With God's Hope~Our Journey Continues...

Building Status
The Building Ministry, Architects, and Engineers are finalizing the details of our revised plans. A special Congregational Meeting may be scheduled for November to present the final Building Plans and Budget to gain approval to proceed with ground breaking soon after.

Harvest of Hope Festival
Please mark your calendars to attend our Harvest of Hope Festival on Saturday, November 5. Another aspect of GHOJ will be presented as we announce the recipients of our benevolence gifts.

Relational Visits Beginning
The Relational Visit Team is embarking on their “Just Say Hi” campaign. These informal visits are designed to strengthen the connections between members of our congregation. We embrace the opportunity to get to know each other better.

We were Blessed with “An Afternoon with Jane Vennard”
A large group gathered to listen to Jane explain what makes “a praying congregation”. The main message was a praying congregation is comfortable talking about the prayer lives of each other. Have you asked somebody about their prayer life lately?

Advent: A Time of Hopeful Waiting

A Devotional Booklet for Year Two of GHOJ.
Advent is a time of waiting, of wondering, of anticipating what is to come. Here at Atonement we are also waiting, wondering, and anticipating great things as we continue to live in God’s love and reach out with God’s hope. Waiting is a part of life. What stories do you have of waiting? What biblical passages guide your experience of waiting? Children, youth, adults, artists, writers, thinkers: we invite you all to submit poems, reflections, and artwork reflecting on your experience of waiting, your thoughts about waiting. Email your submissions to Kim Gonia at jkgnia@aol.com or look for a box in the narthex. All submissions are due by Monday, November 7. Booklets will be ready in time for advent.

Thank You For Faithful Stewardship
If you remember, we have 132 family units that have pledged which approaches $906,000. Less than a year into our three year campaign, over 1/3 of the pledged amounts have already been received! Your generosity has exceeded expectations and our momentum is great. Keep up your consistent giving and thank you so much for your faithful stewardship in this area.

There is still plenty of opportunity to offer a pledge or simply designate a portion of your giving to ‘God’s Hope~Our Journey’ or ‘Building Fund’. Please remember that your offerings designated to Atonement’s existing and ongoing ministries are equally, if not more important. We are well on our way on this journey together.

Mike Skaff
GHOJ Ministry Follow-up Team,
Communication Team Lead