23 9:00 a.m. Outreach Committee-N. Transept 6:30 p.m. PW Festival of Tables & Thank Offering Dinner-R. Hall 7:30 p.m. Pastor s Bible Study-Wekiva Heritage Room Wednesday, October 24 9:30 a.m. CCC Chapel-Sanctuary 1:30 p.m. Cherub Choir-Children s Choir Room 3:30 p.m. Kids Club 7:00 p.m. Session Meeting-Reception Hall Thursday, October 25 9:15 a.m. LOFT Bible Study-Reception Hall 9:30 a.m. CCC 3 s Chapel-Sanctuary 10:00 a.m. Chair Yoga Class-Crow s Nest 6:30 p.m. Pack 46 Pack Meeting-Education Hall 7:00 p.m. ACA Meeting-Pioneers in Faith Room 7:00 p.m. OA Meeting-Reformation Room 7:00 p.m. Venture Crew 203-Crow s Nest 7:15 p.m. Chancel Choir Rehearsal-Choir Room Friday, October 26 9:00 a.m. CCC Computer Class Saturday, October 27 7:00 p.m. Wekiva Alive Praise Team Rehearsal-Choir Room Sunday, October 28 9:00 a.m. Wekiva Alive Worship Service-Sanctuary 10:00 a.m. Sunday School 11:00 a.m. Traditions Worship Service-Sanctuary Noon Sunday Lunch Bunch-Reception Hall Library 4:00 p.m. Trunk or Treat (Church Parking Lot) 5:00 p.m. Mission:FAITH Rehearsal-Choir Room 6:00 p.m. Middle School Youth Club-Crow s Nest 7:00 p.m. Senior High Youth Club-Crosswalk Monday, October 29 6:00 p.m. Mat Yoga Class-Reception Hall 7:00 p.m. Boy Scout Troop 203-Education Hall 7:15 p.m. Grace Notes Rehearsal-S. Transept 8:00 p.m. AA Meeting-Reception Hall Tuesday, October 30 9:00 a.m. Outreach Committee-N. Transept 7:30 p.m. Pastor s Bible Study-Wekiva Heritage Room Wednesday, October 31 9:00 a.m. CCC Halloween Parade & Centers-Ed. & Reception Halls 1:30 p.m. Cherub Choir-Children s Choir Room 3:30 p.m. Kids Club