Barre Congregational Church
Home30 Park Street
Barre, Massachusetts
This Month's Message From Pastor Margaret - continued
At church we too must make decisions to ensure that our building is good to go for the winter, and we
know that decisions involving our building can be big sometimes and involve more resources and
energy to ensure that everything is ok. We are grateful to our whole congregation for all that you do
for our church. It is wonderful to see the commitment, concern, and care of all involved.
Fall is also a time to think of those in need, who may not have a home of their own, not enough food to
eat, or warm clothes for the colder months. We are grateful to our Missions Committee together with
the Food Pantry for their care and outreach through the monthly friendship suppers and food drive.
We appreciate all the support for this important work that they are called to do.
Our Stewardship Sundays have been an important moment for us, to show our gratitude for life, to God, and to our church. We came together to recommit ourselves and to see how God calls us, to see what is needed, and what we can give in terms of our resources, our time and our talents. God sees it all and blesses us for everything and will continue to do so.
Our church will be quite busy this fall. Preparations are being made for our annual fair in early December. We call upon everyone to support this important fundraising effort. The annual wreath making is another important effort that will be coming up. We look forward to that and the Committee will let us know what they need. Our Confirmation students will have their third class on November 17, where they will learn about the history of our church from our church historian, Sarah Dyer. We are looking forward to that. Our choir and Praise Team will continue to bless us with their beautiful and worshipful music, and I am told our young people will be involved in the music on Thanksgiving service. I am so in awe of their involvement and can see how they are answering their
own call as young people to God and our congregation.
We give thanks to God for all our blessings, and as we prepare for Thanksgiving, planning to be with loved ones, and thinking about our travels, all the cooking and baking plans, we offer our hearts and minds and souls to God, to be instruments of love and peace and compassion. And as we contemplate the decisions we need to make in our lives, may we reach out to God, for clarity, guidance and goodness for all involved. When we look to God for everything in life, we see the blessings and open doors and most of all, the peace we all need as we live together during a time like this.
Many blessings,
Pastor Margaret Keyser
