Tonight, Friday, October 31st at 6pm: Join us to watch the Pixar movie Coco in the Sanctuary. It is a pot luck night, so please bring food to share if you are able. Soft drinks will be provided.

Coco is a story of a family brought together through music. Our free movie nights are a great way to end the week, so pull up a pew and join us!

Saturday, November 1st:  our Loaves and Fishes food pantry will distribute food to families in need from 9am to 11am. Volunteers should arrive at 8am to help with setup. 

Also this Saturday:

• Adventures in Music is having their fall recital in the Sanctuary all day in the Sanctuary, so please be in the lookout for extra traffic at the church.
• Ministerio Centro de Esperanza Familiar’s normal Saturday 6pm service will take place in Fellowship Hall instead of the Sanctuary this week.

Sunday, November 2nd: our All Saints Sunday worship service starts at 10am. If you can’t attend in person, you can join our live Zoom webcast.

Also this Sunday:

• Our coffee hour needs donations of Bagels, Cheddar Cheese and Cookies. If you can donate any (or all) of these items, we would greatly appreciate it. Please drop off items in Fellowship Hall before the service, then join us for coffee and conversation after the Sunday service.
• We’re collecting jars of peanut butter for our food pantry. Please bring one jar of peanut butter Sunday so we can meet our goal of collecting 250 jars.
• The Farmworkers Mission in Dade City needs socks and travel personal-size toiletries. Please drop donations in the bin is the lobby.
• The Church Council will meet at 11:30am in the Choir Room.

Wednesday, November 5th, 12th and 19th from 6 - 7:30pm:  You are invited to join our next Bible Study on the Prophet Hosea led by Kurt Glacy. Please enter the church by the side office door and bring your bible. We will meet in the Sanctuary Conference Room.

Saturday, November 8th from Noon - 4pm: our first annual Loaves & Fishes Appreciation Luncheon Fundraiser in Fellowship Hall is now sold out. There will be great food, music, and a chance to win a cruise for two.

Sunday, November 9th: there will be an 11:30am memorial service to celebrate the life of Dale Lundy. A potluck will follow in Fellowship Hall. Please sign-up this Sunday to bring a dish to share.

Monday, November 10th at 7pm: our College & Young Adult group, UpLifted, will meet at 7pm in the Sanctuary. There will not be an UpLifted meeting during Thanksgiving week, so the next gathering will be December 8th.

Thanksgiving Thursday, November 27th: we are looking for volunteers to distribute hot meals to those in need on Thanksgiving morning in Fellowship Hall. If you can help, please see Matt or Victor on Sunday, or add your name to the sign-up sheet in the church lobby.

Saturday, November 29th: Our Adopt-a-Road team will spruce-up the roads around the church starting at 7am.

You can see upcoming events by visiting our online calendar at shucc.org. Scroll through future months to see what’s happening later this month or this year. Spot something we’re missing? Drop us an email at shuccoffice@gmail.com.

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Sunday, November 30th: this will be the first Sunday of Advent. Join us for our Sunday service at 10am. The Community Outreach Meeting will be in the Choir Room at 11:30am.

Sunday, December 7th: The annual congregational meeting will take place to vote on new board members for five positions: Treasurer, Financial Secretary, Activities Coordinator, Clerk and Buildings and Grounds. Please attend to cast your vote.

The Spring Hill Elementary School Angel Tree program will collect toys and donations for 20 students at Christmas. The Senior Care Center giving program will benefit 10 people. We are also planning a Sing-a-Long for Christmas at the Opal senior care center.

Preparations are also underway for our annual Christmas cookie walk and basket raffle. 

The Stewardship Ministry thanks everyone who returned their Pledge Cards. We are now working on projecting the expenses for 2026. Pledge Cards will be available at the Reception Desk on Sunday, so please consider volunteering for a church ministry this week.

The St. Pauly Clothing Shed in the rear of the church collects gently used clothing and other items for families in need. Please donate clothing, shoes, belts, purses, blankets, sheets, pillowcases, curtains, and stuffed animals. Please do not bring electronics, books, household items, toys, pillows, garbage, rags or fabric scraps.

Sunday service greeters, welcome desk attendants, and liturgists can volunteer by signing up at the welcome desk in the church lobby on Sunday.

If you have information for this newsletter or the church calendar, please see Alice Zawacki on Sundays or send an email.

Your generous contributions help fund the church and our ministries. Thank you.

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Not feeling well, or just not able to join us in person? You can participate in our weekly worship service online - from your smart phone, tablet, or on a PC or Mac laptop or desktop computer.

The live Zoom webcast starts just prior to the beginning of our 10am service, and includes the ability to chat with out digital moderator to send us prayer requests, or simply say hello.

Technical tip: please be sure to mute your microphone when joining so you can hear the service.