Communications

One Book + One Church= One great way to spend time as Community

Journey to the Common Good by Walter Brueggemann is our selection for the One Book, One Church read this fall. This small, but mighty, book, is an interesting read for all. Please consider being part of our One Book, One Church group this fall.

Books will be on sale in the narthex staring September 12. Small group discussions and study opportunities will be arranged for October and November. Questions? Contact Michelle Dyar or Nancy Dickinson.

Book description:
In this timely volume, respected author and theologian Walter Brueggemann turns his discerning eye to the most critical yet basic needs of a world adapting to a new era, an era defined in large part by America’s efforts to rebuild from an age of terror even as it navigates its way through an economic collapse. Yet in spite of these great challenges, Brueggemann calls us to journey together to the common good through neighborliness, covenanting and reconstruction.

Writing with his usual theological acumen and social awareness, Brueggemann masterfully brings together contemporary cultural analysis with challenging biblical insights and offers a hopeful roadmap for our shared human journey.

Walter Brueggemann is William Marcellus McPheeters Professor of Old Testament Emeritus at Columbia Theological Seminary. He is the world’s leading interpreter of the Old Testament and is the author of numerous books.

In Support of Libraries

Praise God that none of the Indianapolis Marion County Public Library branches will be closed next year. From what I read in the paper, the libraries still need our help though. I hope many will put loose change and dollar bills into designated containers on library check-out counters as well as go to http://foundation.imcpl.org/giving/friends.html or call 317-275-4700 to become Friends of the Library. Contributors allocate donations to Central Library or branches. My choice of Flanner House branch was based on an experience one of the years I participated in FCC’s weekly tutoring program at School 42. After receiving signed parental permission, I picked up my students on a Saturday and drove to the Flanner House branch, the closest branch to School 42. The kids’ smiles, excitement, and comments told me they were thrilled to get library cards and check out books.

Thank God for libraries! Let’s all support them in various ways.

-- Susanna-Judith Rae

Bridge News

The scores are in and the winners of the 2009-10 Bridge League are.....(drum roll please)...Richard and Reta Lancaster. A close second place was garnered by Bill and Marla Dankert. Stan and Carol Slocum slid into third place. Congratulations everyone, it was a fun season!

It is time for our kick-off for the 2010-11 season. We play six matches between October and April, and it is a great way to get to know people that you might not get to know by sitting next to them during worship.

We will have a pitch-in luncheon in the Mayflower room on Sunday, September 19 after traditional worship (noon-ish). We will then play a match of bridge to get one of our games out of the way.

If you would like to play this season, please contact Reta Lancaster. Please let Reta know if you will be able to attend the luncheon as well so she can plan the matchings for that day.

-2009-10 hosts, Linda & Lou Lupton